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Kaylene Moonias from Neskantaga First Nation was one of several youth from northern Ontario chosen to have their art in the 2011 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation calendar. For story and more pictures from area youth see pages 10 and 11.
Matawa communities feeling left out of Ring of Fire James Thom Wawatay News
Chiefs of the Matawa First Nations continue to express dismay over a lack of inclusion in planning and development in the Ring of Fire area. During a recent emergency meeting to address the lack of government and industry consultation with First Nations, chiefs continued to question why they have not been involved. An area potentially worth billions in minerals including the world’s largest chromite deposit, the Ring of Fire is found in the traditional territories of Marten Falls and Webequie. Sonny Gagnon, chief of Aroland First Nation, said municipalities from Thunder Bay to Sudbury have been competing for the site of a smelter facility. This could lead to the construction of a transportation route that goes through Aroland’s traditional territory, something that perturbs Gagnon. “First Nations who actually live in the Ring of Fire, have not yet been invited to the table to even initiate discussions over community impacts,”
he said. Rather than waiting for an invitation, Aroland has invited itself into the discussions for a smelter site. The community is lobbying to have the smelter built near the First Nation, signing a memorandum of understanding with Greenstone. “It only makes sense to build a smelter near our community and to benefit the immediate region from where the minerals are being taken out of,” Gagnon said. “It is viable to generate electricity to run this mining facility in the area, but we need the government’s support to make it a reality.” But before ground is broken and long before a smelter is built, the concerns of First Nations must be addressed, said Webequie Chief Cornelius Wabasse. He said the Matawa First Nations have been raising concerns for a number of years about the impacts of exploration and mining on their communities. Those concerns are based on a wide range of issues including socioeconomic impacts, environmental
impacts such as water quality, clear cutting and impacts to wildlife populations. More recently, the concerns have also focused on potential benefits such as employment, new business and training opportunities for local people. These issues must be spoken to in a respectful manner, Wabasse said. “Consultation means coming to our communities to talk to local people – youth, Elders, trappers – about how a mining development or railway could affect our ways of life or community,” he said. Instead, Wabasse said community members learn about activities in the area through the media or when they are out on the land. He said people want to know how they will be accommodated or benefit from these developments. “We as leaders do not have the resources and funding to get the answers and this lack of community engagement by the government and the mining industry is simply insulting,” Wabasse said. Nishnawbe Aski Nation Deputy Grand Chief Les Louttit finds that
unacceptable. “In the NAN territory, governments and industry must obtain the free, prior and informed consent from NAN First Nations before any significant steps are taken pertaining to developments in their traditional territory,” Louttit said. Communities are not against resource development, he said. However there has to be agreements in place to ensure First Nations also benefit from development, such as the potential seen in the Ring of Fire area. “We will no longer accept any external decisions that exclude NAN First Nations from participating equally in all development activities in our territory,” Louttit said. see RING page 15
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ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᐃᒪ ᒪᑕᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐃᐢᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᐊᒥ ᐱᑯ ᑭᔭᐸᐨ ᐁᐃᔑ ᐱᒥ ᒪᒋᓭᐊᐧᑫᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲ ᑲᑕᑯᓇᑲᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐱᒪᓄᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑲᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᐱᒥᐊᓂᒧᑌᐠ. ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭ ᐸᐸᔑ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐁᑭ ᐊᓂᒧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᒋ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᑲᐊᓂᒧᑕᒪᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐅᐣᒋ, ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᐊᒥ ᐱᑯ ᑭᔭᐸᐨ ᐁᐃᔑ ᐱᒥ ᑲᑫᐧᑌᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᑯᓀᓂᐦᐃ ᐁᑲ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᑕᑯᓇᑲᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐱᒥᐊᓂᑲᑌᐠ. ᐃᒪ ᐯᔑᑲᐧᔦᐠ ᑲᐃᔑ ᑭᒋᔓᓂᔭᐊᐧᐠ ᐱᕑᐃᔭᐣ ᑲᐃᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᐃᓀᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᑲᐊᔭᐨ ᒪᑲᑌᐊᐧᓯᐣ ᑲᓇᓇᐣᑎᓇᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ, ᐊᒥᐦᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᔑ ᒥᑲᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᑲᐧᑭᐣᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐅᑕᐦᑭᒥᐊᐧᐨ. ᓴᓂ ᑲᐣᔭᐣ, ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐁᕑᐅᓫᐊᐣᐟ ᐃᐢᑯᓂᑲᐣ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᒥᓇ ᓴᐟᐱᕑᐃ ᒪᐃᐧᓀᐢᑲᑎᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲᑫᐧ ᑌᐱᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᑕᔑ ᓂᑭᓴᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᓯᓂᐣ. ᐊᒥᑕᔥ ᑫᒋᓇᐨ ᑫᐊᓂᓯᓭᐠ ᒋᐊᓂ ᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒥᑲᐦᓇ ᐃᒪ ᐁᕑᐅᓫᐊᐣᐟ ᑲᐃᔑ ᑎᐯᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐦᑭ, ᐁᑲ ᐁᓇᐦᐁᐣᑕᒧᐢᑲᑯᐨ ᑲᐣᔭᐣ. ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᔑ ᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᔭᑦ ᑲᐃᔑ ᓄᒋᒋᑲᓂᐊᐧᓂᐠ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᐊᒥᔕ ᐁᑲ ᒪᐦᔑ ᐁᐱᐊᐣᑕᐁᐧᓂᒥᐣᑕᐧ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐊᓂᒧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐁᑲ ᑲᓇᑫ ᐁᑭ ᐊᓂᒧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᐃᓯᓭᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ, ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᔑᐣ ᒧᒋ ᐱᐦᐅᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐊᐣᑐᒥᐣᑕᐧ, ᐁᕑᐅᓫᐊᐣᐟ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐠ ᑫᒋᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᐃᔕᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᐧ ᐃᔑᐊᓂᒧᑌᐠ ᑲᐃᐧ ᑕᔑ ᓂᐣᑭᓴᐧᑲᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓯᓂᐠ. ᐅᐁᐧ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐱᒥ ᐊᓂᒧᑕᒪᑎᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᐢᐱᐣ ᑫᑭ ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᑯᐸᓀᐣ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐊᓯᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᐧ ᐃᔑ ᓂᐣᑭᓯᐣᑕᐧ ᐯᔓᐣᐨ ᐃᐢᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᒋᐊᔭᐠ, ᒥᓇ ᒋᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᕑᐃᐣᐢᑐᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᓯᑐᑕᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ. ᐊᒥ ᐁᐃᔑ ᓂᓯᑕᐃᐧᓇᒪᐣᐠ ᒋᑭ ᐊᔭᑭᐸᐣ ᒋᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᓯᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᐧ ᐃᔑ ᓂᐣᑭᓯᐣᑕᐧ ᐯᔓᐣᐨ ᓂᑕᐦᑭᒥᓇᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᔭᐠ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐅᐣᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐅᒪ ᑌᑎᐸᐦᐃ ᑲᐃᔑᔭᔭᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐊᓯᓂᐠ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᐅᑕᐱᓇᑲᓄᐊᐧᐨ, ᑲᐣᔭᐣ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ. ᑕᑭ ᐃᓯᓭ ᐃᐧᓂᑯ ᐊᐧᑌᓂᑲᓂᔭᑊ ᒋᑭ ᐃᓇᐱᑫᓂᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑫᑕᔑ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ, ᔕᑯᐨ ᑕᔥ ᓂᑕ ᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᓂᒪᒥᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᐃᐧᑐᑲᑯᔭᐣᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒋᑭ ᑲᐢᑭᑐᔭᐣᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᔥ ᐸᓂᒪ ᐊᐦᑭ ᑭᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐸᓂᒪ ᑭ ᐃᐢᑲᐧ ᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑫᑕᔑ ᓂᐣᑭᓯᐣᑕᐧ ᐊᓯᓂᐠ, ᐱᓇᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐠ ᑲᒪᒥᑎᓀᐣᑕᒧᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᑭ ᐊᓂᑲᑌᐸᐣ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᑲᓀᓂᔭᐢ ᐊᐧᐸᐢ. ᐊᒥ ᑲᑭ ᐃᑭᑐᐨ ᒪᑕᐊᐧ ᐃᐢᑯᓂᑲᐣ ᒥᔑᓄᐊᐦᑭ ᐊᔕ ᐅᑐᐣᒋ ᐱᒥ ᐊᓂᒧᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᓇᓇᐣᑕᐊᐧᓯᓂᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑫᐃᓯᓭᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ. ᐃᓇᐱᐣ ᐸᑭᑭᓂᑲᓂᐠ 3
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Youth to build work skills Rick Garrick Wawatay News
On-the-job training has been announced for 28 on-reserve youth through an $86,000 Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board employment project. Funded by the federal government’s Skills Link program, the project will provide job preparation training and work experience for Aboriginal youth living in remote locations to help them develop the skills and experience needed to find a job. “For many young Canadians, making the transition to the job market is a challenge, especially in today’s environment,”
said Kenora MP Greg Rickford. “That’s why our government is creating opportunities for youth to succeed through support for initiatives like this youth employment project.” Part of the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy, Skills Link helps youth facing employment barriers to develop basic and advanced employment skills. The program utilizes a co-ordinated, client-centred approach that offers longer term supports and services tailored to the specific needs of youth to help them find and keep a job. Youth must be between 15 and 30 years of age and not on Employment Insurance to enroll in the project.
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NOTICE OF TRANSITION TO ONTARIO WATERPOWER ASSOCIATION (OWA) CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA) TROUT LAKE RIVER HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT Horizon Hydro is proposing to construct a 3 to 4 MW hydroelectric project at Big Falls on Trout Lake River within the Unorganized Township of Gerry approximately 31 km north of Ear Falls. The project will include an overflow weir near the crest of the falls, an intake channel and penstock leading to a powerhouse at the base of the falls on the left bank, and a new access road and transmission line to connect to existing facilities along South Bay Road. The map below indicates the location of the proposed development. Trout Lake
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The environmental screening for the project has been proceeding as a consolidated federal/provincial screening with the provincial process following the Electricity Projects Regulation (Ont. Reg. 116/01). The Notice of Commencement was issued in September 2007 and subsequent consultation activities have included contact with local First Nation/Aboriginal communities, agencies and the public. Horizon Hydro has been advised by the Ontario Ministry of Environment that the project needs to transition to the OWA Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for Waterpower Projects as the Notice of Completion under the Ontario Regulation 116/01 process was not issued by December 31, 2010. The project is on an unmanaged waterway, and transitioned to Phase 3 of the OWA Class EA as of January 1, 2011. Additional information on the Class EA for Waterpower Projects (October 2008) is available at the Ontario Waterpower Association website (Class Environmental Assessment for Waterpower Projects). Additional information on the project can be found on the project website at www.troutlakehydro.ca. If you have any questions or comments related to this change, please contact; Karen McGhee at Horizon Hydro at 905-331-9692 (kmcghee@m-k-e.ca) or Larry King at Hatch Ltd at 613-478-3572 (lking@hatch.ca). Information will be collected and used in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. This material will be maintained on file for use during the study and may be included in project documentation. With the exception of personal information all comments will become part of the public record.
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Wawakapewin winter roads foreman Roger Cook and winter road builder Russell Brown were in Thunder Bay Jan. 13-15 getting training on new equipment the First Nation purchased to use this winter. The community bought a Land Tamer XHD with a snowblower attachment for the front and a snowgroomer from Loch Lomond Equipment Sales. Rick Prior provided training on the equipment.
Warm weather slows winter road construction James Thom Wawatay News
While work is underway on many sections of the winter roads, those efforts are being hampered by warm weather. “It has been warm and that doesn’t help us,” said Wawakapewin winter roads foreman Roger Cook. “Some of the creeks we cross aren’t frozen yet. We’re packing them.” In order for the roads to open, four separate creek crossings must be built, he said. Cook was in Thunder Bay Jan. 13 getting training on new
equipment the First Nation purchased for the construction season. “Our old groomer broke down, so we needed a new one,” he said. To maintain its winter airstrip, the community also purchased a Land Tamer eightwheel and tracked all-terrain vehicle equipped with a snowblower. Cook and winter road builder Russell Brown were to drive the equipment home from Pickle Lake Jan. 15. Wawakapewin is responsible for about 90 kilometres of ice roads that connects to Kitch-
enuhmaykoosib Inninuwug. Winter road construction is also underway in Wunnumin Lake. People have been able to drive out about 40 kilometres on the road but could not yet reach Kingfisher Lake. “We made it to the junction with a groomer but it needs to be packed,” said Wunnumin Lake’s Wayne McKoop. “The snow is soft from the warm weather. The road isn’t open yet, but we’re hoping it will be soon.” The construction of the James Bay Winter Road is underway.
Depending on weather, the road is expected to open to light traffic around Jan. 20 and to heavy traffic the first week of February according to the website for James Bay Winter Road, which is operated by Kimesskanemenow Corporation. “The weather is holding us up,” said Clarence Okimaw, roads superintendent for Attawapiskat. “We reached the 22 inches of ice we need for the dozers (after several rounds of flooding).” The James Bay road connects Attawapiskat, Fort Albany and Kashechewan to Moosonee.
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Nault case dismissed
JANUARY 20, 2011
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Committee hears plight of women abuse James Thom Wawatay News
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The Superior Court judge overseeing the trial of Robert Nault dismissed the case against the former Indian Affairs minister by Pikangikum First Nation. The battle was fought over the legalities of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) placing Pikangikum under third-party management and the community losing out on millions of dollars in projects that were never built. But Ontario Superior Court Judge John dePencier Wright dismissed the case. He said if Nault had been found liable in the case it would mean he was to blame, knowing what he was doing was wrong and reckless. Wright said Nault did not profit from his conduct and had not “experienced any sanction by way of fine or political rejection.” Wright offered his judgment in the case – in a 93-page decision – Dec. 23, nearly six months after the end of the trial, which ran from May 10-June 11 in Kenora. The community argued in court that Nault abused his power as a minister by allegedly cancelling building projects including a sewer and water project after the community served him with notification papers over a previous legal issue. Chief and council were notified by a November 2000 letter from INAC that their community was slated for third party management. While the court battle waged on, the community alleged Nault froze funding for $40 million worth of infrastructure projects including a school, housing, water treatment plant, electrical grid and generator.
