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Continuing the healing process

Northern Ontario’s First Nation Voice since 1974

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NAN hosts residential school gathering Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Former residential school students were given a chance to share their stories during Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s Residential School Gathering June 11-12 in Thunder Bay. The memorial walk Ronnie Moonias held last year to honour students who attended St. Joseph’s Indian Board School (Fort William Indian Residential School) was featured on the first day of the residential school gathering. The Neskangata band member attended the residential school, which is located in Thunder Bay, from 19621968.

Moonias said a lot of things happened while he was at residential school.

“We had a lot of people crying,” he said. “Even myself, I was crying. I wanted to go home; I wanted to see my family.”

Moonias and his wife held the memorial walk from their community to Thunder Bay June 1-11, 2010.

“She walked for the ladies and I walked for the men,” Moonias said.

Since there are no roads from his home community, he said they began their walk at Nakina, Ont. They made it 16 kilometres that first day.

Unfortunately, on the sixth day of the walk one of the nine walkers who had just joined the walk suffered a heart attack June 6. Moonias and the other walkers took a break.

Despite the tragedy, the walkers continued their journey June 9. The walk finished June 11 at the corner of Franklin Street and Arthur Street, the site of the former boarding school. A senior elementary school now sits in that location.

During the residential school gathering, representatives from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada were in attendance gathering statements from residential school survivors.

“Our job is to go out there and gather statements from survivors, intergenerational survivors, from former staff and whoever wants to tell their story,” said Alvin Fiddler, regional liaison manager with TRC and former NAN deputy grand chief from Muskrat Dam. see IMPACTS page 3

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Children use a parachute to keep a ball in the air during a community picnic hosted by the Neighbourhood Capacity Building Project June 16 in Thunder Bay. The picnic featured booths from 15 local organizations as well as food and games. More photos on page 10.

ᐱᒥᐊᓄᑲᑌ ᓇᑕᐃᐧᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᔭᓄᒥᓄᔭᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᕑᐃᐠ ᑲᕑᐃᐠ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ

ᑲᑭᔕᐳᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᐧᐡᑲᐨ ᑲ ᑭ ᐱ ᑲ ᓇ ᐁ ᐧ ᐣ ᑕ ᑯ ᓯ ᐊ ᐧ ᐨ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑎᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᑭᑕᐃᐧᓇᒪᐊᐧᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᐃᐧᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐁᐧᐡᑲᐨ ᑲ ᑭ ᐱ ᑲ ᓇ ᐁ ᐧ ᐣ ᑕ ᑯ ᓯ ᐊ ᐧ ᐨ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑎᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓴᑭᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 11-12 ᐁᐧᑎ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ. ᕑᐊᓂ ᒧᓂᔭᐢ ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲᐣᐠ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᐨ ᐊᒥᐦᐊᐁᐧ ᐯᔑᐠ ᑲᑭᔕᐳᐡᑲᐠ. ᐁᐧᑎ ᑕᐡ ᓭᐣᐟ ᒍᓴᑊ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑎᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ (ᐸᐧᕑᐟ ᐃᐧᓫᔭᑦ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑎᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ) ᐃᒪ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ 1962 ᐊᑯᓇᐠ 1968 ᑭᐱᒥ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᓂᐃᐧᑯᐸᐣ. ᕑᐊᓂ ᐃᓇᒋᒧ ᒥᔑᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᐁᑭᐊᐧᐸᐣᑕᐠ ᐁᐃᔑᐁᐧᐸᓂᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᑲᓇᐁᐧᐣᑕᑯᓯᐨ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑎᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ. ᒥᔑᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᐣᑭᐊᐧᐸᒪᐠ ᐁᒪᐃᐧᐊᐧᐨ, ᑭᐃᓇᒋᒧ. ᐊᒥ ᑫᓂᐣ, ᓂᐣᑭᒪᐤ, ᐁᐃᐧᑭᐁᐧᔭᐣ, ᐁᑲᐡᑫᓂᒪᑲᐧ ᓂᐊᐧᑯᒪᑲᓇᐠ. ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᑭᔭᑭᐊᐧᐠ, ᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᔑᐨ ᐅᐃᐧᒋᐊᐧᑲᓇᐣ ᑭᐱᒧᓭᐃᐧᓂᑫᐸᓂᐠ ᐁᐅᒋ ᑲᓄᑫᐣᑕᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐃᐧᐣᑕᐧᐸᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᐃᒪ ᓭᐣᐟ ᒍᓴᑊ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᑎᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ.

ᓂᐃᐧᒋᐊᐧᑲᐣ ᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᐱᒧᑫᑕᒪᐊᐧᐣ ᐃᑫᐧᐊᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᐣ ᓇᐯᐊᐧᐠ, ᒧᓂᔭᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᐃᓇᒧᓂᐠ ᐅᑕᓇᐸᓂᒥᑲᓇᓂ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᒥᑕᐡ ᑲᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᓇᑭᓇ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐁᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᒪᒋᐦᐊᑐᐊᐧᐨ. ᑭᒪᒋᑕᐊᐧᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓴᑭᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᒧᐣ 1 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᓂᐨ, 2010 ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᐃᓇᐦᐊᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ 16 ᑭᓫᐊᒥᑕᕑᐢ ᐯᔑᑯᑭᔑᑲ ᑭᐱᒧᓭᐊᐧᐠ. ᑭᓄᐣᑌᒪᒋᓭᐊᐧᐠ ᑕᐡ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᔭᓂᐱᒧᓭᐊᐧᐨ, ᐯᔑᐠ ᑲᑭᐊᓂ ᐅᐡᑭ ᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᑯᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᑭᑭᐱᒋᑌᐦᐁᓭ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓴᑭᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ. ᒥᐊᐱᐣ ᑕᐊᐧᐨ ᐱᓇᒪ ᐅᐱᒧᓭᐠ ᑲᑭ ᑭᐱᒋᐊᐧᐨ. ᐊᓇᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᑭᐊᐧᓂᐦᐊᐊᐧᐨ ᐯᔑᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᐧᒋᐱᒧᓭᒪᐊᐧᐨ, ᐅᑭᐅᓀᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᑲ ᒋᐳᓂᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒥᒧᓭᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ, ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᑕᐡ ᑭᒪᒋᑕᐊᐧᐠ ᓴᑭᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᒧᐣ 9 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᓂᐨ. ᐅᑭᑭᔑᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ 11 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᓂᐨ ᐃᒪ ᒥᑲᓇᐠ ᑊᕑᐊᐣᐟᓫᐃᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᕑᑐᕑ, ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐸᑕᑭᑌᑯᐸᓀᐣ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑎᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ. ᓄᑯᑦ ᑕᐡ ᐃᒪ ᐃᔑᐸᑕᑭᑌ ᐁᐧᒥᑎᑯᔑᐃᐧ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔑᐃᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᐠ. ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑕᐡ ᑲᑭᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ, ᐃᒪ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑌᐯᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑭᐁᐧᒥᓄᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᑎᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ (TRC) ᐅᒪ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᑭᐱᔕᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑭᐱᒪᐊᐧᐣᑐᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᑭᔕᐳᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᐧᐡᑲᐨ ᑲᑭᐱ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐦᐃᑕᐧ.

