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February 21, 2013 Northern Ontario’s First Nation Voice since 1974

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BUILDING SKILLS

and CONFIDENCE Submitted photo by Lauren Simeson/Right to Play

Youth across the north took to the ice with Right to Play’s hockey development program (see page 10), while in Dryden last week over 500 youth from northern First Nations converged for the annual Little Bands hockey tournament (see pages 8-9) where Sachigo Lake and Lac Seul each took home two trophies.

Moose Cree completes winter road Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News

On its third try, Moose Cree First Nation has successfully completed its winter road leading south, allowing those on the James Bay coast to connect with the Ontario highway system.

After two months of clearing and widening the road, the First Nation officially opened the 170-kilometre Wetum Road on Feb. 15, allowing northern travellers to reach Otter Rapids and drive the allseason roads that lead to Highway 11.

“There’s a lot of excitement here in Moose Factory, and I imagine in Moosonee and the northern communities,” Chief Norman Hardisty said just days before the road opened.

Hardisty said the road allows those in the north to take advantage of lower food and retail prices as well as visit family members that migrated south.

“We do have a lot of First Nations people in the Kapuskasing, Cochrane, Timmins and Sudbury area going south,” he said. “The road itself will be something new for our people here.”

Moose Cree first began construction on the road during the 2010-2011 winter season, but six-inches of ice on the Abitibi River was not safe enough for crews to clear a path.

Last winter, the road fell 17 kilome-

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The 170 km winter road connecting James Bay to the southern highway system opened on Feb. 15, after three years of of efforts by Moose Cree First Nation. tres short of completion as unseasonably warm weather in March ended the project for the season.

This year, Hardisty said cold temperatures enabled crews to work from lateDecember to complete the clearing of the Wetum Road.

He also attributed the work done from the last year that allowed the road to be complete this year.

“We were 80 per cent complete and it was a matter of working on the road that was already cleared last year,” he said. “A

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lot of work went into a dense area. That was the obstacle this year and we were able to work on that.”

And while the road is officially open, the First Nation recommends at this time that only vehicles with 4X4 capability travel the road.

“It obviously it won’t be in perfect shape (this year) but over the years it will be as good as the winter road going north to Attawapiskat,” Hardisty said.

Based on estimates from the contractor, Hardisty said it will take at least

three hours to drive from Moose Factory to Otter Rapids. From there, it takes about two hours to reach the town of Smooth Rock Falls. Travellers can drive anywhere on the highway system from Smooth Rock Falls.

Hardisty said the First Nation hopes the road will be open for a month.

“Only the weather will allow us to go six weeks,” he said.

The First Nation held a ceremony at French River, located about 60 kilometres down the Wetum Road, to officially

open the road.

Hardisty said he is excited about the road finally being completed.

“We did a lot of hard work on this road,” he said. “And we’re going to see the reality behind all the hard work our people have put into this.”

He also applauded the contractors that took on a minimal budget and limited timeframe to complete the road.

“They’ve been cooperative and I believe that this is the work of the community and you can’t beat that.”

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INSIDE WAWATAY NEWS Moose Cree opens first winter road south After three tries, Moose Cree First Nation have opened a winter road connection from James Bay to the southern highway system.

The 170 km winter road from Moosonee to Otter Rapids officially opened on Feb. 15.

Chief Norm Hardisty said there is a lot of excitement in Moose Cree.

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Duncan resigns from Aboriginal Affairs John Duncan, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, has resigned as minister.

Duncan cited an inappropriate letter he sent to Canada’s Tax Court as reason for his resignation.

James Moore, Canadian Heritage Minister, was appointed acting minister until Duncan’s replacement is named.

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KM cell phones to roam Canada Keewaytinook Mobile cell phone service is growing across Canada.

KM is in negotiations with Rogers to provide cross-Canada service for KM cell phone users.

KM services 20 northern communities.

Coverage across the country is expected to be in place by this summer.

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ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐎᐣ ᐅᓇᑕᐌᑕᓇᐗ ᒋᑎᐱᓭᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐎᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐎᐣ: ᑭᒋ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓀᐢ ᕒᐃᐠ ᑫᕒᐃᐠ ᐗᐗᑌ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐎᐣ ᑲᑭᐗᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᑭᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐨ ᑲᓴᐸᓇᑲ ᐃᑴ ᐊᔕ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᑕᔑᒋᑲᑌ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐎ ᐊᓄᑭᐎᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐤ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ, ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᓀᐢ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭᑐᑕᓇᐎᓭᒥᐣ ᐊᐱᐨ ᒥᓯᐌ ᐅᐅᒪ ᐊᑭᐠ ᑲᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐎ ᐊᓄᑭᐎᐣ᙮ ᐊᓬᐱᐣ ᐱᑎᓬᐅᕒ ᐃᑭᑐ ᒋᑎᐱᓭᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐎ ᐊᓄᑭᐎᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᑲᐎᐣ ᒪᔑ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᔕ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᓂᓵᓯ ᑕᓱ ᐊᐦᑭ ᑲᑭᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐗᐸᐣ ᓂᔑᐣ ᓇᐯᐗᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑭᔑᒋᐗᐣ ᑕᑯᓂᑫᐎᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᑲᑭᒐᑭᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᔕ ᓂᐅ ᐱᐳᐣ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᑭᐸᐣ ᐅᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫᒋᑫ ᐁᑭᐃᑭᑐᓇᓂᐗᑭᐸᐣ ᒋᐊᑎᒥᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐎ ᐊᓄᑭᐎᐣ ᐅᐅᒪ ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ᙮ “ᐯᔑᐠ ᐃᑭᑐᐎᓇ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑭᔑᒋᐗᐣ ᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᑭᐃᑭᑐᓇᓂᐗᓄᐸᐣ ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐎ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᒋᑭᓇᑭᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᑲᑭᒋᓇᑭᑌᐠ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᐱᑎᓬᐅᕒ᙮ “ᑕᑭᐃᓯᓭᐸᐣ, ᑕᑭᐃᓇᑯᓂᑫᐎᓄᐸᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑕᑭᑌᐱᓇᓇᐗᐸᐣ ᐁᔑᐱᒥᐊᓄᑭᓇᓂᐗᐠ ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐊᒧᐗᐸᐣ᙮ ᔕᑯᐨ ᓄᑯᒼ ᑲᐃᓯᓭᐠ, ᑲᐎᐣ ᐃᓇᑭᒋᑲᑌᓯᓄᐣ ᒋᑭᒋᓇᑭᒋᑲᑌᐠ: ᒥᐌ ᐁᔑᑲᓇᐗᐸᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᐁᒧᒋᐱᒥᐎᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᑭᐌᓂᐗᐠ ᑲᓂᔕᑭᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᐎᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐅᐅᐌ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᓇᐗᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ, ᑲᐎᐣ ᑭᓇᑕᐌᑕᑯᓯᓯᒥᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐎᐣ ᑌᐱᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑭᒥᓂᑯᓯ,ᐃᒼ ᔓᓂᔭ ᒋᑌᐱᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑲᐃᓇᓄᑭᐗᐨ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ᙮” ᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᑲᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᑲᑭ ᐃᐡᑾᐱᒪᑎᓯᐗᐸᐣ ᕒᐃᑲᕒᑐ ᐌᓯᓬᐃ ᒥᓇ ᒉᒥ ᑯᑙᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᒋᐗᐨ ᑭᔑᒋᐗᐣ, ᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐸᐣ ᒣ 21, 2009, ᐁᑭᑲᓄᓇᑲᓀᐗᐨ ᑲᓇᑕ ᒥᓇ ᐅᐣᑌᕒᐃᔪ ᒋᑭᐅᓇᒋᑫᐗᐸᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᒋᐊᑎᒥᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐎ ᐊᓄᑭᐎᐣ ᑲᐃᔑ ᑲᓇᐗᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᔦ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑌᓇᐠ ᑲᐃᔑ ᑲᓇᐗᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎ ᐊᓄᑭᐎᐣ᙮ ᒥᓇ ᑭᐃᑭᑐᒪᑲᐣ ᐃᐃᐌ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᐊᐊᐌ ᑲᓇᑕ ᒥᓇ ᐅᐣᑌᕒᐃᔪ ᒋᐅᑕᑕᒪᐗᐗᐨ ᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᐡ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᔓᓂᔭᓇᐣ ᑲᓇᑕᐌᓂᒪᑲᓀᐨ ᒋᑭᐅᒋ ᑲᐡᑭᑐᐗᐨ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐎᓂᐗ ᑲᐃᔑ ᑲᓇᐗᐸᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᐅᑌᓇᐣ, ᒋᑭᑫᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᐊᐌ ᔓᓂᔭ ᑲᐸᑭᑎᓇᑲᓀᐨ ᒋᑌᐱᓭᐨ ᒋᐅᒋ ᑲᐡᑭᑐᐗᐨ ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑ ᐎ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᒋᑌᐱᓇᒧᐗᐨ ᑲᐃᓇᓄᑭᐗᐨ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᑲᐃᓇᑌᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐅᐣᑌᕒᐃᔪ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐎ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᐃᓇᑯᓂᑫᐎᐣ ᒥᓇ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐎ ᐊᓄᑭᐎᐣ ᑎᐸᐸᒋᑲᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᔑᑐᐗᐨ ᐅᑭᒪᐎᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᐊᐣᑾᒥᒋᑫᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᑭᐸᐦᐅᐨ

ᑲᓇᓇᑲᒋᐦᐊᐗᐨ ᑲᔦ ᑲᒥᐢᑾᐱᓱᐗᐨ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᓇᐗᐸᒋᑫᐗᐨ᙮ “ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑭᔑᒋᐗᐣ ᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᙮᙮᙮ ᒥᓇ ᐃᐳᕒᐗᐡ ᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫᒋᑫᐎᐣ, ᑭᓇᓇᓴᐱᐎᒋᑲᑌ ᐃᑭᑐᐎᓇᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎ ᐊᓄᑭᐎᐣ ᒋᑭᐃᓇᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐎᓂᐠ ᒋᐅᒋ ᑲᓇᐗᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ, ᒥᓇ ᐁᑭᑐᓇᓂᐗᐠ, ᒋᐅᒋ ᑲᓇᐗᐸᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐎ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐃᓇᑯᓂᑫᐎᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐎ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᓇᐣ ᐎᓇᐗ

ᑲᑲᓇᐗᐸᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑭᑕᑭᒥᓇᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒍᓬᐃᔭᐣ ᐸᓬᑯᓄᕒ, ᐅᑕᔭᒥᑕᒪᑫ ᑲᔭᓄᑭᑕᐗᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ᙮ “ᑲᒪᔑ ᐃᐃᐌ ᐃᓯᓭᓯᓄᐣ, ᒥᓇ ᐃᔑᑌᐺ, ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭᒪᐡᑲᐎ ᑲᓄᒋᑫᑕᒪᑫ ᐃᓂᐌᓂᐗᐣ ᐃᑭᑐᐎᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑭᔑᒋᐗᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑭᐎᒋᑲᐸᐎᑕᒧᐗᐨ᙮” ᐸᓬᑲᓄᕒ ᐅᑭᐎᑕᐣ ᐅᐅᐌ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐎ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᐁᔑᑲᓇᐗᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ, ᑲᐎᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐃᔑᐊᒋᑲᑌᓯᓄᐣ ᐃᓇᑯᓂᑫᐎᓂᐠ, ᑲᓇᐗᐸᒋᑫᐎᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑫᑭᐃᓇᒋᑲᓂᐗᑭᐸᐣ ᒋᒪᓇᒋᐦᐊᑲᓀᐗᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐗᐠ ᐎᓇᐗ ᑲᐃᔑ ᑲᓇᐗᐸᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐎ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᓇᐣ ᑎᓄᑲᐣ ᐅᐣᑌᕒᐃᔪ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐎ ᐊᓄᑭᐎᐣ᙮ ᐯᔑᐠ ᑭᑭᓇᐗᒋᒋᑲᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᓯᓭᐠ ᔐᐱᐌᕒᐃ 1 ᑲᑭᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐨ ᑲᑭ ᓂᔑᑕᓇᔑᓂᓱᐱᐳᓀᐨ ᐃᑴ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑲᓴᐸᓇᑲ, ᐁᑭᐃᓯᓭᐠ ᒣᑾᐨ ᐊᐊᐌ ᐃᑴ ᐁᑲᓇᐌᓂᒥᑯᐨ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐣ᙮ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᑭᐃᐡᑾᐱᒪᑎᓯᑯᐸᓀᐣ ᐁᑲᓇᐌᓂᒥᑯᐨ ᐅᐣᑌᕒᐃᔪ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐣ, ᑲᐱᑭᔑᑲᐸᐎᐗᐨ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᐅᑕᑭᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫᑕᓇᐗ ᑲᑭᐃᓯᓭᐠ᙮ ᐃᐃᒪᑕᐡ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᓄᑭᐗᐨ ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ, ᑲᐎᐣ ᐅᐣᑌᕒᐃᔪ

ᑲᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫᒋᑫᐗᐨ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᐅᒋᓇᑕᐌᑕᑯᓯᓯᐗᐠ ᐃᑭᐌᓂᐗᐠ ᐅᑭᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᓇᐗ ᐅᐣᑌᕒᐃᔪ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᑲᑭᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫᒋᑫᐗᐨ᙮ ᐱᑎᓬᐅᕒ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐁᓇᓇᑕᐗᐸᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᒋᑭᐃᓇᑯᓂᑫᐎᓂᐗᑭᐸᐣ ᐊᐱᐨ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᑲᐃᔑ ᑲᓇᐗᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ᙮ “ᑲᑭᓇᑕᐌᑕᑯᓯᒥᐣ ᑾᔭᐠ ᒋᔑᑲᓇᐗᐸᑕᒣᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᑭᓇᑕᐌᑕᒥᐣ ᔓᓂᔭ ᒋᑭᐱᒥᑎᑐᔭᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᑕᐌᑕᑯᐠ,” ᐱᑎᓬᐅᕒ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᐅᐅᐌ ᑲᐃᔑᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᔭᐠ, ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᑯᑭᐣ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐎ ᐗᑲᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ, ᒥᓇ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐱᑯ ᑫᑯᐣ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ, ᑲᑭᐃᔑᑲᓇᐗᐸᑕᒥᐣ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᑕᐌᑕᑯᐠ᙮ ᐅᐅᐌᑕᐡ ᓄᑭᒼ ᑲᐃᓯᓭᐠ, ᑲᐎᐣ ᐃᐃᐌ ᐃᓯᓭᓯᓄᐣ᙮” ᐱᑎᓬᐅᕒ ᐃᑭᑐ ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᐅᒋᐊᓄᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐊᔕ 18 ᑕᓱᔭᑭ, ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᒪᑕᓄᑭᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ, ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᐁᑭᑎᐱᒥᓇᑲᓀᐗᐨ ᔓᓂᔭᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑭᑭᐡᓂᒥᐨ ᔓᓂᔭᓇᐣ᙮ “ᑭᑎᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᓇᐣ ᓇᑕᐌᑕᑯᐣ ᑾᔭᐠ ᒋᔑᓇᑯᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑾᔭᐠ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᑲᓀᐨ ᔓᓂᔭ ᑾᔭᐠ ᒋᐊᓄᑭᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ,” ᐱᑎᓬᐅᕒ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐎᐣ, ᐊᐱ ᑲᐱᑲᓄᓇᑲᓀᐗᐨ, ᑕᓂᔑᐗᐠ ᐃᑯ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᐃᔕᐗᐨ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᐅᒋᑲᓄᓇᑲᓀᐗᐨ᙮ ᑭᓇᐎᐟ ᑲᐃᓯᓭᔭᐠ, ᐃᑭᐌᓂᐗᐠ ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᓄᑭᐗᐨ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ, ᐊᐎᔭ ᑲᑲᓄᓇᐨ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐣ ᒥᐌ ᐁᓯᓭᐠ ᐁᐯᔑᑯᐨ ᐊᐊᐌ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᐡ ᐁᐃᔕᐨ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᐱᐅᒋᑭᑐᓇᓂᐗᐠ᙮ ᑲᐎᐣᑕᐡ ᐃᐃᐌ ᑎᓄᑲᐣ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᑲᓇᑕᐌᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑭᑕᔑᑫᐎᓂᓇᐣ᙮” ᑭᔑᒋᐗᐣ ᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᑭᐃᑭᑐᓇᓂᐗᓄᐸᐣ ᐃᓂᐌᓂᐗᐣ ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᐗᑲᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᒋᑭᐊᓯᓂᐗᑭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᑲᒐᑭᑌᐠ ᒋᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ, ᐁᔑᑭᑫᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᒪᐡᑲᐗᑌᑭᐣ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐎᑲᒥᑯᐣ ᐁᐅᒋᑭᑫᑕᑯᐠ ᐁᑎᐱᐡᑯᓯᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ, ᒋᑭᒋᓀᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐎᓂᐗ ᒥᓇ ᒋᑭᒋᓀᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᑲᐃᓇᓄᑭᐗᐨ᙮ ᑲᑭᐃᑭᑐᒪᑲᐠ ᐃᑭᑐᐎᐣ ᐃᓂᐌᓂᐗᐣ 19 ᑕᓯᐣ ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐎᑲᒥᑯᐣ ᐁᑲ ᑾᔭᐠ ᐁᑭᐃᔑᓇᑯᑭᐣ ᒋᑭᐃᔑᓇᑯᑭᐣ ᐗᑲᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑲ ᐁᑕᑯᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑲᔭᑕᐌᔭᐸᐗᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ᙮

No criminal offence in death of Kasabonika woman Shawn Bell Wawatay News

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has determined there was no criminal offence in the death of 23-year-old Lena Anderson of Kasabonika Lake First Nation.

On Feb. 14, OPP announced it had concluded its investigation into Anderson’s Feb. 1 death.

“Investigators determined that when the Nishnawbe Aski Police Services (NAPS) officer determined Ms. Anderson was unresponsive, he immediately took her to the local Nursing Station for medical attention,” the OPP wrote in a press release. “Shortly after their arrival at the Nursing Station, she was pronounced deceased.”

As a result of Anderson’s death, Kasabonika First Nation Chief Gordon Anderson has raised concerns over the lack of a holding cell in the community.

“We haven’t had a jail cell for the last two or three years,” Anderson told Wawatay News.

The OPP was asked to investigate the death because NAPS, as a First Nations police force, does not fall under the Ontario Police Services Act. The Act stipulates that an independent Special Investigations Unit is responsible for investigating circumstances involving police and civilians that have resulted in death, however First Nations police forces operate under the federal First Nations Policing Program, which does not have the same requirement.

Since the death occurred while the woman was in police custody, there will be an inquest to review the circumstances surrounding the incident.

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ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᑲᑭᒪᑕᓄᑲᑌᐠ 1974 ᐁᐅᒋᐊᓄᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑭᐧᐁᑎᓄᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑕᐃᑦᔑᑫᐧᐃᓇᐣ. ᑕᓱᓂᔓᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲ ᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌ ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐧᐃ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐧᐃᐣ ᐅᓇᔓᐧᐁᐧᐃ ᑲᓇᐧᐊᐸᒋᑫᐧᐃᓂᐠ ᒋᐃᔑ ᐸᐸᒥᓯᒪᑲᐠ ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᑫᐧᐃᓇᐣ.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER David Neegan

Commentary

Big time drug dealers want you as a client Xavier Kataquapit UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY

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have noticed so much advertising on television recently regarding the promotion of drugs for depression. Often the drugs are pushed for just about anything approaching depression, anxiety, nervousness and all feelings related in some way.

I find this very scary.

For many people and in particular those of us who grew up in difficult or dysfunctional places the result has led to less than perfect balance in terms of emotions. I recall, after attending so many funerals, that by the time I was a teenager I had developed this fear or anxiety about death. It seemed so strange to me that we were born only to be visiting this life for a short time as death would always be a reality. I felt vulnerable, fragile and uneasy about life around me in my remote First Nation. Life was fast and furious and I just never knew what to expect.

In my early teen years I found alcohol and then experimented a little with drugs.

Suddenly, anything that had to do with some balance or normality went right out the window. My life turned into a haze and I felt half alive. I am so grateful that a cousin returned to the community and brought back the Alcoholics Anonymous program with him. Myself and many others benefited by being educated at the very least about how addictions work and the various ways it was possible to deal with these problems and have a life in recovery and sobriety.

There is no doubt in my mind that if I had not found this road to sobriety that I would have ended up having a difficult life with addictions and I probably also would have ended up on some kind of antidepressant. Rather, I was lucky to find direction, education and support from people so that I could deal with my addiction problems, depression, anxiety and imbalance.

I also understand that for some these types of antidepressant medications are in fact a necessity so that a person can lead a better and more positive life.

However, big companies

that want huge profits have very much promoted these drugs to millions of people and many who might not need them.

Although these drugs were first put on the market in the 1970s it was not until the 1980s when some giant U.S. companies got involved producing them that all of a sudden they were being promoted and prescribed for just about anything that ails a person. After a little time went by it became obvious that these antidepressants had some very serious side affects that included nausea, sexual dysfunction, insomnia and gastrointestinal bleeding.

After a little more time went by researchers began to realize that side affects also included violent, irrational behaviour, homicidal and suicidal tendencies. You would think that would be enough to make medical professionals very concerned about prescribing them but the fact is that sales of these drugs are bigger than ever and the advertising and promotional campaigns are enormous.

There are some who point out that part of the problem is the cozy relationship that has developed between the huge pharmaceutical manufacturers and much of the medical professional community.

Governments are also guilty of not putting in place decent mechanisms to regulate the industry.

Sadly, these huge companies are very much creating the demand for their drugs at this point more than meeting realistic needs. The market for anti-psychotics, antidepressants, and anti-anxiety drugs makes up billions of dollars in sales. There is evidence that they are doing more harm than good. The internet is a wonderful resource and you can go to alternative media like alternet. org or globalresarch.ca where you can search for quality stories on this topic.

Many disenfranchised, lower income, dysfunctional people are being turned into zombies in too many cases so that huge companies can make a killing. It is imperative that we educate ourselves about these types of drugs and that we do not jump at the opportunity to receive a prescription for them. Take care of your mind or someone else will do it for you.

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Aboriginal anguish: white silence, hate both deafening Christian Quequish GUEST COLUMNIST

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s a Saulteaux man and a band member of Weagamow Lake First Nation, I used to grumble that topics pertaining to Aboriginal communities rarely made the headlines, especially when I was covering those issues. But with Idle No More popping up in the news recently, my grumbling has been replaced with frustration over all the hate speech that is freely accessible to the public online.