Wahgoshig, Detour sign IBA James Thom Wawatay New
By signing an impact benefit agreement with Detour Gold, Wahgoshig First Nation will be able to participate in economic development opportunities involved with the Detour Lake project. The agreement was signed Dec. 21 after community members unanimously ratified key parts of the agreement. The agreement details how the First Nation will benefit from community training initiatives and employment and business opportunities and includes provisions for financial compensation. “This IBA provides business development opportunities for our Nation, along with education and training for our young people,” said Wahgoshig Chief David Babin. “We have successfully partnered with companies to win competitive bids at the Detour Lake project. This success coupled with other economic benefits created by Detour Gold will result into positive community growth. Wahgoshig is open for business with partners like Detour Gold.” Specifics of the agreement were not released. “We are grateful to have their support for the development of Detour Lake, which will deliver numerous economic opportunities and benefits to Wahgoshig First Nation members and to the region for years to come,” said Gerald Panneton, president and CEO of Detour Gold.
Two-thousand-one-hundredtwenty-five. It is the population of some First Nations. It is about four percent of the total population of Nishnawbe Aski Nation. But most startlingly, it is the number of domestic violence and sexual assault calls reported to Nishnawbe Aski Police Service from 2006-2009. Nishnawbe Aski Nation director of women’s development Christine Simard presented that information to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women when it came to Thunder Bay Jan. 14. “This is something that needs to be addressed,” Simard said, sitting alongside NAN Women’s Council member Theresa Sutherland and Slate Falls Chief Lorraine Crane. Crane, also a member of the NAN Women’s Council, said violence against women is an issue in her community. Over the holidays, there were two cases she had to deal with directly as there were no police in the community at the time. “Women who are abused, they need a place to go,” she said, speaking to the committee and three audience members. “Some women give up.” Added Sutherland: “What these women go through is unacceptable. They are sometime unable to leave. Some don’t speak English so they can’t communicate (with the outside world) but they can’t even talk to counsellors in the community because the counsellor could be their mother, aunt or grandmother. “I travel to communities talking to young women. I met a woman just recently, she spoke
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Patrcia Jurivee, executive director of Beendigen Inc., left, Marlene Pierre of the Robinson Superior Treaty Women’s Group, Nishnawbe Aski Nation director of women’s development Christine Simard, Slate Falls Chief Lorraine Crane and NAN Women’s Council member Theresa Sutherland were among the presenters when the Standing Committee on the Status of Women stopped in Thunder Bay Jan. 14. about being abused for the past 15 years. She thought it was normal.” Ontario Native Women’s Association president Dawn Harvard said abused urban Aboriginal women have it easier than those in remote communities, though it is still relative. “Here in Thunder Bay, an abused woman can take a cab to a shelter,” Harvard said. “Up north, it means jumping on a plane. The option to flee violence becomes more complex.” Patricia Jurivee, executive
director of Beendigen Inc., a crisis home for Native women and children in need of food and shelter when dealing with abuse, also addressed the committee. She said there are many reasons why her 24-bed facility tends to always be full. These include generational violence, poverty, residential school fallout and lack of parenting skills. “We coach women to tell us what we need to hear to get them in,” she said. Homelessness is a major issue, she said.
“We need to see changes in (low-income) housing,” she said. “There needs to be forgiveness in housing costs. High housing costs lead to other issues. Women are being accused of being poor parents because there is no food in the fridge for the kids ... but their whole cheque is going towards housing costs. “We need a long-term solution to homelessness.” When Marlene Pierre, of the Robinson Superior Treaty Women’s Group spoke, she did so with more than 40 years of frustrations at the “discrimina-
tory” system which seems to be keeping women down. “What these women have said here today will still be getting said 40 years from now,” Pierre said. “It’s the same things I said years ago when we were talking about women and women’s rights. What are you people (the government) doing that isn’t fixing things?” While she was happy to be able to speak to the committee, she levelled sharp criticism at it. “We can’t rely on someone (else) to share our story,” she said. “We need to do it ourselves.”
Women’s issues don’t seem like a priority: Mathyssen Following the Standing Committee on the Status of Women’s fact-finding mission to Thunder Bay Jan. 14, vice-chairwoman Irene Mathyssen sat down with Wawatay News for an exclusive interview touching on a variety of subjects. Matthyssen, an NDP MP from London-Fanshaw, said in the course of her fact-finding visits across the country, one particular recommendation keeps coming up. But there are pros and cons, she said. “A national inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women is one of the recommendations we, as a committee, will have to debate,” Mathys-
sen said. “There are a wide range of opinions. Some people support the inquiry ... but others tell us any money spent on an inquiry wouldn’t be spent on the issue itself.” In part, it is a financial issue and there is only so much money for women’s issues and Aboriginal issues, she said. “When it is budget time, the parties sent in their list of things that are the most important,” Mathyssen said. “For us, at the NDP, violence against women is at the top of our list. We will debate the budget strengths and weaknesses ... but this is something
we will press for.” Mathyssen said the committee had to fight to get funding from the federal government to be able to visit communities and meet with agencies and groups such as the Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Robinson Superior Treaty Women’s Groups, Ontario Native Women’s Association and Beendigen face to face instead of through video or teleconference. “The government seems to act like women’s issues don’t matter,” she said. “Welfare, violence, racism and lack of housing: these are all issues we have to fight for and fight hard.” - JT
ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᓇᐣᑕᐧᐁᐣᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ: ᑭᕑᐊᐱᓫ ᐃᒪ ᐅᒋ ᐸᑭᑭᓂᑲᓂᐠ 1
ᒥᔑᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᐅᒪᒥᑎᓀᐣᑕᒧᐦᐃᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᑐᑲᐣ ᐁᐧᓄᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑭ ᐃᓭᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᑭᐸᐣ, ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑐᑲᐣ ᓂᐱ ᑫᐃᓇᑲᒥᐣᐠ, ᐸᐢᑯᑲᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᔑᔕᐠ ᑫᐃᓯᓭᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐸᐣ. ᓄᑯᒥᑫ ᓇᐊᐧᐨ, ᐃᐁᐧ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭ ᐊᓂᒧᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᑭ ᐅᐣᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐊᓂᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᐅᐢᑭ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ. ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᑲᐧᓄᐣ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᒋᑲᓄᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ, ᐊᐧᐸᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᑫᐧᒋᒥᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᑕᒪᐣᐠ ᑫᒋᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᐱᓇᓯᑲᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᒪ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᓂᐣᐨ ᐅᐢᑲᑎᓴᐣ, ᑭᒋᔭᐦᐊᐠ, ᐅᐊᐧᓂᐦᐃᑫᐠ ᒋᑲᑫᐧᒋᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᐃᓯᓭᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑲᔦ ᒥᑲᓇᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐱᒪᒧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᐅᐣᑕᒋᐦᐅᐊᐧᑫᔭᐣᐠ ᐊᐦᑭᑲᐣᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ. ᐅᐁᐧ ᑕᔥ ᑕᑲᐧᐨ ᑭᐃᓯᓭ, ᐊᐧᐸᐢ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑕᑲᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒪᐣ ᐸᑲᐣ ᐁᑭ ᐅᐣᒋ ᓄᐣᑕᒧᓂᐣᐨ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧ ᐃᔑᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᑐᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ
ᓇᐣᑕ ᑲᔦ ᐸᓂᒪ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐱᑲᐧᒋᔭᐦᐃᐣᐠ ᑲᐸᐸᒥᔭᓂᐣᐨ ᐸᔦᔥ ᐁᑭ ᐊᐧᐸᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑎᐱᓇᐁᐧ ᐅᔥᑭᔑᑯᐊᐧ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐁᐃᓯᓭᓂᐣᐠ. ᐊᒥ ᑲᑭ ᐃᑭᑐᐨ ᐅᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒪᐣ ᐁᐃᐧ ᑭᑫᐣᑕᒧᓂᐣᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᐃᔒ ᑲᐣᑕᐃᐧᐣᑕᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᐃᔑ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑐᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ. ᓂᓇᐃᐧᐣᐟ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᐢᑲᒪᑫᔭᐣᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᑕᔭᓯᒥᐣ ᑫᑭ ᐅᐣᒋ ᓇᓇᐣᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᐣᑕᒪᑭᐸᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᔓᓂᔭ ᑫᐃᓇᐸᒋᐦᐊᔭᐣᐠ ᒋᑭ ᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑯᔭᐣᑭᐸᐣ ᓂᑲᑫᐧᑌᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᔥ ᑲᔦ ᐁᑲ ᑌᐯᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᑕᑯᓂᑯᔭᐣᐠ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐊᓂᒧᒋᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᓇᐱᐨ ᒪᒋᓇᑲᐧᐣ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ, ᐊᐧᐸᐢ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ. ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓀᐢ ᕑᐁᐢ ᕑᐅᑎᐟ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᓇᐦᐊᐸᑕᐣᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᓯᓭᓂᐠ. ᐅᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐅᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑭᒋᐊᓂᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐱᒥᐃᐧᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐠ ᐱᓇᒪ ᒋᑲᑫᐧᒋᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᒪᐧᔦ ᒪᑕᓄᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧ ᐃᔑᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐅᑕᑭᒥᐣᐠ, ᕑᐅᑎᐟ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ. ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᐸᑯᐢᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ, ᐃᑭᑐ.
ᔕᑯᐨ ᑕᔥ ᐱᓇᒪ ᑕᑭ ᐅᓇᑌᐸᐣ ᓇᑯᒥᑎᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑫᒋᓇᐦᐅᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᑭ ᐅᐣᒋ ᒥᓄᓭᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐁᐧᓄᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᑫᐅᐣᒋ ᒥᑭᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᒪ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᑐᑲᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐊᐧᐸᐣᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᓄᑯᑦ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑲᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᐱᒪᓄᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᒪ ᓂᑕᑭᒥᓇᐣ ᓂᑫ. ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᓂᑲ ᐅᑕᐱᓇᓯᒥᐣ ᐊᑲᐧᒋᔭᐦᐃᐣᐠ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᐅᓀᐣᑕᑲᐧᑭᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐃᐢᑯᓂᑲᓇᐣ ᑲᑕᑯᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᑕᑲᐧᐱᐊᐧᐨ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧ ᐃᔑᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐊᓂᒧᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐅᒪ ᑲᐃᔑ ᑎᐯᐣᑕᒪᐣᐠ ᓂᑕᑭᒥᓇᐣ, ᓫᐅᑎᐠ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᒪᑕᐊᐧ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᐃᑭᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᐱᓇᒪ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧ ᒥᓇ ᓇᓇᐣᑕᐊᐧᓯᓂᐁᐧᐃᐧ ᓇᑯᒥᑎᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒋᐊᓂᒧᑕᒪᐃᐧᐣᑕᐧ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐃᐢᑯᓂᑲᓇᐣ ᑕᑯᓭᑭᐣ. ᑭᔭᑦ ᐱᑯ ᐯᐦᐱᑭᔥ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑲᔦ ᑲᑭᓇ ᒋᒪᐊᐧᐣᑐᓂᐣᑕᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐱᓇᒪ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᐅᐣᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑭᒋ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᒥᔐᓫ ᑭᕑᐊᐱᕑ, ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒧᓇᐦᐊᓯᓂᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒥᑎᑯᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᑭᓇᑲᐣ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ, ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑭ ᐃᓯᓭᑭᐣ ᐊᐣᑕᐦᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᑎᐊᐧᐨ
ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ, ᑭᒋ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐃᐢᑯᓂᑲᓇᐣ ᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᒋᑭ ᐅᐣᒋ ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑎᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᑭᐢᑌᓂᒥᑎᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐯᓂᒧᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᐊᒥ ᑲᑭ ᐃᑭᑐᐨ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐃᐧ ᐅᓇᑐᐨ ᐅᐢᑭ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ -ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐣ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒪᐨ ᑲᐊᔑᒋᑕᐧᑭᐨ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐠ- ᒋᐅᐣᒋ ᐊᔭᒥᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᑲᒪᒥᑎᓀᐣᑕᒥᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᑕᐊᐧ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᑭᕑᐱᓫ ᐅᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᐣ ᐃᐧᐸᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᒋᑭ ᐃᓇᓄᑭᓂᐸᐣ. ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᐊᔭᒪᑲᐣ ᑲᐃᓯᓭᑭᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᑭᕑᐊᐱᓫ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᔕᑯᐨ ᑕᔥ ᑭᒋᓀᐣᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᑐᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ. ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᑭ ᐃᐧᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᒪᑕᐊᐧ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᑲᒪᒥᑎᓀᐣᑕᒧᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᑭ ᐃᓯᓭ ᒋᑭ ᐅᐣᒋ ᐊᓂᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᑲᑭ ᐅᐢᑭ ᒪᑕᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐱᒥ ᐊᓄᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ. ᓂᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᓂᒪᒥᐣ ᐊᓂᐣᑕ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᑲᐧᔭᐣᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᐅᐣᒋ ᐊᐧᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑯᔭᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ, ᑭᕑᐊᐱᓫ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑫᑭ ᐃᓇᐣᑭᓱᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐊᔕ ᐅᑕᓇᐣᐠ ᑲᑭ ᐱᐊᓄᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓂᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒋᓂᓯᑎᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐣ
ᑲᒪᒥᑎᓀᐣᑕᒧᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ. ᒪᐧᔦ ᒪᒋᓭᑭᐣ ᐊᓂᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᓇᑯᒥᑎᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᑲᐧᓄᐣ ᐊᔕ ᒋᑭ ᐅᓇᑌᑲᐧᐸᐣ, ᑲᐣᔭᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐅᐁᐧ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐱᒪᓄᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᑭ ᐃᔑ ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᓯᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᒋ ᒫ ᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐱᓇᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐃᐢᑯᓂᑲᓇᐣ ᒋᑭ ᑲᑫᐧᒋᒪᑲᓄᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ, ᑲᐣᔭᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᑲᑭᓇ ᑭᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᒥᐣ ᒋᐅᐣᒋ ᒥᓄᓭᔭᐣᐠ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑫᐊᓂᔭᑭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᒋᑭ ᒪᒋᑐᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑭᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒥᓇᐣ. ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᑲᐸᑭᑎᓇᓯᐣ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᓇᐱ ᐃᓯᓭᐠ ᐅᑕᓇᐣᐠ ᑲᑭ ᐃᓯᓭᑭᐸᐣ ᐁᑭ ᒧᒋ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᑕᒪᐣᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐱᑯ ᐁᑭ ᑐᑕᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᔥ ᓄᓯᓴᐠ ᒋᑲᑫᐧᒋᒥᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᑲᐣ ᓂᔑᑕᓇ ᑫᑯᓀᓂᐦᐃ ᑲᑭ ᐅᐣᒋ ᐁᑲ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐃᔑᑲᐣᑕᐃᐧᐣᑕᐧ ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᑕᔑᐣ ᐁᑭ ᐅᐣᒋ ᐁᐧᓄᑎᓯᐊᐧᐨ. ᑭᕑᐊᐱᓫ ᐅᐃᐧᒋᓀᐣᑕᐣ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ. ᑭᒋ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑲᓇᐣ ᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᑭᑫᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲ ᒋᑭ ᐃᔑᒪᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐸᓂᒪ ᐁᐦᑕ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᑭᐅᑕᒪᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐣ ᑫᐅᐣᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᓂᐣᐨ, ᑭᕑᐊᐱᓫ ᐃᑭᑐ.
