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September 5, 2013 Northern Ontario’s First Nation Voice since 1974
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Ambitious company plans safe, affordable housing Crystallee Mouland Special to Wawatay News
Housing quality on reserves are some of the worst in Canada. But Bernie Bird thinks he has a solution. To alleviate the pressures of an expanding demand and poor standard of homes being built, Bernie Bird developed a solution called AlterNative Homes Ltd. which he said can build thousands of homes affordably, safely and quickly. “My job took me all over Northern BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan,” he said. “We drove through a lot of reserves. We saw the housing situation and to me it was substandard. I realized there had to be something done. If there was anything I could do, I would try to contribute and that’s when we formed this company.” Bird, originally from Moose Cree, founded the company two years ago after working as a Petroleum Engineer in the oil fields since 1978.
We can put up our homes in a matter of days... (and) we could have people living in their homes in three weeks. – Bernie Bird
Four main issues facing most reserves are housing adequacy, affordability, quality and quantity. First Nation leaders and members are striving to make housing, work training opportunities and economics a priority, Bird said. The first AlterNative home is being built this month to present to Chiefs in October. This is an opportunity for AlterNative Homes Ltd. to build key partnerships with communities to create sustainable, affordable and safe homes for all on-reserve community members, Bird said. The substandard First Nation housing issues include structural, plumbing, heating, electricity, mold and mildew issues. Accommodation shortages, cost of housing construction, growing populations and substandard housing are also the rise, according to Bird. “The biggest problem we are finding is mold caused by the moisture in the air on the inside of the home itself,” he said. Homes need to have better exchange of air options, to reduce mold and mildew. AlterNative Homes Ltd. is opening up a manufacturing plant in Dryden, ON in the fall of 2013. See PARTNERSHIPS page 7
Geoff Shields/Special to Wawatay News
Wabigoon Lake, translated from Wabigooniw Sagaiigan means Flower Lake, celebrated their 29th Annual Pow Wow over the Labour Day weekend. Fancy Dancer Danessa Lackner (pictured) was this year’s Wabigoon Princess in her age category. Despite weather conditions over 150 people ranging from the very young to the elderly came out to dance, drum, feast, celebrate and enjoy a memorable weekend.
ᐅᑎᐢᑯᓄᐃᐁᐧ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑌᓂᐢ ᐱᕑᐊᐣᑭᓫᐊᐣ ᑲᐧᕑᐊᒥᑎ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᐊᔕ ᐃᐧᐊᓄᒪᒋᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᐊᓂ ᒪᒋᐡᑯᓄᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᕑᐃᐠ ᑫᕑᐃᐠ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑌᓂᐢ ᐱᕑᐊᐣᑭᓫᐊᐣ ᑲᐧᕑᐊᒥᑎ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐃᐧ ᐊᐃᐢᑯᓫ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᐊᔕ ᒥᓇ ᑕᓂᒪᒋᐃᐡᑯᓄᓇᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᑎᐢᑯᓂᐠ ᐊᐦᐃᐠ ᐸᑯᔭᐣᑎ ᑕᐅᒋᑕᐸᓯᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᐦᐊᐣ ᑭᒋᐅᑌᓇᐃᐧ ᐸᐢ ᑲᐸᐸᒥᐱᓯᓂᐨ ᒋᐊᐸᒋᐦᐊᐊᐧᐨ᙮ “ᐁᑲᐧ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓀᐣᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᐁᑲᑫᐧᒋᑲᓂᑎᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒧᓀᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᑎᐢᑯᓄᐦᐃᐁᐧ ᑫᑎ ᓴᔾ᙮ “ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᐅᑭᑫᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐸᐸᒥᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒋᑕᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᔭ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᑭᒋᓀᐣᑕᑲᐧᐣ᙮” ᓴᔾ ᐊᔕ ᒥᓇ ᓄᑌᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐁᐧ ᐊᒥᐁᐧ ᓂᓴᐧᓱᔭᑭ ᒋᐊᓂᐡᑯᓄᐃᐁᐧᐨ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑌᓂᐢ ᐱᕑᐊᐣᑭᓫᐊᐣ ᑲᐧᕑᐊᒥᑎ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐃᐧ ᐊᐃᐢᑯᓫ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒧᓀᐣᑕᐣ ᒋᐊᐧᐸᒪᐨ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᐊᐦᑭᐊᐧᓂᓂᐠ ᐅᑎᐢᑯᓂᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑯᓄᓂᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᔭ ᑲᐅᐡᑭᒪᒋᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᓂᐨ᙮ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐦᐃ ᒋᓂᑕ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᒋᓂᑕ ᐊᔭᒥᒋᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑎᐢᑯᓂᐠ ᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑲᓂᑲᓂᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᑕᐣ ᒥᐡᑯᐨ ᑭᑲᐧᔭᒋᐦᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑎᐢᑯᓂᐣ ᐊᐦᐃᓂ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᓭᑲᐧᐣᐟᑌᕑᐃ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧ ᑲᑫᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ᙮ “ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᑲᑲᑫᐧᐃᑭᐟ ᒋᑲᑫᐧᒧᓀᐣᑕᑯᑐᔭᐣ ᑲᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᔭᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒋᓂᑕ ᐊᔭᒥᒋᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᒋᓂᑕ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐊᐧᐨ
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ᑕᓱᑭᔑᑲ ᓂᑲᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᒋᐊᓂ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐱ ᑭᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐢᑯᕑ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᐣ,” ᓴᔾ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᑕᓱ ᐸᑫᐧᔑᑲᓂᑭᔑᑲ ᐸᐸᑲᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᓂᑐᑕᒥᓇᐣ ᐅᐅᒪ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᑐᑲᐣ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᐊᑭᑕᓱᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑲᐃᔑᐱᒪᑎᓯᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ᙮” ᐃᑭᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒪᒣᑕᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ, ᐃᑭᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐊᑭᑕᓱᐃᐧ ᑲᑫᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᐱᐣᑯᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᑐᑕᒥᓇᐣ ᑕᓱ ᐸᑫᐧᔑᑲᓂᔑᑭᑲ᙮ “ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᔭᒥᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐦᐃ ᐃᑭᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒣᑕᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᑐᑕᒥᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᑲᐣ ᑲᑭᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐸᑭᓇᑫᐊᐧᐠ,” ᓴᔾ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᑭᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐦᐃ ᐃᑭᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᑫᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᑐᑕᒥᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᑎᐢᑯᓂᐠ ᐅᑐᒋᐊᓂᒥᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᐃᓀᐧᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᑭᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ᙮ ᐁᑲᐧ ᓇᓇᑲ ᐃᔑᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑲᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐃᔑᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᑐᑲᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐃᐧ ᐱᐣᑯᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐦᐃ ᑲᔭ ᓇᓇᑲ ᐃᑭᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᓂᑕᐸᒋᑐᒥᓇᐣ ᐊᐦᐃᐣ ᐅᑕ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᑭᑭᑫᐣᑕᒪᑭᐸᓂᐣ ᑲᐧᓂᐣ ᐁᑕ ᐅᑎᐢᑯᓂᐠ ᐁᐦᐊᐠ ᐅᔕ ᑲᔭ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᓇᐠ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᐅᒋᑭᑫᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᔑᑭᔑᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ᙮” ᐁᑲᐧ ᓴᔾ ᐅᑐᒋᓂᓯᑕᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᐡᑕᐦᐃ ᐁᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑌᓂᐢ ᐱᕑᐊᐣᑭᓫᐊᐣ ᑲᐧᕑᐊᒥᑎ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐃᐧ ᐊᐃᐢᑯᓫ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ ᐊᐱᐣ 2007 ᑲᐊᐦᑭᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᒪᒋᓭᑭᐸᐣ᙮ “ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᓇᐠ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᑫᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᐃᔑᓭᓂᐠ
ᐅᐅᒪ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᓂᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒪᒥᓇᐠ ᐅᑎᐢᑯᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᐃᔑᓭ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑲᑕᔑᐡᑯᓄᐊᐧᐨ,” ᓴᔾ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐃᓀᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᑲᑫᐧᑐᑕᐊᐧᒥᓇᐠ ᐊᐦᐃ ᐅᔕ ᐱᑯ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᑯᑕᑭᓂ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᔑᓭᓂᑐᐠ᙮” ᓴᔾ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᑌᓂᐢ ᐱᕑᐊᐣᑭᓫᐊᐣ ᑲᐧᕑᐊᒥᑎ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐃᐧ ᐊᐃᐢᑯᓫ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᐅᐃᐧᒋᔭᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᑎᐢᑯᓂᐣ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ ᐱᑯ ᐊᐱᐣ ᓂᐡᑕᑦ ᑲᑭᒪᒋᐢᑯᓄᐦᐃᐁᐧᐸᐣ᙮ “ᒥᓇ ᓂᓂᓯᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᒥᐣ ᑫᑯᓀᓇᐣ ᑲᐊᓂᒥᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐅᑌᓇᐠ ᑲᐱᔕᐊᐧᐨ,” ᓴᔾ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᓇᓇᑲ ᐱᑯ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᓂᑎᔑᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐦᐊᒥᓇᐠ ᒥᐡᑯᐨ ᒋᑕᔑᓇᓇᒪᔦᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑌᓇᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ᙮” ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑌᓂᐢ ᐱᕑᐊᐣᑭᓫᐊᐣ ᑲᐧᕑᐊᒥᑎ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐃᐧ ᐊᐃᐢᑯᓫ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᐅᓇᑐᒪᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐣ ᐅᑌᓇᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᓂᐨ ᒋᐱᑭᐃᐧᑌᓂᐨ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐊᓂᑭᑫᐣᓂᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑎᐢᑯᓂᐣ᙮ “ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᒋᐊᓂ ᑭᑫᓂᒥᑯᔭᐠ ᓂᑐᑕᒥᐣ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑭᒋᑕᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐃᐧᑫᐧᑐᐣᐠ (ᑕᐣᑕᐯ) ᑲᐃᒋᑲᑌᐠ,” ᓴᔾ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑭᒋᑕᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᓂᓇᑐᒪᒥᓇᐠ ᒋᐱᔕᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐅᒪ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ᙮ ᐃᔑᓭᓂ ᐅᔕ ᒋᑲᑫᐧᑭᑫᓂᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑎᐢᑯᓂᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᒋᐊᐧᐸᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᐁᐃᔑᒋᑫᓂᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᐁᐱᐃᐡᑯᓄᓂᐨ᙮”
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ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ ᑲᑭᐱ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᓄᐸᐣ ᐱᓫ ᐸᐧᐣᑌᐣ ᑭᒥᓇᑲᓄ ᓂᓯᑕᐃᐧᓇᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐯᐦᐃ ᑲᑭᐱᐅᐣᒋ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᑲᓀᑎᔭᐣ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᓱᑌᐠᓱ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑲᒥᓇᐊᐧᐣ ᐸᐧᐣᑌᐣ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᒥᑭᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᒥᓇᐧᔑᐠ ᒥᓄᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒥᑐᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᐧ ᒪᒪᐃᐧᐡᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐯᔑᑯᔕᐧᐸᐧ ᑕᓱᔭᑭ ᑲᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐸᐣᑯᐳᕑ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑐᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐊᐧᑌᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 23, 2013. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑐᑲᐣ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᒥᑭᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇᑲᓄ ᐅᒪ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐨ ᑲᐯᐦᐃ ᑲᑭᐱᐅᐣᒋ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐨ, ᐃᒪ ᐃᓀᑫ ᑭᒋᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᓇᐣᑕ ᒧᑕᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᑲᐱᒥᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᑐᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᓂᔑᒥᓄᓭᓂᑭᐸᐣ ᐅᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᐸᐧᐣᑌᐣ ᐅᑭᐱᓇᑯᑐᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᑐᐨ ᑫᓂᔑᑫᐧᑭᓭᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑫᓂᔑᐱᒋᓂᐡᑲᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ ᑲᑭ ᐅᓇᑭᒪᑲᓄᐸᐣ ᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᓄᐃᐧᐨ 28 ᑲᑕᓱᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧᓀᐸᐣ. ᓴᑭᐣᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᒪᓂᑐᐸ ᐅᐣᒋᑎᐯᐣᑕᑯᓯ ᒥᓇ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐱᒥ ᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ.
ᐁᑲᐧ ᑌᓂᐢ ᐱᕑᐊᐣᑭᓫᐊᐣ ᑲᐧᕑᐊᒥᑎ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐃᐧ ᐊᐃᐢᑯᓫ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᐊᔕ ᒥᓇ ᑕᓂᒪᒋᐃᐡᑯᓄᓇᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᑎᐢᑯᓂᐠ ᐊᐦᐃᐠ ᐸᑯᔭᐣᑎ ᑕᐅᒋᑕᐸᓯᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᐦᐊᐣ ᑭᒋᐅᑌᓇᐃᐧ ᐸᐢ ᑲᐸᐸᒥᐱᓯᓂᐨ ᒋᐊᐸᒋᐦᐊᐊᐧᐨ᙮ “ᐁᑲᐧ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓀᐣᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᐁᑲᑫᐧᒋᑲᓂᑎᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒧᓀᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᑎᐢᑯᓄᐦᐃᐁᐧ ᑫᑎ ᓴᔾ᙮ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᐅᑭᑫᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐸᐸᒥᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒋᑕᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᔭ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᑭᒋᓀᐣᑕᑲᐧᐣ᙮ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᓇᐠ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᑫᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᐃᔑᓭᓂᐠ ᐅᐅᒪ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᓂᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒪᒥᓇᐠ ᐅᑎᐢᑯᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᐃᔑᓭ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑲᑕᔑᐡᑯᓄᐊᐧᐨ, ᓴᔾ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐃᓀᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᑲᑫᐧᑐᑕᐊᐧᒥᓇᐠ ᐊᐦᐃ ᐅᔕ ᐱᑯ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᑯᑕᑭᓂ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᔑᓭᓂᑐᐠ᙮
ᐊᑕᐊᐧᐱᐢᑲᐟ ᑭᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌ ᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ
Do you need to attain/upgrade your Ontario Secondary School Diploma?
We can help you with that! SLAAMB & KPDSB Adult Education & Training Project September 3, 2013—March 28, 2014 The Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board (SLAAMB) and Keewatin-Patricia District School Board (KPDSB) are partnered together in a new Adult Education Project for the delivery of Adult Education Services to adult Treaty 9 students in Sioux Lookout and participating Northern communities. The project offers students various online platforms for their studies with the additional option of face-to-face learning for students in Sioux Lookout.
Why should you register for the project? You can complete your studies in your home community!
9 will receive a new laptop to assist you in completing your studies! 9 You will be compensated for your participation in the project! 9 You will be delivered by certified KPDSB teachers! 9 Programs will receive additional online tutoring support! 9 You
Registration deadline for the new SLAAMB & KPDSB Adult Education & Training Project is SEPTEMBER 9, 2013.
DON’T WAIT! SPACE IS LIMITED! To register for the project, please visit the KPDSB’s website at www.kpdsb.on.ca for an online registration form, or contact Richard Hodgkinson by phone (toll free) at 1-877-287-5430 ext. 295.
For more information about the project, please visit any of the following locations: Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board Office in Sioux Lookout Queen Elizabeth District High School in Sioux Lookout
Keewatin-Patricia District School Board Adult Education offices in Dryden and Sioux Lookout Keewatin-Patricia District School Board Office in Dryden
ᐊᓫᐊᓂᐢ ᐅᐸᐧᑦᓴᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᐅᔑᑐᐣ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓂ ᒋᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐃᓂᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐃᑫᐧᓭᓴᐣ ᔕᓂᐣ ᑯᐢᑕᒋᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᓂᑲᓱᐨ ᐊᑕᐊᐧᐱᐢᑲᐟ ᑲᑭᐅᐣᒋᐨ ᑕᓇᑯᒋᑲᑌ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᒋᐅᑌᓇᐠ ᑐᕑᐊᐣᑐ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐊᐱ ᐊᐧᑌᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 6 ᐃᓇᑭᓱᐨ. ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐊᐱ 2008 ᑲᐊᐦᑭᐊᐧᐠ, 14 ᑕᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᓀᐸᐣ ᔕᓂᐣ ᑯᐢᑕᒋᐣ, ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂ ᐊᑕᐊᐧᐱᐢᑲᐟ ᐁᐅᒋᐨ, ᐅᑭᒪᑕᓄᑲᑕᐣ ᒋᐅᔑᑕᒪᐃᐧᐣᑕᐧ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᒋᒥᓇᐧᔑᓂᐠ ᑫᑕᔑ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐦᐃᐣᑕᐧ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᓂᔓᐊᐦᑭ ᑲᐊᓂᓯᓭᓂᐠ, ᐊᒥ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑭᐊᐱᒋᔑᐣᐠ ᔕᓂᐣ ᐅᑕᐸᓀᓯᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᒪᑕᓄᑲᑕᑭᐸᐣ ᒥᓯᐁᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᑭᐊᓂᔑᑭᑫᐣᑕᑲᐧᓂ, ᐊᐁᐧᓀᓇᐠ ᐃᑯ ᑲᐃᓇᑲᓀᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑭᐊᓄᒋ ᐊᓂᑯᒪᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᓇᑲᑕᐠ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᑭᐃᔑᓂᑲᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᔕᓇᐣ ᐅᐸᑯᓭᓂᒧᐃᐧᐣ, ᑲᑭᐸᑯᓭᐣᑕᑭᐸᐣ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᓂᐠ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓄᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ, ᒥᓇ ᒋᒥᓇᐧᔑᓂᐠ ᑫᑕᔑ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐦᐃᐣᑕᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐸᔭᑕᑫᐣᑕᑲᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᒋᑕᔑᒥᓀᐧᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑌᐯᐧ ᒋᑭᐊᓂᔑ ᐊᐧᐸᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐸᐣ.
ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑭᐅᑕᐱᓂᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᒋᑯᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐸᐣᑭ ᑫᐃᓯᓭᐠ ᑲᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐡᑭᑫᑯᐣ ᑭᒪᒋᒋᑲᑌ ᒋᐃᔑᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ 12 ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓇᐣ ᒋᑯᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐸᐣᑭ ᑫᐃᓯᓭᐠ ᑲᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ, ᐁᑫᐧᓇᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑐᒋᑲᑌ ᐅᒪ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ. ᐅᐁᐧ ᐅᐡᑭᑫᑯᐣ ᑭᐃᔑᓇᑯᒋᑌ ᒋᐃᔑᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒋᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᐊᔑᐨ ᑲᔦ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑲᑕᑲᐧᑭᐣ ᓄᐱᒪᑲᒥᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ, ᑫᐃᔑ ᐊᒋᐃᐧᓭᓂᐠ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᑌᒥᐊᐧ ᒥᓇ ᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᐃᔑᓴᑲᑫᓂᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐊᐧᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ.
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Lakehead University’s new vice-provost Aboriginal initiatives is looking forward to helping out with Dennis Franklin Cromarty First Nations High School’s upcoming Amazing Race. “We’re going to be a part of that this year and we’re going to donate some hoodies with Lakehead across the front and some water bottles,� said Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux, a Chippewa of Georgina Island band member and former University of Toronto assistant professor. “We’re going to be building a new relationship with Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School.� Wesley-Esquimaux said the DFC initiative is just one of the community outreach activities being planned for the future. “We’re going to be putting a lot more emphasis on graduate students,� Wesley-Esquimaux said. “There are a lot of people in Thunder Bay who have their undergraduates but have not been able to get their graduate studies done because there is no part-time graduate studies.� Wesley-Esquimaux said many undergraduates do not have an opportunity to pursue graduate studies due to full-time employment commitments, so the university is looking at introducing a stackable credentials concept to encourage the undergraduates to continue with their education. “They can’t quit their jobs because they have families,� Wesley-Esquimaux said. “We’re looking at how do we get those people in here, doing their flexible hours on the weekends or whatever, so they can get their Masters program done.� Wesley-Esquimaux said the stackable credentials would include a variety of shorter programs, including three-orfour week summer institute programs, that students could accumulate towards a graduate degree. “We’re looking at (holding) these institutes throughout the year,� Wesley-Esquimaux said. “It will be throughout the year for parents and people in the community who want to take a course that they really don’t have a lot of time for but could dedicate a couple of weeks to in the evenings or on the weekends.� Wesley-Esquimaux is also looking at the possibility of holding summer institute programs for students who only need a specific credit to qualify for a university program. “What can we do to create a better conduit of care and sup-
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Lakehead University vice-provost Aboriginal initiatives Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux is planning some changes to the university program, including outreach to Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School students. port for students to get into these programs,� Wesley-Esquimaux said. “Do they really have to spend one year in an access program if they could have gone directly into a first-year university program.� Wesley-Esquimaux’s vision is to increase the indigenous student population at Lakehead University. “Look, this is where we are, this is where we live, this is what we can do to help contribute to the growth of this city and the cultural strength and economic strength of this city,� Wesley-Esquimaux said. “Our people spend a lot of money here, ... something like $300 million per year.� The Thunder Bay Ventures Poised for Development, Ready for Growth report stated the Aboriginal contribution to Thunder Bay’s economy was estimated to be about $254 million to $383 million in 2012. The report added that the Aboriginal contribution to Thunder Bay’s economy would likely continue to grow in the future due to a growing Aboriginal population and the growing Aboriginal economy. Wesley-Esquimaux said the $300 million is spent on medical care, groceries, gifts, meetings, hotels and at Walmart. “It’s something like seven per cent of the economy of Thunder Bay is in indigenous hands,� Wesley-Esquimaux said. “But it’s not something that has been highlighted, and I think it is something we really need to talk about more.� Wesley-Esquimaux said the university is currently investing in new computers in the Aboriginal Student Lounge and looking to hire a new Aboriginal transitions advisor to help students with academic pursuits.
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Aboriginal participants now have a chance to hang with Thunder Bay Mayor Keith Hobbs, the CBC newsroom, a Thunder Bay police officer or a mining company executive for a day thanks to CBC Thunder Bay’s new radio project — Embedded. “It’s our version of reality TV, without the TV,� said Susan Rogers, program manager for CBC Thunder Bay. “Think Fear Factor without the fear but maybe discomfort with, for example, the police force. This is your chance to get right inside, observe and ask questions.� Developed by CBC Thunder Bay reporter Jody Porter, the project offers ordinary Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people
the chance to explore, examine and experience life outside their cultural comfort zone. People will be invited to embed themselves in a cross-cultural experience where they will be encouraged, and welcomed, to ask any question they want. “While a non-Aboriginal person will have the chance to spend time with NAN Grand Chief Harvey Yesno for the day, an Aboriginal person can spend the day with Mayor Keith Hobbs,� Rogers said. Interested people can make a pitch to get involved in the project at the Embedded link on the cbc.ca/thunderbay website. “Our hope is that individuals from both communities who engage in the project will come away with a new understanding from their experience — and have a lot of fun in the process.�
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s the conclusion of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) presents itself, Survivors and inter-generational Survivors may see the end of projects and programming. The settlement agreement does cover various healing programs, although will end as the agreement comes to a close. As in the past, government dollars will eventually dry up causing health, commemoration events, research and publication, cultural, educational, and many other programs to slow down, or cease completely. The Ontario Indian Residential School Support Services (OIRSSS) are proposing the production of a Regional Radio Bingo fundraising project. With your support, we can broadcast a weekly bingo game over the Wawatay airwaves and assist our agency which supports other agencies. Funds raised will support current IRS health projects and programs as well as circulate back to communities in a variety of application grants. Examples of community supports are as follows, but not limited to, IRS commemoration events, arts/humanities/science/ language educational bursaries/scholarships for all ages, innovation/research, athletic achievement, community infrastructure, affordable healthy food/living programs, awareness campaigns, and other needs which may arise in the future. )XQGUDLVLQJ FDQ RIIVHW FRPPXQLW\ DJHQF\ ÂżQDQFLDO VKRUW IDOOV LW FDQ IXQG VWUDWHJ\ DQG SODQQLQJ WR IRFXV on other program development. As Indian Residential School dollars dry up, the OIRSSS Regional Radio Bingo fundraising project becomes an alternative to any shortfalls and ensures the continuation of the IRS SURJUDPV FXUUHQWO\ LQ SODFH $V D VLGH EHQHÂżW IXQGV UDLVHG FDQ DVVLVW RXWVLGH DJHQFLHV ZLWK WKHLU FRQVWLWXHQF\ÂśV community needs, and anything else that requires assistance. We are not reinventing the wheel. It is only logical WR IROORZ RWKHU VXFFHVVIXO PRGHOV RI PHGLD ELQJR WR HQVXUH HIÂżFLHQF\ :KDW ZH FDQ GR LV PDNH RXUVHOYHV DZDUH WKDW DGGLWLRQDO IXQGV Ă€RZLQJ LQ RXU FRPPXQLWLHV EXLOGV RXU ORFDO HFRQRP\ DQG FXUEV DQ\ WUDQVLHQW HFRQRP\ 0DQ\ )LUVW 1DWLRQ FRPPXQLWLHV EHQHÂżW IURP XVLQJ WKLV PRGHO RI fundraising in the community and regionally. Since 1975, the province of Ontario has been successful with fundraising helping municipal and provincial agencies with health, educational, and many other programs. According to the Ontario Lottery Corporation OLG Annual Report for 2010-2011, the OLG generated $6.686 PLOOLRQ LQ WKDW ÂżVFDO \HDU 7KDW LV DQ DYHUDJH RI IURP HYHU\ UHVLGHQW RI 2QWDULR :H DUH QRW VD\LQJ WKDW everyone in Ontario took part in OLG gaming in that year, we merely used the average of the whole population of Ontario to indicate the small contribution from individual citizens. At publication time, we were still unsure of how much OLG generates in First Nation communities. What we are saying is, both those who did and did not enjoy 2/*ÂśV JDPLQJ HQWHUWDLQPHQW EHQHÂżWHG LQ VRPH ZD\ IURP WKH DJHQFLHV DQG SURJUDPV LW VXSSRUWV 7KH EHQHÂżWV DUH ODLG RXW FOHDUO\ RQ WKHLU ZHEVLWH ZZZ ROJ FD 7KH 2/* HFRQRPLF EHQHÂżWV ZHESDJH VWDWHV that they have contributed to the following: “$120 million – Gaming proceeds distributed through the Ontario 7ULOOLXP )RXQGDWLRQ WR ORFDO DQG SURYLQFLDO FKDULWLHV PLOOLRQ Âą 6XSSRUW IRU DPDWHXU DWKOHWHV WKURXJK WKH 48(67 )25 *2/' SURJUDP ELOOLRQ Âą +RVSLWDOV KHDOWK UHODWHG SURJUDPV DQG RWKHU SURYLQFLDO SULRULWLHV ´ The contributions the OLG has made for the people of Ontario goes on in deeper detail and has proven to be an immeasurable amount of support for many agencies who assist individuals, families and communities in need. Of course, for obvious reasons, we are not expecting the same numbers generated by the OLG, although 2,5666 LV SURSRVLQJ WR JHQHUDWH UHYHQXH LQ D VLPLODU IDVKLRQ 7KH SURMHFWÂśV SXUSRVH LV WR JHW DKHDG RI WKH FXUYH and ensure the continuation of Indian Residential School programs currently operating. This radio bingo weekly entertainment and fundraising project is a proactive proposal seeking solid support and buy in by the people. This message was produced by the Ontario Indian Residential Schools Support Services in honour of those individuals, families, and communities affected by the Indian Residential School Legacy. Thank you/Meegwetch Please send your your opinion to us by mail at: OIRSSS Unit 2 450 Frontenac St Rankin Reserve Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 5K9 Or, emails us with your name and community at: bingo@csaaproject.com
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From the Wawatay archives 16-5th Avenue North P.O. Box 1180 Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B7 Serving the First Nations in Northern Ontario since 1974. Wawatay News is a politically independent weekly newspaper published by Wawatay Native Communications Society.
ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᑲᑭᒪᑕᓄᑲᑌᐠ 1974 ᐁᐅᒋᐊᓄᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑭᐧᐁᑎᓄᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑕᐃᑦᔑᑫᐧᐃᓇᐣ. ᑕᓱᓂᔓᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲ ᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌ ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐧᐃ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐧᐃᐣ ᐅᓇᔓᐧᐁᐧᐃ ᑲᓇᐧᐊᐸᒋᑫᐧᐃᓂᐠ ᒋᐃᔑ ᐸᐸᒥᓯᒪᑲᐠ ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᑫᐧᐃᓇᐣ. ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER James Brohm
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Old photos create a spark Stephanie Wesley SEVEN MEDIA DIRECTOR
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ell, this summer is wrapping up nicely as I am writing this, and both Wawatay and SEVEN readers will be heading back to class. Some of you may be returning to the same familiar school, or enrolling for the first time into secondary or postsecondary education. My advice to returning and new students: enjoy your time in school. It’s a swell place to learn and grow, and also a great chance to really find your self. Don’t take your classmates for granted because the friends you have now may not be in your future as everyone chooses their own paths after graduation. I sometimes still wonder if I am on the right path. Sometimes I feel as thought I have lost something along the way, or even that I am headed in the wrong direction. I looked to my past not too long ago to try to understand how I came to be here – why I am the way I am? I felt like I needed answers for what happened in my life, and in the lives of those around me because I was starting to feel lost. I tried to retrace my steps. I asked questions about the past; questions nobody seemed to want to answer. I wanted to know why my parents did not speak their language, and why I wasn’t allowed to make dream catchers in Ojibway class as a young student in Red Lake, ON. I wanted to know why I knew so little about my culture. I realized it really wasn’t my parents’ fault, and that something was taken from my grandparents while they were in the residential school system as young children. I became angry and upset thinking about it. I started searching my paternal grandfather’s name online. I searched the schools that he went to. For some reason I felt like he was the key; that he was the answer to everything that was bad in my life and my entire family’s life. I have since drifted apart from my paternal grandfather. I’m not mad at him, but I needed to see proof that he was actually in residential school. I needed to see his name on a document. I wanted to know who it was who hurt him, who it was who managed to hurt three generations of his family from then on. Since nobody really liked to talk about it or was able
to talk about it, I needed to find out for myself. Eventually, I found his photo on a residential school research website. He was probably in his early teen years in the Pelican Lake Residential School hockey team photo. I felt sad because even though all of the other kids on that hockey team were smiling, my grandfather wasn’t. His eyes looked so dark, and his face was solemn. I learned he was previously placed in McIntosh Residential School near Vermillion Bay, so I searched the website’s files on the school. I thought that maybe I could find him in photos there and maybe I could see him smiling as a young child. Maybe I could see a light in his eyes and it would make me feel better. I searched through all of the photos and the names, but I didn’t find him. I found someone else instead. Once again I found a photo of a hockey team, but this time it was another familiar face that stared up back at me. Located in the center, kneeling in goalie equipment with a bit of a smirk on his face was my other grandfather. My Shoom. My eyes welled up with tears staring at his young face, but they weren’t sad tears. I have always been very close to my Shoom. Sure he had his share of problems in life, but he was always kind to me. He was always honest, he was always funny, and he still is to this day. I realized that even though bad things had happened in the past, there is still a lot of good things left. There are a lot of good things worth carrying on for. I know there were certain paths my grandparents took, and I feel that they were taken for a reason because eventually the paths connected to help form the one I am on now, the one my family is on now. Had just one of them chosen a different path, I doubt my family would be here today. I took some photos of my son holding up my grandfather’s hockey photo and I submitted them to an art gallery in Ottawa that was looking for photos and artwork to display in an upcoming exhibit called Nigi Mikàn I found it: Indigenous women’s identity. My son’s photos were one of 10 pieces of work that were selected out of the whole of Canada to be on display in the exhibit. It meant so much to me, and it reminded me that I have to keep going with what I found on this path, not only for myself but also for my family. I hope you all keep going, too.
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Cellphones have changed my world Xavier Kataquapit UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY
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ellphones are a big part of our lives these days. Although the technology is rather young it is probably true that most of us would be lost without our cellphones. I recall first generation cellphones in the early 1990s. In remote Attawapiskat, we were so far removed from modern technology that we only saw these new phones on television. They are often referred to as bricks and for good reason because they really were huge rectangles of plastic that people toted around and chatted on. They were considered portable but I think they were not very practical and certainly could not fit in a pocket or purse. These early phones were expensive to purchase unless you bought one on a plan. The first thing the cellphone business people set up was a way to sell the phone at a low price and then trap users into rate plans that were very expensive. I know a friend who has some horror stories about
those early cellphones as he ran up bills that were in excess of $1,400 a month. They were also deemed to be unsafe to a degree considering that research showed that there might be a possibility that the electromagnetic radiation used in the microwave range could be carcinogenic. Although, the phones have been modernized and are now very small and compact with weaker production of waves they still are considered a risk to health over long-term use. As a matter of fact, in 2011 the World Health Organization decided that long-term use could be considered a health risk and a carcinogenic hazard. When I got into cell phones in the late 1990s they were smaller units than the brick type but still limited in range mostly because of a lack of a full cell tower system across the country and in particular the far north. It was still a big treat to be able to call someone while walking along the street, moving about in traffic and enjoying a meal in my favourite restaurant. All of a sudden it seemed in a few years that everyone had a cell phone and the streets were full of people on cells, they were chatting away on buses, in malls and even while driving along at highway speeds. The world just was not the same. The technology started out
with a very limited 1G network that restricted cell phone use to a few areas in major cities or towns. Then it went to 2G when more towers were built and cellphones could be used more extensively and allow a person to move about. Next, it went to 3G which was the time frame I am most accustomed to where the cell tower signal networks really developed and so did the phone technology. My first phones were really useful for phone calls but not much more and then I moved up to a newer phone that would allow me to access in a limited way to the Internet. That was very cool but not always easy or possible to do depending on where I was located and the signal access. More recently, I enjoy what are now called smartphones which are cellphones that are more than phones and more like mini computers. The smartphone type technology is available in all sorts of gadgets including iPads, a variety of tablets and an array of tiny phones with big screens and all kinds of possibilities due to added accessories and apps. If you have a smartphone type of cellphone you can set up your mini computer just about anywhere. One of the most popular things that has come out of the cellphone advance has
to do with texting. People can very inexpensively communicate with each other by just typing words onto the screen and sending it off to be read and replied to. Texting has gone crazy and just about everywhere I go I am surrounded by people texting each other and often in the same room. They are not bothering to communicate the old fashioned way by talking but they seem to prefer the silent plunk of little keys to keep in touch. It can be a little frustrating for people who are not into this technology to this degree. Most people I know who text are under the age of 40 or so and teens seem to be addicted to it. I really do love my smartphone android but at times I am very content to put it aside and just read a book or take a walk on a wilderness trail. My love of the wilderness draws me to some very out of the way places and that dictates that I have to set my smartphone aside because the signal is too weak. It drives people nuts who want to contact me but it gives me the necessary withdrawal from a hectic and anxiety ridden world that spins us around too often and far too quickly. Time to put another log on the campfire. www.underthenorthernsky.com
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Hi-Ho Mistahey! was directed by acclaimed First Nation filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin and focuses on the story of Shannen’s Dream.
