March 28, 2013 Volume 40 Number 12

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Tournament organizers looking to expand PAGE 15 Vol. 40 No. 12

Treaty # 3 marks its territory PAGE 10

Matawa opens Ring of Fire environmental office PAGE 9 9,300 copies distributed $1.50

March 28, 2013 Northern Ontario’s First Nation Voice since 1974

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“It is my wish and my hope to save the stories that have been told to us when I was young and that have been passed on to us by our grandfathers and their grandfathers and so on and so on.”

Rick Garrick/Wawatay News

Peawanuck Elder and storyteller Louis Bird continues his work documenting the traditional stories of the Cree people of Hudson and James Bay. See story on page 9.

ᐗᐱᑭᑲ ᐅᑕᒋᑲᓇᐗᐸᑕᓇᐗ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ

ᔖᐣ ᐯᓬ ᐗᐗᑌ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐎᐣ

ᐁᐃᔑᓂᑲᑕᒧᐗᐨ “ᑲᓇᑭᐡᑭᑲᑌᐠ” ᐅᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐗᐱᑭᑲ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᐅᑭᑭᐡᑭᓇᓇᐗ ᓇᑯᒥᑎᐎᓂᓂ ᑲᐃᔑᓂᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ (NAPS) ᐁᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒧᐗᐨ ᐅᐣᑌᕒᐃᔪ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐤ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᓇᑯᒥᑎᐎᐣ᙮ ᐁᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐅᑎᓱᐗᐨ ᒣᑾᐨ ᒫᕒᐨ 22 ᐃᐃᒪ ᐗᓂᓇᐗᑲᐣᐠ ᐗᐱᑭᑲ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᓈᕒᒪᐣ ᐳᕒᐋᐣ ᐁᐃᓯᓭᓂᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐗᐠ ᒋᓇᓇᑲᑕᐌᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᑫᐃᔑ ᒥᓄᓭᓂᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ - ᑲᔦᒪ ᒋᓇᑯᒥᑎᐗᐨ ᐅᐣᑌᕒᐃᔪ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐣ (OPP) ᑲᔦᒪ ᐎᓇᐗ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ᙮ “ᑲᐯ ᑭᒋᐊᓄᑭᒥᐣ ᐅᐅᐌ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᐃᐸᐦᑭᐗᐠ ᐁᑲᑴᑲᒋᑎᓇᒪᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᐡ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᒋᑭᐅᒋ ᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑎᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᓇᐣ ᒋᒥᓄᔭᐗᐨ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐊᐣᑾᒥᒋᑲᓂᐗᐠ ᒋᓂᑲᓂ ᑲᓇᐗᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᑖᕒᓯ ᐦᐋᕒᐳᕒ, ᐗᐱᑭᑲ ᑲᑭᓂᑲᓂᑲᓇᐗᐸᑕᐠ ᑲᑭᑲᑴᑲᐡᑭᑕᒪᓱᐗᐨ ᒋᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒧᐗᐨ ᓇᑯᒥᑎᐎᓂᓂ᙮ “ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐗᐠ ᒥᓉᑕᒧᐗᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑭᒋᓀᑕᓇᐗ, ᒥᓇ ᐅᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᐅᒥᓉᑕᓇᐗ ᒋᑭᑌᐱᓇᒧᐗᐨ ᐅᐅᐌᓂ ᓇᑯᒥᑎᐎᓂᓂ,” ᐦᐋᕒᐳᕒ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ ᐗᐱᑭᑲ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᐣ ᐅᑭᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫᑕᓇᐗ ᐁᓀᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐗᐠ ᒣᑾᐨ 2009 ᒋᑭᐅᓀᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᑭᔭᐸᐨ ᒋᑭᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐗᐨ ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᑲᔦᒪ ᒋᑭᑲᑴᒋᒪᑲᓀᐗᐨ ᐅᐣᑌᕒᐃᔪ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ᙮

ᑲᑭᔑᒥᑲᒧᐗᐨ ᐁᐃᓀᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐗᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕒᐃᔪ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᒋᑭᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐗᐨ᙮ ᐦᐋᐳᕒ ᐅᑭᐎᑕᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐅᐣᑌᕒᐃᔪ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᓇᑯᒥᑎᐎᐣ ᑲᐃᓇᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ, ᑕᑭᐃᓯᓭ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐗᐠ ᒋᑭᐊᓄᑭᐦᐊᐗᐨ ᒥᓇ ᒋᑭᐱᒥᐎᑐᐗᐨ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐎ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ᙮ ᑲᑭ ᐃᐡᑾᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒧᐗᐨ ᓇᑯᒥᑎᐎᓂᓂ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐠ ᐅᑲᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᓇᐗ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑭᑐᑕᒧᐗᐨ, ᑲᔦᒪ ᐅᐣᑌᕒᐃᔪ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐣ ᒋᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᓂᐨ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐗᐱᑭᑲ, ᐦᐋᕒᐳᕒ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᑲᑲᑴᑲᒋᑎᓇᒪᐠ ᐃᐃᐌ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐗᐠ ᒋᐎᑕᓄᑭᒪᐗᐨ ᐊᐗᓀᓇᐣ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐎ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᑫᐅᓀᓂᒪᐗᐨ, ᒋᑭᐅᒋ ᐃᓯᓭᐠ ᑾᔭᐠ ᐎᑕᓄᑭᒥᑎᐎᐣ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ,” ᐦᐋᕒᐳᕒ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ ᒥᓇ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐃᐃᐌ ᑲᑐᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐠ ᑲᑲᑴᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᑕᒪᓱᐗᐨ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᑕᑭᐅᒋ ᐃᓯᓭ ᐃᑭᐌᓂᐗᐠ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᒋᑭᓇᑲᑕᐌᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᒋᑭ ᐃᓇᓄᑭᐗᐨ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᐡ ᐅᐅᐌᑎ ᓂᑲᐣ᙮ “ᒥᔑᐣ ᑕᔭᐗᒥᐣ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ, ᒥᓇ ᑕᑭᐃᓯᓭ ᒋᑭᓇᑲᑕᐌᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᑫᑭᐃᓇᓄᑭᐗᐨ ᐃᐃᒪ ᒥᓄᔭᐎᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐣᑾᒥᓯᑫᐎᓇᐣ,” ᐦᐋᕒᐳᕒ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ ᐦᐋᕒᐳᕒ ᐅᑭᐎᑕᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐗᐱᑭᑲ ᐁᑭᓇᓇᑲᑕᐌᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐗᐨ ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᓄᑌᓭᓂᐠ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐎᓂᐗ, ᑲᑭᔑᐎᑕᒧᐗᐸᐣ ᓄᑯᒥᑫ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ᙮ “ᑲᐃᔑᓄᑌᓭᐗᐨ ᔓᓂᔭᓇᐣ (ᐃᑭᐌᓂᐗᐠ ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ), ᑲᐎᐣ ᑭᑌᐱᓭᓯᐗᐠ ᒋᑭᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐗᐨ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᑕᐌᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐎᐣ,” ᐦᐋᕒᐳᕒ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᑭᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᒥᐣ

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ᑲᔭᓂᔑᒪᒐᔭᐠ ᐁᓇᑕᐌᑕᑯᐠ ᑾᔭᐠ ᒋᓇᓇᑲᒋᐦᐊᑲᓀᐗᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐗᐠ ᐅᒥᓄᔭᐎᒥᐗ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐣᑾᒥᓯᐎᓇᐣ᙮” ᑲᐃᔑᓇᑭᐡᑲᒧᐗᐨ ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᓄᑌᓭᓂᐠ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐎᓂᐗ ᐅᐅᐌᑎᓀᑫ ᑭᐌᑎᓄᐠ ᑭᐎᒋᑲᑌ ᓄᑯᒥᑫ, ᐅᐅᐌ ᒣᑾᐨ ᐁᐱᒥᑲᑴᑌᐗᐨ ᒋᑭᓇᑭᓂᑲᑌᓂᐠ

ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑲᒥᓇᑲᓀᐗᐨ ᔓᓂᔭᓇᐣ ᒋᑭᑌᐱᓭᐗᐨ ᑎᓄᑲᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐗᐨ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᐅᐅᒪ ᐅᐣᑌᕒᐃᔪ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑌᓇᐠ᙮ ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᑲᔦ ᑲᑴᑌᐗᐠ ᒋᑭ ᐃᓇᑯᓂᑫᐎᓂᐗᑎᓂᐠ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐎᓂᐗ, ᐁᑲ ᒋᔑᑲᓇᐗᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ᙮ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐎᐣ ᐅᑭᐎᑕᓇᐗ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᐗᐨ

ᔓᓂᔭᓇᐣ ᒋᓇᑭᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᑲᑌᐱᓇᐗᐨ ᔓᓂᔭᐣ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᓂᔭᓄᐊᐦᑭ, ᔕᑯᐨ ᑲᐎᐣ ᑕᑭᓇᑭᓇᑲᓀᓯᐣ ᐊᐊᐌ ᔓᓂᔭ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑲᒥᓇᑲᓀᐗᐨ ᑲᐅᔑ ᐱᒥᐎᑐᐗᐨ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐎᓂᐗ᙮ ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᓇᑯᒥᑎᐎᐣ ᑕᑭᔑᐱᓭ ᐅᐅᐌ ᐊᓂ ᐃᐡᑾᔭᑭᓱᐨ ᒫᕒᐨ᙮ ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭᐃᑭᑐᐗᐠ ᐁᑲ ᒋᒪᓯᓇᐦᐅᑎᓱᐗᐨ ᐅᐡᑭ ᓇᑯᒥᑎᐎᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐁᐅᒋᓇᑴᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᑴᑌᐗᐨ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᔓᓂᔭᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒋᑭ ᐃᓇᑯᓂᑫᐗᐠ ᐱᒥᐎᒋᑫᐎᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐁᐅᒋ ᐊᓂᒧᒋᑲᑌᐠ᙮ ᐎᓇᐗ ᐗᐱᑭᑲ, ᑲᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐅᑎᓱᐗᐨ ᐅᐣᑌᕒᐃᔪ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᓇᑯᒥᑎᐎᐣ ᑫᑲᐟ ᐊᔕ ᐁᑌᐱᓇᒪᓱᐗᐨ ᑲᑲᑴᐅᓇᒋᑫᐗᐨ ᒋᑭᑲᓇᐗᐸᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ᙮ ᐦᐋᕒᐳᕒ ᐁᐎᑕᐠ, ᑭᔭᐸᐨ ᐊᓄᑭᐎᐣ ᑕᓂᑐᒋᑲᑌ ᑲᐎᐣ ᐃᑴᑕ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᐃᔑ ᑲᓇᐗᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᐃᐃᐌᑕᐡ ᑲᔦ ᒋᐊᓄᑭᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᓇᑯᒥᑎᐎᐣ ᐊᐣᑎᓀᑫ ᒋᐊᓂᑯᓭᐠ᙮ ᓄᑯᒼ ᐗᐱᑭᑲ ᐅᑭᑌᐱᓇᓇᐗ ᐯᔑᑯ-ᐊᐦᑭ ᓇᑯᒥᑎᐎᐣ, ᔕᑯᐨ ᐅᑎᓀᑕᓇᐗ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐠ ᒋᑭᓇᑭᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᓂᔭᓄᐊᐦᑭ ᓇᑯᒥᑎᐎᐣ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᒥᓇᐗ ᐊᐦᑭᐗᐠ᙮ ᐦᐋᕒᐳᕒ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐗᐱᑭᑲ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐗᐨ ᐁᓇᓇᑲᑕᐌᓂᒪᐗᐨ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐣ ᑲᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒧᐗᐨ ᓇᑯᒥᑎᐎᓂᓂ᙮ “ᑲᑯᒋᑐᒥᐣ ᒋᒪᒥᓄᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑫᐎᐣ ᑫᐃᔑᒥᓄᓭᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᒋᑭᐅᒋ ᒥᓄᓭᐗᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐠ ᐅᐅᐌᑎᓀᑫ ᓂᑲᐣ,” ᐦᐋᕒᐳᕒ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᑲᐡᑭᑐᔭᐠ, ᑕᑭᐅᒋ ᒥᓄᐗᑕᒧᐗᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ᙮”

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Wawatay News MARCH 28, 2013

INSIDE WAWATAY NEWS Matawa get early victory in court case Matawa First Nations’ judicial review of the Ring of Fire environmental assessment process got a boost last week, when a federal judge ruled that Cliffs and Canada have been causing unnecessary delays in the hearing. The judge ruled that he will allow testimony from three experts who Cliffs had tried to block from testifying. He also set out an expedited timeline to bring the case before the courts sometime this summer. The case revolves around the ongoing environmental assessment of Cliffs’ Ring of Fire chromite project. Matawa chiefs want to see a more extensive Joint Review Panel examine the project.

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Man arrested in Dryden assault

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An arrest has been made in the assault of a Pikangikum man while he was in Dryden for the Northern Bands hockey tournament. Christopher Donylyk of Geraldton was arrested after a video of him assaulting the Pikangikum man spread online through social media. Donylyk turned himself into police on March 21. Page 5

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á‘­á•’á?ƒá?˘á‘?á?łá•’ á‘–á“‚á“Źá?ƒá? á? á?…á’‹á?¨ ᒉᕒá?…á“Źá‘•á?Ł á‘­á?…á‘•á?ąá“‡á‘˛á“€ á? á‘­á?—á?¸á’‹á‘˛á‘Œá“‚á? á‘˛á’Şá“Żá“‡á‘Œá“Żá? á? ᒼᑲᓇá?¨ á?ąá‘˛á’‹á‘˛á’ź ᓇá?Żá?—á?Ł á’Ľá“Żá?Œ á? á‘­á?—á?¸á’‹á‘˛á‘Œá? á?ƒá?ƒá’Ş á?ąá?—á?ąá‘Żá? ᙎ á‘–á“‚á“Źá?ƒá? á‘­á?¸á‘­á‘Žá“‚á“ą ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᑲá? á’Łá‘žá?¨ á’Ťá•’á?¨ 21ᙎ Page 5

Peawanuck Elder working on documenting stories Peawanuck Elder and storyteller Louis Bird is continuing his efforts to document the stories of his people in book form. Bird hosted a storytellers workshop in Toronto last week. He told Wawatay that he is looking for assistance in writing another book of traditional stories. The book will be his third such volume. “It is my wish and my hope to save the stories that have been told to us when I was young and that have been passed on to us by our grandfathers and their grandfathers and so on and so on. Some of these stories are very old,� Bird said. Page 9

