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Fourteen students from Pelican Falls First Nations High School graduated on May 14. The day before, 22 students graduated from Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School. See stories and photos on pages 6-7 (for DFC) and page 19.
Beardy hired as junior hockey GM & coach Selects Kasabonika’s Angees in second round of GMHL draft Bryan Phelan Wawatay News
Dean Beardy of Sachigo Lake First Nation wrote on his K-Net web page that he would need a three-piece suit and a haircut for the Greater Metro Hockey League (GMHL) player draft. He might have been kidding but Beardy takes seriously his new job as president, general manager and coach of the Shelburne Red Wings. The Red Wings hired Beardy last month to the lead the tier-two JuniorA team, although he doesn’t start full-time on his one-year contract until July 1. He is taking a leave of absence for that period from his job as Sachigo’s economic development officer. “Management is confident that the organization will thrive under Beardy and his new direction with the club,” the Red Wings’ Russian ownership group said in announcing his hiring April 3. The team finished last out of 20 teams – mostly based in and around Toronto, plus one in Quebec – that played in the GMHL in 2013-14,
so there is nowhere to go but up. “We will be very competitive, finish somewhere in the top ten … and play well in the playoffs,” Beardy predicted for the upcoming season. “It is going to be a difficult task at first but I will give my full effort … to meet all expectations.” Certified as a hockey scout through Sports Management Worldwide (SMWW), Beardy worked last season as part-time scout and recruiter for the 10th-place Alliston Coyotes. He was hired for that role by Alliston’s GM and head coach, Joe Murphy, who was selected first overall by the Detroit Wings in the 1986 NHL draft, played more than 700 games in the league and won a Stanley Cup as an Edmonton Oiler. Murphy found Beardy through a scout website hosted by SMWW. The GMHL’s Coyotes and Red Wings share the same owners, and all seven First Nation players recruited from northwestern Ontario by Beardy last year spent time on Shelburne’s roster, some of them after being traded from Alliston.
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youth hockey teams in Sachigo Lake. In Shelburne – best known for hosting the Canadian Old Time Fiddle Championship each August, according to the town’s website – he’ll be living about 100 kilometres northwest of Toronto. Shelburne has a population of around 7,000.
Draft Day
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Dean Beardy of Sachigo Lake, right, visits with Nikita Vasilyev, his associate coach with the Shelburne Red Wings, outside their team’s arena. Murphy told Wawatay News he was impressed by the quality of Beardy’s scouting reports and the work he put into them. “(Based on) Dean’s dedication, his love and knowledge of the game, and his scouting … I recommended him for taking the reins in Shelburne.” Through an SSMW online course in
2009, Beardy learned the intricacies of hockey management and scouting from Harry Sinden, the former Boston Bruins president, GM and coach, and Mike Oke, current general manager of the Peterborough Petes, a major junior team in the Ontario Hockey League. Beardy has also coached men’s and
The 2014 GMHL entry draft took place May 11 about an hour drive away, in the town of Innisfil. Players 15 to 21 years old are eligible for selection in the annual draft and for play in the league, which has now expanded to 22 teams. After Shelburne traded away its pick in the first round of the draft, Beardy chose Jarvis Angees from Kasabonika Lake First Nation in the next round as a future Red Wing. Beardy described Angees, a five-foot-10 centreman, as having a full set of highend offensive skills, speed and good on-ice vision.
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ᑲᒥᐢᑲᐧᐱᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᐅᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒪᑯᐱᓯᑦ 16 ᐁᑭᑐᐊᐧᐨ 1,181 ᐁᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐊᐧᓂᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑲᑭᓂᓯᐣᑕᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᒪ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ ᐃᔑ ᓂᐦᓱᒥᑕᓇ ᑕᓱᔭᑭ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑫᑲᐟ ᑲᔭᓂᐳᓂᓭᐠ 2013, ᑭᒋᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧᑭᒪ ᑲᓂᑲᐡᑲᒪᑫᐨ ᑲᒥᐢᑲᐧᐱᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᑭᑐᐨ ᒋᒪᑕᓄᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᑎᐸᑐᒋᑲᑌᓂᑭᐣ ᑲᐊᐧᓂᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓂᓯᐣᑕᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧᑫᐧᐊᐧᐠ ᑌᑎᐸᐦᐃ ᑲᓇᑕ. ᑲᑭᐅᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ, ᐃᔑᓂᑲᑌ, ᑲᐊᐧᓂᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓂᓯᑕᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧᑫᐧᐊᐧᐠ: ᒥᓯᐁᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᑭᐁᐧᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᑭᒪᐊᐧᑐᓂᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐊᐧᓂᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑲᑭᓂᓯᑕᐧ ᐃᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑭᐅᐣᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐣ ᑌᑎᐸᐦᐃ ᑲᓇᑕ. ᑭᐃᔑᒥᑭᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᑕᐡ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ 1980 ᐱᓂᐡ 2012 ᑲᔭᑭᐊᐧᐠ ᒪᒪᐤ 1,181 ᑭᓂᓴᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐊᐧᓂᐦᐊᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᑫᐊᐧᐠ. ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐅᑭᒥᓀᐧᑕᐣ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᔕᑯᐨ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᑐᓂ ᒋᓴᐸᓄᑲᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᐊᐧᓂᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑲᓂᓯᐣᑕᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧᑫᐧᐊᐧᐠ. ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᓇ ᑭᒋᓀᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓇᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᐣ, ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓇᑫ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪ ᓇᐣᑕ ᒋᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᐃᔑᓂᑲᑕᐠ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᑭᑲᑫᐧᒋᒪᑲᓄᐨ ᑭᒋᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᓂᑭᐸᐣ.
ᑭᒥᑲᑎᓇᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐱᐣᒋᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐳᓯᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐊᑕᐊᐧᐱᐢᑲᐟ ᑲᐅᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᓂᐦᓯᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑭᐃᓯᓭᓂ ᒋᐊᑭᐣᑕᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᒥᑲᓱᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑲᑭᓇᓂᓴᓂᒋᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᒪᑯᐱᓯᑦ 20 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᐨ, ᐁᕑ ᑎᐣᑎ ᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᐣ 803 ᑭᐁᐧᓴᐦᐅᓱᐊᐧᑯᐸᐣ ᐊᑕᐊᐧᐱᐢᑲᐟ ᑲᑭᒪᒋᔭᒧᐦᐃᑕᐧᐸᐣ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᐣᒋᒥᑲᑎᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐁᐱᒪᑯᑌᐠ ᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᐣ. ᓂᐦᓯᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑭᐊᑭᐣᑕᒪᐊᐧᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ, ᐊᔑᐨ ᓂᔑᐣ ᑲᐅᐡᑲᑎᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᑭᐃᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᓂ ᐊᐁᐧᓀᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᓇᑌᐠ ᐅᐡᑎᓯᐃᐧ ᒪᒪᓂᐃᐧ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᑲᓇᓂᓴᓂᒋᑫᐨ ᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᐅᓇᑯᓇᑲᓄᐨ ᑲᐃᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐱᑯ ᐊᐁᐧᓀᐣ “ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐳᓯᐨ ᑲᒥᑲᓇᐨ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐣ ᐅᑐᐣᒋ ᓇᓂᓴᓂᑐᐣ ᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᓂ.” ᐊᑕᐊᐧᐱᐢᑲᐟ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒪᒋᔭᒧᐦᐊᐸᓂᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᒪᑯᐱᓯᑦ 16 ᐁᑲᐧ ᑭᑭᐁᐧᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᐃᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᐁᑲ ᐊᐱᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐁᔑᓇᓂᓴᓂᔭᐠ ᒪᑯᐱᓯᑦ 19 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᐨ. ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ 1,000 ᑲᑭᒪᒋᐃᐧᓂᑕᐧ ᑭᐱᑲᑭᐁᐧᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐃᐧᓂᑕᐧ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᕑᐠᓫᐊᐣᐟ ᓫᐁᐠ, ᐸᐧᐟ ᐸᕑᐊᐣᓯᐢ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐧᐊᐧ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑯᐯᐠ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ.
Treaty 3 members took part in a National Day of Resistance in Ottawa (top);Dean Beardy of Sachigo Lake was hired to manage and coach a tier two Junior-A team in southern Ontario; and the RCMP released its report that confirms nearly 1,200 cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada.
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ᐊᒋᑯᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐃᐧᓂᓂ ᑭᐅᓇᑭᒪ ᒋᓂᑲᓂᐡᑲᐠ ᒋᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓯᐃᐧ ᐅᐱᒪᑫᐧᐸᐦᐃᑫᐠ
ᒋᕑᐃᑎ 3 ᑲᐅᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᑕᑭᐧᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓯᐁᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᓇᑲᐡᑭᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ 1,000 ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑭᒪᐊᐧᑐᐡᑲᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᒪᑯᐱᓯᑦ 14 ᐁᐁᑭᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓯᐁᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᓇᑲᐡᑭᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᒋᑲᑌᐠ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᔑᐨ ᐯᔑᑲᐧᐣ ᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌ ᐊᑎᐟ ᐸᐸᑲᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᑲᓇᑕ. ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᐊᐨ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ 3 ᑲᐅᒋᐨ ᑕᐣᔭ ᑲᒧᕑᐊᐣ ᐊᔑᐨ ᐊᐧᐸᐢᑲᐣᐠ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᓫᐁᐢᓫᐃ ᑲ ᕑᐊᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ 3 ᑲᐅᒋᐨ ᒍᐊᐣ ᐯᑎᑲᐧᐣ ᒧᕑ. ᑲᒧᕑᐊᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ ᑭᐃᔕᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑭᐊᐣᑕᐃᐧ ᑲᑫᐧᑌᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᑭᔕᑯᓂᑲᓂᐊᐧᑭᐸᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐊᓴᐸᐱᐡᑯᓯᐊᐧᑲᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᓂᒪᐧᔦ ᐃᔕᐨ ᐊᑐᐊᐧ ᐁᑭᓄᑕᐠ ᒋᒪᒪᐃᐧᐡᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ. ᑲᒧᕑᐊᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ ᑭᐱᒧᓭᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᐱᒪᒧᓂᐠ ᐊᑐᐊᐧ, ᐱᓂᐡ ᒥᔑᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐣ ᐅᑭᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐅᑯᐊᐧᐣ. ᑲᒧᕑᐊᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᐸᑯᓭᓂᒪᐣ ᑲᐧᐣᓱᐱᑎᑊ ᐅᑭᒪᐣ ᒋᐱᓯᐣᑕᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐱᒥᓇᓄᑕᑯᓯᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑎᓀᑕᒧᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑐᑲᐣ ᐃᐁᐧ Bill C-33 ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑲᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐊᐧᓂᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓂᓯᑕᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧᑫᐧᐊᐧᐠ “ᐁᑲ ᒋᑕᔑᓯᓭᐠ ᐁᑲ ᑲᐱᓯᐢᑫᓂᒥᑯᔭᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑲᒧᒋ ᐊᐃᔐᐧᐱᓇᒪᑯᔭᐠ ᐅᓇᔓᐁᐧᐃᐧᓇᐣ.”
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ᑎᐣ ᐯᕑᑎ ᐊᒋᑯᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐁᐅᒋᐨ ᐃᐧᐣ ᓄᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧ, ᒥᓇ ᐅᑲᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓯᐃᐧ ᐅᐱᒪᑫᐧᐸᐦᐃᑫᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᔐᓫᐸᐧᕑᐣ ᐅᑌᓇᐠ. ᔐᓫᐸᐧᕑᐣ ᕑᐁᐟ ᐃᐧᐣᐠᐢ ᐅᑭᐊᓄᑭᐦᐊᐣ ᐯᕑᑎᐊᐧᐣ ᒋᐅᒋ ᓂᑲᓂᐡᑲᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᓂᔐᐧᑭᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᑲᐱᒪᑫᐧᐸᐦᐃᑫᐊᐧᐨ, ᐊᓇᐃᐧᐣ ᐸᓂᒪ ᒍᓫᐊᔾ ᐱᓯᑦ ᐅᐡᑲᑭᓱᓂᐨ ᐸᓂᒪ ᑕᐃᔑᒪᑕᓄᑭ ᐯᔑᑯᐊᑭ ᑭᒥᓇᑲᓄ ᐃᒪ ᒋᐊᓄᑭᐨ. ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓀᐢ ᐅᑕᔭᐣ ᑲᓇᓇᑐᓇᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᑲᓂᐅᑕᐱᓂᑕᐧ ᑫᐱᒪᑫᐧᐸᐦᐃᑫᐊᐧᐨ, ᐯᕑᑎ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᒪᑫᐧᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊᐧᓂᐠ ᐊᐁᐡᑲᑦ ᑭᐃᔑᐊᓄᑭ ᑲᑭᓇᓇᑐᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐅᓂᓇᐨ ᑫᐱᒪᑫᐧᐸᐃᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓫᐃᐢᑎᐣ ᑲᔪᑎᐢ. ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᐁᐣᐁᐨᐁᓫ ᒥᓇ ᐢᑕᐣᓫᐃ ᑭᒋᒥᓂᑲᐧᑲᐣ ᐅᐸᑭᓇᑫ ᒍ ᒧᕑᐱ ᐅᑭᐊᓄᑭᐦᐊᐣ ᐯᕑᑎᐊᐧᐣ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᒪ ᑭᑎᐸᒋᒧ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐁᑭᒪᒪᑲᑌᓂᒪᐨ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᐡᑭᑐᐨ ᑲᓇᓇᑐᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᒣᑕᐁᐧᓂᐨ ᒥᓇ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑲᒥᓇᐨ ᑫᑐᑕᒥᓂᐨ ᐱᒪᑫᐧᐸᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᒪᑯᐱᓯᑦ 11, ᐯᕑᑎ ᐅᑭᐅᓇᓴᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐅᑭᓇᓇᑐᓇᐊᐧᐣ ᑫᐱᒪᑫᐧᐸᐦᐃᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑲᓴᐸᓇᑲᐠ, ᐊᒋᑯᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᓀᑲᐃᐧᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᑕᑭᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐅᐡᑭᒪᒋᑕᐊᐧᐨ. ᔐᓫᐸᐧᕑᐣ ᐃᔑᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ 100 ᑭᓫᐊᒥᑐᕑᐢ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᐃᔑ ᑐᕑᐊᐣᑐ ᐁᑲᐧ ᓇᐣᑕ 7,000 ᑕᓯᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ.
