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Walking for youth Neskantaga Elder walks to support youth healing

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Neskantaga Elder Peter Ostimas (second from right) knows well how hard it is to lose friends. But he encourages the youth not to give in to suicide. “Don’t do it, think about it, walk instead” is the advice he has for youth. Following his own advice, Ostimas walked 15 miles in three hours on May 20 to support the youth of Neskantaga in their efforts at healing. See Ostimas’ story and a feature on youth suicide on page 7.

ᐊᓴᐸᐱᐡᑯᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ ᐃᑫᐧ ᑭᒥᓇᑲᓄᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐅᒋ ᕑᐃᐠ ᑫᕑᐃᐠ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᐣ

ᐊᓴᐸᐱᐡᑯᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᐨ ᒍᑎ ᑕ ᓭᓫᐸ ᑭᑭᐦᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᐊᑲᓄᐃᐧ ᐊᐦᐃ ᐁᑭᒥᓇᑯᓄᐃᐧᐨ ᒉᕑᒪᐣ ᐅᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐦᐃ ᐅᑕ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᐡᑕᐦᐃ ᑲᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᐨ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᐅᒋᒥᓇᑲᓇᐃᐧᐨ᙮ “ᒪᒪᑲᑌᓂᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᓂᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐦᐃᐠ ᐊᑲᒪᑭᐠ ᒉᕑᒪᓂ ᑲᐃᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᑭᐅᒋᒥᓂᑯᔭᐣ,” ᑕ ᓭᓫᐸ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐃᐃᐁᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓴᑭᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ ᓂᑯᑕᐧᓱ ᑲᑭᐃᓇᑭᓯᓂᐨ ᐊᐦᐃ ᑲᔭ ᐃᐃᐁᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓂᔑᑕᓇ ᓂᔓᔕᑊ ᑲᑭᑕᐃᐧᐃᐡᑲᐧᑭᐃᐧᑌᐨ ᐃᐃᒪ ᒉᕑᒪᓂ ᐊᑭᑲᐠ᙮ “ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑕᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐧᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑲᐧᓂᐣ ᐃᐧᑲ ᓂᑐᒋᓀᐣᑕᓯᐣ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᒋᒥᓂᑯᔭᐣ᙮” ᒉᕑᒪᐣ ᒣᓂᓇᐦᐃᐟ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᐅᑭᒥᓇᐊᐧᐣ ᑕ ᓭᓫᐸ ᐊᐦᐃ ᒪᐃᑯ ᓴᐟᑌᓫᐁᕑ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᑲᑭᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ

ᑭᓇᐁᐧᐢ ᐊᓴᐸᐱᐡᑯᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᑭᐸᑲᐧᐃᐦᑫᐡᑲᒥᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᓇᑎᑫᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᐃᐁᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᒪᑯᐱᓯᑦ ᓂᔑᑕᓇ ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓯᐨ ᑲᑭᑭᐦᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᐊᑲᓄᐃᐧᐨ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐱᓂᑎᐠ ᐊᐧᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᓭᐣᐟ ᐱᑕᐣ ᑲᐃᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒋᑭᐨ ᐯᕑᐊᐯᕑᐠ ᒉᕑᒪᓂ᙮ “ᓂᐃᐧᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᐊᒥᐣ ᒍᑎ ᑕ ᓭᓫᐸ ᐁᑲ ᑭᒋᒥᑲᓱᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᒋᐊᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑕᑭᐊᐧ ᐁᑲ ᒋᓂᔓᓇᒋᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᑲᐃᐧᑲᓇᐃᐧᓂᑕᒥᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᓂᔑᓇᐯᐃᐧᐱᒪᑎᓱᓂᐊᐧ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᓫᐊᐃᐧᐣᐢ ᑎᓴᐣ ᐸᐣ ᐁᐨ ᐃᐃᒪ ᒉᕑᒪᐣ ᒣᓂᓇᐦᐃᐟ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐨ᙮ ᒪᐃᑯ ᓴᐟᑌᓫᐁᕑ ᒪᐧᐣᐠ ᑭᐊᔭ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᐃᐡᑲᐧᓇᑲᑕᐠ ᐸᑲᐧᐃᔑᐃᐧᐊᔦᒪᐁᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᓂ ᐃᐃᐁᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐸᐧᑕᐢᑕᐣᐟ ᑲᒪᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᔭ ᐁᑭᓂᑲᓂᐡᑲᐠ ᐊᓇᐸᐱᑕᐢᐟ ᐊᐧᑲᐃᐧᐁᐧᐣ᙮ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑭᓂᓴᑲᓄᑭᐸᐣ ᐃᐃᐁᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ 1572 ᑲᐊᑭᐊᐧᐠ᙮ “ᓂᑭᒥᓂᑯ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᐡᑯᐨ ᐊᓴᐸᐱᐡᑯᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒥᓇ ᓴᑲᒪᐨ ᑲᑭᒥᑲᑕᐠ ᐅᑕᑭ ᒥᓇ

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ᐊᓂᐣ ᐊᐦᑭ ᐁᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᒉᕑᒪᓂ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᑭᐃᐧᑌᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᓇᐣᑕ 84 ᒥᓂᔭᐣ ᐊᐧᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐊᔭᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᒉᕑᒪᓂ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐅᒋᒥᔕ᙮ “ᒪᒪᑲᐨ ᐅᔕ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᑲᑭᒋᓄᐱᒥᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓴᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓇ ᒥᔑᓂᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ” ᑕ ᓭᓫᐸ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᐅᓴᒥᒥᔑᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᑭᓀᐣᑕᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱ ᑲᐊᐧᐸᑕᒪᐣ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᐅᑐᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᑕᑭᒥᐊᐧ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᐊᐧᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐁᐃᐧᒋᐊᒥᑎᐊᐧᐨ᙮” ᑕ ᓭᓫᐸ ᐃᑭᑐ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᓴᑯ ᓄᐱᒥᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᒉᕑᒪᓂ ᐊᐱᒋᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐅᒪ ᓂᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ᙮ “ᐯᔑᑲᐧᐊᐧᑲᓭ ᓇᐱᒥᐠ ᓂᑲᑭᐃᐱᐢ ᐁᑲ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᒋᐊᐧᐸᒪᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᔭ ᒋᑲᑎᑯᓂᔭᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐁᑕ ᐁᐡᑲᑦ ᐯᔑᐠ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᓂᑲᐊᐧᐸᒪ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᔕᔭᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᑕ ᓭᓫᐸ᙮ “ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᐣᑎᐱᑯ ᑲᐃᔕᔭᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᓄᐱᒥᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᓂ ᐊᐱᑕᐊᐧᑲᓭᐠ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᑲᐊᐧᐸᒪ ᒋᐱᒪᑕᐦᐁᐁᐧᐱᐡᑭᑫᐨ ᓂᐣᑕ ᑲᔭ ᒋᐱᒧᓭᐨ ᑲᐧᓂᐣ ᐃᐧᑲ ᒋᐊᐣᓯᑌᐣᑲᐧᐠ᙮” See page 6

