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The heart of a runner Roxann Shapwaykeesic Wawatay News

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Gavin Jayvin Wesley of Kashechewan First Nation was among about 400 young athletes of Team Ontario that competed at the North American Indigenous Games from July 20-26. Wesley ran in several competitions and was winless before his final competition. Bearskin Lake’s Derek Fox wrote about the value of sport for youth on page 4. Also see photos of the Games on page 12.

“My calves are killing me,” said Gavin Jayvin Wesley as he sat on a bench, dusk falling on the final day of the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Regina. The Kashechewan member had just participated in the 800 metre, 1500 metre, 3000 metre, 4 x 400 metre relay and the eight-kilometre races. It was warm in the large open courtyard where earlier hundreds of athletes practiced during all hours of the day, a natural gathering for anybody looking for a place to rest or play. Gavin’s journey to the Games began in April, when Team Ontario coach Scott Haines called and spoke with Gavin’s father to invite the 15-year-old. He had been spotted at a OFSAA Cross Country race held in November 2013. Gavin ran a 5.20K race with Midget boys and placed 17th out of 253 runners with a time of 19:05. Gavin started running on his own when he was 12 years old. “I was always getting teased about my weight. At first it was really hard but fun. I started one kilometre at a time.” By Grade 7, he had lost the weight and instead of being criticized about his weight, his peers

started to notice how fast he was. Later, at 14 years old, he was back and running at his home community of Kashechewan First Nation. He would run a five-kilometre loop around the dyke which was just dirt and rock at least five times a week, sometimes with his principal Haydn George. He also had support from his teacher Andy Fehst who told him: “You’re fast and if you keep training you could do something with running.” The deputy chief and band office sponsored his travel to Regina where he stayed in the University of Regina dorm rooms where he says, “It was a unique and fun experience staying with people from different parts of Ontario”. At the Games, Gavin found out he would be running against boys four years his senior. He was placed in the 19 and under category. “I was really nervous everyday, everyone was older than me.” On July 23, he ran the 3,000 metre race against nine other boys. “It was difficult running a short distance, I’m not used to such a fast pace and short distance.” Even though he came in fifth he said, “I was very disappointed. It was my mothers birthday and I wanted to win a medal for her.” See ‘I AM’ on page 10

ᓂᐱᓇᒥᐠ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᐱᑲᐧᑕᑭᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᕑᐃᐠ ᑲᕑᐃᐠ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ

ᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌ ᐱᑲᐧᑕᑭᐠ ᑲᐊᔭᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓂᐸᑲᓂᐡᑲᒪᑲᐠ ᑲᐊᐃᔑᐁᐧᐸᐠ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᐃᑭᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂ ᑲᑭ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᐊᔕ ᓂᑯᑕᓱᔕᐳ ᓂᐱᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᓂᐱᓇᒥᐠ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓯᐃᐧ ᐱᑲᐧᑕᑭᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ. “ᓂᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᒥᐣ ᑲᔦ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐁᓇᑲᒥᐠ ᓂᐱ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᐦᐊᕑᐃ ᐸᐣᑎᐣᐠ, ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑲᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐅᒋ ᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐱᒥ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᓯᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑲᐧᐣᐢᑎᐣᐢ ᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐁᐅᐣᒋᐨ. “ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐸᑭ ᓂᑭᑐᑕᒥᐣ ᐁᑭᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᔭᐠ ᐱᑲᐧᑕᑭᐠ ᑲᐊᔭᒪᑲᑭᐣ, ᐁᑭ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐧᐊᑭᑕᐧ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᑫᑯ ᑐᑲᐣ ᒪᓂᒍᔕᐠ ᑲᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ, ᐊᓂᐣ ᐁᔑᓂᑲᓱᐊᐧᐨ.” ᐸᐣᑎᐣᐠ ᐃᑭᑐ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑭᒪᒥᓀᐧᑕᐠ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᐠ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐱᑲᐧᑕᑭᐃᐧ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓯᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐱᑯ 90 ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑭᐱᒋᐃᐧᓇᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᓂᐱᓇᒥᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐯᔑᑯᐊᐧᑲᓭ ᐱᒥᔭᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᒋᒪᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᔕᓂᐊᐧᐠ

ᐱᑲᐧᒋᔭᐦᐃᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᒪᒋᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᒪᑕᐊᐧ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᐠ. “ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᑭᐊᐃᓯᓭ ᒥᓇ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᑭᒪᒥᓀᐧᑕᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑲᑭᐊᐣᑕᐃᐧᐊᔭᔭᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᐸᐣᑎᐣᐠ. “ᓂᑭᒥᓀᐧᑕᐣ ᑲᑭ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐃᐧᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒋᔭᐦᐊᐠ, ᒥᓇ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ.” ᐸᐣᑎᐣᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐱᒥ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᐃᔕᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓯᐃᐧ ᐱᑲᐧᑕᑭᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᑯ ᓂᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᑕᐊᐧ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐊᓄᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ. “ᐣᑐᓇᑐᒥᐣ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓀᓴᐣ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᐧᐸᑕᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᑭᐅᒋ ᑭᑫᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐃᐧᔭᓂᓇᓄᑭᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᓭᕑᐊ ᑲᐧᑯᕑᑕᐣ, ᑲᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐨ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐠ. “ᐅᒪᒧᔕᑭᓇᐊᐧᐣ ᓂᐱᐃᐧᒪᓂᒍᔕᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑫᑯᓂ ᐅᑕᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᓂᐱᑲᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᑕᔑ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑕᓇᓄᑭᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐅᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᓂᒪᐊᐧᐣ ᑫᑯ ᑐᑲᐣ ᔑᑯᐱᐠ ᐁᔭᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐸᔭᑌᔭᐸᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ.” ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑭᑐᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᑭᓄᔑᓄᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᐁᑭ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐱᑲᐧᑕᑭᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ.

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“ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᑯ ᓂᒪᒥᓀᐧᑕᒥᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᔑᒋᑫᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᐧᑯᕑᑕᐣ. “ᑫᒋᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᑯ ᓂᓇᐃᐧᐟ ᓂᐸᑭᑎᓇᒥᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᐃᔑ ᑲᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᔭᐠ, ᒥᑕᐡ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᒪᒥᓀᐧᑕᑲᐧᐠ. ᑭᐸᐸᑯᐱᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᔦ ᐁᑲᑫᐧ ᑲᒋᑎᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᐣᒍᔕᐣ ᑲᐸᐸᒪᑕᑫᐧᓂᐨ ᐁᑭᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐸᔭᑌᔭᐸᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ.” ᑲᐧᑯᕑᑕᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᑐᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᔦ ᐁᐅᒋᑲᑫᐧ ᔕᔑᑭᐡᑲᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐅᐡᑲᑎᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᑲᑫᐧ ᑭᒋᓀᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂ ᒋᑭᔭᓂ ᐅᑕᐱᓇᒧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐃᐡᐱ

ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐊᓂᓂᑲᐣ. “ᐃᐁᐧ ᑕᐡ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᒥᓄᓭᐠ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᓂᐱᐠ ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ (ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ) ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᐱᑯ ᑫᒋᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂ,” ᑲᐧᑯᕑᑕᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ. “ᒥᑕᐡ ᐁᔑᐸᑯᓭᑕᒪᐠ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᒋᔑᐊᐧᐸᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲ ᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᓇᐃᐧᐟ ᐃᒪ ᐁᐅᒋᒪᑲᐠ ᑲᐃᔑ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᔭᐠ ᐊᓂᐡ ᒥᐦᐃᒪ ᑫᑭᔭᓄᒋᒪᑲᓂᐠ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᐅᑕᑭᐅᐣᑎᓇᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐊᐱ ᑭᔭᓂᑭᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ.”

ᑲᐧᑯᕑᑕᐣ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ ᐅᑭᐅᓇᑐᓇᐊᐧ, ᑲᐧᔭᒋᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑭᑐᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓯᐃᐧ ᐱᑲᐧᑕᑭᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. “ᒥᐦᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᐯᑭᐡ ᐊᔑᐨ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᒋᒪᒪᒐᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐱᑭᐁᐧᐃᐧᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᑲᑭᑫᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᐦᓱᐱᓯᑦ ᐃᔑᐅᑕᓇᐠ,” ᑲᐧᑯᕑᑕᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᑭᐊᐧᐃᐧᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐊᐃᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐣ, ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ ᐅᑭᑐᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᑭᓇᓇᑲᒋᐦᐊᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑕᓭᐧᑭᓇᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᓄᔐᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐊᐧᑲᐦᐃ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. “ᐣᑭᒥᑲᐊᐧᒥᐣ ᓇᒣᐱᓇᐠ, ᐊᑎᑲᒣᑲᐧᐠ, ᐅᑲᓴᐠ, ᓇᒣᐊᐧᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᐸᐣᑎᐣᐠ. “ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᑯ ᑭᔐᔕᐃᐧᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑭᒥᓄᔑᔑᐊᐧᐠ. ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑫᑯᐣ ᒋᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᐊᔭᒪᑲᓂᐠ ᑫᐅᐣᒋ ᒪᒋᑐᑕᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᔑ.” ᐸᐣᑎᐣᐠ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑭᓄᔐᐠ ᒪᐡᑯᐨ ᐱᓂᐡ ᐅᑲᓂᒪᒋᑐᑕᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᐧᔭᓂᔑ ᑭᒋᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑲᓂᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᐱᒥᔭᓂᒧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ. “ᓂᒥᓀᐧᑕᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑲᑭᐃᔕᔭᐠ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᒥᑯᓇᐠ ᐁᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᔭᐠ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐁᓇᑲᒥᐠ ᓂᐱ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᐸᐣᑎᐣᐠ. “ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᒋᑭᒪᒐᑲᒥᐠ.”