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Wawatay News
JANUARY 20, 2011
ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ
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ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᑲᑭᒪᑕᓄᑲᑌᐠ 1974 ᐁᐅᒋᐊᓄᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑭᐧᐁᑎᓄᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑕᐃᑦᔑᑫᐧᐃᓇᐣ. ᑕᓱᓂᔓᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲ ᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌ ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐧᐃ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐧᐃᐣ ᐅᓇᔓᐧᐁᐧᐃ ᑲᓇᐧᐊᐸᒋᑫᐧᐃᓂᐠ ᒋᐃᔑ ᐸᐸᒥᓯᒪᑲᐠ ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᑫᐧᐃᓇᐣ. MEDIA DIRECTOR Adrienne Fox MULTIMEDIA/NEWS COORDINATOR Brent Wesley
Commentary
A lesson from Cuba Xavier Kataquapit UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY
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recently came back from a vacation to Cuba. In the three weeks that I was gone, I managed to lose about five pounds. It was relatively easy to lose that weight. Not only is food scarce in Cuba, it is also expensive and tourists usually have to eat in restaurants and resorts. I was not staying in the country on a resort package so I had to find restaurants that served good food at a fair price. Merely looking around the city of Havana for places to eat made for plenty of opportunity to walk. I also developed stomach problems and a case of travellers diarrhea. Being sick cut back my eating even further and in a matter of a few days, I was following a typical Cuban diet of liquids, cafe Cubano and mostly rice and beans. It took me a few days to acclimatize to my new diet but after a while I did not have my usual cravings for regular snacks or large meals. As I looked around, I discovered this was what Cubans had to live with. I ate in restaurants with Cuban friends and noticed that even when I offered plentiful food, locals preferred to eat less, since that was what they were accustomed to. There are not many fat people in Cuba. Most of them are trim and youthful. I met 40 year olds who looked to be 20. Even with a limited diet, people are still active, energetic and full of life. Few people can afford TV and computers and even if they could, there is limited personal access to these luxuries. Rather, people live life on the streets and in the plazas where they walk and talk amid the Cuban music, which resounds from every corner. This got me to thinking of the stark contrast in lifestyle we lead in Canada compared to those in poorer countries like Cuba. We have endless access to food in every form imaginable. A trip to the grocery store provides us with cheap packaged foods and even on our way there we can stop to grab a bite at McDonald’s or Tim Horton’s. Constant marketing tells us to consume as much food as possible. Most of the time, advertisements are aimed more at generating higher profits for fast food companies rather than providing a healthy food source
for people. In addition to eating in excess, we are happy to be tethered to our computer screens and television monitors to sit and watch endless entertainment without having to move much. When you think about it, our society’s obsession with food and our lack of exercise is totally ridiculous. This inactive and excessive eating lifestyle has created all sorts of dietary problems for our society and resulted in high levels of diabetes. Unhealthy diets and little exercise is such a problem that medical experts have announced the current generation of Canadian children will not outlive their parents because of this situation. In the Native community, we are dealt a double dose of the health problems of North America, especially when it comes to diabetes. Our people are new to the high sugar, high fat diet enjoyed by Europeans for hundreds of years. Two or three generations ago, my people had a lifestyle that resembled the Cubans – our diet was limited and there was plenty of exercise. While the rest of North America slowly grew accustomed to a rich diet, our people literally stepped into the world of excess eating overnight. It is now estimated about 20 percent of the Aboriginal population in Canada lives with diabetes, which is three to five times the national average. There is still hope for those who want to lead a healthier lifestyle. In talking to many Aboriginal health care workers they tell me that education and awareness is critical in combating this disease. Medical professionals, Aboriginal health care organizations and volunteers are working to create and promote programs that will help those who are dealing with a preventable disease such as diabetes. It is important for everyone to get tested for diabetes if they are overweight or at risk. This disease is preventable and early detection and treatment provides a better chance for a healthier and longer life. My people lived for thousands of years with little or at times nothing to eat. Cuba is a modern example that a moderate diet is more healthy than an excessive one. Even though I felt sorry for so many people I met who are stuck in poverty I also realized that in some ways they are healthier because of it. Meegwetch to my Cuban friends for teaching me that it would be smart to learn to live within our means and not drown in the excess our society provides. Our health depends on it. underthenorthernsky.com
(Archives of Ontario C 330-14-0-0-46)
Mrs. Baxter standing with hides in Washi Lake, Ont. in 1951.
Wind is the carrier of song Richard Wagamese ONE NATIVE LIFE
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ind is the carrier of song. There’s a hard push from the west that sends stark cumulous banks over the top of the mountain and in the thrust of it through the trees there’s the plunge and roll of surf 500 miles off. Days when it blows from the north there’s the whistling pitch of the barren lands and the basso rumble of thunder in peaks where even the wind is lonely. Easterly flows bring the sharp slicing soprano born in the unfinished aria of plain and prairie. And the south is a contralto, warm, luxuriant, rising off distant beaches. My people say the wind is Mother Earth brushing her hair. They also say the wind is eternal. Within it are borne the sighs and whispers of ancestors. Within it is the breath, the exhalation, with which Creator blew life into the universe. We breathe each other. We are song. When I was growing up I was without these teachings. I lived the early portion of my life depending on what was given me by outside influences for the context with which I framed my world. What I knew of the Indian was minimal but now, at 52, when I feel the wind on my face, I feel time and story and song.
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In 1955, when I was born, Indians were still not allowed to vote in Canada even though we’d volunteered by the thousands to fight for her in two World Wars. See, we were exempt from conscription but we went anyway. Our soldiers returned as decorated heroes to a country that still did not recognize them as citizens. In the legislation that directed our lives, the Indian Act, it used to state that a person would be defined as anyone other than an Indian. We were not people. Our humanity was dismissed. We needed to get permission to do things that our non-native neighbors took for granted. It used to be that we were not allowed to gather in public. We were not allowed to hire a lawyer, organize politically or leave the reservation without permission. The houses we lived in were not ours. They were owned by the government as was the land they sat on. We were paid, dutifully, the five dollars annually that was ours by treaty. We were supposed to get ammunition too but that never happened. Things changed after 1960. We were finally able to vote, given the right to free assembly, given permission to organize political groups and became able to travel to and fro without restriction. We’d become citizens. All of this happened without my knowledge. I was like any other Canadian, oblivious to the events that were shaping the lives of my native neighbors. Where I lived, in my adopted
white home, they did not see the need for me to mingle with my own people or learn my own history. Instead, like everyone, I was given the accepted version of Canada. In 1969 a future prime minister penned the White Paper on Indian Policy. Jean Chretien wanted to scuttle anything that allowed us to identify ourselves as valid nations of people. Repeal the Indian Act, dismantle the bureaucracy that maintained it, abrogate the treaties, pat us all on the head and send us out into the mainstream. It’s called assimilation. He called it forward thinking. I was thirteen, almost fourteen, worried about girls, fitting in, girls, belonging, girls and wearing what was cool. No one told me what was proposed. No one told me what it meant. No one told me how it might affect me. No one offered anything but a resolute marching on behind the flutter of the flag. The White Paper changed everything. Instead of going away my people became more present. Soon we began showing up at universities and colleges in greater numbers. It wasn’t long before we had doctors, lawyers, teachers, journalists and politicians. Our political organizations gained strength and vision. We became a force for change in our own country. By 1973 I was on the road. I was busy trying to survive. The first episodes of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from my childhood abuses and their continuation in my adopted home were rising and
I struggled. Life was about the search for security, meaning and definition. Like everyone else I concentrated on myself and my needs. So I missed the marvelous changes my people undertook through the 1970s. Only when I reconnected with my native family in 1978 did I open my eyes. What I saw were people empowered and forward thinking. I saw people dedicated to showing government that self-government was not something to be granted, it was something we were all born with. I saw pride and focus and healing. I saw how much history I’d missed. My people’s and Canada’s. The two were intertwined and I undertook to learn it, unravel it to see each strand clearly. I understood how blind my self-centeredness and selfconcern had made me, how little I understood of the real story. In this, I was just like everyone else. What I learned made me proud of native people, made me proud to be a part of the great, grand story that is my people’s history with Canada. What I learned, in the end, made me proud to be Canadian. Because we’ve endured it all together, all of us, and we’ve become stronger because of it even if we don’t readily see that. The wind is the carrier of song. When it blows across this mountain lake it bears the essence of the land and its people. The essence of time shared. Time past, time present, time future. It is our breath. Everyone’s. Ahow.
MEDIA DIRECTOR Adrienne Fox adriennef@wawatay.on.ca
ART DIRECTOR Roxann Shapwaykeesic roxys@wawatay.on.ca
TRANSLATORS Vicky Angees vickya@wawatay.on.ca
MULTIMEDIA/NEWS COORDINATOR Brent Wesley brentw@wawatay.on.ca
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Matthew Bradley matthewb@wawatay.on.ca
Agnes Shakakeesic agness@wawatay.on.ca
FEATURE WRITER/EDITOR Bryan Phelan bryanp@wawatay.on.ca EDITOR James Thom jamest@wawatay.on.ca WRITER/PHOTOGRAPHER Rick Garrick rickg@wawatay.on.ca
ACTING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Meghan Kendall meghank@wawatay.on.ca ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE Steve Elliott stevee@wawatay.on.ca CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Mark Kakekagumick markk@wawatay.on.ca
CONTRIBUTORS Billy Duck Elma Hookimaw Xavier Kataquapit Sabrina Mattinas Christian Metat Kaylene Moonias Thomas Moonias Glenn Nolan Kevilene Stephens Richard Wagamese Thunder Bay District Health Unit Guest editorials, columnists and letters to the editor do not necessarily reflect the views of Wawatay News.
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Biblical-based addictions program needs support To the Editor: I had the good fortune of working with some older Chiefs like Chief Simeon McKay from Kasabonika Lake and Chief John Bighead from Wunnumin Lake who could not speak a word of English when I was working for Grand Council Treaty 9. This is one of their teachings. Before we ask government to help our people – we must do the initial work through our own means. In essence, the grassroots approach. The non-Native system tells our people that our chiefs must set the agenda. This is not our way and you can see all the problems which have been created. In short, the non-Native political winds set the agenda and our chiefs are forced to follow the money. We know the Bible teaches money is the root of all evil and therein lies the paradox. Our chiefs expect government money to fix our problems and for those of us who live in our communities – we know that with every new program which is developed – a new set of more difficult problems is visited upon our people. Our chiefs and their organizations believe money will fix our problems – our chiefs and their organizations believe any ‘new’ program will fix our problems. As Christians, we believe money is the root of all evil but
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like Isaiah 45:7 tells us – God creates both peace and evil. In essence, money can also be used for good. Non-native governments know how to keep our people from working together and they use money to achieve their purpose by setting the agenda for any program they fund. Our chiefs know this but still, they just go with the flow. I understand the need for our chiefs and their organizations to want to be seen as doing something about our problems. In doing so, they create more problems for our people. The other problem, at least for the people in our Far North communities is our chiefs accept what is not entirely beneficial or helpful. Most of our people have accepted Christianity – that is who we are – we are Christians. However, the funds and programs which our chiefs and their organizations accept do not work from who we are … as Christians. It is only logical that what the chiefs accept will not work for our people. What needs to be done? We must start the work. We must work with those gifts which God gave to each of us. Each one of us has part of the answer. It is not the non-Native government and their money which has the answer. It is our own people who have the answer. We have to give value to those gifts which God has given to our people.