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ᒪᐡᑭᑯᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐸᑯᓭᐣᑕᑦ ᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐨ ᑲᐱᒥ ᓇᑕᐃᐧᐦᐊᑲᓂᐃᐧᐨ ᒪᐡᑭᑯᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐢᑕᐣ ᓫᐅᑎᐟ ᒪᒥᓀᐧᑕᑦ ᐊᔕ ᐣᑯᑕᐧᓱᐱᓯᑦ ᐱᒥᓇᑕᐃᐧᐦᐊᑲᓂᐃᐧ ᑲᑭᑭᐡᑲᑯᐨ ᑲᐊᓂᒪᓂᐠ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᓂ ᐃᒪ ᐅᐦᑯᓂᐠ, ᐱᑕᐁᐧ ᐅᒥᓴᑕᐣᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑫᐨ. ᓫᐅᑎᐟ ᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᐃᐧᔭᐃᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᒪᓯᓇᑌᐱᓇᑲᓂᐃᐧᐨ ᑲᐳᓇᑭᓱᓂᐨ ᒪᑯᐱᓯᒧᐣ ᑭᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌᓂ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᑭᐅᔑᐦᐅᒪᑲᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᒋᐊᓂᒥᔕᓂᐠ, ᐅᑐᐣᒋᒥᓀᐧᑕᐣ ᑲᔦ ᐁᑲ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᐁᓂ ᒥᓯᑌᐡᑲᒪᑲᓂᐠ. ᒥᐱᑯ ᑲᔦ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᑲᐯᐦᐃ ᐁᔑᐱᒪᓄᑭᐨ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᑲᐃᓇᓄᑭᐨ ᔕᑯᐨ ᑲᑭᐱᒋ ᑕᓱᓂᔓᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲ ᑲᐱᒥᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᐦᐊᑲᓂᐃᐧᐨ ᑲᐊᔭᑲᐃᐧ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᑫᐦᐊᑲᓂᐃᐧᐨ.

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ᑫᑌ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪ ᐅ ᐃ ᐧ ᒋ ᑲ ᐸ ᐃ ᐧ ᑕ ᐣ ᐊ ᓂ ᔑ ᓂ ᓂ ᐊ ᐧ ᐠ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐸᐧᓫ ᒪᕑᑎᐣ, ᑫᑌ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪ, ᑭᐃᔕ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᐁᑭᒥᒪᑲᓂᐃᐧᐨ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑭᒋ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑎᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᓫᐁᐦᐁᐟ ᔪᓂᐯᕑᓯᑎ. ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐊᔭᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑌᓇᐠ, ᒪᕑᑎᐣ ᐅᑭᐊᔭᒥᐦᐊᐣ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐣ ᓇᐱᐨ ᐁᑭᒋᓀᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᑭᓫᐅᓇ ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᐣ ᒪᔭᑦ ᐁᔑᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑫᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᓂ ᐊᔓᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ. ᐅᑭᐃᐧᐣᑕᐣ ᑲᔦ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑭᒋ ᓇᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᒋᒥᓇᐧᔑᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᐊᑲᔐᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓇᐣ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒋᑭᑲᑫᐧ ᐁᐧᐱᓇᒧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᑲᐱᒥ ᓇᓄᑕ ᐸᐸᑭᑎᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᓭᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧ ᔓᓂᔭ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧ ᔓᓂᔭ.

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Mushkegowuk Grand Chief Stan Louttit remains in good spirits as he enters the six months of chemotherapy treatment in his battle against cancer in his liver, stomach lining and colon. Louttit said that a CT scan at end of May showed that the tumor has not changed in size, good news because it is not getting worse. He remains serving full time as grand chief while undertaking chemo every two weeks.

The community of Eabametoong has come together to raise money towards a new youth playground. While the First Nation has had support, much of the initiative was driven by community members, including youth. The playground will be built by volunteers on June 15.

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Eabametoong building playground

ᐊᐸᒪᑐᐠ ᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᑫᑕᔑᒣᑕᐁᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐸᒪᑐᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑭᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧ ᔓᓂᔭᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᑫᑕᔑᒣᑕᐁᐧᐊᐧᐨ. ᐊᓇᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᑭᐅᒋ ᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐦᐊᑲᓂᐃᐧᐊᐧᐠ, ᔕᑯᐨ ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᐱᑯ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᒪᑕᓄᑲᑕᓇᐊᐧ, ᐊᔑᐨ ᑲᔦ ᑲᐅᐡᑲᑎᓯᐊᐧᐨ. ᐅᐁᐧ ᐅᐡᑭ ᒣᑕᐁᐧᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᐅᑲᔭᓂ ᒪᑕᓄᑲᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᒧᒋᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᓴᑭᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᒧᐣ 15 ᐃᓇᑭᓱᐨ.

Former Prime Minister focuses on Aboriginal education

Paul Martin, former prime minister of Canada, was in Thunder Bay to receive an honourary degree from Lakehead University. During his time in the city, Martin spoke to Wawatay about the importance of education, the Kelowna accord and the meaning of treaties in the modern world. He stressed the need to improve education outcomes for elementary and high school students living in First Nations communities, and eliminate the gap between federal education funding on reserve and the education funding provided by provincial governments.

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Constance Lake Elders oppose hydro project Chief says majority of community in support despite small group in opposition Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News

A group of Elders in Constance Lake are strongly opposed to a hydro-electric dam project the First Nation signed with a Toronto-based power corporation, because of the impact the dams will have on the river and wildlife. Stanley Stevens and three other Elders told Wawatay that they are opposed to the Kabinakagami River Project, a 50-50 partnership between Constance Lake and Northland Power Inc., where four 6.5 MW run-of-river hydro-electric generating stations will be con-

structed along the river. “We don’t want to see the river being depleted and polluted,” Stevens said. “It will impact the fish and wildlife. People are still using it and we don’t want the water level to go down.” Stevens said the water level on the river has already gone down dramatically over the years. “Twenty years ago, you used to go down the river (by boat) no problem, but now you have to walk,” Stevens said. If the project proceeds as planned, “Nobody will be able to go down the river,” he added. Constance Lake Chief Roger

Wesley, however, said that the Elders opposing the project are only a small group and that the vast majority of the community supports it. “Since being elected chief, I have witnessed four separate community gatherings where support for these projects ranged from 95 to 100 percent in support,” Wesley said in an e-mail. “Many Elders were at these gatherings as well.” Stevens, Zackius Bluff Sr., Emily John-George, and the late Joe Taylor have all written letters expressing their opposition to the project. In a letter dated Nov. 26, 2011, Taylor said he used the

Kabinakagami River to travel to Mammamattawa, an old settlement and former location of the Hudson’s Bay Company English River post, where he would spend his summer months. During his time there, Taylor has met visitors from Finland and Germany who expressed interest in the history of the people and river system. He also met other travellers. “During (my) stay in summers at Mammamattawa, I met people from Ogoki and Fort Albany and Kashechewan going up the Kabina(kagami) River to visit relatives in Constance Lake,” wrote Taylor,

who passed away last fall. “And some go to Hearst to (go) shopping.” Bluff said the hydro project would be a “great disaster” for the environment and river system. “For hundreds of years, we have used this river for our survival and we are not going to stop (using) it now,” Bluff wrote on Aug. 24, 2010. “This river must be protected for future generations.” As the project was being discussed, Stevens said the community was divided on whether to support it so they held a referendum in August 2010.

According to Bluff in a letter, 105 members voted against the project while 79 supported it. Wesley said the previous chief and council did not consider this vote as a referendum. Instead, they considered it as an “Expression of Interest.” Wesley said he is aware a small group of Elders are strongly opposed to the project. But since he began his twoyear term as chief, Wesley has seen support from many Elders in the community. “It’s natural that not all will support an idea so in the end we are still in a better place today than we were yesterday,” he said.

