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Nuclear waste disposal site creeps closer to reality Federal agency has sights set on northern Ontario for burial of radioactive material Shawn Bell Wawatay News

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Sam Roberts of the Sam Roberts Band rocked a Moose Factory audience on Aug. 10. Susan Aglukark, and various local and regional acts performed during its inaugural event. Roberts headlined the final night of the Big River Summerfest, a festival organized by a James Bay entertainment group. The music festival was organized by Wasiabin Entertainment Group, a Moose Factory-based company that produces professional events in northeastern Ontario. Meaning “a new day has arrived” in Cree, Wasiabin has a board of directors composed of residents of Moose Factory, Moosonee, Fort Albany, and Timmins. See page 10 for more photos.

A location is yet to be set and the timelines stretch 25 years in the future, but one thing seems certain: nuclear waste will be buried in the Canadian shield. As the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) – a not-forprofit organization established by the federal government – starts analyzing communities as part of the process of selecting a site to bury used nuclear rods, details continue to sharpen on how the project will one day look. The first big decision – one that is well underway – is where the burial of used nuclear rods will happen. Geologists with the NWMO are looking for a specific slate of geologic features, including stable bedrock and little flowing water underground. But equally important, according to NWMO director of communications Mike Krizanc, is finding a host community willing and able to handle the growth that will come from the site. “You can’t impose this on anyone,” Krizanc said during a recent media

tour of the Darlington Nuclear Facility in Pickering, Ontario. “You need an informed and willing community before you go about doing it.” So far 21 communities across Ontario and in Saskatchewan have expressed interest in learning more about the facility. The NWMO is now working on both social and geological assessments of those communities in order to narrow the list. The interested communities fall into four geographical areas, including Bruce County in southern Ontario, the north shore of Lake Huron, northwestern Ontario and northern Saskatchewan. Eventually the list will be narrowed down to one or two ideal communities, at which point a five-year detailed site assessment takes place.

What about the communities? While the communities had to reach out to NWMO to get their name on the list, a big question remains on how much say neighbouring communities will have on the plans. See COMMUNITIES page 15

ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐸᑭᑎᓇᐣ ᔓᓂᔭᐣ ᑫᐊᓄᑭᐊᐧᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᑫᐊᓄᒋᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᕑᐃᐠ ᑲᕑᐃᐠ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᒪᒋᑕᒪᓱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᓇᓇᑐᓂᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ 105 ᐊᓄᑭᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐃᓀᑫ ᓄᑯᒥᑫ ᐯᐟᓇᐧᕑ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᐨ ᔓᓂᔭᐣ $4.427,212 ᒥᓫᐃᔭᐣ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᓂᐦᓱᐊᐦᑭ ᐅᑲᐱᒥᐸᑭᑎᓇᐣ. “ᑭᐃᔑᐅᓇᐸᒋᑲᑌ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᐅᒪ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐊᐣᑎ ᑫᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᐱᒥᑲᐡᑭᐦᐅᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ, ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐃᑯ ᒋᑕᓇᐸᑎᓯᐨ ᑲᐸᑭᑎᓂᐨ ᔓᓂᔭᐣ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑊᕑᐊᔭᐣ ᑌᐱ, ᐊᓄᑭᐃ ᒪᒋᑕᒪᓱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑲᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐨ. “ᓂᐃᐧᐅᓇᑐᒥᐣ ᐊᐃᓇᓀᐤ ᒋᑲᐯᓭᑭᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᒪ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑫᑕᑲᓄᑲᑌᑭᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐣᑲᐅᓇᓴᒥᓇᐠ ᑫᑲᐧᔭᒋᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐅᐣᑎᓂᑕᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᑫᐅᒋ ᐊᓱᐡᑲᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᒋᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐃᐧᐣᑕᐧ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐠ, ᒥᓇ ᑕᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᐸᐸᑲᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᑕᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᓇᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐅᒋᑕᒪᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ.” ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐃᓇᓀᐤ ᑫᐊᓄᑭᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᒋᑕᓇᓄᑭᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ, ᑕᓇᓇᑐᓂᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ 12 ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑫᑲᐯᓭᑭᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᐊᔑᐨ 10 ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᓇᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᓂᔑᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐅᐊᐧᐁᐧᓇᒋᑫᐠ ᒋᐃᓇᓄᑭᐊᐧᐨ. ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᐯᐟᓇᐧᕑ ᑲᐸᑭᑎᓇᐨ ᔓᓂᔭᐣ ᐃᓇᐧᓱ ᒋᔑᐸᑭᑎᓂᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ

ᐃᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᒪᒋᑕᒪᓱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᐱᒧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒋᐅᒋᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ, ᐃᓂᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐃᑯ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᓴᐣᑲᓱ ᒪᑕᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᑫᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᐊᓂᐅᓇᑕᒪᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᒥᓇ ᑭᓀᐧᐡ ᑫᓄᒋᐱᒥᓭᓂᐠ ᐅᒪᒋᑕᒪᓱᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑫᐅᐣᒋᒥᓄᓭᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐃᓀᑫ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑲᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐠ. “ᓂᒋᑫᐣᑕᒥᐣ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᐨ ᔓᓂᔭ ᑫᐅᐣᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᒋᐊᓂ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᓱᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᑲᐡᑭᐦᐅᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᒋᔭᓂ ᓇᑭᐅᐣᑎᓇᒪᐃᐧᐣᑕᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ, ᒥᓇ ᑫᒋᓇᐨ ᑭᓀᐧᐨ ᒋᐅᒋ ᒥᓄᐱᒧᓂᑎᓱᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᐅᐡᑭ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑭᑕᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᒋ ᒪᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᓱᐡᑲᒪᐧᐊᔭᑭᑕᐧ ᑲᓂᔑᓇᓄᑌᓭᐊᐧᐨ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᓫᕑᐃᐣ ᔭᐣᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᒪᒋᑕᒪᓱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓂᑲᓂ ᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐨ. ᑯᕑᐁᐠ ᕑᐃᐠᐳᕑᐟ, ᐅᑭᒪᐅᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᐣ ᓇᓇᑲ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᑕᑭᐣ ᑐᑲᐣ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐅᐡᑭ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ, ᒥᓇ ᐯᐟᓇᐧᕑ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣᑕᐠ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑲᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂ, ᑭᑎᐸᒋᒧ ᐁᐸᑭᑎᓂᐨ ᔓᓂᔭ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐅᐸᐦᐅᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 14 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐃᑕᓫᐃᔭᐣ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑐᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᐅᑌᓇᐠ. “ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒋᐅᐣᒋᑕᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪᒋᑕᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓄᑭᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑌᑎᐸᐦᐃ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ ᒋᑌᐱᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐡᑭᐦᐁᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑫᓄᒋᑲᒋᑎᓇᒪᓱᐊᐧᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐅᑕᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐨ, ᒋᐊᓂᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᐱᒥᔓᓂᔭᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑭᓀᐧᐡ ᒋᒥᓄᓭᐊᐧᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᕑᐃᐠᐳᕑᐟ. “ᓄᑯᑦ ᑭᔑᑲ ᑲᑭᐃᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᐠ

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ᐃᔑᐊᐧᐸᑕᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᐣ ᑫᓄᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭᐠ.” ᐊᐢᑭ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᒪᒋᑕᒪᓱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑌᐱ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᐅᑐᐣᒋ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᐸᒪᐊᐧᐣ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᐅᒋᐱᒧᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐃᓀᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑲᑲᐡᑭᑕᒪᓱᓂᐨ ᑐᑲᐣ “ᐁᓂ ᓇᓇᐱᓇᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑲᐊᓂᐊᐃᔑᓇᑫᐊᐧᐨ, ᐃᑭᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐃᑯᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ, ᐅᑎ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐅᐡᑲᑎᓯᐊᐧᐨ.” ᒋᐅᒋᑕᒪᐃᐧᐣᑕᐧ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ ᑌᐱ ᐅᐃᐧᒋᓀᑕᒧᒪᐣ ᑫᐅᐣᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑫᓄᒋ ᑲᓇᓇᑐᓇᒥᓂᐨ ᕑᐃᐠᐳᕑᐟ ᓇᐣᑭᐦᐃᑎᓱᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᐱᒧᑕᒪᓱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒋᑭᐅᐣᑎᓂᑫᑕᒪᑫᒪᑲᐠ ᐅᒪ ᔓᓂᔭ ᐃᒪ ᐃᓀᑫ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑲᓂ ᑲᐸᑭᑎᓂᐨ. ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᑫᒋᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᑯ “ᒪᔭᑦ ᐃᓯᓭᓂ ᑲᐃᑭᑐᐨ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ.” ᑲᓇᓇᑐᓇᐠ ᒋᑭᐅᐣᑎᓂᑫᒪᑲᐠ, ᑭᐅᐣᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇ ᐃᒪ ᐯᐟᓇᐧᕑ ᐅᓇᓇᑐᓇᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧ ᑫᓂᔑᓇᑲᐧᓂᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᑌᐱ. ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ, ᐊᐧᐁᐧ ᔓᓂᔭ “ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐅᑲᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᒪᒋᑕᒪᓱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᓇᑲ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐱᓂᓯᑕᐃᐧᓂᑲᑌ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᔑᐱᒧᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ ᑫᒋᓇᐨ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐸᐸᑭᑎᓇᑭᐣ, ᑐᑲᐣ ᐃᑯ ᒋᐅᐣᑎᓂᑫᑕᒪᓱᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᐸᐸᒥᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲ ᐃ ᐧ ᒋ ᒋ ᑲ ᑌ ᑭ ᐣ ᐊᓂᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᑲᐃᐧᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊ ᓄ ᐃ ᑭ ᐧ ᒪ ᒋ ᑕ ᐃ ᐧ ᓇ ᐣ , ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᑊᕑᐊᔭᐣ ᑌᐱ, ᐊᓄᑭᐃ ᒪᒋᑕᒪᓱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐊᓂᐡ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑲᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐨ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ. ᐃᔑᐊᐧᐸᐣᒋᑲᑌᐠ, ᑲᐃᐧᐣ “ᑫᑲᐟ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑐᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᓄᒪᑫ ᑕᑭᐱᒧᓭᒪᑲᐣ. ᒥᑐᓂ ᑕᐅᐣᒋ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑫᒪᑲᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᐧᐊᓂᒪᑕᓄᑲᑌᐠ ᑕᐡ ᒋᐊᔭᑲᐧᒥᓯᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑫᑯᐣ ᑲᑐᑕᒪᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑲᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ, ᓇᓇᑲ ᐅᐣᒋ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑫᓂᑐᑕᒪᐠ. ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑭᑕᐧ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᑌᐱ. “ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐱᑕᑲᒥᑲ ᐃᒪ ᐊᐣᑎ ᑫᐅᐣᒋ ᑭᑫᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂ, ᑲᐃᐧᐃᔑᒪᑕᓄᑲᑌᐠ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑲᐣ, ᔕᑯᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐃᒪ ᑕᐡ ᑭᑕᐅᐣᒋ ᒪᒋᑕᒥᐣ ᒪᔭᑦ ᑭᒋᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᒪᒋᑕᒪᓱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᑕᑲᐧᑭᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑲ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐣᒋᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᓇ ᒋᒪᓇᐊᐧᓂᐡᑫᐧᐱᒥᑎᓱᔭᐠ ᐊᔕ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐅᓇᐸᑕᒪᐠ ᑲᑲᐡᑭᑕᒪᓱᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᐅᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᑫᐃᔑᒪᒋᑕᔭᐠ.”