ᐣᑎᓇᓄᑭᒥᐣ ᐁᐸᐸᒥ ᒪᐊᐧᐣᑐᓇᒪᐠ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐁᐧᐡᑲᐨ ᑲᑭᐱ ᔕᐳᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ, ᐅᑕᐊᐧᔑᔑᒥᐊᐧᐣ, ᑲᑭᐱᑕᓇᓄᑭᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᐊᐁᓀᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᑎᐸᒋᒧᐨ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᓫᐱᐣ ᐱᐟᓫᐊᕑ, ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᐊᓂᑯᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒪᐨ TRC ᒥᓇ ᑲᑭᐱ ᑭᒋ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓂᔑᔑᐃᐧᐸᐣ ᐊᐧᒐᐡᑯᓂᒥᐠ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᐨ. ᑌᐯᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑭᐁᐧᒥᓄᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᑎᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᐅᓇᓴᐸᓂᐠ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑎᒪᑲᐠ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᐅᓇᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐁᐧᐡᑲᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᑲᑭᑲᓇᐁᐧᐣᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᒥᓇᐧᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧ ᓇᑯᒥᑐᐃᐧᐣ. ᑭᐃᔑᐅᓇᑌ ᒋᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑌᐯᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᒪᔭᑦ ᑲᑭᐃᑭᐠ ᑲᑭᑕᔑ ᑲᓇᐁᐧᐣᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐯᑭᐡ ᒋᑭᑫᐣᑕᒧᓂᑕᐧ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐅᒪ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ. ᐱᐟᓫᐊᕑ ᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᔭᑦ ᐅᑐᐣᒋ ᓂᑲᓂᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᑕᐣ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐃᓇᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᐅᒪ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ. ᒥᑕᐡ ᐁᔑᐱᒧᒋᑫᐊᐧ ᐁᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᔭᑭᐣ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᑲᐃᔑᐸᐯᔑᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᒋᓂᓯᑕᐁᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐃᓇᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᐣᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑐᐃᐧᓂᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᐊᐱ ᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᒪᐊᐧᐣᑐᓂᑲᑌᓂᑭᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᔕᐳᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ, ᐃᒪ ᐃᔑᑲᓇᐁᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᒪᒪᐤ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᐁᐧᐣᑕᑲᐧᑭᐣ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ

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9,000 year-old artifacts found near Thunder Bay Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Another Thunder Bay-area archaeological site has bitten the dust.

“We were hoping that we would have been notified that this site was here before it happened,” said Red Rock Chief Pierre Pelletier June 16 at an archaeological site that is scheduled for excavation this summer near Thunder Bay. “They dug up a major portion of the site that should never have been hauled away in gravel trucks.”

Pelletier said First Nation communities need to be notified about any archeological sites that are scheduled for excavation.

“They have to give us notification so that we can make sure that the history is saved and everybody knows what is going on,” Pelletier said. “What I heard is this site was supposed to be left alone until the archaeologists finished off, but apparently it wasn’t.”

The site was intended to be completely avoided by the construction work, a Ministry of Transportation Ontario spokeswoman said in an e-mail message.

“As soon as it became apparent that construction would impact the site, a licensed archaeologist was contacted,” said Annemarie Piscopo, regional communications officer with the Ministry of Transportation Northwestern Region.

Piscopo said the archaeologist contacted area First Nations advising them of the situation.

“Ontario remains committed to meeting its constitutional obligations to consult with Aboriginal peoples where proposed activities might adversely affect an existing or asserted Aboriginal or treaty right,” she said.

Piscopo said local area First Nations and both the Anishinabek Nation head office and Thunder Bay office were contacted early in 2010 after preliminary archaeological investigations and have been kept informed and involved as the project has continued over 2010 and 2011.

Pelletier, the first First Nation person to find out about another archaeological excavation site at McKenzie Bay last summer, said his community was notified about this site in 2010 after finding out about the McKenzie Bay site. Thousands of 9,000 year-old artifacts were

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Red Rock Chief Pierre Pelletier, third from right, and archaeologist David Norris of Western Heritage, left, discuss an archaeological site that will soon be excavated to make way for a four-lane highway east of Thunder Bay. A traditional ceremony was conducted June 16 at the site. shipped last summer from that archaeological site to Lakehead University.

Pelletier, Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek (Rocky Bay) Chief Bart Hardy and a group of First Nation members and archaeologists met June 16 at the site to conduct a traditional smudging ceremony prior to any further excavation of the archaeological artifacts.

“It’s to honour the site, that First Nations people were here from 9,000 years ago,” Pelletier said. “This is First Nations land and it shows it right now.”

Pelletier said the remaining artifacts will be removed from the site by the archaeologists to provide future generations with

this knowledge.

Both sites are being excavated to make way for the new four-lane Highway 11/17 route east of Thunder Bay. Archaeologists have been working on the new archaeological site for the past two weeks.

“We got a call (about three weeks ago) that they (construction workers) were encroaching on the site,” said David Norris of Western Heritage, a Saskatchewan-based archaeological firm. “They wanted a further assessment done. There had been an earlier assessment done in the 1990s and 2006, so they knew the site was here.”

Piscopo said the intact

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“We did find a knife, which is pretty cool,” Norris said. “And we found a lot of bifaces, which are rocks that have been sharpened on either side to an edge.”

Norris said that taconite was being used by people in the Thunder Bay area about 9,000 years ago.

“The water would have been up a lot higher essentially because of the glaciers retreating,” he said. “I think this would have been a long ridge that was surrounded by water and people were here because of the taconite and the water.”

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“Artifacts that may have been dispersed away from the intact site through wave action, flooding or other natural erosion processes have been identified by the archaeologist and have been recovered below the ridge on which the site is located (i.e. towards the construction zone),” Piscopo said. “The Ministry will continue to work with First Nations to ensure that the site is mitigated in the appropriate manner, and with full First Nations participation in the process.”

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Matawa communities offered $9.6 million Rick Garrick Wawatay News

The Matawa First Nation communities have been offered up to $9.6 million over three years to develop core capacity to participate in the Ring of Fire initiative.