Attawapiskat film to premiere at TIFF Wawatay News Staff Alanis Obomsawin’s documentary Hi-Ho Mistahey! about Attawapiskat’s Shannen Koostachin will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Sept. 6. In 2008, 14-year-old Shannen Koostachin, a student from the Cree community of Attawapiskat, launched a campaign to build a suitable school for the children of her village. Two years later, tragedy struck when Shannen was killed in a car accident. Her campaign for a new school in Attawapiskat became a national movement, bringing people from all walks of life together to make Shannen’s Dream—the
dream of fairness in education for First Nations children, in schools that are safe and welcoming—a reality. Alanis Obomsawin’s documentary Hi-Ho Mistahey! portrays a community seeking justice and fair treatment. The director brings together the voices of those who have brought Shannen ’s Dream from town to town— across Canada and all the way to the United Nations in Geneva, in a largerthan-life adventure. In February 2012, a motion on education for First Nations children passed unanimously in the House of Commons. The voice of the children had been heard, and construction of a new school in Attawapiskat could finally begin.
Manitoba nation signs historic self-government agreement Indian Act and move to build a self-reliant, healthy and prosThe Government of Canada, perous Dakota Nation. Sioux the Government of Manitoba Valley Dakota Nation looks to a and Sioux Valley Dakota Nation continuing spirit of government signed the first-ever self- co-operation by Canada and government agreements last Manitoba.� “I believe these agreements week. Once in effect, the agree- will ensure that Sioux Valley ments remove Sioux Valley Dakota Nation has the ability Dakota Nation from under por- to provide increased economic tions of the Indian Act by pro- opportunities for future genviding them with greater con- erations, while continuing to honour their tratrol over deciditions and culsions related said Robto economic These agreements can ture,� inson. “Together, development, through our land manage- serve as a model for excellent working ment, educa- self-government for relationship that tion, housing has been develand water, other First Nations... among other – Eric Robinson, Minister of oped with Sioux Dakota important Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Valley these issues, and by for Manitoba Nation, agreements can providing the serve as a model mechanisms for self-government for other for good governance. Bernard Valcourt, Minis- First Nations in Manitoba.� The self-government agreeter of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development; Chief ments signed will give Sioux Vincent Tacan of Sioux Valley Valley Dakota Nation authority Dakota Nation; the Honour- to make new laws affecting its able Eric Robinson, Minister of community in over 50 subject Aboriginal and Northern Affairs areas, including governance, for Manitoba; and First Nation economic and social developcommunity members were at a ment, education, housing and special ceremony to celebrate more. Governance agreements the historic achievement last will be harmonized with existing federal and provincial laws week. “The Agreements reflect within the Canadian constituthe collaboration of all parties tional framework. over 20 years,� said Tacan. “We begin to lift impediments of the
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Nishnawbe Aski Nation Deputy Grand Chief Goyce Kakegamic is calling for the federal government to support the Conference Board of Canada’s recommendation for a nutritious meals program in all schools. “For the First Nation schools, the need for meals program in our schools, I believe, is even greater than in the provincial schools,” Kakegamic said. “We are calling the prime minister, especially the minister of Aboriginal affairs, to immediately accept the recommendations of the Conference Board of Canada and make this funding available for our communities to put meal programs in place.” Kakegamic said the link between nutrition and learning is well documented. “We all know that children who come to school hungry find it more difficult to concentrate and to learn,” Kakegamic said. “It is an unfortunate reality that hunger and poor nutrition are a fact of life for a significant percentage of our students, particularly those who live in one of the 34 isolated remote communities where the cost of groceries is so much greater than in the south.” Kakegamic said the cost of food in the 34 remote and isolated communities is “triple the price” due to high transportation costs. The Conference Board of Canada report, Enough for All: Household Food Security in Canada, recommended that all schools in Canada should provide meals programs to their students to alleviate hunger and poor nutrition and to support their performance in school. Announced on Aug. 27, the report found that about 2 million people in Canada, about 7.7 per cent of Canadian households, self-report as being food insecure, a situation where nutritious food is sometimes
or always unavailable or unaffordable. “As students head back to school this fall, only some will have the benefit of good meal programs operating across the country,” said Alison Howard, principal research associate and co-author of the report. “Canada is the only G8 country without a national school-based feeding program.” The report indicated that household income has the greatest impact on whether a household or family will be food insecure, noting that children deprived of proper diets are less healthy and less likely to succeed at school, which affects their physical and economic wellbeing for the rest of their lives. “Children that lack proper diets are less able to concentrate and perform well at school, which makes it more difficult to learn the skills they will need as adults,” Howard said. “Ensuring that all children and youth have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious foods for their everyday activities are critical for a vulnerable population.” The report identified three short-term actions: collaboration among industry, government and communities to make food more accessible to households; support for outreach efforts to the isolated and at-risk populations, such as Aboriginal peoples, lone-parent families, women, children, recent immigrants and the elderly; and encouragement of volunteerism and engagement in food security initiatives. Five long-term actions were also suggested: improving food literacy levels; making public transportation more affordable for low-income households; ensuring agricultural policies address household food security; investing in strategies to address low income/poverty; and tracking, studying, and evaluating household food security initiatives to find effective programs to support and replicate.
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Building partnerships with reserves key to success, says homebuilder from page 1 The new manufacturing plant should be fully operational by next summer. About 20 people will be employed to start. The location of the plant “is a great pivot point to go east or west and go to northern communities,� he said. The City of Dryden and Council are supporting the company. The company will be creating disaster-resistant Composite Building Technology homes using Structural Insulated Panels (SIP). “The panels have been around for about 50-60 years,� he said. “But the panels had been the product of wood and then gyprock on exterior and interior walls. The material we are using is magnesium oxide board.� Traditional homes are built outside and are subject to water invasion. AlterNative Homes are built in a controlled environment and then shipped to reserves to be erected. AlterNative Homes plans to assist First Nation housing issues by working in partnership with First Nation communities to construct quality, affordable housing designed to meet the needs of a community, supporting the efforts to bring home skilled trade workers by hiring and asking them to return home, checking the house continuously after it’s been built and exceeding national housing standards. “The time it takes for us to put up a house in comparison to a regular home is short,� he said. “It takes up to six months to build a stick built home. We can put up our homes in a matter of days. And we can safely
say that as long as the plumbing, electricity and the approvals are set in place, we could have people living in their homes in three weeks.� Thousands of houses need to be built on reserve. “We are just touching the tip of the iceberg
Bernie Bird wants to involve community members in home building. right now,� Bird said. Communities have already expressed interest in having hundreds of homes built by AlterNative Homes Ltd. “We feel come next spring people will have interest to possibly build up to 1,000 homes,� he said. Cost is the number one issue for on-reserve housing. With housing program cut backs, Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation (CMHC) fluctuating interest rates and mortgage approval rules, coupled with crown ownership of lands and the geography of most reserves, and low opportunity employment opportunities makes it difficult to set up individuals for success of being a homeowner.
Individuals are trying to get mortgages on their own and people have expressed interest to purchase an AlterNative Home Ltd. through various lending institutions, said Bird. “Most of the people we are talking to now, they want to mortgage the house on their own,� he said. “There are a number of reserves that have a considerable amount of funding to let individuals get housing on their own. Our homes will be affordable. The cost is about $85 to $100 per square foot.� People have told Bird they would rather use their land claim settlements to purchase homes instead of going through government or CMHC programs. They are collaborating with leadership and band members to pool resources, to leverage communities, to build partnering strategies and to link housing activities with increased home ownership, building involvement, job training and creation and community control to achieve sustainable housing and capacity options. “We are going to be creating jobs on the First Nation reserves. We are not just coming in building a house to put it all together and say here you go and leave, we are going to get the community involved as much as possible,� he said. “We hope to have a training centre to train First Nations to come and know what our product is. We want to teach people how to build these houses on the reserves themselves,� he said. “We are here to make a better change for the long-term,� he said.