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ᐯᔓᓇᑲᐧᐣ ᒋᐅᓀᐣᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑫᐃᔑᓂᐣᑲᐧᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᐊᓂᔑᑯᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐸᐦᑭᓯᑲᓂᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ ᓇᓇᑕᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌ ᐊᐣᑎ ᐃᓀᑫ ᐁᑲᐧ 25 ᑕᓱᔭᑭ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᐊᐱᓯᓂᑲᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᓂᑲᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒋᐊᓂᓯᓭᐠ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐯᔑᐠ ᑫᑯᐣ ᐃᔑᑫᒋᓇᐁᐧᐣᑕᑲᐧᐣ: ᑲᐊᓂᔑᑯᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐸᐦᑭᓯᑲᓂᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ ᑕᐃᔑᓂᐣᑲᐧᐦᐃᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᓀᓇᐤ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ. ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐊᓂᔑᑯᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐸᐦᑭᓯᑲᓂᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᐁᑲ ᑲᔓᓂᔭᑫᐃᐧᐱᒧᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᐅᓇᑐᐣ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᑲᒪᒋ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐊᐣᑎ ᑫᑭᐃᔑᓇᐦᐃᑭᑲᑌᑲᐧᐸᐣ ᐸᐦᑭᓯᑲᓂ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ, ᐊᔕ ᑕᐡ ᐊᓂᐸᔭᑌ ᐃᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐯᔑᑲᐧ ᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᑫᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᐁᐧ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᑫᑭᒋᐅᓀᐣᒋᑲᑌᐠ, ᐊᔕ ᑲᑭᒪᑕᓄᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ, ᐊᐣᑎ ᑫᑭᐃᔑ ᓂᐣᑲᐧᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐅᓄᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᐊᓂ ᔑᑯᐊᐸᑕᑭᐣ ᐸᐦᑭᓯᑲᓂ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ 21 ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑌᑎᐸᐦᐃ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᒥᓇ ᓭᐢᑲᒋᐊᐧᐣ ᑭᐃᑭᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐁᐃᐧᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᐃᐧᑐᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ. ᒥᑕᐡ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐁᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐱᒥ ᓂᑲᓂᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᐱᒥ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᒋᔭᓂ ᐅᓇᐸᑐᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᑭᐅᑕᐱᓂᑲᑌᐠ.

Nuclear waste burial closer to reality A location is yet to be set and the timelines stretch 25 years in the future, but one thing seems certain: nuclear waste will be buried in the Canadian shield. As the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, a not-for-profit organization established the federal government, starts analyzing communities as part of the process of selecting a site to bury used nuclear rods, details continue to sharpen on how the project will one day look. ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧᐃᓂᓂ ᐃᓇᑲᐧᔑᐁᐧ ᐱᐊᐧᓇᑯᐠ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧᐃᐧᓂᓂ

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ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐃᐧᓇᐢᐠ ᓯᐱᐠ ᐁᑭᐃᓇᑲᐧᔑᐁᐧᐨ ᐱᐊᐧᓇᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᐅᐣᒋᑐᑕᐠ ᐁᐃᐧᑭᑫᐣᑕᒧᓂᐁᐧᐨ ᐃᑭᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑲᑭᓯᔭᐸᐊᐧᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐅᒥᐢᑯ ᑲᓇᐸᐱᑫᔑᒥᐣᑕᐧ. ᑭᓂᐸᐟ ᒉᑲᑊ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧᐠ ᑭᐅᐣᒋᒪᒐ ᑭᔑᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 27 ᐁᑲᐧ ᑭᑕᑲᐧᑯᔑᐁᐧ ᐱᐊᐧᓇᐠ ᓂᐦᓴᐧᓱᑯᐣ ᑲᐊᓂᓯᓭᓂᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐅᐸᐅᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 3 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᒣᑕᐁᐧᐃᐧᓂᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪᐡᑭᑯᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ. ᒉᑲᑊ ᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᑫᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐃᑭᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐊᓂᓇᐱᓀᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᓯᔭᐸᐊᐧᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐅᒥᐢᑯ ᑲᓇᐸᐱᑫᔑᒥᐣᑕᐧ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᐱᑯ ᐁᑕ ᐁᓯᓭᓂᐠ ᒋᓇᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᐡ ᐁᑲ ᐁᑕᑲᐧᑭᐣ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐃᐧ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑐᑲᓂ ᐊᐣᑕᐃᐧᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ.

Webequie man paddles to Peawanuck A Webequie First Nation man paddled from his community down the Winisk River to Peawanuck First Nation in an effort to raise awareness of the people in the north who are on dialysis. Gilbert Jacob departed Webequie on July 27 and arrived in Peawanuck seven days later on Aug. 3 as the community was hosting Creefest, a cultural festival organized by the Mushkegowuk Tribal Council. Jacob said people are unaware of the issues facing people on dialysis who often are forced to move from their community because the equipment and treatment is not often available in the north.

ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐣ ᒋᑭᒋᓀᑕᐠ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧ ᐊᔓᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᔕᐧᐣ ᐁᐃᐣᔓᐟ ᐊᐟᓫᐃᐅ ᐅᑭᑲᓄᓇᐣ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐣ ᐁᑲ ᒋᐱᑯᓇᑭᐣ ᐅᑭᒐᑭᒪᐃᐧ ᐊᔓᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᒋᕑᐃᑎ ᒥᓇ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᐦᐅᒪ ᑲᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᐅᐱᑲᐸᐃᐧᒪᑲᐠ ᑭᑕᑭᒥᓇᐣ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐣᑕᒪᐠ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ. ᐊᔕ ᐅᒋᒋᓭᓂ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪ ᒋᔭᓂᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒪᐸᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᒋᐱᑯᓇᐠ ᐅᑕᔓᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒋᑭᐁᐧᒥᓂᑯᔭᐠ ᑭᒪᓂᑐᐃᐧ ᒥᓂᑯᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑎᐸᐦᐊᒪᑐᐃᐧ ᓇᐦᑯᒥᑐᐃᐧ ᑎᐱᓇᐁᐧᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ. ᐅᓄᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑭᐃᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑭᑫᒋᓇᐃᐧᒋᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᓇᔓᐁᐧᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑭᐸᑲᑭᐃᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᔪᓇᔾᑎᐟ ᓀᔑᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐅᒪᐡᑲᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐅᐣᑕᑲᓀᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲᑲᓱᒥᐁᐧᒪᑲᐠ ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ

National chief challenges Canada to honour treaties National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo has challenged Canada to honour its treaty promises. Treaties and treaty making are the foundation on which this country was built, he said. It is time for Canada to work with First Nations to honour its promises and give life to our inherent indigenous and treaty rights. These rights are acknowledged and affirmed in Canada’s own constitution and articulated in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples which compels both states and indigenous peoples to work together in mutual partnership and respect on any activities that affect our lands, our lives and our people based on the standard of free, prior and informed consent.

ᐯᔑᐠ ᓇᐯ ᐁᑭᑭᐡᑲᑯᐨ ᓂᓂᑭᓭᐊᐧᐱᓀᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᓇᓇᑐᓇᐣ ᑫᐃᔑᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᓱᐨ

ᒋᐃᐧᒋᑲᐸᐃᐧᑕᑎᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐧᒋᐃᓀᐣᑕᒧᒥᑐᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᒪᓇᑌᓂᒥᑐᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐱᑯ ᑫᑯᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐱᑐᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑫᐅᐣᒋᐸᑭᑌᐡᑭᑫᒪᑲᐠ ᑭᑕᑭᒥᓇᓂᐠ, ᑭᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᓇᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑭᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒥᓇᓂᐠ ᒋᔑᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒥᑯᔭᐠ ᓂᑲᐣ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᐸᔭᑌ ᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑯᔭᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑫᐅᐣᒋᐅᓀᐣᑕᒪᐠ.

ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐅᑲᓄᓇᐣ ᑲᓇᑕ

ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᒋᑲᐣᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᑲ ᐊ ᐱ ᓯ ᓇ ᑲ ᐧ ᐠ , ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ 600 ᑭᓫᐊᒥᑐᕑᐢ ᐊᐱᓯᓇᑲᐧᐣ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᔕᑯᐨ ᐊᐧᐁᐧ ᐦᐊᐊᐧᕑᐟ ᒪᐠᑫ, ᐅᐱᒥᔭᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᐊᓴ ᐅᑎᔕᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᓀᐣᑕᑲᐧᓂ. ᐊᔕ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ 20 ᑕᓱᐊᐦᑭ ᐅᐣᒋᐃᓇᐱᓀ ᐁᓂᓂᑭᓭᐊᐧᐱᓀᐨ, ᒥᓇ ᐊᓇᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᔭᓇᑭ ᐱᒥᑲᓇᐁᐧᓂᒥᑯᐨ ᐅᐃᐧᒋᐊᐧᑲᓇᐣ ᒉᓯ ᒪᐠᑫ, ᑭᔭᓂᓯᓭᓂ ᒋᓇᑲᑕᐣᐠ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᐊᓂ ᓂᓇᒥᐦᐃᑯᐨ ᐅᑎᓇᐱᓀᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᑭᐃᔑᑯᓯ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐱᒥ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐃᐧ ᑲᓇᐁᐧᐣᑕᑯᓯᐨ. ᐦᐊᐊᕑᐟ ᐅᑕᓂᓴᐣ, ᔐᕑᐊᐣ ᐊᐣᒋᑯᓀᑊ,

ᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᔭᑦ ᐅᑭᐱᐅᐣᒋ ᐊᔭᓴᐧᐸᒪᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐃᒪ ᐃᔑᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧ ᓂᓂᐣᑭᓭᐊᐧᐱᓀᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᓭᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᒋᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓯᐁᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᔓᓂᔭ.

One man’s journey to fight disease The distance between Bearskin Lake, a First Nations community, and Thunder Bay is over 600 kilometers, but for Howard Arthur McKay, the journey was much further. Howard has lived with Parkinson’s disease for 20 years, and despite the support and care of his wife, Jessie McKay, he had no choice but to leave his roots when the illness progressed and move to Thunder Bay to seek professional medical attention. ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐸᑭᑎᓇᐣ ᔓᓂᔭᐣ ᑫᐊᓄᑭᐊᐧᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᑫᐊᓄᒋᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᒪᒋᑕᒪᓱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᓇᓇᑐᓂᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ 105 ᐊᓄᑭᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐃᓀᑫ ᓄᑯᒥᑫ ᐯᐟᓇᐧᕑ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᐨ ᔓᓂᔭᐣ $4.427,212 ᒥᓫᐃᔭᐣ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᓂᐦᓱᐊᐦᑭ ᐅᑲᐱᒥᐸᑭᑎᓇᐣ. ᑭᐃᔑᐅᓇᐸᒋᑲᑌ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᐅᒪ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐊᐣᑎ ᑫᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᐱᒥᑲᐡᑭᐦᐅᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ, ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐃᑯ ᒋᑕᓇᐸᑎᓯᐨ ᑲᐸᑭᑎᓂᐨ ᔓᓂᔭᐣ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑊᕑᐊᔭᐣ ᑌᐱ, ᐊᓄᑭᐃ ᒪᒋᑕᒪᓱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑲᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐨ. “ᓂᐃᐧᐅᓇᑐᒥᐣ ᐊᐃᓇᓀᐤ ᒋᑲᐯᓭᑭᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᒪ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑫᑕᑲᓄᑲᑌᑭᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐣᑲᐅᓇᓴᒥᓇᐠ ᑫᑲᐧᔭᒋᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐅᐣᑎᓂᑕᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᑫᐅᒋ ᐊᓱᐡᑲᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᒋᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐃᐧᐣᑕᐧ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐠ, ᒥᓇ ᑕᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᐸᐸᑲᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᒥᓇ ᑕᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᓇᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒋᐅᒋᑕᒪᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ.

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AUGUST 22, 2013

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Ring of Fire jobs main target of NADF project Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund is looking to create 105 jobs through recently announced FedNor funding of $4.4 million over the next three years. “The overall objective of the project is capacity building, to remain within the communities,” said Brian Davey, NADF’s executive director. “We’re looking at setting up eight full-time equivalent positions within the organization to implement the program. We’re going to set up a steering committee comprised of people from the communities, technical support and training for staff, networking events, workshops and culturally appropriate resources for First Nations teaching.” In addition to the eight office staff, NADF is looking to create 12 full-time equivalent positions in the communities, including 10 business information officers and two community planners. The FedNor funding is aimed at First Nation communities serviced by NADF, with a strong

focus on the nine Matawa communities, to help them successfully develop business opportunities and derive long-term economic benefit from miningrelated developments. “We are excited about this strategic funding as it will help enhance entrepreneurial and business skills, increase business opportunities for our youth, and ensure the long term sustainability of new businesses in our communities by providing the support services they need,” said Arlene Jung, NADF’s chair. Greg Rickford, minister of state for Science and Technology, and FedNor, and minister responsible for the Ring of Fire, announced the funding on Aug. 14 in Thunder Bay. “Our government is committed to ensuring entrepreneurs and businesses across Canada have the right tools and expertise they need to take advantage of economic development opportunities that lead to job creation, economic growth and the long-term prosperity of our communities,” Rickford said. “Today’s announcement does just that by enabling the

Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund to provide targeted support to First Nation businesses throughout the region, giving them the tools to seize and capitalize on opportunities related to the development of the Ring of Fire, right here in northern Ontario.” Provided through FedNor’s Northern Ontario Development Program, the funding enables NADF to offer a variety of business development services. “Most of this program concentrates on the Ring of Fire, for various obvious reasons,” Davey said. “It’s a large area of development, but generally speaking, NADF celebrates all of its successes throughout all of NAN.” Davey agreed with Rickford’s call for results from the funding. “We’re in sync when he says that he’s looking for results, he’s looking for outcomes,” Davey said. “NADF is an organization that is recognized for ensuring that we do get results, because if we don’t get results, we won’t survive. We have to be very careful in what we do, and how it’s done.”

photo courtesy of James Murray, Netnewsledger.com

John D. Beardy and Darcy Beardy of Wasaya Airways meet Minister Greg Rickford in Thunder Bay last week. Rickford addressed the Thunder Bay business community during a Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce sponsored luncheon.

Church apologizes to Treaty 3 members Georgia Wilkins Wawatay News

On August 14th, the Presbyterian Church issued an apology to former students of the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School where medical and nutritional experiments had taken place. An emotional gathering for former students was held where the school once stood in Kenora, ON. The school was run by the Presbyterian Church and funded by the Canadian government. Though the church did not conduct the experiments on the young students, they ran the

school for several years. Peter Bush of the Presbyterian Church of Canada spoke at the commemorative event. “I want to acknowledge that at Cecilia Jeffrey, there was physical abuse and sexual abuse and emotional abuse,” Bush said. “For that, I am profoundly and deeply sorry. We sinned, and I am sorry for that.” With recent news of medical and nutritional experiments, the church felt it necessary to reassert its apology and confirm their commitment to reconciliation and healing. In recent studies by Ian Mosby, Guelph University, it was revealed that in the 1940s

students at the school were subject to nutritional and dental experiments which resulted in malnourishment. In addition to nutritional experiments, it was also revealed recently that students at the residential school had been subject to experiments on their ears. Fourteen different drugs were used to treat pain in the ears, resulting in some children becoming deaf. Despite an invitation to speak at the ceremony, an official from the federal Aboriginal Affairs Department was not in attendance. There was no governmental representation.

Lac Seul signs operations agreement with Goldcorp Wawatay Staff

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Brian Davey, the Executive Director of Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF).

Lac Seul First Nation signed Obishikokaang Collaboration Agreement with Goldcorp setting a framework for continued consultation and support for current and future operations of Red Lake Gold Mines and defining the long-term benefits for the First Nation. The agreement signed Aug. 16 in Red Lake, Ont. will bring recognition and economic benefits to Lac Seul First Nation,

comprised of about 3,500 band members with significant historical ties to the development of the Red Lake gold camp. Many band members reside within the Municipality of Red Lake. “This agreement demonstrates that Lac Seul First Nation can work successfully with industry,” said Chief Clifford Bull of Lac Seul First Nation. “I want to extend my gratitude to Goldcorp for working with our First Nation to

develop this Obishikokaang Collaboration Agreement, which will help create prosperity within our First Nation and the region, and certainty for Goldcorp.” Red Lake Gold Mines is Goldcorp’s top producing mine, yielding 507,700 ounces in 2012. The company is developing the Cochenour Project, which is essential to Red Lake’s production profile, expected to commence operation in 2015.

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ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᑲᑭᒪᑕᓄᑲᑌᐠ 1974 ᐁᐅᒋᐊᓄᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑭᐧᐁᑎᓄᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑕᐃᑦᔑᑫᐧᐃᓇᐣ. ᑕᓱᓂᔓᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲ ᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌ ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐧᐃ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐧᐃᐣ ᐅᓇᔓᐧᐁᐧᐃ ᑲᓇᐧᐊᐸᒋᑫᐧᐃᓂᐠ ᒋᐃᔑ ᐸᐸᒥᓯᒪᑲᐠ ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᑫᐧᐃᓇᐣ. ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER James Brohm

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Bear snares and the Sixties Scoop Wawatay News archives

Osnaburgh Treaty Day payout, June 1982.

Richard Wagamese ONE NATIVE LIFE

’ve come a long way in my understanding of Ojibway things. When I first returned to my people in 1978 I’d been lost in foster care and adoption for 24 years. I knew nothing about my people or myself. But I desperately wanted to know and I asked questions all the time. When something huge is lost to you, getting a chance to reclaim it, to learn and comprehend it, becomes as vital as breathing. I was a child of the Sixties Scoop. I was one of thousands of native kids across Canada who were literally scooped up and out of their lives and transplanted in foreign environments hundreds and thousands of miles away. They did it without asking. They did it without consideration of what they were doing. Literally a whole generation of Native kids was lost to outside foster care and adoption. I was one of the lucky ones who made it back. But coming into your own culture with no idea of how to behave in it is a daunting thing. It took everything I had not to just run away. But I knew at 24 that there was nowhere for me to run to. So I stuck it out and tried as desperately as I could to learn how to be the human being I was created to be. I was embarrassed a lot of the time. I was awkward. I was frightened. I wanted so badly to fit in with my people that I existed on the keen edge of desperation for the first handful of years. But my people’s humour saved me. Their gentle way of teaching you to laugh at yourself, even in the most desperate of times, was my saving grace. People laughed at me because I was so eager. They loved the exuberance and the hunger to learn that I had. It wasn’t long before they began to tease me about it. When my people come to love you they come to tease you. One day I was sitting with

a handful of old men. They started to talk about making a bear snare. They said that it was a lost art and sad that none of the young people were doing it anymore. “I’ll do it,” I said. “Just tell me how.” One of my friends pulled his chair close to me and stared right into my eyes. “It’s a dangerous thing to do,” he said. “Are you sure you can handle it?” I told him that I was ready for anything. While the others listened he gave me instructions. I was to find a log as heavy as I could lift, along with a forked tree limb, some rope and to find a tree with a thin branch about seven feet off the ground. Then I was to get some meat and let it ripen for a day or so. When I had all that together I was to use the rope to pull the heavy log up to lean on the thin branch. Then I would raise the other end of the log and set it in the fork of the tree limb. When it was all carefully balanced, I was to use the rope to hang the ripe meat from the heavy log. The idea was that the bear would come along, smell the meat, reach up to pull it down and the log would slam down on his head and knock him out. Once he was out, I could race in and finish him off. I listened intently. I wanted to get everything right. I followed directions to the letter but when I tried to tie the meat to the heavy log it fell and almost knocked ME out. I heard them laughing from the trees. Of course, there’s no such thing as a bear snare. But the old men had liked me enough to tease me and they admired the way I tried so hard to learn. They admired the way I had followed directions without question. They admired my desire. In the end, I learned less about the age-old art of trapping and snaring than I did about myself and my people. I learned that no one can give you a history. You have to reach out and uncover it for yourself. I found out that a rich, soft wanting counts for more than speedy answers and quick fixes. I learned that coming home is a process that you can’t snare – you have to grow into it.

