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Vol. 41 No. 18

Northern Ontario’s First Nation Voice since 1974

Webequie chief says Ontario moving ‘unilaterally’ ahead on Ring of Fire development Wawatay News

The chief of Webequie First Nation said the Ontario government is failing to live up to its commitment with his community after the province announced the establishment of an infrastructure development corporation on Aug. 28.

Instead of working with the Matawa First Nation in the Ring of Fire to develop the corporation, Chief Cornelius Wabasse said the Ontario government “unilaterally move(d) ahead,” a decision he called “disappointing.”

The province first announced its intention to establish an infrastructure development corporation in early July, which would decide how to invest Ontario’s $1-billion dollar commitment to Ring of Fire infrastructure..

The corporation would “work to bring First Nations and the public and private sectors together to create partnerships and facilitate investment decisions in strategic transportation infrastructure.”

In the Aug. 28 announcement, Northern Development and Mines Minister Michael Gravelle said the not-forprofit corporation has an interim board of directors composed of four Ontario public servants.

The announcement said that the corporation would evolve and its board of directors would broaden to include First Nations membership.

However, Wabasse said this was decision was made without First

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“What we’re saying we’re supposed to be working side-by-side to develop that. A path of process needs to happen so we can select who is going to be on that board,” Wabasse told Wawatay News. “Now they’re at the stage where they put in a board of directors from their side, the Ontario side. But there is no First Nation content. That’s the problem with that (development corporation).”

Wabasse said he was not aware of the impending announcement until days before.

“Minister Gravelle called me before, giving me a heads up that they’ll be doing an announcement,” he said.

“And I told him that I thought he said that we were supposed to be working together, to make that type of announcement.”

Instead, Wabasse said, “Ontario is just moving forward without meaningful consultation and (without) working together side-by-side with First Nations.”

Gravelle could not be reached directly for comment. In a statement forwarded by a Ministry of Northern Development and Mines representative, Gravelle said Ontario is committed to working in “full-partnership with Matawa-member First Nations as well as the other key partners to drive smart, sustainable and collaborative development in the Ring of Fire.”

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Rangers in mock battle

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Master Cpl. Leslie Anderson of Kasabonika kneels as soldiers take him prisoner during a mock battle exercise in southern Ontario. Anderson and two Fort Albany Rangers used their native languages (Oji-Cree, Cree) during the exercise. See story and photos on page 8.

ᒪᐡᑭᑯᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᓂᐸᐣ ᑭᑭᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧ ᑲᑭᑎᐸᑐᑌᐠ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ 9 ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐅᑎᓱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᓫᐁᓂ ᑲᕑᐱᐣᑐᕑ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ

ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᑫᑕᑯᓯᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧᑫᐧ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑫ ᐊᓫᐊᓂᐢ ᐅᐸᐧᑦᓴᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ ᒪᐡᑭᑯᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᓂᐸᐣ ᐢᑕᐣ ᓫᐅᑎᐟ ᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᒪᔭᑦ ᑕᓇᑯᓯ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᑭᐅᔑᑐᐨ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧ ᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑲᐣ, ᑲᑲᔭᔑᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ? ᑲᑭᐃᔑᓂᑲᑕᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑲᐣ, ᑕᓇᑯᒋᑲᑌ ᑐᕑᐊᐣᑐ ᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᐃᔑᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐊᐧᑌᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 5 ᐃᓇᑭᓱᐨ, ᑕᐃᓇᒋᒧᒪᑲᐣ ᑲᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐅᑎᓱᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ 9 ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᓄᑯᒥᑫ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᐊᐃᓯᓭᑭᐣ ᑐᑲᐣ ᑲᐱᒥᑭᑫᑕᑯᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐊᓂᒥᓭᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᐊᑕᐊᐧᐱᐢᑲᐟ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᑐᕑᐃᓴ ᐢᐯᐣᐢ ᐅᐸᐊᐧᓂᐦᐃᑎᓱᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᓂᔑᔪ ᐃᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᐧᓴ ᑲᑭᐃᓇᐦᐊᑐᐊᐧᐨ. “ᓫᐅᑎᐟ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᐅᑭᐃᐧᒋᑐᐣ ᐅᒪ ᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᔭᓂᒧᑕᐣ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ 9 ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐅᑎᓱᐃᐧᓇᐣ,” ᐅᐸᐧᑦᓴᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᓫᐅᑎᐟ ᐅᑭᑭᒋᓀᑕᐣ ᐁᑭ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᒪᔭᑦ ᑲᑭᐃᑭᓄᑯᐸᓀᐣ

ᐊᔓᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐅᑎᓱᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᔭᓂᒧᑕᐣ ᐁᑭᐃᔑᓂᑲᑕᐠ “ᒪᔭᑦ ᑲᑭᐃᓇᑌᐠ ᓇᑯᒥᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᒧᒋᐃᑭᑐᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᓇᑯᒥᑐᐃᐧᓂᐠ.” ᐊᓂᒧᒋᑲᑌ ᑕᐡ ᑲᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᑯᐸᓀᐣ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ 9 ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐅᑎᓱᐃᐧᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ 1905 ᑲᔭᑭᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐃᑭᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ

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ᐅᓇᔓᐁᐧᐃᐧᑭᒪᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᐊᔭᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᑭᒧᒋᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᑯᐸᐣ ᐅᑕᔓᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐁᑲ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐅᑎᓱᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᐊᓇᐃᐧᐣ ᓫᐅᑎᐟ ᐁᐡᑲᑦ ᑭᐃᔑᓇᑯᓯ ᐁᑭᓯᐊᐧᓱᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑲᑲᐧᑕᑫᑕᒥᐦᐃᑯᐨ ᑲᐱᒥᔭᓂᒧᑕᐠ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐸᐧᑦᓴᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᑭᐃᔑᓂᓯᑕᐁᐧᓂᒪᐨ ᐁᓄᑲᑎᓯᓂᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐁᐅᔕᐁᐧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐨ. “ᐁᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒪᐠ ᐅᐃᐧᐣᑲᐧᓂᐠ ᓂᑭᐊᐧᐸᒪ ᐁᓄᑲᑎᓯᐨ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᔕᑯᐨ ᑲᔦ ᓂᑭᐃᔑᐊᐧᐸᒪ ᐁᑭᓯᐊᐧᓱᐨ. ᐅᑭᐊᐧᐃᐧᑕᓇᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐁᔑᑌᐯᐧᐃᓂᐊᐧᑭᐣ ᑲᑭᐊᓂᒧᑕᑭᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ. ᔕᑯᐨ ᑲᐯᐦᐃ ᑭᓇᑲᐧᓂ ᐃᒪ ᐅᓄᑕᑯᓯᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᐅᑎᔑᑭᔐᐧᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᑲᐃᔑᐊᔭᒥᐨ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᐁᐃᓂᓂᐃᐧᐨ, ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᔭᑦ ᓂᑭᐃᐧᑕᓯᐣ.” ᓫᐅᑎᐟ ᑲᔦ ᑭᒪᓯᓇᑌᓭᐸᐣ ᓂᔑᐣ ᐅᐸᐧᑦᓴᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑲᓂᐠ: ᑲᑕᐊᐧᐱᐢᑲᐠ ᓯᐱ ᐃᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ, ᑲᐃᔑᑎᐸᑐᑌᐠ ᐊᑕᐊᐧᐱᐢᑲᐟ ᑲᑯᐸᒋᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐊᐧᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊᐧ ᐅᒋ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐦᐊᔾᐦᐅ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐁ! ᔕᓇᐣ ᐅᐸᐊᐧᒧᐃᐧᐣ. “ᑲᐯᐦᐃ ᐃᒪ ᑭᐊᔭ ᐊᐣᑎ ᑲᐃᔑᑭᒋᐊᓂᒥᓭᓇᓂᐊᐧᓂᐠ,” ᐅᐸᐧᑦᓴᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ. “ᐣᑭ ᑭᒋᓀᓂᒪ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑲᑭᐊᐱᒋ ᓇᓇᑲᑕᐁᐧᓂᒪᐨ ᐅᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒪᐣ.” ᐅᐸᐧᑦᓴᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᑐᓂ ᑭᒥᒋᓇᐁᐧᓯ

ᐊᐱ ᑲᓄᑕᐠ ᓫᐅᑎᐟ ᑲᑭᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐨ ᑲᓂᐳᓇᑭᓱᐨ ᓴᑭᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐁᑲ ᒋᐊᔭᐨ ᑲᐃᐧᔑ ᒪᒪᐃᐧᐡᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ. ᐅᐸᐧᑦᓴᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐃᒪ ᒪᒪᑕᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᑭᐅᒋᒪᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᓫᐅᑎᑐᐣ ᑲᓂᒪᐧᔦ ᐃᐡᑲᐧᐱᒪᑎᓯᓂᐨ. ᐅᑭᐱᑲᑫᐧᒋᒥᑯᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐊᔕ ᐁᐱᑕᓄᑲᑕᐠ ᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑲᐣ ᑲᐱᒪᓄᑲᑕᐠ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐸᐧᑦᓴᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᐃᐧᑕᒪᐊᐧᐣ ᐁᐸᑯᓭᑕᐠ ᐁᑲ ᐁᐧᓴ ᒋᐊᔭᑯᓯᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᐱᒥᐊᐣᑕᐃᐧᐦᐊᑲᓄᐨ ᒋᐃᔕᐨ ᒪᒪᐃᐧᐡᑲᐃᐧᓂᐠ. “ᒥᑕᐡ ᑲᐃᔑᐃᐧᑕᒪᐃᐧᔑᐨ, ᓂᑭᐳᓂᑐᐣ ᓂᐱᒥᐊᑕᐃᐧᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᓂᒪᐡᑭᑭᐃᐧᓂᓂᑦ ᓂᑭᐃᐠ ᐯᔑᑯᔭᑭ ᐁᑕ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᒋᐱᒪᑎᓯᔭᐣ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᑭᔭᓂᑭᑐ ᔕᑯᐨ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᑭᓀᐧᐡ ᓂᑲᐱᒪᑎᐢ,” ᐅᐸᐧᑦᓴᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ. “ᐁᑲᐧ ᓂᔓᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲ ᓇᑫ ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧᐃᓂᔑᐸᐣ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᐊᒥ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧᐱᒪᑎᓯᐨ. ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᑯ ᓂᑭᑯᐡᑫᐧᑕᐣ. ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᔦ ᓂᑭᐊᓂᒣᑕᐣ. ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᔦ ᒪᔑ ᒋᑭᔑᑐᐸᐣ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑲᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐸᐧᑦᓴᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐸᑲᑌᑕᐣ ᐁᑲ ᑲᑭᐅᒋᐊᐧᐸᑕᐦᐊᐨ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑲᐣ. “ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᑲᐣ ᐣᑐᒋᑭᑫᑕᐣ ᑫᐃᑭᓄᑫᐧᐣ. ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᑯ ᓂᑭ ᒥᑯᐡᑲᑌᑕᐣ. ᐁᑭᑫᑕᒪᐣ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᑭᒥᓀᑕᑭᐸᐣ, ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐊᐧᐸᑕᑭᐸᐣ,