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ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᐅᑌᓇᐃᐧᑭᒪᐠ ᐅᑭᐊᓀᐧᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᔑᐅᓇᒋᑫᓂᐨ ᓯᐁᐣ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᐃᐧᑕᐸᓂᑭᒪᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐊᐱ ᒍᓫᐊᔾ ᐱᓯᑦ 22 ᒋᑭᐁᐧ ᑕᐃᐧᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᒉᒥᐢ ᐯ ᒥᑲᓇᐠ ᐃᓀᑫ ᑲᐊᔭᒪᑲᐠ ᐊᔓᑲᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᐊᔭᔓᐡᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᒋᐅᑌᓇᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐸᐧᕑᐟ ᐃᐧᓫᐃᔭᑦ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ. ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᑭᐃᓇᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᐃᐧᑕᐸᓂᑭᒪ ᒋᑭᐁᐧᑕᐃᐧᓇᐠ ᐊᔓᑲᓇᐣ, ᑭᑭᐸᐦᐃᑲᑌᐸᐣ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᓴᑭᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐅᐱᒪᐦᐊᒧᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 2013 ᐁᑲᐧ ᑭᐃᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᐸᐣ ᐁᓇᓂᓴᓇᐠ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐃᒪ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᔭᔓᐱᓱᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ, ᐊᒥ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᐃᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᒍᓫᐊᔾ ᐱᓯᑦ 15 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᐨ. ᐃᐡᑯᑌᐃᐧᑕᐸᓂᑭᒪ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐃᐧᐸᐨ ᒋᑭᐁᐧᐸᑭᓇᐠ ᐊᔓᑲᓂ ᒋᐅᒋᐊᔓᐱᓱᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᔕᐧᐣᑕᐁᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐱᑕ ᒋᑎᐸᐦᐊᐠ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑫᐃᓯᓭᓂᐠ ᒣᑎᓂᑫᐃᐧᓂ (ᐊᑯᓇᐠ $1.5 ᒥᓫᐃᔭᐣ). ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᐅᑎᓇᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭ ᑭᑲᑐᑕᓇᐣ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑫᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᓂᑭᐣ, ᐊᔑᐨ ᑲᔦ ᒋᓂᑲᑌᓂᑲᑌᓂᐠ 1906 ᓇᑯᒥᑐᐃᐧᓂ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ 1906 ᓇᑯᒥᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᐅᔑᑐᓇᐊᐧᑯᐸᐣ ᑫᑌ ᐅᑌᓇᐃᐧᑭᒪ ᒥᓇ ᑯᕑᐊᐣᐟ ᐟᕑᐊᐣᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᐃᐧᑕᐸᓂᑭᒪ (ᑲᒪᐧᔦ ᐊᔑᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᓯᐁᐣ) ᐁᑭᐃᓇᑕᒪᑐᐊᐧᑯᐸᐣ ᓀᐱᐨ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒋᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ ᓇᑯᒥᑐᐃᐧᐣ. ᐅᑌᓇᐃᐧᑭᒪᐠ ᑕᐡ ᑭᒪᒪᐃᐧᐃᓀᑕᒧᒥᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲ ᒋᐅᑕᐱᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐃᓇᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᐃᐧᑕᐸᓂᑭᒪ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑭᓇᑐᑕᒪᐊᐧᐊᐧᐣ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᐃᐧᑕᐸᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑕᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᔑᐱᒪᓄᑭᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐊᔑᐨ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ 1906 ᓇᑯᒥᑐᐃᐧᓂ ᒥᓇ 1905 ᓇᑯᒥᑐᐃᐧᓂ. ᐅᐁᐧ ᑭᐁᐧᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᓄᒪᑫ ᑕᐱᒥᔭᓄᑲᑌ.

Thunder Bay rejects proposal from CN Rail Thunder Bay city council rejected the proposal from CN Rail on July 22 to reopen the James Street swing bridge that connects the city of Thunder Bay to Fort William First Nation. The offer from CN to reopen the bridge, which has been closed since a fire rendered the bridge unsafe for vehicular traffic in October of 2013, was made public on July 15. CN offered to reopen the bridge within weeks to vehicular and pedestrian traffic and contribute 50 per cent of the cost (up to $1.5 million). The offer came with options and conditions, including a full and final release from a 1906 agreement. The 1906 agreement was made between the former Town of Fort William and the Grand Trunk Railway (CN predecessor company) that stipulated the railway would be maintained in perpetuity. City council unanimously voted to reject the offer from CN, and also requested a full legal review of the rights and obligations extended to CN over the years including but not limited to the 1906 agreement and a 1905 agreement. The review is expected to take several months.

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WAWATAY NEWS ᒥᑕᑕᐊᐧᐱᐣ ᐅᐸᑯᓭᓂᒪᐣ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ ᒋᑭᑫᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᒪᔭᑦ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐁᐧᐸᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐅᔕᔑᑭᒪᐣ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᔕᐳᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐱᐃᓯᓭᐨ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᑎᐸᒋᒧᐊᐧᐨ. “ᐅᑕᔭᓇᐊᐧ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ.

Fort Albany member to launch memoir on residential school experience A memoir chronicling a Fort Albany member’s abuse suffered at St. Anne’s Residential School and undergoing his healing process later in life will be launched on Aug. 26. Up Ghost River details Edmund Metatawabin’s first-hand experience of being sent to the infamous residential school as a sevenyear-old and the abuse he suffered at hands of the Catholic school administrators. Among the horrific abuses suffered is being put in an electric chair and being forced to eat his own vomit. Metatawabin lived with the trauma for much of his life and battled alcoholism. Then he sought healing and reconnected with his culture. Metatawabin wants people in Canada to know what happened in residential schools and encourages other survivors to tell their story. “They are a walking book,” he said.

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my mom was proud.”

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ᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓯᐃᐧ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑐᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᐊᐣᒋᓭᓂᐠ ᐅᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᔕᐧᐣ ᓫᐊᑦᔪ ᒥᓇ ᒪᔾᐠ ᐊᕑᒍᕑ ᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᓄᑭᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᒪᑕᓄᑲᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐸᐊᐧᒋᑫᓂᐸᐣ ᑭᒋᐦᐊᐸᐣ ᑕᐧᒪᐢ ᓴᐧᐣᑐᕑᐢ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑭᐅᓇᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᑕᓱᔭᑭ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒋᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒋᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ. ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᓂᐱᓂᐠ ᑕᓱᔭᑭ ᐅᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑐᐃᐧᓂᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐊᒥ ᐊᔕ ᐊᐃᓇᓀᐃᐧᔭᑭ ᐁᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐱᑲᐧᑕᑭᐠ ᑲᐯᔑᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᐁᓫᐠ ᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ, ᐃᒪ ᓇᐣᑕ 150 ᑭᓫᐊᒥᑐᕑᐢ ᐊᐱᓯᓇᑲᐧᐣ ᐊᐧᐸᓄᐠ ᐃᓀᑫ ᒪᑕᑲᒥ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᒥᔑᐣ ᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᑭᐃᔕᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐊᐱ ᒍᓫᐊᔾ 14 ᐊᑯᓇᐠ 25 ᒥᓇ ᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᐱᒧᒋᑲᑌ ᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᓇᓇᑲ ᑭᑐᒋᑫᐦᐊᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᒣᑕᐁᐧᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᑫᐅᐣᒋ ᓂᓯᑕᐁᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑐᑲᐣ ᓂᓯᑎᓱᐃᐧ ᓇᑲᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᒪᓀᐣᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ, ᐁᐧᐯᐣᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᑭᒋᒪᒋᓭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᓇᑭᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ.

Wabun Youth Gathering changing lives ᑭᐃᓯᓭᐊᐧᐠ

ᐸᑭᓇᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ

ᐁᐧᑎ ᓇᐧᕑᐟ ᐊᒣᕑᐃᑲᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᒣᑕᐁᐧᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑭᑭᔑᒋᑲᑌ ᒍᓫᐊᔾ ᐱᓯᑦ 26 ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒣᑕᐁᐧᐠ ᓂᐦᓴᐧ ᐃᓀᑫ ᑭᐃᓯᓭᐊᐧᐠ ᒪᒪᐤ 149 ᐸᑭᓇᑫᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐅᓇᐣ ᑭᒥᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᓂᑲᓂᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᓭᐢᑲᒋᐊᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐱᓯ. ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ 400 ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᑌᑎᐸᐦᐃ ᑭᐃᔕᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑭᐊᐣᑕᐃᐧ ᑯᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᑫᐧᒋᐸᑭᓇᑎᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ 25 ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑭᐅᒋᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ. ᐊᐁᐧ ᐯᔑᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᔕᐨ ᑫᐱᐣ ᒉᐱᐣ ᐁᐧᐢᓫᐃ ᑭᔐᒋᐊᐧᓄᐠ ᐁᐅᐣᒋᐨ. ᓂᔭᓄᔕᐠ ᑕᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᓀ ᑲᑭᐊᐣᑕᐃᐧ ᑲᑫᐧᒋᐸᑭᓇᑫᐨ ᑯᑕᐧᓱ ᑯᒋᐸᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᒪᒋᐨ ᑲᓂᒣᑕᐊᐧᓄᐊᐧᐠ, ᐁᐧᐢᓫᐃ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᑭᒋᒪᒉᐣᑕᑦ ᐁᑲ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᓇᑫ ᐯᔑᐠ ᐁᐅᐣᒋ ᐸᑭᓇᑫᐨ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐅᐃᐧᓂ. ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᐸᑯᓭᑕᓇᐸᐣ ᐯᔑᐠ ᒋᐸᑭᓇᑫᐨ ᐁᐃᐧᐅᐣᒋ ᑲᓄᑫᑕᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪᒪᒪᐣ, ᐁᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧᐱᒪᑎᓯᓂᐸᐣ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᓂᐱᓄᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᔕᑯᐨ ᑭᒋᒪᒋᐨ ᑲᑭᐱᒥᑕᐸᑐᐨ, ᐁᐧᐢᓫᐃ ᑭᐸᑭᓇᑫ ᐊᐧᔐᔭᐱᑯ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐅᓂ. “ᐣᑭᐱᒥᐸᑐ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐣᑭᐸᐣᑭᔑᐣ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑕᑯᐸᑐᔭᐣ, ᐣᐱᒥᔑᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐁᑭᔓᐃᐧᐣᑫᐧᓂᔭᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ. “ᒥᐊᐱ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑌᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᒥᓇ ᓂᑭᑭᑫᑕᐣ ᓂᒪᒪ ᐁᑭᒋᓀᑕᐠ.”

ᐱᑕᐯᑯᐠ ᐃᓂᓂ ᐅᒪᑕᓄᑲᑕᐣ ᒋᒥᑯᐣᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᐊᐃᓯᓭᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐱᐃᐡᑯᓂᐃᐧᐨ

Ontario finishes third at Indigenous Games

ᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᓂ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒥᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᐱᑕᐯᑯᐠ ᐃᓂᓂ ᑲᑭᐱᔑᑲᑲᐧᑕᑭᐦᐊᑲᓄᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ ᓭᐣᐟ ᐊᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᑲᑭᑕᔑᑲᓇᐁᐧᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᓇᑫ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᔭᓂᒪᒋᐱᒧᓴᑕᐠ ᐅᑭᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌ ᐊᐱ ᐅᐸᐅᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 26. ᑲᐅᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒪᒪᔭᑦ ᐃᑯ ᐅᐃᐧᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐁᐟᒪᐣ ᒥᑕᑕᐊᐧᐱᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᔑ ᓇᓇᑭᐡᑲᐠ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐃᐧᓇᑲᓄᐸᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐁᓂᓴᐧᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᓀᐸᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᑭᐱᔑ ᑲᑲᐧᑕᑭᐦᐃᑯᐨ ᐸᑲᐧᐃᔑᐃᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᓇᐠ. ᐊᓂᓂᑯ ᑭᑐᑕᐊᐧᑲᓄ ᐁᑭᑲᑲᐧᑕᑭᐦᐊᑲᓄᐨ ᐃᒪ ᑲᔦ ᑌᓴᐱᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᑭᔭᐱᐦᐊᑲᓄᐨ ᑲᒋᓱᐁᐧᒪᑲᓂᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᑲᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᓴᑲᐱᑫᓯᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᐸᑯᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑭᐊᔕᒪᑲᓄᐨ. ᒥᑕᑕᐊᐧᐱᐣ ᐅᑭᐱᒥᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᑯᐣ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᔑ ᑲᑲᐧᑕᑭᐦᐃᐨ ᑲᐯᐦᐃ ᑲᐱᐱᒪᑎᓯᓴ ᒥᓇ ᑭᒥᓂᑫᐧᐊᐧᐱᓀ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑫᑲᐱ ᐅᑭᓇᓇᑐᓀᐦᐊᐣ ᒋᑭᒥᓄᔭᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑭᑭᐁᐧᓇᓯᑲᐠ ᐅᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣ.