Mushkegowuk grand chief remains in good spirits during cancer battle Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News

As he enters his sixth month of chemotherapy treatment for a tumour along his liver, colon and stomach lining, Mushkegowuk Grand Chief Stan Louttit remains optimistic in his battle with cancer. “I feel fine with the usual chemo aftereffects,” he said. “I’m back on the job full-time and I’m enjoying what I’m doing.” Last fall, Louttit underwent surgery to remove tumours from his colon and liver but surgeons discovered the cancer has spread to his stomach lining. Since January, Louttit has been going to Kingston every two weeks to undergo chemotherapy treatment to combat the cancer. In the last week of May, a CT scan showed that the tumour had not changed in size since he began chemotherapy. Louttit

said it was “good news.” “I would’ve liked to have heard that this was going smaller and the chemo is diminishing it but that’s not the case,” he said. “But that’s fine. As long as it’s not growing or getting any worse.” Louttit said he is experiencing the usual chemotherapy aftereffects of fatigue and tiredness but it has not impacted his job of being the leader of a tribal council that represents seven First Nations communities in northeastern Ontario. “I still go down regularly to Kingston every two weeks for three days…but for the most part, I’m here,” he said from his office in Moose Factory. “I can’t do all the things I would like to do, mind you, but it’s a good thing being a grand chief doesn’t entail physical work.” Another side effect of chemotherapy is weight loss. Louttit, who used to weigh more than 230 pounds, has lost close to 70

pounds since January. “I always wanted to lose weight but not this way,” he said with a laugh. Louttit said he has regained his usual appetite and is eating well, but he cannot seem to gain any weight. “I guess the chemo burns it off. I am eating well but I can’t

INSPECTION Inspection of Approved Aerial Herbicide Spraying Romeo Malette Forest The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) invites you to inspect the MNRapproved aerial herbicide spray project. As part of our ongoing efforts to regenerate and protect Ontario’s forests, selected stands on the Romeo Malette Forest (see map) will be sprayed with herbicide to control competing vegetation, starting on or about July 15, 2013. The herbicide Forza, Vantage and Vision registration numbers 26401, 26884, and 19899 will be used. The approved project description and project plan for the aerial herbicide project is available for public inspection at the Tembec Office (address below) and on the MNR public website at ontario.ca/forestplans beginning June 15, 2013 until March 31, 2014 when Approximate Location(s) of the annual work schedule expires. The Treatment Ontario Government Information Centre at South Porcupine provides access to the Internet. Interested and affected persons and organizations can arrange an appointment with MNR staff at the MNR District Office to discuss the aerial herbicide project. For more information, please contact: Mac Kilgour, Area Forester Ministry of Natural Resources Timmins District Office South Porcupine, Ontario tel: 705-235-1320 fax: 705-235-1377

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put on the pounds. Maybe in the future once I improve.” Upon learning the news of the cancer spread, Louttit turned to traditional ceremonies to complement medical science. He took part in two ceremonies but the traditional healer does not want Louttit to take part in more “advanced” ceremonies until the tumour size has diminished. “Then they’ll go into the other part of the ceremony,” Louttit said. “I don’t know what they do, but it’s through a sweat lodge anyway. I’m keeping close contact with the traditional person.” Since his cancer battle became public, Louttit continues to receive support and prayers from community members and leaders.

“The chiefs understand what I’m going through and are very supportive, and community

“The chiefs understand what I’m going through and are very supportive, and community members as well...” – Stan Louttit

members as well,” Louttit said. A Facebook group called “Support and Prayer For Our Grand Chief Stan Louttit” was created by former Kashechewan chief Jonathon Solomon, who

also served as Mushkegowuk deputy grand chief. Through the group page, Louttit and his family receive prayers and well wishes daily. Louttit said the moral support is helpful, especially after doctors told him he will need to continue his chemotherapy for the “foreseeable” future. “I feel fine,” he said. “I got a good outlook and I’m optimistic as always that things will work out.” Louttit is a Fort Albany member who grew up in Attawapiskat before moving to Moose Factory during his teens. He is currently serving his third term as Mushkegowuk grand chief since first being elected in 2004. He was re-elected in 2007 and 2011.

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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.

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Commentary

On wing and prayer Xavier Kataquapit UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY

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ecently a terrible helicopter accident near the airport in Moosonee took the lives of four dedicated heroes of health for the far north Ontario James Bay First Nations. All First Nations are very grateful for the hard work and dedication of flight and paramedic crews that service remote Native communities all across Canada. In particular we give thanks and we honour the memories of the Ornge Ontario air ambulance service staff who lost their lives recently including Capt. Don Filliter of Skead, Ont.; First Officer Jacques Dupuy, of OtterburnPark, Que.; Primary Care Flight Paramedic Dustin Dagenais, of Moose Factory; and Primary Care Flight Paramedic Chris Snowball, of Burlington, Ont. Perhaps it will take some time to understand what happened that fateful night as the 30 year old helicopter took off from Moosonee airport only to crash into the forest moments into flight. Often early reports in aircraft accidents tend to want to place the blame on operators but there is so much to consider and it will take much time to determine exactly what took place. Whatever the cause we can only imagine the grief and sadness that all of the families and friends of those who perished are feeling and will continue to realize for many years to come. We as citizens of Ontario owe it to all the families of those brave souls who lost their lives to be supported in the short and long term. We must ensure that their needs emotionally and financially are taken care of in at least a good effort to assist all the families who have lost so much with the passing of their loved ones. We take professionals in high risk positions that service our First Nations for granted. These pilots, paramedics, doctors and nurses fly in and out of Native communities to care for our people every day all across this country. We need to remember the efforts and risks they take to care for us. Regretfully, part of the reason we need to put these professionals in these positions of risk is due to our health care system not being supported in the way it should be. Our national, provincial and all First Nation governments should be making sure that our health care system is so well funded that we have doctors, nurses and access to specialists all over this country and that includes remote communities. I hear so much talk about how our health care system

is failing us but at the same time I see that governments are allowing more private care companies to come into the country and I see that less commitment being made to our great national system. We need to make health care, education and senior care major priorities in this country again and then we will see the results we deserve as a wealthy first world nation. I was born and raised in Attawapiskat where, although there was a hospital, we had no on-location full-time doctor. The nurses did a fantastic job but much of the time it was necessary to fly patients out of the community by helicopter or aircraft to receive medical care in the south. In this day and age we should have the best health care system in the world so that everybody has fair access to medical care and follow up. Right now remote First Nations are very much in third world status when it comes to medical care because we do not have full-time doctors on site and the necessary equipment to service our people for most health care needs. This has to change. Why is it that we can find billions of dollars to go to war over oil in so many foreign countries and risk the lives of our military young men and women but we don’t commit to really doing a good job at funding health care, education and senior citizen care. Those billions we are using to kill and maim people in other countries could be spent more wisely on helping our own people right here in Canada. We should be training more doctors and other health care professionals and providing direction for them to service the north in a big way. We need to put much more money and time into developing more health care services everywhere right across this country. This will be money very well spent and would mean that there would be less risk for people considering that they could receive most medical care in their own community hospitals rather than have to be flown out so often. Big insurance health companies in the United States continually have their eye on our health care system and their mouths are watering to turn Canada into the many tiered pay as you go situation people have to deal with south of our border. We need to remember that we are different when it comes to caring for our people and we need to make sure not to be bullied, pressured or tricked into letting our health care system diminish and fall apart. Too many lives depend on our belief in a first rate, publicly funded, universal and accessible health care for all Canadians no matter where they live.

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Bearskin Lake coffee shop, 1982.