ᐊᒥ ᐁᔑᑭᑫᑕᒪᐣ.” ᐅᐸᐧᑦᓴᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᔑᐸᑯᓭᓂᒪ ᑕᓯᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᑫᐊᐧᐸᑕᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑲᐣ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᑫᑯᐣ ᒋᑭᑫᑕᐠ. “ᒥᐦᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᔦ ᐢᑕᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᑭᐸᐣ. ᐅᑭᓇᓇᐱ ᐊᐧᐃᐧᑕᐣ ᐁᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑎᓂᓂᒪᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᑲᐸᐸᑲᓂᓯᐊᐧᐨ, ᔕᑯᐨ ᑲᔦ ᐃᑭᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᓀᑎᔭᐣ ᑲᐃᓂᑕᐧ ᒋᑭᐅᒋ ᓂᓯᑕᐁᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᑫᑯᓀᐣ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ ᒪᔭᑦ ᑲᐃᒋᑲᑌᐠ, ᐊᓂᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑲᐃᑭᑐᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐅᑎ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ 9 ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐅᑎᓱᐃᐧᐣ.” ᑲᑲᔭᔑᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ? ᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑲᐣ ᑭᐅᑕᐱᓂᑲᑌ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᒥᓇᐧᑌᓭᐠ, ᐁᐊᐧᐸᑕᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᐠ “ᐁᒥᓇᐧᔑᓂᐠ ᒥᓯᐁᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᑲᑕᓯᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑫᐠ.” ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᓂᐸᑭᐣ ᐦᐊᔾᐦᐅ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᔭᑭᐊᐧᓂᐠ, ᐅᐸᐧᑦᓴᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᑭᒪᒪᑲᑌᑕᐠ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑲᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᑕᐱᓂᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐁᒥᓄᓂᑲᑌᓂᐠ. “ᓂᒥᓀᐧᑕᐣ ᑲᑭᒥᓂᑯᔭᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐃᑭᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᒪᓯᓇᑌᔑᒪᑲᐧ,” ᐃᑭᑐ. “ᒥᑐᓂ ᑭᒋᓀᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᓂᐸᑯᓭᑕᐣ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ.”

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ᐱᑕᐯᑯᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᑭᐁᐧ ᐱᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐱᑕᐯᑯᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᑎᐯᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᑭᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᑭᐁᐧ ᐱᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᓄᑯᒥᑫ ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᐱᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑲᓄᐊᐧᑭᐸᐣ ᐁᑲ ᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᓇᐦᐁᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᓇᑭᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᒉᒥᐢ ᐯ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐱᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑫᐸᓂᐠ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐅᓇᔓᐁᐧᐃᐧᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᓯᒧᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᐅᒋ ᓇᐦᐁᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᐊᐱ ᒥᔑᐣ ᐃᓂᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐱᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐁᑭᐅᒋᒥᓄᓭᑭᐣ ᐁᑭᐁᐧᐱᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ. ᐊᐧᐁᐧ ᒪᔭᑦ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᐱᒧᑐᐨ ᐱᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᑭᐣ ᒪᒪᐊᐧᑭᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᐟᒪᐣ ᒥᑕᑕᐊᐧᐱᐣ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᒪᒪᐤ 345 ᑭᐱᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᔑᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐱᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᒧᓱᓂᐠ, ᑎᒥᐣᐢ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑕᐯᑯᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᓂᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑕᓯᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑲᑌᐣ ᒪᒪᐤ 218 (63 ᐳᕑᓭᐣᐟ) ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᐅᒋᒥᓇᐧᔑᑭᐣ. ᒥᑕᑕᐊᐧᐱᐣ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᐅᒋᐃᓯᓭᐠ ᒥᔑᐣ ᐁᑲ ᑲᑭᐅᒋᒥᓇᐧᔑᑭᐣ ᐱᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᐱᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑫᐠ ᐁᑲ ᐁᑭᐅᒋᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐊᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᓇᑯᓂᑲᑌᓂᐠ. ᑭᐃᑭᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᐱᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑫᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᑭᐅᒋ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᑲᐃᓇᑯᓂᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐱᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑫᐃᐧ ᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᒥᑕᑕᐊᐧᐱᐣ ᑭᐱᐊᐧᐃᐧᑕᒪᐊᐧᑲᓄ ᐁᑲ ᑲᓇᐦᐁᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑕᑭᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᑭᐁᐧ ᐱᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ.

Fort Albany members call for appeal of election results Members of Fort Albany First Nation are calling for the appeal of its recent election results.

The James Bay community held its election for chief and council last month and it generated controversy after many ballots cast were deemed invalid and not counted to the overall vote count.

According to figures provided by Edmund Metatawabin, the chief electoral officer, a total of 345 votes were cast at polling stations in Moosonee, Timmins and Fort Albany. Of those, 218 (63 per cent) were considered spoiled.

Metatwabin said many ballots were spoiled because voters did not follow election rules in marking the ballot.

Community members said voters were not properly educated on the voting rules.

Metatawabin received formal complaints and said the chances are good that he would grant an appeal, which could lead to a new election.

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ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᓇᑭᐡᑲᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᔭᓂᒧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᓇᓂᓴᓂᓭᐃᐧᓇᐣ

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ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᐅᑭᒪ ᑭᑎᐸᒋᒧᐊᐧᐠ ᓄᑯᒥᑫ ᐁᑭᓇᑭᐡᑲᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑭᔭᓂᒧᑕᒪᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᓇᓂᓴᓂᓭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓯᐃᐧ ᐊᓂᒥᓭᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᐅᐁᐧ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐅᐸᐅᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 28 ᑲᑭᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᐅᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ. ᐅᐁᐧ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌ ᐊᐱ ᐅᑌᓇᐃᐧᑭᒪ ᑭᐟ ᐦᐊᑊᐢ ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧᐃᑭᑐᐸᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐁᓴᐃᐧᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐅᑭᒪᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐃᓀᑫ ᑭᒋᐅᑌᓇᐠ ᑲᑲᑫᐧ ᑭᐱᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒪᒪᓂᐃᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᒋ ᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐊᐱ ᓂᔭᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᓂᓯᑕᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᒍᓫᐊᔾ ᐱᓯᑦ. ᐊᐧᓇᒪᐣᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐁᐅᒋᐸᐣ ᑭᒥᑲᐊᐧᑲᓄᐸᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐁᐱᒪᑎᓯᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐯᔓᐨ ᐱᓫᐟ ᐢᑎᕑᐃᐟ, ᓇᓴᐤ ᐃᓀᑫ ᐃᐣᑐᕑᓯᑎ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐧᓫᒪᕑᐟ ᑭᒋᐊᑕᐁᐧᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᓂᑯᑕᐧᓱ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑭᐅᑕᐱᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᓂᐸᑕᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑭᐃᓇᑭᑕᒪᐊᐧᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᒥᑲᐊᐧᑲᓄᐨ ᓇᐯ. “ᓂᐃᐧᑲᑫᐧᑐᑕᒥᐣ ᒋᒥᓄᔭᒪᑲᐠ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐸᔭᑕᑫᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᑭᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᔕᑯᐨ ᐃᔑᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᒥᔑᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐅᒪ ᒋᑭᐅᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᐊᐧᐸᐣ. ᓂᒥᓀᐧᑕᐣ ᑕᐡ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑎᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐅᑭᒪᐠ

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WAWATAY NEWS ᒋᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑯᔭᑭᑕᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑲᑫᐧᐃᓯᓭᑐᔭᐠ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐦᐊᑊᐢ. ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐦᐊᕑᐱ ᔦᐢᓄ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᑕᔭᑲᐧᒥᓯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒋᒥᓄᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᐧᐱᑭᐁᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᐅᒪ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᒥᐦᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᑕᓀᑕᒥᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪ ᑲᐅᒋ ᐱᑭᓯ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐊᐧᐨ. “ᒥᐦᐅᐁᐧ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᑲᐣ ᑲᑕᓀᑕᒥᐦᐃᑯᔭᐠ ᐅᑕᔭᑲᐧᒥᓯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒋᒥᓄᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᐣᑐᐡᑲᑎᓯᒥᓇᓂᐠ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᐃᐧᐸᐨ ᑫᐱᑕᑕᑯᔑᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ ᑲᐃᐧᐱᐃᐡᑯᓄᐊᐧᐨ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᔦᐢᓄ. “ᐣᑭᒋᓀᑕᐣ ᑕᐡ ᐅᑌᓇᐃᐧᑭᒪ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᑭᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᒋᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑯᔭᑭᑕᐧ ᒋᐸᔭᑕᑫᑕᑯᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑫᑕᔑᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ.”

NAN, Thunder Bay meet to discuss safety concerns Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) and the City of Thunder Bay announced the two parties have recently met to discuss safety and youth issues.

The announcement was released in an Aug. 28 joint statement.

The joint statement comes after Mayor Keith Hobbs made comments to local media about the lack of participation from NAN in the city’s Crime Prevention Council in the aftermath of the city’s then-fifth homicide involving Aboriginal people last July.

A Wunnumin Lake man was found deceased in the area near Field Street, which is located between Intercity Mall and Walmart.

Six people have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death.

“It is our goal to build a healthy, safe community and that requires many partners. I am very pleased with the commitment from NAN to work together with us towards that goal,” Hobbs said in the joint statement.

NAN Grand Chief Harvey Yesno stated that the safety and success of the returning students to Thunder Bay was a concern to both entities.

“The safety and success of our young people who will soon arrive in town to attend high school is of paramount concern to us, our First Nations and especially the families of these students,” Yesno said. “I am pleased that the city has reaffirmed its commitment to work with us to create a welcoming environment for them.”