Derogatory statements made by commentators have become a pervasive fixture on many online news websites

and social media sites like Facebook. This is worrisome because movements like Idle No More have received a lot of flack from everyday Canadians who might not have a clear understanding of the issues involved.

Idle No More began in its physical form on Dec. 10, 2012 when protestors took a number from Occupy Wall Street and took up temporary residence in federal buildings throughout the country to fight Bill C-45, a controversial piece of legislation in an omnibus budget bill. As Idle No More gained media attention, I began to notice a lot of white noise.

The latter was the deafening silence of the Harper government, stifled by the cacophony of hate speech being spread throughout social media in response to this

movement.

It was actually pretty tense, as I saw one gentleman post a picture of a semi-automatic rifle, saying he was going to “see what the red man has to say about this!” on Twitter. He has since deleted the tweet and made his account private. What was the media’s reaction?

Despite Idle No More advocates clearly stating on the web site and in interviews the mandate of Idle No More to contest changes to the Indian Act and to protect territorial waters, Sun News Network still managed to call those involved in the movement terrorists – but maybe Sun News is a bad example. I digress.

What has the response to Idle No More taught me? It has taught me that an indeterminate number of Canadians see me as a jobless, hopeless drunk who is

dependent on the government for social assistance to get by – I didn’t know that, I thought I was doing just fine going to a leading community college to study journalism.

I worry for Aboriginal youth who are more familiar with the Internet who read these messages about death threats to the founders of Idle No More, or the hateful comments left on stories about Idle No More. The movement is a gamble, and not everyone is fully convinced that it will bring positive change. One thing for sure though, is that things must change.

Christian Quequish is a former intern reporter at Wawatay who is now the news editor at Humber College’s student newspaper.

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Awareness – Allies – Action

Author of Indian Residential School book ‘Wawathe’ on Idle No More and political change Robert Wells Author of Wawahte

At this time, the Idle No More movement produces upsurges and swirls in mutually supportive, but not integrated, activities across Canada, in support of a changed relationship with Canada’s Aboriginal peoples.

Chiefs demand that Canada (the Crown) live up to Treaty promises. The Canadian government and First Nations quarrel about meetings, meeting agendas, and attendance, and engage in publicity antics, preposterous behavior, and witch-hunts, and talk about perceptions from times past. All the while, many of the people in the north live in less than desirable conditions.

Without financial independence, and with scarcely few employment opportunities, First Nation communities are totally dependent upon federal funding, arms

length bureaucracy and decisionmaking. Many chiefs and councils struggle to fairly allocate financial resources working from their underfunded program desks in the reality of day-to-day social crisis management.

Recent events have received media attention, and mainstream Canadians have become aware of conditions existing in some of Canada’s northern First Nation impoverished communities.

Opinions and fault be as they may, it is unacceptable for people to be living in what has been called Third World conditions in one the wealthiest countries in the world.

There are three issues: The first is our Treaty obligations. It is understandable, considering the historic context of the Treaties, that the failure to define and honour them is important and emotional. It must be understood that only the Canadian fed-

eral government has mandated authority to decide Treaty issues and changes to existing federal legislation, i.e. The Indian Act. The British Crown relinquished all responsibility for Canadian domestic matters at the time of Confederation, including Trea-

“When I get discouraged, I come back to being completely mindful of the children.

How they are doing will tell us if we are actually succeeding.” ties signed before and after 1867.

Failure to accept this simple fact very often obstructs dealing with other important issues. This is particularly true when meeting agendas are set for other subjects.

Off topic “Treaty” talk creates

frustration, impedes building trust relationships, and is a set up for false expectations and failure.

Second, we are not hearing enough about are examples of what is working: First Nation cooperative partnerships between educators, industry, governments, and people of goodwill who are there to help.

This wide-ranging objective is to use opportunities and change to transform northern First Nation communities into self-reliant economically viable places of contentment and pride – places to live where tradition and selfdetermination prevail. We must make possible curative economic opportunism that will put an end to First Nation crisis management. We live in a dynamic world and the challenges include First Nation community stability: - Academic and vocational education: an educated general population is critical to Canada’s future.

Considering other options to Anishinabe Ojibway autonomy Editor, Even though I may have partial support from the local native intelligensia and other non-native groups, I definitely have ruffled a few eagle feathers or upset the applecart (i.e. the Indian establishment, INAC bureaucrats and/or the ‘status quo’ as Shawn Atleo calls it) with my political commentary.

Therefore, at the risk of being misunderstood, I shall pose this question to all the nay-sayers out in Indian country: What is the alternative to the ideas of Anishinabe Ojibway freedom and autonomy which I had outlined in a previous letter to the editor?

In my personal opinion, I believe there are four of them: 1. In order to achieve a high level of accountability on the reserve, all payments known as ‘band funds’ that are currently transferred to the band council for programs and services such as housing, education, health care and economic development should be paid directly to each individual band member.

2. If the community wants to become economically or financially self sufficient, the reserve lands which are now held by the

Crown (government of Canada) should be transferred in fee simple to every band member. The transfer of reserve lands allow for such property and assets to be used in whatever manner the individual band member sees fit to do as he or she pleases with it.

3. A municipal-type governmental model should be implemented rather than the so-called ‘self-government’ one. The money necessary for the day to day operations of government (i.e. administration and band employees), and major infrastructure projects could be raised by taxing both native and non-native businesses on reserve as well as using other non-federal or provincial sources of revenue.

4. Non-natives married to or living common-law with band members, whether on or off reserve, should be entitled to participate in the local political community by being granted the democratic right to vote, thus giving them the opportunity to serve as elected representatives on band councils.

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- Land Claim recognition that First Nations have a proprietary claim to natural resources within often yet to be defined territories.

- First Nation determination in resource development and economic entitlement. Resource sharing with First Nation governments including a negotiated share of the resource royalties and corporate taxes.

Separating those matters that individuals have control over from those which they do not will allow progress to be made nation-to-nation. This current round of media hype has brought attention to the plight of Canada’s First Peoples. We should not tie the hands of those that we empower to negotiate legislative change, nation-to-nation policy and Treaties. We cannot burden people with off task issues and pointless interruption and expect the long- standing Treaty and Indian Act issues to be resolved.

The chief malaise is economic.

As a democracy, Canada alone has the power to create legislative change. Our citizen based parliamentary form of government, has, by design, empowered elected representatives to establish government policy and the law of the country. In addition we are members of the international community and our treatment of Aboriginal people is being assessed on the world stage.

Third: C.B.C. recently asked former Prime Minister Paul Martin: “If one were to draw up a master plan to heal this relationship, what would be the key measures to be taken?”

Martin’s response: “Explain to Canadians the truth of the issues that are being raised. Canadians do not receive an adequate explanation of this. Some of the

incredible misconceptions are fostered by the fact that Canadians do not know and have never been taught Aboriginal history adequately.”

Many Canadians have grownup uninformed about the history of Indian residential schools, forced integration, and presentday circumstances.

Do what governments have been unable able to do – get people involved. Take the challenge – be idle no more. Racism in all its forms and manifestations can never be tolerated. When I get discouraged, I come back to being completely mindful of the children. How they are doing will tell us if we are actually succeeding. All else is idle chatter.

May we all aspire to live in honour of the Seven Grandfather Teachings: ‘Humility; Respect; Honesty; Wisdom; Love; Truth; Courage’ Robert P. Wells’ book Wawathe tells the stories of residential school survivors from northern Ontario. The book’s second edition has recently been published and the book is also being sold to schools by GoodMinds.com of the Six Nations of the Grand River.