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Nearly 1,200 cases of missing, murdered women Stephanie Wesley Wawatay News
The RCMP released a report on May 16 confirming 1,181 documented cases of missing or murdered Aboriginal women in Canada from over the last three decades. In late 2013, the Commissioner of the RCMP initiated an RCMP-led study of reported incidents of missing and murdered Aboriginal women across Canada. The report, entitled Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women: A National Operational Overview, documents the overrepresentation of Aboriginal women from homicide and disappearances. The report found 1,181 cases of murdered or missing women between the years of 1980 and 2012. NAN Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler called the report a positive step, but said that it does not capture the full extent of the issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women. “The RCMP report is a positive step but doesn’t capture the full extent of this tragedy as it only includes women murdered between 1980 and 2012, leaving us to wonder how many more lives have been lost without a trace,” Fiddler said. The report concludes that the total number of murdered and missing Aboriginal women exceeds previous public estimates. Fiddler calls it alarming.
Courtesy of the RCMP
A diagram illustrates the number of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada. The RCMP officially released its report that stemmed from an investigation that began late last year. “It is alarming that the number of documented cases is much high than previous estimates, and all the more reason for the government to call an inquiry to fully investigate the scope of these disappearances,” Fiddler said. AFN Regional Chief for Alberta Cameron Alexis said that the report reaffirms the magnitude of the crisis of the missing and murdered Aborigi-
nal women in Canada and “indicates the urgent need for action by many different players, including First Nations, governments, police services.” “A national shame and a national tragedy,” said Alexis, who leads the AFN work in the area of justice and policing. “Indigenous women are vastly over-represented in the numbers of missing women and girls. We are demand-
ing immediate action based on these concrete facts and numbers so that not one more woman or girl is victimized and that no family member has to spend another day without answers.” ONWA President Dawn Harvard said that while the report is a step in the right direction, that it does not negate the need for a national inquiry. “Because it fails to examine
the root causes of the problem,” Harvard said. “It is the role of the federal government, not our policing agencies, to address the root causes of this national tragedy. A national inquiry is still needed in order to adequately understand the socio-economic issues that leave Aboriginal women and girls so vulnerable to violence in the first place.” Fiddler said that it is critical for a national inquiry to be held. “The Harper government was quick to respond to the recent crisis in Nigeria following the tragic abduction of school children yet refuses to commit to an inquiry into the disappearance of hundreds of Aboriginal women and girls despite the growing number of cases documented by police,” said Fiddler. Fiddler said that NAN agrees on the need of a national plan of action to prevent further violence, but “it is critical that a national inquiry be held to fully determine the scope of these disappearances and provide accountability and justice for all of these families.” The release of the report came days after NAN held a 24-hour long drum gathering in Ottawa honouring missing and murdered Aboriginal women, and also in the wake of a report released by UN Special Rapporteur James Anaya that called for a national inquiry into the issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal
women. Harvard questioned how much more evidence and support is needed for an inquiry. “How much more evidence and support for the inquiry is needed before the federal government takes action? Our women have suffered enough! The time for change is now,” said Harvard. The RCMP report states that police-recorded incidents of Aboriginal female homicides and unresolved missing Aboriginal females total 1,181 - 164 missing and 1,017 homicide victims. There are 225 unsolved cases of either missing or murdered Aboriginal females; 105 missing for more than 30 days as of Nov. 4, 2013, whose cause of disappearance was categorized at the time as “unknown” or “foul play suspected” and 120 unsolved homicides between 1980 and 2012. The total indicates that Aboriginal women are overrepresented among Canada’s murdered and missing women. There are similarities across all female homicides. Most homicides were committed by men and most of the perpetrators knew their victims whether as an acquaintance or a spouse. The majority of all female homicides are solved (close to 90%) and there is little difference in solve rates between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal victims.
Ring of Fire development a hot topic in election campaign Rick Garrick Wawatay News
Developing the Ring of Fire was a hot topic just before the leadership debate on northern Ontario issues began on May 26. While the NDP and Liberal party leaders have both promised to invest more than $1 billion to develop infrastructure in the Ring of Fire, New Democratic Party leader Andrea Horwath announced Ring of Fire revenue sharing negotiation plans just prior to the leadership debate. “I believe that we need to move on the Ring of Fire right away,” Horwath said during a morning media event at the Oliver Road Community Centre in Thunder Bay. “New Democrats are going to make sure that we are putting that Ring of Fire development front and centre. We’re also going to make sure that as we do that, as we open up that new deposit, the minerals there, the chromite, we are going to make sure that we are negotiating revenue sharing agreements with First Nations.” Horwath announced the NDP platform, which includes $1 billion to develop infrastructure in the Ring of Fire, about two hours before the leadership debate with Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne in Thunder Bay. Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak did not attend the debate. The NDP plans also called for getting First Nation communities off diesel power and connected to the grid, investments in forestry and mining, reinstating the Northlander passenger service, implementing a strong Buy Ontario policy to create jobs and exploring options for the Thunder Bay Generating Station. “New Democrats have a plan
that will cut ER wait times in half, take the HST off hydro, keep schools open and reward companies that invest and create jobs here in Ontario,” Horwath said. “It’s a plan that makes sense.” Wynne announced the Liberal platform, which also includes $1 billion to develop infrastructure in the Ring of Fire, in Thunder Bay on May 25. “The Liberal plan is a positive vision for Ontario that will create jobs by building the province up, not by tearing it down,” Wynne said. “We will make crucial investments in infrastructure, partner with businesses to create high-skill, high-paying jobs and help the people of Ontario retire with the dignity and security they deserve.” The Liberals plan to re-introduce the 2014 budget if they are reelected, which includes a 10-year, $2.5 billion jobs and prosperity fund, a 10-year, $130 billion commitment to infrastructure projects, an Ontario retirement pension plan, a primary care guarantee, a $4-perhour increase in personal support worker wages over the next three years, a $2 per hour increase in early childhood educator wages and better services for people with developmental disabilities. Eabametoong’s Raymond Moonias, an at-large executive member with the NDP’s Thunder Bay—Superior North riding association, raised concerns about how development in the Ring of Fire would impact the environment. “There is a philosophy not to rush into it, but to look at it more closely (to see) how it will affect the traditional territories of the families that live up there,” Moonias said. “What’s the best route
to go about it.” Moonias was encouraged by the job creation aspect of development in the Ring of Fire. “Revenue sharing was another one that may appeal to the listener,” Moonias said. “One other thing is accountability and where is all the money going to be used, how is it going to be used.” Moonias encouraged people to get out and vote, noting he enjoys being part of the NDP. “I like to know more about what is going on, the issues and focusing on the polls itself where more northerners can come out and vote and make that difference,” Moonias said. “Voters have a lot to say; voters have power in how decisions are made.” During Hudak’s May 26 election tour in southern Ontario, the PC leader called for a wage freeze on public sector pay. “Private sector workers are facing higher hydro bills and taxes while working longer hours for stagnant pay,” Hudak said. “At the same time government workers have it better than ever, with 97,000 of them already making six figure salaries. That’s why I am going to freeze wages for all government workers. Starting with politicians. Starting with me.” The wage freeze is a key component of the PC plan to balance the budget by 2016. The PC platform also includes the creation of one million jobs over eight years, reduction of government spending, a reduction of 100,000 government employees, a smaller cabinet, creation of chronic care centres of excellence, an increase in home-based care and raising the bar of education for students.
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Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy and partner Nellie helped commemorate the life of their son Daniel with Lakehead University president Brian Stevenson on May 16.
Daniel Beardy’s life commemorated at Lakehead University Rick Garrick Wawatay News
The life of Regional Chief Stan Beardy’s late son Daniel was commemorated during a $1,500 cheque-signing ceremony at Lakehead University. “Daniel epitomized the spirit, drive and dreams that institutions such as Lakehead are responsible for helping nurture in all students,” said LU president and vice-chancellor Brian Stevenson, who donated $750 towards the Daniel Beardy Memorial Award during the May 16 ceremony. Stan Beardy also donated $750 towards the memorial award, which was created in Daniel’s memory in 2012 and has since helped two LU students to achieve their post-secondary dreams. Daniel passed away in 2004. “We are deeply touched by this memorial award,” Beardy
said. “The award is both a commemoration and an honour that will keep the name and spirit of our beloved son Daniel alive forever. Daniel worked hard and excelled in everything he set his mind to, and this award goes out to recipients who hold those same ideals.” The first recipient of the memorial award was a former Fort William North Stars player, the same team Daniel played for, who now teaches with the Thunder Bay Catholic School Board. “I quickly discovered Daniel’s tragic story through coaches and teammates who knew him much closer than I,” said Trevor Gamache, whose letter of thanks for the memorial award was read aloud during the ceremony. “It became inspiration in the locker room, and supported our motto of: ‘Do it now, as tomorrow may never come.’” Gamache described Daniel
as a “dedicated and passionate athlete with a bright future before his life was taken.” “Through stories and knowledge passed down in the hockey locker rooms, even recently through my four seasons with the Lakehead Thunderwolves, Daniel’s passion continues to inspire students and athletes in the Thunder Bay area,” Gamache said. Beardy recalled Daniel’s hockey path from playing on the frozen lake in Muskrat Dam at age five to being recognized as the top goaltender in the Superior Junior Hockey League and second overall in the National Canadian Junior “A” hockey league in 2003-2004. “At that time there was no rink in Muskrat Dam, there was no arena — I used to go shovel a little ice space for him where he could skate (on the lake),” Beardy said. See ONTARIO’S on page 22
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In Honour Of Mechanics Xavier Kataquapit UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY
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am not much of a mechanic but I am handy enough to be able to do basic maintenance on my truck and motorcycle. Like most guys I know from remote First Nation communities, I am more or less like the saying goes, a jack-ofall-trades and master of none. When you live in a remote area where there are no service centres it is necessary to learn enough to get by in order to maintain any vehicles you might own. That knowledge more or less gets passed down by fathers, uncles and friends. A lot of the knowledge that is spread around when it comes to mechanical know how usually comes from outside professionals who find their way into the community to work on projects. Sometimes these mechanics settle in a remote First Nation for some time and work for the band council public works department to maintain mechanical equipment. At times some of these professionals start up businesses based on mechanical maintenance. Mechanics and technical professionals are highly valued in remote First Nations. More often than not their expertise is drawn upon for all kinds of work. Much of the time local people become associated with these pros and they learn how to do many things merely through watching and asking questions. Vehicles and equipment need a lot of maintenance in remote northern First Nations. There are few local roads but those that exist are often very rough. You rarely see a car or van in the far north on a First Nation simply because they are not built strong enough to deal with extreme driving conditions. Trucks are prominent. To complicate matters the temperatures dip to minus40 C in the winter in many northern communities and that can be hard on mechanical machines. For a good part of the year vehicles are driven on winter roads that can be rough and pose challenges when the spring thaw arrives. I can remember driving tractors and trucks on the winter road during a warm spell. The surface of the road was like an obstacle course with ice and water on the way. At times there would be sections where the ice road had softened and the muskeg posed big problems in that vehicles would get stuck. I can recall seeing trucks abandoned on the winter road due to the fact that drivers simply could not get their
vehicle back on solid ground. Muskeg is like black soil quick sand and mostly composed of water. These days the winter roads are more substantial in many parts of the northern country but they still pose a challenge for most vehicles. If you end up on a winter road and you get stuck or your vehicle develops a problem, you had better have some knowledge of how to cope with being alone out in the middle of nowhere in freezing weather with no opportunity to simply call a tow truck or CAA. Necessity demands that if you are going to drive any type of vehicle in remote First Nation communities you have to learn how to deal with a mechanical problem on your own with little resources to do the job. Most snowmobile riders who head out onto the land in the remote far north have some knowledge of how to deal with engine problems or anything associated with mechanical operation. The same goes for those who travel on the rivers and the great James Bay by boat. First Nation hunters and gatherers who head out on the land can fix just about any mechanical problem when an emergency arises. By the time I was a teenager I knew how to perform basic servicing of trucks, four-wheeled ATVs and snowmobiles. I was driving from the age of 12 and as a teenager I drove trucks and tractors along the winter road with my taped music blaring so that I could stay awake on the 10-hour ride. I have great respect for talented mechanics and I have known many of them over the years. Even my dad Marius was a self-taught mechanic that knew a lot about motors. I also recall real mechanical pros like Willie Dubien and his brother Gilles, Bill Grenier, Norman Lascelle and his dad Gaston, Jeff Madden and Jamie St. Onge. They were all from northern Ontario. My cousin Robert Kataquapit is a legendary self-taught mechanic in Attawapiskat. Even though he never received formal training of any kind, Robert is a magician of sorts who can tear apart, rebuild and get just about any motor running again. More recently I have become acquainted with great southern Ontario mechanics like Kerry and Ryan Marvin of Marvin Tire in St. Williams and Claude Lord, near Amos in northern Quebec. These guys are at home in their garages surrounded by a hodgepodge of tools, nuts, bolts, spare parts, solutions of all types and the smell of oil and gas. I respect every one of these people for their knowledge, honesty and work ethic. They are the salt of the earth. www.underthenorthernsky.com
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Agnes and Rayno Fisher celebrated 60 years of marriage in Longlac in 2008. The couple met when they were in their teens. By their 60th anniversary, they had 33 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren.