“The funding was intended to support whatever specific community needs were identified,” said Christine Kaszycki, Ontario’s Ring of Fire coordinator. “There are a range of things that are available and the communities have the opportunity to submit a funding request and through that identify the approach that they would be taking as part of their proposal.”

The Ring of Fire has been a hotbed of mineral exploration activity in recent years, home

to a potentially large deposit of chromite, a mineral used to make stainless steel. The area is located in the James Bay lowlands near the traditional territories of Webequie and Marten Falls.

The five remote fly-in communities of Eabametoong, Marten Falls, Neskantaga, Nibinamik and Webequie have been offered $1.5 million over three years, the three communities along Hwy. 11, Constance Lake, Ginoogaming and Long Lake #58, have been offered $450,000 over three years and Aroland has been offered $750,000 over three years.

“It’s a scaled approach in terms of the amount of funding available, reflecting the higher costs of travel in the remote communities and also reflecting

the potential degree of impact of the (Ring of Fire mineral development) proposals that are on the table right now” Kaszycki said.

She said costs for technical support, negotiations and travel to meetings will be supported.

In addition costs to foster meetings among the communities to build their own relationships and strategies, and to support internal community processes are among the needs that would be covered by the funding.

The support would come from provincial, federal and industry funds.

“We had heard from the communities that there was a need for community-based funding to support building internal capacity and that is what this is

intended to do,” Kaszycki said.

Although there is no time frame for submitting proposals for the funding, some proposals have already been submitted.

“We have received a couple of submissions and I understand that other communities are continuing to develop their approaches,” Kaszycki said.

Ginoogaming Chief Celia Echum said the $150,000 every three years offered to her community is not enough.

“I have my own projects going so my submission will be a lot higher than $150,000,” Echum said. “And I’ve let (Kaszycki) know that already.”

Echum said her community has already laid mining claims south of the community where they believe there is a potential for gold. The claims are located

on the Beardmore-Geraldton greenstone belt, a highly prospective high-grade gold district. An old gold mine is in the area.

“We did our staking and line cutting already,” Echum said.

“We have a lot of young community members and they are the ones that are going out there actually doing the staking and making the blocks.”

Echum said the community began staking last summer to try to claim as much of their traditional area as possible.

“What I’m working on now is investors to come in,” Echum said. “I’m sending out our rock for testing.”

Echum said the community would likely begin searching for minerals near the old gold mine.

Ring of Fire endowment fund suggested A Lakehead University professor has suggested a Ring of Fire endowment fund for future generations in northern Ontario.

“Natural resources in a sense are like a gift – it’s like winning a lottery,” said Livio Di Matteo, a professor of economics at Lakehead University. “When you win a lottery, it’s great to spend some of it and have a good time. But at the same time if you want to prepare for tomorrow, it’s also a good idea to save a large portion of it and then only spend the income.”

Di Matteo said Ontario’s forest and mining sectors provided about 20 to 25 per cent of the provincial government’s revenues from 1870 to 1920.

“If at that time some of that money had been set aside in an endowment, today with the forest sector undergoing a downturn there would probably be resources available for further diversification (and) other infrastructure development,” he said.

Di Matteo said Norway has invested about 90 per cent of its royalties and tax revenues from its oil resources into a sovereign wealth fund.

“It doesn’t distort their own economy, which is actually already doing quite well,” Di Matteo said.

“The income from that fund will provide a stream of benefits for spending on health and education and infrastructure for decades down the road once the resource runs out.”

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His articles have appeared in the National Post, Toronto Star, Winnipeg Free Press and Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal.

Indian day school lawsuit numbers swell Rick Garrick Wawatay News

An update on a class action lawsuit by former day school students was given June 11 at the Nishnawbe Aski Nation Residential School Gathering in Thunder Bay. “We’ve got over 10,000 people registered for the day school class action now,” said Joan Jack, a lawyer who launched the McLean Day School Class Action lawsuit in 2009 against the federal government.

“Because the legal arguments are not strong on the side of the day scholars, I ended up getting all of the day school students’ enquiries referred to me. This turned into a big groundswell,” Jack said during the gathering.

“If we stay united as day school students, we have political power. We are a force to be reckoned with.”

– Joan Jack

An amendment to the claim later allowed other day school students from across Canada to potentially join the lawsuit.

Thousands of First Nation day school students were left out of the $1.9-billion residential school compensation settlement because they went home to their families every night.

Day schools were operated on or near First Nation communities to educate registered Indian, Metis and Inuit children.

An Ojibway from Berens River in Manitoba who specializes in Aboriginal law, Jack lives in B.C. with her husband.

Since launching the suit she has received referrals from big law firms and Service Canada offices all over the country.

“So surprise, you know what happened? We’re united,” Jack said. “And now it’s wonderful, because now we have political power. If we stay united as day school students, we have politi-

cal power. We are a force to be reckoned with.”

A number of Indian day schools were located in northern Ontario, including Aroland Indian Day School, Big Trout Lake Indian School, Christ the King Day School in Moosonee, Lac Seul Day School, Long Lac Indian Day School and Northwestern Bay Day School in Fort Frances.

Former Assembly of First Nations national chief Phil Fontaine and another lawyer are now working with Jack on the lawsuit, with Fontaine providing advice and direction.

“Phil is a really good man and he has decided he is going to put his shoulder to the truck again and see if he can get this one unstuck,” Jack said.

Fontaine was national chief when he helped negotiate the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement, which excluded day school students.

Jack is looking to raise money to hire a legal team for the next step in the class action lawsuit.

“I need to raise the resources so I can hire specialized class action lawyers because it is a specialized field of law,” Jack said.

“Some lawyers have been volunteering here and there, but I need to get our team in order.”

Once the federal government files their defence against the statement of claim, the case goes to a certification process where the court hears arguments from both sides of the case.

If the court agrees there was an injustice, a settlement agreement is usually negotiated.

“We are not looking for a handout,” Jack said. “We have been victimized by the Canadian state and seeking justice is different than asking for a handout. Seeking justice is about having the other party stand up and say ‘Yes, this was wrong.’”

Former day school students wanting to take part in the class action can fill out a form found at www.joanjack.ca.

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First Nation lawyer Joan Jack speaks about the McLean Day School class action lawsuit she filed in 2009 against the federal government during the Nishnawbe Aski Nation Residential School Gathering June 11-12 at Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School in Thunder Bay.

Impacts of residential schools still far reaching from page 1 The TRC was established as part of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.

Its mandate is to learn the truth about what happened in residential schools and to inform all Canadians.

Fiddler oversees the activities of the regional liaisons. The duties of the regional liaisons are to facilitate information flow between organizations, communities and individuals by increasing community outreach and dialogue. They also assist in coordinating statement-gathering sessions.

Once the survivors’ statements are gathered, they will be kept in a national research centre so others can learn from their experiences.