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Youth develop entrepreneurial skills Chief Administrative Officer Permanent, Full-Time - Location: Sioux Lookout, ON Deadline: September 17, 2013 @ 4:30 p.m. Late applicants will not be given consideration
Full job details are available on our website: www.slfnha.com under Careers. For more information, contact our Human Resources department Tel: (807) 737-1802 or 1-800-842-0681 Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com Fax (807) 737-1076
Medical Secretary Permanent, Full-Time - Location: Sioux Lookout Deadline: September 13, 2013 @ 4:30 p.m. Late applicants will not be given consideration
Full job details are available on our website: www.slfnha.com under Careers. For more information, contact our Human Resources department Tel: (807) 737-1802 or 1-800-842-0681 Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com Fax (807) 737-1076
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Radio, health, curling and film production are some of the service and business ideas developed by a group of young Aboriginal entrepreneurs during this summer’s SAYbiz program. “I’m starting a radio station on my reserve,” said Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek’s Justin Hardy. “Right now I’m just waiting for the funding to be approved and then I’ll be able to start building.” Hardy is looking to get the radio station on the air by the end of 2014, so he can provide information about community events as well as outside news to community members. “(It involves) a lot of paper work, planning, applying for land use, a broadcasting licence, music rights licence,” Hardy said. “I just have to change my business model and then I’ll be able to get approved for funding.” The SAYbiz (Summer Aboriginal Youth Business) program was delivered over nine weeks, from July 2-Aug. 30, to 18 youth from nine Robinson Superior communities by Anishinabek Employment and Training Services (AETS) in partnership with the Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre. Aimed at youth from Grade 10 up to 29 years of age, the SAYbiz program included seven weeks of research and development activities in the communities as well as one-week pre-program and post-program retreats at Confederation College in Thunder Bay. Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek’s Dairyan Hardy developed a healthy eating workshop to promote wellness among community members. “Lots of people are obese with high blood sugar, diabetes,” Dairyan said. “I just had these recipes and we all made the food together.” Dairyan also shared the nutritional value of the different foods used in the workshop with the participants. “Everybody was like ‘wow, that was good,’ so it went really well and it was really fun,” Dairyan said.
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Gull Bay sisters Grace and Lisa Esquega are looking to develop a curling service for new curlers at the new curling rink in Whitesand. Dairyan said many community members were surprised to discover they were eating too much sodium when she explained how much should be consumed on a daily basis. Gull Bay sisters Grace and Lisa Esquega are looking to develop a curling service for new curlers at the new curling rink in Whitesand. “For the sport I love so much, we wanted to give back and teach the kids how you can get into the organized sport,” said Grace, who has been a competitive curler for the past nine years. “It can potentially be a career.” The two sisters plan to kick off their service in December once the curling ice is ready for the season. “We’re going to partner up with the Northern Ontario Curling Association,” Grace said. “That is one of their goals — to promote curling on the reserve — so it would be a great partner for us.” Grace said curling is a “very social” sport. “It’s given me good qualities that I can put towards my career,” Grace said. “It’s given me the determination and competitiveness that I need in the field I want to go into, which is business.” Thunder Bay’s Kaine Kingla is looking to
develop a film production company, noting he plans to study Film Production at Confederation College beginning this fall. “This program actually showed me a lot how entrepreneurship is — it showed me the business ideas,” Kingla said. “When I was going into it, I thought it was real simple, but coming out of it, it’s not as easy as you would think. So it showed me you have to have committed people, you’ve got to be committed.” Kingla said AETS and the Innovation Centre were “very helpful” and supportive with his business idea. “It gets you on the right track,” Kingla said. Elder Grace Esquega enjoyed helping the youth during the SAYbiz program. “I’m here to encourage them,” Esquega said, noting she and her husband operated a logging business for about 42 years. Esquega said a little encouragement can go a long way. “All my husband needed was somebody to believe in him, and then he started to believe in himself,” Esquega said. “There was no employment at all in our community back in Gull Bay, so that’s what got him going — somebody believed in him.”
North West LHIN KEEWAYTINOOK OKIMAKANAK (Northern Chiefs Tribal Council)
NOTICE Opportunities exist for jack pine cone picking on both the Trout Lake Forest (Ear Falls) and the Wabigoon Forest (Dryden). Jack pine cones can be collected and dropped off at PRT Nursery in Dryden at 75 Pollard Road located off Anton Road south of Highway 17. PRT pays directly for the quantity of cones picked with competitive rates ($/hectalitre). PRT has specific drop off hours, so please contact Scott Carpenter at 807-937-8360 for more information. To help identify suitable areas for jack pine cone picking, please contact Erin Woodland at 807-223-9790 or email erin.woodland@domtar.com.
The North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is one of 14 LHINs in Ontario, created to plan, fund and integrate local health services including hospitals, the Community Care Access Centre (CCAC), long-term care homes, Community Health Centres (CHCs), community support service agencies and mental health and addiction agencies. The NW LHIN is seeking practicing health professionals to join its Health Professionals Advisory Committee (HPAC). Vacant member positions include: t two Physicians (Community/Family Practice) t two Registered Nurses (Community and Post-Acute) t one Registered Practical Nurse (Long-Term Care) t one Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist t one Psychologist or Social Worker or Social Services Worker t one member of a Regulated Health Profession in Ontario * The HPAC is comprised of members from a range of health services professions and has the responsibility of providing advice to the LHIN on how to achieve patient-centred health care. HPAC is a volunteer committee and members will not be compensated for their role on the committee. *For full details on this opportunity and the complete list of Regulated Health Professionals in Ontario, please consult with the HPAC Terms of Reference located on www.northwestlhin.on.ca under the Committees section. To apply, please complete the application form located on our website and send to Rhonda Ferguson at rhonda.ferguson@lhins.on.ca by September 19, 2013. We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Nurse Supervisor for the Home and Community Care (HCC) Program The HCC Nurse Supervisor is a combined position of part-time Supervisor and part-time Home Care Nurse to the Keewaytinook Okimakanak communities. The Nurse Supervisor will report to and work under the direct supervision of the Health Director. Job Overview: • Supervision of clinical practice of unregulated health care workers • Client assessments and reassessments • Develop a goal based, client centered, Nursing Care Plan • Implement nursing interventions • Dressing changes • Medication reviews • Monitoring vitals • Referrals for services • Teaching self care • Participate in the planning and provision of in-service to Home Care staff • Liaison with health care team ensuring clients needs are being met • Document and communicate client data as per protocol • Extensive travel to Northern remote communities 4XDOLÀFDWLRQV • A Registered Nurse in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario • 2 years experience delivering nursing care in the home, community setting or remote First Nation communities • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Ability to prepare and submit reports • Able to speak Ojibway, Oji-Cree or Cree an asset 6DODU\ ZLOO EH GHSHQGHQW RQ TXDOL¿FDWLRQV DQG ZRUN experience. Please submit cover letter, resume and three references to:
WRN is broadcast on 89.9 FM in Sioux Lookout and 106.7 FM in Timmins and to many community-based affiliated radio stations. WRN is also distributed nationally on Bell TV • Channel 962.
Health Director Keewaytinook Okimakanak Box 340 Balmertown, ON POV 1CO Fax: (807) 735-1383 robertthomas@knet.ca
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MINING NEWS CLIPS Premier visits the north Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is on a northern tour this week as part of her work to strengthen regional economies. In Sudbury, the premier will tour Crossworks Manufacturing’s diamond-cutting and polishing factory, the largest of its kind in North America. She will also visit Kenora for the first time since being sworn-in, and she will be the first premier in recent history to visit Fort Severn, Ontario’s most northern community. She will meet with Aboriginal leaders and deliver new books to children as they head back to school. Wynne will then head to Thunder Bay to hold a jobs and growth roundtable with business leaders and will attend the opening ceremony for LU’s new Faculty of Law. ontario.ca
Rickford isn’t worried about Ring of Fire disputes Kenora MP Greg Rickford says the Ring of Fire mining project is for northern Ontario, what the oil sands are for Alberta, and isn’t worried by disputes on how the project’s environmental impact should be assessed. “There has been some dispute over whether there should be an environmental assessment
or a joint review panel, those issues will be resolved by the parties themselves or the courts,” said Rickford, who was recently appointed the minister responsible for the FedNor program which is running the federal government’s contribution to the planned chromite mining and smeltering development project in the mineralrich area of the James Bay Lowlands located in northern Ontario. kenoradailyminerandnews.com
Ontario settling for chromite crumbs, says mining expert The recent announcement by American-based Cliffs Natural Resources to temporarily halt its chromite mining project in Ontario’s Ring of Fire camp was met with flying accusations of fault by many politicians, affected stakeholders, environmental non-government agencies and First Nations communities. Cliffs Natural Resources intends to produce 3.2 million metric tons of concentrate from the chromite ore from its Black Thor open pit, roughly half of which will be exported to foreign markets while the other half sent to Sudbury to be further processed into high-carbon ferrochrome at a newly built furnace. Is this the best Ontario can achieve from one of the world’s richest deposits of chromite? thesudburystar.com
For more mining news, read Onotassiniik, Wawatay’s mining quarterly and visit www.onotassiniik.com
Regional Chief urges feds to dialogue Wawatay News Staff Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy is calling on the government to suspend its funding cuts and sit down to dialogue. In advance of the Oct. 12 official visit to Canada from UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Chiefs of Ontario are expressing their opposition to Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) funding reductions.