Women’s Health Dr. Shannon Wesley GUEST COLUMNIST
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hrough my experiences as a physician and a woman, there are some women’s health topics that I think are important to talk about.
Heart Health Heart disease is a chronic disease that affects both men and women as they get older, but it can affect them differently. For example, a classic part of heart disease is a heart attack. A heart attack occurs when blood vessels to the heart are blocked by deposits of hardened fat that form over time – these are called ‘plaques’. Sometimes blood clots can form over these plaques and blocks the heart’s blood vessels so it cannot get the oxygen and nutrients that it needs. This causes damage to the heart’s muscle. When a heart attack does occur in women the signs and symptoms can vary from how men typically experience a
heart attack – crushing chest pain that travels down their left arm. In women, the pain may occur in their chest or somewhere else in the body like the arms, back, neck or jaw. The pain may come on slowly or all at once. Some women have experienced stomach pain and thought they were having heartburn, or they vomited, or felt short of breath. It is important to be aware of these signs and symptoms. If you experience these and it’s not normal, you should seek medical attention. What kinds of things should women do to reduce your risk of having a heart attack? Make sure you have healthy blood iron levels. Anemia, low iron levels in the blood, is common in women from monthly periods or pregnancy. Iron is important because it helps to delivery oxygen to the heart. You can incorporate iron-rich foods into your diet (e.g. spinach, tomato sauce, beans, green peas and roasted pumpkin or squash seeds) or you may require an iron supplement. Women and men can also try to maintain healthy blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Salt can increase your blood pressure. Decrease your salt
intake by eating fresh foods and not adding extra salt to your food. If you continue to eat a healthy and balanced diet (low in fat and sugars) and exercise regularly you are less likely to develop plaques in your blood vessels from high levels of bad cholesterol in your blood.
Cancer Screening Cancer screening is very important for all women to participate in. Cancer screening isn’t something to be feared. It doesn’t mean that you have cancer, but it can help to find cancer earlier when it is easier to treat. There are three types of cancer screening that all women should be aware of: breast, cervical, and colorectal. In Ontario, it is recommended that all women ages 50 years and older have a breast screening mammogram and complete a Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) kit to screen for colorectal cancer (if they have no family history) every two years. A mammogram is a low-dose x-ray of the breast. A FOBT kit is a take-home kit where you collect samples of your stool to send to a lab where they will
look for small traces of blood in your samples. Cervical cancer screening is recommended for all women, ages 21 years and older, who have ever been sexually active. A Pap test, performed by a doctor or a trained nurse, screens for cervical cancer by taking a sample of cells from your cervix to send to a lab for testing. This test can be awkward, but it doesn’t take long to complete. This test is very important because most cervical cancers develop in women who have never been screened or who don’t go for routine screening. Cervical cancer is preventable with routine Pap test screening. Sometimes I think that women put everyone else’s health and problems before their own, but it is important to remember that we need to be well in order to help others. Overall, it is important for women to discuss their health with their healthcare provider. They can help to check for signs of heart disease and also help you to get screened for cancer. You can also call the Screen for Life Office at 1-800461-7031 to ask about cancer screening services. Remember, your health is in your hands.
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Roadside Assistance Simon Owen SENTENCES: JUSTICE ISSUES IN NAN
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e’ve all been there before. Cruising down the road, wind in our hair and sun on our face, pulling 120 with Grandma’s medicinal marijuana stashed in the glove box. Well, maybe not that last part. But however it happens, when your rearview mirror is suddenly emblazoned with flashing red and blue lights, Canadian law – with all its rights, duties, and uncertainties, is suddenly much closer and more important than it usually appears. Get ready for the crash course. All of us, under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, have the right not to be subject to unreasonable search or seizure, and not to be arbitrarily arrested or detained. The key words here are ‘unreasonable’ and ‘arbitrary’, and our courts have had much to say about how such subjective assessments apply when someone is pulled over and questioned by the police. First, if a driver is being stopped for a reason that would normally attract only a ticket, police cannot, without more ‘reasonable grounds’, snoop through a vehicle looking for evidence of a separate offence. But in some circumstances (such as stunt driving or operating an unregistered vehicle), the Ontario Highway Traffic Act gives police the right to impound a car or arrest the driver, and in these instances reasonable ‘pat down’ searches and ‘inventory’ searches of vehicles is legally authorized. The purpose for such searches cannot be to look for evidence of an
offence for which a person was not arrested, but simply to protect the safety of people and property. But if these kind of searches turn up illegal items (like drugs or weapons), the driver will very likely be charged and convicted of these more serious crimes. To help explain the foggy issue of what’s allowed and what is not when it comes to vehicle stops, let’s get back to the fast car, the hot day, and the roadside conversation you probably wish you weren’t having. Officer Booker is firm and polite as he asks for your license, insurance, and registration. So far, so good – it’s Kookum’s car, but the officer accepts that you are using it with her permission, and all the papers are up to date. Maybe a speeding ticket isn’t the worst thing in the world – and while driving 30 clicks over the limit might land you a hefty fine, it doesn’t allow the police to arrest you or search your car. But Officer Booker scratched his nose when you pulled out those insurance papers, and you also notice that it suddenly smells a bit like a skunk has wandered onto the scene. Truth be told, you don’t really know what’s inside that tin container – Grandma has a habit of leaving her things in odd places, and it isn’t polite to ask too many questions. So you can’t really answer Officer Booker’s either – and you don’t have to. In Canadian law, we all have the right to remain silent when being questioned about a potential crime. While no one wants to unduly annoy the person with a holster and handcuffs on their belt, politely declining to answer investigative questions isn’t wrong, and it should never (at least in theory) be the basis for any further police investigation to suddenly be considered reasonable, when it wouldn’t have been before. Still, no wonder you’re
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nervous – what if he thinks you’re a drug trafficker or something? At this point, even though Officer Booker reeeaally wants to detain you and start searching the car for the source of that smell, he has to ask himself some tough questions. Does the evidence – a smell, your silence, your nervousness – give him reasonable grounds to ask you to step out of the car, read you your rights, and start a drug investigation? Does he see anything objectively suspicious, or is he just acting from a hunch, a guess, a profile? Prejudging a judge can be a fool’s game – similar cases can, in our system, validly be decided differently by different judges, as long as the right legal principles are fairly applied. On these facts alone, however, I would suggest that for this officer to proceed further, he would have to have more grounds to make any decision to detain you and search your car ‘reasonable’, in the eyes of the law. Gut feelings aside, being a good police officer sometimes means simply scratching one’s nose again, getting back on the road, and keeping our communities safe. Have a question for our columnist related to law issues in northern Ontario? E-mail him at: smowen@tbaytel.net Simon Owen is a lawyer at Beamish and Associates in Sioux Lookout, and practices primarily in the areas of criminal defence law and community justice initiatives. These columns represent the personal views of the author alone, and not of any organization that he may be associated with. Nothing in these columns should be taken as legal advice; please consult a properly instructed lawyer for any legal issues you may have.
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Community members, family and friends of Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation’s Ruben Cantin Sr. are mourning after the former chief passed away on May 21. In July 2012 Chief Cantin Sr. was instrumental in the $20 million settlement from the province. Then minister Kathleen Wynne of the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Cantin signed a settlement from a f looding incident that destroyed parts of the reserve dating back more than 150 years. Wynne presented an apology letter and
presented the $20 million settlement for the community. Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy offered condolences today to the family, friends and all Grand Council Treaty #3 leadership and citizens following Cantin’s passing. “On behalf of the Chiefs of Ontario, I offer sincere condolences to the family, friends and all First Nations in Treaty #3 on the passing of Chief Cantin Sr.,” said Beardy said in a release. “Chief Cantin Sr. was committed to improving the lives of his community and his tireless work and dedication
to his job and his community will not be forgotten. He will be dearly missed.” A funeral service was held on May 27 at the Dryden Agricultural Centre for Cantin with an Elder officiating. Internment of his ashes will be at a later date. Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, or commonly as Wabigoon First Nation, is a Saulteaux First Nation located in in northwestern Ontario. It is about 19 kilometres southeast of Dryden, Ont. As of January 2008, the First Nation had a registered population of 533 people, of which their on-reserve population was 175.
Three charged after fight breaks out in plane Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News
A fight that broke out in a plane carrying Attawapiskat residents has led to three people being charged with assault and endangering the safety of an aircraft. On May 20, Air Tindi Flight 803 was returning Attawapiskat evacuees home when a fight broke out mid-flight. A video of the incident that circulated on Facebook showed an angry dispute taking place when a woman was alledgedly assaulted by another passenger in the aisle. Another person appears to become involved in assaulting the woman while a flight attendant and another passenger try to separate them, instructing them to return to their seat. The video, less than a half-minute in length, concluded with commotion still taking
place. The plane was carrying families with children, including an infant who was visible in the video. As of May 22, the video was removed by the uploader. The passengers on board the plane were returning home after being evacuated a few days prior due to the threat of flooding in their community. Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service officers were notified of the incident and began an investigation once the plane arrived at the Attawapiskat airport. As a result, several charges had been laid against three people, two being young persons who cannot be identified under the the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Cindy Okimaw, 27, of Attawapiskat has been charged with endangering safety of aircraft under the Criminal Code of Canada. One youth was charged with
endangering safety of aircraft and two counts of assault, while the second youth was charged with endangering safety of aircraft and one count of assault. All three accused were released on conditions and will appear in court in Attawapiskat on Aug. 27. According to the Criminal Code of Canada, one of the definitions of the Endangering Safety of Aircraft or Airport charge is when anyone “on board an aircraft in flight, commits an act of violence against a person that is likely to endanger the safety of the aircraft.” The charge is an indictable offence and carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. More than 1,000 evacuees returned from six host communities, including Kirkland Lake, Fort Frances and Wawa in Ontario, and Val d’Or, Rouyn-Noranda and La Sarre in Quebec.
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A group of Dennis Franklin Cromarty First Nations High School graduates prepare to celebrate with a limosine ride around Thunder Bay.
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Deer Lake’s Miranda Aysanabee delivers her valedictorian address.
DFC celebrates 23 graduates Rick Garrick Wawatay News
After struggling in a provincial high school last year, Webequie’s Clyde Moonias found a new path to success at Dennis Franklin Cromarty First Nations High School, where he graduated on May 13 along with 22 other students. “After my brother’s death, I went towards alcohol as an antidepressant,” Moonias said. “What I did was wrong. As I went more towards alcohol, I (lost) focus on my family and friends. But now I live a clean, sober life, a traditional healthy lifestyle. I am proud to say I am a high school graduate, I’m proud to say that I dance and I drum traditionally.” Moonias lost his brother, Randy Moonias, in July 2012. “It was very hard for him to get things back on track,” said William Moonias, Clyde’s father. “I thank DFC for letting him come to school.” William said it was “great” to see his son graduate. “It’s been a struggle,” William said. “He came into the city about six to seven years ago and I’m glad to see him complete his Grade 12.” Sarah Moonias, Clyde’s mother, was proud to see his graduation ceremony. “It really touches me to see him graduating, especially as he is my youngest son,” Sarah
said. “I have a lot of pride and I wanted to cry. It was awesome to see him graduate.” Sarah noted that Clyde has already enrolled himself at Lakehead University. “He’s smart, he does his own stuff,” Sarah said. “I’m just here to support him.” Clyde first considered a program at Confederation College, but then realized he should continue his studies at Lakehead University. “I’m going to be studying the Native Access Program and hopefully move forward to Indigenous Learning,” Clyde said. Clyde credited the “fun activities” at DFC for helping to keep him on track. “DFC is a special school,” Clyde said. “It’s like a community here, a community of friends and family. There’s only 150 students a year here. It’s way more better than being in a huge school where there’s a thousand and two hundred kids.” Clyde encouraged other youth to focus on their education goals. “Just don’t give up,” Clyde said. “I gave up last year and I didn’t graduate. But I came back in September and I was determined to get that Ontario Secondary School Diploma.” Jayleen Beardy, Aaron McKay and Jessica Mekanak from Bearskin Lake also gradu-
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ated from DFC along with Joel Aysanabee, Miranda Aysanabee, Misti Harding, Ronald Quill and Kevin Rae from Deer Lake and Marita Barkman and Raven Munroe from Sachigo Lake. “It is a very good feeling,” Munroe said about graduating. “All those sleepless nights and fighting hard for my work, it’s paid off. I worked hard for what I’ve got now today.” Munroe said the principal and staff at DFC are “very supportive.” “Without them, I wouldn’t have graduated,” Munroe said. “I have a child so my principal went out of his way to give me a helping hand with daycare. He helped me because he wanted me to graduate, he wanted me to be successful for my daughter.” Munroe said it was difficult finding daycare for her 15-month-old daughter, but she managed to succeed with her goal to graduate. “It feels like I have a thousand pounds off my back,” Munroe said. “I’m going to college in the fall for construction. I hope that I can be successful in building houses back on my reserve and doing all the construction work on my reserve.” Munroe encouraged other youth to complete their secondary school education as soon as possible, noting that
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she required six or seven years to complete high school. “It’s better to get it done while you have the chance,” Munroe said. “Try to do it in four years because it’s going to start bringing you down and it’s going to get harder and harder. If you just keeping going, your hard work will pay off and you’ll feel better about finishing high school. Just get it over with — that’s all I can say.” Kayla Kakepetum from Keewaywin; Judith BottleMasakeyash from Mishkeegogamang; Britney Fiddler, Darrell Fiddler, Jewels Fiddler, Breeze Goodwin, Cassie Linklater, Sage Mawakeesic, Brittany Meekis and Scott Meekis from Sandy Lake; Michael Mamakwa from Wapekeka and Kanesha Kanakakeesic from Weagamow also graduated. Northern Nishnawbe Education Council executive director Norma Kejick said she felt like a “proud mom” as she watched the DFC graduates march on stage for the graduation ceremony. “This is a real challenging time for First Nations education,” Kejick said. “There’s a rally that’s happening tomorrow (May 14) in Ottawa to bring awareness of ... Bill C-33 that is affecting our First Nations education. To have 23 of you sitting up here, that proves what we can accom-
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Webequie’s William, Clyde and Sarah Moonias at the DFC graduation.
plish when First Nations are in charge of the (education) system.” Kejick said it is challenging for First Nations students to leave their communities to pursue their secondary school education in larger communities where they do not know any people. “We’ve been working hard with the mayor and his council to improve the relationships that we have with Dennis Franklin Cromarty and the City of Thunder Bay,” Kejick said. “A lot of these students have overcome many obstacles, many challenges to be here. One of the students said it best today — we were saying that he looked different
without his baseball cap on and he said: ‘I worked hard for this (graduation) cap that I’m wearing today.’ And a lot of them have worked hard; all of them have overcome many struggles.” Kejick thanked the communities, the parents and the grandparents for all the support they have provided to the DFC students. “I want to thank the staff at Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School for the continued support, for being the parents to these students,” Kejick said. “These students have come a long way and sometimes it takes that one person in their life to make a difference to help them succeed.”