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Missing and murdered women ‘huge issue’ Stephanie Wesley Wawatay News

At noon on Feb.14, 35 people gathered at City Hall in Thunder Bay to participate in the fifth annual Valentine’s Day memorial march for missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Before the march, three women talked to the small crowd about their reasons for organizing and attending the march.

Annette Schroeter or Muskrat Dam First Nation, explained that the subject of missing and murdered Indigenous women is a “huge issue.”

Schroeter was born and raised in Prince George, BC. The city is located on Highway 16 which is known as the “highway of tears.”

“Since the 1940’s, about 18 women have gone missing along that route,” Schroeter said.

She explained that being from the area, she knew families of women who have went missing on the highway.

“It’s very personal for a lot of us; (the missing women) are family members of the people we know.”

During her speech, Schroeter talked about sexual assault cases in BC involving First Nations women and law officials. She said after three years of stories of the assaults circulating, the cases were finally looked into. Schroeter also made mention of a report recently released by the New York-based Human Rights Watch group that contains alle-

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Sharon Johnson leads the fifth annual Valentines Day memorial walk. gations of sexual assaults on First Nations women by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in BC. “The Canadian justice system has continued to fail us. We need to end the constant grief and fear we all live under so our women can live a better life,” Schroeter said.

Sharon Johnson said she hopes her nieces can grow up and have a good life where they do not have to carry the hurt that she and her family do regarding the unsolved murder of her sister Sandra in Thunder Bay 21 years ago.

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is to live with the grief and to have no answers as to what happened to my own sister,” Johnson said. She has been involved in the Valentine’s Day march for the last five years. Johnson said that it is important for families of missing and murdered women to “be there for each other and support each other.”

Mary Natawance said she attended the march to honor the memory of her sisters.

Three of Natawance’s sisters were murdered: one in Thunder Bay, another in Minneapolis, and one in Vancouver.

“That’s why I join these walks all the time,” Natawance said. “I always think about my sisters.”

Johnson led the march, carrying an Eagle staff that had dozens of pink ribbons tied to it. Each ribbon had the name of a missing or murdered Indigenous woman on it.

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Mushkegowuk grand chief continues chemo treatment Louttit remains ‘hopeful’ in battle with cancer Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News

As Stan Louttit undergoes his third round of chemotherapy in Kingston on Feb. 15, the Mushkegowuk grand chief is ‘hopeful’ about his battle with cancer. “I’m very optimistic and strong that things will be improving and good in the coming weeks,� Louttit said while in the Kingston General Hospital.

Last October, Louttit underwent surgery to remove tumours from his colon and liver but surgeons discovered the cancer had spread to his stomach lining. Days following the surgery, doctors recommended he undergo chemotherapy.

Louttit began the treatment in late January and said as he began his third round, doctors prescribed a “stronger and aggressive� drug.

Chemotherapy is meant to reduce the size of tumours to a more “manageable� size, Louttit said, and doctors said the new drug will help combat the cancer. “Hopefully they’re right that it will start showing results soon,� Louttit said. “That’s what I’m hoping for anyway. I feel a lot better in the last two days since I got it and I think that’s a good sign

that I’m starting to turn the page.�

Louttit also saw a traditional healer in Moose Factory, and a ceremony was conducted about two months ago. “The purpose was to begin that support for me and begin that prayer and healing for me,� Louttit said. “(The healer) is hopeful that with continued ceremony and healing, that the whole cancer can be taken care of and can be eliminated.�

Since he began the chemo treatment, Louttit said he feels very tired and immobile. “I try to be as active as I can be,� he said. “I try to travel if I can and am able during the weeks I’m not in chemo.�

Louttit remains the Mushkegowuk grand chief, though he has served in a limited capacity since the fall.

In recent weeks, he has worked from home but even while he is in Kingston, he

keeps in touch with the office in Moose Factory. “The (Mushkegowuk) chiefs are understanding and supporting in my treatment, giving time to get better so I can be back working for my people again, which is hopefully pretty soon,� Louttit said.

Louttit said he is overwhelmed by the support he has received from people within not only the Mushkegowuk territory, but all of NAN. “I get the odd call from chiefs and community members from other parts of NAN who know me and that I’ve worked with, they wish me well and offer me good support,� he said. “So I’m very happy and overwhelmed of the support I’m getting from people across the territory.�

Louttit is scheduled to start his fourth round of treatment in the week of Feb. 26. Doctors informed him that after the fifth round, they will perform a CT scan to see if the cancer has reduced. “So hopefully it’ll start showing some good results for me and that I’m able to be back doing what I like doing, which is doing my job as the grand chief,� he said. “I think I’m slowly turning the page. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.�

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John Duncan, federal minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, has resigned as minister.

Duncan submitted his resignation on Feb. 15, citing an inappropriate letter he wrote to the Tax Court of Canada as reason for stepping down. “In June of 2011 I wrote a character reference letter to the Tax Court of Canada on behalf of an individual who my constituency staff was providing casework assistance on a Canada Revenue Agency matter,� Duncan said in a statement. “While the letter was written with honourable intentions, I realize that it was not appropriate for me, as a Min-

ister of the Crown, to write to the Tax Court. I have therefore offered my resignation as Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development to the Prime Minister, which he has accepted,� he said.

Duncan will remain MP for Vancouver Island North.

Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore will serve as the acting minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development until Duncan’s replacement is named.

NDP Aboriginal Affairs critic Jean Crowder commended Duncan for taking responsibility for his actions. But Crowder added that the government now has to find a permanent replacement in the near future. “At this crucial time in First Nation, Metis and Inuit relations, the Prime Minister

must move quickly to replace Duncan with a full-time minister – not someone who’s time is split between three ministries – who can help the Conservative government change direction and start building a more respectful nation-to-nation relationship with First Nations, Metis and Inuit,� Crowder said in a press release.

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The Lac Seul bantams won their division at Little Bands, as did the community’s midget team.

Winning just half the battle Elvis Trout and Derek Maud, coaches of the Lac Seul Bantam hockey team, are trying to teach their players life skills as well as hockey skills while building a successful team. Their efforts paid off last week, as the Lac Seul bantams captured the Little Bands championship. Trout and Maud spoke to Wawatay News about hockey, life and coaching.

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Wawatay (WWT): What is the background of the Lac Seul Hockey Team?

Elvis Trout (ET): Most of them, there’s about half of our team that play minor hockey in Sioux Lookout and the other half that want to play come from other reserves in Lac Seul itself, where they don’t know organized hockey yet, so we get experienced ones to teach the ones that don’t know how to play hockey that much.

Derek Maud (DM): Lac Seul, we play both off and on reserve members. Half play organized sports while some don’t so we usually mix these players up to create equality in all our lines.

skills and gives them confidence. Building blocks for them as they get older.

WWT: How did playing sports impact on your personal growth and development?

ET: I actually used to play hockey before but seeing that my knees got replaced so I can’t do the sports anymore I’m just trying to teach the younger kids how to have fun, meet friends and enjoy themselves.

DM: Well as my first year as Head Coach I find it rewarding and challenging. Something I can really get into, organizing lines, keep heads cool, making sure everyone had ice time.

WWT: Can you tell me how this kind of tournament affects the kids when they play hockey?

ET: They enjoy themselves plus they also meet other hockey players from other parts of the reserves like from Treaty 9 and they make new friends.

DM: They feel awesome.

Being a part of a team, a unit.

Most of them don’t know each other but they get into the dressing room, it’s like they

WWT: Do you think that youth benefit from doing sports like hockey in terms of developing their own personal growth and character?

ET: I think I do because they pretty well listen to me and I think they respect me too in taking the time out to bring them out.

