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Eabametoong comes together to build playground for youth

Rick Garrick/Wawatay News

A group of Eabamettong community members helped set up a climber, above, and other pieces of playground equipment while children watched from outside the community school’s fenced-in playground during a June 15-16 marathon building session. The community’s ball diamond infield was also resurfaced by volunteers. See story on page 9.

ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑭᒋᐅᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫ ᐅᐅᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑫᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᐱᒪᑎᓯ ᔕᐧᐢ ᐯᓫ ᐊᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᐢ

ᐁᐧᐡᑲᐨ ᐅᑕᓂᑭᑕᒪᑫ ᒥᓇ ᐅᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫ ᑲᑭᐊᓄᑲᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐅᒪ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐁᐃᐧᑭᐦᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐊᑲᓄᐃᐧᐨ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧᐱᒪᑎᓯᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑭᑭᒋᑭᑫᓂᒪᑲᓄᐃᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑭᑭᒋᐃᓀᓂᒪᑲᓄᐃᐧᐨ ᐅᐅᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ᙮ ᐯᕑᐊᐣᐠ ᐯᕑᑎ ᐊᐦᐃᐠ ᐊᐧᒐᐢᑯᓂᒥᐠ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᐅᒋᐨ ᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧᐱᒪᑎᓯ ᐃᐃᐁᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓴᑭᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ ᓂᐦᓱᔕᑊ ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓯᓂᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᒥᔑᓂᔭᑭ ᑭᐱᒥᐊᑯᓯ᙮ “ᐅ ᐅ ᐁ ᐧ ᑲᑯᓯᑲᐧᐠ ᑭᑌᐦᐃᓇᐣ ᑭᒥᒋᓇᐁᐧᓯᒥᐣ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᓇᑲᓄᑭᔭᐠ ᑭᑐᑌᒥᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑭᑐᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᒥᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᒪᒥᑎᓀᓂᒪᔭᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑕᔭᓇᐣ ᑲᐊᒥᒋᑫᑕᒪᐊᐧᔭᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑐᑌᒪᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐱᑯ ᑲᔭ ᐊᐧᒐᐢᑯᓂᒥᐠ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ

ᐁᐅᒋ ᒥᑲᐃᐧᐣᑕᐊᐧᔭᑲᐧ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᓇᐣ ᑭ ᒋ ᐅ ᑭ ᒪ ᑲ ᐣ ᐊ ᕑ ᐱ ᔦ ᐢ ᓄ ᙮ “ᐯ ᕑ ᐊ ᐣ ᐠ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᐅᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᐡᑕᐦᐃ ᓇᑲᐧᓄᓂ᙮ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᒥᐡᑕᐦᐃ ᑕᑫᐧᓇᐁᐧᓂᒪᑲᓄᐃᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒥᔑᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐣ ᐅᑭᐃᐧᒋᔭᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐱᒪᑎᓯᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᑭᐱᒥᐊᓄᑭᐨ᙮” ᐯᕑᑎ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᑭᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫ ᐅᐅᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑭᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᐨ ᐃᐧᐣᑎᑯ ᒪᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᐡᑭ ᐱᒪᒋᐅᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᑭᓄᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔓᓂᔭᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑭᐃᐧᑐᓇᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑐᓇᐣ᙮ ᓂᐦᓴᐧ ᑭᐱᐅᑭᒪᑲᓄᐃᐧ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐊᐧᒐᐢᑯᓂᒥᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑭᐦᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᓀᓱᐃᐧ ᐃᐃᒪ ᓇᐣ 1982 ᑲᐊᑭᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑭᐦᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᓄᐃᐧ ᐃᐃᒪ ᓇᐣ 1983 ᑲᐊᑭᐊᐧᐠ᙮ ᐯᕑᑎ ᓂᐡᑕᑦ 1970s ᑲᑭᒪᑕᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᐊᐱ ᐅᑕ ᓇᑐᑕᒧᑲᒥᑯᐣ ᑲᑭᑲᑫᐧᒪᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ

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ᐯᕑᐊᐣᐠ ᐯᕑᑎ ᐊᐦᐃᐠ ᐊᐧᒐᐢᑯᓂᒥᐠ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᐅᒋᐨ ᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧᐱᒪᑎᓯ ᐃᐃᐁᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓴᑭᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ ᓂᐦᓱᔕᑊ ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓯᓂᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᒥᔑᓂᔭᑭ ᑭᐱᒥᐊᑯᓯ᙮

ᐃᐃᒪ ᑭᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑲ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓀᓴᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᒋᐃᐧᒥᑲᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ᙮ ᔕᑯᐨ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐊᒥᐅᒪ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐊᓄᒋᒪᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ᙮ ᒪᐃᐠ ᒣᑕᑕᐊᐧᐱᐣ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᑲᓂᑲᓇᐱᑕᐠ ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐯᕑᑎ ᑭᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑕᐧᑯᐸᓀᐣ ᑲᐧᓂᐣ ᐅᐅᒪ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᑕᑭᐅᒋᐊᑯᐡᑲᒪᑲᓄᐸᐣ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ᙮ “ᐁ ᑲ ᐧ ᓂᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᓂᐃᐧᑕᒪᐊᐧᒥᐣ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᓇᑲᓇᑲᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᒥᑲᐃᐧᐣᑕᐊᐧᔭᑲᐧ,” ᒣ ᑕ ᑕ ᐊ ᐧ ᐱ ᐣ ᐃ ᑭ ᑐ ᙮ “ᐁ ᑲ ᐧ ᑲ ᐯ ᑕᐱᒥ ᒥᑲᐃᐧᐣᑕᐊᐧᑯᓄᐃᐧ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑭᑌᐦᐃᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑭᒪᒥᑎᓀᐣᒋᑲᓂᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᐅᐅᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ᙮ ᒥᓇ ᑲᒥᑲᐃᐧᐣᑕᐊᐧᒥᓇᐠ ᐅᑕᔭᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐧᒐᐢᑯᓂᒥᐠ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᐣ᙮” ᐯᕑᑎ ᑲᐧᓂᐣ ᒍᒋᓇᑲᑕᐠ ᐅᑕᓂᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᒥᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᔑᐱᒥᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭᒋᐦᐊᔭ ᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ᙮

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ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᒧᐡᑭᓀᐱᐦᐃᑫᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᑭᒥᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᒪᒪᐤ ᓂᐦᓴᐧᓱ ᐸᐸᑲᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᒧᐡᑭᓀᐱᐦᐃᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᑕᑭᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧ ᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᐊᐧᓂᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᓂᐦᓴᐧᓱ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐁᐃᐡᑯᓄᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ. ᑲᑭᓇᑐᑕᒪᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᒋᑕᑭᐧᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧ ᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᐦᐃᐁᐧ ᒪᒋᐨ ᐁᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐊᓂ ᒪᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒪᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧ ᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᔑ ᒋᑭᐅᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᓇᐱ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧ ᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑫᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ. ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ, ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ, ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᑲᐅᒋ ᓇᑕᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᓂᑯᑕᐧᓱ ᒪᒪᐤ ᓂᐦᓴᓱ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᑭᓇᑐᑕᒪᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᒋᑕᑭᐧᐊᐧᐨ.

ᑲᑭ ᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᒧᑕᓄᑭᑕᒪᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᐸᒪᑐᐠ ᐅᑭᐊᓄᒋ ᑌᐱᓇᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᐡᑭ ᒣᑕᐁᐧᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᓯᓂ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑭᐊᐧᐁᐧᔑᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᑕᔑᐸᑲᐦᐊᑐᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ. ᐊᐸᒪᑐᐠ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒣᑕᐁᐧᐃᐧ ᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᐅᑭᐊᓂ ᒪᑕᓄᑲᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᔓᓂᔭᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ ᓂᑭᐱᓯᒧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᑭᒋᒥᔑᓇᐧ ᒥᑕᓱᒥᑕᓇ ᑕᓴᐧᐱᐠ ᐅᑭᑌᐱᓇᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐊᔭᑕᐁᐧᐃᐧᓂᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᓇᓇᑲᐤ ᐁᑭᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲᑫᐧᔓᓂᔭᑫᐊᐧᐨ. ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑕᐧ, ᐁᑲ ᑲᐱᒥᔓᓂᔭᑫᐦᐃᑎᓱᒪᑲᐠ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᐦᐅᒪ ᐁᐅᒋ ᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑫᑕᔑᒣᑕᐁᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ, ᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᔓᓂᔭᐣ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᔓᓂᔭᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐊᐸᒪᑐᐠ.

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New playground for Eabametoong A marathon volunteer effort in Eabametoong has resulted in a new playground and resurfaced ball diamond in the community.

The community’s playground committee started fundraising for the project in April and raised thousands of dollars through flea markets and other fundraising events.

Let Them Be Kids, a non-profit organization that helps communities build playgrounds, matched all the money that the community raised.

First step in inquest Nishnawbe Aski Nation was one of seven applicants given approval for standing at the inquest into the deaths of seven youth who died while attending school in Thunder Bay. The request for standing was the first step in the inquest. No date has yet been announced as to when the inquest will start.

The Thunder Bay Police Service, City of Thunder Bay, Chiefs of Ontario, Northern Nishnawbe Education Council and the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth as well as the families of six of the seven youth also requested standing.

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ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓂᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᒪᒋᒋᑲᑌ

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ᐱᐸᑭᔐᐊᐱᑯ ᐸᐃᐧᑎᑯᐠ ᐅᑭᐊᐧᓂᐦᐊᐊᐧᐣ ᓂᐃᐧᐣ ᐱᐸᑭᔐᐊᐱᑯ ᐸᐃᐧᑎᑯᐠ ᐁᐅᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐯᔑᐠ ᐊᐧᓂᓇᐊᐧᑲᐠ ᐁᑲᐯᔑᐸᐣ ᑭᐊᐱᒋᔑᓄᐠ ᐅᑕᐸᓂᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑲᐃᓇᒧᐠ ᐱᐸᑭᔐᐊᐱᑯ ᐸᐃᐧᑎᑯᐠ. ᑭᐁᐧᐱᓱᐊᐧᑯᐸᐣ ᑕᐡ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑭᐸᔑᑌᐱᓱ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᔓᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᓯᐱᐠ ᐁᑭᐃᔑ ᒋᑕᑭᓭᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐯᔓᐨ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓴᑭᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 16 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᐨ ᑲᑭᐊᑲᐧᔑᒪᑲᓄᐨ ᐅᑕᐸᐣ. ᑭᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᒥᔭᐊᐧᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᓇᐧᕑᐊ. ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᐃᑭᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐱᒥᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐁᐧᐸᐠ.