The North American Indigenous Games wrapped on July 26 and Team Ontario finished in third place with 149 medals behind Saskatchewan and British Columbia. More than 400 young athletes across the province took part in the games, and more than 25 First Nations in northern Ontario were represented. Among them was Gavin Jayvin Wesley of Kashechewan. The 15-year-old competed in six running events. On the last day of the Games, Wesley was extremely disappointed not to have earned a medal. He wanted to win one for his foster mother. However, in his very last race, Wesley won a silver medal. “I ran and fell down once I crossed the finish line, I lay there with a smile on my face,” he said. “At that moment I felt relief and I knew

Jean Lemieux and Mike Archer of Wabun Tribal Council Health Services took the healing dream of the late Elder Thomas Saunders and made it a reality with the creation of the annual Wabun Youth Gathering. This year the annual gathering celebrated its eighth year in the wilderness setting at the Eco Centre Lodge in Elk Lake, located about 150 kilometres east of Mattagami First Nation. Dozens of Wabun youth attended the event which ran from July 14 to 25 and was sponsored by Wabun Tribal Council Health Services. The youth experienced role playing in skits and exercises that assisted them in terms of dealing with themes centred around suicide prevention, grief, forgiveness and critical issues facing First Nation teens.

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ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᐅᐸᑭᑎᓇᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᑭᓯᑲᓂᐊᐧ ᐁᔭᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐱᑯ 35 ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᐸᐸᑲᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑭᓇᑭᐡᑲᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᐅᑌᓇᐠ ᐁᑭ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐊᔭᑲᐧᒥᓯᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᒪᓯᓇᑭᓯᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ. ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᒍᓫᐊᔾ ᐱᓯᑦ 22 ᒥᓇ 23, ᑭᐃᔑᒋᑲᑌ ᒋᐅᒋ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᐃᔑᐱᒥᐊᔭᓱᐡᑲᒪᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᑲᔭᓂᒥᓭᓂᐨ ᑐᑲᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐃᓀᑫ ᓂᓯᑎᓱᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᐃᔑᑎᐸᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑎᐱᓇᐁᐧ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒥᑎᓱᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒋᔭᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᓯᓇᑭᓯᑲᓇᐣ. ᒣᒣᑫᐧᔑᐃᐧᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐁᐅᒋᐨ ᒍᐃᐧ ᑲᑭᑲᒥᐠ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᑭᒥᓀᐧᑕᐠ ᑲᑭᐊᐧᐸᒪᐨ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᐃᔕᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᐅᑐᑌᒥᑐᐊᐧᐨ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐃᔑᐸᑯᓭᓂᒧ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐊᓂᓂᑲᐣ ᒋᐃᐧᔭᓂ ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑐᑲᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓂᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐅᓇᔓᐁᐧᐃᐧᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ. ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᓇ ᐁᐃᓀᑕᐠ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᐢ ᒋᑭᐅᑕᐱᓇᑭᐸᐣ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂ.

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AUGUST 7, 2014

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James Street swing bridge situation remains unsolved Stephanie Wesley Wawatay News

After a five-hour closed session meeting, Thunder Bay city council rejected the proposal from CN Rail on July 22 regarding the James Street swing bridge that connects the city of Thunder Bay to Fort William First Nation. The offer from CN to reopen the bridge, which has been closed since a fire rendered the bridge unsafe for vehicular traffic in October of 2013, was made public on July 15. CN offered to reopen the bridge within weeks to vehicular and pedestrian traffic and contribute 50 per cent of the cost (up to $1.5 million). The offer came with options and conditions, including a full and final release from a 1906 agreement. The 1906 agreement was made between the former Town of Fort William and the Grand Trunk Railway (CN predecessor company) that stipulated the railway would be maintained in perpetuity. City council unanimously

voted to reject the offer from CN, and also requested a full legal review of the rights and obligations extended to CN over the years including but not limited to the 1906 agreement and a 1905 agreement. The review is expected to take several months. Thunder Bay Mayor Keith Hobbs said that there is no alternative but to take the time for the in-depth legal review. “We are frustrated on behalf of the residents of the City of Thunder Bay and Fort William First Nation who rely on the bridge to travel between our two communities for work, business, and day-to-day activities,” Hobbs said. “However, CN owns, operates and controls the bridge. They are solely responsible for the decision to keep the bridge closed or to reopen it to vehicles and pedestrians.” Thunder Bay City Manager Tim Commisso said that it presents a challenge to negotiate further with CN “when it has taken the unilateral position that it is no longer responsible for the operation of the pedes-

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Fort William Chief Georjann Morriseau and Thunder Bay Mayor Keith Hobbs at a meeting concerning the bridge earlier this year. trian and vehicular portions of the bridge under the 1906 agreement.” “Let’s be clear – CN owns, operates, controls, and maintains the bridge. CN is telling us that it is unsafe – they are holding all the information regarding the structural condition of the bridge,” Commisso said. “Even before the fire, the city asked to work together to

assess the structural condition of the bridge. We have not heard back from that offer.” The city of Thunder Bay offered to assess the condition of the bridge on Oct. 24. The fire damaged the bridge on Oct.29. At a press conference held to announce the decision to reject CN’s offer, Hobbs said that CN is “not a good corpo-

rate citizen” when asked about the emergency medical service wait time to get to the reserve from the city due to the bridge closure. The only way into the reserve from the city is to take Highway 61 then turn left onto Chippewa Road. “I’ve been quite blunt about that, they’re not a good corporate citizen, they haven’t been throughout this. They have an agreement. Our lawyers are quite clear, we have Toronto lawyers, local lawyers that are saying that it’s their (CN’s) duty to maintain and open that bridge. We’ve thrown that at them. We’ve told them about those dangers and its fallen on deaf ears,” Hobbs said. The agreement in 1906 did not include FWFN, but Hobbs said that the city has kept FWFN Chief Georjann Morriseau informed of the decision and any decisions concerning the bridge. “It has always been a Thunder Bay file because the agreement was between Thunder Bay and CN. It wasn’t with Fort William First Nation and CN

and the city of Thunder Bay. They recognize that they’re a party to this because they’re affected by it. They’re adversely affected by it. But when it comes down to any decisions by council, the chief was quite aware and we kept her apprised. She appreciates that this is our file.” Morriseau stated that it would be very difficult for both communities of FWFN and Thunder Bay to wait for two-three years of litigation for a decision to be made on the 1906 agreement. Morriseau agreed with the city that CN has a legal obligation to open the bridge, but that FWFN will be the most impacted by the process. CN said in a statement that they regretted the city’s rejection. “Our offer provides a practical immediate solution that would avoid years of costly litigation which will not result the access issue,” it stated. Both CN and city council have said they are still open to negotiation.

Chiefs of Ontario assert Fort Albany member to launch book on abuse control over resources suffered at St. Anne’s, and healing journey Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News

Chiefs of Ontario gave formal notice to Canada, the province, resource developers and the general public through a Notice of Assertion that First Nations inherent and treaty rights will continue to be asserted across the province. “…The First Nations whose territories and lands are within the boundaries of the Province of Ontario (hereafter: First Nations),” the notice of assertion reads, “give formal notice to the Province of Ontario and Canada, to other governments, to resource users and developers, to neighbours and the general public that First Nations inherent and Treaty rights are currently and will continue to be asserted over traditional and historical territory, and ancestral lands.” “These rights include, but are not limited to, those reaffirmed by Section 35 of the Constitution of Canada and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.” Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy said the purpose of the notice is to assert that treaties still govern the relationship between the Crown and First Nations

“This notice does not lay out an exhaustive list of rights; rather, it sets forward several principles and understandings related to lands and resources,” Beardy said in a media release. “It is based upon the Treaties and Covenant Chains established with the Crown which were made between sovereign independent nations.” The notice states resources include, but are not limited to: fish, trees, wildlife, mines, minerals, waters, biological resources, medicines and plants. The notice says First Nations have the right to access, manage and develop these resources, and that First Nations have the right to derive benefit from these resources. First Nations have the right to determine third party use of these resources and the conditions under which third parties may access or use these resources. First Nations have the right to grant or withhold free, prior and informed consent on any activity that may affect First Nations resources or their rights or title related to these resources. The notice was adopted by Ontario chiefs by resolution during an assembly on June 11.

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A memoir chronicling a Fort Albany member’s abuse suffered at St. Anne’s Residential School and undergoing his healing process later in life will be launched on Aug. 26. Up Ghost River details Edmund Metatawabin’s firsthand experience of being sent to the infamous residential school as a seven-yearold and the abuse he suffered at hands of the Catholic school administrators. Among the horrific abuses suffered, which Metatawabin has previously described in the media, is being put in an electric chair and being forced to eat his own vomit. Metatawabin survived St. Anne’s and later graduated from a Kirkland Lake high school in 1968. However, by the time he was 16, Metatawabin never had a chance to live at home and experience his community, culture, or the land. “Within that time, I was getting further and further away from who I was and getting pretty depressed and fearful about everything,” he said. Metatawabin later devel-

oped a career – which included being the chief of his community – and had a family. But he continued to be tormented by the memories and turned to alcohol. In his healing journey, Metatawabin read Man’s Search for Meaning, a 1946 book by Viktor Frankl chronicling his experiences as an Auschwitz concentration camp inmate during World War II. In reading the book, Metatawabin started to learn words like “marginalization” and “institutionalization” and how those apply to First Nations people whether it is through residential schools or the reservation system.