DM: Yes, definitely helps build character, self esteem, sense of pride, develops their

always knew each other, it’s quite amazing.

WWT: How do you think it impacts the youth on their character in later life? Do you think it helps develop it?

ET: Yes, I do because they tend to want to play hockey every chance they get now, boy that makes me feel good when I see them trying to play hockey.

DM: I strongly believe so, especially in team building skills developing, confidence building and communication on ice during games.

WWT: What about families, how do they get involved?

ET: They usually donate money, which helps me out on their rooms and the meals because most kids don’t have money. So I guess everybody sort of chips in.

DM: Being very supportive, coming from Lac Seul we travel here and it’s a two hour drive so it takes dedication for parents and supporting family to come out and drive 6:00 a.m. in the morning or getting home at 2:00 a.m. Goes to show we support our youth.

Top: In the novice division, for players five to seven years old, Wyatt McKay of Sachigo Lake fires a shot by Bearskin Lake’s Casey Gardner. .

Above: Sandy Lake atom forwards, from right, Trent Kakepetum and Shane Phelan watch a shot beat goalie Elijah Mekanak of Sachigo Lake.

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Sachigo Lake, Lac Seul and Sandy Lake were the big winners at the 2013 Little Bands Native Youth Hockey Tournament, held Feb. 11-17 in Dryden.

“The Sachigo teams were pretty good,” said Little Bands tournament organizer Stephan Fiddler, noting they won the A-Side Atom and the B-Side Peewee championships and were runners-up in the A-Side Bantam, the A-Side Novice and the B-Side Midget championships.

This year’s Little Bands tournament attracted more than 600 players, coaches, parents and fans.

“Everybody was happy because we played all our games under one roof,” Fiddler said. “We had it in Sioux Lookout before and we had games in Eagle Lake too at the same time we were having the tournament in Sioux Lookout. This one in Dryden worked a lot better for everybody.”

Fiddler said Dryden had more to offer for tournament players, coaches, parents and fans than Sioux Lookout. ”There were more hotels and a lot more things to do in Dryden,” Fiddler said. “The Dryden mayor was at the Dryden arena most of the time.”

Little Bands organizers are currently looking at adding a girls hockey divi-

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Above: A Sachigo Lake defender leans on Kolton Meekis of Sandy Lake in an atom semifinal game.

sion for next year’s tournament after requests from community members.

“We’re going to add a girls division for next year,” Fiddler said.

Fiddler encouraged youth to prepare for next year’s Little Bands tournament.

“Start practicing,” Fiddler said, “respect the game, respect your opponents and have fun.”

Other winners included Lac Seul, who won the A-Side Midget and A-Side Bantam championships and was runner-up in the A-Side Peewee championship.

Sandy Lake won the A-Side Novice, B-Side Bantam and C-Side Peewee championships and was runner-up in the A-Side Midget championships.

Kasabonika Lake won the B-Side Midget championship and was runner-up in the B-Side Peewee championship.

Kingfisher Lake won the C-Side Midget championship.

Round Lake won the C-Side Bantam championship.

Bearskin Lake were runners-up in the A-Side Atom, B-Side Bantam, C-Side Midget and C-Side Peewee championships.

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REVIEW English River Forest 2009–2019 Forest Management Plan Review of Proposed Operations for Phase II 2014–2019 Information Centre The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), Resolute FP and the Ignace Local Citizens Advisory Committee (LCAC) invite you to an information centre to help us develop the second five-year term (2014–2019) of the 2009–2019 Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the English River Forest.

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You will have the opportunity to review and comment on: t The proposed areas identified for harvest, renewal and tending operations; and, t The proposed road locations and conditions for the second five-year term.

You will also have an opportunity to contribute to the background information to be used in planning.

How to Get Involved To facilitate your review, an Information Centre will be held at the following location from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on: March 27, 2013 at the North Woods Motor Inn in Ignace Ontario A summary map showing proposed areas for harvest, renewal and tending operations as well as the proposed road corridors will be available at the information centre or upon request.

The information and maps available at the Information Centre will also be available for review and comment at the Resolute FP office in Fort Frances and Thunder Bay and at the MNR Ignace Area office, by appointment during normal office hours for a period of 30 days from March 27, 2013 to April 26, 2013. Comments must be received by John Coady at the MNR Ignace Area office or Dave Legg at the Resolute FP Canada Inc. office by April 26, 2013. (Addresses below) Meetings with representatives of the planning team and the LCAC can be requested at any time during the planning process. Reasonable opportunities to meet planning team members during non-business hours will be provided upon request. If you require more information or wish to discuss your interests and concerns with a planning team member, please contact one of the individuals listed below: John Coady Ministry of Natural Resources Highway 599, PO Box 448 Ignace, ON POT 1TO tel: 807-934-2255 e-mail: john.coady@ontario.ca

Dave Legg Resolute FP Canada Inc. 427 Mowat Ave. Fort Frances, ON P9A 1Y8 tel: 807-274-5311 ext 1215 e-mail: dave.legg@resolutefp.com

Jamie Fassett Ignace LCAC PO Box 448 Ignace, ON POT 1TO tel: 807-934-2255 (c/o John Coady)

During the planning process there is an opportunity to make a written request to seek resolution of issues with the plan author, the MNR District Manager or the Regional Director using a process described in the Forest Management Planning Manual (2009).

The operations for the first five-year term (Phase I) of the 10-year FMP 2009–2019 are nearing completion and detailed planning for the second five-year term (Phase II) operations are commencing. This first stage (Stage 1) notice is to invite you to review and comment on proposed operations and to contribute to the background information to be used in planning.

Stay Involved There will be two more formal opportunities for you to be involved. These stages are tentatively scheduled as follows: Stage 2 – Review of Draft Planned Operations Stage 3 – Inspection of MNR-Approved Planned Operations

July/August 2013 Nov/Dec 2013

The tentative scheduled date for submission of the draft-planned operations is May, 2013.

If you would like to be added to a mailing list to be notified of public involvement opportunities, please contact John Coady at (807) 934-2255.

The Ministry of Natural Resources is collecting your personal information and comments under the authority of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act. Any personal information you provide (address, name, telephone, etc.) will be protected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; however, your comments will become part of the public consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may be used by the Ministry of Natural Resources to send you further information related to this forest management planning exercise.

If you have questions about the use of your personal information, please contact Patti Mittleholt at (807) 223-7557.

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Hockey camps develop leadership skills across north Youth in northern Ontario had the opportunity to enhance their hockey and leadership skills during Right to Play’s hockey camp tour of Attawapiskat, Webequie, Sachigo Lake and Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI).

Right to Play, an international organization that uses sports to educate and empower youth facing adversity, brought its Hockey for Development program to the northern communities along with a former NHL player and an Olympic gold medalist.

The program made its first stop in Attawapiskat prior to the Christmas holidays, said Lauren Simeson, sport for development manager at Right To Play, “Attawpaiskat is full of kids,” Simeson said, noting that 150 kids took part in the program.

“They all have equipment.

Their on-ice skill is amazing.

They’re really talented hockey players.”

John Chabot, a former NHL player and member of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation in Quebec, facilitated the camp.

The program then made its way to Webequie, where about 100 youth took part in the camp led by Sami Jo Small, a two-time Olympic gold medalist with the women’s ice hockey team.

In Sachigo Lake, 100 local youth were joined by about 20 from Muskrat Dam. “We’re bringing communities together and working together and encouraging them to bring their kids together to do more things,” Simeson said.

In early February, the program was in KI, where 70-80 youth took part. They also received 50 sets of equipment thanks to a partnership Right to Play has with NHLPA’s Goals & Dreams Fund. The equipment was theirs to keep following the program.