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ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᐃᐧᒋᑲᐸᐃᐧᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑐᒋᑲᑌ ᓄᑯᒥᑫ ᑲᑭᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐸᐣ ᓂᔭᓄᔕᑊ ᐁᑕᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᓀᐸᐣ ᑎᓇ ᐸᐧᐣᑌᐣ ᐊᔕ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᑲᓄᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐸᐸᑲᐣ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᐊᐧᓂᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓂᓯᑕᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᑫᐧᐠ. ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪ ᐢᑎᐱᐣ ᐦᐊᕑᐳᕑ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᑕ ᑕᐃᓇᐸᑕᓄᐸᐣ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑐᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᑲᑫᐧᒋᒪᑲᓄᐸᐣ. ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᓄᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐃᓯᓭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒋᑭᐃᔑ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᔑᑲᐧᐸᐣ ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᑲᐊᐧᓂᑐᑕᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑲ ᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᐃᔑ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᐅᒋᒪᑲᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐊᓂᒥᓭᐃᐧᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᑫᐧᑕᐠ ᓇᐱᐨ ᒥᔑᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᐅᒋᒥᓄᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ, ᐊᔑᐨ ᑲᔦ ᐊᐁᐧ ᓫᐃᐳᕑᐊᓫ ᐅᓂᑲᓂᑕᑫ ᒐᐢᑎᐣ ᐟᕑᐅᑐ, ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪ ᑲᑐᕑᐃᐣ ᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᐠ ᐅᑭᒪ ᑕᐧᒪᐢ ᒪᓫᑫᓫ. ᒪᓫᑫᕑ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐅᑐᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᐱᑎᑫᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ, ᐁᐣᑎᐱ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑲᑐᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᐅᓇᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐊᐧᓂᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓂᓯᑕᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᑫᐧᐨ ᒥᑕᓱᒥᑕᓇ ᑭᔑᑲ ᑭᔭᓂᓯᓭᓂᐠ. ᑲᐅᒋᐸᐱᑭᓯᑭᒪᐃᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᑲᑲᑫᐧᒋᒪᐊᐧᐣ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐣ ᒋᒪᒋᑐᓂᐨ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ, ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᓇᑕᐁᐧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒋᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᐃᒪ ᑲᔦ ᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᑲᐸᐃᐧᒋᑲᑌ ᑭᒋᐅᑌᓇᑲᐠ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᒥᓇ ᑐᕑᐊᐣᑐ, ᐸᐯᔑᐠ ᐅᑌᓇᐃᐧᑭᒪᑲᐠ ᐅᑭᔕᐳᓇᓇᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐅᑐᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐁᐃᐧᒋᑲᐸᐃᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐁᐧᐃᑕᒪᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐣ ᒋᒪᒋᑐᓂᐨ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂ.

Premiers, opposition leaders support call for national inquiry The recent death of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine has sparked renewed calls from various organizations and leaders for a national inquiry into the issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said there was no need for a national inquiry when questioned on the subject. He said the subject should be viewed as a crime against innocent people and should not be viewed as a sociological problem.

His response triggered criticism from many, including federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Katherine Wynne, and opposition leader Thomas Mulcair.

Mulcair announced that if his party is elected into office, the NDP government would establish a national public inquiry into the issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women within 100 days.

Provincial premiers also called on the federal government to begin a national inquiry.

Meanwhile, the call for a national inquiry was also supported by the municipalities of Thunder Bay and Toronto, as each city council passed resolutions to call on the federal government to start an inquiry.

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Rangers use Cree, Oji-Cree languages in mock battle A small group of Canadian Rangers won praise for speaking in their native Cree and Oji-Cree languages to add a sense of realism to a major military training exercise in the Niagara Region.

The 33 Rangers, from Kashechewan, Fort Albany, and Kasabonika Lake, were part of Exercise Stalwart Guardian 2014, which saw 2,000 troops, including some from Britain and the U.S., engaged in a week-long exercise during which the Welland Canal was successfully defended by Canadian soldiers from an attack by a foreign country.

Master Cpl. Leslie Anderson of Kasabonika used his native OjiCree language when he played the role of an “enemy” soldier taken prisoner by defending Canadian Army soldiers.

“It was a new experience for me,” he said. “It was very realistic.

They did what they were supposed to do, putting me on the ground and searching me. It felt very real with all these army guys around me with their guns. It was very interesting and a lot of fun.”

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Fort Albany members call NAN, Thunder Bay meet for appeal of election results to discuss safety concerns Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News

Members of Fort Albany First Nation are calling for the appeal of its recent election results and the chief electoral officer said the “chances of granting such an appeal is good.”

The James Bay community held its election for chief and council earlier this month and it generated controversy after many ballots cast were deemed invalid and not counted to the overall vote count.

According to figures provided

by Edmund Metatawabin, the chief electoral officer, a total of 345 votes were cast at polling stations in Moosonee, Timmins and Fort Albany. Of those, 218 (63 per cent) were considered spoiled.

Metatawabin said the votes were considered spoiled because the voter did not mark their ballot according to the election rules.

Per the election code, voters must write an ‘X’ in the box beside the candidate they are voting for. Checkmarks do not count, and the ‘X’ must not touch the perimeter of the box.

Metatawabin said this rule was determined through community meetings before the election, where community members “discussed and argued over what constitutes a spoiled ballot.”

“When I read the (final) numbers to the community after the election, there was a lot of surprise on their faces and shock that this happened,” Metatawabin said. “But you can’t place blame except that these were the instructions of the community.”

Metatawabin also said the scrutineers who oversee the bal-

lot counting “exert(ed) too much influence in the counting of ballots.”

Each chief and deputy chief candidate are each allowed one scrutineer to oversee and witness the counting process.

“And so the misconception on their part, or they believed on their part, is that they could actually determine on their own what is considered spoiled and what is considered good,” Metatawabin said.

Once Metatawabin saw that the pile of spoiled ballots climbed higher than good ballots, it was too late as many votes had already been cast.

“The chief electoral officer would’ve been considered authoritative, and not allowing democracy to go through,” Metatawabin said. “You have to make a choice. In this case, I said this is the will of the community.”

One of the reasons for the complaints was that the voters were not given proper instruction before casting their vote.

But Metatawabin said there were several opportunities to learn those instructions.

“We had a piece of paper at the voting table where people were registering, saying to put the ‘X’ inside the box please,” he said. “I don’t know what more we can do. It’s been stated in the community meetings, everyone heard about it. And we repeated that instruction at the ballot table.”

Metatawabin agreed the stringent directions in marking the ballots is not the way to go. Some community members had complained the check box on the ballot was too small, which would make it even more difficult for Elders.

“You cannot expect an Elder to

adequately see the box. The box may be too small for them. And they’re not steady anymore. So people were saying we are discriminating against our Elders,” Metatawabin said, adding he agrees with the sentiment.

As of the morning of Aug. 22, Metatawabin had two letters of complaint and was expecting more by the end of the day.

As the chief electoral officer, Metatawabin has the authority to grant an appeal of the election result. He said the chances of him doing so is “good.”

At that point, he would have to decide whether to do a recount and this time count the ballots that clearly indicate who the voter is selecting. Or he could call for another election.

As it stands as of Aug. 16, Andrew Solomon was elected as chief of Fort Albany, beating out candidates Brent Edwards and Brent Nakochee.

Robert Nakogee was elected as the deputy chief over Charlotte Nakogee and Thomas Scott.

The seven band councillors voted in were Joseph Wheesk, Mary Sutherland, Marie Knapaysweet, Randy Knapaysweet, Lorna Sutherland Agatha Nakogee and Micheline Loone.

For the first time, Fort Albany had polling stations for offreserve members in Moosonee and Timmins. Those stations were open on Aug. 9. The election within the community took place on Aug. 16.

A breakdown of the total ballots cast and those that were spoiled, by location: Moosonee – 23 ballots cast; 20 spoiled.

Timmins – 62 ballots cast; 46 spoiled.

Fort Albany – 260 ballots cast; 152 spoiled.

Stephanie Wesley Wawatay News

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) and the City of Thunder Bay announced the two parties have recently met to discuss safety and youth issues.

The announcement was released in an Aug. 28 joint statement.

The joint statement comes after Mayor Keith Hobbs made comments to local media about the lack of participation from NAN in the city’s Crime Prevention Council in the aftermath of the city’s then-fifth homicide involving Aboriginal people last July.

A Wunnumin Lake man was found deceased in the area near Field Street, which is located between Intercity Mall and Walmart. Six people have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death.

“It is our goal to build a healthy, safe community and that requires many partners. I am very pleased with the commitment from NAN to work together with us towards that goal,” Hobbs said in the joint statement.

In July, Hobbs called on NAN to start working with the city’s Crime Prevention Council and talk about the growing Aboriginal on Aboriginal crime in Thunder Bay. Hobbs described NAN’s lack of participation on the crime prevention council and unwillingness to discuss the problem of violence as the group not wanting to talk about it and “open up Pandora’s box.”

“They have turned us down.

Until the chiefs of the northern communities and NAN

“The safety and success of our young people who will soon arrive in town to attend high school is of paramount concern to us, our First Nations and especially the families of these students.”

-NAN Grand Chief Harvey Yesno

show an interest in getting involved, it’s something the City of Thunder Bay is going to have to be on the hook for ourselves,” Hobbs said.

Hobbs also told local media that he was not suggesting all homicides are Aboriginal on Aboriginal, “but if you check with police you’re going to find out most of them are.”

NAN Grand Chief Harvey Yesno responded to Hobbs’ comments in a press release.

“We were very disappointed with the incorrect and inflammatory statements made by Mayor Hobbs with respect to acts of violence within the city, including the insinuation that we are unwilling to address this very serious issue,” Yesno said in the release.

Yesno said that as a strong corporate citizen, NAN is concerned for the safety and security of all residents, regardless of ethnicity.

“Where possible, we have worked with the city and other organizations to address these issues and are proud to support the outstanding work that First Nations police services are doing in cooperation with

Thunder Bay police, especially around the illegal and prescription drug trade,” Yesno said.

He then said that NAN would respectfully and appropriately address their concerns to Hobbs and council.

In the joint statement by NAN and the City of Thunder Bay, Yesno stated that the safety and success of the returning students to Thunder Bay was a concern to both entities.

“The safety and success of our young people who will soon arrive in town to attend high school is of paramount concern to us, our First Nations and especially the families of these students,” Yesno said. “I am pleased that the city has reaffirmed its commitment to work with us to create a welcoming environment for them.”

NAN and the City of Thunder Bay look forward to joint participation in upcoming initiatives and will join together to welcome high school students from NAN First Nations to the city at two different events.

The first event is the Working Together for Student Success student orientation at the Victoria Inn, which will be held on Sept. 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The second event, which is geared for post-secondary students and open to the public, is Maadaadizi 2014 Post-Secondary Student Orientation, which will be held at Marina Park on Sept. 6 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Maadaadizi will feature Wab Kinew, Nick Sherman, Sarah Kanutski, and Ron Kanutski.