Remembering a different way of politics Peter Andre Globensky GUEST COLUMNIST

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am writing this introductory column for Wawatay News on the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. Anyone under the age of 55 – which may be the majority of this media’s readers today, may well and understandably say, “Who?” RFK, as he was known at the time, was the younger brother of John F. Kennedy who himself had been murdered five years earlier by one and likely more assassins in Dallas, Texas. A tireless and progressive crusader for a more equitable society, RFK was on the campaign trail in Los Angeles seeking the Democratic nomination for president of the United States. He had just completed his victory speech at the Ambassador Hotel in LA following his win in the California primary, when he was gunned down with three shots fired at close range. Within 26 hours he was dead and the hopes and dreams of avoiding the dread of the Richard Nixon era died with him. I’m not quite sure why – maybe

ambulances to clear our highways of carnage. It counts special locks for our doors and the jails for the people who break them. It counts the destruction of the redwood and the loss of our natural wonder in chaotic sprawl. It counts Whitman’s rifle and Speck’s knife, and the television programs which glorify violence in order to sell toys to our children. Yet the gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials. It measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country, it measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile. For this and the promise of what he could have become, even after 45 years, I mourn his passing.

it was the idealism he inspired in a 60’s generation that was idle no more, the quiet confidence he exuded that there was a better way of doing politics, that personal wellness was more important than personal profit and the bottom line, or simply because he encouraged you to become a better person. He was, what the Dineh of the American southwest call ‘a valuable human being’ – not because of his personal financial wealth, but because of his commitment to public service and giving back. Considering the centralization of power and authority in the office of one man, the pre-packaged and self-serving spin, the deception and coverups, the arrogance and lack of accountability and transparency, the patronage and pork-barreling epitomized by the scandal in our Whiskey and Cigar club called the Senate and the gutting of laws and regulations designed to protect Mother Earth - how very far away of doing politics have we strayed from that aspiration! Our democracy is now becoming like the Jim Carey movie, The Truman Show – all surface gloss, all smoke and mirrors, all appearance with little honest substance. Long before the “environment” became the catch-

phrase and lightning rod that is today, Kennedy seemed to be very much in sync with the traditional beliefs of many Indigenous communities who have always had an abiding and fundamental respect for Mother Earth. . . for the land. This is not, as some have suggested, some romantic claptrap tugged out on a wire-wheeled cart whenever Aboriginal communities are confronted by resource development. Of course these communities are right in insisting that they participate in the bounty of what the earth has to offer – but like Kennedy’s message, not at the cost of our own wellness and well-being. As our federal government moves as quickly and recklessly as it can to squeeze out every last ounce of oil from a damaged earth, or every last pound of ore from some gigantic, scarred open-pit mine, Robert Kennedy’s words to a predominantly white America ring as true today as they did nearly a half century ago. For too long, we seemed to have surrendered personal excellence and community values in the mere accumulation of material things. Our gross national product now, is over $800 billion dollars a year, but that gross national product counts air pollution and cigarette advertising, and

EDITOR Shawn Bell shawnb@wawatay.on.ca

ART DIRECTOR Roxann Shapwaykeesic, RGD roxys@wawatay.on.ca

TRANSLATORS Vicky Angees Thomas Fiddler Charles Brown

GRAPHIC DESIGNER Matthew Bradley matthewb@wawatay.on.ca

CONTRIBUTORS Xavier Kataquapit Peter Globensky Amanda McLean Alice Sabourin Jamie Monastyrski

Peter Andre Globensky is a former senior policy advisor on Aboriginal Affairs in the Office of the Prime Minister and is currently an adjunct professor of Political Science at Lakehead University.

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Junior Canadian Ranger instructor leads by example Amanda McLean Canadian Rangers

May 16 was no ordinary day for 10 Keewaytinook Internet High School (KiHS) students. The students at KiHS, an online high school for students in remote First Nations communities in northern Ontario, were celebrating high school graduation. It was the fourth annual videoconference graduation ceremony that saw all 10 students presented with their diplomas, within their own community, among friends and family. The ceremony included congratulatory speeches from Goyce Kakegamic, deputy grand chief, as well as representatives from both the Ministry of Education and Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. Brandon Rae of North Spirit Lake addressed the graduates as this year’s valedictorian. What added to the celebration is that one of the students was a 44-year-old, 20-year

veteran of Canada’s Armed Forces and the Junior Canadian Ranger instructor for the communities in northwestern Ontario. Warrant Officer Mark Kendall took annual leave and took the two days to drive to Red Lake to celebrate with his classmates. Kendall has been an instructor with the Junior Canadian Ranger Program for the past four years. He saw the need to encourage high school aged students in pursuit of their secondary school education. Mark, as the students know him, spent time at different KiHS locations while doing his duties with the Army in both Bearskin Lake and Sachigo Lake. Kendall attended classes and provided guidance and mentorship to students, many of which are Junior Canadian Rangers. “It’s not enough to tell kids they have to go to school,” Kendall said. “I felt it important to lead by example. Finishing my education is something that I

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Mark Kendall with his KiHS diploma. have wanted to do for the last 24 years. “The staff at KiHS was extremely helpful and professional in helping me make this dream come true,” he added, recommending that anyone, regardless of age, is capable of finishing their schooling through KiHS.

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Re: Fort Severn limits visitor hunting (Wawatay News, June 6) As a citizen whose First Nation is within the Treaty Nine Territory I really appreciate the concerns of Fort Severn Elders and citizens to protect their rights to the teritory. I believe other Peoples who come to a neighbouring First Nation community must have respect for the First Nation’s protocols. As a First Nation who at times travels to other First Nations for business and personal reasons I always ask permission from the Chief and Council to hunt or fish in their territory regardless if its within my treaty area. Submitted online

First Nations, Tribal Councils and Aboriginal Organizations. Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority is holding its Annual General Meeting September 10 & 11, 2013 in Lac Seul First Nation. This notice is to help in scheduling meetings and to avoid conflicts with dates. More details to follow.

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Grassy Narrows woman receives peace award Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Grassy Narrows’ Judy Da Silva has been honoured with a German peace prize for her grassroots activism. “It was really amazing because it came from Germany, on the other side of the world,” Da Silva said about the award on June 6, after returning from a 22-day trip to Germany. “And from a whole group of people I never thought it would come from.” The German Mennonite Peace Committee presented Da Silva with the Michael Sattler Peace Prize for her leadership on Grassy Narrows’ decade-long blockade against unwanted logging during a May 20 ceremony at the Benedictine monastery of St. Peter’s in the Black Forest near Freiburg, Germany. “We want to award the prize to Judy Da Silva in order to honour the nonviolent resistance of the Grassy Narrows First Nation against the destruction of nature and for the preservation of their Indigenous culture,” said Lorens Theissen van Esch, a member of the German Mennonite Peace Committee. Michael Sattler was a monk who left the Roman Catholic Church during the Protestant Reformation to become one of the early leaders of the Anabaptist movement. He was executed by burning after severe torture in 1527. “They gave me the award because of Grassy Narrows’ nonviolent and peaceful values and peaceful protection of the land,” Da Silva said. “We never use violence.”

Da Silva said people were surprised to hear about environmental destruction in Canada during her 22-day tour. “Their vision of Canada was as the champion of environmental protection, the champion of human rights,” Da Silva said. “When I told them of the injustices to the Anishinabe people and the pollution that is being created by huge industries like the tar sands and the logging, then they are very shocked. So they are saying across there that Canada is being shown in a different light. They’re amazed to hear the truth.”