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ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ ᐯᔑᑯᔭᑭ ᐁᑭᑕᔑ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᓯᐨ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᔭᑭᐊᐧᓂᐠ ᐅᑭᐊᓂᒥᐦᐃᑯᐣ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧ ᐁᐅᐣᒋᐨ ᑭᓫᐊᔾᐟ ᒧᓂᔭᐢ ᐅᑭᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐣ ᑲᑭᐊᐣᒋᐡᑲᐸᐣ ᒋᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᓯᐨ ᑌᓇᐢ ᑲᕑᐊᒧᑎ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ, ᒥᐦᐃᒪ ᑲᑭ ᑭᔑᑐᐨ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᒪᑯᐱᓯᑦ 13 ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᔑᐨ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ 22 ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ. “ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᐊᐧᓂᐦᐊᑭᐸᐣ ᓂᐢᑌᐢ, ᓂᑭᒪᒋᔭᐸᒋᑐᐣ ᒥᓂᑫᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐅᒋ ᑲᑫᐧᓇᑕᐃᐧᐦᐃᑎᓱᐊᐧᑫᔭᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒧᓂᔭᐢ. “ᓂᑭᐊᐧᓂᑐᑕᐣ ᑕᐡ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᑐᑕᒪᐣ. ᐊᐱ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᑲᑭᔭᓂ ᒥᓂᑫᐧᔭᐣ, ᓂᑭᔭᓂ ᐊᐧᓂᑫᐣᑕᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᐊᐧᑯᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᒥᓇ ᓂᑐᑌᒪᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᓂᐊᐧᑲᒥᐱᒪᑎᐢ, ᓂᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐊᐣ ᓂᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᑫᓄᒋᐱᒥ ᒥᓄᔭᔭᐣ. ᓂᑭᒋᓀᑕᐣ ᑲᑭ ᑭᔑᑐᔭᐣ ᓂᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᐣ, ᓂᑭᒋᓀᑕᐣ ᑲᔦ ᐁᓂᒥᔭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐁᒪᑌᐧᐦᐃᑫᔭᐣ.” ᒧᓂᔭᐢ ᐅᑭᐊᐧᓂᐦᐊᐸᓂᐣ ᐅᐢᑌᓴᐣ, ᕑᐊᐣᑎ ᒧᓂᔭᐢ, ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᒍᓫᐊᔾ ᐱᓯᑦ 2012. “ᒥᑐᓂ ᐅᑭᐱᐊᓂᒥᐦᐃᑯᐣ ᐁᓂᐱᒥ ᑭᐁᐧᒥᓄᔭᐨ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᐃᐧᓂᔭᑦ ᒧᓂᔭᐢ, ᑭᓫᐊᔾᐟ ᐅᑕᑕᒪᐣ. “ᓂᓇᓇᑯᒪᐠ ᑕᐡ ᑌᓇᐢ ᑲᕑᐊᒧᑎ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ ᑲᐱᒧᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᑕᔑ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᑭᑭᓄᐊᒪᑯᓯᓂᐨ.” ᐃᐧᓂᔭᑦ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᑭᒥᓀᐧᑕᐠ ᑲᑭᐊᐧᐸᒪᐨ ᐅᑯᓯᓴᐣ ᐁᑭᔑᑐᓂᐨ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᐣ. “ᐅᑭᐱᓇᑭᐡᑲᐣ ᐊᓂᒥᓭᐃᐧᓇᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᐃᐧᓂᔭᑦ. “ᓂᑯᑕᐧᓱ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐁᓂᓴᐧᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᓇᑲᓂᐠ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᑲᑭᐱᑲᐯᔑᐸᐣ ᐅᑌᓇᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ
ᓂᑌᐱᓇᐁᐧᐢ ᑲᐊᐧᐸᒪᐠ ᐁᑭᔑᑐᐨ 12 ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂ.” ᓭᕑᐊ ᒧᓂᔭᐢ, ᑭᓫᐊᔾᐟ ᐅᒪᒪᒪᐣ, ᐅᑭ ᑭᒋᓀᑕᐣ ᐁᑭᐊᐧᐸᒪᐨ ᐅᑯᓯᓴᐣ ᐁᑭᔑᑐᓂᐨ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐣ. “ᐣᑐᑭᐡᑲᑯᐣ ᑲᐊᐧᐸᒪᐠ ᐁᑭᔑᑐᐨ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᐣ, ᒥᐦᐊᐁᐧ ᑲᔦ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐣᑎᐡᑫᐧᐅᔕᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᓭᕑᐊ. “ᑫᑲᐟ ᐁᑭᒪᐃᐧᔭᐣ ᐁᐱᒋ ᑭᒋᓀᑕᒪᐣ. ᒥᓀᐧᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᐁᑭᐊᐧᐸᒪᐠ ᐁᒥᓇᑲᓄᐨ ᑭᔑᑐ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ.” ᓭᕑᐊ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑭᓫᐊᔾᐟ ᐊᔕ ᑭᐱᐣᑎᑫᐱᐦᐅᑎᓱ ᒋᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐧᐊᑲᓄᐨ ᑭᒋ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑎᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᓫᐁᐟᐁᐟ ᔪᓂᐯᕑᓯᑎ. “ᐅᑭᑫᐣᑕᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᔭᓂᐊᐃᐣᑐᑕᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᓭᕑᐊ. “ᓂᐱᐊᓱᐡᑲᐊᐧ ᑫᓂᐣ ᐅᒪ ᑲᑭᐅᐣᒋᐱᔕᔭᐣ.” ᑭᓫᐊᔾᐟ ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᐅᑭᒪᒥᑐᓀᑕᓇᐸᐣ ᒋᔑᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᓯᐨ ᑲᐧᐣᐯᑐᕑᐁᔑᐣ ᑲᐧᓫᐃᐨ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᑭᑫᐧᑫᐣᑕᐣ ᑕᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ ᓫᐁᐠᐁᐟ ᔪᓂᐯᕑᓯᑎ ᒋᔕᐨ. “ᓂᑲᐅᑕᐱᓇᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ ᑲᐅᑕᐱᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᐁᑲᐧ ᓂᒥᓴᐁᐧᑕᐣ ᒋᐊᓂᐅᑕᐱᓇᒪᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐃᓯᓭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᑭᓫᐊᔾᐟ. ᑭᓫᐊᔾᐟ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᑭᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐨ ᑲᑭᒥᓀᐧᑕᑲᑭᐣ ᐃᑭᒋᑫᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑌᓇᐢ ᑲᕑᐊᒧᑎ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ ᐁᑲ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᐧᓇᐦᐃᑯᐨ ᐸᑲᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ. “ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓀᐧᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑌᓇᐢ ᑲᕑᐊᒧᑎ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ” ᐃᑭᑐ ᑭᓫᐊᔾᐟ. “ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᐃᑯ ᓂᑲᐯᔑᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐊᔭᔭᐣ ᐃᓀᑕᑲᐧᐣ, ᑲᐯᔑᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑐᑌᒥᒪᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐧᑯᒪᑲᓇᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ 150 ᐁᑕ ᑕᓯᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ ᑕᑕᓱᔭᑭ ᑲᐱᒥ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ. ᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᔦ ᐅᐣᒋᒥᓀᐧᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᐊᐱᐨ ᐃᐧᐣ
ᑲᐃᔑᒥᔕᐠ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑎᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᑲᐊᔭᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᑭᒋᒥᑕᓱᒥᑕᓇ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ ᑲᑕᔑ ᒪᒪᐃᐧᔭᐊᐧᐨ.” ᑭᓫᐊᔾᐟ ᐅᑐᒋᔕᔑᑭᒪᐣ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᑲᐅᐡᑲᑎᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᑲᑫᐧᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐊᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧ ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ. “ᐁᑲ ᑲᔦ ᒋᔑᓄᑌᐳᓂᒋᑫᔭᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᑭᓫᐊᔾᐟ. “ᓂᑭᐳᓂᒋᑫᓇᐸᐣ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᔭᑭᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᐡ ᒋᐅᒋ ᑭᔑᑐᔭᐣ ᓂᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᐣ. ᔕᑯᐨ ᓂᑭᐱᑭᐁᐧᐡᑲ ᑲᔭᓂᑕᑲᐧᑭᐠ ᐁᑭᐊᐃᑲᒣᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᒋᑲᑫᐧᑌᐱᓇᒪᐣ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ ᑭᔑᑐ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ.” ᒥᒋᑲᐣᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐁᐅᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᒉᓫᐃᐣ ᐯᕑᑎ, ᐁᕑᐊᐣ ᒪᑫ ᒥᓇ ᒉᓯᑲ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᑭᑭᔑᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᔑᐨ ᐊᑎᑯᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᒍᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᔾᓯᓇᐯ, ᒧᕑᐊᐣᑕ ᐁᔾᓯᓇᐯ, ᒥᐢᑎ ᐦᐊᕑᑎᐣᐠ, ᕑᐊᓄᐟ ᑫᐧᓫ ᒥᓇ ᑫᐱᐣ ᕑᐁ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᒋᑯᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐁᐅᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᕑᐃᑕ ᐸᕑᐠᒪᐣ ᒥᓇ ᕑᐁᐱᐣ ᒪᐣᕑᐅ. “ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒋᒥᓀᐧᑕᑲᐧᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒪᐣᕑᐊ ᑲᑭᔑᑐᐨ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᐣ. “ᒥᔑᓄᑎᐱᑲ ᐁᑭᓇᓂᐯᐱᔭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑭᒋᔭᓄᑲᑕᒪᐣ ᓂᑎᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ, ᐊᔕ ᑕᐡ ᑭᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᓭ. ᓂᑭ ᑭᒋᐊᓄᑲᑕᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᑲᑭᑌᐱᓇᒪᐣ.” ᒪᐣᕑᐅ ᐃᑭᑐ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᑭᒪ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑌᓇᐢ ᑲᕑᐊᒧᑎ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ” ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᐱᒥᐊᓱᐡᑲᒪᑫᐊᐧᐠ.” “ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐊᔭᐊᐧᑭᑕᐧᐸᐣ, ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐣᑕᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᑭᔑᑐᓇᐸᐣ ᓂᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᐣ.” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒪᐣᕑᐅ. “ᐣᑐᑕᐊᐧᔑᔑᑦ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᑭᒪ ᓂᑭᒋ ᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐠ ᒋᒥᑲᒧᐊᐧᐠ ᑫᐃᔑ ᑲᓇᐁᐧᐣᑕᑯᓯᐨ ᓂᑕᔑᐊᐧᔑᔑᑦ. ᓂᑭᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐠ ᐁᑭ ᓇᑕᐁᐧᓂᒥᔑᐨ
ᒋᑭᔑᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᓯᐊᐧᐠ, ᓂᑭᓇᑕᐁᐧᓂᒥᐠ ᒋᒥᓄᓭᐦᐃᑎᓱᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᑕᓂᓴᐣ ᐅᒋ.” ᒪᐣᕑᐅ ᐃᑭᑐ ᑭᔭᓂᒪᐣ ᒋᑭᒥᑲᐠ ᑲᓇᐁᐧᓂᒪᐊᐧᓱᑲᒥᑯᓂ ᑫᐃᔑᑲᓇᐁᐧᑕᑯᓯᓂᐨ 15 ᐁᑕᓱᐱᓯᒣᓂᐨ ᐅᑕᓂᓭᓴᐣ, ᔕᑯᐨ ᑕᐡ ᐅᑲᔭᑲᐡᑭᑐᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᓀᑕᑭᐸᐣ ᒋᑭᔑᑐᐨ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᐣ. “ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᐁᑭᐸᑭᒋᐊᐧᓀᔭᐣ ᑭᒋᒥᑕᓱᒥᑕᓇ ᐁᑭᒋᑯᓯᑲᐧᐠ ᑲᐱᒧᐊᐧᓀᔭᐣ ᓂᑭᐃᓀᑕᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒪᐣᕑᐅ. “ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᓂᑕᑲᐧᑭᐠ ᓂᑲᐃᔕ ᑲᐧᓫᐃᐨ ᐊᐧᑲᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᓂᐃᐧᑲᑫᐧᑲᐡᑭᑐᐣ ᒋᓂᑕᐊᐧᑲᐦᐃᑫᑕᒪᑫᔭᐣ ᐣᑎᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᒋᔑᐊᓄᑭᔭᐣ ᐊᐧᑲᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐠ.” ᒪᐣᕑᐅ ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᔕᔑᑭᒪᐣ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᑲᐅᐡᑲᑎᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐧᐸᐨ ᒋᔭᓂᑲᑫᐧ ᑭᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ, ᐁᑭᐃᑭᑐᐨ ᓂᑯᑕᐧᓱ ᓇᐣᑕ ᓂᓴᐧᓱᔭᑭ ᐅᑭᐱᒥᑲᐣ ᐁᑭᑲᑫᐧ ᑭᔑᑐᐨ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ. “ᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᐁᐧᐣᒋᓭ ᐁᐡᑲᐧᑕᐃᐧᓭᓭᔭᐣ ᒋᐱᒥᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᔭᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒪᐣᕑᐅ. “ᐊᔕ ᒋᑲᑫᐧ ᑭᔑᑐᔭᐸᐣ ᓂᐅᔭᑭ ᑭᔭᓂᓯᓭᐠ ᑕᐱᓇᑲ ᑕᓂᓯᓭ ᒋᔭᓂᐊᓂᒥᐦᐃᑯᔭᐣ ᐊᓂᐸᐧᑕᐃᐧᑐᑕᒪᐣ. ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᑕᐡ ᐁᑲ ᐳᓂᑐᔭᐣ, ᑭᔭᑦ ᐃᑯ ᒋᔑᐱᒪᓄᑲᑕᒪᐣ ᑭᑎᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᐣ, ᑲᒥᓀᐧᑕᐣ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑭᑭᔑᑐᔭᐣ. ᒥᐱᑯ ᐃᔑᐱᒥᔭᓄᑲᑕᐣ, ᒥᐁᑕ ᑫᑭᐃᑭᑐᔭᐸᐣ.” ᑫᓫᐊ ᑲᑭᐱᑕᑦ ᑭᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐣᒋ; ᒍᑎᐟ ᐸᐧᑐ ᒪᓯᑫᔭᐡ ᒣᐡᑭᑲᐧᑲᒪᐠ ᐅᐣᒋ; ᐳᕑᐃᑎᓂ ᐱᐟᓫᐊᕑ, ᑌᕑᐅ ᐱᐟᓫᐊᕑ, ᒍᐃᐧᓫᐢ ᐱᐟᓫᐊᕑ, ᑊᕑᐃᐢ ᑯᐟᐃᐧᐣ, ᑲᓯ ᓫᐃᐣᑭᓫᐁᑐᕑ, ᓭᐨ