á?ąá?—ᓇá? á‘­á’‹á”­á”­ á?…á‘•á“„á‘­á‘•á?Ł ᒋᒪᓯᓇá?Śá?Šá‘­á?Ł á‘Žá?¸á’‹á’§á?Žá“‡á?Ł á?ąá?—ᓇá? á‘­á’‹á”­á”­ ᒼᓇ á‘Žá?¸á’‹á’§á?Žá“‚á“‚ á“Źá?…á?Ž á?ąá“€á”‘á?Ą ᑲá?Ż á?…á‘?ᑕᓇá?Ł á? ᒪᓯᓇá?Śá?Šá‘­á?Ł á‘Žá?¸á’‹á’§á?Žá“‡á?Ł á?…ᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒪá?Ł á?…á?Łá’‹ á?ƒá?ƒá’Ş á’Şá“Żá“‡á?Śá?ƒá‘˛á“‚á? ᒋᔑᓇᑯᑎᓂá? ᙎ á?ąá“€á”‘á?Ą á?…ᑭᑲᓇá?—á?¸á‘•á?Ł á‘Žá?¸á’‹á’§á?Žá“‚á“‚á?—á? á’Şá?—á’‹á?Śá?ƒá‘Žá?Žá?Ł á?ƒá?ƒá’Ş á‘?á•’á?…á?Łá‘? á?…ᑕᓇá? ᑲᑭá?ąá’Ľá‘Żá“‡á‘˛á? ᙎ á’Ľá?Œ ᑲᑭá?ƒá“‡á?¨ á?—á?—á‘Œá?Ł á? ᓇᑕá?—á?¸á‘•á? á‘Ťá‘­á?…á’‹á?Žá’‹á?Śá?Šá‘˛á“€á?¨ ᒋᒪᓯᓇá?Śá?ƒá‘Ťá‘•á’Şá?—ᑲᓀá?¨ á?ƒá?ƒá?Œá“‚ á?…ᒪᓯᓇá?Śá?ƒá‘˛á?Ł á?Œá?Ąá‘˛á?¨ á‘Žá?¸á’‹á’§á?Žá“‡á?Łá™Ž á?…á?…á?Œ ᒪᓯᓇá?Śá?ƒá‘˛á?Ł ᑭᔑá‘?á?¨ á’Ľá?Œ á“‚á“Żá?Ł ᒋᑭᔑá‘?á’‹á?Łá™Ž â€œá’Ľá?Œ á? ᓀᑕᒪá?Ł ᒼᓇ á? ᔑá?¸á‘Żá“­á‘•á’Şá?Ł ᒋᑲᓇá?Œá’‹á‘˛á‘Œá‘­á?Ł á‘Žá?¸á’‹á’§á?Žá“‡á?Ł ᑲᑭá?ąá?Žá‘•á’Şá‘Żá”­á?Ł á?Œá?Ąá‘˛á?¨ ᑲá?ą á?Šá?—ᔑᔑá?Žá”­á?Ł ᒼᓇ á? á‘­ á?ąá?Šá“‚á‘Ż á‘Žá?¸á’‹á’§á‘•á‘Żá”­á? ᑭᑭᒋᔭᔭᒼᓇᓇá? ᒼᓇ á‘­á‘­á’‹ á?Šá“‚á‘Ť ᑭᒋᔭᔭᒼᓇᓇá? ᒼᓇ á?Œá?Ąá‘˛á?¨ á?ƒá‘Żá™Ž á?…á“„á?Œá“‚á?—á?Ł á‘Žá?¸á’‹á’§á?Žá“‡á?Ł á’Şá?—á?¨ á?Œá?Ąá‘˛á?¨ á?…ᒋᒪᑲᓄá?Łá™Žâ€? á?ąá“€á”‘á?Ą á?ƒá‘­á‘?ᙎ Page 9

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Wawatay Wawatay News News MARCH MARCH 28, 28, 2013 2013

Wapekeka signs policing milestone Shawn Bell Wawatay News

In what is being called a “milestone� by the leadership of Wapekeka, the First Nation has ended its agreement with Nishnawbe-Aski Police Services (NAPS) by signing the Ontario First Nations Policing Agreement. The signing on March 22 in Sioux Lookout by Wapekeka Chief Norman Brown means the First Nation will now consider how best to provide policing for its members – either through an agreement with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) or through a community-operated police force. “We’ve been working hard for a number of years to secure proper policing services to ensure that the community’s health and safety is a top priority,� said Darcy Harper, Wapekeka’s lead on its efforts to get the agreement signed. “The community is happy and pleased, and the leadership is pleased to have this type of agreement made available,� Harper added. Wapekeka surveyed community members in 2009 to determine whether to continue having NAPS provide policing in the community or to move to having policing provided by the OPP. The results were in favour of the OPP. Harper explained that under the Ontario First Nations Policing Agreement, it is possible for a First Nation to hire and run its own police force. Following the signing of the agreement the community is now going to examine whether to take that route, or have the OPP provide policing in Wapekeka, Harper said.

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Kenora MP says budget will help northern First Nations Shawn Bell Wawatay News

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Wapekeka Chief Norman Brown (right) signs the Ontario First Nations Policing Agreement while crisis coordinator Edward Anderson witnesses the signing. “What we’re hoping to gain is that the community will work directly with the police services of choice, to ensure that police have a proper working relationship in conjunction with the community itself,� Harper said. He said the community taking a more active role in policing may also encourage youth in Wapekeka to pursue policing in the future. “We have so many youngsters, and this may open the door for them to get into health and safety,� Harper said. Harper acknowledged that Wapekeka had concerns with the level of service provided by NAPS, similar to the concerns expressed recently by Nishnawbe Aski Nation. “With the underfunding (of NAPS), it is not capable of handling the type of services we require,� Harper said. “We’ve

gone as a progressive community to meet the provision of health and safety for the community.� The struggles of NAPS to provide adequate services across the north has been highlighted recently, as the force continues to call for First Nations policing funding to be increased to the levels of provincial and municipal police services. NAPS also wants to be a legislated police force, rather than the program it is now. The federal government has announced it will extend NAPS funding contract for another five years, however with no increase to the level of funding the police force receives. NAPS current contract expires at the end of March. NAN has stated it will not sign the new agreement since its demand for changes in funding and legislation have not been

addressed. As for Wapekeka, the signing of the Ontario First Nations Policing Agreement is just one step on its efforts to establish a new policing model in the community. As Harper explained, there is more work to be done not only deciding on how to proceed but also in working towards an extension of the agreement. The agreement signed on March 22 gives Wapekeka a one-year funding agreement, but the First Nation hopes to extend it to a five-year agreement next year. Harper said the Wapekeka leadership is thinking of the community’s youth with this agreement. “We have to try and mold a type of service that the community will benefit from in the future,� Harper said. “If we are successful, it is indeed a celebratory time for the First Nation.�

Kenora Conservative MP Greg Rickford is highlighting the emphasis that the new federal budget puts on First Nations issues, especially on northern First Nations. Rickford, the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, noted a number of initiatives laid out in budget 2013, including infrastructure investments, Ring of Fire capacity building monies and post-secondary skills training funding for First Nations youth. In total over $700 million in investments for First Nations was included in the budget, Rickford said. “Canada’s young and growing Aboriginal population has a tremendous opportunity to achieve the prosperity that it seeks, but we must address some of the challenges they face,� Rickford said. He highlighted a $155 million infrastructure investment over 10 years, some of which may flow to building power grids, broadband Internet connections and road and bridge projects in northern Ontario. Rickford also noted two funding announcements specific to northern Ontario’s needs – $4 million over two years to increase the number of mental health wellness teams in First Nations communities, which Rickford said could held address prescription drug abuse in northern Ontario; and $4.4 million over three years for capacity building to help First Nations

participate in the Ring of Fire mining development through business planning, youth engagement and other activities. The budget also includes $241 million to change the Income Assistance Program for on-reserve youth. The controversial plan will tie income assistance for youth on reserve to mandatory job training if the First Nation’s chief signs on to the program. Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo said while it is positive that the budget mentions First Nations issues in nearly every section, the overall funding promises do not meet the needs of First Nations across the country. “The investment just isn’t there,� Atleo said in a release. “The change First Nations seek will only be achieved once action matches words and we see fundamental reform of key polices and investments that make sense.� Atleo also said he was blindsided by the Income Assistance Program, telling CBC that it was a move made unilaterally by the government. “It’s not just what’s delivered, but how it is delivered,� Atleo said. “It’s a pattern of paternalism that absolutely has to be broken.� Rickford defended the Income Assistance Program, saying that in the first place it is a voluntary program that chiefs have to sign on to, and also that it will be a boost for youth aged 18-24 to make a specialized work plan towards a job skills program in the field of their choice.