Webequie’s confidence in regional process ‘shaken’ by announcement Continued from page 1 He said that he and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne travelled to Marten Falls First Nation to attend the Matawa annual general meeting to discuss its commitment.

“I was also able to connect with Chief Wabasse and other Matawa-member First Nation leadership prior to making the announcement last week where we had a good discussion and I was able to hear their concerns,” he said. “It is a top priority for our government and my ministry to continue to build on the work of the historic frame-

work agreement and to continue to work closely with the Matawa-member First Nations and all partners to ensure that this project moves forward in a cooperative and respectful manner.”

With the Ontario government working to develop the Ring of Fire, Wabasse said “we have told Ontario that there are principles that have to be recognized.”

“The treaty rights, jurisdiction and now indigenous laws must be respected too,” he said. “And we’ve said all along that our process must be community-based and communitydriven, so one has to recognize

Webequie Chief Cornelius Wabasse those processes. And we’re not even at that stage yet. We’re in the middle of that stage where we are developing communityfocuses and processes. So the government needs to recognize

that.”

In an Aug. 29 media release, Wabasse said Webequie’s confidence in the regional process has been shaken.

“Our community members are upset,” he said. “We agreed as a community to negotiate with Ontario in good faith. This can’t happen if Ontario makes decisions without our involvement.”

According to Ontario, the development corporation would work with key partners including First Nations, industry, communities, and the federal government, to formalize partnerships through the corporation, and overseeing an eco-

nomic and technical baseline feasibility report on transportation infrastructure.

Last spring, the nine Matawa First Nations – including Webequie – and Ontario signed a framework agreement which the parties said would ensure the First Nation communities benefit from the proposed Ring of Fire development.

The framework agreement allowed the two parties to move forward with a negotiation process on a community-based regional approach to development in the Ring of Fire. It also ensured First Nations and Ontario can work together to advance Ring of Fire opportu-

nities, including regional longterm environmental monitoring and enhanced participation in environmental assessment processes, resource revenue sharing, economic supports, regional and community infrastructure.

The Ring of Fire, located about 540 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, has mineral potential believed to be worth $60 billion dollars and includes the largest deposit of chromite ever discovered in North America. Chromite is a key ingredient in stainless steel. The area also holds the potential for significant production of nickel, copper and platinum.

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Commentary The Magic Bus Ride Xavier Kataquapit UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY

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took a road trip recently to southern Quebec to meet my mom Susan in Trois-Riveries.

The ride was a long one over two days from my remote cottage but it was also very enjoyable to travel the rural roads of La Belle Province. My mom, sister Jackie and many of the Elders of Attawapiskat were on a holy pilgrimage by bus to some of the Catholic shrines of Quebec. In a way it was also a pilgrimage of my own.

I met mom at Cap-de-laMadeleine, at the Basilique Notre-Dame du Cap while she and the Elders were attending evening mass. It had been a while since I spent time with my mom and the setting in this beautiful Catholic cathedral was perfect in many ways. I grew up attending Sunday mass with my mom, dad and siblings.

I even spent time as an alter boy. It was very nostalgic to be led by my brother Lawrence to find a seat next to my mom in a space she cherished. This sanctuary was wide, open and bright backed by a grand pipe organ which filled the back wall of a second level mezzanine.

I really felt as though I was in another world as I hugged my mom in joy and sadness with the pipe organ playing dramatic tunes that almost lifted us up.

The next thing I knew I was pushing mom in her wheel chair in a queue of Elders from Attawapiskat as we walked with our candles in hand on a traditional Catholic vigil. It was magical to be in the dark and on a trail that wound around a lake that surrounded a statue of the Virgin Mary. It was comforting to be around so many wonderful Elders of my memories as we moved quietly and reflectively in the night.

This visit with mom was the first I had enjoyed since the passing of my dad Marius so it was a joyful reunion but steeped also in sadness. Mom and dad have often taken this retreat over the years. Mom explained that people from the north had been coming here for generations and many of the Elders from Attawapiskat knew of this sanctuary because their parents and grandparents had been here before.

While I visited with mom I took time to say hello to everyone from Attawapiskat and I am sure I could hear my dad’s voice telling me not to forget this person or another. It was great to see Frances Hookimaw and her family. She is a familiar personality who has worked at our local hospital for years. I saw Joey Koostachin and Dominic Nakogee and their families.

They are two old hunters, trappers and Elders from the community who I remember as positive people when I was living back home as a child.

Sophie Spence gave me a great hello and asked me to remember her in words and of course I just had to keep that little promise. She is a familiar matriarch in the community who worked hard to raise a good, strong family. Brother Michel Koostachin, was also on hand to encourage the people on their pilgrimage.

I was happy to see Josephine Koostachin and her family including her daughter Karen Koostachin. It was a little shocking for me to see Karen as she is the exact image of her mom as I remember her years ago in school. The Koostachins were our next door neighbours in the community and whenever we needed help with anything, they were there for us. I was surprised to see Edmond Mudd, a personality who is familiar to anyone who ever travelled to Attawapiskat.

Edmund was a key employee at the local airport for many years, first for Austin Airways then later for Air Creebec. I also got to meet Annabella Iahtail, my old Cree teacher from grade school who taught me Eh-EeOh-Ah and all the syllabics of our Cree alphabet. Her eyes sparkled with excitement as she made her way along the pilgrimage.

I saw my cousins Laurette Nakogee and Celine Koostachin. They are two people that enjoy laughing and sharing fun stories of our lives and the world around us. It was so good to see my aunt Theresa Kataquapit and her son Ron and his family. Theresa has always been a very special Elder to me as she and her late husband Gabe had this gift for making people comfortable with their kindness and good humour.

My visit was topped by a little reunion with Father Vezina, our parish priest who has been with Attawapiskat for over 40 years.

Our community has been very fortunate to have had someone as devoted as him to lead our church. He has been there for everyone from Attawapiskat for decades commemorating and celebrating births, weddings, first communions and graduations. In a remote First Nation where we had little that ever stayed strong and familiar Father Vezina has been our rock and has stood beside us from birth to death in many cases. Even though he is a French Canadian by birth, he speaks fluent Cree with our Elders and in many ways he has also become an Elder in our community.

There were many other Elders and people on the tour that I did not have time to properly meet and talk to. It was a bittersweet moment for me as well because in meeting all these people and in being surrounded by so many familiar faces, voices and our Cree language, I almost felt as if people who are now gone like my father Marius were with us in some way. That bus held a lot of memories for me with its very precious cargo. underthenorthernsky.com

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Rangers Thomas Hookimawillillene (left) and Paula Nakagee (centre), both of Fort Albany, received Canadian Forces Decorations for their long and dedicated military service from Col. Brock Millman (right), commander, 31 Canadian Brigade Group. The presentation was made during a military exercise.

Practice Sun Safety and Protect Your Skin Dr. Shannon Wesley Special to Wawatay News

As much as we enjoy the feeling of the warm sun on our skin it’s also important to protect yourself from the potential harms the sun can have on our health.

We don’t often think of our skin as a vital organ to our body, but it is and we need to protect it!

You may be thinking: ‘how can the sun affect my skin and my health?’ The truth is that the sun’s rays contain ultraviolet (UV) radiation. UV radiation can be thought of as ‘invisible’ light that we can’t see and can cause damage to our skin, such as sunburns. Sunburns are common signs of skin damage from the sun, but remember that the redness associated with a burn may not show up until three to four hours of sun exposure has occurred. With more severe sunburns, more serious signs and symptoms include blistering, changes in skin colour, pain and even

signs of dehydration (fever, headache, vomiting).

What’s important to know is that increased exposure to UV radiation from the sun can increase your risk of developing skin cancer – especially if you sunburn easily, have fair skin, or have lots of moles. I should also mention that using tanning beds, where UV radiation is aimed directly onto your skin, also increases your risk of developing skin cancer. You should not use tanning beds.

Skin cancer occurs when the cells in your skin change from normal to abnormal. These cells grow faster and different than normal, healthy cells. There are two main types of skin cancer: melanoma and non-melanoma.

Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that if not found early can spread to other parts of the body and can potentially cause death. It can run in families, and looks like a black mole or birthmark on your skin. Nonmelanoma skin cancer usually grows slower, and can most often be found as pink, red and

swollen, or peeling and crusty skin. It is most often found on your head, face, neck, back of your hands, and on your arms and legs.

Take the time to check your skin. Look for signs of melanoma using the ABCDE’s of moles.

Asymmetry: one side of the mole looks different than the other side Border: has a jagged edge, edges are not smooth Colour: different colours such as variations of brown, pink, red or black Diameter: larger than the diameter of a pen Evolution: changes shape or colour

PUBLISHER/EDITOR Lenny Carpenter lennyc@wawatay.on.ca

SALES REPRESENTATIVE Tom Scura toms@wawatay.on.ca

If you have a mole that you are concerned about you should see your healthcare provider.

They can look at it and determine if a test should done to make sure it’s not cancerous.

Just as I always say in my articles, the best thing that you can do to avoid cancer is to prevent it! When it comes to

skin cancer, the most important thing that you can do to prevent it is to stay out of the sun, especially from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. when the UV radiation is at its highest. However, if you are outside in the sun, follow some of these sun safety tips: -Wear broad spectrum SPF 30 sunscreen that protects against UVA and UVB radiation -Apply sunscreen 30 minutes before going outside and every 2 hours thereafter (even if it’s cloudy, you should wear sunscreen) -Wear UV protective clothing -Wear wide-brimmed hats, long sleeve shirts and pants -Wear sunglasses to protect your eyes -Go outside when the UV index is less than 3 If you have a question for me or a topic you’d like me to write about please email me at: asksw@tbh.net. Until next month, your health is in your hands.

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Fort Hope Fossil Finders Andy Fyon ONTARIO BENEATH OUR FEET

The next time you are out and about enjoying the sunshine before fall arrives, take a few minutes to look at the ground.

Look at the clay, sand or gravel that covers the land.

Look at the rocks that poke out from beneath the clay, sand or gravel. Look at the pebbles and big rocks that occur along the edges of the lakes. What you will see are pieces of Ontario’s geological history.

The colourful rocks likely came from the ancient Precambrian Shield. These rocks were carried to your community by thick sheets of ice called glaciers that covered the land during the last ice age. Over time, melting ice water moved them, made them round, and dropped them along former river channels. The larger boulders were plucked out of the ancient Precambrian Shield by the glaciers. The ice carried the boulders like a toboggan carries a bag until the ice melted and the boulders were deposited.

Glaciers carried some rocks hundreds of kilometres from their place of origin. I saw an example of that long transport this spring while visiting Eabametoong First Nation. Bill Shawinimash and Sid O’Kees had invited me to drop by for a session on their

B+S radio show. While on air we were surprised by a visit from Ricky Ostamus and Judy Boyce, two Fort Hope locals.