In 1992, Metatawabin helped to organize a conference and reunion for St. Anne’s survivors. “We talked about and expressed the reasons for our mild adjustment to life,” he said. “Why we were selfdestructing, experiencing anger, depression, and all those feelings defined as PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder).” Also as part of his healing, Metatawabin travelled to southern Alberta, where he learned from Elders, participated in Native cultural training workshops that emphasize the holistic approach to personhood at the heart of Cree culture, and finally faced his alcoholism and PTSD. The title Up Ghost River alludes to the name of a river in the region, but also holds meaning for the theme of the book. “Our culture can be considered a ghost right now,” he said, but added the meaning will be clearer after one reads the book. Up Ghost River is the third book published by Metatawabin. In 2004, he released Hanaway, a fictionalized account of a young boy going to residential school. Two

years later, he released Harvesters, another fictional story. This time the main character is distanced from his culture and turns to an Elder to teach him the traditional ways. Both books are based on Metatawabin’s story. In those cases, he said he needed to distance himself from the accounts. But with Up Ghost River, he felt now was the time to tell his story. “This one was a little bit more work,” he said. Metatawabin is trying to encourage other survivors to tell their story. “They are a walking book,” he said. “Tell your story, get published. It’s not easy but get some help and do that.” The book launch will be held at the Toronto Council Native Cultural Centre on Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. Metatawabin will also be on hand for book signings at various venues in southern Ontario in late-September, followed by signings in Calgary and Winnipeg in October. More information can be found at www.edmundmetatawabin.com or www.randomhouse.com.

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ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᑲᑭᒪᑕᓄᑲᑌᐠ 1974 ᐁᐅᒋᐊᓄᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑭᐧᐁᑎᓄᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑕᐃᑦᔑᑫᐧᐃᓇᐣ. ᑕᓱᓂᔓᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲ ᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌ ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐧᐃ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐧᐃᐣ ᐅᓇᔓᐧᐁᐧᐃ ᑲᓇᐧᐊᐸᒋᑫᐧᐃᓂᐠ ᒋᐃᔑ ᐸᐸᒥᓯᒪᑲᐠ ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᑫᐧᐃᓇᐣ.

Commentary The power of sport Derek Fox Special to Wawatay News

left home at a young age, home being Bearskin Lake, Ontario. A playground for God’s children, a piece of land wedged between snake shaped rivers, deep lakes with mystery wandering its bottoms and a wildlife content with providing our stories. A place for the retiring mind where our dreams can rest, where a life will reach its end, a place I will return. It is the peak of my mountain in life, a mountain I will conquer having looked down on all my successes as I watch my final sunset and wish the best of luck to those beginning to ascend, those about to see what I saw but in a different light, a better one. Like a child taken from his family, a part of me lost something when I was taken from my land, a way of life I will need to re-learn. However, I had gained a knowledge in sports that can be taught no other way except to play. I was given a chance to play a game I grew to love, a game that found a heartbeat within me, revitalizing a spirit of broken generations, a breath of fresh air found in the cold air and rinks I was immersed in. Hockey was a resurrection. It was a teaching that taught me the feeling of pain, hurt, love, insecurity, confidence, adversity, teamwork, knowledge, toughness, discipline, dedication and hard work. Essentially, life lessons, valuable principles that built a foundation of success, no matter what I chose to do with it. It also allowed me to form friendships and bonds I would not have found elsewhere. It was a bridge between my world and that of others, a brotherhood needed to succeed as a team, family values needed to win. I once played with a guy from Miramichi, N.B. who admitted that before he met me he didn’t like Indians and that I was the first one he met. His father was a lobster fisherman in the Burnt Church dispute. We became best friends and golfed almost everyday, but backed each other up on the ice more than once. I don’t know who was tougher between us, but I know we grew to love and respect each other, which in turn changed his outlook on my people. We still talk to this day. I played with a guy from Humboldt, Sask., a red headed quiet fellow, who took me for dinner one night and admitted to me he was half Native. I had no idea and he showed me his mom’s status card, a beautiful Plains Cree woman, smiling at me a painful smile, telling me stories through her son, a

son who loved and missed her. Her status card he carried in his wallet all his life, looking at it daily, reminded of who he was, praying for strength to be proud, a prayer often unanswered, one he needed my help with. He is one of many I remember and always will from my journey. The power of sport is like the power of prayer. It is like the power of the land, it is a seed planted in the heart and soul of those who engage, growing and expressing itself through the spirit of our children and our youth who will become leaders not just of tomorrow, but now. Sports, whether it be hockey, golf, baseball, basketball or swimming, is a lesson in growth, teamwork and overcoming adversity with hard-work, it is a necessary instrument in the development of a nation, much like education. It needs to be harnessed, encouraged and supported by all people of all ages, Native and non-Native, those who believe in a better society and better country, one to be proud of. So as I sit and listen to the many little warriors fighting for gold in Regina at the North American Indigenous Games, I sit with pride, knowing some Bearskin Lakers, Shoal Lakers, Treaty 9 ers and Treaty 3 ers compete, but most of all, proud because the fact that an entire generation of leaders are developing principles so valuable they cannot be explained. We can only wait to see the outcome. A generation that does not climb a mountain of life like I did, but builds it. That is called innovation. Our only duty as their guardians is to promote and encourage, then watch them flourish, a revolution of leaders developed from the power of sport. Derek Fox is an Anishinaabe father, lawyer, and an avid outdoorsman. He is originally from the remote fly-in community of Bearskin Lake First Nation with matrilineal ties to Shoal Lake 40. As a young Anishinaabe boy he found strength and comfort on the outdoor rink, and spent every winter night skating in an imaginary Stanley Cup Final. His love of hockey brought him many achievements, and at the age 16, he was drafted in the first round (sixth overall) by the OHL’s Soo Greyhounds. Derek went on to have a successful career in major junior hockey, and semi-pro Hockey. Eventually he combined his love of the sport with his desire to pursue his education and played university hockey. This article is an entry on Derek’s blog, which can be found at: charlesderekfox.com

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Roger and Joanne Desmoulin, from Pic Mobert, were married on July 26 at the New Hope Fellowship church in Thunder Bay. The bride’s parents are from Fort Severn and the groom’s parents from Pic Mobert.

Wabun Youth Gathering: A Template For Success Xavier Kataquapit UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY

uicide is a major problem in First Nations right across the country. As a First Nation person, I have been touched by suicide in the loss of friends from my community in Attawapiskat. Too many wonderful young Native people who are full of potential are taking their lives for no good reason. In schools, non-Native and Native, we teach young people about mathematics, history, geography, language and science, but to a great degree, educators don’t provide a lot of skills related to dealing with suicide, abuse, violence, sexuality, teen pregnancy and addictions. The difference between a young First Nation person getting through those difficult teen years or not has do with education. If youth are taught the necessary skills in which to identify problem areas that relate to critical issues like suicide than they have more of a chance of rising to their potential. It can mean the difference between life and death.

As a participant in the annual Wabun Youth Gathering hosted and developed by the Wabun Health Services of Wabun Tribal Council, I can tell you that there are many young people getting the information they need to better deal with big issues like suicide. For years now I have been watching young Wabun First Nation members learn about their Native traditions and culture in all types of workshops and sessions. I have seen them graduate from preteen juniors to teenage seniors and many have developed to become chaperones in leadership roles. Gatherings like this don’t simply just happen. They are the result of the initiative of people who realize that something must be done to help our First Nation youth and are willing to do the work to make things happen. The Wabun chiefs, Wabun executive director Shawn Batise, Wabun health director Jean Lemieux and regional crisis team coordinator Mike Archer deserve a resounding thanks on behalf of their youth for producing the annual Wabun Youth Gathering which has been running for eight years now. For detailed information on the Youth Gathering go to: www.wabunyouthgathering.com This type of gathering

where the focus is on skills development in terms of dealing with all of those big issues like suicide, addictions, violence and abuse is making a difference. When you bring youth together for a week of learning and skills development with an emphasis on traditions and culture and in a safe and quiet place only good things can happen. I have seen shy withdrawn First Nation children change before my eyes over the eight years I have attended the youth gathering. They now feel good about themselves, they have a better understanding of who they are and they have some very important skills to draw from. Some graduates that come to mind are Jaimee Roy of Matachewan First Nation and Sam Kloetstra of Mattagami First Nation who have moved on to take leadership roles in education and social work. Tianna McKay-Golinowski from Mattagami First Nation was on hand this year as an adult chaperone as she prepares for a career in health care. I have seen these young people discover their traditions and culture in powwows, the drum, singing, dance and arts over the years. In addition, I

have seen them come together in groups under the guidance of renown healing facilitators like Clayton Small and Maria Treviso. Clayton runs a program to assist Aboriginal youth known as Native Pride which you can read about on his website at: www.nativeprideus.org Through these sessions the Wabun youth learned so much about how to deal with all those major issues that teens face. Strong friendships are forged during these annual gatherings and much of what these young people learn they bring back to their families and friends in their First Nations. That means that change happens. This change is slow and gradual but it is apparent and even if it means that just one child has been saved from suicide, early pregnancy or some sort of abuse then all the work done to make the Wabun Youth Gathering a reality has been a success. I encourage First Nation and non-Native communities, educators and organizations to consider developing similar gatherings where our young people can learn the skills they need to really make a difference in their lives. With the right skills in their pockets these youth can all rise to their potential.

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Jury Rolls? I’ll take two. Simon Owen SENTENCES: JUSTICE ISSUES IN NAN

ait… you can’t order those at Tim Horton’s? Comparisons with gooey goodies aside, jury rolls are, indeed, a sticky subject in the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation. They’ve been on the justice system’s menu of problem issues for almost 10 years, when the provincial government was first reminded of the gross inequities in the representation of First Nations people on criminal and coroner’s juries in our region. Back then, the facts and stats were ghastly: an inquest into the deaths of two young men in Kashechewan had zero Anishinaabe jurors (not to mention that it was held in Toronto), and, in a criminal trial case that is currently on appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, only 4.1 per cent of all the potential jurors on the list lived on reserve, in a district where about 33 per cent of the population does so. Small wonder that simply sending out questionnaires based on outdated band lists didn’t meet the government’s obligation to ensure fair juries of one’s peers. So what is being done about it? Last year, a former Supreme Court judge was hired to investigate the problem, and he determined that “substantive and systemic changes to the criminal justice system are necessary conditions for the participation of First Nation peoples on juries in Ontario”. In other words, we won’t end up with fair juries unless we fix the root causes of what makes this whole apparatus unfair in the first place. Justice Iacobucci made 17 recommendations in his report, which were received with much governmental head-nodding and promises of action. These changes, if actually established, will make it easier for Anishinaabe, both on and off-reserve, to be included in the essential job of helping the justice system make its most important decisions. They include such

breakthroughs as using accurate contact information for reserve community residents, and offering slightly more than the, well, zero dollars that is currently extended to most people who devote their time and deliberation as jurors. Interestingly, the report also suggested that First Nations people might be more inclined to participate if invited to volunteer as jurors, instead of being threatened with fines or jail time if they don’t respond to the system’s call for duty.

“These changes, if actually established, will make it easier for Anishinaabe, both on and off-reserve, to be included in the essential job of helping the justice system make its most important decisions.”

Part of what makes the problem so complicated, it seems to me, is that the same lists are used for two very different kinds of juries. The one most people know better (at least from television) are criminal court trials, in which 12 people assess every shred of evidence to decide whether the accused is guilty, in law, of a certain crime. Jury trials happen pretty rarely in the NishnawbeAski Nation, and only in the Superior Court seats of Kenora, Fort Frances, Thunder Bay, Cochrane and Timmins. There are a huge number of practical and cultural reasons why Anishinaabe, especially living on reserve, may not feel able or willing to leave home, perhaps for weeks, not to help in healing, not to work in restoration, but to sit in stark, black-and-white judgment of someone who is very likely Anishinaabe as well. To take part in a process, essentially, which has rarely made life better for anyone involved in a criminal wrongdoing, and more often makes things worse.