INAC announced changes to 2013-2014 funding agreements including reductions for Provincial and Territorial Aboriginal Organizations. Funding reductions originally announced of up to 3o percent will actually be higher due to INAC’s change to their core funding policy. They have also shifted the funding approval process from regional offices, to centralized control at national INAC headquarters. In a letter to INAC Minister Bernard
Valcourt, Beardy urged INAC and the federal government to suspend the funding reductions indefinitely and sit down with First Nation leadership for government-to-government dialogue. “Taking away the voice of First Nations advocacy organizations is tantamount to taking away their integral role of promoting and defending Indigenous peoples’ human rights,” stated Beardy.
Finance & Human Resources Manager
Summary The Finance & HR Manager reports to the CEO and is responsible for preparing financial statements, maintaining cash controls, and human resources administration, purchasing, maintaining accounts payable, accounts receivable and assist in managing office operations. The Finance Manager must work within Wawatay Native Communications Society Finance policies and procedures. Responsibilities: Financial Management • Oversee and lead annual budgeting and planning process in conjunction with the CEO and department managers; administer and review all financial plans and budgets; monitor progress and changes and keep management team abreast of the organization’s financial status. • Manage organizational cash flow and forecasting. • Assist the CEO and department managers by reviewing proposals to ensure soundness, with particular emphasis on the review of budgets and cash flow forecasts. • Preparation and presentation of all financial reports, notes, recommendations and resolutions required by the CEO Human Resources • Further develop Wawatay’s human resources and administration, enhancing professional development, compensation and benefits, performance evaluation, training and recruiting. • Ensure that recruiting processes are consistent and streamlined. • Establish and manage a comprehensive training program to educate employees regarding staff tools, policies and procedures. General • Supervise staff in the finance and IT departments. • Establish and oversee the maintenance of a financial and human resource filing system for the organization. Qualifications • Designation or diploma in an accounting, business administration and/or human resources field. • Minimum of three years experience in a financial management, and/or human resource management position. • Knowledge and experience of for-profit and not-for-profit business practices. • Knowledge and experience with a computerized and networked accounting system.
• Complete all reconciliations and general journal entries required in the preparation of an accurate set of monthly financial statements • Distribute monthly financial statements including receivables, payables and cheque listing to the CEO and department managers. • Prepare and ensure all reports and remittances for HST, payroll remittances, WSIB, HRDC hiring reports and other reports that may be required are submitted on time. • Coordinate and lead the annual audit process, liaise with external auditors and the finance committee of the board of directors; assess any changes necessary. • Evaluate and approve or reject credit applications for in-house credit accounts • Assist in human resource planning with department managers and the CEO. • Ensure that all employee evaluations are completed within the proper time frames. • Assist department managers and CEO in securing training grants and internships. • Oversee the preparation of the bi-weekly payroll in order to ensure that employees are paid in an accurate and timely manner • Ensure the safe keeping of all financial, legal, insurance and maintenance contracts and documents. • Establish and maintain the organization’s financial and personnel policies. • Perform other related duties as required by the CEO. • Must have a high degree of initiative, motivation and the ability to observe strict confidentiality is essential, and must be willing to work overtime when required. • Must provide current criminal reference check. • Excellent communication and relationship building skills with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders. The ability to communicate in Cree, Ojibway or Oji-Cree is an asset.
Location: Sioux Lookout, Ontario Apply by: September 13, 2013 @ 4:00 CST Please send resume to:
James Brohm, Acting CEO Wawatay Native Communications Society Box 1130, Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B7 Fax: (807) 737-3224 Email: jamesb@wawatay.on.ca WNCS thanks those who apply. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Communities selected to participate in provincial energy conservaton program Wawatay News Staff A new program will bring together 12 First Nation communities who will participate in the saveONenergy Aboriginal Conservation Program, the first of its kind in Ontario. This program provides customized conservation services to help First Nation communities, including remote and northern communities, reduce their electricity consumption and improve home comfort. Communities include Kee-
wayin, Wunnimin Lake, Moose Cree, Pic River, Michipicoten, Munsee-Delaware, Beausoleil, Walpole Island, Saugeen, Nawash, Thessalon and Nipissing. Members in participating communities will have opportunity to work with a certified energy auditor, who will recommend energy-saving measures based on an assessment of their homes. These measures could include Energy Star CFL light bulbs, smart power bars, hot water tank wrap and pipe insu-
lation, efficient showerheads and efficient faucet aerators, as well as block heater timers, programmable thermostat or attic, wall and/or basement insulation. Eligible businesses and facilities can receive assessments for their lighting and water-heating systems as part of the program. In its inaugural year, the program attracted significant interest -- with more than 30 First Nation communities applying to participate.
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We sincerely thank and acknowledge the following people for support during the loss of our son, father, brother, husband and uncle Xavier Tait. We will always be grateful for your compassion, condolences, prayers and support. All the phonecalls and handshakes meant so much. Food in Thunder Bay: Pauline Greene, Sophie Barkman, Lillianna Barkman, Evangeline Johnup and the Windigo Chiefs. Arranging the accommodations in Thunder Bay: Alanna Mckenzie of Windigo First Nations Council. Transportation and assistance: Councillor Stan. L. Tait L.E.A. for the van in Sioux Lookout. Sachigo Lake First Nation for the meals and accommodations in Sioux Lookout. Morley and Emily Tait for all the preparation and arrangements. The cooks for preparing the food for the family and visitors. All the singers and musicians at the wake and funeral service. Visitors: NAN Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, Pastor Buddy Mckay, Pauline and Ed Mickelson, Theodore & Maida Tait, William Oombash, Stanley Barkman, Charmaine Barkman, Darlene Kenequanash and family, Sophie Barkman, Pauline Greene, Richie Barkman, Joshua Kenequanash, Lillian Barkman, Rev. Solomon Beardy, Gordon Tait, Chief Alvin Beardy, Councillor Stan. L. Tait, Pastor Tamar Plummer, Katurah Mckay, Beverly Plummer, Levi Duncan, Evangeline Johnup, Jethro and Mary Tait, Douglas Semple and family, Rachanne Tait, Brenda Barkman, Levi Chapman, Frank Mckay, Ontario Regional Chief Stan. Beardy, Angus Chapman, Lynda Beardy, Clarence Fontaine, John George & MaryAnn Sainnawap, Agnes Shakakeesic and Harry Mawakeesick, Esther Monias, Steven Tait, Jerry Augustine, Alvina Fellowes, Joe Kakegamic, Chief Gordon Beardy, Chief Lorraine Crane, Robert Taylor, Natalie Popovich, Alanna Mckenzie, Windigo First Nations Council staff, Frank Behrendt & the staff at Skycare, Dan Labossiere @ Oakley Construction, Shane Diakunchak, Nishnawbe Aski Nation Staff, Visitors at the viewing service in Sioux Lookout. Rev. Solomon Beardy & Pastor Rodney Martin for the wake services. Samuel Tait, Joey Beardy, Robert Barkman, Stanley Barkman, Jerry Mckay and Ronnie Panacheese for assistance in preparing the grave. Frank Behrendt of Skycare for coming to the funeral in Sachigo Lake. Roy Fiddler and family, Morris Fiddler, Sonny Fiddler from Muskrat Dam. Emily Meekis, Daryl Meekis from Sandy Lake, ON. Esther Tait, Denise, Estherlyn, Alanna, Jody Ann Albany from Big Trout Lake, ON. Allen and Flora Beardy, Esther Beardy and the rest of the crisis team from Muskrat Dam, ON. Thomas Beardy, Angus Miles and Allyne
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Gliddon for the phone calls. The community of Sachigo Lake. The Chief and Council of Sachigo Lake First Nation, Chief Alvin Beardy, Councillor Jack Tait, Councillor Stan. L Tait, Councillor Jack Tait, Councillor Robert Beardy and Councillor Richard Mekanak. We ask you to continue to pray for us, thank you and may God Bless you all. Titus, Virginia, Jennifer, Danielle, Errol. Mindy, Daniel, Ryan, Jillian, Joseph, Sherrie, Lily, Leah, Javaun, Kaylee, Jessie, Darien, Preston, Darnell, Caitlin and Elaina.