We must start the work of addressing prescription drug abuse. We cannot allow our chiefs and their organizations to try and fit what we want into a non-Native government program just because they can provide the money. This hasn’t worked in the past and this kind of approach will not work in the future. We need to do the initial work. The seed must be planted by what God has provided. We are Christians and the Bible must be used. How can this be done? Treaty 9 must be made to work as envisioned by our grandfathers. There are two sovereign nations in this treaty relationship and it was not meant for one party to ‘lord’ over the other treaty party. We are to share this land and its resources. It was not meant for one party to have ownership over and decide how the money from our lands and resources is to be used. This is not how a treaty relationship works. What is the initial work? We must fund the initial work. We must do the initial work. This work will start in January. With all the hopes of our people as we enter the New Year; we will begin this work. Thank You, God Bless and Happy New Year. Mike Morris Member of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Nation
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‘Where’s the story?’ Re: Fort Severn alternative energy planning With all the talk for cleaner, greener, sustainable power generation in remote communities and its importance, how come there hasn’t been a story written about Peawanuck airport? MTO just put up windmills and solar panels there over the summer. And how come the Chief and Council didn’t get directly involved in discussions with them and how they might have been able to piggy back off of MTO, or at least use that as a starting point to begin looking at alternatives for Peawanuck. Peawanuck pays 18 cents a kilowatt and uses a diesel generator as well. Anonymous ‘Old thinking hasn’t changed’ Re: NAPS officers let down by lack of standards: NDP So where are the chiefs and board members in all of this? Alright, here is the chain: first we raise the standards of our people, who will then in turn raise the standards of our chiefs who finally will raise the standards of the people who sit on the board (and not only limited to NAPS but all other boards). Problem that still occurs is that the way of thinking hasn’t changed enough yet. People are still too focused on quantity and not QUALITY. Why is it you have a man/ woman who is all of a sudden qualified to give his two cents and make decisions as a board member just because he/she has an extensive resume of “board memberships?” Just because I listen to a lot of Bo Diddly and BB King doesn’t make me an old blues legend – never will. We have to have a firm foundation to back up the changes that need to be implemented. Thanks Gilles for speaking for us, hopefully one of these days we can start speaking for ourselves. Anonymous ‘Fantastic work’ Re: Thunder Mountain Singers enjoy successful year It was fantastic that Thunder Mountain Singers won both the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Award and continued to support the youth in Thunder Bay and throughout the region. Awesome!!! Anonymous ‘Choice comes from within’ Re: Students battle drug addiction I met a heroin user and he told me that the first time he did it was the best high he felt from the drug. The first time I did cocaine was in the hospital, diluted at 30 per cent, to freeze my broken nose so the doctor could straighten it. That was the best high I ever got from that drug too because once I started to buy it from drug dealers, I was “chasing the dragon” which leads to addiction. This is what happens when chemically made drugs/prescriptions are used and leads to abuse. I made a choice to quit using cocaine because I needed more every time I used it to stay at that constant high and I could not afford it because all my money went to it. We all have to make a choice from within to get off a drug addiction we face because it hurts our soul, mind, bodies and our loved ones. There is help out there today to defeat any addiction but the longer you wait the deeper you get and the harder it is to get back on that road to recovery. p.s. We have to help ourselves first before we can get help. Joe B.
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Inspection Forest Management Plan Inspection Kenora Forest 2011-2012 Contingency Forest Management Plan
Adrienne Fox MEDIA DIRECTOR
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) and Miitigoog Limited Partnership and the Kenora Local Citizens Committee, invite you to inspect the Ministry of Natural Resources-Approved 2011-2012 Contingency Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the Kenora Forest. The Contingency Forest Management Plan is required to accommodate an adjustment to the Forest Management Planning Schedule allowing the synchronization of the planning schedules for the Kenora Forest and the Whiskey Jack Forest for April 1, 2012. This Contingency Forest Management Plan is also required to support harvesting, renewal, and tending operations for the one-year period of April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012. Areas will be planned for harvest and accessed in a manner that is consistent with the approved strategic direction. How to Get Involved During preparation of the Contingency Forest Management Plan, two formal opportunities for Aboriginal and public involvement are provided. The ďŹ rst opportunity for this Contingency Plan (Stage 1) invited the public to review and comment on the Draft Contingency Forest Management Plan. This Stage 2 notice advises you that the Ministry of Natural Resources-Approved Contingency Forest Management Plan will be available for inspection for a period of 15 days. The Contingency Forest Management Plan will be available for inspection during normal ofďŹ ce hours for a 15-day period from January 20, 2011 to February 4, 2011 at the following locations: t . JOJTUSZ PG /BUVSBM 3FTPVSDFT ,FOPSB %JTUSJDU 0GmDF 3PCFSUTPO 4USFFU ,FOPSB 0/ 1 / 9 $POUBDU *BO 1ZLF UFM t 8FZFSIBFVTFS $PNQBOZ -JNJUFE 0GmDF +POFT 3PBE ,FOPSB 0/ 1 / 9 $POUBDU .BUU 8JMLJF UFM t .JOJTUSZ PG /BUVSBM 3FTPVSDFT QVCMJD XFCTJUF www.ontario.ca/forestplans (The 0OUBSJP (PWFSONFOU *OGPSNBUJPO $FOUSF JO 5PSPOUP BOE UIF BQQSPQSJBUF DPNNVOJUJFT of the Ministry of Natural Resources region, district, and/or area ofďŹ ces provide internet access) Stay Involved If you would like to be added to our mailing list and be notiďŹ ed of these consultation PQQPSUVOJUJFT QMFBTF DPOUBDU -JM "OEFSTPO BU PS CZ F NBJM lil.anderson@ontario.ca. MNR is collecting your personal information and comments under the authority of the Crown Forest Sustainability 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 public consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may be used by the MNR to send you further information related to this forest management planning exercise. If you have questions about the use of your personal information, please DPOUBDU 4UFWF %VEB BU
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he has large beautiful eyes. Deep dark pools that she keeps downcast for the most part. Every so often she raises her gaze and there’s a guarded defiance there. But soon you realize it’s meant to be a veil. It’s a thin mask though. She is suffering. There’s something in her that ought to be carried by someone much, much older. That kind of grief should belong to someone who has experienced the trials and tribulations of a long drawn out life. She’s young – only 20. And she has two children. Rayanne Tait wants to finish high school. And she wants to be a better mother. But there’s something that’s taken hold of her and it’s greedy. It wants to take everything she has and steal away all the light in her life. It wants her undivided attention. It wants to become the centre of her life. And it knows it’s nearly succeeding. OxyContin is a time-released pain medication. Its effects can last hours, up to 12, and it contains oxycodone – an opioid drug, like morphine or heroine. When crushed or chewed and either inhaled by the nose, injected or swallowed, the oxycodone is released and absorbed rapidly producing a heroin-like euphoria effect making it dangerously addictive. In Kitchenuhmaykoosib, an 80-milligram tablet can sell for $600. That can be a week’s worth of groceries for many, but for Rayanne it meant that she could have four fixes. Four
opportunities to feel like nothing mattered. And four chances to stave off the effects of withdrawal. Oxycodone withdrawal creates a deep muscle and bone pain. It’s like experiencing the worst flu ever and it can include restlessness, diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes and leg movements you can’t control. It’s a process that’s chemically similar to heroin withdrawal. Rayanne started taking oxy when she was 15. Each 80 milligram tablet cost her $100 then. And after the first time, she just wanted more and more. “It was my choice,� she said. “With both of my pregnancies, I was using everyday. I don’t know what I was thinking.� Rayanne’s words are raw expressions. She wants to stop. She yearns to have her family’s trust again. But most of all she wants to be a good mother. And she says if she can’t stop abusing oxycodone then she’ll give her children up to children’s aid. Her voice cracks and she stops speaking as the impact of what she’s saying sinks in. She covers her large dark eyes with her hands. Unfortunately Rayanne’s addiction to oxycodone isn’t unique. It’s a trend that’s been on an upswing for the past six years. Despite threadbare statistics, Health Canada has posted a fact sheet on its website titled Misuse and Abuse of Oxycodone-based Prescription Drugs. According to a study published in a 2009 edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, the number of deaths in Ontario where narcotics played a role doubled to 27 million in 2004 from 13 million in 1991. The increase in deaths was noticeable after Oxycontin was added to Ontario’s provincial drug benefit plan in 2000.
Death related to any opioid increased by 41 per cent and the number of deaths related to oxycodone rose fivefold. And in the United States, the Drug Enforcement Administration says about 1.9 million Americans have used oxycodone for non-medical reasons. “Right now, it’s one of the most abused prescription drugs and is certainly the most dangerous,� a DEA official told Newsweek Magazine. In the Grip of a Deeper Pain can be found online at www.newsweek.com. It’s a trend that spread into First Nation communities. And it’s destroying the lives of people like Rayanne. In Kitchenuhmaykoosib, Chief Donny Morris says out of 276 homes surveyed, only four homes did not have a resident who was using or selling drugs. But there is hope. It’s a community-driven project that’s igniting hope for the hundreds of Kitchenuhmaykoosib members addicted to prescription drugs. With no start up funds and the sheer determination of a small group of volunteers, the Mamow Against Drugs treatment program was born. “We’re taking ownership of the problem,� Morris said of the program. “These are our people and we have to take care of them. We have to give them hope.� Editor’s Note: Media Director Adrienne Fox was invited to Kitchenuhmaykoosib recently to visit the community’s prescription drug abuse program. She met five young women who are struggling to end their dependence on oxycodone, including 20-year-old Rayanne Tait. Look for indepth coverage from her trip in the next edition of Wawatay News.
Helping Regain Lives Excerpt from the Mamow Against Drugs Healing Program Manual
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“Our Elders were a resourceful people who survived as hunters and gatherers who didn’t rely on outside help to live their lives.
Ian Pyke, R.P.F. Area Forester Ministry of Natural Resources 808 Robertson Street P.O. Box 5080 Kenora, ON P9N 3X9 tel: (807) 468-2559 e-mail: ian.pyke@ontario.ca
“As time passed, things started to happen which affected the lives of the people and their children. This was due to government initiatives to assimilate our people into the general population of Canada. Education, residential schools and other things were introduced to change the way the Elders and people governed themselves.
Matt Wilkie, R.P.F. Henry Dribnenky Plan Author Kenora Local Citizens Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd. Committee 1000 Jones Road c/o 42 Ryerson Avenue P.O. Box 1930 Winnipeg, MB R3T 3S2 Kenora, ON P9N 3X8 tel: (807) 548-7142 e-mail: matt.wilkie@weyerhaeuser.com
“We, as Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, are at a crossroad regarding the future of our community and children. Our people have gone through a lot since the time of Treaty, especially within the last few decades wherein residential schools, alcohol, drugs and other things have become prevalent in our society. We no longer rely on ourselves, but look to the government for handouts that are usually short term and inadequate. “It is KI who has to take the initiative in dealing with the drug problem. We can wait and talk all we want about the problem, which will not just go away just because we talk about it. Now is the time to move on the problem for the sake of our future and survival of our children.�
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Developing commmunication skills Submitted by Thunder Bay District Health Unit Nitam Giigidowin means “A child’s first words.� Taylor Waboose learned this from her grandmother. Taylor is a 17 year-old high school student from Long Lake #58 First Nation and the winner of an artwork contest for the Nitam Giigidowin Project. It took her only a day to design a logo that she said “was inspired by tradition.� “The logo is a picture of an Elder or a mother with a child. In the past, Elders taught children how to speak by telling them stories. This logo represents how stories are important in my culture,� Taylor said. “Taylor’s logo represents exactly what the Nitam Giigidowin Project is all about,� said Colleen Mahoney, communicative disorders assistant with Nitam Giigidowin. “The stories and the traditions of the First Nations people are a very important part of what we do.� Developed as pilot project by Dilico Anishnabek Family Care and the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, the Nitam Giigidowin Project is funded by Health Canada. The project is intended to raise awareness of the importance of developing communication skills at a young age. Speech and language therapy is provided in the communities of Long Lake #58, Ginoogaming and Fort William First Nations. “Working with children at an early age is important. Without help, many who start school with communication difficulties may not catch up to their peers,� Mahoney said. “Developing speech and language skills before 30 months of age is a strong predictor of the child’s ability to learn and communicate throughout their school years.�
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Colleen Mahoney, communicative disorders assistant with Nitam Giigidowin, and Taylor Waboose, 17, with a winning piece of artwork drawn by Waboose, a member of Long Lake #58. The contest was held by the Nitam Giigidowin, a project to raise awareness about developing communications skills at a a young age. The project prepares children and families by providing appropriate services and resources in the family’s home community so they can easily access the support. Project staff, including a communicative disorders assistant and speech-language pathologists, work closely with families, community members, infant child development workers, the Aboriginal Head Start Program and child care staff to provide resources which will stay in the community even after the project ends in 2012. One main service provided is a speech and language checkup. The check-up is available to any child and no referral from a doctor is needed. “Bringing children in for early check-ups will give them a chance to learn important life skills including how to talk,� Mahoney said, “but communication is more than just talking. “From birth, children try to communicate in many different ways like smiling, cry-
ing, reaching out and making sounds. Caregivers help children improve communication by the way they respond to these actions and by encouraging their children to continue to express themsleves.� Nitam Giigidowin staff show caregivers how to create these interactions with children. They work with parents to develop children’s abilities to express their needs and to understand what others are saying to them. These are very important skills when children enter school and will make a big difference in their lives even before that time. The environment that a child plays and lives in also makes a difference in the way they learn how to communicate. In Ginoogaming, Mahoney has helped to improve the space where a parent-child playgroup meets every week. Within the health centre, two areas have been transformed into a family friendly wonderland. The boardroom walls have been decorated with colourful alpha-
bet decals stuck at just the right height for toddlers. Only a few steps outside of the boardroom is a tent filled with soft cushions for children to enjoy a book. The centre has many suitable books for children and parents to choose from and any can be taken home to be enjoyed. Healthy snacks, craft materials and toys are provided to help to feed children’s tummies and imaginations.This fun space is where parents can help their children develop speech and language skills. There are also bulletin boards with information about how to help children’s speech and language, and the milestones to look out for at different ages and stages. “Good communication helps children understand others, learn new things and make friends as they take an active part in family, school and social life. If communication difficulties are found early, all children can be helped,� Mahoney said.
Plan Extension Inspection of One-Year Extension of Pic River Ojibway Forest 2006-2026 Forest Management Plan The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), GreenForest Management Incorporated (on behalf of Great West Timber Limited) and the Pic River Public Consultation Committee (PRPCC), as part of the ongoing forest management planning process, would like to advise you that a one-year extension of the approved 2006 - 2026 Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the Pic River Ojibway Forest has been approved and is now available for inspection. This FMP extension will provide the opportunity to further complete operations approved in the current Pic River Ojibway FMP. The approved FMP extension includes a description and map of the areas that will be available for operations during the term of the extension.