“We want to award the prize to Judy Da Silva in order to honour the nonviolent resistance of the Grassy Narrows First Nation against the destruction of nature and for the preservation of their Indigenous culture.” -Lorens Theissen

Grassy Narrows Chief Simon Fobister also spoke during the ceremony, which featured a number of dignitaries from Germany. Da Silva was surprised to see how the land was structured during her visit to Germany, noting there are about 84 million people living in the European country on a land base that is about one-third the size of Ontario. “I was amazed that they

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Judy Da Silva of Grassy Narrows was awarded a German peace prize for her efforts in her community’s fight against unwanted logging on traditional land.

had so much forest for such a populated land,” Da Silva said. “I thought they were really crowded, but when I saw how organized they were to function on such a small piece of land, then I saw how amazing humans can be to adapt.” Da Silva said the forests are more crowded in Germany than on her community’s traditional lands.

“I can drive into the forest for an hour and not see anybody and then go camp and then maybe I will see one person going by depending on where I go,” Da Silva said. “But them, they say you can go find an isolated spot deep in the forest and about half an hour later somebody will either bike or walk by — there’s no quiet.”

The German members of the Peace Committee first learned about Grassy Narrows’ struggles during a delegation to the Treaty #3 community co-organized in association with the Christian Peacemaker Teams. “Judy was an excellent candidate for this award as she devotes her free time and her life to living her values as a protector of our natural environment,” said Lucille McKenzie, council woman at Grassy Narrows. “All Judy’s hard work has been instrumental in protecting the natural environment of Grassy Narrows and our people.” McKenzie said the community as a whole has been instrumental in paving the way for the protection of their environment and having a greater say in their traditional hunting grounds and territories. “Grassy Narrows is currently in the process of appealing to the Supreme Court of Canada to hear the Keewatin Case, also known as trappers litigation, which asserts the inherent rights of our people to the land for hunting and trapping,” McKenzie said. “The Keewatin Case has also been a driver for the province to raise its standards in the consultation and accommodation of our people.” Da Silva said the people in Germany were “very welcoming and very receptive to us.” “A lot of them didn’t have those preconceived images of Anishinabe,” Da Silva said. “So they treated us well — they treated us like human beings.”

ᐊᓴᐸᐱᐡᑯᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ ᐃᑫᐧ ᑭᒥᓇᑲᓄᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐅᒋ Continued from page 1 ᒉᕑᒪᐣ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᓂᐡᑕᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᒋᑭᑫᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᐊᓴᐸᐱᐡᑯᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ ᐅᑕᓂᒥᓭᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᓇᑌᐠ ᐁᐦᐊ ᐅᑕ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᓇᑐᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᔭ ᑭᐃᐡᑎᐣ ᐱᐢᒣᑫᕑ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᐊᐧᐨ᙮ “ᒍᑎ ᐅᑭᑌᐱᓇᐣ ᐅᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᒋᒥᓇᑲᓄᐃᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᒥᐡᑕᐦᐃ ᐁᐸᑭᑎᓂᑎᓱᐨ ᐁᑲᓇᐁᐧᐣᑕᐠ ᐅᑎᔑᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᐃᑭᑐᐨ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᑲᓇᐁᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᐦᑭ᙮” ᐃᑭᑐ ᓫᐅᓯᐅᓫ ᒪᐠᑫᐣᓯ ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᐃᑫᐧᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐊᓴᐸᐱᐡᑯᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ᙮ “ᐅᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᒍᑎ ᒥᐡᑕᐦᐃ ᑲᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒐᒋᑫᐣᑕᐣ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᑲᓇᐁᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᑕᑭᒥᐊᐧ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐊᓴᐸᐱᐡᑯᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ᙮” ᒪᐠᑫᐣᓯ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐱᑯ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᐃᐧᑲᓇᐁᐧᐣᑕᐠ ᐅᑕᑭᑦ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᐃᐧᓂᑲᓂᑲᓄᐃᐧᑕᐠ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᓇᑕᐁᐧᐣᒋᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᔑᐅᑕᑭᒥᐊᐧᐨ᙮ “ᐊᓴᐸᐱᐡᑯᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐅᐱᒪᓂᑲᑕᐣ ᐅᓇᑯᓇᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᔕ ᑲᑭᓂᓱᑕᐃᐧᓂᑲᑌᑲᐧᐸᓂᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑭᐅᒋᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᑐᑲᐣ ᑲᐊᐧᑎᐣ ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᐃᐁᐧ ᒪᔭᑦ ᑲᐃᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᐊᐧᓂᐦᐃᑫᐠ ᐅᑐᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐊᒥᐁᐧ ᐅᒪ ᐁᐧᒋᐱᒥᓭᑭᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᒥᓂᑯᔭᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑭᑕᑭᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᑲᓇᓇᑕᐁᐧᐣᒋᑫᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᐊᐧᓂᐦᐃᑫᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ.” ᒪᐠᑫᐣᓯ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᑭᐊᐧᑎᐣ ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑕᐸᒋᑐᐣ ᐁᐅᒋ ᐊᔭᒥᔭᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐁᐅᒋ ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒪᐨ ᓂᑕᓂᔑᓇᐯᒥᓇᓇᐣ᙮” ᑕ ᓭᓫᐸ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐃᒪ ᒉᕑᒪᓂ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ “ᓂᑭᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᒥᐣ ᒥᓇ ᓂᑭᐅᑐᑌᒥᑯᒥᐣ᙮”

Victor Diamond Mine Extension Project Public Comments Invited As part of the strengthened and modernized Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012) put in place to support the government's Responsible Resource Development Initiative, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency commenced a federal environmental assessment for the proposed Victor Diamond Mine Extension Project located in Ontario. The Agency invites the public to comment on which aspects of the environment may be affected by this project and what should be examined during the environmental assessment. The public can review and comment on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Guidelines, a document that identifies the potential environmental effects to be taken into consideration and the information and analysis that needs to be included in the proponent's EIS.

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De Beers Canada Incorporated proposes the construction, operation and decommissioning of a second pit and additional ancillary components, approximately 6.5 kilometres northwest of the existing Victor Diamond Mine, located approximately 100 kilometres west of the Attawapiskat First Nation. The second pit is expected to have a production capacity of just over 9,000 tonnes per day with a mine life of roughly seven years. Written comments must be submitted by July 4, 2013 to: Victor Diamond Mine Extension Project Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency 907-55 St. Clair Avenue East Toronto, ON M4T 1M2 Telephone: 416-952-1576 Fax: 416-952-1573 ExtensionVictorExtension@ceaa-acee.gc.ca To view the draft EIS Guidelines or for more information, visit the Agency's website at www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca (registry reference number 80043). All comments received will be considered public. Copies of the draft EIS Guidelines are also available for viewing at the following locations: Timmins Public Library 320 Second Avenue Timmins, ON

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Neskantaga Elder walks for youth healing Alice Sabourin Special to Wawatay News

Peter Ostimas, 76 years of age, from Neskantaga First Nation walked 15 miles in three hours, from the old Landsdowne site to the community of Neskgantaga on May 20. Ostimas was joined by his great grand daughter, fiveyear-old Richelle Moonias, Dorothy Sakanee, and Gary Quisses.

After the walk Ostimas shared his motivation to do the walk. He explained it was for the youth, to encourage them. He had a message to the youth: “Don’t do it (suicide), think about it, walk instead.” In his younger years, Ostimas experienced many losses as friends died. This is his way of healing. When asked how he felt, he said he felt good after his accomplishment.

