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July 24, 2014 Northern Ontario’s First Nation Voice since 1974
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Grassy Narrows loses Supreme Court decision
Fun at Camp Loon
Shawn Bell Special to Wawatay News
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled against Grassy Narrows First Nation, in a decision that means Ontario can continue to grant leases on First Nations territory in the province. The unanimous decision of Canada’s top court, released on July 11, ruled that Ontario has the ability to take up lands under Treaty 3 without the federal government’s approval. Grassy Narrows had asserted that Treaty 3’s “taking up clause” only applied to the federal government and that the province had no power to grant forestry or mining leases on traditional land. “Although Treaty #3 was negotiated by the federal government, it is an agreement between the Ojibway and the Crown,” wrote Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLaughlin. “Both levels of government are responsible for fulfilling the treaty promises when acting within the division of powers under the Constitution.” The clause in question from Treaty 3, signed in 1873, states that only the “Dominion of Canada” can take up land under the treaty. “They, the said Indians, shall have the right to pursue their avocations of hunting and fishing throughout the said tract surrendered as hereinbefore described … saving and excepting such tracts as may, from time to time, be required or taken up for settlement, mining, lumbering or other purposes by Her said Government of the Dominion of Canada,” reads Treaty 3. The Supreme Court ruled that the reference to the government of Canada in the treaty does not necessarily mean the federal government, but rather whatever level of government has jurisdiction under the Constitution. “Nothing in the text or history of the negotiation of Treaty #3 suggests that a two step process requiring federal supervision or approval was intended,” wrote McLaughlin. “The reference in the treaty to Canada merely reflects the fact that the lands at the time were in Canada, not Ontario.”
Sgt. Peter Moon/Special to Wawatay News
Members of the Junior Rangers brace themselves during a boat safety exercise. About 160 Junior Rangers from 20 First Nations took part in the Canadian Rangers’ Camp Loon event from July 10-18. See stories and photos on pages 7-9.
ᐊᓴᐸᐱᑯᐡᑭᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᔕᑯᑕᑯᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᒋᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᔕᐧᐣ ᐯᓫ ᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᓂᐠ
ᐊ ᓴ ᐸ ᐱ ᑯ ᐡ ᑭ ᓯ ᐊ ᐧ ᑲ ᐣ ᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᔕᑯᑕᑯᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ, ᑭᑭᔕᑯᓂᑲᓄᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐸᑭᑕᔓᐊᐧᓱᐨ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᑭᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑭ ᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᐅᓀᐣᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑭᒋᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ, ᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌ ᒍᓫᐊᔾ ᐱᓯᑦ 11 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᐨ, ᑭᐃᓇᔓᐊᐧᓄᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᑕᐃᐧᓇᒪᐊᐧᑲᓄ ᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᐅᓀᐣᑕᐠ ᒋᐊᐸᒋᑐᐨ ᐊᐦᑭᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᑎᐯᐣᑕᑲᐧᓂᐠ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ 3 ᐁᑲ ᑭᔭᑦ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᓂᑲᐣ ᒋᐅᒋᐸᑭᑕᔓᐊᐧᑕᒪᐊᐧᑲᓄᐨ. ᐊᓴᐸᐱᑯᐡᑭᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᑎᔑᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ 3 ᐅᓀᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᑕ ᒋᐅᒋᒪᑲᐠ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᐡᑲᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒥᑯᐨ ᒋᐸᑭᑕᔓᐊᐧᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᒪᓇᑎᑫᐧᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ. “ᐊᓇᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ #3 ᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌᐸᐣ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᑭᐅᐣᒋᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᓇᑯᒥᑐᐸᓂᐠ ᐅᒋᐯᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᐣ,” ᑭᐃᓇᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫ ᑭᒋᑎᐸᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᑭᒪ ᐯᐳᕑᓫᐃ ᒥᐠᓫᐊᑭᓫᐃᐣ. “ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᐃᓂᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐸᐸᑲᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᓇᐣ
See GRASSY NARROWS on page 6
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ᐸᐸᒥᓯᒪᑲᓄᐣ ᒋᑎᐸᐸᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ ᐊᔓᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐊᐱ ᑲᔭᓂ ᐅᓀᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᑯᓭᓂᐠ ᐅᒪᐡᑲᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑭᒋᐅᓇᔓᐁᐧᐃᐧ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ.” ᐁᑲᐧ ᐁᑲ ᒪᔭᑦ ᑲᑲᐧᔭᑫᐧᐣᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᔑᐅᓇᑌᐠ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ 3, ᑲᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐅᑎᓯᐊᐧᐸᐣ 1873 ᑲᔭᑭᐊᐧᐠ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐᒪᑲᐣ ᐊᐧᐁᐧ ᐁᑕ “ᑕᒥᓂᔭᐣ ᐊᑊ ᑲᓇᑕ” ᒋᐅᒋ ᑎᐯᐣᑕᐠ ᐊᐦᑭᓂ ᐃᒪ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ ᓇᑯᒥᑐᐃᐧᓂᐠ. “ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ, ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒪᐡᑲᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑕᔭᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᐣᑎ ᑲᐃᐧᑕᔑᓇᓇᑕᐁᐧᐣᒋᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐸᑭᑕᐁᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᐦᑭ ᑲᑭᐃᑭᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ … ᒋᒪᓇᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑕᑭᐅᐣᒋᐊᐣᒋᓭ, ᐊᐁᐡᑲᐨ, ᐃᔑᓇᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐃᐧᑕᐃᐧᓂᑲᑌᐠ, ᐃᐧᑕᔑᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ, ᒪᑲᑎᑲᐧᑌᐠ ᓇᐣᑕ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᐃᔑᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᑭᑐᐨ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑫᐧ ᑲᑎᐯᐣᑕᐠ ᑕᒥᓂᔭᐣ ᐊᑊ ᑲᓇᑕ,” ᐃᓇᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᑌ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ 3. ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᑭᔕᑯᓂᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᒋᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᑭᐅᒋᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ 3 ᐁᑲ ᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐁᐃᔑᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒥᑯᐃᐧᓯᐨ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ, ᔕᑯᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᑫᐃᑯᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ ᐅᒪᐡᑲᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑭᒋᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. “ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌᓯᐣ ᐃᒪ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑲᔭᐡ ᑲᑭᐱᔑᐅᓇᑕᒪᑐᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ #3 ᒋᐃᑭᑐᒪᑲᐠ ᓂᔕᐧᔦᐠ ᐸᐸᑲᐣ ᒋᐃᓇᐧᑌᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒋᐅᒋ ᓂᑲᓂᓯᒪᑲᐠ