Hearing us chatting about geology, Ricky and Judy came by the radio room because they were curious about an unusual brown rock that had been found in the local area.

Ricky shared the story of an interesting rock with the radio audience. Two young fossil finders named Mirrah Atlookan and Lamarith Boyce were walking along the shore of Eabamet Lake. They saw the strange brown rock lying on the ground at the edge of the lake. They stopped and picked up the rock because it was different. They shared the rock with Ricky, who kept it in a safe place.

We looked at the mystery rock and compared it to pictures in a book and saw that the rock looked like a fossil. A fossil is the remains or outline of a prehistoric animal that is preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock. In the case of this special rock, it looked like a fossil of an ancient coral. But, for that to be true, it would mean that this fossil had traveled a long way! Coral fossils are not found in the rocks around the Fort Hope area. The closest rocks that contain this type of fossil occur to the east, from the area around Marten Falls to the James Bay and Hudson Bay coasts.

To be certain, I sent photos to a fossil expert at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.

He confirmed we were correct.

It was a fossil of an ancient

coral that lived on the Earth in a warm ocean that covered Ontario about 400 million years ago. The coral animal died and, over millions of years, the remains turned into rock. That type of rock now lies beneath the James Bay and Hudson Bay lowlands so fossils like this are typically found east in the James Bay lowland.

“Glaciers carried some rocks hundreds of kilometres from their place of origin. I saw an example of that long transport this spring while visiting Eabametoong First Nation...”

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You may wonder how this fossil got from James Bay to Fort Hope. The answer to this lies in the glaciers that covered all of Ontario two million years ago. The glaciers scraped over the James Bay lowland rock, plucked out the fossil, and carried it southwest. About 10,000 years ago, the glaciers melted and dropped the fossil coral into sandy material left by the glaciers. Rivers of melted glacier water likely moved the fossil to a resting place near Eabamet Lake. Over time, the waves of Eabamet Lake washed the sand away and exposed the fossil on the shore. That is where the fossil was seen by the sharp eyes of Mirrah Atlookan

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and Lamarith Boyce – Fort Hope fossil finders.

So, the next time you walk, drive or boat around your community on a summer evening, stop and take a look at the Ontario beneath your feet. There is an amazing story hidden in the clay, sand, gravel, rocks and even fossils that we walk on every day.

Fossil found in Fort Hope along the shore of Eabamet Lake.

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Premiers, opposition leaders support call for national inquiry Stephanie Wesley Wawatay News

The recent death of 15-yearold Tina Fontaine has sparked renewed calls from various organizations and leaders for a national inquiry into the issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women.

The subject was discussed at a meeting with premiers and territorial leaders in Charlottetown, PEI prior to the annual Council of the Federation Premiers Conference.

The meeting between the premiers and Aboriginal leaders came not too long after Prime Minister Stephen Harper said there was no need for a national inquiry when questioned on the subject, and Fontaine’s death, during a visit to Yukon College in Whitehorse, NWT. “I think we should not view this as a sociological phenomenon. We should view it as crime. It is crime against innocent people and it needs to be addressed as such,” Harper said.

His response triggered criticism from many, including federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Katherine Wynne, and opposition leader Thomas Mulcair.

Mulcair called the comments from Harper “cold” and “heartless,” and said that they ignore the disproportionate levels of violence that Aboriginal women face in the country.

“And it ignores the fact that this violence is indeed systemic,” he added.

At a press conference in Ottawa on Aug. 27, Mulcair announced that within 100 days in office, an NDP gov-

ernment would establish a national public inquiry into the issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women.

Before the start of the annual meeting, premiers and Aboriginal leaders Clément Chartier, head of the Métis National Council, and Native Women’s Association of Canada president Michèle Audette, renewed the calls at a press conference for a national inquiry, but also proposed a national roundtable with federal ministers.

“We are also extremely sup-

portive of the idea that if there is a national roundtable with federal ministers,” said P.E.I Premier Robert Ghiz.

Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Ghislain Picard welcomed renewed support for a national inquiry.

“The challenges and priorities before us are a tall order, but I am pleased that we came together today as individuals and as leaders to discuss working together to achieve change for First Nations and other Indigenous peoples in Canada,” Picard said.

Picard said: “we are encouraged by the agreement from premiers and territorial leaders to convene regional roundtables and to engage in and support a national roundtable with Indigenous representative organizations to coordinate efforts to end violence against Indigenous women and girls.”

Picard said that ending violence was a collective challenge for First Nations, the federal government, and the provinces and regions.

“Support for a national inquiry is welcomed, but we cannot stop here. We cannot find ourselves in the same situation next year, we absolutely need to make progress and it needs to start now,” Picard said.

He stated that “everyone” needs to be at the table to support all efforts to address ongoing challenges and root causes of vulnerability and violence.

The call for a national inquiry was also supported by the municipalities of Thunder Bay and Toronto, as each city council passed resolutions to call on the federal government to start an inquiry.

Meanwhile, there have been published editorials in the media from those who are against a national inquiry. The editorials have outraged the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA).

ONWA issued a press release in response to a column that appeared in the Globe and Mail on Aug. 27 titled “Posturing is the only reason for a missing women inquiry.” ONWA stated that they were shocked and

appalled by the article, which was penned by Jeffrey Simpson.

“The article not only disregards the true magnitude of the problem Canada has with missing and murdered Aboriginal women, but makes the blatantly racist and stereotypical assumption that all Aboriginal women are killed

by Aboriginal men,” read the statement from ONWA. The Globe and Mail piece stated that even though the report released in the spring by the RCMP (entitled Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women: A National Operational Overview) “does not say so directly, the data strongly suggest that Aboriginal women were (and are) largely being victimized by Aboriginal men, which means the solutions to the problem lie not within a public inquiry but within Aboriginal communities about why this is happening.”

ONWA stresses that it is important to clarify for Simpson, and the Canadian public at large, that the RCMP report makes no reference whatsoever to the race of the perpetrators who have been convicted of killing Aboriginal women.

“While it does state that most homicides are most often perpetrated by spouses or someone known to the victim, it is nothing more than a stereotypical assumption that all Aboriginal women are married to Aboriginal men and that all their known acquaintances are Aboriginal,” ONWA stated.

ONWA stated that to imply that the over 1,200 cases of missing and murdered

Aboriginal women are simply the result of “Aboriginal-onAboriginal crime” is nothing more than shameful victim blaming and a desperate attempt to negate Canada as a whole of any responsibility to the issue.

Dawn Harvard, ONWA President, said that the epidemic of missing and murdered Aboriginal women is a systemic problem that affects all Canadians, and needs to be treated as such.

“Mr. Simpson’s article fails to mention that Aboriginal women are losing their lives at alarmingly higher rates than non-Aboriginal women. This is the atrocity! To downgrade this tragedy to an issue that lies solely within our communities shows a complete and utter disregard for the seriousness of it,” Harvard said.

Harvard said the writer’s assumption that it is primarily Aboriginal men who are killing Aboriginal women “only perpetuates racist attitudes and divisiveness in this country.

“The focus needs to be on why this is happening at such alarming rates,” Harvard said.

“We need to look at this from a broader perspective and examine the underlying socioeconomic issues that are contributing to the violence. This is not the time to be pointing fingers.”

ONWA called on all media to honour their responsibility to the public to ensure that what is being published does not perpetuate racist attitudes and beliefs that leave Aboriginal women even more vulnerable to violence than they already are.

Attawapiskat announces name of new school: Kattawapsikak Elementary School Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News

COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN GRANT INCENTIVE PROGRAM Launch of Second Intake of Applications for 2014 From August 27, 2014, to September 30, 2014, applicants are invited to complete the application form that is available at the Sioux Lookout Municipal office and on the Municipal website at: http://www.siouxlookout.ca/en/invest-grow/community-improvement-plan.asp

After a community vote, Attawapiskat First Nation has selected a name of its new school: Kattawapiskak Elementary School.

The name was chosen on Aug. 28 after two days of voting. The first day of voting narrowed down the candidates from five potential names to two. The other finalist was Shannen Memorial School.

Kattawapiskak is the traditional name of the community. It translates to “the parting of the rocks,” referencing a landmark on the river flowing out to James Bay.

The Attawapiskat First Nation Education Authority acknowledged the legacy of Shannen Koostachin, a local youth who led a campaign to call on the federal government to build a new school not only in Attawapiskat, but in First Nations across the country.

“She will not be forgotten and all the youth who (are) still with us,” the education authority said in a press release. “And we honour the the name of J.R. Nakogee Elementary School as it was the stepping stone in achieving our dream of Kattawapiskak Elementary School.”

The new facility will finally answer the community’s calls

for a school that have been ongoing since the J.R. Nakogee Elementary School was forced to close in 2000 due to diesel fuel contamination sustained from the 1970s. Since the old school closed, students have been learning in portables, prompting complaints from students and teachers that the portables are poorly constructed and not a practical learning environment.

Several AANDC ministers have promised a new school over the past 12 years, only to turn back on the promise.

Construction of the new school began in 2012.

The grand opening of the new school is scheduled for Sept. 19.

The deadline for receipt of Applications is: Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at 4:00 p.m.

For property or business owners, within the approved Sioux Lookout Community Improvement Areas, Council has approved eight financial grant incentive programs to help plan and finance development activities to use, reuse and restore lands, buildings and infrastructure in Downtown Sioux Lookout, Community of Hudson, Gateway Entrance, and the Sioux Lookout Municipal Airport.

If you have plans for any property improvements, please take a look at the grant programs available in the community of Sioux Lookout.

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Feature-length film shot in Late Mushkegowuk grand chief plays big role Wabigoon Lake and Fort in Treaty 9 documentary William concludes Lenny Carpenter

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Acclaimed Aboriginal filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin said that the late Mushkegowuk grand chief Stan Louttit is a key figure in her latest documentary, Trick or Treaty?

The film, which premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 5, focuses on the signing of Treaty 9 and recent events such as Idle No More, Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence’s hunger strike and the Journey of Nishiyuu. “(Louttit) plays a really big role. He’s the conductor of that section (about Treaty 9 signing),� Obomsawin said.

Louttit was passionate about educating others about the signing of Treaty 9, which he did through a presentation he called “The Real Agreement as Orally Agreed to.� It chronicled the signing of the Treaty 9 in 1905 and how treaty commissioners at the time made oral assurances that were not written in the treaty.

Although Louttit can at times appear angry and passionate about the topic, Obomsawin said others have commented in how there’s an underlying softness and care. “You look at his face and there’s something so kind, and at the same time he’s pushing and he’s angry. He wants to prove this and that.