Health Services Weeneebayko Area Health Authority Cancer Care Project Wachay, WAHA and the Colon Cancer Check program are looking to increase the number of men and women who are being screened for colorectal cancer in Moosonee, Moose Factory, Fort Albany, Attawapiskat, Kashechewan and Peawanuck. If you are aged 50 – 74 and have never been screened or it has been more than two years since your last one, please see your doctor or nurse to get your FOBT kit. All men and women who participate from the communities mentioned will receive a $25 Northern Gift Card (while quantities last) and a chance to win monthly prizes. Check your behind and remind your loved ones to! Sure it takes a little courage to scoop your poop on a stick but cancer is scarier. For more information, please visit www.weeneebaykohealth. ca and click on the Cancer Care Project page. You can also visit us on Facebook on our Weeneebayko Cancer Project page. Weeneebayko Area Health Authority Cancer Care Project Wachay, WAHA and the Ontario Breast Screening Program are looking to increase the number of women from Moosonee, Moose Factory, Fort Albany, Attawapiskat, Kashechewan and Peawanuck to get screened for breast cancer. If you are a woman aged 50 – 74 and have never been screened or it has been more than two years since your last one, please see your doctor or nurse to arrange for a mammogram. Please, help us to put the squeeze on breast cancer. For more information, please visit www.weeneebaykohealth.ca and click on the Cancer Care Project page. You can also visit us on Facebook on our Weeneebayko Cancer Project page. Meegwetch
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DFC teacher looks forward to new school year Fontaine Rick Garrick Wawatay News
Dennis Franklin Cromarty First Nations High School is kicking off the new school year with an Amazing Race to different locations via Thunder Bay’s transit system. “It’s fun, it’s a race and they have fun while they are doing it,� said English teacher Katie Sha. “But they also learn how to get around the city, which is important.� Sha looks forward to her seventh year at DFC, noting she is excited to see the returning students from last year and to meet the new students. In addition, she also looks forward to her new role as literacy lead at DFC, which includes preparing students for the Ontario secondary school literacy test. “I try to make it fun and also (teach) everyday literacy skills that would be helpful for them beyond high school,� Sha said. “Every Friday we do a different activity as the whole school, so it’s either a literacy-based, numeracy-based or culturally-based activity.� Word games, word numeracy problems and Native language bingos are among the activities done on Fridays. “For literacy we might do a class word game and the first class that finishes is the winner,� Sha said. “For numeracy they try to focus on word problems because they find our students have the most difficulty interpreting word problems.
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Dennis Franklin Cromarty First Nations High School teacher Katie Sha is looking forward to her seventh year of teaching at the Thunder Bay-based high school, noting she is taking on a new responsibility this year as the literacy lead. For the cultural activities we’ve done the Native language bingo and we’ve done other games involving learning different words that we should all learn, not just the students but the staff here as well, to help learn the language more.�
Sha has noticed a big change in the school environment at DFC since 2007. “The staff really is a family here — we really work together for our students and it’s just a really positive place,� Sha said. “We try to
make it somewhere that our students feel at home, it’s like a second home for them.� Sha said DFC has also become more student-focused since she joined the teaching staff. “We’re aware of the issues that they face when they come here to the city,� Sha said. “We’re trying different things to help them become more accustomed to living in the city.� DFC has also invited local residents to visit the school and to get to know the students better. “We’re trying to become an even bigger presence in the city of Thunder Bay,� Sha said. “We’ve invited (city residents) into the school more. They can get to know our students in a different way and see that they’re awesome people and they’re here to pursue their education.� DFC also holds a memorial walk within the first two weeks of school to honour the six DFC students who have passed away while pursuing their secondary education, encourage the current students to be safe and to remind them of the dangers in the city if they are out alone. “As a school, we walk to a spot on the river near Silvercity where one of our students had been found,� Sha said. “We have a ceremony and we throw tobacco and flowers into the river and we have drumming and prayers and we remember those students that we lost.�
recognized for lifetime achievements Wawatay News Staff Former Assembly of First Nations national chief Phil Fontaine is being recognized for his lifelong dedication to the Aboriginal community. The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business and Sodexo Canada plans to present Fontaine with the Award for Excellence in Aboriginal Relations at CCAB’s 11th annual Vancouver Gala on Sept. 23. The Award for Excellence in Aboriginal Relations is presented to a Canadian who has personally contributed, through his or her professional and voluntary commitments, to building bridges between Aboriginal people and Canada’s business community. Fontaine has been instrumental in facilitating change and advancement for First Nations people from the time he was first elected to public office as chief, at the age of 28, for Sagkeeng First Nation in Manitoba. In the early 1980’s he was elected as Manitoba regional chief for the AFN. When his term expired in 1991, he was elected grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, where he served three consecutive terms. In 1997, he was elected national chief for the first of an unprecedented three terms in office.
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Embracing golf for a good cause Rick Garrick Wawatay News
Murray Waboose and Team Matawa took home first place honours with a 56 at the 2013 Nishnawbe Aski Nation Embrace Life Golf Tournament. “We had a string of birdies, two eagles and we didn’t have any bogeys,” Waboose said, noting his team included golfers from Ginoogaming and Lac La Croix First Nations. Waboose said the conditions were difficult due to fast greens during the Aug. 20 tournament at the Clearwater Golf Club near Thunder Bay. “If you landed in the right places it was easy to get (a birdie),” Waboose said. “Everybody chipped in and everybody had good drives. It was good teamwork. We enjoyed our company too, and I think that is what made the playing a lot easier too.” Waboose plans to attend next year’s tournament, noting the event was “a great cause.” “It was a great venue, it was a great event, it was well organized and it’s certainly going to a good cause — promoting family health,” Waboose said. The tournament raised about $12,218 for the annual Embrace Life Conference, scheduled for Feb. 18-19, 2014 with a number of parental and youth selfesteem workshops to promote healthy living. “We come together, not to assess blame, but (to take) responsibility for how we can promote healthy living to address our family challenges, to address prescription drugs, gangs and suicide,” said NAN Deputy Grand Chief Goyce Kakegamic. “(It’s) a forum where we can
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Windigo golfers Max Kakepetum, Alanna McKenzie, Frank McKay and Ryan Waboose helped raise about $12,218 for Embrace Life. share our ideas and our stories together, how we can empower ourselves.” Kakegamic said First Nations people need to reclaim the values their ancestors had many centuries before contact. “We just need to rediscover them, reclaim these values,” Kakegamic said. Kakegamic welcomed the golf teams from a number of First Nation organizations and companies, including Tikinagan Child and Family Services, AON, Windigo First Nations Council, Matawa Education, TELECO, Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, Keewaytinook Okimakanak, NAN, Best Western, Wasaya Airways, Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School and Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment and Training Services. “We’re hoping to have birdies on every hole — because we’re so good,” said Windigo’s Frank McKay, joking with his team just before teeing off at the Forest 3rd hole. “We’re looking to win this tournament.” McKay said the Embrace Life conference is an important cause to support. “It supports the First Nations, individuals and families that are
in crisis and require some support to face the challenges they have in life,” McKay said. NAPS Sgt. Jackie George said it was a “perfect day” to play golf, with a clear blue sky and about 30 C temperatures. “It’s the first Embrace Life Golf Tournament put on by NAN and members of NAPS are really happy to participate,” George said just before teeing off at the Forest 6th hole. Helen Yesno, partner of NAN Grand Chief Harvey Yesno, enjoyed the opportunity to play golf and possibly hit “a hole in one.” “We’re hoping to take first place,” Yesno said, joking with her team just before teeing off at the Forest 8th hole. “It’s important to hold this (tournament) to raise funds for the Embrace Life conference.” An Embrace Life Walk-athon was also held on June 22 from Boulevard Lake to Mount McKay to raise funds for the upcoming Embrace Life Conference. A gala dinner is planned for Nov. 14 at the Norwester with Tony Campolo as guest speaker and a car wash fundraiser and a spaghetti dinner are also in the works.
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TOGETHER WE CAN Cliffs Natural Resources has proposed the development of a chromite mine based in the McFauld’s Lake area of Northern Ontario known as the Ring of Fire. Cliffs envisions that this 3roject once commenced has the potential to positively impact Northern Ontario with: •
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