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ᓂᒥᑕᓇ ᓂᐦᓱᔕᑊ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᑭᐅᒋᒪᒪᒐᐊᐧᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓴᑭᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 17 ᐁᐃᔕᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒋᓇᒣᑯᓯᐱᐠ. ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᑭᐅᑫᐠ ᑕᒪᑌᐊᔭᐊᐧᐠ ᐯᔑᑯᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ, ᒋᑲᑭᑫᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐁᓀᑕᑲᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᓄᐱᒪᑲᒥᐠ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᒐᐢᑎᐣ ᐯᕑᑎ, ᒥᐦᐊᐁᐧ ᐯᔑᐠ ᑭᒋᓇᒣᑯᓯᐱ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᐢ ᑲᑭᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᐅᑫᐠ ᑲᑭᓇᑐᒥᑕᐧ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᑭᒪᒪᑲᑌᑕᐠ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑕᓯᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᔕᐊᐧᐨ. “ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐣᑐᒋᓀᑕᓯᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒋᐃᔑᐊᐧᐸᑕᒪᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ.

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Slate Falls mourns deaths Four Slate Falls members and a Sioux Lookout resident died after a vehicle crash on the Slate Falls road.

The vehicle, which was travelling northward, left the road and entered the Brokenmouth River. The vehicle was pulled from the river on June 16.

Post mortems took place in Kenora. OPP said the investigation into the crash is ongoing.

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Visitors head to KI Forty-three Canadians left Thunder Bay on June 17 to make their way to Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI).

The guests will spend a week in the community, experiencing what life is like in a remote northern community.

Justin Beardy, one of the KI youth who organized the trip, said he was overwhelmed by the response. “I didn’t think it was going to blow up like this,” he said.

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ᑭᒪᒋᒋᑲᑌ ᐁᐅᒋ ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧᐠ ᑲᐊᓄᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐱᒪᑎᓴᐠ ᐅᒪᐡᑲᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒋᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ 30 ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑌᑎᐸᐦᐃ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑲᐅᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐃᓀᑫ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᓇᑐᑕᒧᐃᐧ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓂᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᒪᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲᐠ. ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᐧᐣ ᑫᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑯᑕᐧᓱ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑫᔭᓂᐱᐳᐠ ᒋᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓂᑫᐃᐧᓂ. ᑭᐃᓇᒋᑫᓇᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᒋᐃᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒋᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒋᑎᐸᑐᑌᑭᐣ ᓇᑐᑕᒧᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᒪᒋᑕᒪᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓂᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ. ᑲᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᐃᔕᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᐧᔕᐦᐅᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᑕᐊᐧᐱᐢᑲᐟ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓂᐱᓂᐠ, ᑭᒋᓇᒣᑯᓯᐱᐠ ᒥᓇ ᒧᐢ ᑯᕑᐃ ᐊᓂᑕᑲᐧᑭᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐧᐃᐧᔦᑲᒪᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐧᐣᐢᑎᐣᐢ ᓫᐁᐠ ᐊᓂᐱᐳᐠ.

Page 8 Journalism training project kicks off A partnership between Wawatay and Journalists for Human Rights that will train up to 30 people across northern Ontario in print and radio journalism started last week.

The northern Ontario Initiative sends trainers into six communities over the next year to teach journalism skills. The goal is to train community members to tell the community’s stories in both print and radio, and help community members start their own freelance journalism business.

Trainers will be in Fort Severn and Attawapiskat in the summer, KI and Moose Cree in the autumn and North Caribou Lake and Constance Lake in the winter.

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Motor vehicle crash claims five lives near Slate Falls Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Four Slate Falls community members and a Sioux Lookout resident have died after their vehicle left the Slate Falls Road and entered the Brokenmouth River.

Community members Gordon Carpenter, 55, John Bighead, 23, Samantha Loon, 26, and Claudia Loon, 20, died on June 15 along with Kimberly Whiskeyjack, 23, of Sioux Lookout, after a single motor vehicle collision about 15 kilometres south of Slate Falls.

Regional Chief Stan Beardy expressed his condolences to the community, noting four of the deceased were under 27 years old.

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Thunderlight Singers

“With the tragic loss of so many and so unexpectedly the grief and sorrow reaches into the hearts and lives of the entire community,” Beardy said. “We sincerely hope that with the help of the Creator that friends and family may be able to find comfort and strength in the days and weeks to come.”

Ontario Provincial Police officers determined the vehicle had been northbound when it left the roadway and entered the river.

The vehicle was recovered from the river on June 16 with all five deceased located inside.

Post mortems are scheduled to take place in Kenora.

OPP said the investigation is continuing.

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Eabametoong’s Thunderlight Singers took a break during a June 15 drumming session to pose for a photo with their drum.

NAN, NNEC request standing at inquest into seven deaths Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Nishnawbe Aski Nation and six other applicants have requested standing at the inquest into the deaths of seven NAN high school students who died while studying in Thunder Bay. “For years NAN has taken the lead in ensuring scrutiny into the safety and education of our youth and this inquest is a culmination of our efforts to get answers for the families,” said Grand Chief Harvey Yesno. “The commencement of the joint inquest is a welcome first step in the journey towards answering some of the questions the families of these youth and their communities have been asking for years.”

The Thunder Bay Police Service, City of Thunder Bay, Chiefs of Ontario, Northern Nishnawbe Education Council and Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth have also requested standing along with the families of six of the seven deceased students — Jethro Anderson, Reggie Bushie,

Robyn Harper, Kyle Morriseau, Paul Panacheese and Jordan Wabasse — who

“For years NAN has taken the lead in ensuring scrutiny into the safety and education of our youth and this inquest is a culmination of our efforts to get answers for the families.”

-Harvey Yesno

are being represented as a group by lawyer Jonathan Rudin. Although the family of the seventh student, Curran Strang, did not request standing at the June 11 opening of the Inquest into the Death of Seven First Nations Youth in Thunder Bay, the regional supervising coroner said the family or any other party can still request standing.

“Those who have not applied at this point may elect to do so at any time in the

future,” said Michael Wilson, regional supervising coroner for the north region. “That certainly does not exclude either the seventh family from deciding to join in or if there is another party and the scope of the inquest becomes clear that they may be involved, it certainly would be within their rights to apply for standing at that point.”

Wilson said the investigation phase of the inquest is still ongoing.

“The (inquest’s) scope will also dictate what further investigation needs to be done,” Wilson said. “That scope, I anticipate, will be set in collaborative fashion.”

Wilson said the inquest will be held in Thunder Bay at a site yet to be determined, noting the new court house “is under serious consideration as a venue.”

The seven students died while pursuing their high school education in Thunder Bay away from families and communities.

“The loss of so many young lives has caused great fear and apprehension across NAN First Nations and this has grown since the most recent deaths,”

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said Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler. “It is critical that the tragic loss of seven young lives must be looked at in the broadest terms possible and that the truth is finally uncovered as to the real cause of

these tragedies.”

The office of Ontario’s previous chief coroner had called for an inquest into the death of Reggie Bushie in January 2009, but after consultation with NAN, Dr.

Andrew McCallum, Ontario’s chief coroner in 2012, decided to expand the discretionary inquest to a joint inquest of all seven deaths, due to their similar circumstances.

Together we flourish Thank you for sharing your knowledge, culture and traditions Happy National Aboriginal Day

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National Aboriginal Day

Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre extends warm wishes for your personal health, wellness, well-being and wholeness in celebration of National Aboriginal Day! As all Canadian Aboriginal people celebrate their unique culture and languages, SLMHC encourages all Canadians to take the opportunity to gain an understanding and appreciation of the First Nation people.

We acknowledge all First Nations people on this National Aboriginal Day for the cultural richness they have contributed to our community, and that we continue to enjoy!

Get Active! Stay Healthy! Live Well!

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Editorial

Ring of Fire delay not a bad thing Shawn Bell EDITOR

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here has been a lot of teeth gnashing and finger pointing since Cliffs announced it put its Ring of Fire mine environmental assessment on hold.

Opposition parties have put the blame on the provincial government. And First Nations, specifically Matawa First Nations, were implicated for holding up the process with a judicial review.

Following the announcement, it was like the sky was falling.

Ontario’s once bright mining future was being painted with dark clouds overhead.

But there’s no reason to cry. A delay in Cliffs’ project is not the end of the world. It may actually be the best-case scenario.

First Nations have long argued that they are not ready for the Ring of Fire. More time is needed to prepare the communities, train members for the jobs that will become available and ensure all the necessary agreements with governments and companies are in place. And while governments and industry acknowledged those needs, work seemed to continue unabated while discussions with First Nations were ongoing.

During a media tour in 2012, the chiefs of both Webequie and Marten Falls – two communities that in many ways are at the forefront of working with governments and industry – argued that the Ring of Fire was coming too fast.

Chief Eli Moonias of Marten Falls said that he wanted to explore resource revenue sharing agreements with the governments, take stock of the environmental effects of the proposed developments and do an analysis of similar mining operations in other parts of the world before making any decisions on whether to support or oppose the developments.

But Moonias made it clear that under Cliffs’ timeline there was no way his community would be able to adequately prepare or assess.

At that time Cliffs was talking about starting production at its mine site in 2015.

Things have changed since then.

Earlier this year Cliffs announced that its expected production timeline was being extended from 2015 to 2016 or “beyond.”

The American mining company said it would make a decision on whether to move forward with the project by the end of 2013, and that the decision would be based on market conditions as well as the company’s outlook at the time. Cliffs also said it was now looking for a partner for the project.

So the decision last week to “temporarily suspend” its

environmental assessment of the proposed chromite mine was only further evidence that Ring of Fire timelines are being pushed significantly back.