Everyone working in the justice system should know that it will probably never be easy to force, invite, or encourage Anishinaabe to be active participants in trials that are actively working against Anishinaabe ways of doing justice. The other kind of jury is that which finds facts and makes recommendations after somebody has died (most often if the death happened while the person was in custody). Coroner’s inquests, as these processes are known, involve just five members of the public, who are asked to provide answers and advice about how the death happened, and how to ensure that any similar tragedy does not happen in the future. Unlike criminal juries, which are all about blame, the collective wisdom of coroner’s juries is harnessed to build stronger, safer relationships between individuals and authorities, moving forward. The absolute best people for a job like this are those who know and care deeply about the community affected by a death being investigated. From my perspective, there is no reason to doubt that if the justice system did a better job of reaching out to Anishinaabe to serve as members of coroner’s juries, that they would not respond to the invitation to participate in and enrich these inquests. Our desperately outdated and ineffective jury roll system can certainly be improved , with enough nuts-and-bolts tinkering. But the more difficult task, as Justice Iacobucci recognized, is in creating a justice climate in which Anishinaabe feel belonging, ownership, purpose, even pride. Nothing less, given a century-long history of tension and outright oppression, will make for truly representative, truly fair juries. Perhaps we either need to create two lists (an answer that may only solve half the problem), or, more radically, we need to figure out how to make criminal trials in the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation more like coroner’s inquests, and less like the finger-pointing rituals that seem so wrong and harmful to Anishinaabe ways.

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Sextrade 101 rep testifies at Bill C-36 hearing Stephanie Wesley Wawatay News

Sextrade101’s Bridget Perrier, former Thunder Bay resident, was one of around 80 witnesses who testified in the House of Commons on Bill C-36 in front of the Justice and Human Rights Committee during the week of July 7. Bill C-36 was tabled in June by Justice Minister Peter MacKay, and would make it illegal to buy sex from sex workers or sell sex in public places where young people under the age of 18 would reasonably be present. The bill targets johns and pimps, and those who profit from prostitution. MacKay said that the bill recognizes that the vast majority of those who sell sexual services do not do so by choice. “We view the vast majority of those involved in selling sexual services as victims,” MacKay said at a press conference in June. The proposed legislation comes after the Supreme Court Ruling in December 2012 that found Canada’s prostitution legislation unconstitutional. While the witness testimony featured speakers in favour of Bill C-36, there were also those who did not agree with the legislation and expressed it violated Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The witness testimony will be considered when the Justice and Human Rights Committee votes on amendments of Bill C-36. Perrier testified as a representative from SexTrade101, which is a sex trade survivors and abolitionists organization based out of Toronto. Perrier was born in Thunder Bay to an Ojibwe woman and was adopted by what she described as a good family who “tried to raise me in the best way possible.” She explained that as she got older, the effects of colonialism, intergenerational trauma, and child sexual abuse made her the “perfect candidate” for prostitution. At the age of 12, she explained she was lured and debased into prostitution from a child welfare-run group home. Perrier testified that she was “paraded like cattle” in front of men who felt privileged to steal her innocence, and that the acts she performed were “something no little girl should have to endure.” Perrier shared her story of the horrors she endured as a prostituted teen, and also read from a letter written by her adopted-daughter Angel Wolfe. Wolfe’s mother, Brenda Wolfe, was one of the first six victims of serial killer Robert Pickton to be identified. Perrier’s voice, which

remained steady and composed during her own personal testimony, grew shaky and her eyes filled with tears as she began to read Wolfe’s letter to the standing committee. In the letter Wolfe stated that it was a slap in the face to the 98 orphans left behind by Pickton that their mother’s deaths would be used to legalize prostitution. Wolfe blamed prostitution and addiction for her mother’s death in her letter. Perrier stated that Bill C-36 would protect her daughters from predators and Johns, and explained that prostitution is a lack of a choice. “Sextrade101 believes that prostitution is not a choice; it’s a lack of choice that keeps women enslaved. Everyone should be shown a viable way out of the sex trade and not encouraged to stay in it,” Perrier said. Perrier stated that Aboriginal women are not to be used and sold for men’s sexual needs. “Our women are sacred. As life givers and nurturers, we are equal,” Perrier said. Testifying after Perrier was Chris Atchison from the University of Victoria, who was there as an individual. Atchison stated that he has been studying, and does research with, adults who partake in adult consensual services with prostitutes (which includes 3,000 people studied over 18 years). He said that the assumption that all relationships between prostitutes and “clients” are exploitative because the power is asymmetrical is not supported, and that the clients surveyed felt that the service provider had more power, He testified that only a small percent have said they had more power in the relationship. Atchison blamed the demand for keeping the sex trade alive. “On the assertion that demand for prostitution needs to be curbed and attitudes and behaviours of sex buyers needs to be changed, the belief that demand is solely responsible for the existence of the sex industry ignores the fact that in many cases supply produces demand,” Atchison said. Atchison called it hypocritical and discriminatory that in a society where sex and sexuality are used liberally to sell all sorts of goods and services to criminalize the purchase of direct contact sexual services, while at the same time sanctioning the sale of such services. “It’s highly unlikely that such a discriminatory law will stand up to the inevitable and costly challengers under section 15.1 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.” Atchison said.

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Community led database launched for missing and murdered women Jasmine Kabatay Wawatay News

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A community led database that documents the lives of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada has been launched. The website, It Starts With Us-MMIW, is organized by three groups: No More Silence, Families of Sisters in Spirit and the Native Youth Sexual Health Network. The website came online a few days shy of the first anniversary of Bella LaboucanMclean’s death. Bella Laboucan-Mclean, from Sturgeon Cree Lake First Nation, died last July after falling 31 storeys at a condominium in downtown Toronto, a death considered suspicious by the police. Melina Laboucan-Massimo says the family still doesn’t have any answers about her death. “This new website and database gives families like ours the ability to not only document the lives of our loved ones but also commemorate and celebrate their lives and achievements,” said Laboucan-Massimo in a press release. Erin Konsmo, from the Native Youth Sexual Health Network, says launching the website on the anniversary of her death brings back the attention that there is still no justice. “Bringing back attention to

the fact there’s still been no justice from the police was important because in many cases indigenous women and girls are lost from our communities, and there’s no justice,” said Konsmo. “It’s really important for us to have that reminder.” Audrey Huntley from No More Silence says the website helps families that have lost a loved one by giving them the space to memorialize them. “I know from all the years of doing this work that family members really have that need, and it has been reinstated to us over and over again that they do want, not just to hear about the grisly deaths, but to have their lives honoured,” said Huntley. “I don’t think families ever get over these kinds of losses, but I’m told that it’s helpful to have the space to at least remember,” said Huntley. Huntley also explained that media coverage of missing and murdered Aboriginal women has been “overwhelming” this year. “Things have changed since when we started doing this work and no one ever reported on these issues. Things have changed in that. We do get media attention. This year has been overwhelming in the amount of media attention the issue has seen. But unfortunately, that has done nothing to lessen the rates of violence,” said Huntley.

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The four sacred medicines of tobacco, sage, sweetgrass and cedar were included in this year’s Ontario Native Women’s Association community garden.

Four sacred medicines planted Rick Garrick Wawatay News

The four sacred medicines of tobacco, sage, sweetgrass and cedar were included in this year’s Ontario Native Women’s Association community garden. “Embedded within traditional Aboriginal culture is a great deal of respect for Mother Earth,” said Erin Corston, ONWA’s executive director. “The community garden, Omaanake Gagii-Dazhii Maamaw Ombigiyang (A Place We Grow Together), provides a wonderful opportunity to share our respect for Mother Earth, traditional teachings surrounding earth preservation and traditional medicines, and of course, fresh produce, with our community members.”

Commonly used in many traditional Aboriginal ceremonies, the four sacred medicines were planted in the medicine tree garden section of the community garden, which is located behind the ONWA office on the north side of Thunder Bay. “We’re happy to have the garden again,” said Maryanne Matthews, ONWA’s media and communications officer. “It helps us to promote healthy living and healthy lifestyles, which is very important here at ONWA. We encourage and invite anybody who wants to get involved to contact us and come and tend to the garden and benefit from whatever vegetables they may need as well as the medicines.” About 45 people helped

prepare and plant the about 30 by 30-foot garden in late June. Roots to Harvest staff were on hand to provide support and guidance for the initiative, which is a partnership between ONWA and the Thunder Bay Family Network. “We were a little late this year due to the weather and getting it planted compared to past years,” Matthews said. “But with the weather now, it’s been (steadily growing) so we hope that we are going to have some good produce come out of it and it will benefit the community members and clients.” One Elder in her 80s helped with the planting this year. “The garden has always been really well received by our community members and

clients,” Matthews said. “It gives them a chance to learn how to cultivate their own gardens. They also benefit from some of the vegetables and it’s a fun activity for them to come out and do as well.” This year’s crop of grape tomatoes, cabbage, leaf lettuce, peas, potatoes and onions were donated by George’s Market and Vanderwees. Last fall the produce was harvested in conjunction with a community kitchen day. “They had clients come out to pick the garden and then they were taught hot recipes that went along with the fresh vegetables,” Matthews said. “Whoever was there was able to take home what we had. We try to give basically all that we grow back to the community.”

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Le Fonds d’assainissement du lac Simcoe et du sud-est de la baie Georgienne d’Environnement Canada lance un appel de lettres d’intention proposant des projets de protection et de restauration de la santé écologique du lac Simcoe et du sud-est de la baie Georgienne.