Elder Peter Ostimas, second from left, with Neskantaga Chief Peter Moonias, left, along with Gary Quisses, Dory Sakanee, Ostimas’ great grand daughter Richelle Moonias and other community members. Alice Sabourin/Special to Wawatay News

Building feelings of purpose, reason in life Suicide epidemic needs attention from people helping all aspects of youth Stephanie Wesley Wawatay News

In the wake of yet another suicide-related emergency in a First Nations community, the term “suicide contagion” has emerged in the news as a growing trend amongst youth and adult Canadians. “Suicide contagion” is something that has been evident in First Nations communities for decades. Suicide contagion occurs when one person commits suicide and another person does the same, and so forth. This chain reaction forms “cluster suicides.” In 1998 Ronald Niezen, a Canada research chair in Anthropology of Law at McGill University, was living in the First Nations community of Cross Lake, Manitoba doing research for a separate project when the community experienced a suicide crisis. He wrote a chapter about the experience in a book called Healing Traditions: The Mental Health of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada. “I didn’t go there thinking I was going to do suicide research at all,” Niezen told Wawatay. In a community of 3,500, the first couple of suicides were not too noticeable until several completed suicides and even more attempts took place. I realized that there was a serious problem.” Niezen, who has visited some northern Ontario communities such as Wunnumin Lake, Moose Factory, Moosonee, and Pikangikum, was already aware of the high incidence of suicide amongst First Nations people before his visit to Cross Lake. “It was hard to avoid, young people brought it up, and older people brought it up. Everyone had a different opinion on it,” Niezen explained. He said that understanding suicide contagion has to do with the way you understand suicide. “A person who is suicidal thinks that they are alone in the world, that they are the only ones who have these feelings. Life really has no purpose or meaning, and they act on it sometimes.” “When we recognize the power of ideas on motivating people’s suicidal behaviour, that really changes the way you want to approach suicide intervention. The very worst thing you

can do is to give other young people in the community the idea that suicide is a way to a sort of immortality,” Niezen said. Roma Fisher, a pastor and post-secondary educator, said that there are a lot of opinions on cluster suicides, but “nobody has a real corner on it to say why this is happening with confidence.” “The professionals are saying that we need to get the spiritual component back to our people,” Fisher said. “People aren’t just physical and mental beings, they’re also spiritual. We are spiritual in nature. We come from the perspective that everything is life, that God exists and there is a Creator.” “I think our kids aren’t getting that, they’re not seeing that side that our Elders had, that there are consequences,” Fisher said. “It’s probably not something that we talk about every day, but there are forces that cause people to think funny,” Fisher said. He recalled a time he helped a woman in a northern community overcome her unrelenting desire to take her own life. “She testified to me that after the spirit went, she had such peace and was able to enjoy life in a better way,” Fisher said. “There are spiritual forces that are destroying our people.”

“The very worst thing you can do is to give other young people in the community the idea that suicide is a way to a sort of immortality.” – Ronald Niezen

Fisher added that because people can be influenced so easily, for good or bad, even saying the wrong thing to a young person while they are grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide can have negative impacts. “Things like only the good die young? That’s planting seeds into people,” Fisher said. “They could be well-meaning when they say it but it’s destroying the fabric of people’s health mentally.” Niezen, too, feels that the “easy-going sayings” about selfinflicted death are not OK. “It just becomes an accepted way of talking. Some suicide interven-

Signs and symptoms of someone who may be suicidal Most people who are thinking about suicide want help. They don’t want to die, or at least some part of their spirit doesn’t. Be aware of signs and symptoms of suicide.

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tionists would say, hey come on. That is not OK!” Teresa Magiskan, traditional healing coordinator at Anishanwbe Mushkiki in Thunder Bay, works with people for different mental health issues including depression and suicide. With youth, she sees a general depression and loneliness – with feelings of grief and sadness being a big contributor. “Our traditional healing program addresses a lot of depression and grief,” Magiskan explained. “They come here to connect with other youth and when they need to talk.” Magiskan is involved in a youth suicide prevention team that consists of people from different Aboriginal organizations. The team went into schools a couple of years ago to speak with youth about suicide and asked the youth what they would like to see done. “What they said they wanted was a place for them so they could interact with each other, where culture would be taught and they could be comfortable,” Magiskan said. She applauded the recently opened multicultural youth drop-in center in Thunder Bay, but feels that the youth would like something more specific to them and their own distinct culture. She also feels that there needs to be more services and options available for youth who are from isolated communities. “Talking to the youth helps, we have to listen to them,” Magiskan said. “Sometimes we

as adults think we have all the answers and the solutions, but it is the youth who do. They know what they want, what they feel. We need to be listening to them instead of telling them what they need.” “The seriousness of suicide needs to be brought forward,” she added. “We need to be very cognizant in recognizing changes in the behaviour of people, especially in those who have experienced suicide around them.” Magiskan explained that the youth are often the first to know when one of their friends is suicidal.

“We should be training the youth to know how to talk to their friends when they confide in them about suicide,” she said. “Imagine how good they would feel to be that empowered? To know that they can help, that someone.” Both Niezen and Fisher agree that in order to help combat suicide in communities, people need to feel that they have a purpose and a reason to keep moving forward in life. “We need more people to inspire and instill hope in others,” Fisher said. “We put people’s lights out all the time by telling them they can’t make it.”

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Former prime minister focuses on Aboriginal education Towards the end of his term as the Canadian prime minister in 2005, Paul Martin and his Liberal government worked with Aboriginal leaders to develop what would be known as the Kelowna Accord. The accord sought to improve the education, employment, and living conditions for Aboriginal people through governmental funding and other programs. The accord was not implemented by the time the Conservative party came to power and it was essentially scrapped. Since he left politics in 2008, Martin has turned his attention to improving Aboriginal education. That year, he established the Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative (MAEI), where the mission is to improve education for Aboriginal people at the elementary and secondary school level and increase graduation rates. During a visit to Thunder Bay to receive an honourary degree from Lakehead University on June 1, Martin spoke with Wawatay News about why First Nations education is a priority, what the current situation for First Nations issues would be like had the Kelowna Accord been implemented, and the future relationship between Aboriginal people and the rest of Canada. Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News

Wawatay (WWT): So you’ve devoted yourself to improving First Nation graduation rates. What kind of progress in being made from your perspective? Paul Martin (PM): Quite significant. We have found that the graduation rates for those students who have taken our program have gone up dramatically. We are now in 17 schools across the country and I think that we will increase that substantially over the course of the next two years. It shows up in the graduation rates. And it also shows up in the students’ understanding of the economy – what business is all about – and that’s really what this is. And hopefully, the students who take the course will go on either to Confederation College or here at Lakehead University and take the business course, or education course, or the others. WWT: Of all the issues First Nations face, why did you choose to focus on education?

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PM: I think it’s the key to the turnaround. You take a look at anybody in this country, Aboriginal or non-Aboriginal, who is succeeding and doesn’t come from great privilege,

you’ll find out it’s because they went out and got an education. And it begins with high school. You don’t get to go to Lakehead University unless you graduated from high school. This is really where the gap is. Universities and colleges have done a tremendous job, but the same progress as not been seen in the grade schools and high schools where there’s still a huge gap, largely because of the underfunding by the federal government. So our focus on primary and secondary school education is absolutely essential if they are going to have the steppingstone to postsecondary education. WWT: When you were prime minister, your government worked with First Nations leaders for 18 months to draw up what would be known as the Kelowna Accord. Why was it important to you to attempt something that ambitious? PM: I think that the issue facing Aboriginal Canadians is the greatest moral, the greatest social, issue this country faces. I also think it’s one of the greatest economic issues. Aboriginal Canadians are the youngest and fastest growing segment of our population. They have to succeed. They have to succeed for their own sake, but they also

have to succeed for the country’s sake. I just can’t think of a more important issue than Aboriginal education. WWT: Had the Kelowna accord been implemented, what do you think the situation for First Nations people in regards to issue like education or housing would be today? PM: Had it been implemented, I think the gap in funding between what the federal government provides on reserve and what the province provides off reserve would have disappeared. There would be no more gap in funding, which means more kids would be graduating from Grade 8, more kids would be graduating already from high school. But also the gap in health care funding, the gap in welfare funding would have been eliminated. There would have been no necessity to go to the human rights tribunal to get comparable funding and welfare. We would have made a substantial advance on things like clean water and natural resource sharing. All the issues were on the table, all these issues that the provinces, the Aboriginal leadership of the country and what the federal government agreed to. And we just lost six years. WWT: You worked to develop the accord, and now you’re working with education. At what point did First Nations issues become a priority for you?