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Fort Severn explores alternative energy NEWS James Thom Wawatay News
An alternative energy source is blowing through Fort Severn and the community is determined to harness it. Fort Severn is working on a plan for its wind power project. “We are currently investigating alternative energy for the long-term,” said Chief Matthew Kakekaspan. “Our primary source of energy is burning diesel. It is known as dirty power. We need to find a cleaner source of energy.” The community recently received a $5,000 grant from
Honor the Earth’s Building Resilience in Indigenous Communities Initiative to help move the project along. Kakekaspan said the money will help with a study to determine where the windmills should go. “We’re looking at the coastline (of Hudson Bay),” he said. “There is a steady wind there.” Kakekaspan said the community realizes it can’t burn diesel forever. But a clean energy source could solve another community issue. “We’re having problems getting firewood,” he said. “Wood stoves are not the most efficient
heat source either. Wood stoves are contributing to our mould issues as the heat doesn’t always disperse heat everywhere.” But if the community was making its own power through the windmills, electric baseboard heaters could be installed to heat homes or at least serve as a backup heat source, he said. Energy Minister Brad Duguid is very supportive of such ideas. He would like to see northern First Nations look at renewable energy sources like wind or solar power. He recently said the prov-
ince could soon be offering incentives to off-the-grid First Nations who want to get involved in clean energy projects. In Fort Severn’s case, Kakekaspan said the community needs more energy as soon as possible, regardless of its source. “We need to look at our source of power,” he said. “Our hydro capacity is at its limit. If we wanted to build a new building, it may not even be supported with hydro.” Kakekaspan said the community is also exploring solar power.
Review Review of Long-Term Management Direction Kenora Forest 2012-2022 Forest Management Plan The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), Miitigoog Limited Partnership and the Kenora Local Citizens Committee (LCC) invites you to review and comment on the proposed long-term management direction for the 2012-2022 Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the Kenora Forest.
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Coaster inquest begins next month An inquest into the death of Marten Falls’ Christopher Dennis Coaster has been scheduled for the week of Feb. 7 in Thunder Bay. Coaster, 29, died while in custody at the Thunder Bay Jail Aug. 3, 2008. Dr. Michael B. Wilson, regional supervising coroner for north region, announced the particulars of the inquest Jan. 11. Because Coaster died while
in custody, an inquest was mandatory. While the coroner’s office did not reveal specifics of the case, it is hoped the jury may make recommendations aimed at preventing similar deaths. The inquest is expected to last five days and to hear from about 12 witnesses. Dr. David H. Evans will preside as inquest coroner and Lorraine Cavion will be counsel to the coroner. –JT
Moonias inquest postponed The coroner’s inquest into the Dec. 11, 2006 death of Bruce Moonias, 27, is postponed. The inquest into the Neskantaga man’s death – at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre following his involvement with the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police – had been scheduled to begin Jan. 10.
The inquest was postponed at the request of Moonias’ family, according to Dr. Michael B. Wilson, regional supervising coroner for North Region. The coroner’s office is tentatively looking at the fall as a possible time for the inquest. The inquest is expected to last five days and to hear from about 12 witnesses under the direction of inquest coroner Dr. David H. Evans. –JT
The Planning Process
Pic River gets green funding
The FMP takes approximately two years to complete. During this time, five formal opportunities for public and Aboriginal involvement are provided. The first opportunity (Stage 1) for this FMP occurred on February 2, 2010 when the public was “Invited to Participate” in the development of the plan. This “Stage 2” notice is:
Pic River is getting ecofriendly washroom facilities for its waterfront. Featuring solar-powered ventilation and lighting, the washrooms will be installed through one of eight recently announced Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) projects in the North of Superior region. “By investing in these projects, we are helping northern-
t To invite you to review and comment on: - The proposed long-term management direction for the forest; - The areas which could reasonably be harvested, and the preferred areas for harvest operations, during the ten-year period of the plan; and - The analysis of alternative one kilometer wide corridors for each new primary road, which is required for the next 20 years. t To request your contribution to background information and previously unmapped values information to be used in planning.
ers take advantage of new opportunities that will foster economic growth, job creation, green energy and entrepreneurship in our region,” said Michael Gravelle, minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry and chairman of the NOHFC. Pic River will receive $21,110 for the project through NOHFC’s Northern Energy Program. –RG
How to Get Involved To facilitate your review, a summary of the proposed long-term management direction for the forest, and a summary map(s) of the preferred and optional harvest areas for the ten-year period of the plan and primary road corridors, for each new primary road which is required for the next 20 years, can be obtained from the company and MNR locations listed below. In addition to the most current versions of the information and maps which were available at Stage 1 of the public consultation, background information and sources of direction that are available includes the following: t Summary of public comments and submissions received to date and any responses to those comments and submissions; t A summary report of the results of the desired forest and benefits meeting; t Environmental analysis, including use management strategies of the alternative corridors for each new primary road; t Maps that portray past and approved areas of harvest operations for the current forest management plan and the previous ten years; t Criteria used for the identification of areas that could reasonably be harvested during the ten-year period of the plan; and t Summary report of the activities of the Local Citizen’s Committee to date. The summary of the proposed long-term management direction and as well as the supporting information described in this notice, will be available at the Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd. office and at the Ministry of Natural Resources Kenora District Office, at the locations shown below, during normal office hours for a period of 30 days (January 20, 2011 to February 20, 2011). Comments on the proposed long-term management direction for the Kenora Forest must be received by Ian Pyke of the planning team at the MNR Kenora District Office, by February 20, 2011. Meetings with representatives of the planning team and the Local Citizens Committee can be requested at any time during the planning process. Reasonable opportunities to meet planning team members during non-business hours will be provided upon request. If you require more information or wish to discuss your interests and concerns with a planning team member, please contact one of the individuals listed below: Ian Pyke, R.P.F. Area Forester Ministry of Natural Resources 808 Robertson Street PO Box 5080 Kenora, ON P9N 3X9 phone: (807) 468-2559 e-mail: ian.pyke@ontario.ca
Robert (Bob) Boyce, R.P.F. Plan Author Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd. 1000 Jones Road PO Box 1930 Kenora, ON P9N 3X8 phone: (807) 548-7249 e-mail: Bob.Boyce@weyerhaeuser.com
Mr. Henry Dribnenky Kenora Local Citizens Committee c/o 42 Ryerson Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3T 3S2
Anytime during the planning process, you may make a written request to seek resolution of issues with the plan author, the MNR District Manager or the Regional Director, using a process described in the 2009 Forest Management Planning Manual (Part A, Section 3.4.1).
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Stay Involved There will be three more formal opportunities for you to be involved. These stages are listed and tentatively scheduled as follows: Stage 3 - Information Centre: Review of Proposed Operations Stage 4 - Information Centre: Review of Draft Forest Management Plan Stage 5 - Inspection of MNR-Approved Forest Management Plan
March 2011 September 2011 January 2012
If you would like to be added to a mailing list to be notified of public involvement opportunities, please contact Lil Anderson at (807) 468-2578 or by e-mail lil.anderson@ontario.ca.
Cheryl K. Watson Aboriginal Banking Representative 204 983-3993 cheryl.watson@bdc.ca
The Ministry of Natural Resources is collecting your personal information and comments under the authority of the Crown Forest Sustainability 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 public consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may be used by the Ministry of Natural Resources to send you further information related to this forest management planning exercise. If you have questions about use of your personal information, please contact Steve Duda at (807) 468-2543.
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Promoting self-reliance throughout curriculum Seven Generations Education Institute has signed a first-ofits-kind agreement with author Calvin Helin. The agreement, signed Dec. 8, will allow Seven Generations and Helin to work together promoting self-reliance through the curriculum and administration of the institute for the next five years. Helin is known for his book, Dances with Dependency, which explores ways to eliminate welfare dependency and eradicate poverty on First Nations. He is an advocate for the economic dependency of Aboriginal communities. Other terms of the agreement include collaborating on
ways to create environments that lead to education success and co-operating on strategies to improve Aboriginal education. Seven Generations, based in Fort Frances, Ont., was formed in 1985 to address the educational needs of the Anishinaabe communities in the Rainy Lake Tribal Area in northern Ontario. The institute provides local access to post-secondary education and focuses on lifelong learning and empowerment through Anishinaabemowin. The agreement was signed following the launch of Helin’s new book The Economic Dependency Trap: Breaking Free to Self-Reliance. –JT
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Christian Metat from J. R. Nakogee Elementary School in Attawapiskat First Nation is featured during the month of May in the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s 2011 calendar, which featured artwork from First Nations in Ontario including several in northern Ontario. See more winning images on the next page.
Several northwestern Ontario youth lent their artistic talents to the 2011 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation calendar. The students provided artwork to go along with CMHC’s maintenance tips for the 2011 First Nations Home Maintenance Calendar. The calendars provide seasonal tips such as: prevent drafts and save energy by upgrading weather-stripping and caulking around doors and windows and clean windows, screens and hardware to prevent mould from growing. The students were asked to contribute art depicting what a healthy home means to them. Fifteen entries were selected to be showcased in the 2011 calendar to help promote the concept of healthy housing. The 2011 First Nations calendar will be distributed to participating schools as well as to tribal councils and at the Northern Housing Conference. Students from J.R. Nakogee Elementary School in Attawapiskat, Neskantaga Education Centre, Peetabeck Academy School in Fort Albany and Pegamigaabo School in Big Grassy participated. Winning entries came from Elma Hookimaw, Sabrina Mattinas, Roseanne Sutherland and Christian Metat from Attwapiskat, Payton Horton from Big Grassy, Thomas Moonias from Neskantaga and Kevilene Stephens from Fort Albany. - JT
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Fort Severn Chief Matthew Kakekaspan has been invited by the French government to speak at the International Conference Polar Worlds, Jan. 26-28 in Paris, France. “We’re presenting a paper with Harvey Lemelin about polar bear research,” Kakekaspan said. “We’d really like to point out that we have always never really had any say in what happens in our territory and we’d like to promote the idea of co-management so we do have a say in what goes on in our homelands, not just with the polar bear but with what’s happening with other species as well.” The Co-Management of Wabusk (Polar bear) in Northern Ontario: A Perspective of the Washaho Cree Nation at Fort Severn presentation highlights some of the key findings from the ongoing research project and discusses the benefits of community-based research and the potentials of co-managing polar bears in the province of Ontario. The six-year communitybased research project is led by Fort Severn in collaboration with the Keewaytinook Okimakanak Research Institute and faculty members from Lakehead University. “I’d just like to promote what we have been doing in our community,” Kakekaspan said. “This is an opportunity to present some of that information first-hand to whoever is interested.” The conference will feature presentations from some of the leading polar researchers in the fields of environmental and social sciences, with the results
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Fort Severn Chief Matthew Kakekaspan is travelling to Paris, France to speak about polar bear research at the International Conference Polar Worlds, Jan. 26-28. to be published in Polar Record and disseminated through various media outlets. Kakekaspan is looking to remind the international community that the Cree do live and interact with the polar bear on a regular basis and his community is developing strategies to co-exist with polar bears in these changing times. “Working on this project with Fort Severn, is what every applied researcher strives for – an open and collaborative approach to research, which is driven for and by the community,” Lemelin said about the research project, which began about five years ago. “I am deeply honoured by this opportunity, and would like to thank our sponsors SSHRC, the Canadian Embassy in France, and the conference organizers from Mondes Polaires/Polar Worlds
for making this possible.” Kakekaspan, Lemelin and several other writers recently published one of the first peerreviewed articles to document Cree knowledge of polar bears in Ontario and the world in the interdisciplinary journal of Human Ecology. The collaborative work, Wabusk of the Omushkegouk: Cree-Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) Interactions in Northern Ontario, involved citizens from Fort Severn and Weenusk and researchers from KORI and Lakehead University’s Centre for Northern Studies. Fort Severn was invited to share its traditional knowledge at the Polar Bear Roundtable in 2009 and the community has also been selected by the Ministry of Natural Resources to host the second polar bear recovery strategy workshop in February.
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“Save Our Languages� Fundraising Campaign Wawatay Native Communications Society is a self-governing, independent community-driven entrepreneurial Native organization dedicated to using appropriate technologies to meet the communication needs of people of Aboriginal ancestry in Northern Ontario, wherever they live. In doing so, its founders intended that Wawatay would serve their communities by preserving, maintaining and enhancing Indigenous languages and culture.
THE CAMPAIGN: The Campaign helps support the continued delivery of the many valuable Aboriginal language services and programs that Wawatay continues to provide including bi-weekly newspaper production and distribution, daily radio programming, television production services, regularly updated website, print services, translation services, and SEVEN Youth Media Network.
How You Can Help: Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Treaty #3 First Nation communities are members of Wawatay Native Communications Society and are urged to send in their Annual Membership Fees of $500.00 to our Sioux Lookout Bureau to the attention of Grant Chisel and note the payment is for “Membership Fee�. We are looking for volunteers for our radio-a-thon which we are hoping will garner support in the following ways: a) b) c)
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Contact Evange Kanakakeesic at our Sioux Lookout Bureau or e-mail her at evangelinek@wawatay.on.ca. We are seeking volunteer hosts, musical talent, storytellers, comedians, etc.
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Thunder Bay Police Service Const. Mark Caccamo records notes during the Kids and Drugs conference Jan. 11-14 at Fort William First Nation. The conference was aimed at everyone from parents to front-line workers to help them find ways to steer youth away from drugs. The conference had four components: role models, communication, selfconfidence and drugs.