That is a positive thing for First Nations, who now have more time to prepare for what will be a region-altering development.

After the past few years, the communities have a pretty good idea of the number and types of jobs that are expected in the Ring of Fire. Meanwhile organizations such as Matawa’s KKETS and Oshki-Pimache-O-Win have started the process of creating training programs and getting community members ready to work. And every year more and more First Nations people are finishing high school and graduating from colleges and universities.

The educated workforce that the mining companies desire is slowly being created. More time can only be a good thing, so long as focus and funding from governments continues to flow to the communities and organizations to get First Nations people trained.

But more time for preparation is not the only benefit of a delay in the Ring of Fire.

Cliffs acknowledged that one of the big reasons for suspending its environmental assessment is the ongoing legal battle over the federal environmental assessment in the region. Matawa’s judicial review, calling for a Joint Review Panel assessment of Cliffs’ project, is still before the courts. A hearing is expected sometime in September.

The legal decision will have a big impact on not only Cliffs’ environmental assessment, but assessments throughout the Ring of Fire. If the judge rules in favour of Matawa, and the Joint Review Panel that the communities want gets implemented, a two-year assessment with an independent panel of experts and hearings in communities will take place.

It did not make sense to go through the EA process while a ruling on the Joint Review Panel was yet to be made. If Matawa wins, Cliffs would have had to restart its EA anyways. It is better for everyone to decide once and for all what kind of EA will take place for the Ring of Fire, and then move forward with it.

And on a positive note, Cliffs is saying it will continue to work with First Nations on getting agreements in place, despite the delay in its project. The provincial government seems willing to do the same.

It may be that when the process ramps up again, and we look back over these next few years, everyone will agree that First Nations, industry and governments took full advantage of the delay to become much better prepared for the Ring of Fire.

This delay might truly be a blessing in disguise.

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Group photo of Pikangikum graduates, June 1984.

Battle Bluffs Richard Wagamese ONE NATIVE LIFE

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remember learning history in school. Even though the stories held a degree of fascination for me, the idea of whole others lives and times before mine, the learning of it always felt less than the subject matter.

It was all a matter of memorizing dates and names and events so you could write them down when exam time came. The people and places lost their luster in all of that and in the end it became all about the grade.

Once my school years were over I read a lot of history.

There was always a biography or a retelling of significant events in the pile of books near my bed. I learned that when you can choose what you want to explore, the luster remains intact. I read about the renaissance, the Viet Nam War, the development of music, the history of science, philosophy and art and the life stories of a plethora of famous people.

What made history jump off the pages for me was my acute hunger for it. I wanted to feel

as though I’d been there when great things happened. Books and stories gave that to me but when it came to an abiding resonance, of the tactile sense of actually touching another time and place, the land was the only thing that ever had the power to offer me that.

The land holds stories within it. The energy of people and happenings seeps into the land where they lived or occurred and if you really and genuinely want to sense that, you can.

I believe that. The trick is to make yourself open to them and when you do they have a voice that rings loud and clear and cuts through everything else to show you that history is a living thing just like the land itself.

Last summer we hiked to a place called Battle Bluffs with good friends. The bluffs stand above Kamloops Lake and face south and west where you can look out across the wide sweep of the Interior Mountains of BC. It’s an awesome and spectacular place. The panorama that’s revealed from those heights is magnificent and I could only sit and marvel at it.

It was a bright, sunny day.

There was a pretty stiff breeze blowing and the smoke from distant forest fires gave every-

thing the look of mystery, the haze making it all seem gauzy and unreal somehow.

There was history in the sudden flare of space. The country below us was reduced to a narrowing where the lake pulled our focus forward into the hard vee of its disappearing so that it became like time, really, wending, winding, curving in upon itself turning into something else completely.

In tribal times, before settlement happened, the scouts would come to sit and watch for sign of enemies coming out of the purple mountains or across the iridescent platter of the lake. From those heights the land stretches out across the territory of the Secwepemc, or the Shuswap as they came to be called. Scouts could see for many miles and they would light signal fires if there was a need to warn their people of incursions into their territory.

Great battles were fought on the grassy plain below. It’s how the bluffs got their name.

I imagined that I could hear cries of them rising upward just as I felt the solemn peace that fell over young men who sat for days there to pray, fast, and seek the vision that would lead them into manhood. The bluffs were place of Vision Quests and

there was a sense of sanctity there I’ve seldom felt in all my travels.

It’s a sacred place because of that. It’s a place of both becoming and of leaving, of life and death or search and discovery.

Laying against the ancient rock I could feel that history on my back. Real. Alive. Vivid. When you allow it, history seeps into you the same way the land does, easily, mysteriously. It fills you and you learn of its presence by the way it makes you feel.

I don’t know why places like that affect me so. I only know that the search for a sense of my own history, my particular Aboriginal, Ojibwa, First Nations history, involves many histories. The stories of people, the stories of places, the stories of events that came together in a confluence of circumstance that resulted in me. It’s a wonderful thing to contemplate.

So that coming to that place became a pilgrimage of sorts - a deliberate marching forward and backwards at the same time to reclaim a piece of me I didn’t know existed before. Living history. It’s all around us all the time. We just need to walk out and stand on it to feel it and become it.

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 Richard Wagamese Chris Kornacki

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Donna Jack, left, Brenda Kejick, top, and Ken Wakegijig, right, displayed their arts and crafts during the Sequin 4th Annual Spring Aboriginal Fine Arts and Crafts Show, held June 5-8 at the Victoriaville Centre in Thunder Bay. While the show has been attracting more customers each year, organizer John Ferris is planning to hold an arts and crafts show in Toronto next year to provide the artists and crafters with another opportunity to display their work and make additional sales.

Sequin art show features First Nations art Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Grassy Narrows’ Brenda Kejick doesn’t just do traditional artwork, she also produces artwork on her client’s clothing.

“She asked me to do her jacket and I kind of knew what I wanted to put on her jacket — butterflies and a bear claw because her Indian name is Bear Claw,” Kejick said, pointing out the design on her friend’s jacket. “Sometimes these paintings are based on planning or dancers or visions.”

Kejick began doing art as a

young child and has since followed in the footsteps of her father, who was a well-known artist in the Kenora area.

“I used to sit beside him and watch him paint,” Kejick said.

“When he left, I continued.”

Kejick and many other First Nation artists from across northern Ontario presented their artwork for sale in the Sequin 4th Annual Spring Aboriginal Fine Arts and Crafts Show, held June 5-8 at the Victoriaville Centre in Thunder Bay. “There’s a wide variety of fine arts and crafts, a lot of beadwork and a lot of jewelry,”

said John Ferris, organizer with the Aboriginal Artworks Group of Northern Ontario. “We have mostly Elders from the communities up north who stay or live here in Thunder Bay now due to health issues but are still working on their artwork.”

Webequie’s Daisy Whitehead displayed her hand-sewn moccasins and mitts during the arts and crafts show, Whitefish Bay’s Alexis Adam displayed her beaded slippers, Fort William’s Ken Wakegijig displayed his leather covered lighters, rattles and necklaces and Whitefish Bay’s Donna Jack displayed her turquoise necklaces and

earrings.

“I deal mostly with semiprecious stones,” Jack said, explaining she started making jewelry about 30 years ago.

“I like the colour turquoise so I tend to do a lot of work with turquoise too.”

Although the Sequin art show has been attracting more customers each year, Ferris is currently planning to hold an arts and crafts show in Toronto next year to provide the artists and crafters with another opportunity to display their work and make additional sales.

“We’re going to try to have

the event at the Royal Ontario Museum,” Ferris said. “We’re seeking sponsorships for that and I think it’s going to be a successful event. It will be the first time for most of these people.”

Ferris said the group will likely travel down to Toronto by bus or aircraft, noting there will be a fee to cover travel, hotel room and a table at the show.

“We’re expecting to be there for three or four days,” Ferris said. “We’ve had some good response from Nishnawbe Aski Nation and a lot of the artists that want to come down.”

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Ferris said the Toronto arts and crafts show will provide people in Toronto with an upclose look at First Nations culture from the north. “(It will give) people down there an educational sense of our culture, our heritage and how we work with our artistic creations from generation to generation passed down to us from years ago,” Ferris said.

“It’s still strong up here in the north and we want to promote it down in the Toronto area so that larger community will understand who we are, where we come from and the different styles of art as well.”

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Noront pushing east-west road corridor again Shawn Bell Wawatay News

Following news that Cliffs has suspended its environmental assessment for its Ring of Fire chromite mine, Noront announced that it is once again looking at the east-west road corridor into the mining

development.

The company also stated that its plans for development in the Ring of Fire have not changed in light of Cliffs’ announcement. “In addition to supporting a North-South access route, Noront has always supported an East-West alternative

approach for the development of the Ring of Fire that balances First Nations objectives, the environment and job growth,� said Paul Parisotto, Noront’s chairman and interim CEO in a press release. “We’re confident this alternative will be attractive to each level of government, the

local communities and the people who will benefit from this sensible approach to stimulating development in the Ring of Fire,� Parisotto added.

The east-west corridor was originally proposed by Noront as a transportation corridor linking the Ring of Fire to the existing highway system at

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A similar route was proposed by four Matawa communities – Neskantaga, Nibinamik, Eabametoong and Webequie – as a way to connect their communities to the southern highway grid through the development. “By taking control of our traditional homeland, we can ensure that our communities really benefit in meaningful and long-term ways from the potential development in the Ring of Fire,� said Eabametoong Chief Harry Papah in March 2012.

But the east-west corridor has been largely ignored since Cliffs and Ontario endorsed the north-south highway, between Nakina and the Ring of Fire, in May 2012. Soon after that endorsement Noront went on record saying it too supported the north-south transportation corridor.

Now however, following Cliffs announcement on June 12 that it was suspending the environmental assessment process for its chromite project, Noront is pushing the east-west corridor again.

The Toronto-based company said the east-west allweather road would include access for local communities

“The proposed (eastwest) route would build upon existing winter roads to minimize environmental impact and cost. As a result, this routing would also directly benefit four Matawa First Nations and be developed in a more timely fashion.�

-Noront press release

and allow for early development in the Ring of Fire. “The proposed route would build upon existing winter roads to minimize environmental impact and cost,�

Noront said in a press release. “As a result, this routing would also directly benefit four Matawa First Nations and be developed in a more timely fashion.�

Noront also said it is pushing ahead with its environmental assessment for its Eagle’s Nest project and still intends to submit an EA to the provincial government this autumn.