Anna Gibbon, Aboriginal liaison for the City of Thunder Bay, spoke about her mother’s experiences in residential school.

“She was six when she was taken and her

baby brother was four at that time,” Gibbon said. “Neither of them could speak a word of English.”

Gibbon said not a day goes by in her 47 years of life when she doesn’t have to deal with the fallout and impact residential schools has had on her family members.

“We’re still dealing with many of the social issues,” Gibbon said. “So I don’t know when I am going to get over it. This is certainly an opportunity for all of us to begin making some of the healing processes.”

Alan Towegishig, who attended both St. Joseph’s and McIntosh Indian Residential School, located northwest of Vermilion Bay, wants Canadians to know more about what happened in residential schools.

“At the school level, all the kids should learn what happened,” Towegishig said.

Shane Turtle, Correen Kakegamic and Margaret Kakegamic also delivered a youth presentation on how residential school affected them and their families.

KI to hold referendum on key issues Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) is holding a referendum July 5 on two documents: the KI watershed declaration and the KI consultation protocol.

The watershed declaration will look at ways to protect water resources in KI territory and the consultation protocol will be used when dealing with outside developers looking to use lands or resources in KI’s traditional lands.

“Hopefully, our expectation is that the community will endorse those two documents so that will move us a step closer to asserting our jurisdiction on our lands,” said KI Chief Donny Morris. “I need to know what does the community see or feel or want. We can’t keep sitting comfortable like this.”

Morris is concerned that any situation in the future similar to the Platinex Inc. mining claim affair would not have the same outcome again.

“What we did was an opportune time for that,” Morris said.

“But it will not work a second time, so we have to develop a different strategy to meet the incoming issue of companies.”

Platinex surrendered its mining claims and a lawsuit against KI in 2009 after reaching an agreement with the Ontario government. Platinex had originally laid mining claims and was beginning to drill for ore samples when KI prevented them from accessing the site.

Morris and five KI members were sentenced to six-months in jail in early 2008 for contempt of court for breaking an October 2007 court order to allow Platinex to begin exploratory drilling at Nemeigusabins Lake. The group of KI members were released from jail after serving two months of their sentences.

“One of the topics in the watershed declaration is protecting our waters (rivers) that flow into Big Trout Lake,” Morris said.

KI recently held a community meeting to provide the Elders with information on the two documents, which are available in both English and Oji-Cree.

The documents have also been sent out to any band members who live outside KI who requested them. Morris also spoke about the issue on YouTube to inform members and the general public. The YouTube video is posted on the KI website at kitchenuhmaykoosib.com.

Morris said the feedback he has received to date indicates community members are interested in supporting the two documents.

“But our target here is our youth because we really don’t know where they are standing on those two issues,” Morris said. “Myself, I listen to the fact that they want jobs. They e-mail me, they call me, they come here.”

Morris said the community is looking at different economic opportunities that do not involve mining.

“But right now we just do not have the mandate from the community to explore these options,” Morris said. “Once the watershed declaration is supported, that will give me ammunition to start dialogue with the Ontario government.”

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Another time in a far away place call Nawashi Xavier Kataquapit UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY

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am happy for my mom. She got a great gift this hunting season with a helicopter trip back to her traditional family home on the shores of the Nawashi River. This place is special to my mom and I understand that.

Susan, my mother or nigawi in the Cree language, was born and raised on the land along Nawashi. She is the most recent link for my family to the traditional life that the Cree lived for thousands of years until the coming of the European.

Although her life on the Nawashi was difficult, there was also a time when she remembers being at one with nature.

She and her family of Paulmartins lived on that river and in the traditional Cree way until the late 1960s. In other words, my mom and her family hunted, fished and trapped to survive. They lived in shelters they built themselves on the land. She remembers as a child her family lived a more nomadic life and their homes were usually temporary in the style of wigwams, tents and askikans. Askikans are traditional wigwam like structures built of frozen layers of moss over a wooden frame.

Although her life on the Nawashi was difficult, there was also a time when she remembers being at one with nature. Her family unit survived together in the most harsh conditions and freezing temperatures. Often, they would not see anyone else but family for weeks and sometimes months on end. The closest form of comfort and supplies was the old Hudson Bay trading post on Lake River, or Lakitusaki in the Cree language. That post was many kilometres away but the trek was worth it from time to time to pick up necessary supplies like flour, sugar, lard, tea and to trade their furs and hides.

In those days, during the 1950s and 60s, modern life

in non-Native communities featured all kinds of luxuries like cars, television, radio, easy access to all kinds of foods and entertainment as well as comfortable well built homes, mostly heated with gas. My mom's life in the 50s and 60s on Nawashi was very basic and more or less typical of the way my people lived for thousands of years.

It must seem strange to my mom to be living in a place now in the community of Attawapiskat, where everything revolves around politics, local stores and money. Many of the most important things remain such as respect for the Elders and care for the children but that old traditional life of being free on the land and feeling connected to Mother Earth is slipping away.

When my mom told me recently that she had travelled by helicopter back to her original home on Nawashi, I had an idea what it meant to her. There in her homeland she would feel comfortable and safe. Her mind would be at ease and visited with the memories of her family, many who have passed on.

She would have this deep sense of peace and she would feel grounded in a place that always made sense to her.

On this trip, mom was dealing with a lot of arthritic pain so she stayed mainly at the camp and cared for the family who spent time goose hunting or fishing. I know she spent a lot time around the fire cooking and chatting. She would have enjoyed the fresh air and the fragrant perfume scent of the forest. My mom has a very kind, quiet nature and she has a good sense of humour, so she would have been a great comfort to those she was out with on the land on the Nawashi.

It amazes me when I think about where my mom came from and how it has only been a few decades ago that she was living the life of prehistoric people. She is the last of the generation of Cree of the James Bay coast that have actually lived full time, the traditional life on the land. She has a lot of knowledge and she is very generous in passing it along to others.

Now that mom is back in Attawapiskat and going through her daily chores, I know that she often pauses to sit back and think about another time in a far away place called Nawashi. www.underthenorthernsky.com

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A Keewayin Elder in 1993.

Teaching of Earth’s reclamation Richard Wagamese ONE NATIVE LIFE

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here we live, in the interior mountains of BC, the land is a spectacle. You can’t go anywhere without having your breath taken away by great stretches of beauty or grand displays of Creation that literally lift you up and away from the restrictions of your life. Right behind our house is a long, steady slope that leads to a peak a few miles back and from our deck we look out over a pristine lake clenched in the tight vee of another pair of mountains.

When the sun shines just right on a clear, windless day the mirror of that lake makes it feel as though there were two skies.