Review Draft Contingency Plan Review Lake Nipigon Forest 2011-2012 Contingency Plan The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), Lake Nipigon Forest Management Inc. (LNFMI) and the Armstrong and Nipigon East Area Local Citizens Committees (LCC) would like to advise you that the 2011 – 2012 draft Contingency Plan (CP) covering forest management activities for the Lake Nipigon Forest for the period from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012 is being prepared. The purpose of this notice is to ask you to review and comment on the planned areas for harvest, renewal and tending operations; the proposed corridors for new primary and branch roads; and the proposed operational road locations for the 1-year term of the plan. Forest operations identified in the draft Contingency Plan have been selected from the draft 2011-2021 Forest Management Plan for the Lake Nipigon Forest which is currently under preparation. The Ministry of Natural Resources is collecting comments and information regarding this contingency plan under the authority of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act to assist in making decisions and determining future public consultation needs. Comments and opinions will be kept on file for use during the operating term of the Contingency Plan and may be included in study documentation which is made available for public review. How to Get Involved The draft Contingency Plan will be available for review and comment at the Lake Nipigon Forest Management Inc. office and at the Ministry of Natural Resources Thunder Bay and Nipigon District offices, at the locations shown below, during normal office hours for a period of 15 days (from January 28, 2011 to February 14, 2011). As well, an appointment with the ministry’s staff or a planning team member may be made by calling 807-475-1512. Comments on the draft Contingency Plan for the Lake Nipigon Forest must be received by Chris Leale of the planning team at the Ministry of Natural Resources Nipigon District office by February 14, 2011. Meetings with representatives of the planning team and the local citizens committee can be requested at any time during the planning process. Reasonable opportunities to meet planning team members during non-business hours will be provided upon request. If you require more information or wish to discuss your interests and concerns with a planning team member, please contact one of the individuals below. Don Plumridge Armstrong Local Citizens Committee Box 96 Armstrong, ON P0T 1A0 Tel.: 1-807-583-2288 E-mail: plumridg@tbaytel.net
Dennis Lemon Nipigon East Area Local Citizens Committee P.O. Box 187 Beardmore, ON P0T 1G0 Tel.: 1-807-875-2174
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During the planning process there is an opportunity to make a written request to seek resolution of issues with the plan author, the Ministry of Natural Resources District Manager or the Regional Director using a process described in the Forest Management Planning Manual (2009). Stay Involved The tentative scheduled date for submission of the final Contingency Plan is March 1, 2011. There will be some more formal opportunity for you to be involved during the Inspection of the Ministry of Natural Resources Approved Contingency Plan from March 15 to March 30, 2011. The Ministry of Natural Resources is collecting your personal information under the authority of the Crown Forest Sustainability 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 public consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may be used by the Ministry of Natural Resources to send you further information related to this forest management planning exercise. If you have questions about use of your personal information, please contact the Planning and Information Supervisor at 807-475-1452. If you would like to be added to a mailing list to be notified of public involvement opportunities, please contact Chris Leale at 807-887-5042. Renseignements en français : Nipigon au (807) 887-5000.
Kasabonika keeps doors open to development Since 2000, Kasabonika Lake members have learned about the geology, the bedrock, the types of rocks and how to do prospecting on their traditional land. “We trained our people to go out there on the land and stake some areas where we think there are lots of potential and we started marketing,” said Kasabonika Lake Chief Eno H. Anderson said. “We did a drilling project with De Beers,” Anderson said, explaining that while there was not much results from the drilling, the community earned revenue from the project. “Most of the services they needed we provided. The food, the accommodations, the labour, the gas, fuel, we provided everything, even administrative services.” Kasabonika Lake has also completed another project with Goldcorp, North America’s fastest growing senior gold producer with operations and development projects located throughout the Americas. “We provided most of the resources they needed,” Anderson said. The marketing of the resource properties involves meeting with resource development companies, including at the upcoming Prospectors and
Developers Association of Canada 2011 International Convention, Trade Show, and Investors Exchange – Mining Investment Show in Toronto. Anderson said First Nations people shouldn’t think that resource development is too complicated to do themselves and non-Aboriginal people shouldn’t think that First Nations people don’t have the capital or resources to do resource development. “When we started we didn’t have any knowledge about the geology or the mining exploration,” Anderson said. “But when you go through that process, the mining sequence and go out on the land, it gives you the knowledge and the experience; the expertise you have to develop yourself.” Anderson said this experience and expertise gives the community the confidence they can to do resource development projects. “We have a couple of projects coming up of which one is a joint-venture with one of the companies and it’s a 50-50 ownership,” Anderson said. “You have to find a way to get the capital — you have to negotiate, you have to design your exploration agreement in order to get what you want.” –RG
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Ring of Fire development must be done right: Gravelle important that we do it right.” The concerns raised by Matawa chiefs could also be dealt with through a newly formed Ring of Fire Advisory Council.
from page 1 Matawa Chiefs are demanding exploration agreements be negotiated with each impacted First Nation. That could be done individually or collectively and the process must be properly funded by the government and industry. Michael Gravelle, minister of Northern Development Mines and Forestry, said changes do need to happen. He said relationships between the province, industry and the First Nations must be built on respect and trust. He said the province wants to create a new position – Aboriginal Relations Stakeholder – to help address the types of issues raised by the Matawa communities. Gravelle would like that position filled as soon as possible. “There is a great deal of excitement around the Ring of Fire,” Gravelle said. “But it is
“I am not willing to let history repeat itself by watching this train leave the station without us and have my grandchildren ask me in 20 years why we were left behind.” – Sonny Gagnon
“We want to have a small group of people available to provide advice,” Gravelle said. “These would be people who have been through the whole process of exploration
to mine development … and understand the concerns of all parties.” But before any development proceeds the agreements must be in place, Gagnon said. “This activity in the Ring of Fire cannot continue to move forward without First Nations consent and meaningful participation,” Gagnon said. “We all want to benefit from these potential mining developments and negotiate employment and business opportunities for our people. I am not willing to let history repeat itself by watching this train leave the station without us and have my grandchildren ask me in 20 years why we were left behind with nothing while everyone else got rich.” Gravelle agrees. “(Industry must) recognize (development) won’t go forward unless there are clear benefits to the First Nations,” Gravelle said.
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Duties: • Answer the phone, screen calls, and record messages • Receive, screen and route incoming mail to the appropriate staff • Arranging travel and related itineraries and bookings • Recording and preparing minutes of meetings • Schedule, and prepare materials for meetings and workshops • Other general office duties including light cleaning Qualifications: • High school diploma • Proficient in MS Office Suite; Outlook; Internet Explorer etc. • Typing 40-60 wpm • Good interpersonal and organizational skills • Ability to work independently or with minimal supervision • Ability to speak Oji-Cree or Ojibway an asset • Access to vehicle an asset Start date: September 24, 2011 Closing date: January 27, 2011 Please submit cover letter, resume and the names of three references to: Yvonne McLeod, Program Services Director Windigo Education Authority Box 299, 160 Alcona Drive Sioux Lookout, ON, P8T 1A3 Phone: (807) 737-1064 Fax: (807) 737-3452 Email: wea@windigo.on.ca
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Two First Nation education leaders feel the changing of racial slur words in two classic novels is a positive move. Injun, half-breed and the n-word are being changed to Indian Joe, half-blood and slave in a new edition of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Hucklebehalrry Finn that is being published in February by NewSouth Books in Alabama, a southern state in the United States. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was originally published in 1876 and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was originally published in 1885. “The words as they stand in the book in my mind they would be derogatory terms,” said Jennifer Manitowabi, execuManitowabi tive director at Northern Nishnawbe Education Council. “The onus would be on the reader then to think about them critically and think about everything that surrounds using that terminology, in terms of racism, in terms of prejudice, in terms of stereotyping.” Manitowabi said the changes in the new edition are an example of how society changes and adapts over the years. While the two novels are being published by NewSouth Books as a continuous narrative that Twain had originally envisioned, the decision by edi-
tor and noted Mark Twain scholar Alan Gribben to eliminate the racial slurs Twain employed in his effort to write realistically about social attitudes of the 1840s has raised controversy across Canada and the United States. “Both novels can be enjoyed deeply and authentically without those continual encounters with the hundreds of nowindefensible racial slurs,” Gribben said, pointing out that while dozens of other editions are currently available with the inflammatory words, their presence has gradually diminished the potential audience for Twain’s masterpieces. “Definitely some people are going to be faced with an internal conflict when they’re faced with those words,” Manitowabi said, noting that they may not have the resources available to them to gain an insight as to why those words might cause someone to be uncomfortable. Manitowabi said not everybody is aware of the history of terms such as First Nation, Indian, Aboriginal and Indigenous. “Everyone of those words has difficulties,” Manitowabi said. “When I hear the word Indian, I think of the Indian people in India, so there are difficulties even if they are going to change the word.” Manitowabi said her son read
one of the novels in school last year and he shared his experiences at home around the dinner table. “Why do they call us Inj-ns,” Manitowabi said, quoting her son’s comments. “We do educate our son from our perspective of how it was historically and what our expectation is today.” Manitowabi said education is the key. “By going to school you are exposed to texts, literature, and you have every right not to agree with what you read and you have a voice,” Manitowabi said. “And we need students to use their voice, and to say I have difficulty when I read that and to share that with their peers
and with their fellow learners: ‘that is not my reality; my reality is my mom is an executive director and my dad is a manager of economic development. My First Nation engages in million dollar opportunities.’” Oshki-Pimac he-O-Win Education and Training Institute executive director Rosie Mosquito praised the publisher for printing the revised edition of Twain’s novels, noting that racial slur words may affect a child’s development. “Although they may be young and small, that could potentially affect them,” Mosquito said, quoting her mother’s comments on the use of racial slur words. “We have to be very careful what we say to children because it could affect their self-esteem and their growth.” Although Mosquito has not read any racial slur words for a “long time,” she still remembers how she felt when reading those words. “It doesn’t reinforce a positive self-image,” Mosquito said. “We can use all kinds of academic and theoretical terms, but it’s all about oppression and colonization. Those are some of the tools of colonization and oppression.” Mosquito said the use of racial slur words affects people in a “bad way,” but it also creates an awareness of what is happening in the world. “I think there is a benefit of learning about it and what its significance is and why you wouldn’t want to perpetuate the symbolism and the underlying messages.”
Mental Health and Addictions Worker The Mental Health and Addictions Worker will provide clinical and supportive counselling, referrals, aftercare and case management for individuals and families from Pic Mobert First Nation. A key component of the position will be working to develop and implement a holistic continuum of care approach to addressing prescription drug addiction and related issues. Specific accountabilities of the position include: • Provide clinical and supportive counseling for any client or family presenting with mental health, addictions or life style issues. Provide ongoing support, follow-up and aftercare as needed. • Develop and implement a case management system to ensure that clients are supported across the continuum of care. • Work to continue to develop and implement a strategy to address prescription drug abuse. Develop a solid working relationship with the OTAC Methadone clinic on reserve, with the methadone clients living in Pic Mobert, as well as building a network and linkages with all regional service providers working in this area. • Provide / facilitate group sessions and support groups as needed. • Provide community education and awareness related to mental health and addictions. • As appropriate, network with agencies/resources for and with the mentally challenged community members. • Develop a referral system and network of services across the region related to mental health and addictions. • Support Health and Social program staff and activities as appropriate. Attend staff meetings and supervision meetings as scheduled, submitting and following a monthly work-plan. • Support community members in crisis as part of the staff team. The employee must meet the following minimum criteria: • A BSW or equivalent, with a minimum of 5 years experience working in mental health and addictions services, including one on one and group counseling. • Be registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. • Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Healthcare Consent Act, Substitute Decisions Act and community mental health resources. • Experience and aptitude in working with First Nation families, elders, children and youth. • Strong programming and facilitation skills. • Must be available to work irregular hours, including evenings and weekends. • Must have a reliable vehicle and valid driver’s license as some travel is required. Please forward a cover letter and resume to Carol Rowland, Health and Social Manager, Pic Mobert First Nation, Box 717, Mobert, ON, P0M 2J0. Fax 807-822-2975. Email: healthandsocial@picmobert.ca. Closing date is Friday January 28, 2011. Thank you in advance but only those contacted will be interviewed.
Community Counseling and Addiction Services Counselor Full Time and Part time Requirements: • Masters, Bachelors or Diploma in the area of Social Work, Psychology, Social Services, Drug and Alcohol, or other Human Services with a minimum of 2 years experience in the area of mental health and addictions counseling • A combination of education and work experience will also be considered • Demonstrated knowledge and practical experience in working with community organizations and resources • Excellent interpersonal skills • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal • Membership in a professional association an asset • CISD training and experience an asset • Ability to work well independently • Knowledge of and interest in First Nations culture Responsibilities: • Deliver counseling and/or case management services to adults with serious/chronic mental illness and / or drug / alcohol addiction, seriously marginalized client population including the homeless, culturally disadvantaged, and youth who are experiencing drug / alcohol addiction. All of the responsibilities are in accordance within legislation, and Ministry of Health guidelines. • Assesses individual needs and assists consumers to improve functioning in the community with reduced symptomatology. • Works cooperatively and collaboratively with other members of the team • Provides services that are individualized and tailored to address consumer’s current needs and preferences. • This position entails a five day work week, with day, evening and weekend work required. Salary: Salary and Benefits in accordance with local CUPE Collective Agreement Closing Date: 31,2011 or when filled Submit Resume To: Human Resources P.O.Box 909, Sioux Lookout, On. P8T 1B4 Fax: (807) 737-6263 Email: humanresources@slmhc.on.ca Competition No: CCAS 03/10 Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We thank all other applicants for their interest in this position.