Finally, a true to life fishing story Xavier Kataquapit UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY

lot of my non-Native friends are surprised when I tell them that fishing is not a big part of my cultural background and experience. Most Cree people up the James Bay coast were hunters and gatherers predominantly interested in hunting geese, moose and caribou. These food sources were relatively easier to gather from the land as animals and birds could be hunted in great numbers at certain times of the year. Fishing on the other hand required a great deal more knowledge, skill, energy and luck. Gathering fish from the lakes and rivers provided a small amount of nutrient rich food but it had to be continually gathered in order to keep a family fed. Since the introduction of electricity and modern refrigeration, it was easier to gather a few large animals and plenty of birds from the land and keep them frozen over several months. Fishing over the past 30 to 40 years steadily

declined as a food source for my people as it required too much work for too little return. As a child, I can remember only a handful of Elders who still kept a gill net on the river near the banks of the community. Everyone looked at the activity as a quaint reminder of our traditional past and it was done because Elders still enjoyed having fresh fish once in a while. Rod fishing and gill net fishing up north is regarded as a skill set that is maintained by Elders, traditional hunters and travellers on the land. It requires a great deal of knowledge, memory and experience in order to know where and when plentiful fish are located. The number of people with this knowledge is slowly dwindling but is still kept alive by several dedicated hunters, trappers and Elders in the north. I spoke to one such traditional person recently. Elder Leonard Naveau of Mattagami First Nation is an individual who has lived, trapped and fished in the Mattagami Lake area all his life. As I talked to him on the phone, we had to cut our conversation short because he was heading out on the lake to go fishing and I could tell that he was excited to get his line in the water. At 71 years of age, he enjoys the

peace that fishing brings him when he is out on the land where he grew up. I talked to him about how his people depended on the lake for their survival and livelihood when he was younger. It was difficult to find fresh sources of food on a regular basis back then. The only secure source of food throughout the year was fish in the lakes and rivers. The community ís connection to the fish in the lake is kept alive through the annual Mattagami First Nation Walleye Tournament which is hosted every June. It has grown to become a major tournament that draws participants from across the province and the country. There is also a Walleye Derby in September. I also spoke to Chad Boissoneau, a former chief of the community and ever busy entrepreneur, who told me about a new project that his First Nation has initiated to protect and preserve the fish population in Lake Mattagami. For the first time, the community established a Walleye Hatchery project in their First Nation. Chad was selected to manage this project for his ability to coordinate initiatives such as this and for his experience in working with walleye hatcheries in the past. He pointed out that he was grate-

ful for the opportunity and that it was a great success. The project lasted for two months from April to June and it incubated walleye eggs that hatched into over 300,000 walleye fry or juvenile fish that were released into different areas of the Mattagami Lake area. The release will ensure that the walleye population will stay healthy and provide a plentiful natural resource for his community and the enjoyment of other fisherman in the area. The Walleye is known in Cree as - Oo-kah-oo. The name Walleye comes from a description of it ís eyes like it is looking at the walls to the side. It is a fish that has excellent vision so it chooses to move about for prey during rain, at night, in stirred up water and often in deeper areas. It is an excellent tasting fish and I say that because my friends Jack and Brynn Vokes caught some recently and gave them to me for my supper. I was a little embarrassed when I had to ask their dad Rob how to clean these Walleye. I am just not much of a fisherman but thankfully a lot of people I know are keeping this tradition alive. www.underthenorthernsky.com

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CONTRIBUTORS Richard Wagamese Shawn Bell Xavier Kataquapit Geoff Shields Jackie Hookimaw-Witt Guest editorials, columnists and letters to the editor do not necessarily reflect the views of Wawatay News.

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AUGUST 22, 2013

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LETTERS Thunder Bay protests greet Rickford It was a sunny summer day in front of the Italian Cultural Centre in Thunder Bay. Perfect weather to greet Greg Rickford, MP for Kenora, and the Harperdesignate for the Ring-of-Fire negotiations - who was invited to speak to our local Chamber of Commerce. Strung out along Algoma Street was a wonderful showing of demonstrators carrying picket signs with a range of messages from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Remember the ELAâ&#x20AC;? to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cliffs is a Repeat Offender.â&#x20AC;? From an insiderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point of view the showing was excellent, considering that we had only a few days to rouse the protesters. Central were two groups: The Council of Canadians, and CUSP (Citizens United for a Sustainable Planet). The primary issue for the Council of Canadians is the

fact that while it would have appeared that the province had picked up responsibility and funding for the Experimental Lakes Area, the deadline for the feds to close this critically important facility is only two weeks away and to date no agreement has been reached. If the ELA is terminated we will have lost a world-class environmental research project â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one that could alert us to the air and water pollution which the Harper government would rather keep under wraps. CUSP was there in support of the First Nations request for full, public environmental hearings (formally called a Joint Review Panel) before Ring of Fire mining proceeds. At stake is the James Bay lowlands which is comprised of four rivers and 100 freshwater bodies,

as well as the immediate territories of a number of First Nations communities. In view of our boom and bust economy, wherein citizens pay for infrastructure, and finally the clean-up, CUSP is concerned that we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make the same mistakes that saw industry and mining pollute the English/Wabigoon river system with mercury, and the Serpent River with uranium. Particularly worrisome is that the biggest mining company at the trough is Cliffs Natural Resources who are repeat environmental offenders in Quebec and Minnesota, and the fact the Harper government is gutting the environmental review process. Peter Lang CUSP

One manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s journey to fight Devin Golets Special to Wawatay News

The distance between Bearskin Lake, a First Nations community, and Thunder Bay is over 600 kilometers, but for Howard Arthur McKay, the journey was much further. Howard has lived with Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease for 20 years, and despite the support and care of his wife, Jessie McKay, he had no choice but to leave his roots when the illness progressed and move to Thunder Bay to seek professional medical attention. Howardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter, Sharon Angeconeb, has been a major support for Howard and an avid participant in Parkinson SuperWalk, a nation-wide fundraiser. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone looks after each other. It has been years since my father left but Bearskin still supports him,â&#x20AC;? said Angeconeb. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We participate in the SuperWalk because thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a need for Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s awareness in the northern First Nations communities and a need for easier access to Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s specialists.â&#x20AC;? Although a practical choice, the move to Thunder Bay to seek better healthcare was challenging because of the culture shock for Howard and his family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My parents donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t speak

English very well, so they need an interpreter to make sure Howard and the doctor can understand each other,â&#x20AC;? Angeconeb said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was very difficult to move to an urban centre when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lived up north your whole life.â&#x20AC;? Like anyone who is patriotic, the McKays are proud of where they are from. Howard especially was proud of his way of life and tradition in Bearskin. When Parkinsons came into his life uninvited, he found the change in lifestyle difficult to accept. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one thing to battle the disease, but my father has had to give up his sense of pride and privacy. He cannot look after himself independently the way he used to. Giving those things up and oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culture is tough,â&#x20AC;? she said. Howard is one of 100,000 Canadians who live with Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, but thankfully he has the support of his family and friends to help ease his transition through this process. While there is no known cure yet for Parkinsons, Angeconeb and her family share in the goal of Parkinson Society Central and Northern Ontario â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that one day a cure will be found. In efforts to find a cure, Parkinson Society is holding its 23rd annual Parkinson SuperWalk on Sept. 7 in Thunder Bay. Angeconeb, along with

Howard Arthur McKay

roughly 30 other â&#x20AC;&#x153;HAMstersâ&#x20AC;? will be walking as team HAM Clan (Howardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initials) to raise money and awareness. Last year, Parkinson SuperWalk raised $3.24 million nationally with all proceeds going towards research, education, support, and advocacy. This year, Angeconeb and 3,000 others will be walking in central and northern Ontario to fundraise and spread awareness. Visit http://www. parkinsonsuperwalk.ca for how you can help make a difference.

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Curator new member of advisory committee

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Former Treaty Three Police deputy chief of police Terry Armstrong is the new Nishnawbe Aski Police Service Chief of Police, effective Sept. 3. “Terry has extensive experience in a wide variety of operational and administrative areas, including several years as a command officer, and has an indepth knowledge of the issues and challenges facing First Nations policing in northern and remote communities,” said Frank McKay, chair of the NAPS Board of Directors, during the XXXII Keewaywin Conference in Kasabonika Lake First Nation. “I am confident that his expertise, leadership and dedication to First Nations policing will be a tremendous asset to

Wawatay Staff Louise Thomas did not hesitate for a moment when she was asked to become a member of Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre’s (TBRHSC) Aboriginal Advisory Committee. The owner and curator of the Ahnisnabae Art Gallery, which features the artwork of her late husband Roy Thomas, is one of the newest members of TBRHSC’s Aboriginal Advisory Committee. “Carmen Blais (Aboriginal Engagement Lead and Patient Advocate) asked me to be a member because she felt I had a lot to offer,” said Thomas. Its 25 members include representatives of Aboriginal organizations in northwestern Ontario, patient and family advisors and leaders from TBRHSC. The Committee acts in an advisory capacity and its main purpose is to implement the Aboriginal Health Strategic Direction of TBRHSC’s current strategic plan. The Northwest Local Health Integration Network (NWLHIN), the region served by TBRHSC, is home to a third of the on-reserve Aboriginal population and a quarter of the off-reserve in the province. Aboriginal people are estimated to represent 19.2% of the population in the NWLHIN. “When our current strategic plan was being developed,

NAPS announces new chief of police NAPS and the communities we serve.” Armstrong worked with the Ontario Provincial Police for most of his policing career after first serving for three years as a First Nation constable in Pikangikum. He served for many years in the OPP’s Northwest Patrol as well as in secondments to First Nation policing, including as acting chief of the Lac Seul Police Service. After retiring from the OPP in 2010, Armstrong served as deputy chief of police with Treaty Three Police. NAPS Acting Chief Bob Herman will continue in his position until Armstrong assumes his new position following a brief orientation session in September.