But there remains always, in his speech, in his language, how he talks, a fundamental good kind person. I don’t know how to better explain it.�

Louttit also appeared in Obomsawin’s previous two films: The People of Kattawapisak River, a documentary about the Attawapiskat housing crisis, and Hi-Ho Mistahey!, about Shannen’s Dream. “He was always present when a crisis happens,�

Obomsawin said. “I was impressed with him in how he was concerned about his people.�

Obomsawin said she was devastated by the news of Louttit’s death in late June and that he will not be at the premiere.

Wabigoon Lake’s Donna Chief enjoyed playing the role of a police officer during the recent shooting of an independent film — Fire Song — in her Treaty #3 community. “It’s something I wanted to play all my life, for real,� said the vice-principal/teacher with Seven Generations Education Institute in Wabigoon Lake. “But teaching was the profession of choice, and the cop will have to stay just in the pictures.�

Chief was “incredibly nervous� during the filming process. “I entertain in front of students as a teacher every single day but this was a whole different level of nervousness,� Chief said. “They set me up and then (during) my first lines I went ‘Ah,’ so it was pretty nerve wracking.�

In addition to Chief, many Wabigoon Lake community members took part in the film as extras and drivers for the film crew. The film is a co-production by Big Soul Productions, from Toronto, and Thunderstone Pictures, from Thunder Bay. “Right now we are shooting some exteriors down by the point and earlier

Promotional poster for Alanis Obomsawin’s latest documentary — Trick or Treaty?. The film features the late Mushkegowuk grand chief Stan Louttit.

Obomsawin said she exchanged e-mails with Louttit not long before his death.

He inquired about the film, and Obomsawin told him she hoped his chemo treatment would not make him too tired to attend the premiere. “He said, I stopped the treatment and the doctor is giving me a year (to live), and he said, I’m going to live much more than that,� Obomsawin recalled. “A couple weeks later he was gone. I was so shocked. I had a very hard time.

At the time, the film is incomplete but Obomsawin wishes she had sent him the film. “I had no clue this was going to happen. I just felt terrible. Because it would’ve made him so happy, I know that.�

Obomsawin hopes those who see the film will learn a

lot. “And that is what Stan wanted. He kept repeating that he wanted to educate not only his own people or the other nations, but also Canadians so that they would know what the treaty really means, how they’re made and what was said, especially about Treaty 9.�

Trick or Treaty? is part of TIFF’s prestigious masters programme, which showcases the “latest from the world’s most inf luential art-house filmmakers.�

After TIFF screened Hi-Ho Mistahey! last year, Obomsawin said she was surprised her latest film was accepted, let alone be a part of the masters programme. “It’s a very wonderful honour and especially for the people in the film,� she said. “It’s prestigious and I hope it will make a good mark.�

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today we shot a little bit of a service scene outside of the community hall,� said Michelle Derosier, executive producer of the film and coowner of Thunderstone Pictures. “We are shooting here until Friday (Aug. 29) and then that is the wrap, the end of the 15 days (of filming).�

Derosier and Adam Garnet Jones, writer and director of Fire Song, shot scenes for 10 days in Fort William First Nation before beginning the five-day shoot in Wabigoon Lake. “Our lead is from Six Nations — his name is Andrew (Martin),� Derosier said. “And our other lead is from Fort William First Nation, and that is Harley Legarde.�

Other actors in the feature-length film include Mary Galloway, from Cowicham Tribe in B.C.; Alexis Legarde, from Fort William; Brendt Diabo, from Mohawks of Kahnawake in Quebec; Jennifer Podemski, from Saulteaux Tribe in Saskatchewan; Ma-Nee Chacaby, from Eabametoong; Misty Dore, from Long Lake #58; Krysten Flett, from Keeseekoowenin First Nation in Manitoba; Natty Morriseau, from Eabametoong; Derek Miller, from Six Nations; Tom Polson,

from Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation in Quebec and Veronika Swartz.

Post-production for Fire Song, which focuses on a gay Aboriginal teenager who is trying to support his family in the aftermath of his sister’s suicide, is scheduled for later this year in Toronto. “It’s about a young male, who is a two-spirited youth,�

Derosier said. “It’s kind of a push-and-pull struggle with wanting to go and follow his dreams in the big city in Toronto and go to university, but things just weren’t going well in his life. He had lost his sister to suicide five weeks before the story started so he’s torn between having to stay home in the community to take care of his mom and his family and his community and family responsibilities and deciding whether or not to go and follow his dreams.�

The film is expected to be ready for distribution next spring, with special screenings also scheduled for Fort William and Wabigoon Lake community members. “We’re hoping to have it done by the spring to visit the spring (film) festivals,�

Derosier said. “We’ll be working into the winter on the editing.�

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Rangers use Cree, Oji-Cree languages in mock battle Sgt. Peter Moon Special to Wawatay News

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Ranger Paula Nakogee of Fort Albany keeps her hands in the air while playing the role of a prisoner of war.

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A small group of Canadian Rangers won praise for speaking in their native Cree and Oji-Cree languages to add a sense of realism to a major military training exercise in the Niagara Region.

The 33 Rangers, from Kashechewan, Fort Albany, and Kasabonika Lake, were part of Exercise Stalwart Guardian 2014, which saw 2,000 troops, including some from Britain and the U.S., engaged in a week-long exercise during which the Welland Canal was successfully defended by Canadian soldiers from an attack by a foreign country.

“To be faced by someone, a local or a prisoner, who does not speak English adds to the reality of the exercise,” said Col. Brock Millman, commander of 31 Canadian Brigade Group, who directed the $3.3-million exercise. “The Rangers performed very well, exactly as we thought they would. They did their job well. We have nothing but high praise for them.”

Sgt. John Sutherland, commander of the Canadian Ranger patrol in Kashechewan, pretended to be the vice-

principal of a school which had been vandalized by someone sympathetic to the force attacking the Welland Canal. He spoke in Cree only to members of the Canadian Army who visited the school to question him. They had to interview him through a Cree-speaking Ranger who was attached to them as an interpreter.

Master Cpl. Leslie Anderson of Kasabonika used his native Oji-Cree language when he played the role of an “enemy” soldier taken prisoner by defending Canadian Army soldiers.

“It was a new experience for me,” he said. “It was very realistic. They did what they were supposed to do, putting me on the ground and searching me. It felt very real with all these army guys around me with their guns. It was very interesting and a lot of fun.”

Ranger Paula Nakogee of Fort Albany also played the role of a soldier taken prisoner.

She stood with her hands in the air while soldiers firing blank ammunition engaged in a fire fight nearby. Some of the soldiers laughed when she took out her camera and started taking photographs with one

hand while still keeping her other hand in the air. “It was exciting and very real,” she said.

“I wanted some photos of it.”

The Rangers had a day off during the exercise to see the Niagara Falls and other local attractions.

“I’d never seen the Falls before,” Sergeant Anderson said. “But I enjoyed this exercise more. It was fun being part of it and it was very realistic. For me, it was more exciting than seeing the Falls.”

All the Rangers were impressed by the realism of the exercise, which included troops shooting at each other in mock combat situations and moving around the Niagara Region in a variety of armoured and other military vehicles.

“I could tell when they went to the different exercise locations each day that were displaying a lot of enthusiasm for what they were doing,” said Warrant Officer Carl Wolfe, an army instructor. “Everybody was excited and they did a great job.”

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Master Corporal Leslie Anderson of Kasabonika kneels as soldiers take him prisoner. The 33 Rangers, from Kashechewan, Fort Albany, and Kasabonika Lake, were part of Exercise Stalwart Guardian 2014, which saw 2,000 troops, including some from Britain and the U.S., engaged in a week-long exercise during which the Welland Canal was successfully defended by Canadian soldiers from an attack by a foreign country.

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Stewardship Youth Rangers complete natural resource projects Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Portage clearing and an invasive species campaign were among the wide variety of projects completed by Aboriginal Stewardship Youth Rangers this summer.

“We cleared a couple of portages — they weren’t very long but they were bushy,” said James Gesic, a Stewardship Youth Ranger from Red Gut. “We spent a lot of time clearing them and making them wider for the public to access them if they go on a canoe trip like we did.”

Gesic was one of 12 Stewardship Youth Rangers who were employed for eight weeks by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry in the Rainy River and Fort Frances area. Part of the (MNRF) summer employment program, the rangers engaged in unique projects that benefitted the environment.

“The rangers, over the summer, have really developed an appreciation for the environment and have recognized the importance of taking care of the land for generations to come,” said Sandi Elliott, program coordinator of the Stewardship Youth Ranger Program. “And to spread the word that it is important for their fellow youth to take care of the land.”

The Stewardship Youth Ranger Program was operated in partnership with with Shooniyaa Wa-Biitong Training and Employment Centre and the United Native Friendship Centre.

The rangers’ work supports the MNRF’s mandate of managing Crown land, parks and protected areas, water, fish and wildlife — including endangered species — and forestry.

Twenty-five different projects were completed over the summer.

“It’s been a great year,” Elliott said. “We have two crews of six working out of Fort Frances staffed with a mix of non-

Aboriginal and Aboriginal students from communities across the Rainy River District.”

Gesic enjoyed working in the natural environment.

“This was just a great experience to have under the belt,” Gesic said. “I learned a lot about pine martens and why we build (pine marten) boxes and why we place them where we place them. I also learned a lot about bear awareness training — I found that to be a lot of fun.”

Gesic said it was fun working with the other rangers.

“I knew a lot of these kids from school, I just never talked to them,” Gesic said. “Work has brought us closer together.

We had some good laughs and worked well with them.”

Gesic said the team leads helped guide the rangers along the way during the summer.

“Hopefully we keep in touch with (the other rangers) throughout our life,” Gesic said. ”It’s been great working with them this summer.”

Gesic encouraged other youth to apply for the Stewardship Youth Ranger Program in future years.

“If you have the opportunity to get in this program, jump at it,” Gesic said. “It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity.”

Assistant team lead Christina Vandermeer, from Couchiching, returned for for another year with the Stewardship Youth Rangers.

“It’s an entirely different view of the (Stewardship Youth Ranger) Program — you’re trying to teach the rangers what you learned in the past years,” Vandermeer said. “It gave me a whole different perspective on how things are run. I really enjoyed being a leader.”

Vandermeer helped teach the rangers about pine marten boxes and how invasive species, such as purple loosestrife, are spreading in the region.

“I highly recommend the program to anyone who is interested,” Vandermeer said.

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Top left: Fort Frances SYR Assistant Team Lead Kelli Cole (left) and SYR James Gesic (right), clear a portage on a traditional canoe route in the Fort Frances area.

Above: SYR Mitchell Jones-Foy (left) and Gesic (right) work together to strip bark from willow branches, which will be used to make natural tobacco.