ᒪᐊᐧᑭᓯᐠ, ᐳᕑᐃᑎᓂ ᒥᑭᐢ ᒥᓇ ᐢᑲᐧᐟ ᒥᑭᐢ ᓀᑲᐃᐧᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐅᐣᒋᐊᐧᐠ; ᒪᐃᑯ ᒣᒣᑫᐧ ᐊᐧᐱᑭᑲᐠ ᐅᐣᒋ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓂᔕ ᑲᓇᑲᑭᓯᐠ ᐊᐃᐧᔦᑲᒪᐠ ᐅᐣᒋ ᒥᐅᑯ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᑭ ᑭᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ. ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐠ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐅᓇᔓᐊᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐨ ᓇᐧᓫᒪ ᑭᒋᐠ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᑭᐃᓀᑕᐣ ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᒋᓀᑕᐠ ᐅᒪᒪᒥᒪ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐁᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒪᐨ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ ᑲᑭᐊᔭᑭᓀ ᒪᒥᓂᑕᐧ ᐅᑭᔑᑐ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊᐧ. “ᒥᑐᓂ ᐊᓂᒥᓭᓂ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᑕᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᑭᒋᐠ. “ᑕᒪᑌᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᓇᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐊᐧᐸᐠ (ᒪᑯᐱᓯᑦ 14) ᐁᐧᑎ ᐊᑐᐊᐧ ᒋᑭᑫᐣᑕᒧᐦᐃᑎᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ … Bill C-33 ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑲᑫᐧ ᐅᓇᑐᐨ ᐅᐡᑭᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᑫᐸᑭᑌᐡᑲᑫᒪᑲᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᑭᓇᐊᐧ ᑕᐡ 23 ᑲᑭᑭᔑᑐᔦᐠ ᑭᑎᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᐅᑲᐧᐱᔦᐠ ᐅᒪ, ᑭᐊᐧᐸᑕᐦᐃᐁᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᑭᑲᐡᑭᑕᒪᓱᔭᑭᐸᐣ ᐊᐱ ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐱᒥᐃᐧᑕᒪᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ.” ᑭᒋᐠ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ ᐅᓇᑭᐡᑲᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᒥᓭᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓇᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᐊᐣᑕᐃᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ ᐁᐃᔕᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒋᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᑲ ᑲᐃᔑᑭᑫᓂᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐣ. “ᓂ ᑭ ᐱ ᑭ ᒋ ᐊ ᓄ ᑭ ᒥ ᐣ ᐁᐊᐧᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒪᑭᑕᐧ ᐅᑌᓇᐃᐧᑭᒪᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᓇᑲᑭᒥᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᐣ
ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᑫᑭᐃᔑᒥᓄᓭᑭᐣ ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᒪ ᑲᐱᒧᑐᔭᐠ ᑌᓇᐢ ᑲᕑᐊᒧᑎ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᑭᒋᐅᑌᓇᐠ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᑭᒋᐠ. “ᒥᔑ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ ᐅᑭᐱᔕᔕᐳᐡᑲᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᓄᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᒥᔑᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᐡᑲᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᒥᓭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᒪ ᒋᐱᑕᔑᑫᐊᐧᐨ. ᐯᔑᐠ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᐣ ᒪᔭᑦ ᐅᑭᐃᐧᐣᑕᐣ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᓂᐠ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑲᐃᓀᐣᑕᐠ - ᐣᑎᑭᑐᒥᓇᐸᐣ ᓇᐱᐨ ᐁᐅᒋ ᑭᒋᐸᑲᓂᓇᑯᓯᐨ ᐁᑲ ᐁᑭᑭᐡᑲᐠ ᑲᓂᑕᑭᑭᐡᑲᐠ ᐅᑕᐢᑎᑎᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ: ‘ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᑭ ᑭᒋᐊᓄᑭ ᒋᑭᑭᐡᑲᒪᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑭᔑᑐ ᐊᐢᑎᑎᐣ ᑲᑭᑭᐡᑭᒪᐣ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ.’ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑌᐯᐧ ᒥᔑᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑭᐱ ᑭᒋᐊᓄᑭᐊᐧᐨ; ᑲᑭᓇ ᐅᑭᔕᐳᐡᑲᓇᐊᐧ ᒥᔑᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᑲᑫᐧ ᑭᐱᐡᑭᑫᒪᑲᑭᐸᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑫᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᐊᓂᒥᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ.” ᑭᒋᐠ ᐅᑭᓇᓇᑯᒪᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᐅᒋᐊᐧᐨ, ᐅᓂᑭᐦᐃᑯᒪᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐅᒥᔓᒥᒪᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑯᒥᒪᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᔑ ᐱᒥ ᐊᔭᓱᐡᑲᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ. “ᓂᓇᓇᑯᒪᐠ ᑲᔦ ᑌᓇᐢ ᑲᕑᐊᒧᑎ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᓇᐠ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ ᑲᐱᒥᓯᑐᐡᑲᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ, ᑲᐅᒋᐱᒥ ᐅᓂᑭᐦᐃᑯᒪᐃᐧᐡᑲᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᑭᒋᐠ. “ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᒋᓀᑕᓯᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᐸᑭᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᐁᐡᑲᑦ ᐃᓯᓭ ᐯᔑᐠ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐣ ᐁᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐣᑎ ᑫᓄᒋ ᑲᐡᑭᑕᒪᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᔭᓂᒥᓄᓭᐊᐧᐨ.”
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ONTARIO VOTES 2014 Bringing you coverage of the provincial election in four ridings Lenny Carpenter WAWATAY NEWS
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n this issue of Wawatay News, we are pleased to offer you our extensive coverage of the Ontario election for 2014. First off, we want to show our readers the boundaries of each riding to illustrate how vast only four ridings take up in northern Ontario. Below, readers can learn how they can take part in the voting process in an Ontario election. On the next page, Alanna McKenzie of Muskrate Dam First Nation offers an analysis of how First Nations voted in the last election (2011), and how our readers can make impacts in this election. She looks at the overall voter turnout, which communities had the highest turnout, which parties First Nations favoured, and looks at where First Nations may play a crucial role once all votes are sent. And for the following 10 pages, the party leaders and riding candidates respond to our questions on the issues we felt were of interest to our readers. Some are general and some
are more specific. The Ring of Fire was a topic we chose not to focus on because a) it’s an easy talking point for politicians b) we figured it would eventually be discussed during debates and media scrums. Sure enough, the Ring of Fire became a major topic during the latest debate. But we did hint at it when we asked party leaders how First Nations would benefit from resource extraction. We sent three questions to each party leader, and three different questions to each riding candidate, and gave them a limit of 60 words to respond. Almost all of them responded. We did send out questions to the Libertarian party head office, as well as to a candidate in one riding, but did not get a response. And as our readers can see, one party leader did not respond. An e-mail from a representative indicated that the party leader was too busy campaigning and had too many media inquiries. In an effort to demonstrate objectivity, we have arranged the party leaders’ or candidates’ responses alphabetically by last name. And while we have tried our best to cover the election, we hope our readers cotinue to follow the campaigns and debates so they can make informed decisions once they mark their ballot.
Map courtesty of Elections Ontario
Four ridings comprises the majority of northern Ontario and Wawatay News’ coverage area. There will be at least 59 polling stations located on-reserve within the four ridings of Kenora-Rainy River, Thunder Bay-Atikokan, Thunder Bay-Superior North and Timmins-James Bay.
How you can become involved in the Ontario election How do I vote?
What is the process? The Premier of Ontario informs the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario that he or she would like to call an election.
• In person on election day: Polls open for 12 hours on election day—from 9 AM to 9 PM (ET). • In person at an Advance Poll • In person or by mail using Special ballot: Special ballot allows you to vote either by mail or in person at your local returning office. • Using Assistive Voting Technology: Assistive voting technology is available at advance polls in returning offices and satellite offices from the first day of advance polls through to the day before election day.
The Chief Electoral Officer of Ontario then prepares the writs of election. The Lieutenant Governor signs the writs. Ontario is divided into 107 specific areas called electoral districts and a writ is sent to the Returning Officer in each electoral district. During the general election, people vote for the candidate they feel will best represent their electoral district as their Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP). To become an MPP, a candidate must win the most votes in the electoral district. The political party with the most elected MPPs usually forms the new provincial government. MPPs represent the people in their electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. When all the MPPs meet in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, they make the laws that govern the province.
What happens at the poll?
In between general elections, a by-election can be held to replace an MPP who has left the Legislative Assembly before the end of term. A by-election is held only in the electoral district the MPP represented and only electors who reside in that electoral district can vote.
Who can vote? To be eligible to vote in a provincial election, you must be: • • •
at least 18 years of age on election day; AND a Canadian citizen; AND a resident of Ontario.
Options include the audio tactile interface (ATI), paddles and a sip & puff device. Audio instructions are available for each choice.
The Ontario election will determine which candidate in each riding will have a seat at Queen’s Park, home of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It is the site where provincial laws are debated and/or passed.
How do I register to vote? If you are eligible to vote, you first need to add your name and address to the Voters List. The process is easy: show ID that proves your name and where you reside, and fill out a form. During an election, you can do this at a voting location or at the returning office for your electoral district. Between elections, you can contact Elections Ontario at 1.888.668.8683 to get added. Once registered, you can vote.
• An election official greets you and directs you to your poll. • Show your identification to the poll officials, and they cross your name off the Voters List. • You are given a ballot that has the poll official’s initials on the back. • Go behind a voting screen to mark your ballot. Choose only one candidate on the ballot. • Hand your folded ballot back to the poll official to check for the initials. • Place your folded ballot in the ballot box. For more information, contact: 1.888.668.8683 | TTY 1.888.292.2312 | info@elections.on.ca Or go to: www.elections.on.ca Information courtesy of Elections Ontario.
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ONTARIO VOTES 2014
Looking back at last Ontario election Where First Nations may influence who wins a riding Alanna McKenzie Special to Wawatay News
On June 12, about 59 polling stations will open on-reserve throughout the four northern ridings of Kenora-Rainy River, Thunder Bay-Atikokan, Thunder Bay-Superior North and Timmins-James Bay to elect their Members of Provincial Parliament (MPP’s). First Nations people will also participate in the election throughout the municipal and urban areas across the province. Ontario Election 2014 is important as far as determining who will form the next Ontario government as we prepare for development and investment in our treaty areas in the remote north. Here we look back at the last provincial election for overall voter turnout, which communities had the highest percentage of voters, which parties First Nations voted for the most in each riding, and how First Nations can impact in the upcoming election. The data is based on election results from Elections Ontario (www.elections.on.ca) and are representative of voter turn out and outcomes of on-reserve polling stations only.