Embracing life with golf photo by Elle Andra-Warner

Louise Thomas was asked to bring her arts expertise to help make the hospital a more welcoming place. we recognized that Aboriginal health needed to be a priority, and so it was identified as one of our four strategic directions,” said Andrée Robichaud, president and CEO, TBRHSC. “The committee helps us to engage with the Aboriginal community on initiatives such as developing culturally appropriate health plans, and creating a more welcoming environment for Aboriginal patients and their families.” As part of the Strategic Plan,

it was decided that all Aboriginal health activities would be reviewed to ensure TBRHSC is appropriately meeting the cultural and health needs of its Aboriginal patients and families. As a result, the creation of an engagement strategy with Aboriginal partners became a top priority. Thomas was asked to bring her arts expertise to help make the hospital a more welcoming place for Aboriginal patients and families. “Let’s make the

hospital a place to see colour and maybe even host some artists’ shows. It helps especially when you’re going through something awful like cancer and receiving chemotherapy,” she said. A print of one of Roy Thomas’ paintings hangs in the Regional Cancer Care Centre. “I’m really proud to be part of this committee and to do my best to represent my people the best I know how.”

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See more photos of the 1st Embrace Life Golf Tournament, held Aug. 20, in the next issue of Wawatay News.

Victor Diamond Mine Extension Project – Federal Funding Available August 12, 2013—The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is making available funding to support participation of the public and Aboriginal groups in the federal environmental assessment of the Victor Diamond Mine Extension Project located in Ontario. Funding is available for eligible individuals and groups to enable their participation in upcoming steps of the environmental assessment, which include reviewing and providing comments on the Environmental Impact Statement and draft Environmental Assessment Report. Applications received by September 13, 2013 will be considered. Recipients and the amount of funding allocated will be announced at a later date. To apply for funding or for more information on the project and the environmental assessment process, visit the Agency’s website at www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca (registry reference number 80043) or contact the Participant Funding Program by writing to PFP.PAFP@ceaa-acee.gc.ca or by calling 1-866-582-1884. The proposed project De Beers Canada Incorporated proposes the construction, operation and decommissioning of a second pit and additional ancillary components, approximately 6.5 kilometres northwest of the existing Victor Diamond Mine, located approximately 100 kilometres west of the Attawapiskat First Nation, in Ontario. The second pit is expected to have an ore production capacity of just over 9,000 tonnes per day with a mine life of roughly seven years.

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AUGUST 22, 2013

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Federal Conservatives face fallout since Idle No More Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Days after former Conservative senator Pamela Wallin was told to reimburse over $100,000 in inappropriately claimed expenses, KI’s John Cutfeet noted the fallout among federal Conservatives since Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence’s hunger strike. “When people were walking from Victoria Island to Parliament Hill, you had people yelling as people were marching saying ‘where’s the money?‘“ Cutfeet said. “If you can remember, the federal government chose that time to put forward the audits of Attawapiskat, about funds not being accounted for.” Cutfeet feels the audits were brought up to discredit Spence, who began her Dec. 11 - Jan 24 hunger strike with the demand that Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the governor general meet with First Nations leaders to discuss treaty relationships. “In the heat of the moment, of all that publicity, those efforts that (the federal Conservatives) made in trying to put Attawapiskat in the bad light, what we’re finding out now is that their own procedures and processes are coming into question,” Cutfeet said. Wallin and former Conservative senator Mike Duffy both resigned from the Conservative caucus in May over their Senate expense claims; former Conservative senator Patrick Brazeau was removed from the Conservative caucus in February after being charged for a domestic assault and has since

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Shibogama executive director Margaret Kenequanash and Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug’s John Cutfeet recently spoke about the fallout being experienced by the federal Conservative government since Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence’s hunger strike this past December/January on Victoria Island near Ottawa. been investigated over his Senate expense claims; and former Prime Minister’s Office chief of staff Nigel Wright resigned in May after being questioned about a $90,172 loan to Duffy to repay his Senate expense claims. “When Chief Spence was trying to call for a meeting with a the prime minister as well as the governor general, the person who played a major role in trying to get the terms of the meeting worked out was Nigel Wright,” Cutfeet said. “There

were a lot of what I felt were unnecessary manoeuvres that were taking place in trying to arrange that meeting.” Shibogama Tribal Council’s Margaret Kenequanash said the First Nations treaty relationship with government is based on the premise of respect for one another. “If government wants to start playing other games, well, we really do have to be careful, all of us, in terms of how we relate to one another because of the spirit and the intent of that

relationship that we have,” Kenequanash said. “Our people are very spiritual people and that’s who we are — we’re very strong people. And we will continue to be that way, I believe, as long as we uphold those principles given to us by our Creator.” In addition to the three former Conservative senators and Wright, former Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada minister John Duncan resigned in February over an improper letter written on behalf of an individual

to the federal tax court. Also, former Harper senior advisor and University of Calgary professor Tom Flanagan was dropped from CBC’s Power and Politics panel and by the University of Calgary in February over expressing “grave doubts” about jailing people who view child pornography. Although the First Nation’s accountability issue was raised during Spence’s hunger strike, Kenequanash said First Nations people are very accountable. “I think we are probably the

most accountable people,” Kenequanash said, noting the number of funding reports that have to be submitted to government. “I know with the work that I do, there is quite a lot of paperwork and reporting on everything that we do.” Kenequanash said First Nation organizations are often put into difficult positions due to funding processes. “We don’t do justice for the people we serve because you get (funding) at the beginning of March and then it has to be done by March 31,” Kenequanash said. “The overall objective of any program or service that we provide sometimes gets compromised by those logistics. And in the end we are held accountable for it, but really it is not our fault — it’s the approval systems that are in place and the terms and conditions of those approval systems because they are not approved in a timely manner.” Kenequanash wants to see a change in funding practices. “I truly believe in accountability and making sure that we spend money properly — that is the only way we will have sound financial and organizational and even First Nation management,” Kenequanash said. “We have to start looking at ways and means how to be stronger in those areas, but at the same time some of these stringent requirements that have come down, they hold us hostage in terms of what we can do in our communities.”

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Recipients receive Keewaywin Awards

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Attawapiskat begins work to dispose of Cold War relic Jackie Hookimaw-Witt Special to Wawatay News

NAN CEO Kathy Cheechoo presents the Keewaywin Staff Award to Bentley Cheechoo for his long and distinguished career of service to the people of Nishnawbe Aski Nation.

NAN Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler presents the Keewaywin Woman Award to recipient Evelyn Gliddy of Wunnumin Lake First Nation.

Completed in the late 1950s, the Mid-Canada Line (MCL) was a short-lived early-warning Doppler radar project designed at the outset of the Cold War. The radar station at Cape Henrietta Maria in Ontarioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Polar Bear Provincial Park on James Bay was labeled site 415. The site was abandoned in the early 1960s and now, more than four decades later, clean up of the site at Cape Henrietta begins in September. Steve Hookimaw has been hired to help in this effort. He completed the first round of safety training in his home community of Attawapiskat First Nation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am very happy that we got this training. I do not know the chemicals weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be dealing with but I have learned what to do in case of accidents,â&#x20AC;? Hookimaw said. He is one of more than 40 community members trained in emergency response, hazardous material handling and other problems they might encounter. The project also needs kitchen

Greg Koostachin project to Sanexen Environmental Services of Montreal and staffing the camp to Attawapiskat Resources Incorporated (ARI). Marc LĂŠger, Coordinating engineer for Sanexen said the partnership between his group and the surrounding community will have many benefits. The environment will be better for all living things, be

they plants, animals or humans. On a personal, we want to learn from the Native people about the land the site is on,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody used to hunt there, people from Peawanuck, Attawapiskat and Fort Albany. We picked Labrador tea to take home for the elders,â&#x20AC;? said Greg Koostachin, an Elder, business leader and former Council member in Attawapiskat. In 1990, he was the first person to report possible contaminants at site 415, â&#x20AC;&#x153;thousand gallon diesel tanks and all kinds of stuff, like drums in the lake, an area one part of government set aside for wildlife, while National Defense destroys its habitat.â&#x20AC;? During his tenure in Council, Koostachin said an environmental survey found PCBs, asbestos, hydrocarbons and pesticides such as DDT toxics contaminating the soil around the decaying buildings, machinery, and oil barrels. He says the delay in remediation is troubling but a reality in government and he remains hopeful for a cleaner future and the opportunities it will bring to his grandchildrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s generation.

Communities announce future waterpower project Wawatay Staff

NAN Deputy Grand Chief Goyce Kakegamic presents the Keewaywin Youth Award to Sandy Lake Chief Bart Meekis on behalf of recipient Darrin Fiddler.

staff, liaisons workers and other temporary supports to complete the job. The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ontario Parks Department have contracted the remediation

Three Lake Nipigon Lake First Nations have signed on to work together to develop a waterpower project that will economically benefit the region. Animbiigoo Zaagiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;igan Anishinabek (AZA), Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek (BZA), and Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek (BNA) signed an Impact Management and Benefit Agreement with AXOR Group and Namewaminikan Hydro for the development of a 10 megawatt waterpower project on the Namewaminikan River.