To say that we love it here is redundant. To say that the land inspires, fills and anchors us to this place is too great a simplification. We have come to understand that we are connected to it as surely as we are to each other. We exist in relationship with her. Stepping out and standing in the hushed quiet of a spring evening is to

allow yourself to feel the depth of that relationship and be quietly thankful for it. This land, this Canada, is magnificent.

Hiking is one of our great joys. There’s nothing better in the non-snow seasons than heading out on a trail that leads you to some other breathtaking, awesome, spectacular place. It’s always worth the effort of the climb. It’s worth the work it sometimes takes because the reward is the reconnection to the planet.

Each careful planting of the foot leads you closer to the essential nature of our relationship to Earth and her countless blessings and motivations. We feel empowered, assured and contented when we hike and we do it often.

It costs nothing except the gas it requires to drive there.

We always pack a good lunch with our favorite treats, lots of water, extra sweaters and a dangling bell on the back pack to warn bears of our approach.

There’s an excitement that builds as we get closer to our destination especially those places we’ve never hiked before and there are always new places to explore.

Recently we hiked up Embleton Mountain. It’s on the road that leads to our favorite ski hill and we passed the trail

head many times intending to hike it one day. It took a year or two but finally we did it. The trail leads to a lookout that lets you see for miles. The climb up was tough. The trail was thin, rocky and steep and it took all we had to press our way to the top. But when we crested the summit and stood at the top we felt energized instead of tired.

It was what we saw around us that created that feeling.

See, the mountain pine beetle devastated this area of the BC Interior over the course of the last five or six years.

Thousands and thousands of hectares of pine were killed.

There are the skeletal remains of once proud trees standing stark and ruined everywhere you look. It hurt us incredibly to witness the destruction of great forests. But the beetles moved on and left devastation in their wake and we could see it on that long upward climb.

But there, at the top of that mountain was a meadow.

Fallen trees were strewn everywhere but grasses and plants flourished among them.

There was a lush green strewn with flashes of color, the mosses were thick and fungal smelling – and there were pines. Everywhere across that meadow were hundreds of new

growth pine trees. Some were two or three years old, others just emerging. But there were hundred and hundreds of them and looking at them reaching upward toward the sky was the incarnation of hope itself.

It was heartening to see.

Among the evidence of the great kill of a few years back was the evidence of life reclaiming itself. There was the power of nature on display.

There was Creation offering us a glimpse into the very nature of its process – continuation, life, the great, grand circle of it. There, in that meadow, was a great teaching – that we only truly lose what we cease to believe in.

As we continued we began to see even more saplings. Not only pine but spruce and fir as well. The fallen trees would lend their bodies back to the earth and the new trees would be nourished by them and grow strong and sturdy again.

That’s harmony, that’s life expressing its truest nature and we were awed by it.

Sometimes we wonder at the turns of nature. Sometimes we wonder why things happen. But the Earth takes care of itself always. It always reclaims itself as long as we stand back and leave it alone. In that is the teaching.

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Principles for stock market investors Gord Keesic YOUR MONEY MATTERS

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uccessful investing in stocks is comprised of three main elements: having the right mindset, understanding that stocks are businesses and purchasing stocks ‘on sale.’ This article describes these principles in more detail.

During the market crash of 2008, which extended until 2009, many stocks lost half their value and some stocks declined by more than half! If you had an investment portfolio of $100,000 that was only in stocks, your account would have declined by $50,000 in market value at the worst of the crash. Many people panicked and sold their investments at the worst of the crisis, creating a permanent loss of value for themselves. Experienced professionals also acted unwisely and sold investments that only several months later would totally recover their value. How can we explain these activities, which in hindsight were very poor decisions even made by very experienced professionals? We also must recognize that most investors make the mistake of buying high and selling low time and again when, in fact, the purpose of investing is exactly the opposite.

Recent studies and conclusions reached by professionals who are in the disciplines of behavioral finance and neuroscience have allowed us to answer this question. Without getting too technical, researchers now know that people make decisions about money from the part of the brain that processes emotions. In other words, you likely make decisions about money and investing based on feelings not facts. These researchers have also demonstrated that the psychological pain from losing 10 per cent on an investment is twice as intense as the joy experienced when investment gains 10 per cent – humans hate losing money twice as much as they enjoy making money. This causes people to sell investments when they are down (and not buy them when they are down) because the experience of watching their portfolio decrease in value is so psychologically painful. As a result, I believe that having the proper mindset is one of the most important principles for successful stock investing and most investors would have greater success if they would rely on

facts and not feelings when making financial decisions.

Not only is having the proper mindset a key determining factor of long-term investment success, it is also important that the correct approach to stocks be undertaken. I believe that the correct approach is to view stocks as businesses, not symbols that merely go up and down everyday on the stock market. Another term for stocks – shares – illustrates this concept.

If you buy 100 shares of RBC (Royal Bank Canada), in reality, you own 100 little parts of RBC. As a result, before you make an investment you must think like a business owner and ask questions that business owners ask.

How profitable is this business?

What does this business produce? Does this business have good growth potential? Does this business pay me a regular income/dividend? What am I getting for my initial investment? Who are the customers of this business? Does the business have a good reputation?

How capable are the business managers? Many successful investors carefully research this information before investing in a company.

Another important idea is that the purchase price of a stock is very important. Since we do not know what the stock market will do in the shortterm, it is important for investors to minimize the likelihood that they will overpay for a stock and the value will drop soon after it is bought. What I am suggesting is that investors take a value-based approach to investing. Since we know that stocks are businesses and we know that investors as a whole regularly make investing mistakes by relying on their emotions, we know that there will be times when the shrewd investor will be able to buy an ownership interest in a company for less than it is really worth. In effect, we can buy these businesses ‘on sale.’

Buying a business for less than it is worth reduces the risk of making a serious mistake that would cause permanent loss and increases the likelihood

that over time, the true value of the company will be recognized and the stock price will rise accordingly.

I have observed that good things happen to companies when you buy them cheaper than their true value. One excellent example of this occurred when I invested in Petro-Canada several years ago. Many investment analysts did not recommend doing so, but the company was so cheap according to my valuation; I purchased it for 70 cents on the dollar. I was told that I should invest in Husky Energy.

However, Husky was nearly three times more expensive than Petro-Canada and since both companies produced oil, I believed that the current stock price of Petro-Canada was not an accurate reflection of what the business was truly worth and there should not be that much difference between the two companies. Several weeks after I purchased Petro-Canada for around $26 per share, it was announced that Suncor was going to buy the company for $46 per share. Husky Energy, though, was around $30 per share and is now worth around $25 dollars per share. I nearly doubled my money with PetroCanada and if I had invested in Husky, the shares would still be worth less today than the initial investment amount several years ago. Good things happen to investors who invest in companies which are bought for less than their true value … either the company will be bought by another company and the investor will achieve significant price appreciation or the stock market will recognize the true value of the company and the price will rise – with investing as well as in life, it pays to be cheap!