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POSITION POS OS SIT ITION SUMMARY: ITI SUM UM MMARY: MA Tikinagan Child and Family Services is seeking Live-In Foster Parents for our Agency Operated Homes. The Live-In Foster Parents will reside with children in care to create a safe, nurturing, and family environment. The Live-In Foster Parents will work with a team of Child Welfare professionals and ensure that the Ministry Standards are met and carried out in the home. Tikinagan Child and Family Services will cover all living expenses in the home, as well as provide a foster per diem. The Live-in Foster Parents will receive respite each month. DUTIES INCLUDE: School Liaise with the local school on the child’s attendance and progress. Daily Activities Include social and cultural activities appropriate for each child. Medical Ensure the child receives medical attention as required. Emergency Contact the local authorities of any emergency involving a child. Daily House Care Implement proper meal preparation, house routine, and standards for the clients. Tikinagan Contact workers when necessary concerning the clients. Participate in case conferencing for the child/children in the home. DO YOU: % Have the ability to communicate with the clients in a positive manner? % Have experience working with high risk and special needs children and youth? % Have the ability to work with Tikinagan staff and other service providers? % Have the ability to pass medical and criminal records check? % Have a valid Ontario driver’s license? % Speak one of the Nishnawbe-Aski languages (considered an asset)? IF SO, THEN PLEASE SUBMIT AN UPDATED RESUME, COVERING LETTER AND 3 REFERENCES TO: Residential Care Supervisor Tikinagan Child and Family Services P.O. Box 627, Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B1 Fax: (807) 737-1532 Email: residential@tikinagan.org Deadline: 4:30 p.m., June 19, 2013 All successful applicants will require a current Criminal Record Check (CRC) (and Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) for positions working with children). As such, it is recommended that applicants apply for a CRC & VSC as soon as possible. ONLY THOSE SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED

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Duties and Responsibilities: ‡ Must have excellent verbal and written communications skills in Ojibway and/or Oji-Cree and also English. ‡ Must be proficient working a computer-based work environment and possess excellent keyboarding skills. ‡ Familiarity with InDesign, Photoshop, Macintosh and Windows based computers are an asset. ‡ A high degree of initiative, motivation and the ability to observe strict confidentiality is essential. ‡ Ability to work with little or no supervision is essential. ‡ Experience in translating documents from either Oji-Cree or Ojibway to English is an asset.

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Adelaide Anderson, A/Finance Manager Wawatay Native Communications Society Box 1180, Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B7 Email: reception@wawatay.on.ca Fax: (807) 737-3224 Please note: References may be required

Adelaide Anderson, A/Finance Manager Wawatay Native Communications Society Box 1180, Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B7 Email: reception@wawatay.on.ca Fax: (807) 737-3224 Please note: References may be required

Wawatay Native Communications Society thanks all those who submit applications. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Eabametoong bands together for youth playground Christian Quequish Wawatay News

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On June 15, community members in Eabametoong will build this playground for the youth in the community.

Members of Eabametoong First Nation will come together June 15 to build a new playground for the youth in the community. Courtney Strutt, a teacher at John C. Yesno Education Centre in Eabametoong has been working with a committee of community members since March 2013 to bring an area to the community where children can safely play. The committee worked with Let Them Be Kids, a non-profit organization

whose mandate is to help communities that don’t have playgrounds or play areas. “For ever y 50 cents we raise they match us 50 cents towards playground equipment,� said Strutt. Aside from regular community members banding together to raise money for the new playground, there were initiatives set up by the youth of the community. Kerr y Sagutcheway and Erin Atlookan are Grade 6 students at John C. Yesno. They have been part of a youth event crew that helped fundraise for the event all year – in total, the

group made $200 holding events such as movie nights and dances. When asked how they felt about getting a new playground, they both replied that they felt “good� about the development. Atlookan said they usually stay inside during breaks. Kerr y Sagutcheway, a student at John C. Yesno, said her favourite event was when the students got together and held a dance. Strutt said the playground will help in getting kids active, and that additional installments such as benches and picnic tables

will encourage parents to come out more with their children. Jean Waboose, the administrative assistant for Eabametoong and a volunteer for the playground initiative, said the playground project is scheduled to take place on June 15. “They’re going to have a barbeque all day, so it’s just going to be all volunteers, with the whole community just coming together,� said Waboose. “The equipment will be flown in and community members will be building it that day.�

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Aboriginal Day events planned across north Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug’s plan to host 25 Canadians for a week concluding on June 21 highlights this year’s National Aboriginal Day celebrations in northern Ontario. “Our youth are taking the lead on trying to promote KI in regards to bringing in visitors,” said KI Chief Donny Morris. “There are quite a few visitors, one of them I hear is the lieutenant-governor’s wife, (Ruth Ann Onley), and those youth walkers who walked from Quebec to Ottawa.” The Governor General’s wife, Sharon Johnston, is planning to visit with Onley for an overnight stay from June 20-21, although Morris said the prime minister had not yet accepted an invitation to visit KI as of June 7. The visits begin on June 17. A First Nations’ film night in Sioux Lookout featuring short independent films from the local area and region is another event planned for National Aboriginal Day. “We have a number of First Nation filmmakers — we have Henry Beardy from Sachigo (with Time’s Up),” said Nadine Arpin, a coor-

dinator with the film night event. “We also have a film by John Cooke, Bunnuck Gets Surveyed. And we also have Caleb Magiskan — one of his short pieces is being shown, Gas Through the Glass.” Lac Seul — I Like Me, a compilation film developed from a 2012 Lac Seul film challenge workshop, and Arpin’s film Distracted will also be featured during the film night, which begins at 7:30 at the Royal Canadian Legion. An Aboriginal Day Gala in Thunder Bay featuring local musicians, dancers and a fashion show is also planned for June 22 at the Airlane Hotel and Conference Centre. “It’s a gala — we just want people to celebrate their being Aboriginal in this town and to show the variety of Aboriginal talent and skills,” said Larry Baxter, an organizer of the Aboriginal Day Gala. “We are a unique people, but we also have unique talents.” Baxter said the event includes a buffet dinner, a talent show and a dance. “There will be singers, dancers, some comedians and a fashion show,” Baxter said. “You can buy a table of

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National Aboriginal Day, Thunder Bay June 2010. eight if you want to sit with a bunch of your friends.” Thunder Bay plans to hold a two-day event at Marina Park, featuring arts, crafts, storytelling, games and an open air concert on June 20 and a sunrise ceremony, light breakfast, powwow, feast and giveaways on June 21. Sioux Lookout plans to hold traditional teachings,

games, art, museum displays, a powwow and a traditional

feast at Centennial Park and along Front Street on June 21.