ᓇᐣᑕ ᒋᐅᒋ ᔕᐳᓂᑲᑌᐠ,” ᑭᐃᓇᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫ ᒥᐠᓫᐊᑭᓫᐃᐣ. “ᐃᔑᔭᓂᒧᒋᑫᒪᑲᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ ᐁᑭᓇᑯᒥᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐦᑭᓂ ᐅᐣᒋ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭ ᐁᑕ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᓂᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ.” ᒥᓴᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᑭᔕᑯᓂᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ, ᐊᓴᐸᐱᑯᐡᑭᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᑭᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲ ᒋᐳᓂᒋᑫᐊᐧᐨ, “ᐣᑲᒪᒥᑲᑕᒥᐣ ᒋᑲᓇᐁᐧᐣᑕᒪᐠ ᐣᑕᑭᒥᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐣᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒥᓇᓂᐠ” ᒥᓇ “ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐣᑲᐳᓂᑐᓯᒥᐣ ᒋᓇᓇᑲᐡᑲᒪᐠ ᑲᐱᓇᐣᑭ ᐸᐡᑲᐧᑕᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ ᐣᑕᑭᒥᓇᐣ.” ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᕑᐊᒍᕑ ᐳᐱᐢᑐᕑ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᒪᐡᑲᐁᐧᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ 3 ᒋᒪᓇᑌᐣᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ. “ᓂᐸᑯᓭᓂᒪᒥᐣ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᓇᐠ ᒋᑲᑫᐧᓂᓯᑕᐁᐧᓂᒥᑯᔭᑭᑕᐧ ᒥᑕᓱᔭᑭ ᐃᔑᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐱᐃᐧᑕᐱᒥᑯᔭᑭᑕᐧ ᐊᔕ ᐁᓇᑕᐁᐧᓂᒪᔭᐠ ᒋᑭᐱᐃᐧᑕᐱᒥᑯᔭᑭᑕᐧ ᐊᓂᐣ ᒪᔭᑦ ᐁᔑᓇᓄᑌᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᐣᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒪᐠ ᒋᑭᐅᓇᑕᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᐊᓂᓂᑲᐣ ᑫᓄᒋᒥᓄᓭᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐃᓀᑫ ᐊᐦᑭᑲᐠ ᒥᓇ ᔓᓂᔭᓂᐠ,” ᑭᐃᓇᒋᒧ. ᒉᐱ ᐳᐱᐢᑐᕑ, ᐊᓴᐸᐱᑯᐡᑭᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ ᐅᓇᓇᑕᐁᐧᐣᒋᑫ ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧ ᒋᒪᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒋᔑᐃᐧᒋᑲᑌᐠ, ᐅᑭᐃᐧᐣᑕᐣ ᐁᒥᐣᒋᓇᐁᐧᓯᐨ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᑭᔕᑯᓂᑲᓄᐊᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᔕᑯᐨ ᐃᔑᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑫ ᐊᓴᐸᐱᑯᐡᑭᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ “ᑕᒪᒥᑲᓱᑕᒪᓱᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᒪᓇᒋᐦᐃᑎᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᒥᓄᔭᐊᐧᐨ, ᒋᒥᓄᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ
ᐊᓴᐸᐱᑯᐡᑭᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ ᒋᐊᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᓇᓇᑲ ᐊᐸᒋᑕᑲᓇᐣ ᑫᐅᐣᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ. “ᐣᑌᐯᐧᑕᒥᐣ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑭᒋᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒥᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐃᒪ ᐃᓀᑫ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐱᓇᒪ ᓂᑲᐣ ᒋᐱᑲᑫᐧᒋᒥᑯᔭᑭᑕᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐱᐦᐃᑯᔭᐠ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᒋᐃᓀᐣᑕᒪᐣᐠ ᐁᒪᐧᔦ ᐱᒪᓂᑲᐦᐃᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᑕᑭᒥᓇᓂᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ. “ᐣᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒪᐠ ᑫᒋᓇᐨ ᐅᑲᓂᐱᒥ ᒪᒥᑲᐊᐧᓱᒪᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᐱᑯ ᐊᐁᐧᓀᓇᐠ, ᑭᒋᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᒥᓇ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐃᐧᑲ ᑫᐃᔑ ᐊᐧᓂᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐁᐱᒋ ᑭᒋᐊᐧᓂᑐᑕᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐣᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒪᐠ ᒪᓇᑎᑫᐧᐃᐧᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐱᐊᓄᑭᐊᐧᐨ.” ᐊᓴᐸᐱᑯᐡᑭᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᑭᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᑭᔕᑯᓂᑲᓂᐊᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑲᓇᓇᑐᓇᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᑫᑭᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᓇᑭᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᒪ ᐊᐧᐸᐢᑲᐣᐠ, ᑲᐅᐣᒋᐯᔓᓇᑲᐧᐠ ᐊᓴᐸᐱᑯᐡᑭᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᑎᒪᑲᐠ ᐊᑭᐣᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧ ᒪᒥᔑᑫᒧᐃᐧᐣ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᑭᔕᑯᓂᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᔭᑦ ᒋᑭᐅᐣᒋᐸᔭᑌᓇᑯᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᓂᓯᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ ᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᑐᐃᐧᓂ.
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