In terms of finding ‘pockets’ of on-reserve polling stations across the four northern ridings where there is a high voter turn out: we see that the majority are found in the Timmins-James Bay and Kenora-Rainy River ridings. Overall, First Nations in the Thunder Bay-Superior North riding had lower voter turn out rates than the two most northern ridings, and Fort William First Nation is the only on-reserve polling station in the Thunder Bay-Atikokan riding at 22 per cent. ONTARIO ELECTION 2011 PARTY SUPPORT
OVERALL VOTER TURN OUT
Looking back to Ontario Election 2011 - we have an indication of how First Nations are participating in provincial elections. Across the four northern ridings of Kenora-Rainy River, Thunder Bay-Atikokan, Thunder Bay-Superior North and Timmins-James Bay - the average voter turn out of all electors (including all municipalities, First Nations) is 47 per cent. However, when we look at the on-reserve polling stations voter turn out, First Nations are participating only at a 32 per cent rate as a group average (15 per cent below the riding averages). HIGHEST VOTER TURN OUT ON-RESERVE
In terms of party support across the four northern ridings polling stations on reserve, the general trend is for support of NDP candidates, followed by Liberals and Progressive Conservatives. In the Kenora-Rainy River and Timmins-James Bay ridings, NDP support was maintained in the west with new MPP Sarah Campbell, and in the east with Gilles Bisson, MPP. First Nations are voting within the riding trend in Thunder Bay-Superior North and Thunder Bay-Atikokan by the show of support for the NDP in the battle for the ridings by incumbent Liberal MPPs Minister of Northern Development and Mines Michael Gravelle and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Bill Mauro. Both of these ridings had tight races (TB-SN by 2,654 votes and TB-A by 438 votes) between the Liberals (won) and the NDP. WHERE FIRST NATIONS MAY HAVE INFLUENCE IN ONTARIO ELECTION 2014 Based on the trend of First Nations to support the NDP in the Kenora-Rainy River riding continued First Nation voter turn out for the NDP across the riding is perhaps a critical factor for incumbent MPP Sarah Campbell. In the 2011 Ontario election the PCs trailed by 2,642 votes. A decline in First Nation support could change the riding. Both the Thunder Bay-Atikokan and Thunder Bay-Superior North ridings could have significant room for First Nations influence in the outcomes between the Liberal incumbents and the NDP. A coordinated push for either the NDP or Liberal candidate(s) in both ridings could result in either/or. The strength of First Nation influence on these ridings would also depend on the on-reserve and off-reserve/urban First Nation voters (numbers for which there is no official data) supporting one party and turning out to the polls on election day.
Alanna McKenzie is a member of Muskrat Dam First Nation (HBA Political Science, Lakehead University ‘99).
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ONTARIO VOTES 2014 Wawatay News asked each party leader questions on issues affecting First Nations in northern Ontario. Party leader
Andrea Horwath
Q1: Please outline your party’s commitment to working with First Nations located in northern Ontario.
Q2: Once (re)elected into the Office of Premier of Ontario, how will your government work to address the needs of remote northern Ontario?
Q3: What is your government’s plan to include Ontario First Nations in the short-term and long-term benefits of our shared resources?
We are committed to consulting with First Nations as partners on decisions that impact them. We will negotiate training opportunities for First Nations so they can take advantage of jobs related to mining development and ensure that a portion of the tax revenue from mining operations benefits the local First Nations communities to help provide community infrastructure and services.
We understand the high cost of living in the north and how this impacts health. We will invest in student nutrition programs and in 24-hour family health clinics in northern Ontario. The NDP will also help ensure that policing funds are maintained. And we are committed to connecting First Nation communities to the power grid and getting them off diesel.
We are fully committed to revenue sharing arrangements with First Nations and local governments on natural resource developments. We will ensure a portion of natural resource tax revenue goes to support local communities. We also believe that resources that are mined in Ontario should be processed in Ontario, and we have tabled bills with proposed measures to this end.
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ONTARIO VOTES 2014 Party leader
Mike Schreiner
Kathleen Wynne
Q1: Please outline your party’s commitment to working with First Nations located in northern Ontario.
Q2: Once (re)elected into the Office of Premier of Ontario, how will your government work to address the needs of remote northern Ontario?
Q3: What is your government’s plan to include Ontario First Nations in the short-term and long-term benefits of our shared resources?
The Green Party of Ontario (GPO) will engage Northern Ontarians in creating a plan for sustainable development that maximizes economic benefits for northern communities. We must ensure that all development on First Nations land and affecting First Nations people benefit First Nations. We will also study carefully the health and environmental impacts of any development and be transparent about them. The government’s job is to ensure that the development and extraction of natural resources benefits all Northerners, especially First Nations.
First Nations deserve a life of opportunity including accessible and properly funded systems of education, safe water and reliable sewage treatment, healthcare that meets community needs, and housing social services to prevent the unfortunately high prevalence of suicide in First Nations. Overall, we are committed to having First Nations Peoples be our partners in the decision making for the development of sustainable, safe, healthy and prosperous First Nations communities.
First and foremost, the GPO knows that quite a portion of revenue can be recovered if we, as Ontarians, put a stop the fire sale of our natural resources. Right now, Ontario has the lowest mining royalties in Canada and we are the least efficient users of mining aggregates of any jurisdiction in the world. The GPO pledges that all development of land and resources under our government will be sustainable and will maximize economic benefits for First Nations and northern communities. We will ensure that all development on First Nations will benefit First Nations.
Ontario Liberals are committed to working together with First Nations in order to achieve real results on a range of matters, including resource revenue sharing, skills training, economic partnerships and other community development. That’s why we initiated the Nishnawbe Aski Nation Education MOU, the recent Matawa Ontario regional framework agreement, and many other partnerships. Through respectful dialogue, real change can happen.
Ontario Liberals understand that the distinct nature of First Nation issues in the remote north requires tailored and innovative solutions. Our plan includes initiatives such as The Remote Communities Allowance, Student Nutrition in Aboriginal Communities, First Nation Treaty Strategy, a $25-million Aboriginal Economic Development Fund, and Preparing Remote First Nation Communities for Electricity Transmission.
Ontario Liberals initiated and are committed to Resource Revenue Sharing discussions with First Nations in Ontario. We will continue to work with First Nations partners to ensure they can benefit from any economic opportunities. Sharing the benefits of resource development will help create a positive climate for strong business partnerships, economic opportunity, and prosperity for First Nation communities and Ontario as a whole.
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ONTARIO VOTES 2014 Kenora-Rainy River Candidate
Q1: How will you incorporate accessibility and the development of a working relationship and communication with First Nations as a part of your riding operations?
Q2: What is your vision for your riding in terms of social and economic development? How will First Nations be partners in your vision?
Q3: As First Nations struggle with limited infrastructure investments from the federal government for essential community services, do you feel that the province has a role to play in advocacy on these issues?
I will make sure that I travel into every community and meet with chiefs and councils. I will meet with Elders and listen closely to their advice. It’s important for me to be able to celebrate with people, and talk with people at community gatherings, at harvest feasts and at powwows when I am welcomed to attend.
Remote communities that aren’t on the electricity grid must use expensive and polluting diesel fuel to produce their electricity. Electrical power should be there, dependably, cheaply, cleanly – for everyone. And we have to fight to ensure any resources development into traditional territory is done only with the support of First Nations and with oversight from First Nations and with benefits going to First Nations.
The federal government in so many ways has abandoned its treaty responsibilities. But Ontario has treaty responsibilities of its own that they have also abandoned. So often, nothing gets done because the provincial government holds up their hands in the air and says that’s the federal government’s responsibility and visa versa. So while of course we’ll advocate on behalf of First Nations to urge the federal government to meet its treaty obligations, a provincial NDP government will ensure the Ontario government meets its own treaty obligations.
The Ontario Liberal Party respects First Nation and treaty rights and is committed to meeting its constitutional and other legal obligations in respect to Aboriginal peoples. If elected, I’m committed to building respectful, trusting and positive relationships with First Nation communities. I will also open a Community Office in Sioux Lookout to improve constituency services access to the Far North.
Ontario Liberals will move forward with an Aboriginal Economic Development Fund to support long-term economic strategies, provide grants for Aboriginal businesses and fund skills-training programs. The fund will be introduced in consultation with First Nations leaders. A Remote Communities Allowance will also be introduced representing a $50 per month increase for each additional family member receiving Ontario Works or ODSP.
Yes, the provincial government has an advocacy role to establish funding agreements for infrastructure and essential community service investments on First Nation communities. Ontario Liberals are also committed to establishing funding agreements with the federal government for cost-sharing of infrastructure investments. This includes funding to connect remote First Nations communities to new electrical transmission projects in the area.
Sarah Campbell
Anthony Leek
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ONTARIO VOTES 2014 Kenora-Rainy River (cont’d) Candidate
Q1: How will you incorporate accessibility and the development of a working relationship and communication with First Nations as a part of your riding operations?
Q2: What is your vision for your riding in terms of social and economic development? How will First Nations be partners in your vision?
Q3: As First Nations struggle with limited infrastructure investments from the federal government for essential community services, do you feel that the province has a role to play in advocacy on these issues?
The Green Party would honour our nation-to-nation treaty obligations and respect First Nation rights in every and all dealings. These values inspire us to look into all areas of our relationship to ensure the needs of all our communities are met so we do not compromise our environment, our well-being or our economic opportunities.
The Green Party of Ontario believes that it is important to undertake a planning process for Ontario’s far north. This process must be comprehensive and anchored on the concept that the rights of First Nations peoples must be paramount. I see First Nations as full partners in small business, mining, forestry and tourism.
The province has an obligation to act as an advocate for First Nations as they struggle with limited infrastructure investments from the federal government for essential community services such as policing, emergency response, fire safety and prevention. We need to ensure people have a fair standard of living and not be handicapped based on where they live.
As an MPP Candidate for the Kenora/Rainy River Riding, the development of my working relationship with area First Nations has already begun. I have met the leadership of several First Nation communities – communities who are quite progressive in their approach to economic and community development. I want to strengthen our region and that means we are in this together. This face-to-face dialogue will continue if I am elected MPP for our great riding.
My vision for the Kenora/Rainy River Riding is to provide opportunity for everyone. Anyone who wants to work will have employment; anyone who has a desire to learn will have access to top-notch education; anyone who requires health care will have access to the best medical care available. First Nations are key to helping me achieve my vision. Whether it is repealing the Far North Act to ensure lands are available for development; reducing red tape for investors; skilled trades training and education to meet the upcoming labour market demands in the region; to job creation; First Nations will be a valued and integral part of the region moving forward.
The federal government has an important role to play in developing our riding. I will want to discuss at length with our area MP, Minister Greg Rickford, how we can work together to address many of the basic needs of area First Nations whether it is housing, energy, roads, health care, education and emergency services such as policing and fire protection. These services are provided to other residents within our province without question. I will want to know what steps need to be taken to ensure these services are applied equally and fairly across the province.
Tim McKilop
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ONTARIO VOTES 2014 Timmins-James Bay Candidate
Q1: How will you incorporate accessibility and the development of a working relationship and communication with First Nations as a part of your riding operations?
Q2: What is your vision for your riding in terms of social and economic development? How will First Nations be partners in your vision?
Q3: As First Nations struggle with limited infrastructure investments from the federal government for essential community services, do you feel that the province has a role to play in advocacy on these issues?
I’ve always maintained a very good relationship with the all the communities on the James Bay, Marten Falls and Constance Lake. Charlie Angus and I have been in your communities numerous times, be it to respond to a community crisis, attend events or help individuals through our community clinics. We will continue to do so.
Ontario signed Treaty 9 and Ontario must respect our Treaty. First Nations and Ontario must approach the challenges we face on a government to government basis. This would allow First Nations to have a real say about how we approach mining, forestry and hydro developments. New Democrats believe in sharing the revenue to improve life for everyone in our communities.
Ontario signed Treaty 9 and an agreement with the federal government to cost share social services. However Ontario states it will not increase its share of First Nations funding unless the federal government does so first. This has led to a huge funding shortfall. It is my position that Ontario should lead by example by properly funding our share first.
Thanks to technology, communicating is getting much easier. I always make myself available to my constituents through social media, e-mail and telephone. In fact, how about you visit my Facebook page right now at www.facebook.com/Steven. Black.Timmins. I look forward to answering your questions. Of course, nothing beats a face to face visit, something I’ll do regularly.
My primary goal is to bring good paying jobs to the people of Timmins-James Bay. There are vast riches of undeveloped resources in northern Ontario. It’s important to balance our economic needs with our responsibilities as stewards of the environment. I believe that only through traditional ecological knowledge can we achieve this goal.
Everyone has a bigger role to play to address First Nation struggles. The best way to be heard is to speak with one loud voice. Together, we will make sure that all citizens are treated fairly and equally. We will make it impossible for the government to ignore First Nation concerns.
Liberals are committed to partnering with Ontario’s First Nations communities and have done so since forming government in 2003 by creating a stand alone Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and establishing the Premier’s Annual Meeting with Aboriginal Leaders. As MPP, I want to build relationships with the communities and their Tribal Councils. I recognize that this takes time and effort, and I’m prepared to do just that.
Our northern communities have great potential, but that potential must be shared with all those involved. That’s why the Liberal government formalized our relationship with First Nation communities in the Ring of Fire by making investments into socio-economic development, long-term monitoring of environmental impacts and resource revenue sharing. This must include better education and skills training as well as making our communities safer.
The federal government has a constitutional responsibility, but beyond that, a social responsibility to care for all Canadians. While the provincial government can’t fulfill the responsibilities of the federal government, the provincial Liberal government since October 2003, has provided more than $32.2 million to Aboriginal communities through over 118 major and minor capital grants and related feasibility studies. A Liberal government will continue to be leaders and champion First Nations issues at all levels of government.
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ONTARIO VOTES 2014 Thunder Bay-Atikokan Candidate
Q1: How will you incorporate accessibility and the development of a working relationship and communication with First Nations as a part of your riding operations?
Q2: What is your vision for your riding in terms of social and economic development? How will First Nations be partners in your vision?
Q3: As First Nations struggle with limited infrastructure investments from the federal government for essential community services, do you feel that the province has a role to play in advocacy on these issues?
It’s vitally important for the MPP to work closely with First Nations. I will regularly set up meetings with band councils. Chief and council can contact me – personally – any time, day or night. I will work alongside First Nations to make life more affordable and to work to create jobs.
We need jobs now, and First Nations need to be a big part of the mix. This means that development of natural resources has to benefit First Nations. We also must recognize that First Nations populations are young, and so we need to ensure training opportunities for First Nation youth.
Honestly, Stephen Harper is not going to suddenly wake up one day and embrace the cause of Aboriginal rights and an agenda of social justice. So the province both needs to lobby hard on behalf of First Nations, but also to take action where Ottawa is abandoning its responsibilities. Things will absolutely change with an NDP government.
The First Nations residents, groups and organizations in Thunder Bay-Atikokan have diverse concerns. Maintaining an open and ongoing communication is essential. Whether it’s through e-mails, meetings, calls or events -- making sure that I’m accessible to First Nation residents has always been a priority for me. Then I’m able to bring their concerns forward and advocate on their behalf.