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Le Fonds examinera les projets qui visent à réduire les apports en phosphore, à restaurer l’habitat ou à faire progresser les connaissances scientifiques sur le lac et la baie aux fins de prise de décision. L’examen des projets se fera en deux étapes. Les promoteurs de projets dont la lettre d’intention a été retenue seront priés de déposer une proposition de projet détaillée, laquelle fera l’objet d’un examen plus approfondi. Le Fonds pourra accorder aux projets retenus un financement correspondant au tiers des coûts associés aux projets. Dans certains cas, un montant allant jusqu’aux deux tiers de ces coûts pourrait être envisagé. Les lettres d’intention décrivant les propositions de projets et de partenariats doivent être reçues d’ici le 26 septembre 2014 au plus tard. Pour tout renseignement supplémentaire, notamment sur la manière de présenter une demande, veuillez vous adresser au : Fonds d’assainissement du lac Simcoe et du sud-est de la baie Georgienne Environnement Canada 4905, rue Dufferin Toronto (Ontario) M3H 5T4 Téléphone : 416-739-5908 Courriel : ls-gbfund@ec.gc.ca

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Fort William begin construction of new powwow facility on Mt. McKay Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Fort William First Nation has broken ground on its “state-ofthe-art” powwow grounds facility on Mt. McKay-Anemki Wajiw. “Everything will be up to date, state of the art in terms of lighting, communication, audio,” said Ian Bannon, Fort William’s director of lands and property management. “It’s quite the facility — I think once it is all said and done, we are going to be very proud of the finished product.” The new powwow facility is designed with roofing over the drum arbour area, the seating area around the dancing circle and the sacred fire area. The dancing circle also features a raised design with drainage to deal with rainfall. “The entire ground area is literally raised so we don’t have a water accumulation problem,” Bannon said. “There will be appropriate drainage off the site so the dance area will be completely dry.” Bannon said the new facility, which is scheduled for completion this fall, could be used for a variety of events in addition to the annual powwow, such as training and cultural activities. The annual powwow is usually held on the weekend closest to July 1. “The construction and development of the new powwow grounds is just a part of the ongoing efforts to reinvigorate our culture,” said Fort William Chief Georjann Morriseau. “The fact that our joint venture partnership firm (Oshki-Aki LP)

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Beading workshops being held prior to art installation come September. “We don’t know how many we will have, and we haven’t decided how they will be displayed but they will be at the gallery with the vamps,” said Lidemark. “If people have begun beading a heart to contribute but aren’t finished we are hoping to start receiving them by mid-August.” The main event will include events such as a film night, an artist talk, self defense sessions, a speaker series held in partnerships with Lakehead University, an art auction and coffeehouse. All events are for WWOS are free for the public, and continue to fundraise and seek financial support for some of the events. The beadwork is set to be arranged when the sisters are in Thunder Bay. Anyone interested in volunteering or who would like to contribute a beaded heart can contact them at wwostbay@gmail.com or visit their Facebook page.

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n May 12, 2014 Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and the NAN Women’s Council were joined by First Nation leaders, representatives of women’s organizations, NDP leader Thomas Mulcair and other political leaders at a press conference on Parliament Hill to demand a national public inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women. “I am pleased to support the women of Nishnawbe Aski to honour our missing sisters and demand that the Government of Canada call a national public inquiry into murdered and missing Aboriginal women,” said NAN Deputy Grand Chief Alvin

of action to prevent further violence against Aboriginal women, but it is critical that a national inquiry be held to fully determine the scope of these disappearances and provide accountability and justice for the families. Beginning on Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 11), the NAN Women’s Council led a 24hour ceremonial drumming, Honouring Our Missing Sisters: A 24-hour Sacred Gathering of Drums, on Victoria Island in the traditional territory of Kitigan Zibi. Drumming continued on Parliament Hill all day Monday. “For 24 hours we are honouring our i i i d h d f d

these disappearances,” said Jackie Fletcher, NAN Women’s Council spokesperson. “The homicide rate for our women and girls is shockingly higher than all other women in Canada, and it is shameful that our calls for action continue to fall on deaf ears when our sisters continue to be murdered and disappear without a trace.” Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women: A National Operational Overview documents the overrepresentation of Aboriginal women from homicide and disappearances. It found 1,181 cases of murdered and missing women between 1980 and 2012, signiﬁcantly more than previous estimates Of those cases 1 017

Aboriginal women are three times more likely to become the target of violence than non-Aboriginal women, according to the report from the Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women, Invisible Women: A Call to Action. It found that Aboriginal women accounted for at least eight per cent of homicide victims in Canada between 2004 and 2010, despite accounting for only four per cent of the female population. A parliamentary committee report on violence against Aboriginal women released in March failed to recommend a national public inquiry. It was the second time in nearly two years that a committee failed

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Fort William Chief Georjann Morriseau (centre), along with Fort William councillors Cathy Rodger, Philip Benny Solomon, Wyatt Bannon, Yvette Greenwald and Val Chapman break ground on July 21 along with Adam Rose, an officer with Oshki-Aki LP. was able to head up this project speaks volumes about FWFN’s ability to be a successful contributor to these types of initiatives.” Morriseau and Fort William councillors Cathy Rodger, Philip Benny Solomon, Wyatt Bannon, Yvette Greenwald and Val Chapman broke the ground on July 21 along with Adam Rose, an officer with Oshki-Aki LP. A partnership between Fort William and True Grit Consulting Limited, Oshki-Aki LP is managing the overall project, which includes concept, design and construction of the new site. “The new site will offer Fort William First Nation a sheltered and spacious area to come

together as a community and celebrate our rich heritage,” Morriseau said. “This is the first of many new developments planned for the First Nation and we are proud that this is a community driven and built initiative.” Bannon said the facility is being built with funding from investment earnings from the 2011, $154 million land claim settlement with Canada and Ontario. The design integrates a number of powwow facility design concepts that were chosen by the community’s cultural committee. “When the finished product is done, it will be a sight that we are going to be more proud

of,” Bannon said. “We’ve beefed up the lighting and the security in the area, so that once this is done, we are hoping that the vandalism issues are going to be dealt with.” A birch wigwam at the powwow grounds was destroyed this past May and sacred ground near the Mt. McKay toll booth was torn up by vehicles in 2013. “For thousands of years (people) have come to this site for annual powwows and celebrations,” Bannon said. “It is well recognized as such and First Nations should be proud of the fact that we are injecting some funds into this, finally, and that we have the ability to do so.”

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Indian Status: Playing the race card, literally Jasmine Kabatay Wawatay News

I remember being a child, walking into this office seeing the flashing lights of a camera and this woman working at a desk with an old fashioned typewriter, being as careful as can be when typing on a small piece of paper. The wait time ahead of me was fast, with people going in and out usually laughing with the woman. Then, it was my turn. Photo taken, oldfashioned typewriter, and five minutes later I was finished. In my hand was the most prominent document I held and never realized what it was: my status card. We’re all aware of it, even people who have never seen one. This piece of plastic, with our picture, name, date of birth, and band number. Photo identification. Useful, yes, but necessary? Probably not. Status cards are a government issued card Aboriginal

Canadians use as a way to identify that we are, in fact, an Aboriginal person of Canada. Why yes, we have to prove to the country and government of Canada that we are who we say we are. This hard plastic card is what identifies us as this certain race, nothing else. According to the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development website, status cards are “documentary evidence provided to registered Indians to facilitate access to a wide range of services and benefits administered by federal and provincial governments and other private sector program and service providers.” Which is just a fancy way of saying we can do things other people can’t. So if we have a card that proves we’re Aboriginal, why don’t other races have cards to prove that they’re Filipino or Spanish or whatever other race? Passports don’t count in this case. What makes us so different from the rest of the world?

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In fact, some Aboriginals have chosen not to even bother with a status card, claiming that status cards are a clear example of “systematic racism” and some have even gone as far as attempting to “de-status” themselves. Some have even experienced racism when purchasing retail items, and of course we all know what the majority of Canadian citizens think: Natives don’t pay taxes. Which is very untrue, but it would be very nice to not have to pay taxes. Of course, the benefits of a status card cannot be argued with. Free medication, education, taxes off of select purchases, and who can argue with the five dollars on treaty day? Some Aboriginals say that status cards give them a sense of belonging and their status card is an affirmation of their ancestors. Regardless of the benefits this little card has, there is one thing for certain: I don’t need a card to prove I’m Native.

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‘I am going to win this medal’: Kashechewan runner Continued from page 1

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Although it wasn’t Ash Clinton Jacob Nate’s of Eabametoong First Nations best round of golf, he did receive the 2014 Darryl Fox “Penasi” scholarship of $1,000 on July 31, 2014 at Whitewater Golf Club in Thunder Bay. The 20-year-old is going into his first year of Golf and Club Management at Fan-

shaw College in London Ont., this fall. He’s hoping the two- year course will allow him to travel and see some of the great courses around the world. This was the 7th Annual Golf Classic organized to raise money for the Northern Cancer Fund and bursaries for First Nation students. The event has raised $37,500 to date.

Chaperone Michelle Legault of Sudbury said, “After the first race he went in the corner away from everyone and was crying. When I went up to him I asked him, ‘What’s the matter?’ He told me about his mother. I asked Gavin where she was and that’s when he pointed up to the sky. Then I started crying with him.” Gavin’s foster mother had passed away in June 2013. Michelle’s daughter, a fellow runner, came over and gave Gavin a hug that lasted minutes. She told him he was a really good runner and that they were all proud of him. “I was afraid of letting down my mother, my friends and everyone in my community,” he said. Gavin’s last race was the 8000-metre cross-country run on July 26, with no medals yet, he knew this was his last chance. The time coming up to the race he had increased anxiety and was more nervous than ever. His teammates and coach told him to just do his best. All day in his mind, Gavin recited, “I have this!” When Gavin finally came to the starting line he said: “All my anxiety disappeared and turned into anger and I said to myself, ‘It doesn’t

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cheering him on to the end. He finished with both arms in the air. “I ran and fell down once I crossed the finish line, I lay there with a smile on my face. At that moment I felt relief and I knew my mom was proud.” Wiping away tears, he sat on the bench, satisfied in the incredible effort he put in the last few days. In that conclusion of the interview a large grey rabbit came through the university grounds and stopped beside him for a long moment before bounding away.

For the future, Gavin intends to keep training for the next NAIG. His goal is to earn a medal in each race, the 800 metre, 1500 metre, 3000 metre and the 8000 metre. To future athletes hoping to compete in the next NAIG he says, “Go ahead and try and give it your best shot, and most importantly, have fun.” Upon his return to Kashechewan, Gavin received a welcoming party and an honorarium from his band for a job well done.

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matter if I have to die in this race, I AM going to win a medal!” The track is made of two four-kilometre loops that included a gruesome hill. By the second loop he knew he was going to get a medal as the two boys in front of him started to slow down, he just kept working harder than ever. “Even though I knew I was going to medal I still pushed myself – with 800 meters or so left I was exhausted.” A handful of teammates and chaperones ran with Gavin for the last 50 meters

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Above: Travis Kewakundo of Mishkeegogamang received a silver medal in the 4x400 relay run. Right: Team Ontario’s U16 female volleyball team (black) in action at the North American Indigenous Games. The team won bronze.