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Wawatay News MARCH 28, 2013

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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. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER David Neegan

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Ojibwe graveyard Richard Wagamese ONE NATIVE LIFE

My brother Jack had passed away before I made it back to my people. I was 24 and all I learned about my brother was what I learned through my family’s stories and recollections. That’s not a great way to enter what should be one of the most profound of human relationships. But I was hungry for any connection at all and I took what I could get. I’d never really had a brother and the idea of never having met him hurt a lot. I found out where he’d been laid to rest. Jack had been my protector when I was a baby. This is one of the things I found out first. One day at the end of a long funk, when I was feeling very lonely, unsettled and

I cried for all of them who’d lived with the knowledge that someone once thought that they were less than human deserving nothing in the end but an unmarked, untended plot of earth. afraid, I drove out to the cemetery to pay my respects, maybe say a few words to the wind and cry. The cemetery was hard to find. There was no sign to mark it, and the graves were all unmarked and hard to see for the tall, brown unkempt grass blowing in the wind. That struck me as odd, just as the fact that the edges of that graveyard were marked by barbed wire stuck on posts that were broken and rotting. The grass was uncut and there were no flowers to be seen. It looked like a lonely, sad place to rest. It seemed very odd to me. My people’s very idea of god sprang from the ground in which they were laid and yet there was nothing to proclaim this as a sanctuary or even as a resting place. If anything it seemed abandoned and uncared for. Even the wind felt lonely. I stood there and felt incredible sadness both for myself and my tragic loss and for the forgotten ones who lay here. A few years later, as a practicing journalist, I was researching a story on a residential school that was soon to be bulldozed. I went there prior to the arrival of the heavy equipment to take pictures, talk to others who had gathered to witness the destruction of a building which was

responsible for the destruction of lives. It was cloudy. There was a chill in the air. It seemed the day was filled with woe. I explored the main buildings and spoke to former students and caretakers about the history of the place. The stories I heard from the survivors were harrowing. At that time I had never been at or near a residential school and the atmosphere I felt still chills me today. They told me that I should see the graveyards and I went to see them. Across the road was the cemetery for the nuns and priest who’d died while working at the school. Their graves were marked by elaborate and ornate marble and granite headstones, carefully carved with names and dates and epitaphs. The grounds were carefully tended. There were bird baths, religious statuary, flower beds and a small reflecting pool surrounded by benches in the full shade of small oak trees. On the other side of the road was what former students had called The Indian Yard. It was a burial ground. That’s all it was. There were no names, no epitaphs, no headstones, flowers or shaded reflecting pools. Instead, it was a dead thing and only the occasional stuffed toy beaten by rain, leaned on a rotted, broken cross evidenced any human presence for a long time. I thought about what I had been taught of the Bible and religion in the homes I lived in. Suffer the children to come unto me. I remembered that. It was a bitter irony that the children who lay there were forgotten, cast aside by those who pretended to care for them, who had bade them come for shelter, learning and care. Suffer. It seemed the key word in the sentence. I’d heard it said that we Indians never say goodbye. Standing there looking for the unmarked grave of a brother I had never met and the sad graveyard of Indian kids at that residential school I knew it was absolutely wrong. No people in their right minds or hearts would cling to the sad effigies of residential schools. Or to the outright lies of religious men and women who promised more but delivered nothing. I cried for my brother that day. I cried for all of them who’d lived with the knowledge that someone once thought that they were less than human deserving nothing in the end but an unmarked, untended plot of earth. Keep your blessing for yourselves, I said to the ghosts of nuns and priests. In the end you’re the ones who need them. Oh, and, most importantly, goodbye.

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Elijah Harper in Thunder Bay, 2005.

Spirituality crucial to Idle No More Jessica Gordon Idle No More founding member

On March 20, a ceremony was conducted in northwestern Ontario in harmonization with the Idle No More: Day of Ceremony and Resurgence. Requested guidance was sought and direction was given – and it was made clear that it was to be shared across our nations and communities. Very interesting things happened in the lead up to this ceremony in the region prior. When the M20 planning was initiated, it was inspired by a conversation with a woman from the Treaty #3 region. When discussing the moves being made by the Harper Government to dismantle our treaties and sovereignty, she simply said, “put the Spirit first.” She brought up the circumstances of the 1969 White Paper and shared that although we hear about the political action and social action to help sink it, we rarely hear about the ceremonies/spirituality that played a massive part (notably, ceremonies done in Naicatchewenin and Wauzhushk Onigum at this time). From that conversation, Idle No More founders were approached with the

idea of the “Day of Ceremony and Resurgence”, tobacco was given in northwestern Ontario to, and planning began. During the INM Teach-In that took place earlier in the day on March 20 (prior to the ceremony), two gentlemen walked in and sat down. After a bit of conversation, it was clear that they helped with assisting those that spearheaded ceremonies that played a major part (next to assertion of nationhood and leaders taking action) to take down the 1969 White Paper. Their arrival was unplanned and it was really eye-opening that we were on the right track as the nine bills that reflect the 1969 White Paper that face us today. During this ceremony (and honouring the request from one of the founders of Idle No More), guidance was sought about what we must do to defeat these bills and laws that Ottawa is attempting to pass and what we must do protect ourselves, our sovereignty, and the lands were share. It was made crystal clear that there is a very important element missing (or very limited) in many of our efforts. It is requested for our communities and our families to continue

what we are doing – but it is necessary for a massive move of resurgence to happen where all sacred items (traditional drums, all sacred bundles, all pipes) that have been placed aside or set aside and not used frequently (if at all) and that ceremonies in all of our territories and communities (shake tents, sweats, lodges, using our names, clans, connecting our people to their names and clans, and all ceremonies depending on territory and Nation) that have been left to the side, that are limited (or have gone dormant) must be brought back immediately and put to use. Not just on a single “day of prayer” or something assigned like that, but brought back into use in a big way and we should stay on top of it. During the ceremony, it was said that those that came before and those that watch us are very aware of what is happening to us, to our lands, and with these laws, and they are upset, as well. It was said that these things above has more than the potential and the way to lift us together as once so we can effectively unify, pull together, and effectively fight these things. It is necessary and must

happen. When a ceremony took place earlier in the day, it was also made clear that we must lift our voices and take action immediately. There were significant concerns that the bills have wavered (and will get worse) even through Teach-Ins, round-dances, marches, and flash-mobs have been consistent. We must lift our voices and take action immediately. Much focus placed on making youth aware of why these matters are important, about treaties and inherent rights, the lands we share, nationhood, and leadership. Great focus and emphasis was placed upon actively supporting our women to take the lead. It is interesting to recognize that as soon as WOMEN were taken out of the lead, as soon as CEREMONIES and items began to be lessened (or dormant) in many territories, as soon as we were left UNIFIED, and as soon NATIONHOOD began being less ASSERTED, we (and our treaties and sovereignty) weakened and (in turn) the protection of the LAND we share is now weakened. We must turn it around by reversing these things – immediately.

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Members and supporters of Students for Native Canadian World Views take part in a drum ceremony prior to Lakehead University’s (LU) senate meeting on March 21, where it voted not to reinstitute the original course cirriculum it had changed for the new law school. The students had conducted a sit-in protest outside the LU president’s office in an effort to re-implement a full-credit Native Canadian World View course, which the dean of the law school changed to a different halfcredit law course. Despite expressing their disappointment in the decision, the students ended their sit-in and say they plan on continuing their cause through other avenues.

Arrest made in assault of First Nations man in Dryden Shawn Bell Wawatay News

Dryden police have made an arrest in the case of an assault on a First Nations man in a Dryden restaurant during the Northern Bands hockey tournament. Christopher Donylyk of Geraldton was arrested by the Dryden Police Service on March 21 after turning himself into police. Donylyk appeared in court in Sioux Lookout on March 22 for

a bail hearing on the charge of assault. The arrest comes after a video of Donylyk assaulting a man from Pikangikum at a Dryden restaurant spread rapidly on social media. A complaint was made to Dryden police on March 19, and according to police, leads were called in from many people throughout northwestern Ontario and northern Minnesota who had viewed the video. The investigation also broadened to include members of

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Matawa wins early ruling in Ring of Fire legal fight Judge says Cliffs and Canada caused unnecessary delays in judicial review “We are talking about a project that can impact a fifth of the freshwater in Canada. The sponge bogs system of Muskege and water ways in the Ring of Fire need to be protected from this power play. Hence my distrust of the comprehensive study EA process.� -Chief Eli Moonias, Marten Falls

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A federal judge has ruled that three experts who Cliffs Resources tried to block from testifying can indeed give their opinions on Matawa First Nations’ Ring of Fire judicial review.