The Thunder Bay region has incredible emerging economic opportunities. Our Liberal government has helped bring about a lot of those positive changes. There’s a lot more work to be done. The inclusion of First Nations as full partners is essential to the social and economic success of our region. We’ll only succeed by working together.
The Ontario Liberal Party stands with all First Nations in their call for the federal government to act on their constitutional obligations. Premier Kathleen Wynne has raised the issue of the federal government’s failure to provide on-reserve students with equal funding -- and she’s shown a willingness to take on the federal government to protect the interests of Ontarians.
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ONTARIO VOTES 2014 Thunder Bay-Atikokan (cont’d) Candidate
Q1: How will you incorporate accessibility and the development of a working relationship and communication with First Nations as a part of your riding operations?
Q2: What is your vision for your riding in terms of social and economic development? How will First Nations be partners in your vision?
Q3: As First Nations struggle with limited infrastructure investments from the federal government for essential community services, do you feel that the province has a role to play in advocacy on these issues?
Communication is key - our candidate in Thunder Bay-Superior North is First Nations and my father is Métis so you can be sure I’d be communicating with all local Chiefs and other members of the communities regularly.
In all areas First Nations would be consulted, just as often as I would communicate with the Mayor of Thunder Bay or any other group. From the start, not as a ‘sorry I forgot you’ response.
No question the province has a role. When any group in the province has issues with a different level of government the province should be advocating as well to protect the rights of that group and that most definitely includes First Nations.
In my economic and business development efforts, I have always worked to build strong communication lines with First Nations. This includes with NADF, NAN and individual communities, organizations and businesses. I was proud to be asked to speak at the NAN rally at Queen’s Park in 2010 against the Far North Act. I will build on this as your MPP.
There is tremendous opportunity for building sustainable economic development. This must include ensuring we have the energy, transportation and communications infrastructure necessary to maximize the value of our resources for our region. Economic development means jobs, and with revenue sharing, helps in addressing the social development priorities of First Nations and Metis. Success comes through working together in effective partnerships.
The Province’s first priority to First Nations, which it has not been fully engaged in, are those services that is responsible for. Partnerships must extend to the appropriate federal department or representative. I would be prepared to play a role as an effective advocate on issues that affect my constituents, which would include infrastructure.
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Joseph Watchi Technical Director Fiera Axium Infrastructure Inc. 1501 McGill College Avenue, Suite 800 Montreal, Quebec H3A 3M8 Joseph.Watchi@fieraaxium.com
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Project Description and Proposed Change: Pursuant to the Act and Regulation, the facility, in respect of which this project was originally proposed to be engaged in, consisted of a Class 3 Solar Facility. A change is being proposed to the project. The change consists of: 1. 2.
The inverter model has changed from SMA Sunny Central to GE 1.25 MW Brilliance Solar to increase operational efficiency. All of the assets owned by Ontario Solar PV Fields 10 Limited Partnership (owner appearing on the original REA permit), were transferred to a new project entity called: New OSPVF 10 Limited Partnership.
If approved with this change, this facility would have a total maximum name plate capacity of 10 MW, as planned for in the original proposal. The project location is described in the map to the right. Documents for Public Inspection: New OSPVF 10 Limited Partnership has been required to update the supporting documents that are required to form part of the application. Written copies of the revised draft supporting documents will be made available for public inspection on May 14, 2014 at the Hearst Municipal Office and http://fieraaxium.com/en/news.html. Written copies of the all draft reports and studies were last made available for public inspection at the Hearst Municipal Office on May 11, 2011 and at www.ontariosolarpvfields.com.
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Project Name: Mattawishkwia Solar Park MOE Reference Number: 9622-8T7Q6K OPA Reference Number: FIT-FH1ZLFU Project Location: The Mattawishkwia Solar Park (the “Project”) is located at 2 Girard Road in the Township of Hearst, Ontario. th Dated At: Cochrane District this May 14 , 2014.
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ONTARIO VOTES 2014 Thunder Bay-Superior North Candidate
Q1: How will you incorporate accessibility and the development of a working relationship and communication with First Nations as a part of your riding operations?
Q2: What is your vision for your riding in terms of social and economic development? How will First Nations be partners in your vision?
Q3: As First Nations struggle with limited infrastructure investments from the federal government for essential community services, do you feel that the province has a role to play in advocacy on these issues?
It’s simple: I will regularly meet with First Nations chiefs and councils in the riding. This isn’t just a line to be trotted out to every different constituency at election time. I can’t fight for justice for First Nations communities without you. I can only do it alongside you.
So many of our young people are in need of jobs and in need of training. In 10 years the Liberals have not addressed the serious youth unemployment for First Nations. We need to encourage job creation by helping small businesses rather than giving large corporations no strings attached corporate giveaways.
The province definitely has a role to play in advocacy. I’ll go further - it’s unacceptable for First Nations to go without the services everyone else takes for granted. It’s not good enough to just say: “It’s not my responsibility. That’s the Feds.” If things don’t happen because of federal inaction, then the province needs to step in.
During my 19 years as an MPP I have worked hard to establish strong, productive and collaborative relationships with all First Nations in my riding and across the province. I firmly believe that having open and honest communication is the only way to achieve positive outcomes for all and if re-elected I will continue to take that approach.
As MPP for Thunder Bay-Superior North, I have fought hard to build a stronger, more prosperous region for all of my constituents. It’s my belief that First Nations should be a full and active partner in any economic development project on their traditional territory and that government can and should act as a force for good to improve people’s lives.
Our Party stands with all First Nations across Ontario in their call for the federal government to act on their constitutional obligations and ensure that First Nations communities are provided with the support they need. We will continue to be strong advocates on behalf of the interests of First Nations related to policing, emergency response, fire safety and prevention.
Andrew Foulds
Michael Gravelle
NOTICE OF A PROPOSED CHANGE TO A RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT s. 16.0.1 ONTARIO REGULATION 359/09 by Fiera Axium Northern Solar L.P. Project Name: Ramore Solar Park MOE Reference Number: 2672-8T7QY9 OPA Reference Number: FIT-FSA16EF Project Location: The Ramore Solar Park (the “Project”) is located at 1370 Highway 572 South in the Township of Black River-Matheson (Ramore), Ontario. th Dated At: Cochrane District this the 14 of May 2014. New OSPVF 11 Limited Partnership, by its General Partner Fiera Axium Northern Solar L.P., by its General Partner Fiera Axium Northern Solar GP Inc., is planning to engage in this renewable energy project in respect of which the issuance of a Renewable Energy Approval is required. The project is subject to the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) Part V.0.1 and Ontario Regulation 359/09 (Regulation). This notice must be distributed in accordance with section 16.0.1 of the Regulation. This notice is being distributed to make the public aware of a proposed change to the project. Project Description and Proposed Change: Pursuant to the Act and Regulation, the facility, in respect of which this project was originally proposed to be engaged in, consisted of a Class 3 Solar Facility. A change is being proposed to the project. The change consists of: 1. 2. 3.
The inverter model has changed from SMA Sunny Central to GE 1.0 MW Brilliance Solar to increase operational efficiency. One inverter location has changed to accommodate on-site restrictions. All of the assets owned by Ontario Solar PV Fields 11 Limited Partnership (owner appearing on the original REA permit), were transferred to a new project entity called: New OSPVF 11 Limited Partnership.
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ONTARIO VOTES 2014 Thunder Bay-Superior North (cont’d) Candidate
Q1: How will you incorporate accessibility and the development of a working relationship and communication with First Nations as a part of your riding operations?
Q2: What is your vision for your riding in terms of social and economic development? How will First Nations be partners in your vision?
Q3: As First Nations struggle with limited infrastructure investments from the federal government for essential community services, do you feel that the province has a role to play in advocacy on these issues?
The role of MPP is that of a representative, to speak for the region with direction from the people. While working and living throughout our region, I have developed great confidence in communities to set their own vision and have witnessed what happens when we are ignored. If elected, I will advocate for the visions of all communities in the riding.
Local prosperity based on local natural and human resources. Northern Ontarians are tired of distant political parties selling off our natural resources while prioritizing corporations and southern needs over our own. We have a wealth of natural, social, and human capital and should empower local people to make decisions that impact the short and long term future of our communities.
Ontario should be a stronger advocate while stepping up with more direct investments. The experiences of Indigenous nations in other jurisdictions have opened our eyes to what’s possible when governments look beyond arguing jurisdiction and passing the buck. In Ontario, we are all treaty people and as First Nations we have rights to fair and equal treatment.
As an elected MPP, I represent ALL people within the riding with provincial issues. My door would always be open to discuss concerns and hope the communities’ door would be open to allow me the honour to visit and discuss concerns when invited by Chief and Council.
My professional experience has allowed me to witness (and participate) first hand how industry and local First Nations can work together to tackle social and economic issues. I have always insisted that when working on traditional lands, the company MUST supply local Aboriginal helpers with planned phases of work and ensure the company must provide meaningful opportunities for employment, training and contracting.
This struggle for essential service funding appears to be universal regardless of the level of government. My understanding is that issues identified on federal First Nation reserves are a federal responsibility. I feel regardless of political stripes, if ANY community is in crisis, assistance must be provided and I would be an advocate for that support.
Joseph LeBlanc
Derek Parks
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Pelican Falls’14 graduates earn diplomas Stephanie Wesley Wawatay News
Fourteen students graduated from Pelican Falls First Nations High School on May 15. The high school graduates this year were Saralyn Delaine Brown, Yzerman Jay Grant Skunk, and Kyle Qualen Spade from Mishkeegogamang; Serena Anabell Anderson from Kasabonika; Daisy Dana Miranda Brown and Zaccheriah Eleazor Brown from Wapekeka; Marco Trent Moonias from Sandy Lake, Aaron Reuben Kakepetum and Sara Rose McKay from Keewaywin; Kasenda Rena Shawna Meekis and Rowan Benjamin Thomas Pemmican from Deer Lake; Micah Merrick Moskotaywenene
from Bearskin Lake; Kyra Rayanne Wesley from Cat Lake; and Kevin Thomas Winter from Kingfisher Lake. The ceremony included welcoming remarks from vice-principal Solomon Kakegamic, with Glen Whiskeychan as the master of ceremonies. Representatives from NAN, NNEC, and the Municipality of Sioux Lookout, were on hand to speak to the graduates during the ceremony. Lac Seul Drummers performed an honour song at the ceremony. Pelican Falls First Nations High School was established in 1992 on the shores of Pelican Lake within the township of the municipality of Sioux Lookout, and is part of the traditional territory of Lac Seul First Nation.
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Day of Resistance draws 1,000 in Ottawa Wawatay News
More than 1,000 people gathered on Parliament Hill for a protest on May 14 for the National Day of Resistance, with protests also being held in several cities and towns nationwide. Grand Council Treaty #3 member Tania Cameron was at the protest with Wabauskang First Nation Chief Leslie Cameron and Treaty 3 member JoAnne Petiquan-Moore. Tania Cameron said they were in Ottawa for the Keewatin appeal with Grassy Narrows First Nation at the Supreme Court, and had learned prior to heading to Ottawa that there would be a protest at Parlia-
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as the group marched through downtown Ottawa, more people kept joining. “It was huge,” she said. “We got excited. Jo-Anne was able to bring a flag from Treaty 3. We showed up and held it up.” Cameron said that they took part in the march through downtown Ottawa, and that it was a great feeling of solidarity. “My chief was when we were done the march that he was so glad we came. He isn’t a city person, but he was okay with marching through downtown Ottawa,” Cameron said. “It felt very proud. There was a sense of family, and the solidarity was so strong.” Cameron said she is hopeful that the Conservative Government will hear the message the protestors wanted to send on issues like Bill C-33 and missing and murdered Aboriginal women “and not continue to ignore us and railroad us on a number of legislation.” Cameron said that the only way to overcome the Conservative Government is to vote them out in 2015. “The only way to get an impact is to vote them out,” Cameron said. “Aboriginal people are underrepresented on both federal and provincial levels. We need to encourage our people to get out and vote.” Cameron explained that she was looking at information on the Aboriginal voter turn-out from the Kenora NDP Riding Association and realized how much power the Aboriginal vote can have. “The Kenora riding was one of 10 ridings across Canada where the Aboriginal vote can actually have sway on who gets elected or not,” Cameron said. “Unfortunately voter turn-out is low, maybe 25 to 30 per cent. It varies in our communities.” Cameron explained that increasing Aboriginal voter turn-out would require a number of things in order to happen. “Things like voter ID, we have to work on that,” she said. “And just explaining why it is important to vote. I heard some people say ‘it’s not my government,’ Well you know what, this government is changing laws on us and we have to tell them enough is enough. We have to utilize our votes.”
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New GMHL coach, manager to recruit for World Hockey Centre entered the GMHL in 2009 as an all-Russian team and Russian players still made up about half of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lineup last season.
Continued from page 1 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen him (play in) different places â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sioux Lookout, Dryden, Bearskin Lake,â&#x20AC;? Beardy said after the draft. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great player. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be good in the league.â&#x20AC;? Beardy selected Chad Linklater, a forward from Sandy Lake First Nation, with Shelburneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next pick. His choices in later rounds included Darr McKay, a Sachigo Lake defenceman who has been playing minor hockey in Thunder Bay, and Justin Anderson, another Kasabonika Lake centre but bigger (sixfoot-two) and younger than Angees. The same day, Beardy accepted a trade offer, acquiring defenceman Gunther Fiddler of Sandy Lake, who had 13 points in 38 games for the Lefroy Wave in his first GMHL season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was good experience,â&#x20AC;? Beardy said of his first draft. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a fun day.â&#x20AC;? Shelburne also drafted two players from Ukraine and one from Croatia. Other teams
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Clinton Morris of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwuwg, one of seven First Nation players to wear a Red Wings uniform last season. selected players from overseas as well, from such countries as France, Denmark, Norway, Latvia, Sweden, and Russia. The Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks even drafted two players from Mexico.