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Cliffs puts Ring of Fire project on hold Uncertainty over EA process one reason for halting of $3.3 billion mine project Shawn Bell Wawatay News

Citing a list of holdups with its proposed Ring of Fire chromite project, Cliffs Natural Resources announced on June 12 it has suspended its environmental assessment (EA) for the $3.3 billion mine project.

Bill Boor, Cliffs senior vice president, told Wawatay News that the uncertainty over the federal EA process – given Matawa First Nations’ ongoing legal case calling for a Joint Review Panel assessment – played a significant role in Cliffs decision to halt the project. “Cliffs wants to work with First Nations on how we’ll cooperatively make sure we have an assessment that works for all of us, so we can assess this project in the best possible way,� Boor said. “We haven’t reached an agreement on that, and one of the issues is the judicial review.�

Boor emphasized that the uncertainty over the federal EA process was only one reason Cliffs decided to temporarily suspend work on the project.

“At some point it becomes illogical to keep moving forward with anything if you don’t have access to the land you need, and you haven’t gotten the approval for the terms of reference.�

-Bill Boor Cliffs senior vice-president

He noted that Ontario has still not approved Cliffs’ terms of reference for the provincial EA, and that a number of agreements with the provincial government remain unfinished.

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Bill Boor Cliffs senior vice president

Cliffs Natural Resources recently announced it was suspending the environmental assessment (EA) on its $3.3 billion project located within the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario. While the company listed a number of reasons for the decision, Cliffs senior vice-president Bill Boor told Wawatay News that the federal EA process - in which Matawa First Nations has an ongoing legal case - played a significant role. granted access to land it requires for an all-weather road to the mine site, another issue that has stalled the project. A land dispute between Cliffs and KWG Resources is currently awaiting ruling from Ontario’s mining commissioner. “At some point it becomes illogical to keep moving forward with anything if you don’t have access to the land you need, and you haven’t gotten the approval for the terms of reference,� Boor said.

Matawa First Nations filed a judicial review against the federal government in November 2011, calling for a Joint Review Panel assessment for Cliffs’ Ring of Fire project rather than the existing comprehensive review.

In a March 2013 ruling, a judge declared that Canada and Cliffs were causing

“unnecessary delays� in the case and set strict timelines to bring the hearing before the courts.

A federal judge is expected to hear the judicial review in September. If Matawa wins the case, the current EA process would have had to start over as a Joint Review Panel.

Boor said he has heard from a number of chiefs that the First Nations are not fighting Cliffs over the EA, but rather raising the issue with the federal government.

He said that in his view, the judicial challenge adds an “adversarial� element to the

situation that does not benefit anyone in the long run. “What I’m hoping for is that we can collectively agree on how we want this assessment to work,� Boor said. “What I’d say to impacted communities is stop talking at a high level about the EA, and start talking at the level of detail of how we make this process work for both of us. “We know we can’t do as good of a job without First Nations working with us, bringing their insight to the process,� Boor added. “I’d like to really get specific – what does a process look like that

works for both of us so that we can assess this project? And if at the end of the day First Nations don’t support it, it is within their rights to speak out against it.�

First Nations leaders have argued that a Joint Review Panel would force the environment assessment into the communities to hear testimonies in local languages, provide adequate timelines for the review and consider the impacts of more than one mine on the region. “What we have now is a paper-based EA process, run completely outside of the com-

munities affected, with no meaningful involvement of First Nations, and is non-transparent,� said Aroland Chief Sonny Gagnon in March 2013. “It needs to be made accessible, by holding hearings in the First Nations and using an independent panel.�

Boor noted that Cliffs will continue to work with impacted First Nations on negotiating “mutually acceptable agreements,� despite the EA being suspended.

He said there are many other issues to discuss, including employment opportunities, training and infrastructure needs, but that he is confident those will “fade into the background� once all the parties are comfortable with the project. “We’re not going to be shortsighted on this project,�

Boor said. “Cliffs plans to be involved in the region for a long, long time.�

Matawa First Nations issued a press release on June 12 saying that the chiefs will meet this week to discuss Cliffs’ announcement before determining their response.

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Non-Aboriginal Canadians get set to experience KI Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News

Forty-three average Canadians began making their way to Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) on June 17 to experience life in the remote fly-in community for a week.

The visitors had accepted the public invitation by a group of KI youth, who began the initiative and originally had a goal of having 25 Canadians come into the community.

One of the youth, Justin Beardy, said he is humbled by the response of so many Canadians wanting to visit his home community. “I didn’t think this was going to blow up like this,� the 28-year-old said. “It totally snowballed into this really huge event. I thought it was going to be a small thing so this is totally exceeding my expectations.�

The KI youth organized the transportation, accommodations, meals, and activities for the visitors during their stay.

Beardy said he and the other youth had two main goals when they came up with the initiative. The first was to dispel the negative stereotypes of Aboriginal people in the north.

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A large group of visitors gathered at the Thunder Bay airport for a kick-off to the KI youth initiative that is bringing ordinary Canadians to the community to experience life in a remote northern First Nation. “A lot of Canadians have this conception that we have an easy living that’s for free, but that’s far from the truth,� Beardy said.

The other goal was to empower the other youth. “(We wanted) to get the youth to come out and have

the initiative and commitment to make this possible.�

One of the visitors is Annie Atnikov, an Ottawa school-

teacher who is originally from Quebec City.

Although she had introduced Shannen’s Dream to

her school and took part in a march to Parliament Hill as part of that campaign, Atnikov had very little firsthand experience with First Nations communities. “I’ve been teaching about First Nations and reserves and inequality for five years now, and I’ve never been on a reserve,� she said while waiting to board the plane to KI. “So it’s time for me to experience what I’m teaching and see for myself.�

Having lived the fast life in the city for years, Atnikov is fascinated by the land and the KI people’s connection to it. “I just feel that there’s a real connection to the land that’s missing in our ideology of life at the moment,� she said. “That’s what I’d like to learn.�

Notable visitors include Idle No More co-founder Jessica Gordon, Thunder BaySuperior North MP Bruce Hyer, and three walkers of the Journey of Nishiyuu, in which a group of youth who walked from their reserve in northern Quebec to Ottawa last winter. The rest are average, non-Aboriginal Canadian citizens from Toronto, Ottawa, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, among other places.

Northern journalism training project heading to communities Shawn Bell Wawatay News

A partnership between Wawatay and Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) on a project training journalists in communities across northern Ontario kicked off last week.

The Northern Ontario Initiative will see two journalism trainers spend three months each in six communities, training community members in print and radio journalism and helping them develop their own freelance journalism business.

The goal is to create greater awareness of First Nations issues in Ontario by training up to 30 people in remote commu-

nities how to produce and sell radio and print news stories about their communities.

Kimberly Stinson, one of the trainers for the project, came to northern Ontario after spending a number of years working as a journalist and teaching in Afghanistan. Stinson said she is looking forward to getting into the communities and helping people learn to tell their own stories. “This is an opportunity to make a difference here at home in Canada, to help people find their voice,� Stinson said. “It’s also an opportunity for me to learn about the culture and experience a way of life that most people in Canada never have a chance to experi-

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Stinson will spend three months in Fort Severn starting in mid-July, before moving to Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug in the autumn and then North Caribou Lake in the winter.

Danny Kresnyak, another trainer, heads to Attawapiskat in July, Moose Cree in the autumn and Constance Lake in the winter.

While the trainers are in the communities, a project coordinator will be based in Thunder Bay to assist with the project while also hosting workshops in the city that bridge the gap between non-Aboriginal media outlets and Aboriginal communities.

Chris Kornacki, the project coordinator, said the Northern Ontario Initiative will be a good opportunity to “push the envelope� on getting mainstream media to adequately cover issues happening in the communities of the north. “Whether it is a lack of housing, or lack of health care, in the longer term one goal is to have Canadians more involved in what’s happening up north,�

Kornacki said.

But he also noted that the main outcome of the project is training community members to tell their community’s stories, rather than having to rely on outside media sources. “We’ll be building the business side of being a freelance

journalist as well,� Kornacki said. “One of the goals is teaching how to make a living as a freelancer, so when the trainer leaves they’ll have a network of editors across the province and the country.�

The project also involves the creation of a website where all of the training documents will be online, so that people in other communities who wish to learn the information can access it.

While the project is just getting started, it has already been recognized with a media award.

On Aboriginal Day, the Canadian Ethnic Media Association will award the 2013 Innovation Award to Wawatay and

JHR for the Northern Ontario Initiative. “When we entered into this partnership, we didn’t anticipate to be recognized by such a prestigious association,� said Mike Metatawabin, chair of Wawatay’s board of directors. “Our goal at Wawatay is to support the communities in any way possible, to further their interests and development.

This recognition will be very well appreciated by the communities.�

Anyone interested in getting more information on the project or finding out how to take the training course can contact Chris Kornacki at chris@jhr.ca or by calling Wawatay’s Thunder Bay office.

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New school playground, infield for Eabametoong

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Eabametoong’s brand new school playground, left, was just about ready for children to use on the morning of June 16, after a marathon building session by about 50 community members on June 15. Only the slides still needed to be installed. Meanwhile, the community’s ball diamond infield, right, was resurfaced during the marathon building session.

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Eabametoong now has a brand-new school playground and a resurfaced ball diamond infield thanks to a marathon volunteer construction effort on June 15-16.

“Our kids had nothing to play with — they played behind the arena on those tank things and that’s no safe place to play,” said Sandra Atlookan, a member of the community’s playground committee. “So we got together and did this (playground project).”

Atlookan looks forward to bringing her children to the new playground, which is located in a fenced-in area next to the John C. Yesno Education Centre.

“Before you had nowhere to take them but to the store and back home,” Atlookan said.

“There’s nowhere to stop along the way after getting ice cream.

It’ll be a nice place to hang out for the summer.”

The Matawa community’s children also participated in the project by voting on which pieces of equipment they wanted for their playground.

“It was a long-needed playground for the kids and I think they’re all pretty excited for it,” said Lance Waboose, a member of the playground committee.