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Ontario finishes third at Indigenous Games The North American Indigenous Games wrapped on July 26 and Team Ontario finished in third place with 149 medals behind British Columbia (160) and Saskatchewan (159). More than 400 young athletes across the province took part in the Games, with more than 25 First Nations in northern Ontario represented. Danny Kresnyak/Special to Wawatay News

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Youth share stories through Photovoice Stephanie Wesley Wawatay News

About 35 First Nations youth from various communities gathered in Thunder Bay to participate in Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s safeTALK and Photovoice workshops. The workshops, which were held at the Best Western Nor’wester Hotel and Conference Centre on July 22 and 23, were geared at teaching youth how to mentor and help their peers through possible suicide crisis, and how tell their own unique stories through photography. Both safeTALK and Photovoice are part of NAN’s Life Promotion project. North Spirit Lake’s Joey Kakegamic said that the twoday event was his first experience with Photovoice. He was already involved with safeTALK as the assistant trainer in his home community with the program. “I was supposed to be going last year to the same workshop, but I could not make it,” Kakegamic said. “This year, Esther (McKay) told me I could bring some youth with me so that’s what I did.” Kakegamic was joined by fellow North Spirit Lake youth Jason Boyd and Lakota Rae. “I am a safeTALK worker but am not as close to the youth as Jason and Lakota are. The youth will be more open to them, like Jason will know when the youth are feeling down and will be alert and know how to talk to them,” Kakegamic explained. He said that during the workshop, the group was shown a video in which one man was dancing at a music festival by himself, and was eventually joined by another man. By the end of the video, a large crowd had gathered and they were all dancing together. “That’s what I wanted to bring Jason and Lakota (to the event), start off with those two and they are going to get followers,” Kakegamic said. Kakegamic said that they

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Left: Youth participate in one of two games during the closing of the event. Above: Event emcee Brent Edwards of Fort Albany chats up youth during a break in the Photovoice workshop.

learned a lot about photography, and that Boyd and Rae were very interested in it. “Our youth were so interested in it (photography), they were occupied with it. The first time we were here, they weren’t really looking forward to the workshop; it was hard waking them up in the morning. But yesterday they wanted to go to bed early because they wanted wake up early to be here for the workshop,” Kakegamic said with a laugh. Sandy Lake’s Shane Fiddler was also already aware of safeTALK but this was his first experience with Photovoice. “I hadn’t heard anything about Photovoice until I got here, but safeTALK I heard about from my reserve because they actually came to Sandy Lake to do a workshop on it last year,” Fiddler said. Fiddler explained that during Photovoice they were given cameras to take photos with and were instructed on basic photography skills like angles and lighting. “How to work a camera, basically, and how to do angles and whatnot,” Fiddler said. “We were given cameras to use for the summer. They want us to email photos to them for an exhibit this fall.”

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Scott Chisholm, lead facilitator of the Photovoice workshop, said that the cameras, which are gifted to the youth, are seen “as a tool like in brushwork painting.” “We take the cameras and give it to them, when they realize it’s theirs, it’s like a gift they’ve been given for creating something really special. They’re really respectful with them and they really make it their own,” Chisholm said of the youth with the cameras. Chisholm explained that Photovoice is a process in which youth are taught to take photographs for the purpose of creating social change. “What we are teaching

them is how to tell stories through photographs. At the end of the six sessions, there will be an exhibit. The purpose is to show their images of how they would like change in their community,” Chisholm said. Chisholm said that the exhibit is for leaders of the communities to be there to hear the youth’s message to them in the photos. The exhibit is currently in its planning stages. He explained that Photovoice is a very significant project. “The process of sharing stories and talking about it in a way that allows them to move forward is very significant. They’re really proud of the cameras they’ve been given, and they feel they’re being listened to,” Chisholm said. Fiddler said that he plans on submitting photos he takes back in his home community as well. “It can be of just anything in general, whatever catches your eye,” Fiddler said. “There has to be a story with it (the photos). As long as it’s personal, I think.” Pic Mobert’s Breanna OConnor said that she learned a lot about using photos to tell stories during the

Photovoice workshop. “We learned how a picture’s worth a thousand words. You can use photography if you’re feeling down and stuff like that,” OConnor said. OConnor called the safeTALK experience “powerful.” “I guess you just learn what to do if people are upset. You know what to do to calm them down to make sure nothing is wrong,” she said. Fiddler said that he learned how to identify signs in a person who is at risk of committing suicide, like giving away their possessions. “If someone is giving all their stuff away, obviously they’re thinking about suicide,” Fiddler said. Kakegamic said that he was glad to see that everyone at the workshops had become friends, and that maybe they can work together in the future as leaders of their communities on chief and council. He said that he thinks every youth should be a part of Photovoice and safeTALK. “I think it also builds the self esteem of the youth,” Kakegamic said. He said that NAN did “a good job” and is glad for the opportunity. “It’s not too often you see programs doing things for the

youth. NAN, they make possibilities for us,” Kakegamic said. OConnor was also thankful for the opportunity, and said that she would recommend safeTALK and Photovoice to other youth. “The suicide rate is highest in Native communities. If anyone has the chance to take it (safeTALK and Photovoice), you could be there to help someone in the near future,” OConnor said. Training programs will be held again on August 12 and 13 in Toronto, and August 26 and 27 in London. To register, contact Esther McKay at NAN toll free at 1-800-465-9952 or by email at emckay@nan. on.ca. The Life Promotion Project is a three-year pilot project that is being funded by the National Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy (NAYSPS), Health Canada to 2015. The project is collaboration between the Union of Ontario Indians (UOI), the Association of Iroquois & Allied Indians (AIAI), the Chiefs of Ontario/Ontario First Nations Young People’s Council and NAN. The project is being administered by NAN and targets 96 First Nation communities.

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Wabun youth from the First Nation communities of Beaverhouse, Brunswick House, Matachewan and Mattagami came together for their annual youth gathering held from July 14 to 25 in Elk Lake, Ont. Pictured are the junior youth group who took part in the event.

Wabun Youth Gathering changing lives Xavier Kataquapit Special to Wawatay News

Jean Lemieux and Mike Archer of Wabun Tribal Council Health Services took the healing dream of the late Elder Thomas Saunders and made it a reality with the creation of the annual Wabun Youth Gathering. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was always my goal to create a First Nation youth gathering and when I joined Wabun I was happy to find that this idea was something that gelled well with the wishes of prominent Brunswick House Elder, Thomas Saunders and Wabunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health director Jean Lemieux,â&#x20AC;? explained Archer, who heads up the gathering and works as the Wabun Health community crisis coordinator. Jason Saunders a traditional drummer and singer from Brunswick House First Nation was on hand to assist facilitators Clayton Small and Craig Fox during the two-week youth gathering. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It makes me feel so proud to be part of the Wabun Youth gathering and to serve in the memory of my great uncle Thomas Saunders,â&#x20AC;? com-

mented Jason Saunders. This year the annual gathering celebrated its eighth year in the wilderness setting at the Eco Centre Lodge in Elk Lake, located about 150 kilometres east of Mattagami First Nation. Dozens of Wabun youth attended the event which ran from July 14 to 25 and was sponsored by Wabun Tribal Council Health Services. The event was divided into two parts. The first week from July 14 to 18 was held for junior youth aged from eight to 12, and the second week from July 21 to 25 was for senior youth aged 13 to 18. The first week of events featured facilitators Craig Fox of Wikwemikong First Nation, a traditional teacher and dancer who instructed the male and female youth on drumming and singing. The senior week featured a series of workshops by Small, a northern Cheyenne Native American based in Albuquerque New Mexico who is an Aboriginal leadership specialist that promotes primary suicide intervention techniques. Small also holds a Masters in Education and has many years expe-

rience as a secondary school principal. Wabun youth experienced role playing in skits and exercises conducted by Small that assisted them in terms of dealing with themes centred around suicide prevention, grief, forgiveness and critical issues facing First Nation teens. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have been coming to this gathering for years now and I am really thankful that people like Mike Archer and Clayton Small can provide us with teaching and hands on information that helps us deal with things like suicide, teen pregnancy and bullying,â&#x20AC;? commented 16-year-old Jason Therriault of Mattagami First Nation. Julie McKay, assistant Wabun health director, presented the junior youth with gifts and certificates in appreciation of their participation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am so proud of our Wabun Youth I met during my visit to our gathering and I am convinced that we are doing a great job in helping our young people develop through traditional teachings. Many thanks to Jean Lemieux, Mike Archer and our

Wabun Chiefs for making our circle strong,â&#x20AC;? said McKay. The featured drum and singing group came from a Wabun community. The Big Bear Claw Singers of Brunswick House First Nation, led by Jason Saunders, performed traditional songs with the guidance and teachings of Fox. Morris Naveau, an Elder and a residential school survivor from Mattagami First Nation, was on hand to lead the groups in prayer and assist with teachings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It makes me feel so good to see all these young Wabun people going on this healing journey through our annual gathering. What they are learning here will help guide them in the future and prepare them for leadership roles,â&#x20AC;? said Naveau. Wabun Tribal Council is a regional territorial organization which represents the six First Nation communities of Beaverhouse, Brunswick House, Chapleau Ojibwe, Flying Post, Matachewan and Mattagami in northeastern Ontario and it is directed by its respective chiefs.

Inspection INSPECTION of APPROVED AERIAL HERBICIDE SPRAYING FOR THE KENOGAMI FOREST The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) invites you to inspect the MNR-approved aerial herbicide spray project. As part of our ongoing efforts to regenerate and protect Ontarioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forests, selected stands on the Kenogami Forest (see map) will be sprayed with herbicide to control competing vegetation, starting on or about: August 5, 2014. The herbicide VisionMax, registration # 27736 will be used. The approved project description and project plan is available for public inspection at the Ne-Daa-Kii-Me-Naan Inc. office in Longlac and on the MNR public website at ontario.ca/forestplans beginning May 1, 2014 until March st 31 , 2015 when the annual work schedule expires. Ontario Government Information Centres in Thunder Bay, Nipigon, Geraldton and Terrace Bay provide access to the internet. Interested and affected persons and organizations can arrange an appointment with those listed below to discuss the aerial herbicide project. For more information, please contact: Charlotte Bourdignon, R.P.F. Deanna Hoffman, R.P.F. Management Forester Chief Forester Ministry of Natural Resources Ne-Daa-Kii-Me-Naan Inc. P.O. Box 640 P.O. Box 224 Hwy 11, Unit B 208 Beamish Ave. N. Long Lake #58 General Store Geraldton, ON P0T 1M0 Longlac, ON P0T 2A0 Renseignements en franĂ§ais: Tel: (807) 854-1826 Tel: (807) 854-8766 or Fax: (807) 854-0335 Tel: (807) 876-9696 1-807-887-5000

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Nibinamik youth retreat features environmental monitoring Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Micro-invertebrates training and the effects of climate change were among the topics shared by RoFATA environmental monitoring students at the 16th annual Nibinamik Youth Retreat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did some water quality tests,â&#x20AC;? said Harry Bunting, a Ring of Fire Aboriginal Training Alliance environmental monitoring student from Constance Lake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also did some microinvertebrates training, teaching the youth what the insect are, what types of insects are in (that group).â&#x20AC;? Bunting enjoyed sharing his knowledge at the youth retreat, which was attended by about 90 youth from Nibinamik and other communities at a remote location about an hourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boat ride from the Matawa First Nations community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It went really well â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I had a lot of fun up there,â&#x20AC;? Bunting said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was good to learn from the Elders, learn from the youth and learn from the community.â&#x20AC;? Bunting and the other environmental monitoring students attended the youth retreat along with four Four Rivers Matawa Environ-

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Youth from Nibinamik are taught how to use environmental monitoring equipment by Four Rivers Matawa Environmental Services Group staff members during the 16th annual Nibinamik Youth Retreat. mental Services Group staff members. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We put together workshops for the kids where they learn how to be an environmental monitor,â&#x20AC;? said Sarah Cockerton, manager of environmental programs at Four Rivers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They collect water bugs and put water probes into the water and work at the lab and identify trees using microscopes.â&#x20AC;? Four Rivers also held a GPS workshop for youth during the youth retreat.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;We always have a lot of fun,â&#x20AC;? Cockerton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We deliver hands-on stuff, so it is a lot of fun. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re out on the water collecting water bugs or out trying to catch little creatures and come back to look at it with the microscope.â&#x20AC;? Cockerton said the goal is to encourage the youth to develop an interest in science and the environment so they will pursue education and training in the science/environmental sector in the future.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;What was really nice about this year is the (environmental monitoring students) who are delivering (the workshops) are actually doing that training themselves to do that career,â&#x20AC;? Cockerton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hoping that the youth can see that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just coming from us (that) there are going to be jobs. These guys have a job at the end of their program doing that.â&#x20AC;? Cockerton stressed that the environmental monitor-

ing students organized, prepared and delivered their workshops at the youth retreat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was part of their training to get out there and give back or share back what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been learning the last three months,â&#x20AC;? Cockerton said. In addition to sharing their knowledge with the youth, the environmental monitoring students also completed some sampling of the fish in the local area.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;We found suckers, whitefish, walleye, sturgeon,â&#x20AC;? Bunting said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were quite fresh and very healthy. There wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anything inf luencing them, yet.â&#x20AC;? Bunting said the fish may eventually be affected by proposed mining activities in the Ring of Fire mineral exploration area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good that we went up there this last week to assess some of the water quality,â&#x20AC;? Bunting said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is quite healthy right now.â&#x20AC;?