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The agreement which recognizes the First Nationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; stewardship of the land, the duty to act to safeguard their spiritual and cultural values, and the need to increase the skills and abilities of their members and create opportunities for increasing the communal wealth of their First Nations, should now pave the way for the construction of the project to begin later this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are proud to be working together with our neighbouring First Nations on this great initiative,â&#x20AC;? said Chief Theresa Nelson of Animbiigoo Zaagiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;igan Anishinaabek. According to a press release, the project will generate numerous opportunities for the First Nations for training and employment, business initiatives, and much needed revenue for community development. The project is a great example of how the collaboration between the three communities can foster sustainable economic

development for the eastern Nipigon Lake region.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;...the project will generate numerous opportunities for the First Nations for training and employment, business initiatives, and much needed revenue for community developmentâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek works very well with its neighbouring First Nation communities on resource developments throughout the region. I am thrilled that we are moving ahead with this initiative. We look forward to working with AZA, BZA, and our partner, AXOR, on this exciting Project,â&#x20AC;? said Chief Laura Airns of Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek.

September 3, 2013â&#x20AC;&#x201D;March 28, 2014 The Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board (SLAAMB) and Keewatin-Patricia District School Board (KPDSB) are partnered together in a new Adult Education Project for the delivery of Adult Education Services to adult Treaty 9 students in Sioux Lookout and participating Northern communities. The project offers students various online platforms for their studies with the additional option of face-to-face learning for students in Sioux Lookout.

Why should you register for the project? You can complete your studies in your home community!

9 will receive a new laptop to assist you in completing your studies! 9 You will be compensated for your participation in the project! 9 You will be delivered by certified KPDSB teachers! 9 Programs will receive additional online tutoring support! 9 You

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Registration deadline for the new SLAAMB & KPDSB Adult Education & Training

Sioux Lookout & Thunder Bay

Project is SEPTEMBER 9, 2013.

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DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T WAIT! SPACE IS LIMITED! To register for the project, please visit the KPDSBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at www.kpdsb.on.ca for an online registration form, or contact Richard Hodgkinson by phone (toll free) at 1-877-287-5430 ext. 295.

For more information about the project, please visit any of the following locations: Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board Office in Sioux Lookout Queen Elizabeth District High School in Sioux Lookout

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Keewatin-Patricia District School Board Adult Education offices in Dryden and Sioux Lookout Keewatin-Patricia District School Board Office in Dryden

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Wawatay News

AUGUST 22, 2013

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Chapleau hosts ceremony for unmarked graves Wawatay Staff

First Nation leaders took part in a commemoration ceremony for recently identified graves at the St. Johns Indian Residential School site in Chapleau, Ontario. Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, Chapleau Cree First Nation Chief Keeter Corston and other First Nation and community leaders took part. “It is critical that the unmarked burial sites of these and all residential school children be found and the remains be put to rest in an appropriate and respectful manner,” said NAN Deputy Grand Chief Alvin

Fiddler. “The identification and acknowledgement of these and other unmarked gravesites are a sad but very important part of the healing process to help First Nations overcome the devastating legacy of the Indian Residential School system.” Chapleau Cree First Nation located the abandoned and neglected graveyard of the St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School, which operated from 1920-1948. A preliminary reconnaissance survey by Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) archaeologists has identified an estimated 42 graves to date.

Gull Bay chief seeks to resolve 100-year-old settlement Georgia Wilkins Wawatay News

Members of Kiashke Zaaging Anishnaabek are considering a new settlement from the Ontario Power Generation this week. Nearly 100 years ago, the OPG built power dams on Lake Nipigon which caused flooding and extreme damage to Gull Bay’s territory. Later, in 1940, extreme flooding and damage was done once again when the Ogoki River was diverted. Due to damage, burial grounds were washed away and nearly 200 feet of shoreline eroded into Lake Nipigon. In 2010, during Chief Wilfred King’s last term as chief, the OPG offered Gull Bay First

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Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education and Training Institute held its Life Skills Coach Certificate Training Program, Phase 1, from August 12-16 at its campus in Thunder Bay. The training is aimed at group leaders who work in social services, career counselling, education, mental health, human resources, rehabilitation, or as consultants and trainers.

Nation a settlement of $10 million. That offer was refused. Chief Wilfred King is working, once again, to create a negotiation between the OPG and the community. Meetings in both Gull Bay and Thunder Bay were held on the 14 and 15, respectively, to discuss the new offer. Kiashke Zaaging Anishnaabek members had the opportunity to vote on whether the community would accept or decline the current settlement offer. The amount of the offer has only been disclosed to Gull Bay First Nation members. If accepted, the issue could be resolved by late September. The settlement would include an official apology from the OPG.

NEWS BRIEF 2012 Sustainable Development Report A few key points on Hammond Reef are summarized below; please visit our website to see a full version of Osisko’s 2012 Sustainable Development Report.

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I would like to extend a sincere thank you to everyone who attended my retirement party. A special thank you to Betty Lee-Lawrence for organizing this special occasion and Connie Norman for the hall decorations. A Big Thank You to my family, friends and colleagues who travelled from out of town to attend my celebration.

Appreciate the monetary gift, cards of best wishes and laughter shared throughout the evening.

Osisko is happy to announce that we have published our 2012 Sustainable Development Report. Osisko takes part in the Global Reporting Initiative as a meaningful way to communicate our environmental, social and economic performance. Sustainable Development is an integral part of Osisko’s Fresh Outlook on Mining. We are proud to be able to share 0"1 ,# )" /)6 !"Ɯ+"! , '" 1&3"0 #,/ " % ,# ,2/ 1%/"" integrated areas: Society, Environment and Economy. These three areas not only represent a fundamental approach to sustainable development, but also provide a framework to communicate our values, goals and performance.

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At Osisko, we believe in treating the land with respect. As part of Hammond Reef’s environmental management plan, Osisko actively re-vegetated 85 hectares of land +! -) +1"! *,/" 1% + ǘǾǕǕǕ 1/""0ǽ 2/ "ƛ,/10 4"/" #, 20"! 2ƛ"/ 7,+"0 02//,2+!&+$ /""(0 +! 01/" *0Ǿ lakes and wetlands.

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Wawatay News AUGUST 22, 2013

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Big River Summerfest rocks Moose Factory

Juno-award winning singer Susan Aglukark tells the audience the story of her childhood and career between songs while performing during the opening night of the Big River Summerfest on Aug. 8.

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NADF’s Linda McGuire displays the Aboriginal Women’s Micro Lending Toolkit, which is part of NADF’s new microloan program. She is looking for Aboriginal women aged 18 years and older from remote First Nation communities across northern Ontario to participate in the program.

Business women can access seed money through new microloan program Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Midnight Shine’s lead singer Adrian Sutherland of Attawapiskat performs on the second day of the music festival.

A tribute group to Johnny Cash and June Carter performed on Aug. 9. Regional acts included Midnight Shine, a band composed of Attawapiskat, Fort Albany and Moose Cree members; and Blackstone, a rock group of Taykwa Tagamou and Moose Cree members, and the Swamprockers. Moose Factory’s own The Smalls, The New Smalls, Marilyn McLeod, Nathan Cheechoo & Company, and the Wild Flowers, among others, also performed. The event was emceed by the comedic Brent Edwards of Fort Albany, who has his own company Mooselegs2 (mooselegs2.com).

Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund is looking to develop peer lending groups through its recently implemented Aboriginal Women’s Microloan Program. “We’re hoping to have fiveplus women in (each) group and only three at once can access the loan,” said Linda McGuire, NADF’s microloans project coordinator. “The women who are going to be accessing these loans are either women who are in business or expanding their business or want to start a business.” McGuire said the groups also require one or two mentors with business or leadership knowledge. “The women are going to monitor and mentor each another,” McGuire said. “They are the ones who are going to be in control — if they get a loan, they’ve got to make sure they pay back that loan.” Once the peer lending groups are formed, they will have access to $500 to $1,000 loans in stage one, to be paid back within nine months; $2,000 in stage two, to be paid back within 18 month; $3,000 in stage three, to be paid back in 27 months; or $5,000 in stage four, to be paid back in 27 months.

“They have to go through each stage, get their loan paid back, and then they can move on (to the next stage),” McGuire said. “Or else they can just stay at that one stage if they want.” McGuire said the program will provide easier access to loans than is available through traditional banking institutions.

“Our goal is for the women to build that credit history so they can access that big loan in the future...” – Linda McGuire

“They won’t need collateral and they don’t need a credit history,” McGuire said. “Our goal is for the woman to build that credit history so they can access that big loan in the future.” NADF’s goal is to reach underserved Aboriginal women in remote First Nation communities across northern Ontario who face barriers when trying to access loans. “We understand that $500 to $1,000 doesn’t mean much when you’re in the north, but it’s just a little seed money to start,” McGuire said.

McGuire said peer lending began in India about 50-60 years ago before spreading to South America, Africa, Mexico and the United States. “Now it’s worked its way up to the Canada, for the past 20 years plus, and now we’re trying to promote it in First Nation communities,” McGuire said. “We know women face a lot of barriers, and in most cases when a woman does apply for a loan, they will take a high interest rate.” Women aged 18 and older are eligible for NADF’s peer lending groups. “We will also be providing training, (involving) one-onone business plans, financial literacy, how to budget, how to do a cash flow, maybe some life skills, and start them up with an action plan,” McGuire said. “Once we do get their circle going, we also have created a toolkit where I’ll go in for two days and start them off with their circle, how to run their circle, how to keep their circle going.” McGuire said the toolkit includes the history and pros and cons of micro-lending, action plan and economic security activities and a mini-questionnaire. For more information, contact Linda McGuire at 807-6235397 or e-mail lmcguire@nadf. org.

Dietary Aide

Health Records Coordinator

Public Health Project Coordinator

Permanent, Full-Time - Location: Sioux Lookout Deadline: September 6, 2013 @ 4:30 p.m.

Permanent, Full-Time - Location: Sioux Lookout Deadline: September 5, 2013 @ 4:30 p.m.

Late applicants will not be given consideration

Full job details are available on our website: www.slfnha.com under Careers.

For more information, contact our Human Resources department Tel: (807) 737-1802 or 1-800-842-0681 Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com Fax (807) 737-1076

Wawatay News

AUGUST 22, 2013

Aboriginal Team Ontario shapes up

Webequie man paddles to Peawanuck Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News

photo submitted by Stephen Kwinter/Aboriginal Sports and Wellness Council of Ontario

Shelby Squire competes in Mens Under 19 Triple Jump Competition August 10th, 2013 in London Ontario. The Ontario Summer Games competitions included archery, canoeing and track and field which was hosted by Chippewa of the Thames and Aboriginal Sports and Wellness Council of Ontario. The Summer Games identifies youth of aboriginal descent who can qualify for Aboriginal Team Ontario to compete in the 2014 North American Indeginous Games being held in Regina, Saskatchewan. Upcoming events include the All Ontario Native Fast Ball Championships August 13, 14, 15 in Curve Lake First Nation and the Ontario Aboriginal Summer Games Volleyball junior divisions qualifier August 23, 24, 25 in Akwesasne. Baseball tryouts will be held in Thunder Bay September 15th for boys born in 1997 and younger. For more information please visit regina2014naig.com or aswco.ca.