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The Office of Aboriginal Initiatives congratulates Lakehead University’s Aboriginal graduates on the successful completion of your degree programs. We are very proud of your hard work, dedication, and academic achievements, and wish you every success in your future endeavours.

aboriginalinitiatives.lakeheadu.ca 1-807-766-7219 or toll free 1-888-558-3388

Editor’s note: This article is supplied by Gordon Keesic, a Lac Seul band member and an Investment Advisor with RBC Dominion Securities Inc. Member CIPF. This article is for information purposes only.

Please consult with a professional advisor before taking any action based on information in this article.

CCEG/Goldcorp Project Team needs your creativity and drawing abilities to help us find a name and design a logo!

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• We will be choosing the best name and logo design to represent the theme electricity / transmission and power to the north. Your logo drawing may include pictures, but must tie into the theme.

• Your drawing must fit on a 8.5” x 11” piece of paper.

Your views from wawataynews.ca Re: Caution issued over contaminated sturgeon ‘No surprises with polluted waters’ No surprise here. The hydro-damming of these large northern rivers in the 1950’s to present day is a contributing factor to the enviro-damaging process, then you throw in effluent discharges from industry such as mining, paper mills, water and sewage plants, agriculture run-off, etc... you will be experiencing polluted waterways. MCFN and other northern communities will now experience the ill effects of this water pollution big time by increased cancer rates and degradation of wildlife, including the fish population!

Anonymous ‘Generations will feel the damage’ Not surprised this is a beginning of worse to come considering Moose Cree with their river development involvement. There is no further research to be undertaken ‘cause once you decide to develop mother nature there is going to be chain reactions of negative impact of the environment and species. You can’t mitigate them ‘cause what Moose Cree is doing is unreversible. It will impact generation after generation.

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• Drawings can be in colour or black & white.

• Be sure to write your name, community and age in the corner of your drawing.

• We will choose only one grand champion name design. The name and logo will be digitized and become the sole property of the newly formed Transmission Project Team. Entry into the contest indicates contestant willingness to release intellectual property.

• Drawings must be faxed to (807)737-4823 or emailed to sts@shibogama.on.ca or mailed to P.O. Box 387 Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1A5, but post dated no later than July 8th, 2011.

The contest winner will be awarded a new Apple iPad™ and will have their name and artwork published in the Wawatay Newspaper. *Entry into the contest releases any propriety rights to the name and artwork, which will be used at the sole discretion of the CCEG / GC Project Team until the new Transco is formed.

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Help phone launches poster series Chris Kornacki

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Kids Help Phone invited a group of Aboriginal youth to create a poster campaign to speak to Aboriginal communities in Canada.

This poster initiative is one step Kids Help Phone is taking to address feedback heard when a team of counsellors visited five Ontario Aboriginal communities. They travelled to Moose Factory, Serpent River, Toronto, Thunder Bay, and Kettle and Stony Point hoping to learn how to better engage the youth living there, and to gain a deeper understanding of the realities they are facing.

“Aboriginal youth are youth, their context is different, but

youth share similarities across all cultures,” Todd Solomon, clinical director of English language services at Kids Help Phone, said. “There are similar experiences and feelings that many kids go through, no matter what part of Canada they’re living in, but how Kids Help Phone’s counselors respond to those calls depends on the context of the kid who’s calling.”

What Kids Help Phone wanted to learn was how to better serve this fast-growing young population. About 46 per cent of the Aboriginal population in Canada is under the age of 24, compared to 31 per cent of the country’s non-Aboriginal population.

“We wanted to give a voice to the kids to help shape a bet-

ter service for them,” Solomon said. “The experts on issues are the kids, which is why we went directly to them.”

Aboriginal youth from across Canada can help decide on the two new posters that will be printed and available to Aboriginal communities throughout Ontario and Canada. Voting started June 21 to mark National Aboriginal Day. The posters can be seen at www.kidshelpphone.ca/ aboriginal.

“Many youth informed us that in the remote communities, we may be the only service that’s realistically available for them. Understanding that context means we have no choice but to adapt the way we support them,” Solomon said.

Fibre optics coming to James Bay Cree Tim Quequish Wawatay News

High-speed broadband is rolling out to remote James Bay Cree communities in northern Quebec.

The announcement was made during Telecom 2011 in Rouyn, Que., June 14.

The Secretariat to the Cree Nation-Abitibi-Temiscamingue Economic Alliance, an organization made up of northern Quebec Cree communities and the municipalities of the AbitibiTemiscamingue, will work with Eeyou Communications Network (ECN) to roll out 1,600 kilometres of fibre optics.

John Traversy, executive director for telecommunications at the Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunica-

tions said ECN has ‘raised the national standard’ so northern communities can enjoy better Internet services.

“All Canadians should have access to broadband speeds of at least five megabits per second for downloads and one megabit per second for uploads by the end of 2015,” says Traversy. “The ECN is a great example of what is happening all across the country.”

ECN’s broadband venture will begin in September bringing full broadband services, including telehealth, distance education, videoconferencing and IP services to most communities in the James Bay region in Quebec.

This effort echoes the actions set out 10 years ago by Grand Chief Matthew Coon Come of

the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Itschee).

When he was national chief of the Assembly of First Coon Come Nations, he launched a movement to bring broadband connection to First Nations.

“Today, the communities of Eeyou Istchee and the James Bay area stand at the doorway to the Information Technology economy. Our digital divide will soon be history,” Coon Come said.

He said Native people were largely unaffected by the industrial revolution and that missing the information technology wave is not in his agenda.

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Garnet Angeconeb’s legacy recognized Tim Quequish Wawatay News

About 100 people showed up to surprise Lac Seul’s Garnet Angeconeb at a celebratory gala in his honour June 11 in Sioux Lookout.

The gala featured a number of presentations and quite a range of stories from family and friends. Many talked about his professional life in communications and his involvement in the residential school survivor movement.

To keep the event a surprise was no easy task. Shortly after invites were sent out, Angeconeb sent a message to the community. He was seeking input to hold an event for the third anniversary of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s residential school apology. Some discussion took place about what do, but nothing was ever finalized.

“The days and hours dwindled away,” Angeconeb wrote in a thank you letter he sent out after the gala. “I was feeling the jitters as time was running out to plan something. Strange as it seemed, I thought no one was interested or had no time. I thought, we’ll give it a break for this year and perhaps revive the effort next year.”

However, a few days before the gala, Angeconeb said he received an email saying a small event had been organized to watch the apology followed by a sharing circle. By this time, Angeconeb had dinner plans with in-laws who were visiting from out of town.

But on the day of the supposed event, his family decided to check out the viewing after dinner. Angeconeb was delighted. Little did he know what lay ahead.