Cliffs and Canada had tried to block the experts – including Justina Ray of Wildlife Conservation Society of Canada and Professor Robert Gibson of the University of Waterloo’s Environmental Studies department – from testifying in the case. The judge not only threw

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out the claims made by Cliffs and Canada, but also criticized the two parties for causing “unnecessary delays� in the case and set a strict timeline for the remainder of the hearing that should bring the case before the courts sometime this summer. The Matawa chiefs filed a legal challenge to the environmental assessment of the proposed Cliffs’ chromite project in November 2011. The chiefs have repeatedly called for a Joint Review Panel of the Ring of Fire project, rather than the ongoing comprehensive study EA process. A Joint Review Panel would be a more in-depth review of the project, and include hearings in communities to get the perspectives of Elders and other community members. Canada and Cliffs have so far ignored the Matawa chiefs’ calls for the stricter EA process, and pushed on with the comprehensive study despite the ongoing legal challenge. “What we have now is a paper-based EA process, run completely outside of the communities affected, with no meaningful involvement of First Nations, and is non-transparent,� said Aroland Chief Sonny Gagnon. “It needs to be made accessible, by holding hearings in the First Nations and using an independent panel.� Matawa’s legal counsel Judith Rae of Olthius Kleer Townshend noted that if Matawa wins its legal challenge, the current EA process would need to be restarted. That is why Matawa have been encouraging the government to negotiate a resolution rather than go through a lengthy court process, so as to avoid having to redo much of the work. “The First Nations had told them long before they started this EA process that they had serious concerns

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Dancers perform as the Journey of Nishiyuu walkers make their way to Parliament Hill on March 25. The walkers completed a 1,600-kilometre trek that began in January from Whapmagoostui First Nation, located along the Hudson Bay coast in Quebec.

Journey of Nishiyuu youth walkers reach Ottawa Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News

After walking more than 1,600 kilometres over the past three months, the Journey of Nishiyuu reached its final destination when about 300 walkers marched to the steps of Parliament Hill on March 25. Inspired by the Idle No More movement and Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence’s fast, six youth and their guide departed Whapmagoostui First Nation, located along the Hudson Bay coast in Quebec, in midJanuary to begin their trek to Ottawa. Braving –50 C temperatures and walking traditional paths in snowshoes, Jordon Masty, David Kawapit Jr., Stanley George Jr., Travis George, Johnny Abraham, Raymond Kawapit and Gordie Rupert journeyed through the isolated lowlands of their traditional territory.

Speaking on Parliament Hill in Cree, David Kawapit, 18, said the idea for the walk began after he had a vision that involved a wolf and a bear. He said the wolf symbolized First Nations people in Canada and the bear symbolized the government. “A wolf alone can be easily killed by it, but with its brothers and sisters everywhere, it can call upon them and it can take down the bear with ease.� Kawapit said. “That is what became the unity part of this. We all need to stand together.� The seven walkers were joined by other youth as they reached the James Bay communities of Chisasibi, Wemindji, Eastmain and Waskaganish. The Journey of Nishiyuu grew to nearly 300 youth by the time the walkers departed Chelsea, Que., on March 25 to complete the final 18 kilometres to Ottawa. Spence, National Chief

Shawn Atleo, and Grand Council of the Crees Grand Chief Matthew Coon Come and more than 4,000 people were on hand to welcome the walkers, first at Victoria Island, where Spence had conducted her fast, and then at Parliament Hill. As the celebration began, an eagle soared overhead and circled behind the Parliament Buildings, prompting applause from those below. As with other Idle No More rallies, the day ended with drum songs and a rounddance. The Journey of Nishiyuu was a life-changing experience for the original seven walkers. And while this journey is over, it is a beginning of another. “When we reached every town, I cried every time in my room,� said Gordie Rupert, 21. “What would happen if we didn’t start this journey? We have to keep our land, we have to. It is the only way we can live.�

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Above: Eagle Boys Drum Group performs during the opening ceremonies of the grand opening of the new office of Four Rivers, Matawa First Nations’ environmental department, on March 21 . Right: Tessa Bois of Eabametoong First Nation peers into the microscope of a water insect sample, which was part of a demonstration during the grand opening. The opening also featured presentations on the Ring of Fire and demonstrations of a GIS mapping system and the office’s video conferencing capability.

Matawa opens new environmental office Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News

In preparation of the Ring of Fire development in its tra-

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Four Rivers Matawa Environmental Group was formed in January 2011 by direction of the Matawa chiefs to address the potential environ-

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goal of Four Rivers is to prepare its people by raising awareness, training them, and monitoring the environment. “They will need to build capacity within our communities,” he said. “With the development that could potentially happen, our people are concerned about the impacts of those developments.” Achneepineskum said the department combines the technical expertise of its staff with the traditional knowledge of the people within the Matawa communities. Achneepineskum said their people have lived in the territory for centuries and have a lot of knowledge that can contribute to research. “They say the water speaks to them, the animals speak to them,” he said. “They notice the changes that happen to them. They notice if the butterf lies don’t return for one year, they notice if the migrating birds don’t come back to the land. So that’s what we want to use, that knowledge that we have in our communities, and the people we have in Four Rivers.” The new office contains a GIS mapping system and map printing service, which Four Rivers’ environmental programs coordinator Sarah Cockerton said has been recognized as a leading program in the country. Four Rivers, named after the Attawapiskat, Albany, Winisk and Moose Rivers that run through the Matawa region, has numerous programs to help train and educate its community members, including an environmental

training program. “For the last year we’ve been training monitors in three communities and they graduated and will receive certificates by Eco Canada as environmental monitors,” Cockerton said. Cockerton said Four Rivers has developed its programs in response to 300 requests from community members. “We’ve been trying to fulfill them and we’re incredibly busy,” she said. “Our outreach reached over 1,300 Matawa community members in the past year.” The new office also has video conferencing capability linked with Laurentian University in Sudbury, where the department can access classrooms if a lecture is of interest to Matawa communities. The grand opening also had a display of northern birds and animals that could be impacted by development, which was led by Lakehead University, one of Four Rivers’ partners. Achneepineskum said they also want to raise awareness to the Canadian public and government of the sacredness of its territory. “There is concern about what the public calls muskeg and, maybe to them, there’s nothing in there,” Achneepineskum said. “But for us, our people, the muskeg is a place where they gather in the wintertime for food. In the springtime they go and harvest waterfowl. It’s a place where they can get their medicines. To them it’s a place where the caribou live for hundreds of thousands of years. So it’s a place they want to protect.”

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Peawanuck Elder Louis Bird is looking to find new opportunities to share the Omushkego (Swampy Cree) stories he has gathered over the past half century. “I want to write those stories,� Bird said during the Toronto Storytelling Festival, held March 16-24. “I want to write them in a book so they can be kept somewhere in our communities so when I die or when we die, our children — who will seek where they came from or why am I Indian or what happened — so they can find a book with the stories. That’s the idea.� The 79-year-old storyteller has already written two books featuring the legends, histories and spiritual stories he has gathered from Elders along the Hudson Bay and James Bay coasts. Telling Our Stories: Omushkego Legends and Histories from Hudson Bay, was published in 2005 by University of Toronto Press, and The Spirit Lives in the Mind: Omushkego Stories, Lives, and Dreams, was published in 2007 by McGillQueen’s University Press. “It is very important for me to start to record and finish those stories, to put them in book form because that is the way the major society or the European education system works,� Bird said. “They only go by the written materials, so that is why we have to do that. We will have our history if we write those things down, and then we can expand and finally put it into our education system.� Bird’s stories have also been posted on the www.ourvoices. ca website, which includes audio versions of the stories in addition to PDF transcriptions. One of about 70 storytellers who performed at the 35th annual Toronto Storytelling Festival, Bird shared his stories in a Teaching First Nations Stories workshop along with Gayle Ross, a Cherokee storyteller from Oklahoma. Bird also participated in a Liar’s Contest, a Lives of the Storytellers session and two sessions of First Nations Myth, Legend and Oral Histories. “Our culture has been slipping away every year, especially the last 10 years,� Bird said during the workshop. “We’ve begun to lose our language, we’ve begun to lose our Elders and we don’t have any more of that storytelling that we used to enjoy when we were small.� Bird remembers sitting on his grandmothers lap while listening to her tell legends and other stories. “Those were good stories that I heard when I was young,� Bird said. “All these (stories), I memorized them because I heard them many times. I didn’t know what they were — I thought they were good for a laugh, but these things were teachings. It’s just like reading a different text each night, a different subject, a different book.�

Bird eventually became interested in learning more about the legends and stories his grandmother told him. “She told me that if I (want to) tell the legend, I have to train myself to listen good just to be able to memorize the stories,� Bird said. “She said that’s how you’re going to learn how to tell the story — you could carry on if you want. So I began.“

“Those were good stories that I heard when I was young.� -Elder Louis Bird

Bird also visited other Elders in his community to memorize and gather their stories as well as those told by his grandmother. “I trained myself to be a good memorizer,� Bird said. “The idea is to save those stories, not to let them die with the Elders. That was my interest.� Bird has since gathered stories from other Cree communities along Hudson Bay and

James Bay, including Moosonee, Kashechewan, Fort Albany, Attawapiskat, Fort Severn and York Factory. “My wife is from Manitoba,� Bird said. “Our stories in Omushkego, it’s almost the same all across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta and a little bit of B.C. — it’s all that Cree and it’s almost the same, only different versions, a little bit.� Although his generation did not grow up with Omushkego traditional spiritual practices such as hunting songs and the shaking tent, Bird acquired his in-depth knowledge of the spiritual practices, beliefs and history of his people through interviews with Elders and a detailed study of Omushkego oral history and legends. “It is my wish and my hope to save the stories that have been told to us when I was young and that have been passed on to us by our grandfathers and their grandfathers and so on and so on,� Bird said on the ourvoices. ca website. “Some of these stories are very old.�

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Welcome to Anishinaabe Aki signs are being installed on all major routes leading into Treaty #3 territory across northwestern Ontario and eastern Manitoba. “The leadership decided it was a good time to mark the territory so people knew when they were entering Treaty 3,� said Skip Gryschuk, Treaty #3‘s acting executive director. “People have been unaware of the location, just how large the area is first of all, and secondly, that they are entering a nation and they need to be made aware and respectful of that.� Treaty #3 plans to install seven signs this year, including two west of Thunder Bay on Hwys. 11 and 17, one near the Goldcorp Inc. mine in Red Lake, two in Manitoba on Hwys. 1 and 12 and two along the United States border at Fort Frances and Rainy River. “There are only a few up, but people who have seen them have been positive and appreciative that they’re being made aware of the treaty area,� Gryschuk said. “We did have a bit of a problem because we began putting the signs up in the winter time, and to avoid shifting we’ve had to put extra support in for now.� Gryshuk said a company from Winnipeg helped with the design, fabrication and installation of the signs, which have a pink background with white letters and a Treaty #3 logo. “First Nation communities

mark their area and we thought people should be aware that these are all a consortium of one treaty area,� Gryschuk said. “Secondly, the nation has some laws and some rules about how people operate in this territory and in this nation. People need to be aware that there is a government here and they need to be made aware that that government does set some rules and policies and procedures about how to do business here. It’s both for the public and for business to become aware of the nation that they’re working in.�

“The leadership decided it was a good time to mark the territory so people knew when they were entering Treaty 3...� – Skip Gryschuk

Gryschuk said the idea was generated by former grand chief Diane Kelly, noting the process to design the signs and apply for permits to install them began about a year ago while she was still grand chief. “It took us some time to get the signs designed and fabricated,� Gryschuk said. “And plus of course to get the permits to put them on the (highway) right-of-way.�

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The reality of the sex trade in Canada, which involves for the most part victimized young girls hidden in underground sex trade and human trafficking networks, was a topic of discussion during two separate events held in Thunder Bay this March. Bridget Perrier, co-founder of the anti-prostitution group Sex Trade 101, and Diane Redsky, a project director with the Canadian Women’s Foundation, were part of the two dialogues. On March 6, Perrier sat on a panel that was put on by the Gender Issues Centre at Lakehead University. Perrier told the audience of 40 or so people that she entered the sex trade as a child and exited as woman. “I still sleep with the lights on,” Perrier said, who has been out of the world of prostitution for 10 years. “I still suffer from the effects of the trauma (of prostitution).” The panel itself consisted of four women, including Perrier. Three of the four had been involved in prostitution, and had started at a young age. Redsky’s presentation, which took place March 18 at the Ontario Native Woman’s Association (ONWA)’s Thunder Bay site, went into detail on how prostitution was not a choice when it came to human trafficking. Redsky, of Shoal Lake First Nation, works with the Canadian Women’s Foundation on

“If you think (human trafficking) is not happening in Thunder Bay, then you are wrong.” -Bridgette Perrier

the National Task Force on Human Trafficking of Women and Girls in Canada. Though the presentation was open to the general public as well as frontline workers and social workers, there was a small turn out of people at the event. Perrier noted as well at the sex trade panel the lack of social workers, law enforcement, media, and frontline workers present in the audience. “They should be here learning, hearing first hand about the women and girls they work with,” Perrier said. “Human trafficking is not the same as human smuggling,” Redsky said. “With smuggling, one pays a fee to enter Canada and they are free to go, with trafficking once they get here they are not free to go.” Redsky also dispelled the myth that human trafficking only happens with people who are coming into Canada, which she said does happen but that the majority of human trafficking cases involve Canadian citizens themselves. “The trafficking started and occurs in Canada.” “There is an overrepresentation of Aboriginal women and girls being trafficked in Canada.” Redsky said. She stated that Aboriginal women and girls are targeted for their vulnerabilities and that they experience more violence than any other cultural group. “As of September 2012, 72 human traffickers have been convicted in direct and related cases, 69 pending cases, 164 victims, most of the victims are Aboriginal women and girls,” she added.

“And who are the victims?” Redsky asked. “The majority are marginalized women and girls who were sexually exploited at a young age, some as young as 10 years old, homeless youth, kids in the child welfare system, with a demand for young and younger girls.” “For one young woman or girl, a trafficker will have a financial gain of $300,000 a year,” Redsky said. “Many traffickers will have multiple girls, two to five young women. The younger the girls are, the more financial gain.” Redsky said that the amount of financial gain that the trafficking of young girls bring is something that the traffickers want to protect, which is why

has to be under the age of 15 to be considered a child in need of protection. This creates a vulnerability for young people because there is no safety net for them.” “With younger girls, there is a bigger financial gain,” Redsky said. “Sometimes they are as young as 10, with the average age being 13. Eighteen to 19 years old is less valuable, and those in their early twenties are almost of no value to the traffickers. The demand for them is not the same. That’s who you will often see in the survival sex industry.” “Nobody sees the bigger picture,” Redsky said. “We need to build an understanding of what she has gone through.”

there is a deep underground network of traffickers across Canada. “If you think it (human trafficking) is not happening in Thunder Bay, then you are wrong,” Perrier said. “What do you think of when you hear the words juvenile prostitution?” Redsky asked. “Someone older who chooses the lifestyle? Now how about when I say child abuse? Someone younger, and someone is hurting them. We should never call it juvenile prostitution. Those two words should have never been put together.” Redsky said that in Ontario, child protection legislation does not protect all kids. “One