Simeson said the first day of the program is introduc-

tory and opens with a family skate. Then the youth take part in structured practice sessions before a full scrimmage on the last day. And the youth are usually divided up by age group, which ranged from four-years-old to the mid-20’s.

“You see a lot of leadership where the older youth work with younger kids. And there’s a lot of encouraging remarks, a lot of teamwork.”

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Simeson said the change in the youth’s skill development and mentality throughout the camp is noticeable.

“They enjoyed different drills and stick handling,” she said. “And you see a lot of leadership where the older youth work with younger kids. And there’s a lot of encouraging remarks, a lot of teamwork.”

The youth also learned some life skills along the way.

“Leadership, cooperation and teamwork: they’re all inherent through sport,” Simeson said.

The program also included off-ice sessions, such as leadership skills, team building, and goal setting activities.

In KI, there were also seven adults that took part in a coaching workshops and who are on their way to be certified coaches with Hockey Canada.

It is the third year the program has been in north. It was previously in Pikangikum, Moose Cree, Wapekeka, Sandy Lake and Marten Falls.

The Hockey Development program is part of a larger program called PLAY (promoting life skills in Aboriginal youth), which is offered in 45 First Nation communities in Ontario.

PLAY employs a community mentor in each community and includes two core programs in youth leadership and afterschool programming, the latter often led by youth.

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Mason used to use two SIM cards before when travelling to Thunder Bay or Winnipeg. “I just changed the SIM cards when I got to Thunder Bay or Winnipeg,� Mason said. “But now I don’t have to do that.�

Mason is looking forward to being able to use his cell phone in other cities across the country in the future.

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You can add your (prepayment KM) voucher (cards) yourself.�

KM has been promoting a Staying Positive for KM cell phone users to keep a positive balance on their cell phone accounts. Voucher cards are available in the KM communities and at the KO office in Sioux Lookout.

Beaton said KM has been negotiating with Rogers to provide cross-Canada service for the KM cell phone users from the 20 KM communities by this summer. “Rogers is so big — in order to set up a roaming agreement with them you have to go through this whole set of steps, and there’s hundreds of steps,�

Beaton said. “They estimate it takes four to five months to get everything approved. It’s an amazing process; I’ve never seen anything like it.�

KM cell phone users currently have access to the TBayTel network in northwestern Ontario and visitors from outside the KM communities also have access to the KM network while in the communities. “It was good having my number and being able to roam in Thunder Bay,� said Keewaywin’s Raymond Mason. “I usually forward my calls to my cell number, so that comes in real handy when I can use

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Although 2G cell phones will work in the KM communities, 3G cell phones are required on the TBayTel network and the upcoming Rogers network. “We only use unlocked phones, as well,� Beaton said. “We order them in or you can order them online. You can find them in different cities too.�

Beaton said the use of KM phones on the TBayTel network in northwestern Ontario and the cross-Canada Rogers network helps to keep the KM network in the northern communities operating. “If they’re using a KM phone, then they’re helping to pay for the KM network,� Beaton said. “Using your northern phone will keep the network working.�

Beaton said the online billing system was designed and built by two Keewaytinook Okimakanak staff members over the past few months. “That’s all been done by Terence Burnard and Adi Linden,� Beaton said. “We’ve learned a lot.�

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INSPECTION Approved Forest Management Plan Inspection Pic River 2013–2023 Forest Management Plan The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), GreenForest Management Inc. (GFMI) and the Pic River Public Consultation Committee (PRPCC) would like to advise you that the 2013–2023 Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the Pic River Forest has been approved by the MNR Regional Director and is available for inspection. The Pic River Forest is formed from the former Pic River Ojibway Forest and Black River Forest through an amalgamation process.

The Planning Process The FMP takes approximately two years to complete. During this time, five formal opportunities for public and Aboriginal involvement are provided. The fourth opportunity (Stage 4) for this FMP occurred on September 25, 2012–November 21, 2012 when the public was invited to review and comment on the draft FMP. This ‘Stage 5’ notice is to advise you that the MNRapproved FMP will be available for inspection for 30 days.

FMP Inspection – Final Opportunity During the 30-day inspection period, you may make a written request to the Director, Environmental Assessment Approvals Branch, Ministry of the Environment for an individual environmental assessment of specific forest management activities in the FMP. A response to a request will normally be provided by the Director, Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch, Ministry of the Environment after the completion of the 30-day inspection period.

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SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY PRIMARY HEALTH CARE UNIT SCHEDULER Internal/External Posting Full Time Position Location: Sioux Lookout, Ontario Under the direction of the Contract Supervisor, the Scheduler is responsible for the scheduling of physicians by completing and distributing physicians monthly work schedule in consultation with the Medical Director.

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KNOWLEDGE & ABILITY ‡ Ability to communicate in one or more of the First Nations dialects of the Sioux Lookout District will be an asset; ‡ Must have knowledge and understanding of Native culture, and of the geographic realities and social conditions within remote First Nations Communities; ‡ +DQGOLQJ RI VHQVLWLYH FRQ¿GHQWLDO PDWHULDO VWULFWO\ LQ FRQ¿GHQFH LQ DFFRUGDQFH ZLWK RI¿FH SROLF\ Please send cover letter, resume, three most recent employment references and an up-to-date Criminal Reference Check with a Vulnerable Person’s Sector Check to: Human Resource Department Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority P.O. Box 1300, 61 Queen Street Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 Phone: (807) 737-1802 Fax: (807) 737-2969 Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com Closing Date: February 22, 2013 The Health Authority wishes to thank all applicants in advance.

However, only those granted an interview will be contacted. **Please ensure the SLFNHA receives your Criminal Reference Check as soon as possible to avoid delays in processing your application. ** For additional information regarding the Health Authority, please visit our Web-site at www.slfnha.com

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Support needed on and off reserve for people living with HIV/AIDS Shawn Bell Wawatay News

Rene Boucher knows how difficult it is to live with HIV in a small community.

In 1993, after being diagnosed HIV positive, Boucher returned to his home of Sioux Lookout to try and figure the next steps in his life. But he quickly realized that his return was not a normal homecoming – and that living with HIV poses more challenges than simply dealing with the illness. “People thought I’d be spreading it around town,�

Boucher reflects. “There was a big stigma against people living with HIV, a fear of HIV spreading, and people felt unsafe.�

Much of the fear Boucher faced from others was based on ignorance, on people not knowing what HIV was and not being able to put themselves in his shoes.

And while some of that ignorance has faded in the 20 years since then, as public understanding of the disease has grown, much of it remains today, as bad as it was when Boucher was first diagnosed. “Over the years it has gotten a little bit better, but not a whole lot,� Boucher says. “The stigma is still the biggest thing today. It is still very prominent in many communities, there is still this fear that comes from people thinking they can catch HIV very easily.�

But the stigma is only one of the many challenges people liv-

Rene Boucher is working to advance the cause of First Nations and Aboriginal people living with HIV/AIDS. ing with HIV face, especially in remote First Nations. Access to medication also poses a huge challenge, as does a lack of culturally appropriate services and jurisdictional issues between federal and provincial funding for First Nations people.

Those issues and many more are on the agenda when the second annual summit of First Nations and Aboriginal people living with HIV/AIDS takes place in North Bay Mar. 4-6.

The summit will bring together upwards of 25 Aboriginal people living with HIV/ AIDS, including at least eight people living on-reserve in northern Ontario, to discuss care, treatment and support

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The Prenatal/Postnatal Support Worker will be responsible for the delivery of the Sioux Lookout Prenatal Nutrition Program/Aboriginal Prenatal and Postnatal Support Program.

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Boucher said the organizers originally wanted to focus on people living with HIV/ AIDS on reserve, as they face some of the most difficult challenges, especially related to accessing medicine and health services in a remote location.