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A Webequie First Nation man paddled from his community down the Winisk River to Peawanuck First Nation in an effort to raise awareness of the people in the north who are on dialysis. Gilbert Jacob departed Webequie on July 27 and arrived in Peawanuck seven days later on Aug. 3 as the community was hosting Creefest, a cultural festival organized by the Mushkegowuk Tribal Council. Jacob said people are unaware of the issues facing people on dialysis who often are forced to move from their community because the equipment and treatment is not often available in the north. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was there with my mom for like almost five years,â&#x20AC;? Jacob said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen her suffocate and I did this trip for a cause and for everyone to be aware of.â&#x20AC;?

Dialysis is the process for removing waste and excess water from the blood, a process performed by the kidneys. People on dialysis have lost kidney function due to acute kidney injury or chronic kidney disease, and dialysis is used as an artificial replacement. Because patients need regular treatment of dialysis, which is not available in many northern communities, they often must move down south where it is more accessible. Jacob moved to Thunder Bay with his mother so she could access the treatment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about six people on dialysis (from Webequie) living in Thunder Bay,â&#x20AC;? Jacob said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty hard to get them transported everywhere.â&#x20AC;? Jacobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother passed on last fall, and he said part of the trip was to honour her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ever since I was young, I wanted to do this trip for everybody,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not just for me, but my son and his generation

too.â&#x20AC;? Jacob said he wants the First Nations leaders to be aware of the issue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope they understand we need donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t to suffer anymore,â&#x20AC;? he said. Jacob said the paddling trip was healing and offered a spiritual journey for him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was unbelievable, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even explain,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As soon as I got here, tears of joy.â&#x20AC;? And when he told others of his plan to paddle the Winisk River alone, he was met with skepticism. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People told me, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impossible. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going alone?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a message to the young people too. Anything is possible.â&#x20AC;? Jacob has some family roots in Peawanuck, and he said he enjoyed taking part in the Creefest festivities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I enjoyed meeting my friends and relatives here,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And visiting the Elders too.â&#x20AC;?

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Eagle Lake hosts one of their largest pow wows Geoff Shields Special to Wawatay News

Over 1500 people, 31 drums and over 300 dancers attended the 31st Annual pow wow held at Eagle Lake First Nation during the Civic Holiday long weekend. Many people arrived days before to setup camp by the lake, a bivouac of countless tents stretched along the shoreline to the edge of the arbour on either side. People gathered from many different First Nation communities throughout Ontario and Manitoba, to celebrate, catch up with distant friends and families and to meet new ones. Saturday opened with exceptionally fine weather. At 2 pm the event started with the Grand Entry followed by a Flag Ceremony where both the Canadian and American flags were raised shortly followed by a traditional song to honour the Veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of both countries.

During the course of the day many traditional songs were sung as a kaleidoscope of dancers in traditional regalia weaved their way around the circle. Amongst the many dances performed were the Crow Hop also many Spot Dances were held for all to participate and the MC invited everyone to â&#x20AC;&#x153; dance your style.â&#x20AC;? A special song was sung to honour the people who are on a healing walk from Mishkeegogamang to Slate Falls as a tribute to those who lost their loved ones in the recent tragedy. Most of the ceremonial songs were honouring an Elder, the late Joe Morrison of the Kenora area. There were dance pageants held for each category for Little Princessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and Little Braves, presided over by the Master of Ceremonies Clarence White. The afternoon ended with a traditional feast with a break then a re-entry for the evening

festivities. The highlight of the evening was a Hoop Dance performed by the very talented Rick Penner from Sandy Bay First Nation who received a resounding round of applause. During the break, many people took in the opportunity to visit the various booths that were selling traditional crafts and supplies and traditional cuisine like Indian Tacos. Sunday opened again with the Grand Entry, raising of Canadian and American flags and the Veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; song. Everyone who attended a residential school was invited to enter the circle while an honour song was sung and each one danced to the special song. The evening ended with a traditional giveaway. This years pow wow was one of the biggest that has been held at Eagle Lake. There were 31 drums and over 300 dancers registered.

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AUGUST 22, 2013

MINING NEWS CLIPS Rickford in Thunder Bay

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Federal Ring of Fire Lead Minister Greg Rickford, speaking in Thunder Bay last week, talked about “putting aside political partisanship” and aiming for the “politics of collaboration” when it comes to developing the Ring of Fire. He also highlighted his new political advisor on the north, Mark Wright as someone from the North advising him about the north and the Ring of Fire.

The construction and operation of an all-weather road will certainly improve the economics of most mine projects (and will fatten the provincial royalty wallet when the mines are producing). An all-weather road will also improve the conditions, and reduce the costs of services to the now-isolated First Nation communities. Is it time to think about building an all-weather road, a road system that would start in Greenstone and head north? A road system is often the precursor to the provision of hydropower and broadband. Those with a business mind will see an opportunity where an allweather road could be constructed using some variation of a publicprivate partnership. Those people will also see an opportunity to include the First Nations as part of the ownership of the road during construction and as part of the long-term operations of the road…

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Impacting the environment Greg Rickford thinks delays in the Ring of Fire should be looked at as an opportunity. Cliffs Natural Resources suspended work on its environmental assessment in June saying until issues between First Nations and government are resolved, it’s taken the process as far as it can go. The main issue is a court injunction filed by Matawa Tribal Council over the federal government’s decision to give the project a comprehensive rather than a joint panel review. A court decision on that is expected in September. tbtnews

Training workers locally Ontario minister responsible for northern development, Michael Gravelle, emphasizes decisions around the foreign worker program are made by the federal government. “One of the realities is that there’s a lack of skilled workers for the mining sector, and there will be for years to come,” said the minister, before referring to programs by the province. Earlier this year, the Ontario Mining Association estimated they would need more than 145,000 workers to fill gaps over the next 10 years. “So, it’s all the more important we put the skilled workers in place,” Gravelle said, noting the alliances with colleges and universities. “To have the federal government participate in that is very important as well, because we do want to make sure people are prepared for these developments.” kenoraonline.com

Twitter highlights - Minister speaks to Chiefs at NAN Conference Grand Chief Harvey Yesno told Minister Rickford to honour the Residential School Apology (IRS); Minister Gravelle conveyed Premier Wynn’s message that the Ring of Fire is one of Ontario’s priorities; Minister Gravelle said Ontario is committed to developing a mining strategy specific to Nishnawbe Aski Nation;

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Cliffs happy with progress Talks are continuing around the future of the Ring of Fire chromite project. Frank Iacobucci and Bob Rae have been representing the province and First Nations in on-going discussions. Mining company Cliffs Natural Resources said it’s happy with the progress that’s been made, but still can’t say when it may resume its environmental assessment. “I think it’s encouraging to have those kinds of discussions and certainly those kind of people involved in that,” Bill Boor, Cliffs vice president said. “So certainly, it gives me some optimism that we will be able to find a good path forward and get things started like we talked about.” cbc.ca

Bob Rae balancing Matawa negotiator Bob Rae on balancing the need for meaningful input with the need for moving forward: “….We’d like to get the framework done sooner rather than later. My view is that we have to operate in real time. There are a number of companies that are engaging with the province, and if we’re going to be successful, we need to be taken seriously right away. At the same time, there’s no desire on anybody’s part to simply throw a monkey wrench into the proceedings, but we do want to be heard. And I think that’s the challenge: to create the opportunity to be heard...” northernminer.com

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• Complete all reconciliations and general journal entries required in the preparation of an accurate set of monthly financial statements • Distribute monthly financial statements including receivables, payables and cheque listing to the CEO and department managers. • Prepare and ensure all reports and remittances for HST, payroll remittances, WSIB, HRDC hiring reports and other reports that may be required are submitted on time. • Coordinate and lead the annual audit process, liaise with external auditors and the finance committee of the board of directors; assess any changes necessary. • Evaluate and approve or reject credit applications for in-house credit accounts • Assist in human resource planning with department managers and the CEO. • Ensure that all employee evaluations are completed within the proper time frames. • Assist department managers and CEO in securing training grants and internships. • Oversee the preparation of the bi-weekly payroll in order to ensure that employees are paid in an accurate and timely manner • Ensure the safe keeping of all financial, legal, insurance and maintenance contracts and documents. • Establish and maintain the organization’s financial and personnel policies. • Perform other related duties as required by the CEO. • Must have a high degree of initiative, motivation and the ability to observe strict confidentiality is essential, and must be willing to work overtime when required. • Must provide current criminal reference check. • Excellent communication and relationship building skills with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders. The ability to communicate in Cree, Ojibway or Oji-Cree is an asset.

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Summary The Finance & HR Manager reports to the CEO and is responsible for preparing financial statements, maintaining cash controls, and human resources administration, purchasing, maintaining accounts payable, accounts receivable and assist in managing office operations. The Finance Manager must work within Wawatay Native Communications Society Finance policies and procedures.

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Musician performs for national TV audience on awards show By Stephanie Wesley Wawatay News For a folk singer from the small town of Sioux Lookout, performing on national television last week was just another step on his way to musical success. Singer songwriter Nick Sherman performed at the Aboriginal People’s Choice Music Awards (APCMA) in Winnipeg last week, which was broadcasted live on the Aboriginal People’s Television Network (APTN) as well as online. Sherman’s album Drag Your Words Through was nominated for Best Folk/Acoustic CD and he was also a nominee for Best New Artist. Though he didn’t win, he was happy he had the opportunity to perform in front of a national audience. “I was really excited to share the stage with performers that I’ve been watching for quite some time,” he said. “I was looking forward to performing and, of course, a little nervous. I thought performance went well and I was really happy to hear that people enjoyed the song after I performed.” Sherman performed a solo

acoustic set, marking his first APCMA performance with the song Wrong Side of Town from his latest album Drag Your Words Through. Jacquie Black a representative of the APCMA’s, said that over 175 recording artists submitted their work to the awards.