First Nations Restoration Center

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Thursday September 25, 2014 at 7:30 Location: 313 Sanders Road West, Sioux Lookout, ON

Call 737-2078 for more information www.firstnationsrestorationcenter.ca “Recovery - Restoration - Renewal”

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Non-profit organization seeking more Aboriginal artists Jasmine Kabatay Wawatay News

Aspiring artists, musicians, and writers, grab your work because Weird Canada is looking for you.

Weird Canada is a non-profit arts initiative with over 300 volunteers that all have one thing in common: a love for art. What originally started as a music blog that focused purely on Canadian music has turned into a nation-wide organization with volunteers located in every province and even some from the North.

Now they have become broader and write not only about music, but art, books, and even venues for galleries or concerts.

But even with all these volunteers they’re still looking for more diversity.

Charlotte White, volunteer for Weird Canada, says diversity has always been their main objective, and continues to look for more Aboriginal artists.

“I’m sure there’s many (Aboriginals) out there but not many have identified if there is,” said White. “As far as I know I’m the only Aboriginal person volunteering. This is another outreach so that Aboriginal people can have more of a voice.”

“I’m sure there’s lots of Aboriginal people that like this kind of music, books, and art as well. So just because you’re Aboriginal doesn’t mean you have to write about Aboriginal stuff. You can write about whatever you want if you want to be a writer,” said White.

Even though people write from larger cities across Canada, White encourages people from small towns to write for them.

“If you want to say ‘this is what’s happening in my community’, let us know what’s happening in the community, because we don’t always know.

We’re a Canada wide initiative.

We have volunteers from coast to coast, literally every province and hopefully every territory.

We’re just trying to bring in more diversity,” said White.

“I’m sure there’s many out there but not many have identified if there is. As far as I know I’m the only Aboriginal person volunteering.

This is another outreach so that Aboriginal people can have more of a voice.”

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“It helps tremendously to have people from small communities. I live in Toronto, how am I going to know what’s happening in a small community unless we have someone there?” said White.

While it seems that this organization is based purely on writing, that isn’t the case.

“Volunteers range in so many capacities. Some volunteer’s write and that can be about anything they like. If you just

want to be the person that says ‘I found something really cool and someone should write about it’ there’s that option. You can go into those suggestions and write about it,” said White.

“Volunteers also do things like administrative stuff. So outreach, someone could help take care of organizing volunteers, how do you organize 300 volunteers? We’re kind of working in unison.

There’s a ton of things. Editing, people who put together images for like ideas pieces, which are like essays that can be on pretty much every topic,” said White.

“So you’re not always writing, but there’s always something to do. If there isn’t a job for you, then people ultimately talk to us and we make that happen. Whatever it is you want to do.“ Weird Canada also does small music festivals that showcase what they’re about, and just recently teamed up with Sappyfest in New Brunswick to showcase musicians that capture their organization.

For all those artists out there trying to get their work out in the world have no fear, they’re not only looking for volunteers.

“Besides being a volunteer, we also welcome submissions of any kind. So music, art, books, maybe you made a music video that’s really interesting, you can do that as well through our website,” said White.

If interested in this, visit their website at weirdcanada. com/volunteering or contact Charlotte White at outreach@ weirdcanada.com.

North West LHIN

Board Director (part-time position) The Government of Ontario is seeking expressions of interest from local citizens to serve on the Board of Directors of the North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN).

LHINs are a key component of Ontario’s plan to make the health care system more client-centred and responsive to local health care needs. The LHINs respond to local population needs by planning, coordinating, integrating and funding the delivery of health services in each of the 14 regions in Ontario.

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Fitness program being brought to northern communities Jasmine Kabatay Wawatay News

More First Nations will experience the opportunity to be more fit and healthy thanks to a fitness program being brought up north.

Theresa Ducharme, who is Metis, founded Lemon Cree in Montreal back in 2010 and originally planned for it to be a part-time business, but it escalated into something more.

“There’s a real demand for our service,” said Ducharme.

“With our communities there’s a really high rate of diabetes, obesity, and depression. We’ve been able to help a lot of people over the years.”

After a few proposals were planned to bring her program to the James Bay Cree communities in Quebec, she was hired for all 10 communities instead of the few she assumed she would get.

Ducharme’s program teaches a variety of different things such as how to exercise, how to shop for healthy food and also how to cook healthy food. She describes the program as “a mixture of many things.”

Ducharme says the program starts with everyone being measured on the first day and then continuing on to exercising two hours day, as well as healthy cooking classes with Swedish chef Simon van der Maaten, who also holds walk-abouts to teach people how to read labels properly.

On the last day, she measures everyone again to see how many inches were lost.

Since they’ve been in Webequie, which is 500 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, the group has lost a total of 306 inches.

Ducharme says this is proof of what healthy eating and exercise can do.

“There was this one lady that had her blood work done and it was 30, which was extremely

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high. She worked out with us for five days straight and she got her blood work done again, and it went from 30 to five. This proves right there what exercise can do,” said Ducharme.

Upon being physically in the communities, Ducharme has other ways to help people with exercise. She has a newsletter for the communities and has even made workout videos, which people can buy and be active in their own home.

Ducharme even has a course set up so people can get certified in fitness and continue the workouts and healthy eating in the communities when she’s not there.

“I didn’t want to just come in the community and leave,” said Ducharme. “So we formed a certification to get people certified.”

“To date we have 75 people

As a member of the North West LHIN Board of Directors, each Director is responsible for directing the affairs of the LHIN in accordance with applicable legislation, constituting documents, approved strategic and business plans and government policies established and communicated by the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.

Serving on a LHIN Board is a part-time appointment, involving a significant commitment, often involving meetings and/or teleconferences during and outside normal business hours. Candidates should consider their ability to make such a time commitment as part of their decision to express their interest in serving on the LHIN Board.

Candidates should have significant experience in the health care and social service sectors and a financial background is required. Previous Board experience, combined with knowledge of the many diverse communities within the North West LHIN and experience in at least one of the following areas is required: • • • • •

Aboriginal culture Aboriginal health finance management law

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business communications information management governance

Directors are appointed by Order-In-Council for a term of up to three years and are subject to renewal.

Signed applications quoting file number PAS-1447 must be received by the Public Appointment Secretariat by September 15, 2014.

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

All application forms quoting the appropriate file number must be addressed to: Public Appointments Secretariat Whitney Block, Room 2440 99 Wellesley Street West Toronto, ON M7A 1W4 fax: 416-327-2633 Full details and a downloadable application form are available at www.pas.gov.on.ca.

Pour la version française, consulter notre site web à : www.northwestlhin.on.ca Alternatively, you can apply online.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY GIS Technician Nishnawbe Aski Nation is looking for a GIS Technician. The position requires a technically ϐ

Ǥ outreach to our 49 remote First Nation communities in Northern Ontario, creating ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ computers, working with technical equipment, installing software, troubleshooting problems, Ǥ ͶǣͲͲ ǡ ͳʹ ǡ ʹͲͳͶǤ ǡ ȋ͵Ȍ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ

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that have taken our course and are certified. A lot of them still teach in their communities.”

Ducharme says she’s overwhelmed when she sees more people pursuing an active and healthy lifestyle.

“I am overwhelmed with delight. I can’t even express. Sometimes I get so overwhelmed I get teary eyed.

When I see people getting healthy, and when I see the look on their face when they dropped eight inches, or 10 inches, or five inches or even two. It brings hope to all of us. It’s very inspiring,” said Ducharme.

“It feels really great to be honest. It’s just an overwhelming feeling to see these communities having this awareness, getting healthy, getting fit, and having fun while they’re doing it. The laughter in classes is music to my ears.”

Ducharme hopes more communities will get involved and hopes to see this happen across Canada.

If interested, email them at lemoncree@gmail.com or give them a call at (416) 518-8820

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Education Partnership Program (EPP) undertake assigned activities set out in the EPP Joint Implementation Plan which are primarily designed to improve the scope and quality of education programs and services available to NAN First Nation students attending provincially funded schools. This position is critical to the successful completion of EPP education initiatives and for maintaining effective communication with First Nation and provincially funded schools.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation is seeking to hire individuals for the following position: Education Partnership Program Coordinator The deadline for applications is 4:00pm EST, September 10th, 2014. Cover letter, Resume and three (3) references must be submitted to be considered an applicant. To download the complete job description, please visit www.nan.on.ca or contact Ian Beardy, Human Resource Coordinator, at (807)625-4941, or Sabrina Marion, Human Resource Director, at (807)625-4948 for more information.

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST COMMUNITY INPUT FACILITATORS: NAN FIRST NATION EDUCATION Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) is seeking Expressions of Interest from interested individuals to facilitate information and input forums in NAN First Nation Communities on the future structure of First Nations Education in Nishnawbe Aski.

The Community Input Forums will be held in three phases during the period between mid-September 2014 and March 2015. Each facilitator will be responsible for three (3) sessions in approximately 6-8 First Nations.

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More work is still needed to understand the legacy of the Indian Residential School system Amy Bombay Special to Wawatay News

I quite understand why you might pass on taking the time to read our recently released report exploring the abuse that occurred between students at Indian Residential Schools in Canada (even though it is freely available at www.ahf.ca).

Yes, it is lengthy owing to the complexity of the issue, and so you may not have the time. Some may also find it too difficult to read about the traumatic and disturbing experiences that were endured by children as young as three as a result of the government and churches goals of “saving the souls of the Indians” while also “killing the Indian in the child”. This may particularly be the case if you or loved ones have been personally affected by residential schools or childhood adversity, in which case, it may be better for you to skip the disturbing details.

However, even for those who may not read the report, it is beneficial for Indigenous and nonIndigenous peoples in Canada to be aware of the factors that contributed to peer abuse in residential schools, particularly when it has been referred to in media coverage as “unanticipated”, “unexpected”, and “abnormal”. Not only is this suggestion entirely inaccurate, but it also reinforces the notion that Indigenous peoples are “abnormal”, and promotes the stereotype of Indigenous peoples being violent and over-sexualized. It is also important to be aware how such messages, which are not uncommon in the media, can influence unconscious perceptions and promote prejudicial attitudes, even if one consciously and sincerely believes that they are not one of “those racists”.

In contrast to the suggestion that this is a surprising phenomenon, peer abuse is common within boarding schools attended by all types of children, frequently being preceded by the high rates staff abuse that are also more prevalent in these types of institutions. In many cases, peer abuse in boarding schools is the result of young children processing their own trauma, by playing out and re-

enacting their negative experiences. We suggested that several additional factors specific to the Indian Residential School context seemed to have further heightened the risk for abusive behaviours between peers. Perhaps most appalling were reports that priests and nuns not only let abuse between students continue with their full knowledge, but some actually encouraged and forced certain students to abuse others, threatening them with punishment if they did not comply. As well, the explicit attack on family ties and on cultural identity appeared to have resulted in widespread feelings of shame and internalized racism, which is also known to elicit acting out behaviours in children from stigmatized and oppressed groups.