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Careers in natural resources exposed to First Nations Youth Jasmine Kabatay Wawatay News

A group of 30 First Nations youth have taken part in a six-week program to help broaden their views of different employment opportunities in the Natural Resource sector. The First Nations Natural Resources Youth Employment Program (FNNRYEP) learned about sustainable energy on July 23 as one of the Natural Resources Science Camp training. The goal of this is to show the youth more natural resources career paths. The partnership between Confederation College and Outland Camps provides learning and employment opportunities to First Nations youth. The program has trained over 325 participants since 2000. Anya Scheibemyr, field supervisor at Outland Camps, says this program

benefits the youth both socially and academically. “A really big thing is the community they create here. They’re meeting other students their age from all over Canada, from Kenora to Timmins and in between. They really become very close, and I do think it’s one of the biggest benefits,” said Scheibmyr. “They come out of this program with certifications they can put onto their resume for potential employers or for post-secondary education,” said Scheibmyr. Scheibmyr also explained that students that do this program can also obtain two high-school credits, which helps students struggling with credits graduate. Benedict Langille, participant of FNNRYEP, has experienced this certain benefit of the program. “I got co-op credits which helped me graduate earlier than I was supposed to,” said

Langille. “I was able to tell my dad, and he was really proud of that.” Not only has the program helped him with his academic career, it’s helped him out socially as well. “Before I came to the program I was more introverted, I didn’t like meeting new people. After coming out here I really lined up, I can speak more clearly, I enjoy talking to people now. I really came out of my shell. It’s awesome stuff you learn out here,” said Langille. The youth learned about solar and wind energy, and also learned about biomass energy, dendrology, entrepreneurship, and more. They will also be given the opportunity to tour both Confederation College and Lakehead University, as well as the Aviation Centre of Excellence. FNNRYEP continues through mid-August, with closing ceremonies at the Marina Park on Aug. 14.

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First Nations youth test out the wind turbines they made as a part of the Natural Resources Science Camp on July 23.

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Webequie First Nation is pleased to invite you to participate in this Community Based Land Use Planning process. Our First Nation is working together with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to prepare a land use plan that will support a balance among protection, traditional uses and development. As part of Ontario s Far North Land Use Planning Initiative, our First Nation has a lead role in the planning process and approval of the plan. The plan will address provincial interests and take into account the objectives for planning set out in the Far North Act, 2010. The people of Webequie recognize the benefits of developing a Community Based Land Use Plan to inform future decision-making in land and resource use. The interests of the community are rooted in the protection of our traditional lands and preserving a longstanding relationship to the land that they have enjoyed over time. The community would like to address their protection interests along with resource development opportunities through the planning process.

Beardy In loving memory of our son, Daniel Brendon, who left us 10 years ago on August 1, 2004. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. (1 Cor. 13.7) Our faith gives us assurance that you are in our Creator’s safe-keeping. Our hope gives us the beliefe that one day we will all be together in His glorious presence. Our love remembers you this day and always. Missed always and forever loved by your parents, Stan and Nellie Beardy

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The Area of Interest for Planning consists of lands that are an integral part of the cultural, economic and spiritual existence of the First Nation. The area is located in the Far North of Ontario, approximately 540kms north of Thunder Bay. A Terms of Reference has been completed to guide the determination of the final Planning Area and to direct the preparation of the Community Based Land Use Plan for that area. The Community Based Land Use Planning process is based upon information sharing, open dialogue, cooperation and consensus-building. All interested people and organizations will be invited to engage in a dialogue and provide input to the plan at key milestones in the Process. The tentative schedule for Public Consultation is: 1. Invitation to Participate, Viewing the Terms of Reference and Background Information: - July 28, 2014 – Sept 11, 2014 (this is the current opportunity) 2. Public Review of Draft Plan: - Winter 2015 3. Public inspection of Approved Plan: - Fall 2015 We encourage your participation from the beginning of the public dialogue process. The First Open House will be held at the following time and location: August 19, 2014 Webequie First Nation Community Hall 2:00pm – 6:00pm

August 20, 2014 Thunder Bay, ON Airlane Hotel & Conference Centre 2:00pm – 6:00pm

Information about the Community Based Land Use Planning process, including the Terms of Reference, can be found on the Environmental Bill of Rights Registry at ebr.gov.on.ca and on the Far North Website at ontario.ca/farnorth. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is collecting your personal information and comments under the authority of the Far North Act. Any personal information you provide (address, name, telephone, etc.) will be protected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, however your comments will become part of the record of consultation and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may be used by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to send you further information related to this planning exercise. If you have questions about use of your personal information, please contact Dave Barker at (807) 854-1810. Additionally, at any time during the planning process, you may address questions or comment to the following individuals: Travis Spence Land Use Planning Coordinator Webequie First Nation (807) 353-6531 extr 260

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Elders and youth go strawberry picking near Thunder Bay Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Strawberry picking was the focus of a July 15 intergenerational program at the Thunder Bay Indian Friendship Centre. “It’s fun — we like going,” said Lori Nebenionquit, a Whitefish Lake citizen who now lives in Thunder Bay. “My son is very outgoing so we like to go picking up and down the aisles and picking all of our berries.” Nebenionquit usually makes treats out of the berries she and her son Alexander pick during the annual excursion out to Belluz Farm in the Thunder Bay area. The TBIFC has been holding strawberry and blueberry picking trips since 1999. “The whole six years since he was born we’ve been coming (to the TBICF) since he was about six months old,” Nebenionquit said. “He used to

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Elders get set to go strawberry picking as part of an intergenerational program at the Thunder Bay Indian Friendship Centre on July 15. come to a reading group where I would read to him with all of the other children here.” The strawberry outing usually attracts about 40 participants, including a number of

Elders. “Every year we go picking,” said Nora Primeau, an Elder originally from Shoal Lake. “I could do more, but we’re allowed two baskets.”

Primeau said her family always went picking berries for about one-and-a-half months each summer near Reddit. “My dad used to (sell) ber-

ries to the store keeper,” Primeau said. “Us (kids), we just picked our own and made money. We helped him out. We used to pick lots — 20 baskets a day.” Primeau’s family would travel by pickup truck to Reddit for the picking season. “We loaded up all the canoes and camping outfit,” Primeau said. “We enjoyed it because our parents were quite ambitious to be in the bush.” Primeau said her family did not have any problems with bears back then. “We would just go, we didn’t go looking for anything,” Primeau said. “My mom used to pick berries with the bear on the other side of the bush.” Primeau usually like to pick berries on her own in the bush nowadays. “I just go and sit somewhere,” Primeau said. “If a bear is going to jump on me, well there I am. You can smell

them in the bush, and then you go.” The TBIFC usually harvests a variety of traditional materials from the land each year, including willow, strawberries, blueberries, sage and sweetgrass, to use in intergenerational programs. “We have to incorporate the young with the old and share that knowledge between them both,” said Martin White, TBIFC’s Kizhaay Anishinaabe Niin worker. “A lot of our young people don’t have grandparents that are mobile or perhaps they might have passed on. So we have surrogate grandparents — that is why we use our Elder group.” White said the youth will one day pass on the knowledge they learned from the Elders at TBIFC to future generations. “We’re always teaching these young people to be good grandparents one day,” White said.

Environmental monitoring training underway at Matawa Rick Garrick Wawatay News

This year’s science and environment workshops at the Nibinamik Youth Retreat were part of the training for the RoFATA Environmental Monitoring Training Program. “(The youth) really enjoyed it,” said Harry Bunting, a Ring of Fire Aboriginal Training Alliance (RoFATA) environmental monitoring student from Constance Lake. “They learned quite a bit actually,

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and so did I. I was able to do some sampling of fish, learned how to age a fish and what to do when you are sampling and doing your protocols to help assess the water quality and assess the environment itself.” The Environmental Monitoring Training Program is being delivered by Four Rivers Matawa Environmental Services Group at the Matawa First Nations building in Thunder Bay. “As part of the training program, students are assigned to real community

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based projects or initiatives so that they can learn to do the work by actually doing it,” said Sarah Cockerton, manager of environmental programs at Four Rivers, in an e-mail. “This year, the environmental monitoring students organized, prepared and delivered the science/ environmental workshops to the youth in addition to planning and organizing a lot of the logistics to the trip itself.” The Four Rivers staff and the environmental monitoring students travelled to WEDNESDAY August 13 7am Cree Morning Show 8am Ojicree Morning Show 9 am North Wind Talkers 10 am Ojicree Morning Show 11 am Cree News at Noon 12 pm Ojicree News at Noon 4 pm Cree Evening Show 5 pm Ojicree Evening News 6 pm Legends Program

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Nibinamik on July 14 for the youth retreat and returned on July 18. Soon after arriving back in Thunder Bay, the environmental monitoring students were back in class. “We’re looking at the land and the effects of the water and the mining that is coming into our area,” Bunting said. “Right now we are learning about microbenthic invertebrates, that is, looking at water insects.” Bunting and the other 10 students have completed about 10 weeks of the 24-week environmental monTHURSDAY August 14

itoring program as of July 25. “It is quite intense,” Bunting said. “(We are) learning quite a bit about biology, chemistry and water tables and how the water f lows, how the environment works.” Bunting looks forward to future employment opportunities after he completes the program. “The training I am receiving right now is working towards on-the-job training,” Bunting said. “So there is a job opportunity in this field.” The environmental monitoring program is one of a FRIDAY August 15

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number of RoFATA programs announced this past May. A partnership between Matawa First Nations — Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment and Training Services, Noront Resources Ltd. and Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology, RoFATA’s key objective is to provide training-toemployment opportunities to support the Matawa First Nations people. Funding for the initiative was provided through the federal government’s Skills and Partnership Fund. WEEKEND

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