“They’re all enthusiastic about it. We’ve got one swing set for the juniors, a bus, quite a few slides for both sides, teeter-tot-

ters and rocking buses.”

Waboose said the playground committee began fundraising for the project in April and raised “quite a few thousands” of dollars through flea markets and other fundraising events.

“We did a lot of fundraising activities,” Waboose said. “We asked the band for some help and they pulled through — a big chunk of it was donated through the band through (Casino Rama) funds.”

A youth group also helped raise about $200 for the playground through movie nights and dances.

The community received matching funds from Let Them Be Kids, a non-profit organization whose mandate is to help communities that don’t have playgrounds or play areas.

“For every 50 cents we raise, they match us 50 cents towards playground equipment,” said Courtney Strutt, a teacher at the community school.

“We did a lot of fund raising activities...”

– Lance Waboose

Construction efforts began on the morning of June 15 and continued throughout the day until just the slides were left unattached. While the adults were putting up the playground equipment and resurfacing the

ball diamond infield, a group of teachers kept the children occupied with games and other activities.

“It’s a pretty good way to start off the summer, especially for the kids — now they have somewhere to go instead of just playing on the old poles,” said Donald Waboose, a playground committee member. “It should benefit the community too — look at everybody right now, they’re all talking and having fun.”

Rough spots on the ball diamond infield were scraped off by the community’s front-end loader operator, loads of sand were dropped off by the dump truck operator and a group of volunteers worked hard to spread out the sand with shovels and wheelbarrows before leveling the area with rakes and a motorized packer.

“It was kind of slanted to one area,” Donald Waboose said about the old infield. “They just want to prevent injuries. They said people would get injured and balls would go flying (off the bumps) and bounce up on anybody.”

In addition to the resurfaced infield, a new three-row set of seating was set up behind the ball diamond backstop for supporters and fans.

A chili lunch was served by community members on the first day of the project and a barbeque was held to celebrate the new playground on the second day.

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Never too late to go back Adult education grads show perseverance in getting their diploma Stephanie Wesley Wawatay News

Glen Wabasse and Amy Manning were two of many Aboriginal graduates who received their high school diploma on Thursday, June 13 at the Embassy Ballroom at the Victoria Inn in Thunder Bay. Wabasse and Manning were students at the Lakehead Adult Education Centre. Other graduates included 16 Sandy Lake First Nation members who were attending the distance education program that the centre offers.

Wabasse, who is from Webequie First Nation, moved to Thunder Bay in 2012 when he decided to go back to school to earn his high school diploma.

“I dropped out in the early 1900’s. Just kidding,” he laughed. “It was in the early 1990’s.”

Wabasse explained that he did some upgrading in the year 2000. “I did some distance programs with WAHSA back on my reserve. I was left with two and a half credits to complete. I was working for a long time and I didn’t really have a chance to complete the two credits.”

While in Thunder Bay, Wabasse enrolled in the Lakehead Adult Education program to obtain the remaining two credits he needed for his high school diploma.

“I found it easier now than before when I was first in high school,” Wabasse said of

photos by Stephanie Wesley

Glen Wabasse of Webequie First Nation (above left) plans to attend Confederation College after getting his high school diploma this past year. Amy Manning (right) of Couchinching First Nation also completed her high school diploma and has plans to attend Confederation College in the fall. his experience at the school.

“When I was in high school before, I thought English was my worst subject. I am more mature, I guess. That’s probably why I am better at English now.”

Manning, a Couchiching First Nation member, said that she stopped going to school after the first semester of Grade 9.

“I only got four credits when I was first in school. So I pretty much needed all of them when I came here,” Manning said. She explained that

she dropped out because she did not have a stable home to live in back in Fort Frances, where she first attempted secondary education.

She now has two young boys, the oldest who is turning three at the end of June.

“I’ve been a student (of the Lakehead Adult Education program) since I was pregnant with my oldest son,” Manning explained.

She said that she did not find it hard to complete her assignments while having two little ones at home.

“It wasn’t really difficult,” she said. “It was really flexible, we could take our books home. I usually did my work when they (my kids) were down for naps or after they were sleeping at night.”

Manning said that the program allowed her to do her work independently at home as opposed to having to be at a place at a scheduled time.

Manning’s family also helped her by watching her children so she could finish her work.

Her family was there with her at the graduation to show

their support.

She said that it was important to have a lot of support when going back to school.

Now that she is done, Manning plans on attending Confederation College this fall for some upgrading, and then will apply to the college’s welding program in 2014.

Wabasse has also applied to Confederation College.

“I will be studying environmental technology in the fall,” he said. “I am not really nervous, it feels different now than when I was a teenager.

Since I am an adult now, it’s easier.”

Lakehead Adult Education Centre offers co-op, e-learning, independent study, and attendance-based classes.

“Lakehead is committed to providing quality education opportunities to all students, regardless of age,” Daniel Denomme, media contact person of Lakehead Adult Education Centre, said.

“I would encourage anyone to go back to school,” Wabasse said. “It doesn’t matter how old you are.”

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Overcoming challenges on path of education Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug member not only succeeds, but helps others along the way “If they wanted something done, I was the one who had to speak up and say something,” she said.

Despite finding her voice in college, Murray suffered through nine deaths while studying.

“Every time there was a death in our family, normal people usually just stay home and grieve,” she said. “I’m the type of person where if

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Charlotte Murray of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation graduated from Confederation College with a diploma in native and child family services June 10, following two years of personal turmoil and perseverance.

Her initial thoughts on the two-year program were ref lections on her time in high school.

“Going to high school was different because I didn’t have a family of my own, no kids, no husband at home that needed my time,” said Murray. “So going back as a mature student, and having had two kids, being married, that in itself posed a challenge.”

Among her more personal challenges in deciding to return to school was a debilitating disease known as rheumatoid arthritis.

“It found me when I was 34. I’m 37 now, so when I first got diagnosed with it, it was really, really bad.

I couldn’t even get out of bed. It wasn’t my favourite moment,” said Murray. “I look back now, and realize it made me who I am today. I’m able to push on.”

Murray said she enjoyed going to school at Confederation College at the Sioux Lookout campus, mentioning

“I’ve always been a firm believer that Creator never puts you in a place where you’re not supposed to be.”

-Charlotte Murray

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Charlotte Murray completed her degree in native child and family service, and celebrated her accomplishment at graduation on June 10.

that studying there helped her develop her voice. She said she was always quiet in school as a teenager, but

served as the spokesperson for the three other students in the native child and family services program.

somebody dies, I like to just keep on track, because if I just stay home I’m going to go stir crazy.”

At Confederation, students in Murray’s program must complete 420 placement hours. Murray chose to have her placement at Northern Nishnawbe Education Council (NNEC) as a secondary school student support worker.

“I was very fortunate,” Murray said of her experience at her placement. “I had 22 teenagers who basically became my big kids.”

Kayla Barkman, a Grade 10 student at Queen Elizabeth District High School

(QEDHS), said that Murray helped her during school, giving her advice and helping her with English homework every week.

Grade 11 student Devon Mckay said Murray helped him during critical times during his time at QEDHS. “We like to hang around with her a lot, visit her and her kids,” said Mckay.

Murray said she helped the kids out because she felt that somebody had to be there for them.

“Their moms and dads are back home, so they didn’t really have anybody else to turn to,” said Murray.

Werner Stunzi, a liaison officer between QEDHS, NNEC, Shibogama and Keewaytinook Okimakanak, said Murray cared deeply for the personal problems that some of the students experienced, and was often advocating on their behalf.

“She would take care of the students after work, after school days, and she would work closely with us on the academic part of the students progress,” said Stunzi.

During her time at Confederation, Murray learned to advocate for others, a skill she brought to Sunset Women’s Aboriginal Circle in Sioux Lookout where she was hired to work temporarily as a health outreach worker while another employee was on leave for the same disease

Murray has.

“I’ve always been a firm believer that Creator never puts you in a place where you’re not supposed to be.

The board for this position approached me in mid-April and wanted me to submit

“She would take care of the students after work, after school days, and she would work closely with us on the academic part of the students progress.”

-Werner Stunzi on Murray

a resume,” said Murray. “I wasn’t ready to do so, so I just kind of forgot about it.”

She said they approached her again in mid-May, and because they asked her twice, she went in to check the office out. Murray said she recalls not knowing she was going in for an interview.

“So they’re asking me questions and then in the end they said, ‘so do you want the job?’” said Murray.

“I was really surprised.”

Murray, who graduated with honour rolls, said her dad, who passed away last August, would have been proud of her accomplishment.

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Seven Generations graduates more than 100 students Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News

Although Jackie Cameron of Wabaseemoong First Nation had been working with kindergarten children for years, it was important for her to complete her education.

And so on June 13, after completing the Aboriginal Teacher Education Program, she received her Diploma in Education during the Seven Generations Education Institute’s graduation ceremony in Fort Frances.

“It’s hard to describe but I felt so relieved I made it up there,” Cameron said following the ceremony. “I can’t still believe I achieved this goal and continued to further my education.”

Cameron was among more than 100 secondary and postsecondary graduates who received a diploma, certificate or degree through Seven Generations.

Based out of Couchiching First Nation, Severn Generations is a First Nations-owned and operated post-secondary institution co-founded by 10 communities in the Rainy Lake Tribal area.

And while Severn Generations initially partnered with universities and colleges to offer degree, diploma, certificate and apprenticeship programs, since 1991 it has also offered students the chance to achieve their high school diploma.

Darcelle Smith of Naicatchewenin First Nation said she fell in with the “wrong crowd” during her youth and did not finish high school.

But after having two

photos by Lenny Carpenter/Wawatay News

A grad poses with a family member (above) while another looks on during proceedings (right). Seven Generation Educational Institute held its 2013 graduation ceremony where it honoured more than 100 secondary and post-secondary grads on June 13 in Fort Frances.

“I’m honoured for her to ask me, ‘I’ll go to school with you.’”

-Darlene Henry on planning to go to college with her 20-year-old daughter.

daughters, ages two and four, Smith felt she needed to set an example for them.

“I want them to look up to me and tell them how important education is,” the 27-year-old said.

Smith said she felt “relieved, excited and happy”

to achieve her Grade 12.