The fact that the residential school system spanned several generations (mid-1880s to 1990s) prevented the ability to heal from these traumatic experiences, and promoted the deterioration of collective traditional social norms regarding how people should treat each other.

As described in the report’s title, “Origins of Lateral Violence in Aboriginal Communities: A Preliminary Study of Studentto-student Abuse in Indian Residential Schools,” the study also

explored how residential schools appear to have contributed to lateral violence among Indigenous peoples today. Lateral violence comprises a cluster of behaviours, including bullying, gossiping, feuding, shaming, and blaming other members of one’s own cultural or social group, as well as having a lack of trust toward other ‘in-group’ members. Although very little formal research has been conducted on this topic among Indigenous peoples, it has anecdotally been identified as a serious issue facing Indigenous communities in North America. However, based on research conducted among other cultural and social groups who have experienced and continue to face oppression, lateral violence is also a recognized consequence of these experiences that can serve to be a major impediment to collective and individual healing. Once again, although some may be tempted to use lateral violence as an excuse to say that “they are doing it to themselves”, the data indicate that these are normative responses to extremely abnormal and inhumane experiences.

Of course, residential schools were not the only contributing force to the development lateral violence, as there are a

number of other likely factors involved. For example, Mick Gooda, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner in Australia, has also acknowledged the insidious effects of lateral violence among the Indigenous population there, which he linked to the ‘native title process’ in which Aboriginal people are required to prove their indigenous identity over and over again. Similar processes exist in Canada in which Indigenous people are required to prove they are “Status” or “Treaty”.

Indeed, notions of who is a ‘real’ or ‘authentic’ Aboriginal person are thought to be common and powerful weapons in lateral violence. For example, in some of our other research it appeared that where people live (reserve vs. urban), their indigenous blood quantum, and/or their perceived degree of ‘traditionalism’ have all been described as common issues in relation to lateral violence experiences reported by indigenous participants.

These distinctions have become important to Indigenous people because of certain government policies that have either inadvertently or deliberately pitted certain subgroups of a community against the other.

In our report, we indicated that residential schools were among one of the likely numerous factors that contributed to student-to-student abuse, lateral violence, and other contemporary effects of historical trauma.

It is clear that we still have much to learn about the long-term effects of residential schools and other collective traumas. It is very unfortunate and untimely that the Aboriginal Healing Foundation is closing its doors and will no longer be able to provide support for healing activities, when it is clear that there are still many layers of this complex deep rooted trauma that needs to be understood and addressed.

In any case, as Canadians, it is everyone’s job to be aware of our unconscious prejudices, try to better understand the past and current circumstances of the Indigenous peoples in our country and encourage others to do so as well, and to do our part to help reduce ignorant attitudes that are all too common and pervasive in

our society.

Amy Bombay is an Ojibway researcher from Rainy River First Nation, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and School of Nursing at Dalhousie University. Her

work explores how historical trauma and contemporary discrimination faced by Indigenous peoples in Canada is associated with health and social outcomes. Dr. Bombay was the lead investigator in the Aboriginal Healing Foundation study.

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Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games integrating culture and language were held on July 22 by third-year Native Language Instructors Program students at Lakehead University. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re teaching these kids how to set snares in the winter time,â&#x20AC;? said Colin Wabasse, an NLIP student from Wunnumin Lake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also showed them how to set up other snares like fox snares ... and moose snares.â&#x20AC;?

The students taught the games to a group of children at the mini-culture and language camp, which included four different workshops located inside and outside the Bora Laskin Building. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have integrated the culture and the language and

now they have an opportunity to see if it works on a group of kids,â&#x20AC;? said Darren Lentz, an NLIP teacher. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It gets them to practice teaching, it gets them to see hands-on learning how their lesson is going to work with a group of students and what things they need to improve upon as teachers.â&#x20AC;?

Barry Bebamash, from Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Chigeeng on Manitoulin Island, introduced a game from his community â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Indian ball â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to the children. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The old guys used to play it back in the 1970s,â&#x20AC;? Bebamash said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just like dodge ball and baseball together â&#x20AC;&#x201D; there is only one out and one swing.â&#x20AC;?

The hitter either runs right away or waits in the hitting zone for the next hitter to hit the ball. The fielders have to hit the runners with the ball to get them out before they reach

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a safe zone across the field from the hitters zone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can either run right away or wait in the (hitting zone) until a good hit comes,â&#x20AC;?

Bebamash said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to watch they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all wait because once they are all piled up in the hitting zone and there is only one batter left, you have to run for sure on that swing.â&#x20AC;?

The runners can also wait in the safe zone for a good hit to make it back home to the hitting zone.

The campâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workshops also included designing and making dreamcatchers and playing tug-of-war, lacrosse and a stone-pick-up game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing how these cultural activities sort of work in two ways â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they teach the kids the culture and the language but they also revitalize

Rick Garrick/Wawatay News

Tug of war was a popular game for youth at the Native Language Instructors Program mini-culture and language camp, held July 22 at Lakehead University. the language learning with the teachers at the same time, bringing back certain memories of certain parts of the language that they might have for-

gotten,â&#x20AC;? Lentz said.

The NLIP program has been operating at Lakehead University for the past 30 years to provide students with an

understanding of the structure of the Native language, pedagogical principles and methods and techniques for teaching Native language.

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Meegwetch to all the people of Anishinaabe-Aki Southerner recounts people on canoe journey north Gord Sisler Special to Wawatay News

This summer I spent 50 days traveling through Anishinaabe-Aki in my canoe.

I left Sioux Lookout paddling to Slate Falls then north and west to the height-of- land of the Berens River and downstream to Pikangikum and Poplar Hill, then north to Deer Lake and finally east and south to McInnes Lake where I flew to Red Lake.

For more than 30 years our family has traveled in Anishinaabe-Aki by canoe. This summer was the first time paddling by myself. I am writing to thank all the people who helped me along the way. Each day I followed in people’s footsteps giving me strength, comfort and a deep sense of gratitude.

The story begins one cold day this March as my wife and I returned from a funeral where a dear friend was laid to rest. We were struck by the words of a psalm and back home I dug out our Bible to read them again. My grandfather gave us this Bible 25 years ago. Opening the book I found the letter he wrote to me then.

I was overwhelmed by how his words spoke to me so many years later. I wanted to find a path back to my grandfather and his tradition, a world so different from our world today.

And I thought, what better way than to travel in a culture that understands how to speak to Grandfathers and our need for those conversations.

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David Meekis of Deer Lake and his family, including his wife Joyce, daugher Cassie Turtle and grandson Hody Meekis. me to Slate Falls one rainy Saturday morning. I met a man who saw me paddling across the lake and came out in his truck to talk. At the Health Centre I talked to a woman preparing to give a man an IV who told me she had paddled with a group of people to Fort Severn. I met three teenaged boys on the boardwalk in Slate Falls. They asked me where I was going and one of them knew exactly how to get there. When I asked if his family portaged north to the Berens River he answered, “Nobody travels those old TUESDAY September 9 7am Cree Morning Show 8:30 am SLFNHA - AGM 12 pm Ojicree News at Noon 1 pm SLFNHA - AGM 5 pm Ojicree Evening News 6 pm Language Program

ways anymore, not since airplanes.” Prophetic words, as I was unable to find any trace of a trail. Because of him I chartered a flight with Slate Falls Air across the divide. Waiting for a plane I enjoyed the hospitality of Martin Payeur and Jim Muntzert at the idled Springpole gold prospecting camp.

Paddling down the upper Berens I was grateful at Woman Falls for the trail cleared of windfall by people from Cat Lake. I visited tourist operator Louise Coppen on Goose Lake and near Silcox Lake I met Barry and a WEDNESDAY September 10 7am Cree Morning Show 8:30 am SLFNHA - AGM 12 pm Ojicree News at Noon 1 pm SLFNHA - AGM 5 pm Ojicree Evening News 6 pm Legends Program 8 pm Bill Morris Gospel singing

group of moose hunters from Pikangikum. I am sure they were successful because over the next several days I saw a number of moose. Arriving at Pikangikum I spoke to a man who told me the difference between moose and bear swimming, and at the Northern I replaced my worn-out shoes with a new pair.

Two days later I paddled into Poplar Hill where our daughter Julia had taught one year. Within an hour of arrival I felt completely at home in this wonderful community.

I stayed in Poplar Hill four THURSDAY September 11

days meeting Anne Anderson, Howard Comber, Jacob Strang, William Strang, Dano the young man who works at the school, Pardamus Owen, Solene Strang the Wasaya agent, gookoominanak and their grandkids at the business centre, Gerry Landry and his wife at the Northern and many other people. One night I had dinner with Brian Beaton and Susan O’Donnell who were working at the band office.

In Poplar Hill the only time I heard English was when someone spoke with me.

I followed the footsteps of Poplar Hill people up the Crookedmouth River. Trails maintained by tourist operator Ed Showalter helped me and I spent several marvelous days on old portages marked with stone cairns and axe blazes. Soon after I met Deer Lake people fishing and hunting ducks. In Deer Lake I talked to Stan Meekis, whose father had been minister of the United Church. At the impressive Health Services facility I tried to follow directions to the band office provided by three young women, amidst much laughter. I tried to get there, but they were right, it’s a long walk, and I gave up.

A couple days later finishing my supper beside a portage on the Kennedy River I met David Meekis with his wife Joyce, daughter Cassie Turtle and grandson Hody Meekis traveling to their camp. We pulled their boat over freshly felled tree limbs and the next day I enjoyed a delicious lunch of pickerel, potatoes and onions FRIDAY September 12

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with bannock and tea at their cabin. Being with a family I felt a pang of homesickness and it wasn’t too many days later approaching McInnes Lake, helped by Deer Lake trails and those maintained by tourist operator Peter Hagedorn, I decided it was time to come home. I dug out my satellite phone and several hours later flew to Red Lake with Chimo Air. Back in Sioux Lookout I was reunited with Werner Stunzi, Heidi Engel, Tom Terry and Carol Kenny. Many years ago these friends showed my wife and I that traveling as a family in Anishinaabe-Aki is not about “going on a canoe trip” but an opportunity to participate in the past, present and future of a vibrant culture. And as I did the day before my trip began I spent an afternoon with Peggy Sanders in Sioux Lookout. In a trip concerned with grandfathers those visits with an esteemed and muchloved grandmother served as perfect bookends.

Was I able to find a path, like a portage trail old and seldom used yet still in-theground, back to my grandfather? Yes I was, for among the most compelling words in my grandfather’s Bible are those telling us to treat each stranger as a guest. And that is what I experienced, from the land and everyone I met, each and every day of my trip. And so, meegwetch to all the people of Anishinaabe- Aki, thank you for helping me follow in your footsteps and the strokes of your paddles.

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