Unlike other Canadian junior leagues, the GMHL is independent from Hockey Canada and there is no limit on how many players teams can import from other countries. Shelburne actually
The GMHL itself plays to mixed reviews. Critics in a couple of online hockey forums suggest the calibre of play in the GMHL is generally below that of other tier-two Junior A leagues in Canada, and that its â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;pay-toplayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; model is unique and too expensive. The Red Wings charged a player fee of $8,500 in 2013-14, plus $500 per month for billeting with families in Shelburne. Others argue the GMHL succeeds in its focus on player development, and that its fees are in line with elite midget hockey programs and far cheaper than some private hockey academies. The GMHL website features a long list of graduates from the league who have gone on to play higher levels of hockey at U.S. colleges, in top North Ameri-
can junior leagues and for teams overseas. Five players from Kitchenuhmaykoosib who played in the Northern Bands tournament in Dryden this spring, after their GMHL seasons in Shelburne and Lefroy had ended, showed marked improvement in their games. They received financial sponsorship from their community to play in the GMHL. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Remote First Nation players are self-taught, (so) it takes time for them to adjust to a higher level of hockey,â&#x20AC;? Beardy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are a lot of gifted players on our side of the woods, they just need to be pushed a little harder to bring the best out of them.â&#x20AC;? To that end, in addition to running the Red Wings, Beardy has agreed to recruit for the World Hockey Centre (WHC) in Shelburne and be involved in its development of players. Affiliated with the GMHL, the WHC serves as an â&#x20AC;&#x153;official training campâ&#x20AC;? of the Red Wings and the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other teams. It offers summer immersion hockey schools, focused on skills training and
player promotion. From scouting at the Northern Bands tournament and elsewhere, Beardy invited several First Nation prospects to attend the WHC this summer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dean now has a collection of guys who are going to learn at a 15, 16 years old â&#x20AC;Ś the game and off-ice habits and eating habits,â&#x20AC;? Murphy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are going to be prepared to play junior hockey and be prepared to do the schooling and the things to be quality young men. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are a lot of great things Dean is doing to help these young men.â&#x20AC;? Beardy, meanwhile, sounded upbeat about the results of the GMHL draft. He even wore a tie to the event to look his part as a hockey general manager. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It almost choked me too,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;so I had to take it off.â&#x20AC;? For the full story of Dean Beardyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s journey from Sachigo to the GMHL, please read the summer edition of Sagatay, the inflight magazine of Wasaya Airways.
Meekisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; plan finishes fifth out of 160 Rick Garrick Wawatay News
Sandy Lakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Scott Meekis finished fifth in the 2014 Enter the Den business plan competition after an unusual flight to the May 22 event in Thunder Bay. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had trouble coming in but we made it,â&#x20AC;? said Meekis, who had just graduated from Dennis Franklin Cromarty First Nations High School on May 13. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They cancelled our flight the first day we were supposed to come here.â&#x20AC;? Meekis and his mother Nora Jane Meekis flew down to Thunder Bay in a small plane chartered by Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund specifically to attend the finals of the Enter the Den competition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We jumped into a small (four-seat) plane and the flight was two-and-a-half hours,â&#x20AC;? Nora Jane said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a very small plane, but we made it. We actually had a good ride even though Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m scared of plane rides.â&#x20AC;? NADFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wendy McKay said Meekisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; scheduled flight was cancelled due to weather conditions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So we decided to fly him in this morning,â&#x20AC;? McKay said, noting that Nishnawbe Aski
Nation also helped with the flight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He did really well and the people at NADF are rooting for him.â&#x20AC;? Nora Jane said her son was excited about being in the finals of the Enter the Den competition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited too,â&#x20AC;? Nora Jane said. Meekis was the last of the five finalists to deliver his presentation to the panel of judges at the Enter the Den competition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is my business plan, it is Native Beadworks,â&#x20AC;? Meekis said during his presentation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My business focus is on conserving the knowledge that my ancestors passed on to my people. My slogan is giving people the warmth and comfort of the traditional clothes that they used thousands of years ago.â&#x20AC;? After his presentation, Meekis faced a round of questions and comments from the judges, including a request from one judge to contact her about a potential purchase of one of his traditional products. Meekis plans to market and repair beaded moccasins, mukluks and clothing through his business. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was fun; it was alright,â&#x20AC;? Meekis said after the judges
announced the results. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel bad. At least I tried.â&#x20AC;? Meekis received a $100 gift certificate from Gear Up for Outdoors for finishing fifth, while the top three finalists received $1,500, $1,000 and $500 cash prizes. Brandon Wright, Meekisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; teacher at DFC, said he was â&#x20AC;&#x153;really proudâ&#x20AC;? of Meekisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; efforts throughout the whole Enter the Den competition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really rewarding to see one of my own students succeed to such a degree out of, as they said, 160 applicants,â&#x20AC;? Wright said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t me up there and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not really receiving anything, it was a very rewarding experience.â&#x20AC;? Wright looks forward to helping other DFC students to get into the Enter the Den finals in the future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You want to bring a story and a personality to your business,â&#x20AC;? Wright said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anyone can sell a product or sell a service, but you also want to sell a story that goes with it, because that is what customers identify and connect with.â&#x20AC;? The Enter the Den competition was inspired by the popular Canadian television program, the Dragonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Den.
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Curriculum Developer/Implementer The Curriculum Developer under the direction of the Project Coordinator will support the District First Nations schools in developing, revising and implementing the Kwayaciiwin Curriculum, which was approved and mandated to be in the Sioux Lookout First Nations schools. Tasks and projects include working in team environment to collaborate on ideas, evaluate current practices and strengthen the educational standards. The employee is required to travel extensively into assigned communities, work in a computerized environment, demonstrate professionalism and work effectively both independently and as part of the team. RESPONSIBILITIES % Development of curriculum units and instructional materials for Kindergarten to Grade 8. % Identify the learning needs and decide on the type of training or support needed to meet these needs. % Assess and provide teaching strategies that will enhance student learning more effectively in partnership. % Engage communities in actively planning and implementing the delivery of the Kwayaciiwin curriculum. % Evaluate the current curriculum and teaching materials and suggest improvements. % Work with communities in identifying needs and analyzing the issues, which affect or impede curriculum implementation. % Liaise effectively with schools, education directors, principals, teaching staff and other agencies to develop and implement the curriculum. % Promote a positive image of the Kwayaciiwin program throughout the schools and communities within the district. % Provide professional development to education directors, and teaching staff upon request. % Facilitate working groups and provide professional development as need. % Co-ordinate the design, revision and implementation of Kwayaciiwin curriculum guidelines. % Assess the effectiveness of curriculum guidelines, Kwayaciiwin program standards, and production and distribution methods, suggesting and implementing improvements wherever appropriate. % Operate and understand associated computer graphics applications and industrial printing equipment. % Travel as directed, alone, and with other staff, to professional development sessions and district First Nations communities. QUALIFICATIONS % Degree in Education (teaching experience preferred) % Consider Educational Administrative Experience % Knowledge of Primary/Junior/Intermediate Curriculum is essential % /DQJXDJH Ă&#x20AC;XHQF\ LQ 2MLEZD\ 2ML &UHH DQG RU &UHH LV DQ DVVHW % Ability to read and write in one of the local area dialects an asset % Self-motivated, organized, able to work as a team member, a facilitator, and an ability to consult % Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communications and computer skills % Experience in bilingual/ bi-cultural programs an asset % A demonstrated ability to work with First Nations or in a culturally diverse community setting % Project management experience To apply: Please submit a resume, two references with written permission to contact, and a covering letter to: (XJHQH 6RXWKZLQG )LQDQFH +5 2IÂżFHU .ZD\DFLLZLQ (GXFDWLRQ 5HVRXUFH &HQWUH ( PDLO HVRXWKZLQG#NHUF FD Fax: (807) 737-3650 Criminal Reference and Child Abuse Registry check required at time of hiring. Closing date for applications: 2SHQ XQWLO ÂżOOHG
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Ontario chiefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son an â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ambassador to build bridgesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Continued from page 3 â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the final year he played, he had 20 wins, one loss and zero ties. He played 22 games, his goals against 43, his (goals against) average was 2.06, saves 450, so when you compare those statistics against all the teams ... he came in number two. There was only one person in all of Canada who was ahead of him, so he was really good.â&#x20AC;? Beardy said his son was determined to succeed in hockey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If Daniel, coming out from the bush somewhere, could end up number two nationally, I like to think that opportunity is there for all people in Canada,â&#x20AC;? Stan Beardy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no excuse why you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it.â&#x20AC;?
Beardy said his son was often the only First Nations player on his team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But he had many non-Native friends, hockey friends and other friends,â&#x20AC;? Beardy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So he was very good as an ambassador to build bridges between cultures. And I think that is what Lakehead University is all about â&#x20AC;&#x201C; there is respect and embracing of other cultures and other groups.â&#x20AC;? Nellie Beardy, Danielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, was pleased with the recognition of her sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s achievements during the commemoration ceremony. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very proud of him and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very proud of what he achieved in his short life,â&#x20AC;? Nellie said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In our travels, we still come across several young
people, now young adults, who speak of him fondly but also tell us that he had set an example for them. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud that this award will continue to do that.â&#x20AC;? Stevenson encouraged Aboriginal students to consider pursuing their education dreams at university. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope this will inspire more Aboriginal students, First Nations, Metis and Inuit, to come,â&#x20AC;? Stevenson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have between 1,200 to 1,300 selfidentified Aboriginal students, which is a good number to start. But I want to increase it and continue that flow.â&#x20AC;? Stevenson called for community members to help raise $50,000 for the endowment fund for the Daniel Beardy Memorial Award.
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Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy and Lakehead University president Brian Stevenson donated $1,500 towards the Daniel Beardy Memorial Award on May 16.
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Wabaseemoong controls dog population with help of vet team Rick Garrick Wawatay News
Wabaseemoong (Whitedog) has achieved success with no reported puppies this spring after two annual veterinary spaying and neutering clinics. “In twelve-and-a-half months we have somewhat controlled the dog population,” said Waylon Scott, a community member from Kenora who helped with both clinics. “This year we can’t find any spring litter puppies.” Scott began the spayingneutering process by encouraging his community to sign a Band Council Resolution last year to bring in the Grey Bruce Aboriginal Qimmiq Team of veterinarians from southern Ontario for a fiveyear period.
“I think the community is already taking ownership of the new dogs, they’re taking responsibility.” -Waylon Scott
“The Grey Bruce group fundraises probably 50 to 80 per cent of the costs,” Scott said. “The First Nation contributes about 20 to 30 per cent of it. Overall, the cost of doing each clinic is about $14,000 to $17,000.” The six Grey Bruce veterinarians and five veterinarian technicians involved in this year’s clinic, held May 4-8 in the Treaty #3 community, completed 79 spays and neuters for a total of 183 at both clinics. More than 40 vaccinations were also completed on dogs that had been fixed at last year’s clinic, held in May 2013. Scott said the community has been encouraging new dog owners to keep their dogs at home until the dogs
can be spayed or neutered at the next veterinary clinic. “I think the community is already taking ownership of the new dogs, they’re taking responsibility,” Scott said. “This year we had about four band members that bought new dogs and brought them to the community early this year, January or February, and they said they were going to wait until the next vet clinic happens in the community to bring them in to get spayed or neutered.” Scott said the veterinarians provided their services for free at the veterinary clinics. “It would cost anywhere from $400 to $550 to fix a dog,” Scott said. “They’re donating their time and services as well as the vaccinations against rabies and deworming the dogs.” The veterinarians set up three surgery tables in the arena for the spaying and neutering surgeries. “Everybody is anxious to see how the second annual vet clinic is going to turn out,” Scott said. “Last year there was great support for it. A lot of people were excited to actually see the numbers and to see less puppies. I think next year is going to make the biggest difference.” Scott said the number of puppies has declined since the veterinarians began doing the clinics, from about 70-75 puppies the year before the first clinic, 20-25 puppies last year and none this year. “Last year after the first vet clinic, the (community health) nurses rescued anywhere from 20-25 puppies,” Scott said in an e-mail. “This year we couldn’t rescue any puppies because we can’t find any puppies to rescue. So the first vet clinic has proven that dog population has been grasped and I
Second Memorial Year of Nathaniel Jerry Fiddler
Nathaniel was born on December 9, 1987 Nathaniel died accidentally on May 27, 2012 When he was 2 years old his mother Tammy gave him to us. We raised him up in our house for 22 years. We looked after him when he was a boy and he looked after us as he grew up. We loved him and we miss him so much every day. Nathaniel loved playing hockey, he was playing for Sandy Lake Storm Team. He was playing for Sandy Lake River Hawks Team. He was playing for Sandy Lake Chiefs Team and won B-side Championship that year. I’m glad he became a Chief before he died. At this time I want to say my greetings and hello to all the First Nation Hockey Players in the north. Nathaniel we love you and miss you from all the family and friends. I believe the lord took you from us to be with him. My Name is Rev. Sanadius Fiddler, my Wife is Clara Fiddler and my Daughter is Tammy Fiddler, Nathaniel’s mother. We’re from Sandy Lake First Nation.
believe that after another vet clinic or two, our dog population will be completely under control and dog packs will cease to exist in the community.” Scott said other Treaty #3 communities are taking notice of Wabaseemoong’s efforts, with representatives visiting during the veterinarian clinic. “During the clinic, I gave a Grassy Narrows band councillor a tour of the clinic,” Scott said. “He also had questions for the vet clinic team leader to see how to go about
getting (the Grey Bruce Aboriginal Qimmiq Team) in his community.” The Grey Bruce Aboriginal Qimmiq Team began performing clinics in Aboriginal communities about 10 years ago to provide a more humane alternative than culling to keep the dog population under control. “I think the Grey Bruce Aboriginal Qimmiq Team will probably be in the Kenora area for the next five to 10 years if the other First Nations jump on board,” Scott said.
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55A Queen St., Sioux Lookout 32D Princess St., Dryden 525 Mowat, Fort Frances 212 McClellan Ave, Kenora sarahcampbellndp.ca SarahCampbell@ontariondp.ca @Sarah4NWO sarah4nwo