He taught himself how to play by learning every chord he could in an old hymn book and, to this day, has never taken one formal lesson in guitar and singing. With all of the talented artists and the amount of competition submitted to the first round of inside voting, Black said that for Sherman to be recognized by the Industry Voters is “a true reflection of his dedication and musical abilities.” By being a nominee and a performer at this year’s APCMA’s, Black explained that there are many opportunities

for a recording artist to build their fan base through the worldwide visibility of the APCMA website. Hailing from northwestern Ontario, Sherman spent his childhood travelling between his birthplace of Sioux Lookout and the remote, First Nation community of Weagamow Lake and North Caribou Lake trapline. After spending 14 years listening to his family play their favourite songs, Nick bought his first guitar and started learning how to create his own music. He taught himself how to play by learning every chord he could in an old hymn book and, to this day, has never taken one formal lesson in guitar and singing. Nick draws inspiration equally from traditional songs sung at northern funerals as he does from Tom Waits or William Elliott Whitmore. Other northwestern Ontario acts that were up for awards were the powwow drum groups Thunder Mountain Singers for Best Pow Wow CD - Traditional, and Little Bear for Best Pow Wow CD – Contemporary, Best Album Cover Design, and Best Producer/Engineer.

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AUGUST 22, 2013

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Construction costs begin at $24 billion with thousands of jobs created for the host city

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from page 1 For both the Lake Huron north shore and northwestern Ontario communities, regional First Nations governments have issued statements saying no to any nuclear waste facility in their territories. Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) announced in 2012 that it will not support nuclear waste being buried anywhere in northern Ontario. Then-grand chief Stan Beardy said at the time that First Nations concerns were being ignored in the site selection process. “We have a mandate from the Creator to protect our lands and waters and have been doing so for thousands of years,” Beardy told Wawatay in January 2012. “Nuclear waste is a poison that will damage our homelands.” The Anishinabek Nation has likewise issued its rejection of any burial of nuclear waste in its territory – setting up for a fight if one of a number of interested communities that overlap Anishinabek territory, including Eliot Lake, Blind River and Wawa, progress to the next stage of assessment. Krizanc said that consultation with First Nations remains the duty of the Crown, and that consultation will not take place until the site is identified sometime in the next five to 10 years. But Aboriginal communities are being informed when a community has expressed interest, he said, and invited to determine how they can participate. And while neighbouring communities will not have a “veto” over the project like the host community will, Krizanc explained that they do have the right to have their questions answered and their concerns addressed. “Hopefully the communities we’re working with will reach out to their neighbours,” Krizanc said. “And anybody else who says they have an interest needs to be engaged and involved.”

P.O. Box 1457, Sioux Lookout, ON, P8T 1B9 Phone: 807 737-1991 Fax: 807 737-2728 Email: siouxper@siouxperautoparts.ca Ken Schultz, Manager/Owner

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The plan involves burying the used rods 500 metres underground, in a specially-designed container (above) set inside a bentonite clay vault. The intent is to keep the rods secure and free from water seepage for up to one million years – a period that will likely include 10 separate glaciations and countless earthquakes.

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process take a long time, and the longer it takes the less radioactive it will be.” Vorauer said that a significant hazard exists for several hundred years, after which the rods will pose a moderate hazard for tens of thousands of years while the radioactive elements continue to break down. He noted that the rocks in the Canadian Shield have not changed in up to four billion years, and even underground water found in the shield has been found to be older than 1.5 billion years. The idea, he said, is that one million years is actually a short period of time in geologic terms. Meanwhile, other alternatives for dealing with the increasing number of used nuclear fuel rods are either not proven, or come with more danger than burying the rods, Krizanc said. The alternatives considered including blasting the rods into space, building permanent aboveground storage facilities, or leaving the waste at existing nuclear plants for future generations to deal with.

Currently there are about four million used fuel bundles being stored in aboveground facilities. Most of them are held at Ontario’s three nuclear power plants – Darlington, Pickering and Bruce. The NWMO estimates that by 2035, when the underground storage facility construction will be underway, there will be four million used fuel bundles to bury. The plan involves burying the used rods 500 metres underground, in a speciallydesigned container set inside a bentonite clay vault. The intent is to keep the rods secure and free from water seepage for up to one million years – a period that will likely include 10 separate glaciations and countless earthquakes. Andre Vorauer, NWMO’s Senior Technical Specialist, has been tasked with modeling the worst-case scenarios to determine how the vault will respond. He said the NWMO is confident that it can plan for the security of the fuel rods over the one million years it will take for the uranium to return to its natural level of radioactivity. “Time is the key component of all of this,” Vorauer said. “The barriers are making the

Construction and transportation Once a host community is selected and all the consultation work is complete, construction of the underground storage facility will begin. The construction phase could total $24 billion, with an estimated 1,000 jobs. Another 600 permanent jobs and $200 million annual investment are expected to last about 40 years while the existing used fuel rods are buried in the storage facility. The host community will also feature a centre of expertise on nuclear waste management, which will bring a large number of technical jobs to the region. Meanwhile, depending on where the site is located, used nuclear rods will have to be transported from their current location to the storage facility. A transportation method has not yet been selected, Krizanc said, although rail, road and ship are all options. And while no decisions on the location or further details are imminent, the NWMO plans to continue its work educating the public. “One of the luxeries is that time is on our side,” Krizanc said. “We don’t have to rush into anything.”

Back to School—Classes start on August 27, 2013 The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board wishes to advise all students and their families that classes start on

Tuesday, August 27, 2013.

For families wishing to register students, staff will be available in the schools the week of Monday, August 19, from 8:30am to 4:00pm. Please contact the Northwestern Ontario Student Services Consortium for transportation inquires at 1-866-860-7770 or ZZZ QZREXV FD

Our schools are welcoming and exciting places for students to learn and grow. Below are just a few examples of how we are meeting the needs of every learner. Call today to register your child at one of our public schools!

Full-Day Early Learning—Kindergarten Program The KPDSB will offer the Full-Day Early Learning—Kindergarten Program at Sioux Mountain Public School. The Full-Day Early Learning—Kindergarten Program is an all day, every day program for students who are four- and five-years of age, and is delivered by a qualified classroom teacher and a qualified early childhood educator. Call the school at 737-3480 to register your child or to come in and see what our Kindergarten classrooms offer to our youngest learners.

Technology in the Classroom—21C@KP The world of technology continues to change rapidly, and the KPDSB recognizes the importance of providing our students with 21st Century learning (what we refer to as 21C@KP) to prepare them for a career, and life, infused with technology. We are literally bringing the world into our classrooms by using technology like iPads for our primary students (provided at a 4 to1 ratio) and a laptop for every student in grades 4-12. We also use interactive touch-screen technology whiteboards in our classrooms. We are the RQO\ VFKRRO ERDUG LQ 2QWDULR providing technology for our students on a one to one basis; call your local public school to find out more about the impressive results we’ve seen since the introduction of technology in our classrooms!

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The KPDSB continues to priorize its emphasis on Special Education programming and support for those students who are among our communities’ most vulnerable. Increased parental engagement, enhanced communication, engagement of the Special Education Advisory Committee, and a focused professional development plan for education assistants and support staff continues to increase outcomes for students identified with special education needs. Beginning this school year, Sioux Mountain is home to a new pilot program—the first of it’s kind in Ontario—through a partnership with Toronto Sick Kids for a dedicated Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) classroom.

Aboriginal Education The KPDSB remains responsive to the unique learning needs many students enter school with. Sioux Mountain Public School is home to our First Nation Mentor Program. The program is the first of its kind in an Ontario elementary public school. Three Elders from the community split their time at the school to ensure an Elder is in the school every day to support our students and their families. Sioux Mountain is also the location of our first ever dedicated Aboriginal Cultural Room. As the First Nation, Métis and Inuit populations grow in our schools, the KPDSB continues to support teachers and students of Aboriginal programming by focusing on community partnerships, professional development for teachers of Aboriginal programming, parental engagement, and support for Aboriginal learners.

For more information, including contact information for our schools, please visit our website.

WWW.KPDSB.ON.CA All stakeholders create a culture of learning so that students come first

Back to School!

Classes start on August 27, 2013 Message from the Director of Education

We welcome back all of our students, their families, our staff, community elders, and of course our very important partners. Living in what I believe to be the best part of the greatest country in the world, I hope that you and your families were able to enjoy the outdoors whether it was on Lac Seul, Wabigoon Lake, Lake of the Woods, Agimac, or even Lake St. Joseph! Living in Northwestern Ontario is by its very nature, a defining characteristic of who we are as northerners. With that in mind, it also represents the uniqueness of 6HDQ 0RQWHLWK living in the north and is representative of the distinct challenges and aspirations we collectively have. As we prepare for a new year in the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board, change is all around us. We enter the year with new leadership, renewed optimism for our kids, and hope in our communities that regardless of where you live, or what school your child attends, all have opportunities to learn. We reiterate our position that the field is leveled for all who entrust our staff with making lives extraordinary. It is the reason that the KPDSB has established its first Board Vision Statement this year: “All Stakeholders create a culture of learning so that students come first.” I ask you to consider this statement and the profound stance we are taking in KPDSB; everyone who is part of our organization, be they teachers, education assistants, board staff, parents, administration, and of course kids…is part of a living, learning organization that supports each other’s aspirations. We are also, simply, a system that puts kids first above all else. We believe that we represent hope for so many children and their families, and it is a responsibility that we take very seriously, our commitment to kids is unwavering. I also want to take this opportunity to support our staff, acknowledging them for the extraordinary effort they put forth every day, for the sake of kids. You are game-changers for our students, and without you their belief in themselves and their abilities might not be as apparent. As we approach a new beginning together, I encourage you to take risks, be innovative, support one and other, and above all else always put kids first. The Trustees of the KPDSB and myself as Director wish all who are returning to school, and those who are new to us, the very best of years, filled with promise, hope and optimism. I look forward to seeing many of you on my travels very soon! Sincerely, Sean Monteith Director of Education

WWW.KPDSB.ON.CA All stakeholders create a culture of learning so that students come first

Wawatay News AUGUST 22, 2013

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Cliffs is a valuable partner in every community where we currently operate mines. We want to build strong partnerships with the communities in Northern Ontario, too. Together, we can enhance the future for generations in Northern Ontario.

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