“I felt more accomplished and I felt relieved I was finally done,” she said.

Smith plans on moving on to post-secondary school to take business accounting, “because I’m good with numbers and I like math,” she said.

While Smith was motivated to be a role model for her daughters, Darlene Henry was inspired by her own two daughters that had already graduated.

Though Henry managed to find meaningful employment in the family and child

services field, the 46-yearold knew it was important to complete her high school education.

“Nowadays, it’s a requirement to get a job,” she said.

Henry managed to juggle her full-time job and raising a family to complete her courses. She was her class’ valedictorian.

“I was numb at first,” she said when she realized she achieved her diploma. “And now the day is finally here, I got my Grade 12.”

Now Henry plans on attending college in Kenora alongside her 20-year-old

daughter.

“I’m honoured for her to ask me, ‘I’ll go to school with you,’” she said with a laugh.

Jeremy Jordan of Couchiching First Nation received a certificate for completing the first year of the indigenous wellness and addictions prevention (IWAP) program.

“It was something I was always interested in,” the 22-year-old said. “Throughout my younger teenage years, my friends confided in me their problems. I never knew what to say, and I wanted to further my education and help people and

that’s what IWAP’s about, social work.”

Jordan will work on treatment and support services in his community before returning to school to finish the last year of the program.

Afterwards, “I’m going to get my diploma but I don’t know what I’m going to do after that,” he said.

With her education diploma in hand, Cameron plans on going back to teach the kindergarten “kiddies.”

“If you want to achieve something, go for it and your dream will come true, like mine,” she said with a smile.

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Persevering during mourning Seven Generations grad kept brother in mind throughout studies Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News

As Rachel Fox, 25, drove home to Sioux Lookout after her first day of college last fall, she knew she would be losing her younger brother Brandon.

It was Aug. 29 and Rachel, a member of Bearskin Lake First Nation, had attended orientation at the Seven Generations Educational Institute’s culinary skills chef program in Fort Frances that day.

Brandon had already been in the hospital for about two weeks, and that morning, Rachel was told his condition was getting better.

But as the day went on, she learned his condition had worsened.

“That’s what (my) mom said, that we have to decide now if we want to resuscitate him,” Rachel said, her eyes welling up at the memory.

“And we were already on the same page that we weren’t going to do it.”

With Brandon’s lungs full of fluid, doctors informed the family that they had two choices: attempt to revive him, or do nothing.

Brandon, 19, was stricken with pneumonia. Antibiotics did little to help him recover.

Knowing his condition was worsening, Rachel returned home after her first day of college to be with her family.

Brandon had fallen gravely ill more than two years before and after weeks of concern, he recovered.

It would be different this time.

With Brandon’s lungs full of f luid, doctors informed the family that they had two choices: attempt to revive him, or do nothing.

“His lungs were already too damaged and the healing process would’ve been too much,” Rachel said.

Brandon Fox-Keesic was not your average 19-year-old.

Born in 1993, Brandon was the second child of his mother, Adrienne, and the first of his father, Glen.

When Brandon was a few months old, Adrienne realized he was more “f loppy” than most babies at that age.

When he was two, Brandon was diagnosed with

Lenny Carpenter/Wawatay News

Rachel Fox (third from left) of Bearskin Lake First Nation receives her culinary arts chef certificate during the Seven Generations Educational Institute’s graduation ceremony on June 13 in Fort Frances. Just days after the 25-year-old attended orientation day for her program last fall, her younger brother Brandon passed on. Fox only had a day to mourn before she began her studies. Fox credits the teaching staff, counselling, and most importantly, a promise she made to her brother, for allowing her to persevere and finish her program. neuronal migration disorder, a condition that left him unable to sit, walk, or speak. Rachel said to take care of her brother, even as he entered adulthood, was to take care of a baby.

He had to be fed, bathed, and groomed, and his diaper had to be changed. He could not communicate with the world using words. Instead, he moaned and made other vocal sounds.

Yet the Fox and Keesic clan made him a regular part of the family. He took part in family meals and outings.

They talked to him and joked with him.

“I could always make him laugh. I remember that,” Rachel recalls fondly.

Rachel would help with Brandon’s physiotherapy and ensure his hair was cut and at times she would style it.

“Sometimes he did his own hair,” Rachel said with a laugh.

Over the years, Rachel developed a special bond with her little brother.

“You know how you’re not supposed to pick favourites,” she said. “But how could you not.”

When not tending to and bonding with her brother, Rachel developed hobbies such as graphic design and photography. She first went to college to study photojournalism but dropped out when she felt the lessons were redundant - she already knew most of it.

She also developed a passion for cooking and baking.

She ran a small baking business out of her home. But her decision to take the twosemester culinary program came on a whim.

“This one cropped up on me one day when (a friend) messaged me and sent me a link to the program, so I kind of just threw in my application,” she said. “I don’t know why, I just did.”

Rachel had qualms about leaving home to attend college, but she figured it would only be one school year.

This was before Brandon fell ill.

After returning home to be with her brother and family, Rachel spent most of her waking hours at the hospital.

Those days were a fog, she says.

“But I remember he was

really scared,” she said.

After his family decided not to prolong his suffering, they held a ceremony by his hospital bed to help him on his new journey.

“It was really hard,I don’t really remember (how), I just know I got through it.”

-Rachel Fox on her first week of school after her brother’s passing

On Sept. 2 – four days after the family made its decision – Brandon gave his last breath. Along with his parents and older sister, Brandon left behind his younger brother Logan and baby sister Tehya.

Rachel left Sioux Lookout the following day. She attended her first classes on Sept. 4.

“It was really hard,” she said of her first week of school. “I don’t really remember (how), I just know I got through it.”

The family scheduled

Brandon’s funeral on Saturday, Sept. 8, so Rachel could attend without missing classes.

Rachel had taken counseling in Sioux Lookout and, after she returned to school, scheduled appointments in Fort Frances to continue it.

“It really helped a lot,” she said.

Rachel persevered with her studies during the school year, but it was not without its challenges. She said Mondays were the hardest.

“During the weekends, there wouldn’t be much to focus on, so I’d feel extra sad on Mondays.”

If there was one thing that kept Rachel going, it was her promise to Brandon that she would continue her schooling.

“I don’t like to break promises,” she said.

When her computer harddrive crashed as she was working on the third draft of a midterm essay, Rachel accepted a D-grade on that assignment and continued her studies - even if it meant failing that course. But she did not.

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Ten months after Brandon’s passing, Rachel received her culinary skills chef certificate during Seven Generation’s graduation ceremony on June 13. She finished with a GPA of 3.6.

“I’m still trying to wrap my head around it,” she said that evening. “I know the last day of school, I was in shock it was the last day and that I made it through.”

Although Rachel was too preoccupied with her studies to plan for after she graduated, she soon found a job at a Sioux Lookout restaurant.

The position is seasonal, but Rachel is working on alternate plans.

“I know I want to work in a bakery for a bit and probably work on getting my Red Seal,” she said.

This September, the Fox and Keesic family is planning to hold a feast in honour of Brandon.

After all her struggles, Rachel is unsure how Brandon would feel about her graduation.

“He’ll probably be happy with the food at his feast this year,” she said with a laugh.

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Oshki celebrates 17 graduates Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Michelle Harel’s hard work in Oshki-Pimache-O-Win’s Social Services Worker — Native Specialization program has paid off with a 3.98 GPA, Oshki’s Governing Council Medal and a job in her chosen field.

“I just got a position on May 21 as a child protection worker in child welfare,” said Harel, originally from Caramat, located about 262 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay. “That’s what I was working towards because of my maturity, I feel I am able to work with the families.”

Harel waited until her children were older before she went back to school at OshkiPimache-O-Win Education and Training Institute. She graduated at age 48.

“It was five semesters, so we went through the summers,” Harel said. “But it is worth it; it is an achievement.”

Harel said the program included two hours of evening e-classes from Monday to Thursday of every week as well as homework assignments and essays.

“It was intense, but it was doable,” Harel said. “I don’t want to say that going back to school is easy, but Oshki made it easy to achieve it. It is doable, you just have to hang in there.”

Harel was one of 17 graduates who were celebrated for their achievements during Oshki’s graduation ceremony, held June 14 at the Ka-Na-Chi-Hih Specialized Solvent Abuse Treatment Centre in Thunder Bay.

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17 Oshki grads from three programs were celebrated on June 14 in Thunder Bay. Naomi Chikane, Sheri Desmoulin, Rhonda Goodman, Lesley Mathe, Greg Moe, Ryan Sakakeep and Themainia (Amy) Winter graduated along with Harel from Social Services Worker — Native Specialization, a five-semester program delivered in partnership with Sault College.

“During the first three years, I worked full-time and I took off the 10 days when we came out (to study at Oshki),” said Mathe,

who studied in Pickle Lake. “It was difficult with the long hours and then going back to work and going back to my family, but it all paid off in the end.”

Mathe plans to take further courses in the fall.

Gloria Collins, Tracy Gagnon, Margaret Kakekapetum, Roseanne Legarde, Jennifer Meekis and Stephanie Paavola graduated with Native Early Childhood Education diplomas while Suzanne Ost-

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lund, Kristen Owen and Brenda Spade graduated with PreHealth Sciences certificates.

Native Early Childhood Education is a five-semester program delivered in partnership with Cambrian College while Pre-Health Sciences is a threesemester program delivered in partnership with Confederation College.

“Sometimes it was easy and sometimes it was hard,” said Gagnon, who studied in

Ginoogaming. “We all had our rough times in there but we made it through.”

Spade took the Pre-Health Sciences program because she wants to help people.

“I just had a vision that I was going to be a helper and a healer so I thought getting into the health field would be the best way to help people,” said Spade, who is originally from Namaygoosisagagun (Collins).

“I was helping to take care of

some family for a while and also I had to keep working, so because it was part-time, the schedule was flexible for me to be able to complete everything.”

Spade is looking to continue her education in about a year at Lakehead University’s nursing program.

“I’m really proud to see all of these people graduating,” Spade said about her fellow graduates.

“It gives me a lot of hope.”

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Finishing what she started: Marten Falls member finds academic success in Saskatoon Stephanie Wesley Wawatay News

Serene Spence of Marten Falls First Nation is graduating this fall from the University of Saskatchewan with a B.A. Honours in Sociology with an Aboriginal Justice and Criminology distinction.