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Nolan’s journey through Latin America Rick Garrick Wawatay News
Former Missanabie Cree chief Glenn Nolan’s photographs of Latin America are hanging in the air at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. “It’s pretty exciting for me — I never lose the thrill of showing my work to an appreciative audience,” said Noront Resources Ltd.’s vice-president of Aboriginal affairs during his Jan. 14 artist talk for the exhibition which runs through Feb. 27. “I hope it captures the objective I had to help people feel they are there.” In Glenn N o l a n : Engaged: A Nolan Photographic J o u r n e y Through Latin America, Nolan took about 75 art aficionados on a photographic journey through Latin America during his talk, where he offered a glimpse of the changing world in Latin America and described his experiences, including the consumption of live larvae. “Being in the jungle, it is remarkable how similar it is to being here at home,” Nolan said. “There’s different plants, obviously ... but it’s no different than walking around in our back yard.” But Nolan emphasized the sounds in a jungle during a rain storm are extremely loud. “Walking in the jungle in the rain is a marvelous experience,” Nolan said. “The noise is absolutely amazing. It’s the loudest that I
have ever experienced.” Nolan’s first trip to the area was in 2005 when he visited Argentina and his last trip was in November. “I’m a very visual person and with my breadth of photography it just offers one subject after the next and I can’t stop myself from taking pictures because they are just everywhere you look,” Nolan said. Former Webequie chief Scott Jacob was interested in hearing about some of the similarities between indigenous people in Latin America and First Nations people in Canada. “It gets me thinking both personally and where we are at in terms of the struggles we have,” Jacob said. “One of the things I find very fascinating is the similarities to our life.” Lac Seul’s Nellie Ningewance also noted the similarities and differences between First Nations people here in Canada and the indigenous peoples in Latin America. “I wouldn’t want to live in that side of the country,” Ningewance said. “I like Canada. But it was quite interesting.” Ningewance agreed with Nolan’s comment that First Nations people in Canada are better off than the Indigenous people in Latin America. “In some ways I think we are quite rich with what we have,” Ningewance said. “I know some of our people live in poverty, but I don’t believe anybody is poor. I always believed I was rich although I was living poorly.” Nolan’s exhibition ranges from images of daily life including food preparation and children playing to images of technicolour boats docked by the
photo by Glenn Nolan
A swimming hole in Numpaim, Ecuador. Photographed in 2009. river. “Though far removed from the sights and sounds of South America, these bright and expressive photographs bring us a little closer to understanding the people and places encountered in his travels,” said Thunder Bay Art Gallery cura-
tor Nadia Kurd in her essay on Nolan’s exhibition. “Connected and poignant, Nolan’s photographs take us on a journey and along the way, he also provides us with the stories that accompany these scenes. We are as a result, enriched with knowledge of South Amer-
ica and its first peoples.” Nolan’s exhibition also includes a video he made showing the culture, dance and music of the peoples’ he met and the landscapes he encountered on his journey. Nolan is looking to focus on First Nations people for his next
exhibition. “That has always been my first love,” Nolan said. “I want to go back and find the opportunity to do pictures as portraits of Elders and do the same thing, hang them and be able to interact and engage with photographs close up.”
FIVE NATIONS ENERGY INC. Job Posting - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Five Nations Energy Inc. (FNEI) is seeking to hire a CEO, which will be located in Timmins. The CEO must relocate to Timmins if hired or when hired. The CEO will be responsible for the overall supervision, management and control, of the business and affairs of FNEI under the general direction of the Board of Directors. The CEO will be accountable for all on the “day to day” decisions regarding the Corporation’s financial, human resources, regulatory, resourcing, safety and environmental, obligations. The CEO will also be responsible for the establishment and achievement of current and longterm objectives of the FNEI organization including developing and implementing the strategic goals and objectives of the organization. With the President, will enable the Board to fulfill its governance function, and to provide direction and leadership toward the achievement of the organization’s philosophy, mission, strategy, and its annual goals and objectives. The CEO will oversee company operations to ensure internal efficiencies, outstanding quality of service to FNEI’s customers, and cost-effective management of resources. QUALIFICATIONS • The candidate must have grade 12/Post-Secondary education in Business Administration OR a minimum of 10 years of supervisory/managerial in progressively more responsible positions including a demonstrated ability to achieve goals and objectives and manage key customer/constituent relationships. • A clear demonstrated understanding of Ontario’s electricity sector including knowledge of the issues facing electricity transmission companies in Ontario. • Knowledge of the economic, social and political environment of the Western James Bay Region and/or experience with First Nations and/or knowledge of remote community realities. • Knowledge of financial management, business finance, contracts and partnership, including a history of for organization profit and loss. • Knowledge of public relations principle and practices, communication and public relation techniques, human resources principles, personnel policies & risk management. • The candidate must have proficient verbal and written English Communication skills. • Fluency in Cree language is an asset. • The candidate must be familiar with the Northern Communities and Cultural and lifestyle of Native People. • He/she must be willing to work and maintain positive working relationship with the leaders and people of the communities. If you are interested in this position, further information on FNEI can be found at www.fivenations.ca or by contacting FNEI’s office at (705) 268-0056. Closing Date: April 15, 2011 at 4:30 pm Eastern Time. Please forward your application/resume with a current CPIC, and you must submit at least three references to the attention of Mr. James A Wesley, Vice-President, Five Nations Energy Inc. You may send your application by any of the following modes: By Mail:
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Tubing mayham photos by James Thom/Wawatay News
RIGHT: Weagamow Lake’s Jonathan Crane is all thumbs as he slides down the tubing hill at Loch Lomond. Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School students and staff spent part of the day Jan. 17 at the ski hill for a snow day. BELOW: Melba Barkman, a DFC receptionist, failed to negotiate a bump on the hill and kept sliding, even without an inner tube. Barkman was not injured and was laughing about the incident seconds later.
TOP RIGHT: Each student had a different technique for tubing. Some twirled their down while others held on to their friends.
RIGHT: The students quickly realized they could genenerate more speed by going down the hill as a larger group instead of individually.
BOTTOM RIGHT: Teacher Aaron Guthrie took a running start in a challenge against a student. Guthrie won the race to the bottom of the hill.
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ᒧᔕᐠ ᐊᐧᑲᐃᐧᐣ, ᐊᓂᓂᑯ ᑲᐃᔑ ᑭᑫᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᒋᑐᑕᒪᐣ. ᐊᒥᐦᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᑭ ᐃᔑ ᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᑲᔭᔥ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭᒋ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓀᐢ ᐯᐣᓫᐃ ᒋᒍ, ᓂᐃᐧᐊᐦᑭ ᐊᔕ ᐁᐅᐣᒋ ᐱᒥ ᑲᑫᐧᑕᐦᐊᑐᐨ. ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᐊᓂ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑲᐃᐧᔭᐣ, ᑲᑭ ᐊᓄᐣᒋ ᒥᓇᒪᐣᒋᐤ ᐃᒪ ᑭᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᒋᒍ ᐃᑭᑐ, ᐁᑭ ᐃᐧᐣᑕᐠ ᐁᐱᒥ ᑲᑫᐧᑕᐦᐊᑐᐨ ᐣᑯᑕᐧᓯ ᑎᐸᐦᐊᑲᐣ ᑕᓯᑭᔑᑲ. ᒥᓇ ᑲᔦ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᐃᓇᐣᒋᑫᔭᐣ, ᑕᐱᓇᑲ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑕᑯᓂᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᐊᑕᐊᐧᑌᑭᐣ ᒥᒋᒪᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐊᓂ ᒥᓂᑐᑕᑯᓯᒥᐣ ᑭᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ. ᒋᒍ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᓯᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᑌᐱᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐃᐧ ᒥᒋᒪᐣ ᒋᑭ ᒥᒋᐊᐧᐸᐣ. ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓄᐧᐊᐧᔑᐣ ᐃᐁᐧ ᒋᒥᒋᑲᑌᐠ, ᒋᒍ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᔥ ᐃᐁᐧ ᒋᒍ ᑲᑐᑕᐣᐠ ᐅᑲᑫᐧᒋᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᓇᐣᒋᑫᐨ ᐁᒥᓂᑐᑕᑯᐨ, ᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᐊᐧᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐱᓇᒪ ᒋᓇᓇᑐᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᒪᐢᑭᑭᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣᐠ ᒪᐧᔦ ᒪᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑫᐧᒋᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᔦ ᑫᐃᓇᐣᒋᑫᐨ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ. ᒋᒍ ᐃᐧᐸᐨ ᐁᑭᔐᐸᔭᓂᐠ ᐊᐧᓂᐢᑲ ᓂᓱᑎᐸᐦᐊᑲᐣ ᐁᐱᒧᓭᐨ ᒪᐧᔦ ᑲᒪᑕᓄᑭᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ. ᐊᓇᐦᐱ ᐱᑯ ᑲᐃᓯᓭᔭᐣ ᓂᐱᒪᐦᐊᑐ, ᒋᒍ ᐃᑭᑐ, ᐁᑭ ᐃᐧᐣᑕᐣᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐁᑕᔑ ᐱᒪᐦᐊᑐᐨ ᑭᒋᒥᑲᓇᐣᐠ ᓀᑫ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᐯᔑᐨ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᔥ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᔑᐱᑦᐸᑐᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑫᐧᒋᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐯᔑᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐣᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᐸᐸᒪᓄᑭᑕᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ. ᐊᒥᐱᑯ ᐁᐃᔑ ᐱᒪᐦᐊᑐᔭᐣ ᐊᐣᑎ ᐱᑯ ᑲᐃᔑᐃᐧᓂᑯᔭᐣ. ᒋᒍ ᑭᒥᑲᒪᐊᐧᑲᓄᐸᐣ ᐁᔓᑲᐊᐧᐱᓀᐨ 2 ᑲᐊᑯᐢᑲᒪᑲᓂᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ 2002 ᑲᐊᐦᑭᐊᐧᐠ, ᒥᓴᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑭ ᒪᒋᑐᐸᐣ ᑲᑫᐧᒋᐃᐧᓂ, ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒧᔕᐠ ᒋᐅᐣᒋ ᑲᑫᐧᒋᐨ ᐁᔥᑲᑦ ᐁᑭ ᐳᓂᑐᐨ ᐸᓂᒪ ᑕᔥ 2007 ᑲᐊᐦᑭᐊᐧᓂᐠ ᐸᓂᒪ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᑲᑭ ᒪᒥᑎᓀᐣᑕᐠ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᐱᒥᐃᐧᑐᐨ ᐅᑲᑫᐧᒋᐃᐧᐣ. ᐯᑲ ᓂᑭ ᐊᓂᒪᒋᑕ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᔥ ᓂᑭ ᐊᓂ ᑲᐢᑭᑐᐣ ᓂᔭᓄᑎᐸᐦᐊᑲᐣ ᐯᔑᑯᑭᔑᑲ ᒋᐱᒧᓭᔭᐣ, ᒋᒍ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᓂᑭ ᐸᐣᑭᔑᐣ ᑲᐱᒥ ᑲᑫᐧᑕᐦᐊᑐᔭᐣ ᐁᔥᑲᑦ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᐅᐣᒋ ᑐᑕᒪᐣ ᐁᔥᑲᑦ ᒥᓇ ᓂᑭᑐᑕᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᔥ 2009 ᑲᐊᐦᑭᐊᐧᐠ, ᓂᑭ ᑲᐢᑭᑐᐣ ᒋᐱᒧᓭᔭᐣ ᑕᓯᑭᔑᑲ. ᐁᑭ ᐃᑭᑐᔭᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑫᑯᐣ ᒋᐊᐧᓇᐦᐃᑯᔭᐣ ᐊᒥᑕᔥ ᑭᔭᐸᐨ ᐁᐣᑐᑕᒪᐣ ᐊᔕ ᓂᔑᑕᓇ ᓂᓴᐧᓯᔕᑊ ᐱᓯᑦ. ᒋᒍ ᐱᒪᐦᐊᑐ ᓂᓯᑎᐸᐦᐊᑲᐣ ᐁᑫᑭᔐᐸᔭᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᓂᓯᑎᐸᐦᐊᑲᐣ ᑲᐅᓇᑯᔑᓂᐣᐠ. ᓂᑭ ᓂᓯᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᐣ ᐁᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᔭᐣ ᐁᑭ ᐊᐧᐸᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᐁᑭ ᐅᐣᒋ ᓇᐣᑭᓯᔭᐣ ᓇᐊᐧᐨ, ᒋᒍ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐃᓇᐱᐣ ᐸᑭᑭᓂᑲᓂᐠ B8
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Bentley Cheechoo, centre, is flanked by Sandy Lake’s Stacey Fiddler and Brandon Goodman after returning from Ottawa in 2008 where they took part in the Ottawa Marathon. Cheechoo, a diabetic, is walking regulary and eating healthy in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle while living with diabetes.
Former grand chief walks six miles a day Rick Garrick Wawatay News
“Be active, whichever way you know how.” Those are the words of advice from former Nishnawbe Aski Nation grand chief Bentley Cheechoo, who has been following a regular walking routine for about four years. “The more activity in your life, the better you are going to be able to feel,” Cheechoo said, explaining he walks about six miles a day. “And watch what you eat, because a lot of the stuff that’s been put in our stores is not conducive to a healthy lifestyle.” Cheechoo recommends that those who have access to wild food should be eating wild food. “That’s the best food to eat,” Cheechoo said. Although Cheechoo’s exercise and
diet routine may be working well for him, others are encouraged to seek medical advice before undertaking any exercise or diet program. Cheechoo usually gets up early every morning to get in three miles of walking before heading off to work at the NAN office in Thunder Bay. “I walk wherever I can,” Cheechoo said, explaining he usually walks on the streets around his home in Thunder Bay and on treadmills in hotels while on the road for NAN. “I walk wherever it takes me.” Cheechoo was diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes in 2002, so although he started an exercise program, he said it was just an on-again off-again routine until 2007 when he became more serious about maintaining a regular exercise program. “I started off slow and gradually built it up to about five miles a day,”
Cheechoo said. “Again I fell into a pattern of sometimes I would go and sometimes I wouldn’t go. “In 2009, I got into a very serious walking program where I walked every day. “The commitment I made was nothing would interfere with it – that’s what I’ve been doing for the past (17 months).” Cheechoo usually walks three miles in the morning and three miles in the evening. “It made a difference because I lost quite a bit of weight,” Cheechoo said. “When I started in 2009, I weighed 256 pounds; right now I weigh 208 pounds.” In addition to his regular walking program, Cheechoo also monitored his intake of carbohydrates and sugars. “I eat a lot of moose meat and a lot
of vegetables,” Cheechoo said. Cheechoo has been maintaining his blood sugar levels since then, depending on his exercise levels or food intake. “My sugar levels are down – some days it’s actually perfect: 5.1 or 5.2,” Cheechoo said, noting his doctor recently told him his blood sugar levels were very good during a physical. “If you’re not doing anything one day, your sugar will start going up.” Cheechoo suggests people set reasonable goals when exercising otherwise they may become discouraged if they don’t meet their goal. “When I first got into this I set my objective that I would lose 20 pounds, and it didn’t work,” Cheechoo said. “My (altered) objective is I was going to lose a pound. Then after I lost a pound, I said again I was going to lose another pound.”