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The mandate of the Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation (OFNTSC) is to provide technical and enhanced advisory services to all First Nations in Ontario. The OFNTSC requires the services of an Event Coordinator. This is a contract position until March 31, 2014 located in the Toronto Service Centre. Under the direction of the OFNTSC Operations Manager, the Event Coordinator will be mainly responsible for assisting the Communications 2IÂżFHU LQ WKH GHOLYHU\ RI (YHQW &RRUGLQDWLRQ RI WKH 2)176&ÂśV $Qnual Conference and Water Symposium to First Nations and Tribal Councils throughout Ontario. EVENT PLANNING AND PRODUCTION: % Assist with negotiations for space contracts and book event space, arrange food and beverage, order supplies and audiovisual equipment, make travel arrangements, order event signs, DQG HQVXUH DSSURSULDWH GpFRU Ă€RUDOV OLQHQV FRORU VFKHPHV etc.) to meet the quality expectations of the Corporation. % Aggressively gather information on each project to achieve quality event productions. % &RQGXFW UHVHDUFK PDNH VLWH YLVLWV DQG ÂżQG UHVRXUFHV WR KHOS staff make decisions about event possibilities. % Create and revised room layouts for each event. % Propose new ideas to improve the event planning and implementation process. % Serve as liaison with vendors on event-related matters. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS: % Excellent communication skills, including writing, proof reading skills, and speaking. % Ability to manage multiple projects and work assignments from a variety of staff. % Excellent interpersonal skills both in person and by phone, with high professionalism. % Ability to accomplish projects with little supervision. % Fantastic customer service ethic and high expectations for quality. % Persons of First Nations ancestry preferred. % Possess a valid Ontario Drivers License and be willing to travel. % At least 1 year experience coordinating special events. % 3URÂżFLHQW XVLQJ WKH ODWHVW YHUVLRQV RI 0LFURVRIW :RUG HWF CLOSING DATE: Friday, April 12, 2013, 4:30 p.m. (EST) Please mark very clearly on the envelope “Event Coordinatorâ€? and Email, Mail/Fax your resume to: Brian Staats, Operations Manager Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation 111 Peter St., Suite 606 Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1 bstaats@ofntsc.org We thank all applications, however only those receiving an interview will be contacted.

Shibogama Kanawayneemidowin Employment Opportunity (Internal and External Posting) Youth Internship Who is eligible? Unemployed or underemployed youth (under the age of 30) who have graduated with a degree or diploma from a post secondary institution within the last three years and are legally entitled to work in Canada. Salary: Commensurate with experience. This full-time position is partially funded by NOHFC’s Youth Internship Program. AbilitLHV and Knowledge: ‡ 2UJDQL]DWLRQDO FRPPXQLFDWLRQ DQG ILQDQFH DELOLWLHV ‡ $GPLQLVWUDWLRQ DORQJ ZLWK Vome project DQG business management VNLOOV ‡ Computer software NQRZOHGJH DQG skills 4XDOLÀFDWLRQV ‡ Business administration dipolama/degree or equivalent 'HDGOLQH IRU $SSOLFDWLRQV LV 30 ORFDO WLPH )ULGD\ $SULO 3OHDVH PDLO DSSOLFDWLRQV WR John Cole, Interim Coordinator Shibogama Kanawayneemidowin PO Box 449 Sioux Lookout ON P8T 1A5 Phone (807) 737-2662 Fax (807) 737-1583 Email johnc@shibogama.on.ca

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Anishinabek Nation honours residential school survivors Rick Garrick Wawatay News

The Anishinabek Nation honoured the resilience of its citizens on March 25 with the unveiling of a monument dedicated to those impacted by residential schools. “I really see this monument as a testament to the resilience of our people,� said Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee. “We should take that collective strength that the residential school survivors have exhibited, refuse to be treated as victims and take control of our own destiny. We should look at the monument

as a symbol of strength, not of victimhood. It’s also to remind visitors to our Union of Ontario Indians headquarters that residential schools are a part of their history, as well as ours, and should not be hidden.� Madahbee noted a widespread lack of understanding about Canada’s attempts to use residential schools to forcibly assimilate First Nations children. “We know that it has only been recently that the truth about Indian residential schools has started to be told and documented,� Madahbee said. “We also know that provincial and federal schools have limited and inconsistent curriculum on

Founded in 1996, Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education and Training Institute is committed to increasing access to, and success in, culturally enriched education and training programs to the people of Nishnawbe Aski Nation and other learners. The Institute provides post-secondary education and training programs that meet the educational needs of the members and the capacity requirements of the communities of Nishnawbe Aski Nation through a holistic approach to lifelong learning. In addition to community based programs there are also programs that are offered through innovative delivery models that blend classroom, on-line and independent learning. The Institute is seeking a dynamic individual for the position of Program Director. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Program Director will oversee the coordination and administration of all aspects of Oshki-Pimache-O-Win’s post-secondary educational and WUDLQLQJ SURJUDPV LQFOXGLQJ UHVHDUFK SODQQLQJ RUJDQL]LQJ VWDI¿QJ marketing, leading, and controlling program activities. As a member of the Management Team, the Program Director will be involved in strategic planning and work closely with the Executive Director and Finance Director to develop and deliver programs. QUALIFICATIONS Education & Experience % Completion of a post-secondary program preferably in Education, Business or Public Administration and Human Resources Management; % Several years of senior management experience directing staff and programs; and, % A background in a First Nation Education setting would be a GH¿QLWH DVVHW Developed Competencies The successful candidate must demonstrate success in the following areas: % Strong team leadership and supervisory skills; % Program management experience including development, administration, delivery and evaluation of programs; % Ability to anticipate and plan for program development and delivery; % Strong verbal and listening communication skills to deal with program issues; % Effective written skills including the ability to prepare proposals and reports; % Strong analytical, research, interpretive and evaluative skills; % Problem solving and decision making abilities; % An understanding of First Nation culture and an appreciation for the needs and challenges faced by First Nations learners; % Strong computer skills including the ability to operate spreadsheets and word processing programs at a high SUR¿FLHQF\ OHYHO DQG % Fluency in either Ojibway or Cree would be an asset.

“I really see this monument as a testament to the resilience of our people.� – Patrick Madahbee

the subject.� The monument was unveiled during a ceremony at the head office of the Union of Ontario Indians as part of the Honouring Our Children, Families, and Communities affected by Indian Residential Schools Project initiated by the Truth and Recon-

ciliation Commission. The project features a variety of educational resources documenting the history of residential schools, including a fictitious narrative picture book about a girl who attended Indian residential school available in English, French and Anishninabemowin, four videos about the Indian Residential School system and its effects on the Anishinabek Nation, survivors and their families, including one in Anishinabemowin, and information booklets about intergenerational trauma and the history of the schools as well as educational resources.

Aboriginal Humanities Program Coordinator Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education & Training Institute, established by Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), provides post-secondary education and training programs. We offer choice, accessibility, ÀH[LELOLW\ RSSRUWXQLWLHV DQG VXSSRUW VHUYLFHV IRU RXU VWXGHQWV 7KH Institute currently has accredited program offerings in such areas as Business, Social Services, Pre-Health Sciences and Early Childhood Education. We are looking for a highly energetic and dynamic individual for the position of Aboriginal Humanities Program Coordinator. 7KH VXFFHVVIXO FDQGLGDWH ZLOO KDYH DQ H[FLWLQJ RSSRUWXQLW\ DQG responsibility in helping meet the needs of our students and increasing their educational growth and success. Some of the responsibilities include daily monitoring of student progress, addressing student advocacy issues such as funding applications, registration process, and administrative functions in ensuring student success. Additionally, they will work closely with our partner Sault College and all faculty members in the delivery of this intensive Program. Travelling to the NAN communities is required in order to provide student support, instruction evaluation, consultation with local education authorities and program promotion. 4XDOLÀFDWLRQV % Possess at a minimum an undergraduate degree or an equivalent combination of education and related work H[SHULHQFH 3UHIHUHQFH ZLOO EH JLYHQ WR WKRVH ZKR KDYH HGXFDWLRQ HPSOR\PHQW H[SHULHQFH LQ 6RFLDO :RUN % Consult with the Program Director on all aspects of program operations, including student services, program development and delivery. % Understanding of distance education delivery, academic program development and scheduling. % Consult and meet with the Aboriginal Social Studies Advisory Committee to ensure the program objectives are responding to the learning requirements of the students. % Knowledge of college practices in regards to registration, admissions, submission of marks etc. % Ability to work in a fast paced environment and respond to multitasked actions. % Ability to liaise with college personnel, funders and First Nation political organizations. % ([SHULHQFH LQ VWXGHQW FRXQVHOOLQJ DGXOW HGXFDWLRQ DQG WUDLQLQJ ¿HOGZRUN SODFHPHQW % ([SHULHQFH LQ FDVH ¿OH PDQDJHPHQW % Knowledge of research and proposal development. % 3RVVHVV H[FHOOHQW HYDOXDWLRQ DQDO\WLFDO DQG FRPPXQLFDWLRQ skills. % 3RVVHVV H[FHOOHQW YHUEDO FRPPXQLFDWLRQ VWUDWHJLHV DQG problem solving capabilities. % Ability to teach in the program when required. % Fluency in Oji-Cree, Ojibwe or Cree would be an asset.