Timmins plans to hold a sunrise ceremony, teepee set up, breakfast sponsored by Misiway Milopemahtesewin Health Centre, a traditional powwow, family activities, craft vendors, a barbeque, an open microphone and live entertainment at Hollinger Park on June 21. Moose Cree First Nation plans to hold a community breakfast and feast and a f lea market/fair at the Cree Cultural Interpretive Centre grounds on June 21. APTN will also broadcast an exclusive four-hour Aboriginal Day Live radio show across the country on June 22. That can be heard on Wawatay Radio Network. The show features a range of top Aboriginal musicians from across Canada, including A Tribe Called Red, Crystal Shawanda, Derek Miller, Tanya Tagaq, Dallas Arcand, War Party and Susan Aglukark, among many others.

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Sandy Lake youth take their dance to the big stage Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News

After months of maintaining grades, rehearsing and fundraising, 17 Sandy Lake students joined other First Nations youth to take the big stage in Toronto for a dance performance on June 4. “Oh my gosh, don’t even get to that part,� said 12-year-old Arlen Goodman when asked how it felt to take the stage at the Winter Garden Theatre in downtown Toronto. Goodman was so happy, “I was crying.� The performance was the culmination of Outside Looking In (OLI), a national high school credit-based dance program that encourages student retention. Since the program was incorporated into the Sandy Lake school curriculum in January, the students worked to maintain a grade average of 70 per cent and keep up their school attendance and a good attitude in order to make the trip to Toronto. They also took part in weekly fitness and dance classes. Rex McKay, 18, said he used to like dancing but lost touch with it over the years. “Once the program came, I wanted to be in it,� said McKay, who is the community’s junior chief. The Sandy Lake students and teachers fundraised more than $30,000 to make the trip. Many of the students dedicated their time every Saturday to raise funds through breakfasts, movies, and flea markets. Rydell Linklater, 14, said the prospect of going to Toronto for the dance performance motivated him to work hard over the months. “I felt so happy,� he said about when he found out he was going. The Sandy Lake students joined youth from Lac La Croix, Wikwemikong, Onigamig, and the Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre in Brantford to make the final preparations for the June 4 performance. Totaling 54 students, the youth endured eight-hour days

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17 youth from Sandy Lake joined peers from across Ontario during an Outside Looking In performance in Toronto. “It’s just fun to learn how to dance,� said Arlen Goodman. learning and rehearsing new dance steps. Then the youth arrived in Toronto to perform before a large crowd. “I was pretty nervous just being behind the stage,� McKay said. “Words can’t describe how I felt.� Draven Meekis, 13, said he was a “lil’ bit nervous.� Goodman said he was “not nervous, just happy.� Once the students took the stage and the performance began, McKay said it was “really loud.� Linklater said dancing in front of a crowd was “scary but it was fun.� Meekis overcame his nervousness and performed as he had spent hours rehearsing.

“It felt great,� he said, smiling. “Everyone was taking photos and pictures.� Some of the students could not believe it when it was over. “That was fun, man,� Goodman said. “I started crying too again.� “I just felt like dancing more,� Linklater said. Norma Kakegamick, 13, was “kind of sad� and “unexcited� when the performance ended, but “I’m starting to like dancing,� she said. Jeremy Audette, a Sandy Lake teacher, said the trip was part of the youth’s life journey. “It’s a journey for the life and skills they don’t get on the reserve,� he said. Having spent the past five months working with students

in the program, Audette said he watched them grow as people. “We pushed them harder then they pushed themselves,� he said. “They were challenged in every aspect of life and that pushed them to find out about themselves.� McKay said the experience was very rewarding and encourages others to take the program. “Stick with it no matter how hard it gets,� he said. “You really get rewarded and it’s really great feeling.� Goodman said he never danced before the program and now he plans on continuing to learn. “It’s just fun to learn how to dance,� he said.

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ACCOUNTABILITY: The Publisher/Newspaper Editor is accountable to the Wawatay Chief Executive Officer. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILTIES: The majority of duties and responsibilities include providing a leadership role to editorial staff in Sioux Lookout and Thunder Bay; an ability to handle multiple and complex projects simultaneously under stringent timeframes and changing priorities/conditions; an ability to work quickly and efficiently under deadline pressure; an ability and willingness to work well with others, a demonstrated ability to write.

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Newspaper Editor Responsibilities (50%): % Supervise newspaper editorial staff, assign stories and delegate daily duties as needed; % Hold regular story meetings with all editorial staff; generate story ideas for Wawatay News, Sagatay, Onotassiniik and SEVEN, and ideas for special editorial features, such as special reports, photo essays, etc; % Ensure editorial excellence by editing editorial content for grammar, clarity, fairness, media law compliance, CP and Wawatay style, and the Wawatay editorial policy; % Plan each weekly newspaper edition and work with designer to lay out newspaper; % Write newspaper editorials and occasional newspaper stories; % Update Wawatay News online daily; coordinate Wawatay’s online presence; % Be familiar with media laws and regulations; and % Seek legal counsel deemed necessary for editorial content.

Location: Sioux Lookout or Thunder Bay Apply by: June 28, 2013 @ 4:30 CST

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Publisher Responsibilities (50%): % Be responsible for ensuring excellence in all print publications including Wawatay News, Sagatay magazine, Onotassiniik magazine and SEVEN youth magazine, and take corrective action when necessary; % As part of the Wawatay Management Team, plan and prioritize Wawatay goals and objectives; % Ensure Wawatay editorial needs are adequately staffed with qualified personnel; % Supervise Wawatay’s magazines editor, SEVEN youth editor; % Develop production and printing schedules for all Wawatay publications with the Business Manager; % In consultation with the Finance Manager, plan and develop annual operational budgets for all Wawatay publications and ensure activities for all publications are within established budgets; % Provide functional management and leadership to editorial staff; % Lead media initiatives that fulfill the Wawatay mandate and strategic plan, respond to audience surveys and feedback, and contribute to the financial viability of Wawatay % Understand and identify media trends that impact Wawatay and initiate new editorial products, services and partnerships when appropriate; % Identify and develop partnerships for Sagatay, Onotassiniik and SEVEN magazines to contribute to the financial viability of each product; % Coordinate and supervise the online presence of Sagatay, Onotassiniik and SEVEN along with Wawatay News online;

QUALIFICATIONS: The ideal candidate will have: % Education and experience in media; % Experience in management % Knowledge of current media laws and regulations and standard journalism principles and codes; % Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; % Knowledge of Ojibway, Oji-Cree and Cree culture and communities in the Wawatay service area; % Ability to work in a PC and Macintosh computer environment and knowledge of technology used in the broadcast and media industry, including Photoshop and InDesign; % A valid Ontario driver’s license; and % The ability to speak and write in Ojibway, Oji-Cree or Cree would be an asset.

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SUMMARY: The Wawatay Native Communications Society (Wawatay) Publisher/ Newspaper Editor will be responsible for maximizing the editorial quality and impact of all Wawatay editorial products: Wawatay News, Sagatay magazine, Onotassiniik magazine, SEVEN youth magazine and Wawatay News Online. Combined Wawatay coverage reaches across more than 30,000 square kilometres of land known to its inhabitants as Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Mushkegowuk Territory, Treaty 5 and Treaty 3, which includes more than 80 First Nations across Northern Ontario, and to Aboriginal people living in the region’s towns and cities. Wawatay features Aboriginal news, people, culture and language. RESPONSIBILITIES: The following are some of the key tasks of the Publisher/Newspaper Editor. Wawatay Chief Executive Officer may add, remove or change key functions to meet the changing needs of Wawatay.

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Adelaide Anderson, A/Finance Manager Wawatay Native Communications Society Box 1180, Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B7 Email: reception@wawatay.on.ca Fax: (807) 737-3224 Please note: References may be required Wawatay Native Communications Society thanks all those who submit applications. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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