“As we entered the room, I noticed the lights were off … and then the lights came on along with a thundering applause,” he said. “It was then I knew something was happening, something out of this world.”

He said he felt truly honored and surprised.

Angeconeb was born in Sioux Lookout October 12, 1955. He was raised in a small part of Lac Seul known as Ningewance Bay. In 1963, he left home to attend Pelican Indian Residential School near Sioux Lookout.

He attended the school from 1963 to 1969 before moving on to Wellington School, Central School and finally Queen Elizabeth District High School.

After graduation, he worked at Wawatay Native Communications Society becoming one of its founding editors. He later

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FAR LEFT: Garnet Angeconeb watches the residential school school apology given by Prime Minister Stephen Harper June 11, 2008. Three years later, Angeconeb was honoured by family and friends at a surprise gala in Sioux Lookout.

LEFT: Angeconeb on the job at Wawatay Native Communications Society in the 1980s.

ABOVE: Angeconeb in the late 1970s.

signed a contract with CBC radio in Thunder Bay to produce an Aboriginal language program called Indian Faces.

After working in journalism for a short time and having a keen interest in the field, Angeconeb decided to further his education. In 1982 he graduated from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ont., with a diploma in journalism.

After his studies, Angeconeb returned to Wawatay, eventually becoming executive director in 1983. He helped create the Wawatay Radio Network in 1984, providing radio services to remote First Nation communities in the Sioux Lookout area.

“I used to work with an Elder in the 70s and 80s, his name was Tom Fiddler, and he told me, ‘You know when you work, you put your creative first and you put the people next and then you put yourself last,’” Angeconeb said.

It’s a saying he carried with him throughout his life and work.

After seeing Phil Fontaine talk openly about the impacts of the Indian Residential School system, Angeconeb was inspired. Fontaine, who attended residential school, is from Sagkeeng First Nation in Manitoba. A lawyer by trade, Fontaine is a former national

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During a time when former residential school students rarely talked about what happened to them in schools, Angeconeb began to share about his time in residential school and how it impacted him. He said talking about one’s issues is therapeutic.

“I realized I had to deal with the negative forces that were getting in my way as a result of residential school,” Angeconeb said.

Many people suffered greatly from the multi-layered residential school abuse, he said.

“As people who went to residential school, we did feel and face physical abuse, bullying, mental and psychological abuse, cultural abuse, spiritual abuse, and sexual abuse.”

Angeconeb fell into a dark place after his time at residential school, resorting to drinking to hide his grief and rage. It wasn’t until he had the courage to speak out against the residential school tragedy that he began a path of healing.

He then channeled his energy into making positive change. He became a founding member of the Sioux Lookout Anti-Racism Committee. He

now serves as a lifetime member on the board. He is also involved in the Sioux Lookout Coalition for Reconciliation and Healing and is a board member with the Aboriginal Healing Foundation.

“I’ve been on a lot of boards over the years and that’s where I learned a lot of things that I still carry with me, my own personal education,” he said.

He hopes he has made an impact in the community to lighten the tension and ease the lives of his children and grandchildren.

Angeconeb received the Queen’s Golden Jubilee medal in 2003 for his ‘ongoing and outstanding’ efforts to improve his community. He is also a multiple winner of the Mary Carpenter People Making Changes Award handed out annually to a Sioux Lookout resident who has made a positive difference in the community.

Pat Ningewance, a publisher of Ojibwe language books, is Angeconeb’s aunt. She decided in May that she wanted to hold a ceremony to honour Angeconeb’s efforts and accomplishments.

She contacted Florence Woolner, a longtime friend of Angeconeb, who took on the reins to organize the Garnet Angeconeb Gala for June 11, the anniversary of the 2008 res-

idential school apology.

Ningewance helped with the planning, contacting people she thought would be interested in coming.

“It was supposed to be a surprise, so we had to contact everybody individually,” Ningewance said.

People came from Thunder Bay, Red Lake, Kenora and Winnipeg to attend, she said.

Lois Mombourquette used to work with Angeconeb at Wawatay and have been friends for many years. She helped arrange the gala under Woolner’s direction. She said Woolner had pulled together a team to work on the gala and try to keep it a secret.

“It was very difficult to keep it a secret from Garnet, he knows everything!” Mombourquette said. “The gala was heart-warming. It accomplished its mission and that was to recognize and celebrate Garnet’s many achievements.”

Mombourquette said Angeconeb is an exceptionally brave, courageous trailblazer, saying he has tackled many Native issues head-on. The fact that he was the first Aboriginal councillor in the municipality of Sioux Lookout is an indication of the role he’s always taken on.

She said he has exceptional vision. He was persistent with the federal government when

working to secure funding for Wawatay and was successful.

He helped lead the movement to get funding for Aboriginal radio and television, which became the Northern Native Broadcast Access Program in 1983. The program funds northern broadcasters across the country.

Woolner has been a colleague of Angeconeb’s since 1976 when she started working at Wawatay. Woolner said Angeconeb has been deeply involved in Aboriginal communications. In his varied career he’s been a writer, a journalist, a columnist and a CBC broadcaster. When she joined Wawatay, Angeconeb was the first editor of the Wawatay News.

Before he took over it was called Keesis, a newsletter for the Sioux Lookout area. Angeconeb helped to convert it to a newspaper expanding its coverage to First Nations in northern Ontario.

She thought hiding the gala from Angeconeb would be impossible. She was sure he was going to find out.

In the end, the group succeeded and Angeconeb couldn’t have been more grateful.

“Meegwetch for all the kind words, memories, laughs, tears, and love,” he said to all those who organized and attended the gala.

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Counselling centre helps families rise above abuse Marianne Jones Special to Wawatay News

Ishaawin Family Resource Centre in Thunder Bay is under new management. After 19 years of providing emotional and spiritual guidance under the Arrowhead Foundation, a Christian ministry based in Thunder Bay, the centre is now under the parent ministry of Rising Above, a First Nations abuse counselling agency based in Manitoba.

Under Rising Above, the centre has expanded its mandate.

It still offers personal and family counselling and women’s support groups for recovery from abuse. In addition, Rising Above executive director Terry Martin said the organization is becoming more focused on training First Nations people to become counsellors.

“Our goal is to see First Nations people go through these programs so that they can become counsellors in their own communities.”

The two-year changeover from Arrowhead to Rising Above became official this past January. When Jim and Joanne Minor, Ishaawin’s previous directors and counsellors, were facing retirement after 30 years of serving First Nations people, Jim contacted Terry Martin about handing the centre over to Rising Above.

“It fulfills a longstanding mission of Rising Above’s vision of having a counselling centre somewhere in Canada,” Martin said. Rising Above was more of a travelling ministry that specialized in hosting conferences.