In 2005 when the idea for the summit first came up, there were essentially no services for people living on reserve with HIV/AIDS, Boucher said. “We really wanted to start the conversation on what do I have in my community, what do I need and where are the gaps,� Boucher said. “But we realized we were going to have to look at off

reserve care also. Many of the people had no choice but to move off because there wasn’t support or services for them.�

Last year’s summit was the first of its kind in Ontario, a province where services and programs specifically for Aboriginal people living with HIV/AIDS remain limited.

Boucher said the summit was a success, especially given that the Anishinabek Nation passed a resolution soon after the summit, calling on the organization to include people living with HIV/AIDS when it works on items related to those populations.

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Please submit cover letter, resume and three references to: Health Director Keewaytinook Okimakanak Box 340 Balmertown, ON P0V 1C0 Fax (807) 735-1383

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Finding tools to fight disease and stigma Con’t from page 12 Boucher hopes this year’s summit will push the issues even further along as the organization continues its struggle to have people living with HIV/ AIDS recognized for what they are – people fighting a disease, no different than those fighting other life threatening diseases such as cancer.

He would like to see other First Nations governments, such as Nishnawbe Aski Nation, pass similar resolutions as Anishinabek Nation. He would also like to see better connections between services provided in urban settings and services offered on reserve.

And he would like First Nations communities to provide safe spaces for their members living with HIV/AIDS to return home, and the help they need to fight the disease.

But most of all Boucher wants to continue addressing the stigma around HIV/AIDS. He says there are still too many people who are afraid to disclose their illness to their communities, for fear they will be shunned or asked to leave.

The result of the stigma, Boucher said, is that people are dying from AIDS instead of getting medication that could save them.

Meanwhile cases of HIV are going unreported because people are too scared to get tested, creating a potential major public health problem, especially in a region where Hepatitis C rates are on the rise.

What is needed, Boucher said, is for everyone to think about what kind of support they would want if they were diagnosed with HIV. “Ask yourself, what if it was me?� Boucher said. “How would I want to be treated?�

My Heart and Spirit have Come Home I had migrated to the city quite young as a runaway, running from experiences of childhood sexual abuse, running hoping to leave painful memories behind me, running with no sense of direction and ultimately running without ever realizing how this act would feed into my being totally disconnected from family, community, culture and traditions.

On a deeper level, the disconnect impacted me physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually and I believe this disconnect laid the pathway of vulnerability to HIV for me.

Many years later, through the course of my increasing struggles with drug addictions, I had the opportunity to go to an Aboriginal healing centre to finally try to deal with my issues.

One day, after three weeks of my being at this healing centre, a very special ceremony was initiated for me.

The ceremony took place at the traditional lodge where a sacred fire burned 24/7.

I was escorted out to the lodge by a female Elder and my first sight of the lodge was a vision I have never forgotten. People had gathered and were lined up on either side of the eastern doorway creating a pathway for me to walk into the lodge. An Elder spoke about how many of our people have lost their connection to who they are, to culture and traditions, to family and community, and more importantly to our connection to the creator.

I felt a real sense of something lifting away from me as he spoke, and tears were pouring down my face. The Elder then declared that I had come home, and that the people that were present wanted to welcome me home.

In that moment, for the first time in my whole life, my heart began to feel peace and belonging. This welcome home has stayed within my heart to this day, and was the beginning of my healing journey to actually coming home.

This coming home ceremony laid a pathway to addressing my own disconnect at so many levels. I am truly home, no matter where I am now in my journey, my heart is home!

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

CALL FOR DIRECTORS The Mushkegowuk Environmental Research Centre, a non-profit Corporation of the seven Chiefs of Mushkegowuk Tribal Council, is searching for three (3) dedicated individuals to fill vacancies on its Board of Directors, each having demonstrated knowledge, skills and abilities in three or more of the following areas: x x x x x

Industry Specific Knowledge Indigenous Values Business Development Traditional Ecological Knowledge Strategic Planning

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These positions are three year terms, and successful candidates are expected to assist in the governance and guidance of the Centre in its mission to develop and deliver high quality research and information services to First Nations, Industry and Government Agencies.

A more detailed information package and application forms are available via the contact information below until 4:00 p.m. March 8, 2013.

Only fully completed applications delivered via email or delivered to the addressee below no later than 4:00 p.m. March 13, 2013 will be considered for interviews.

Contact: Miriam Fleming Executive Director Mushkegowuk Environmental Research Centre 36 Birch Street South Timmins, ON P4P 2A5 Tel: 705-268-1123 Fax: 705-268-3282 Email: merc@vianet.ca

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Home repair tips and techniques were highlighted by home improvement guru Jon Eakes during the 11th Annual First Nations Northern Housing Conference.

“We see of lot of home maintenance issues — a lot of minor drywall repairs that need to be done, people hanging up pictures,” said Chris Price, technical services advisor with Bimose Tribal Council. “Storage is always an issue with homes nowadays, so by providing these simple little tips and techniques we were hoping to alleviate some of the issues that we are having with drywall repairs, drywall anchors.”

Eakes provided advice on a variety of drywall repairs, how to use different kinds of drywall anchors for hanging pic-

tures and other objects, how to do a number of kitchen cabinet adjustments and repairs and information on the proper materials needed to build nonsag shelving units during the Home Owner Home Repair How-To workshop on the third day of the Feb. 12-14 housing conference, held at the Valhalla Inn in Thunder Bay. “I enjoy having Jon up here every year,” Price said. “He’s a great presenter; he knows his stuff backwards and forwards.

He tries to get the audience involved every year and it’s great to have him.”

Eakes also hosted the Builders Challenge, on Feb. 13, which featured interior finishing techniques such as installing drywall, inside and outside corner finishing, cabinet hanging and fastening and installing a variety of baseboards, mouldings and trims.

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install drywall, trim, plumbing outlets and how to do mudding and taping,” Price said about the Builders Challenge.

“So I said, ‘well, let’s take it to the next step’ (for the home repair tips session). We have (the interior finishing demonstration wall unit) in place, so let’s teach them how to repair it. So we knocked some holes in it, taught them different techniques and plastering.”

The Builders Challenge was split up into four different sessions, with four teams of two working on different tasks in each session. At the completion of each session, the workmanship of each team was graded.

“You got some prizes at the end of it, you got some hands-on experience,” Price said. “It’s a great approach for learning something rather than sitting here listening to someone talk for 90 minutes.”

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Quick drywall repair for home improvement

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Home improvement guru Jon Eakes shared a quick technique to repair holes in drywall during the 11th Annual First Nations Northern Housing Conference, held Feb. 12-14 in Thunder Bay. Eakes first cut a drywall patch on the back to just smaller than the hole while leaving the front paper intact. He then plastered drywall compound around the hole (left) before sticking the patch over the compound and hole (centre). He finished by applying a layer of compound over the patch (right).

Notice of Public Comment Period DRAFT Environmental Impact Statement / Environmental Assessment Report

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Over the next seven weeks, OHRG will be sharing the details of the draft EIS/EA Report with the Project stakeholders and accepting comments.

Planned information sharing includes presentations to government, meetings with Aboriginal groups and an Open House in Atikokan.

The combined draft EIS/EA Report was prepared according to provincial and federal information requirements for the Project. Provincially the requirements include the Terms of Reference approved by the Minister of the Environment on July 4, 2012. Federally, the requirements include the EIS Guidelines prepared by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and posted on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry on December 15, 2011.

The Project is a proposed mine located approximately 23 km northeast of Atikokan, Ontario. The Project involves the establishment, construction, operation, and closure of an open pit gold mine, and any ancillary activities and structures.

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