Spence was born in Constance Lake First Nation but later relocated as a young girl to Thunder Bay. She is one of six children raised by a single mother. Spence feels that she comes from the same background as many youth in the Nishnawbe Aski Nation territory, a background that involved issues with violence, abuse and addiction.

Spence enrolled in the Law and Security Administration Program at Confederation College in 2001, while living what she describes as a “destructive lifestyle.”

In 2002, she gave birth to her daughter, Aliyah, and became a single mother during her time as a student. Her daughter helped her rearrange her priorities in life and she gave her education a more serious thought.

“I knew that I had to provide for my baby and make a better life for us,” Spence explained. She graduated from the program in 2003, awarded with Letter of First Class Standing.

Around this time, she was

introduced to ceremonies.

“This is where I became connected with my spiritual identity which instilled pride in myself as a First Nations woman.”

Spence attributes her culture as a major component that helped her overcome the

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harmful lifestyle she was living.

She later gave birth to another daughter, Lauryn, in 2008, before enrolling in Confederation College again.

In 2010, she graduated from Confederation College’s Aboriginal Law and Advocacy Program, with an Aboriginal Canadian Relations Certificate.

“My children are my biggest aspirations to continue with any goals,” Spence said of her two girls. Spence took a yearlong break from school to deal with certain challenges, but decided that she had to go back to school to “finish what I started.”

Spence settled on the University of Saskatchewan located in the city of Saskatoon. She explained that she needed to challenge herself,

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Serene Spence with her two daughters, Aliyah and Lauryn, and her partner Dave Beardy. and also viewed the move to Saskatchewan as a new start for her family.

“I found the Aboriginal Justice and Criminology program and immediately knew it was the program for me,” Spence said.

The program did present academic challenges for Spence, though she admits the stress was, at times, selfinf licted because she procrastinated on completing some of her assignments.

Spence credits her part-

ner Dave Beardy as her biggest support system. Beardy was aware of assignment deadlines and helped push Spence into finishing her work. He also helped watch over the two girls while she completed her assignments.

Spence also had plenty of other support from those in her life.

“My family, friends, program coordinators all have been great in instilling that motivation to keep going,” Spence said. She credits her

siblings and Elders for her inspiration, as well as her mother.

“When I think I am having a hard time with two children, I think (my mom) did this with six!” Spence said.

Spence’s mother went to college and obtained full-time employment while raising her and her siblings, which reassured Spence that she too could finish school.

By moving her family to Saskatchewan, it meant moving to a new place where

they did not know anyone.

Spence coped with being away from her family and friends by keeping in daily contact with them through things like text messaging, video chats, and through social media to help curb loneliness.

Now that she will be graduating this fall, Spence is still uncertain on whether or not she wants to obtain a law degree or pursue graduate studies.

“I am planning on taking a one year break before returning,” Spence said. “For now we will be staying in Saskatoon.”

As for youth who may be struggling with school, Spence explained that it is “all about time management.”

“If you have children, finding that balance between being a caregiver and a student is vital. If you’re feeling overwhelmed or need help, ask! Keep your goals in mind.”

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Online education for Constance Lake Christian Quequish Wawatay News

Constance Lake First Nation community members now have new educational opportunities thanks to a recent partnership with Contact North, a distance education and training company, and Constance Lake First Nation Ontario Works.

Community members from Constance Lake will have access to programs from public colleges, universities and other training providers without leaving their community, according to the press release. “The need to provide an opportunity for adult learners to further their education within our community has been a priority for our local Ontario

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The press release stated that the project is part of a broader Ontario Works model developed in partnership with Contact North and Sioux Hudson Literacy Council to work directly with First Nations Ontario Works office to help them identify available courses and programs and to tailor programming to meet their specific

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Wawatay Native Communications Society serves the communications needs of the First Nations peoples and communities of northern Ontario. The Society does this through the provision of a biweekly newspaper, daily radio, website and other services that help to preserve and enhance the languages and cultures of the Aboriginal people in northern Ontario.

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Must be free to travel as required, and meet deadlines.

Fluency or understanding of the Aboriginal language and culture within Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Treaty 3 is an asset.

Must be highly self-motivated and willing to learn.

Hold a valid class G drivers license and provide a driver’s abstract Location: Sioux Lookout Apply by: July 5, 2013 @ 4:30 CST Please send resume to: 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.

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.

ACCOUNTABILITY: The Publisher/Newspaper Editor is accountable to the Wawatay Chief Executive Officer.

DESCRIPTION: The Technical Engineer provides support services to the Radio Department. The responsibilities lie mainly in the engineering and technical needs of the Radio Department. The Technical Engineer is responsible for the technical maintenance of all equipment within the production studio, and from time to time manning remote mixes/transmission equipment and simultaneous translation equipment.

FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES: The Technical Engineer will: Routine for equipment maintenance.

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Compile and maintain technical inventory of live remote equipment and translation equipment, including microphones, headsets, cables, control panels/mixers and audio recorders on and off site.

Update live broadcast equipment continuously to ensure compatibility and clear and stable performance from urban and First Nation communities Train casual operators Conduct post-mortem on all equipment (translation/meeting/broadcast) after each rental/operation to review tech problems and resolve them Maintain and update files on all community radio station equipment and technical needs Assist with live broadcasts as required Travel to urban and First Nation communities as required

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;

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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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.

Location: Sioux Lookout or Thunder Bay Apply by: June 28, 2013 @ 4:30 CST Please send resume to: 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.

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Wasaya to look at new tourism ideas Community consultation sessions planned for the summer Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Wasaya Wilderness Adventures is planning consultation sessions to discover potential tourism opportunities in its 12 ownership communities. “We have a lot of things in the works but it is very important for us and our (Wasaya Wilderness) board to get ideas on where the communities want to take tourism,� said Bruce Fallen, Wasaya tourism advisor. “We still want to be able to promote fishing and hunting, but we want to broaden our tourism experiences.�

Fallen said the organization, which started up about a year after the Northern Ontario Native Tourism Association folded in 2009, is looking at expanding its tourism products and experiences into eco adventure, experiential tourism, learning tourism and the promotion of Aboriginal culture. “These are the kinds of things we want to hear from the communities,� Fallen said. “The other thing we need to do is when we are in the communities we need to hopefully identify people that are interested in entering the tourism industry.�

But Fallen said tourism ideas are only good if someone wants to work to implement them into a business. “There are going to be all

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While fishing is one of the biggest tourism generators in northern Ontario, Wasaya Wilderness Adventures is planning to hold consultation sessions in its 12 ownership communities to discover any other potential tourism opportunities community members may be interested in pursuing. sorts of challenges that come out of these consultations, like where is the funding going to come from,� Fallen said. “Anyone today starting a business has to go to a commercial bank to get a loan or they get loans from family or friends.�

Fallen said one advantage of the tourism industry is that it is not as cyclical as other industries. “The other nice thing about

tourism is that it does employ a lot of young people,� Fallen said. “Rather than doing nothing over the summer, maybe the youth of the communities could become involved in some tourism endeavours, maybe even become owners some day of tourism endeavours.�

Fallen said some of the more successful First Nation tourism operators in the region are family-owned tourist lodges,

but there are also some tourism operators that didn’t get enough business to stay open after NONTA folded. “So I think that was another reason Wasaya wanted to step in to help and try to bring that visitation back,� Fallen said. “It’s a tough business, particularly fly-in operations.�

Fallen has been involved with the northern Ontario tourism business for many years, includ-

ing stints as executive director with both Ontario Sunset Country and North of Superior Tourism. “So between the two big tourism associations in this part of the world, I think I’ve got a pretty good idea of where the tourism industry has been going over the past seven to eight years,� Fallen said. “There are many reasons why tourism has been declining over the

years and as tourism declines over the years, I think the flyin operators are the ones really feeling the pinch. So we have to work harder to get visitors to those remote fly-in lodges.�

Fallen also plans to deliver a value of tourism workshop during his visit to discuss the economic impact of tourism in other areas, such as B.C., Alberta and some of the U.S. states.

First Nations power authority financing to be improved Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund has received $73,800 in FedNor funding to improve the operation of diesel generating stations in remote First Nation communities. “NADF has been asked by the independent power authorities (IPAs) to develop a new chart of accounts to upgrade their financing procedures,� said Brian Davey, NADF’s execu-

tive director. “The reason why we’re upgrading the financing procedures is right now the IPA’s financial operations are in many cases co-mingled with the band financing, so it is difficult to tell what the revenues are or what the expenses are. There’s no separate books.�

The funding was provided through FedNor’s Northern Ontario Development Program, which supports projects that strengthen community economic development, enhance

business growth and facilitate innovation throughout the region. “Our government is pleased to help First Nations develop the skills and expertise required to implement effective solutions to meet their energy production needs,� said Tony Clement, minister for FedNor. “Today’s announcement will enable participating communities to explore opportunities for collaboration, joint training and energy development designed

to strengthen the regional economy.�

The funding is aimed at providing northwestern Ontario’s IPAs with financial and business management software to enhance the operation of diesel generating stations in remote First Nation communities.

Among other things, the software will help the First Nation businesses manage cash flow and capital expenses, record purchases, standardize billing and assist with identifying effi-

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Keeping attention on prescription drug addiction Third annual charity golf tournament set to tee off in Thunder Bay Wawatay News

The third annual Raising Awareness Together golf tournament finds itself in a peculiar position – while public attention on the issue of prescription drug abuse has faded over the past year, the tournament’s organizers know the issue is, in many communities, worse than ever.

For Mike McKay of Bearskin Lake, one of the founding members of the tournament, the necessity of keeping the issue in the public’s mind makes this year’s tournament as important as ever before.

“The idea has always been to raise awareness about prescription drug addiction,” McKay said. “People kind of forget that this is still a major issue. Even myself, I thought it was kind of getting a little bit better, but in many communities I speak to they say its getting worse.”

All proceeds from the tournament, which is held at Whitewater Golf Club in Thunder Bay on June 28, go to support Dennis Franklin Cromarty high school’s suboxone program and aftercare.

The profits raised in last year’s tournament went towards providing iPads for the youth in the program to use to

access nursing care once they completed the program, as well as for recreation activities for the youth such as bowling events and other sports activities.