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,I \RX DUH DEOH ZLOOLQJ DQG FRQÂżGHQW WKDW \RX FDQ KHOS LQFUHDVH the educational success of the people in Nishnawbe Aski Nation, we invite to submit your letter of interest and a resume, with three references, to: Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education & Training Institute 106 Centennial Square, 3rd Floor Thunder Bay, ON P7E 1H3 Phone: (807) 626-1880 )D[ Email: info@oshki.ca &ORVLQJ GDWH $SULO While we appreciate all applications for this position, only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

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The City of Dryden is looking back fondly at the Northern Bands hockey tournament, and promising that the town’s involvement next year’s tournaments will be even better. Andi Kidd, Dryden’s community events coordinator, said having hundreds of First Nations people from across the north in Dryden for the week was “wonderful.� “The event really grew and blossomed, and it was so successful,� Kidd said. Kidd added that the tournament in Dryden, along with the Little Bands tournament that was held in the city in February, was about more than hockey. She said hosting the tournaments fits with the visions and values of Dryden’s new Community Relations committee, which has begun organizing over the past few months with the intention of bringing First Nations and non-Aboriginal people from Dryden and northern communities together. For Kidd, one of the highlights of the Northern Bands tournament was the feast held on March 16. She said she learned a lot about how to invite First Nations people to the feast when at first the attendance was quite low. But once she was taught that she had to personally invite people to the feast, the event became a “wonderful experience.� “We intend to hold a feast like that every year, and we’ll do it for Little Bands as well,� Kidd said. “It’s our way of

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Left, Jarrid Sackaney, Hudson Bay Cree captain, accepts the B-side championship trophy from Sam Mamakwa and Jack Mckay, organizing committee members for the Northern First Nations Hockey Tournament in Sioux Lookout. Right, Mayor Craig Nuttall of Dryden presents Northern Bands runner-up prize money to Elton Meekis, captain of the Sandy Lake Chiefs.

March tournaments shooting for more teams Bryan Phelan Wawatay News

Harvey Kakegamic of Sandy Lake helped resurrect the Northern Bands Hockey Tournament, held in Dryden during March break. Kakegamic, a Sandy Lake band councillor, served on the tournament’s organizing committee, just as he did for the first Northern Bands played more than 30 years ago. He skated in that first tournament too, alongside Max Kakepetum and other Sandy Lake Chiefs teammates. Co-ordinated by Kakepetum, the Northern Bands enjoyed its heyday in Sioux Lookout during the 1980s and ’90s before moving to Thunder Bay for a few years, then shutting down. The Northern First Nations Hockey Tournament filled the void in Sioux Lookout, as the town remained the top March break tournament destination for northern teams. But Harvey and Robert Kakegamic, deputy chief in Sandy Lake, decided it was time to bring the Northern Bands back – this time in Dryden and in direct competition with the 13th annual Northern First Nations tournament. The Sioux Lookout tournament typically fields 32 First Nation teams from the district but this month that number dropped almost in half, to 17, as the Northern Bands attracted 23 teams to Dryden. Each tournament was played over six days, five of them overlapping. “I questioned why the same dates,” said Sam Mamakwa, who

“Most of the teams have been complaining about import players and stuff like that, so (the Northern Bands) tournament is a little more fair for everybody.” - Jordan Kakegamic

along with Jack Mckay makes up the Northern First Nations organizing committee that works with co-ordinator Margaret Kenequanash. “I still don’t understand it.” Harvey Kakegamic provided an explanation after tournament week. The past few years other First Nations approached Sandy Lake – whose current edition of the Chiefs team is considered one of the best First Nation clubs in the district – with concerns that band membership transfers “just for the Sioux Lookout tournament” and “league players from down south” gave other teams an unfair advantage. This also displaced some reserve-based players from team rosters, Kakegamic said. In the comments section of the Northern First Nations’ own

tournament website, teams targeted for such criticism, most of it anonymous, include the current champion Lac Seul Eagles, B-side champion Hudson Bay Cree (representing Fort Severn), and the Michikan Mavericks (Bearskin Lake), runners-up in 2012.

“We need to continue having a tournament in Sioux Lookout...” – Max Kakepetum

Eligibility rules for the Northern First Nations tournament require that a player be a status Indian, represent their First Nation and carry a status card for proof of membership. The Northern Bands imposes the added requirement that “players must have permanent residency” in the community they play for, with permanent residency defined as “since birth, having been living in and brought up as a child in their respective community.” The rules did allow players who are living outside their home community for school or work. “We cannot compete with the (players from) southern teams, which are very organized and high calibre,” Kakegamic said. “There are all kinds of tournaments down south that the better teams can enter. I don’t think us, remote communities, would be able to win any games at all at tournaments down south, like in the Brandon area or the Thunder Bay area. We’re not that high calibre yet.” Jordan Kakegamic, 21, is one of the players who switched to the Northern Bands this year, as a forward with the tournament’s B-side champion Keewaywin Hawks. “They’re both good tournament but we like this one,” he said after Keewaywin’s final game. “Most of the teams have been complaining about the Sioux tournament, about import players and stuff like that, so this tournament is a little more fair for everybody.” Northern First Nations coordinator Kenequanash offers a different viewpoint. “Just because you live on a reserve doesn’t mean you have less of a chance to become a professional hockey player,” she said. “You can do so by being competitive and by practising. I think there are those opportunities that are there and that our communities can continue to work to improve. I don’t like the messaging that just because you live on reserve, you don’t have that opportunity.” Some who commented on the Northern First Nations website share her view and cite the Bushtown Jets from Eabametoong, champions in 2009 and finalists this year, as proof reserve-based

teams can succeed in Sioux Lookout. “I think any community can be just as good; you just have to have players that love the game so much you will find them at the rink any time, 24/7. That’s how the Jets are,” one person wrote. And while talking about Lac Seul’s defeat of Bushtown and third straight Northern First its Nations championship, Eagles forward Clinton Kejick suggested teams like the Jets hold one distinct advantage over his. “Everybody up north plays with each other all year round and we come here and this is the only time we play as a team,” he said. “Other than that, we’re scattered everywhere else playing.” Ron Nate, 48, coach of the Eabametoong Outlaws team that also competed in Sioux Lookout, believes his team of mostly teenagers will one day be a championship contender as well. “That’s one of our goals,” he said. “That’s the most exciting part of it: anticipating when you’re going to go on to the ‘Big Show,’ ” as he and others refer to the Sioux Lookout tournament final.

Next year Organizers of both tournaments indicate they want to attract more teams next year. “I’d like to see a full-fledged hockey tournament … a bigger tournament than this year for sure,” Kenequanash said of the Northern First Nations event. “I think we’re gonna have to re-evaluate where we’re going with this. If the communities decide they want to go with a Northern Bands tournament, which we’ve seen half of the teams decide this year, then we need to look at ‘How are we going to restructure the tournament?’ ” She thinks that question would best be answered in consultation with teams and fans, perhaps through a survey or the tournament website. “We need to continue having a tournament in Sioux Lookout,” she added. “We’ve already scheduled our ice time for next year. “I think we also have an opportunity to work with Lac Seul First Nation, with the new arena that they built.” Kakepetum said the ideal number of teams for the Northern Bands tournament on the twin ice surfaces in Dryden would be 28. He’d also like to see additions to the tournament’s organizing committee, with representatives from more communities. Organizer Kakegamic foresees at least one rule change for next year’s Northern Bands: disallowing players from participating in both tournaments the same week, as several did this March. A half dozen of the Eabametoong Outlaws, for example, also played for the Eabamet Lake Bomb in Dryden.

One of them was goaltender Mathew Shawinimash, 38, who has three hockey-playing kids. He suggested another change: “They

should have the Little Bands, the youth tournament, during March break because the students are missing out on school,” due to

that tournament’s week-long schedule in February, “whereas the adults can take time off work” for alternate dates.

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