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NADF CEO follows fasting routine Rick Garrick Wawatay News
Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund president and CEO Harvey Yesno still gets in a regular walk even though he has a collapsed arch and a bad ankle. “I used to jog quite a bit,” Yesno said, explaining he used to jog six days a week as well as lifting weights. “It’s more cardio (now) and I watch my diet. Food is good but I try to balance that with exercise.” Yesno also tries to walk whenever possible instead of driving his vehicle. “The other aspect, which I didn’t do when I was younger, is I fast, both for health and spiritual reasons,” Yesno said. “It’s good for the body in terms of detoxifying, because of the foods we eat.” Although Yesno just completed a short fast at the beginning of the year, he has also completed extended fasts up to 40 to 50 days. “The first three to five days is usually pretty rough,” Yesno said. “But usually when you get on to about 10 days, you start to feel like you don’t need anything to live on. But you need to maintain your fluids and nutrients.” Although Yesno’s exercise and fasting routine may be working well for him, others are encouraged to seek medical advice before undertaking any exercise or diet program. Yesno said he sleeps “very well” while on the fast. “You can have six to seven hours of sleep and you will be fully rested,” Yesno said. “And of course the other aspect of it is you lose a lot of weight, almost a pound a day.” Yesno usually drinks fluids such as water, orange juice, grapefruit juice and vegetable broths during his fasts. “I usually start off with (orange juice) and later on I start to water it down, because later on those become very sweet as your body adapts,”
Yesno said, explaining he avoids juices that contain pulp. “My wife boils about eight or 10 different kinds of vegetables and I just drink the broth.” Yesno usually adds some cereal fibre to his juice later on in his fasts to keep his bowels moving and he drinks hot water to Yesno keep his body warm because he has a tendency to get cold while on a fast. “You kind of have to watch that you don’t do anything too strenuous because you’ll find you don’t quite have the energy,” Yesno said. “If it’s a short fast, it’s no problem. There are people who can still work in construction that have done 10 or 15 day fasts and they can function very well.” Yesno feels mentally sharper and more at attention after his fasts. “I think a lot of that has to do with detoxifying your body,” Yesno said. Yesno usually does a few fasts per year. Last year he did a 40-day fast which began in January and a couple of shorter fasts later on in the year. “The most I ever did in one year is 95 days, but not all at once,” Yesno said. “You just need to maintain your fluids.” Yesno said the danger in fasting is that people have a tendency to think they don’t need anything, but once the body has consumed whatever they’ve eaten as a source of energy, the next energy source is the fats stored in the body. “What you’ve got to watch is once the fat is gone, (the body) looks for another source and that is protein, that’s your organs and that’s the danger,” Yesno said. “That’s why you have to maintain your fluids and nutrients.”
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Former regional chief on no sugar, no salt, no fat diet Rick Garrick Wawatay News
Although former Ontario regional chief Charles Fox can no longer run distances, he tries to walk a minimum of one hour every day. “And if I can, I’ll do a couple of hours,” Fox said. “As age carries on, I can’t jog anymore – my knees just can’t take it.” Fox had always maintained a physical exercise regimen, including jogging, lifting weights and bicycling, but he switched to a regular walking exercise program about 10 years ago. “Instead of doing heavy weights, I do light weights,” Fox said. “And I golf.”
sugar, no salt and no grease to keep his diabetes and weight in check. He has had diabetes for 25-30 years. Although Fox described it as “a pretty bland diet,” he still eats some fats, such as those fats in moose meat. “But heavy duty grease, fries, burgers and all that I’ve pretty well cut out,” Fox said. “I use limited grease, or I don’t use it at all.” While Fox’s exercise and diet routine may be working well for him, others are encouraged to seek medical advice before undertaking any exercise or diet program. Fox has also cut out popcorn at the movies. “I love popcorn, but I can’t
Fox prefers walking to using the golf carts while out on the golf course. “I always walk and carry my bags,” Fox said. “I try to find any kind of physical exercise anywhere I can.” Fox said his exercise program is a reflection of the physical regimen his father followed as a hunter and trapper. “All he did was walk; in his old age he never used a (snow machine),” Fox said. “For all this time, he never used a motor for his boat. He would paddle, and every aspect of his life contained physical exertion and stamina, so I learned from that. He was a good role model.” Fox also follows a diet of no
have popcorn because my body rebels when I have popcorn now,” Fox said. “I just have to listen to my body – you can’t have that and I don’t, and I feel better.” Fox also avoids white bread, white flour, white sugar or white rice in his diet. “I find now that I am moving towards more local products as well,” Fox said, explaining he is concerned about the additives in store-bought foods, such as meat. “If you can buy local, at least you know it is locally bred and locally grown, so for me I feel a little more confident with that rather than buying from a wholesale beef distributor that slaughters thousands of cows.”
Get active • Walk whenever you can and use the stairs instead of the elevator. • Reduce inactivity for long periods, like watching TV or using the computer. • Get up from the couch or your office chair and stretch and bend for a few minutes every hour. • Start slowly, progress gradually. • Start with a 10 minute walk – gradually increase the time. • Take the stairs to go up one or two floors at work or on appointments. • Choose to walk, wheel or cycle for short trips. • Find out about walking and cycling paths nearby and use them. • Observe a physical activity class to see if you want to try it. • Try one class to start – you don’t have to make a long-term commitment. • Do the activities you are doing now, more often or with more effort. • Check out the programs and services at the community recreation centre and see if anything interests you. • There are three types of activities you need to do to keep your body healthy: endurance activities, flexibility activities and strength activities. • Endurance activities include walking, golfing (without a ride-on cart), yard and garden work, propelling a wheelchair, cycling, skating, continuous swimming, tennis and dancing. • Do endurance activities four to seven times a week. • Flexibility activities include gardening, mopping the floor, yard work, vacuuming, stretching exercises, T’ai Chi, golf, bowling, yoga, curling and dance. • Do flexibility activities four to seven times a week. • Strength activities include heavy yard work, such as cutting and piling wood; raking and carrying leaves; lifting and carrying groceries; climbing stairs; exercises like addominal curls and push-ups; wearing a backpack carrying school books; and weight/ strength-training routines. • Do strength activities two to four days a week. Wawatay News file photo
Charles Fox tees off during the 2009 Darryl Fox “Penasi” Memorial Golf Classic held annually in Thunder Bay.
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NAN deputy grand chief challenges communities to get active Rick Garrick Wawatay News
Nishnawbe Aski Nation Deputy Grand Chief Mike Metatawabin wants more fitness facilities developed across NAN territory. “I think we should encourage our communities to have fitness facilities so young people can have a place to go to instill confidence,� Metatawabin said, noting once youth become physically active and competitive they can aim for competitions such as the North American Indigenous Games. “There is no reason northern Ontario should not be represented at these events. So I challenge northern Ontario: let’s get active.� Metatawabin began lifting weights two years ago after he realized he “couldn’t even climb two flights� of stairs. “When I got to the third floor I was totally out of breath,� Metatawabin said. “I thought I better start doing something about this.� Metatawabin has since built up his stamina by gradually
increasing his weight-lifting program over the months using both free weights and the weight machines. “When I’m travelling, I try to make time to go to the gym in the evening,� Metatawabin said. “I try to make it at least twice a week.� Metatawabin is looking to broaden his exercise program this year by focusing on more cardiovascular exercise, such as running or walking. “I’ve got to do something about my cardio,� Metatawabin said. “Exercise is good; I recommend it for everybody.� Although Metatawabin’s exercise program may be working well for him, others are encouraged to seek medical advice before undertaking any exercise program. Metatawabin got the idea of weightlifting from an old friend who he met again after not seeing him for a number of years. “He used to be overweight as well, so I was surprised when I saw him,� Metatawabin said, explaining he asked his friend what had happened. “He told me he was exercising – that’s
where I got the idea. It’s more for prevention rather than waiting for something to set in.� Metatawabin has felt an improvement in his conditioning since beginning his exercise program. “After doing this for a couple of years I feel much better,� Metatawabin said. “I’m not as sluggish as I used to be.� Metatawabin picked up most of his weight-lifting routine by watching what other people were doing in the gym. “But I haven’t got into taking those supplements,� Metatawabin said. “For me, it’s more of an exercise to maintain stamina.� Metatawabin said his father was quite active until he was 60 and is “still pretty agile� at the age of 90. He used a dog sled most of his life and was physically active on the trap line while living along the Albany River. “My dad had a six pack – on his tummy,� Metetawabin said, referring to his father’s strong abdominal muscles. “It was quite impressive for an old guy.�
Sample walking program Week 1 This program is based on walking four times per week. All sessions include a five minute warm-up period of stretching/flexibility exercises and walking slowly to start. Then pick up the pace so that for the next five minutes you are walking briskly. Cool down by walking slowly for the next five minutes. The total exercise time is 15 minutes.
Week 2 Continue walking four times per week. All sessions include a five minute warm-up period of stretching/flexibility and walking slowly to start. Then pick up the pace so that for the next seven minutes you are walking briskly. Cool down by walking slowly for the next five minutes. The total exercise time is 17 minutes.
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ᑭᑫᐣᑕᐣᐠ ᑲᑲᑫᐧᒋᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᒥᒋᐨ. ᓂᔓᑲᑦ ᑕᐸᓯᔥᑲ ᐁᔥᑲᑦ ᒥᓄᐡᑲ: 5.1 ᒥᓇ 5.2, ᒋᒍ ᐃᑭᑐ, ᐁᑭ ᐃᐧᐣᑕᐠ ᐅᒪᐢᑭᑭᐃᐧᓂᓂᒪᐣ ᐁᑭ ᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑯᐨ ᐁᒥᓄᐢᑲᓂᐨ ᐅᔓᑲᒪᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᐦᐃᑯᐨ. ᑭᐢᐱᐣ ᐁᑲ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐁᐃᔑ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑲᐃᐧᔭᐣ ᐯᔑᑲᐧ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ, ᐊᒥᔕ ᑭᔓᑲᑦ ᒋᐃᐢᐱᔥᑲᐨ. ᒋᒍ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐱᓇᒪ ᐱᑯ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᒋᐅᓇᑕᒪᓯᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑲᐃᐧ
ᑲᑫᐧᒋᐨ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑕᔥ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᐃᑭᑐᐨ ᒪᔥᑯᐨ ᑕᐅᐣᒋ ᒥᐣᒋᓇᐁᐧᓯ ᐁᑲ ᑭᑐᑕᐣᐠ ᑲᑭ ᐃᔓᓇᑕᒧᓱᐸᐣ. ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭ ᐅᓇᑕᒪᓯᔭᐸᐣ ᒋᑲᑫᐧ ᓇᐣᑭᓯᔭᐣ 20 ᑕᓯᑯᓯᑲᐧᐣ, ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᐅᐣᒋ ᑲᐢᑭᑐᔭᐣ, ᒋᒍ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᔥ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐅᓇᑕᒧᓯᔭᐣ ᐯᔑᑯᑯᓯᑲᐧᐣ ᒋᑲᑫᐧ ᓇᐣᑭᓯᔭᐣ. ᐊᐱ ᑕᔥ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᑲᐢᑭᑐᔭᐣ, ᐊᒥ ᑲᑭ ᐃᓂᑎᓯᔭᐣ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᓂᑲᐊᐧᓂᑐᐣ ᐯᔑᑯᑯᓯᑲᐧᐣ.
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Online art contest open for teens So You Want To Be an Artist? The National Gallery of Canada is holding an online art contest Jan. 10 to Feb. 28 for teens aged 16-19 as of May 31. Teens are being encouraged to check out the National Gallery’s art collection at www. gallery.ca/english/68.htm or cybermuse.gallery.ca, create an original two-dimensional artwork in any media, submit a digital reproduction of the artwork online and encourage Facebook friends to vote for their artwork from March 1-31. The top 12 contestants with the most online votes will be
invited to mail in their original works for entry into the final juried phase of the contest. The artwork will be displayed at the gallery from May 2-31. A panel of judges – Roadsworth, Montreal’s famous graffiti artist; Peter Simpson, Ottawa Citizen’s arts editor at large; Jhade Montpetit, Radio-Canada’s cultural reporter; and Candice Hopkins, contemporary curator and the NGC’s former Elizabeth Simonfay Curatorial Resident of Indigenous Art – will evaluate the artwork. The three finalists will be announced June 3.
First prize includes travel, accommodation and meals for a two-night stay in Ottawa for the winner and one accompanying adult as well as an exclusive behind-the-scenes visit of the NGC that will focus on careers in the visual arts. The winner will also gain expert advice on his or her art portfolio and receive a $500 online gift certificate for art supplies. Second prize is a $1,000 online gift certificate for art supplies. And third prize is a $500 online gift certificate for art supplies. –RG
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Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo is calling for governments to respect First Nations’ jurisdiction over tobacco sales and distribution in their communities. “First Nations leaders and governments are legitimately asserting their authority and jurisdiction regarding tobacco sales and distribution in their communities based on their authority over health, commercial activity and economics and trade,” Atleo said. “Furthermore, it is obvious that there is no consensus regarding the jurisdiction issue since the
tobacco products seized come from federally licensed First Nation tobacco manufacturers and, generally, provincial jurisdiction on reserve is limited according to Canada’s own constitutional law.” While the consumption, sales and regulation of tobacco in First Nations communities is not a new issue, recent events in Alberta and Ontario indicate that jurisdictional disputes regarding tobacco may be an emerging priority. The AFN stated in a press release that policing authorities in Alberta and Ontario have recently
seized tobacco in those jurisdictions. “Federal, provincial and First Nations governments need to reconcile their interests and authorities through intergovernmental dialogue and agreements, and the AFN is willing to assist in this matter in any way that is helpful,” Atleo said. “First Nations are in the best position to locally address and regulate health and safety concerns regarding tobacco, particularly since it is a sacred substance. The bottom line is that First Nations’ jurisdiction must be respected.” –RG
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