Travis Boissoneau, a tournament organizer, said it is important to help youth who go through suboxone programs by providing aftercare in the form of recreation activities as well as health care.

More and more communities are acknowledging that prescription drug addiction is a problem...More communities have their own treatment programs, and its good to see that. But that doesn’t mean the problem is getting better...”

– Mike McKay

“Anything to keep people who are in a suboxone program busy and educated goes a long

Wawatay’s Mining Quarterly

Onotassiniik sets out to provide knowledge and information about the mining industry in northern Ontario to First Nations communities, individuals and leaders throughout the region.

The magazine emphasizes best practices within the mining industry, while helping to share information about mining activities and mining agreements with and between First Nations of northern Ontario.

Onotassiniik, a full colour glossy magazine, distributed free of charge in Wawatay News in May, August, November and February of each year.

the grade seven and eight Kitchi Meegweetch! We, students of Chief Simeon McKay Education Centre, Kasabonika, Ontario would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to the Dream Catcher Fund for their continued support of our student trips. The Dream Catcher Fund has kindly donated $5,500.00 towards our school trip this year. For many of the students this is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and a dream come true.

Thank-you so much for playing a part in making this awesome event happen.

Thank-you from all the grade 7/8 students and chaperones of Kasabonika.

way,” Boissoneau said.

But while the money raised is important, equally important is the effort to keep attention focused on prescription drug addictions in the communities and in Thunder Bay, both organizers said.

“More and more communities are acknowledging that prescription drug addiction is a problem,” McKay said.

“More communities have their own treatment programs, and its good to see that. But that doesn’t mean the problem is getting better.”

Boissoneau said this year they are reaching out to the non-Aboriginal community in Thunder Bay for support. He noted it is important to involve the business and professional community in the city in efforts to help raise awareness and money to support efforts at combating prescription drug addiction, in DFC or elsewhere.

“We’re looking to invite people who aren’t normally at these type of golf tournaments,” Boissoneau said. “The idea is to raise awareness, and we’re happy to participate in that with the rest of the community.”

For more information or to register for the tournament, email Mike McKay at mimckay@ifna.ca.

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Keewaywin Awards

In recognition of outstanding achievements and dedication to the people of Nishnawbe Aski Nation.

Nominate someone from your community today!

Nominations being accepted until July 2, 2013

NAN Woman Award NAN Elder Award Emile Nakogee Award for Outstanding Leadership NAN Youth Awards: Academic Athletic Leadership/Community Involvement Cultural Awards to be presented at:

XXXII Keewaywin Conference August 13,14 & 15, 2013 Kasabonika Lake First Nation Nomination Forms Available online at:

www.nan.on.ca on.caa

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Distinguished NAN leader passes Shawn Bell Wawatay News

Wawatay file photo

Frank Beardy, left, accepted a traditional headdress from NAN Grand Chief Harvey Yesno at his Muskrat Dam home in late 2012. Beardy passed away after a long illness on June 13.

A long legacy of service, leadership and dedication to the people of Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) is being commemorated after the passing of one of NAN’s most prominent and well-respected Elders.

Frank Beardy of Muskrat Dam First Nation passed away June 13 after a lengthy illness.

“It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of this great friend and distinguished leader and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and the Muskrat Dam community,” said NAN Grand Chief Harvey Yesno. “Frank’s commitment to the development of our Nation

NEWS BRIEF Your Resource about the Resource Sharing the Results of the Environmental Assessment – Terrestrial Biology On February 15, 2013 Osisko published the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Assessment (EIS/ EA) Report for the Hammond Reef Gold Project. We received many comments and are currently working to address them. The EIS/EA Report details the potential effects of the Project and Osisko’s plans to minimize those effects. One of the components of the environmental assessment is terrestrial biology, which is summarized below.

The terrestrial biology assessment was undertaken by studying potential effects to specific Valued Ecosystem Components (VECs) within the study area including wetlands, forest cover, moose, furbearers, species at risk and breeding birds.

The results of the assessment found that there will be some effects to the terrestrial ecology VECs because of loss of vegetation, changes to drainage patters, loss of habitat and a risk of injury from increased road traffic. The significance of these effects is expected to be low.

Osisko plans to minimize the effects to the terrestrial environment by developing an invasive species management plan and a waste management plan. We will also develop a policy to restrict hunting, harvesting and trapping by Osisko employees while living at the accommodation camp. Other mitigation measures will include selective clearing of the transmission line, posting and enforcing speed limits, providing wildlife awareness training to workers and using native species for re-vegetation.

As the environmental permitting moves forward, Osisko will develop a detailed Environmental Management Plan that can be used to confirm our predictions and will allow us to adapt our practices as needed. We will continue to consult with you throughout the planning process and welcome your input. If you have any questions, comments or would like more information, please feel free to contact us.

is unparalleled and his selfless contributions are immeasurable. His loss will be felt by all the lives he touched in such meaningful ways throughout his life and work.”

“Be respectful, patient, and aggressive when you have to be, not to be afraid and not to stand down on an issue.”

-Leadership values of the late Frank Beardy

Beardy was instrumental throughout his life as a leader in the NAN territory, including helping with Tribal Council development, as well as serving as a force behind the creation of many initiatives including Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education and Training Institute, Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund, Nishnawbe Aski Police Services and the Northern Nishnawbe Education Council.

He served as chief of Muskrat Dam for three terms, as NAN deputy grand chief in 1982 and NAN grand chief in 1983.

Beardy first made his mark in the 1970s when he encouraged ‘pirate’ radio stations in First Nations communities who were being denied broadcasting licenses. That initiative eventually led to the development of Wawatay Native Communications Society.

Mike Metatawabin, president of Wawatay’s board of directors, noted that without Beardy’s contribution Wawatay would not be where it is today.

“On behalf of the staff and board of directors at WNCS, we extend our condolences to the family of Frank Beardy,”

ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑭᒋᐅᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫ ᐅᐅᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑫᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᐱᒪᑎᓯ Continued from page 1

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊᐧ ᐅᑭᓇᓇᑯᒪᐊᐧᐣ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᒪᐡᑲᐃᐧ ᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᐯᕑᑎ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᐅᑎᓇᐠ ᐅᑭᐦᑭᓄᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᑭᑫᐣᑕᐠ ᒥᔑᓂᔭᑭ ᐳᑕᓇᐠ᙮ “ᑭ ᒋ ᓀ ᓂ ᒥ ᐁ ᐧ ᐣ ᒥ ᓇ ᐸ ᔦ ᑕ ᐠ ᑐᑕᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒪᐡᑲᐃᐧᑲᐸᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᐧᓂᐣ ᑯᑕᒋᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒋᓂᐸᐃᐧᑕᒪᐣ ᑫᑯᐣ ᑲᐊᓄᑲᑕᒪᐣ᙮” ᔦᐢᓄ ᐅᑭᒥᓇᐸᓂᐣ ᐯᕑᑎ ᑫᑯᓂᓂ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐊᐧᒐᐢᑯᓂᒥᐠ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᑭᐊᑭᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᑭᑭᐦᑭᓄᐊᒪᑯᔭᐠ ᐯᕑᑎ ᑲᐱᐦᐱᒪᑎᓯᐨ ᑲᐱᒥᐡᑲᒪᑲᓂᓂ᙮ “ᐁ ᑲ ᐧ ᐯᕑᐊᐣᐠ ᐁᑲ ᐁᐊᓄᑭᐨ ᑲᐯ ᐱᑯ ᑭᐧᐃᒋᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᔦᐢᓄ ᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᓂᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᑲ ᐯ ᐱᑯ ᑭᐱᒥ ᑭᑭᓄᐊᒪᑫ ᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᑕᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᐧᑲ ᐁᐊᑎᓭᐠ ᒥᓴᐊᐧᐨ

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Metatawabin said. “He will be remembered forever in the hearts and minds of those he served unconditionally throughout the territory of NAN. Our prayers go out to the family and the community of Muskrat Dam.” Beardy never left politics, as he served as an active member of the NAN Elder’s Council until his death.

In a press release, NAN acknowledged the strength of Beardy’s leadership style which was rooted in the values and principles he learned and shared over his many years: “Be respectful, patient, and aggressive when you have to be, not to be afraid and not to stand down on an issue.”

Yesno who presented Beardy with a headdress at his Muskrat Dam home last year, said the lessons Beardy has shared throughout his life will live on.

“Even when Frank was not serving in an official capacity he was always willing to take on a leadership role,” Yesno said.

“He taught by example that the mantle of leadership does not change just because your work is done.

“As leaders we give thanks for his life of friendship and guidance and we pray for the strength to honour his legacy as we continue his work to improve the quality of life for NAN First Nations,” Yesno added.

Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy said Frank Beardy’s life has blazed a path that NAN people will follow in the years ahead.

“Frank was a committed and tireless advocate for our people,” Stan Beardy said. “His life’s work involved improving the quality of life for the citizens of the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation.”

ᐊᓇᑭᔑᑐᔭᐣ ᑭᑕᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ᙮ “ᐅ ᐅ ᐁ ᐧ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᔭᐠ ᑭᑲᓇᓇᑯᒪᒥᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᑭᑭᐦᑭᓄᐡᑭᑫᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᐊᒥᒋᑫᒥᐣ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᐅᑕᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᐱᒥᐡᑲᒪᑲᓂᓂᐠ ᐅᐅᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ,” ᔦᐢᓄ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐃᐡᑕᐣ ᐯᕑᑎ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐯᕑᐊᐣᐠ ᐯᕑᑎ ᐅᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᐡᑕᐦᐃ ᐅᑭᑕᐃᐧᐡᑲᒪᐊᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᒋᐱᒥᐣᔕᐊᒥᓂᐨ ᐅᑕᓂᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐊᓂ ᓂᑲᐣ᙮ “ᐯᕑᐊᐣᐠ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᓂᑕᐊᐧᓄᑭ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᐅᑭᐊᓄᑭᑕᒥᐊᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐣ,” ᐃᐡᑕᐣ ᐯᕑᑎ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᐅ ᐅ ᐁ ᐧ ᑲᑭᐅᒋᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᒥᐡᑯᐨ ᒋᐅᒋᒥᓄᓭᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐱᒪᑎᓱᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐅᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ᙮”

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