“We would like to continue the small group work, but also

train people as counsellors through Northern Youth Programs and other means such as Distance Learning. We would take people at the completion of their course work and mentor them. We want to see people actively involved helping people as lay counsellor in their communities.”

Rising Above’s motto is First Peoples Helping First People.

The organization was established in 1992.

“Abuse continues to be a significant problem among our First Nations people,” Rising Above president Mervin Cheechoo said. “Abuse destabilizes the individual and destabilizes the family. We saw that there were no Aboriginal Christian voices out there to actively talk about these issues. So back in 1992 we decided to have a conference in Calgary. We really believe that with God’s help we can rise above these issues and reach our God-given potential. Rising Above is Indigenous. We believe that we as Aboriginal people are the best people to help deal with these issues.”

Since that first conference, between 100-200 conferences have been held in different communities. Martin estimates attendance has been in the thousands.

“You can get discouraged by the need, but we need to focus on changing individual lives.

When I heard the stories and the history of our First Nations people, I could not believe what I was hearing. I don’t think Canadians understand what First Nations have come through. They know only what the newspapers report – all the

negatives. There is a reason for all the negatives – the colonial practices and residential school impact.”

Martin also spoke about the “challenges of living in isolated communities, of high school education often not offered in communities so that students have to come to cities, of maintaining connection with cultural identity after a history of assimilation policy.”

And yet, he said, “We’ve seen people rise above their issues.

We’ve heard story after story of people moving beyond their victimization and finding hope.”

At a fundraising breakfast held in April at the Thunder Bay Christian Fellowship, Howard Jolie of the Rising Above band sang a song about discovering the beauty of his Aboriginal identity in Christ.

Afterward, he told the audience of 100 supporters, “I used to struggle with my identity as the only Native in an all white high school. A lot of our young people struggle with their identity, too. That’s why so many of them are taking their own lives.

God didn’t make a mistake when he made me Cree.”

The gathering also honoured retiring counsellors Jim and Joanne Minor.

Liz Beardy, assistant director of Ishaawin, also spoke.

“It was an honour to work alongside Jim and Joanne. I consider them my mentors in counselling and spiritual work.

“Many former clients have returned. The needs seem greater and more complicated.

There are no quick fixes to woundedness.”

Nicole McKay, a student at Lakehead University also

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Paul Capon, Arrowhead Foundation chairman, right, makes a presentation to Jim and Joanne Minor at a fundraising breakfast in Thunder Bay to honour the couple for 30 years of working in counselling. addressed the crowd.

She said, “When I first came to Thunder Bay I was a young mom. I needed a safe place to go to where I could be honest with myself and honest with God. I had a lot of emotional baggage. It was hard to find my place as a First Nations person. I learned that it’s not a quick healing. I needed that deeper healing. As a mother of three it’s so much more important that I receive deep healing so that I can be healthy for my kids.”

Nishnawbe Aski Grand Chief Stan Beardy spoke about the strong cultural mentors he had in his home community of Muskrat Dam. “I became chief by the age of 30 in Muskrat Dam. I had Elders who shared their knowledge and wisdom with me.

When I was a child I had my grandparents. They said, ‘If

you’re ever in a position of responsibility, you have to lower yourself and go to people that are hurting. You don’t expect them to stand in the doorway and come to you.’ That’s my observation, that Ishaawin is a grassroots outreach. It doesn’t have a huge bureaucracy.”

In private, the Minors reminisced about the opening of Ishaawin.

Jim said, “Originally we thought it would be a family counselling centre. It developed more into individual counselling. We taught active parenting courses in Gull Bay and Thunder Bay as well as marriage workshops, but the focus kept returning to individual counselling, particularly recovery from sexual abuse. At that time hardly anybody in Thunder Bay was doing that.

“We couldn’t have predicted that direction,” Joanne said, “It

began to become evident how much sexual abuse was affecting people’s family lives. That was the kind of people who came to us. The residential school abuse background was often in their legacy. The next surprising chapter was that once we started having support groups for recovery from sexual abuse, all kinds of non-Native people from the community started coming.”

When Liz Beardy came on staff in 2005, she was able to offer counselling in Oji-Cree.

Reflecting on the past 19 years, Jim said the most satisfying aspects of the work have been seeing people “start to move ahead emotionally. Some people went back to school and got training. Family structures improved. People were better able to cope with struggles, and had renewed confidence in themselves.”

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Selena Landry, coordinator for the Blueberry Festival in Sioux Lookout, right, and Rebecca Crane, assistant coordinator, display the new blueberry festival shirts.

New events set for blueberry festival Tim Quequish Wawatay News

The annual Sioux Lookout Blueberry Festival once again kicks off from July 29-Aug. 7.

Selena Landry is the coordinator for the 10-day long event.

She said there will be plenty of new events this year.

While many of the same events from previous years will still take place, Landry said new events will take place such as a talent show, dog show, Guitar Hero tournament, barbeques, trade show, and fiddle show.

She said she hopes the event

will run as smoothly as last year and that the event will attract out-of-towners.

Landry hopes to make it a fun week for people of all ages.

A triathlon will take place called ‘try-a-tri’ to go hand-inhand with the children’s festival triathlon.

“I’m excited for running the blueberry festival for the whole week,” Landry said, admitting that in the past she had never been able to attend each event.

Assisting Landry to help organize the festival is Rebecca Crane.

The festival started in 1983.

Train tour supports UN declaration The KAIROS Cross Canada Train Tour is raising awareness about the United Nations Declaration on Indigenous Peoples.

The train stopped in Sioux Lookout June 17.

The tour is part of the Roll With the Declaration national campaign organized by KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives.

The campaign calls on the Canadian government to use the UN declaration to improve conditions faced by many Indigenous communities in Canada.

“Because people don’t understand the (UN) declaration, they don’t understand its potential to address the ongoing socio-economic challenges facing Indigenous peoples in Canada,” said Ed Bianchi, coordinator with KAIROS’ Indigenous Rights Program. “This lack of understanding has generated a lot of anxiety, if not fear, about the declaration, and one of KAIROS’ objectives is to address

this anxiety/fear by emphasizing that there’ s nothing to be feared.”

Bianchi said the UN declaration doesn’t create any rights for Indigenous peoples or threaten anyone else’s rights.

“What it does is provide governments and corporations and other sectors of society with a guide or blueprint on how to address the systemic and systematic human rights violations against First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples in Canada.”

Local KAIROS groups across the country have been creating banners with positive messages about UN declaration. Trains travelling from Vancouver, Halifax and Sarnia will collect the banners. Once in Ottawa, the banners were joined together into one giant banner and carried through the streets June 20 in a procession to significant locations such as Parliament Hill and the Human Rights Monument on Elgin Street. -RG

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Everett Kitchekeesick, Alex Chisel, Cody Buswa, and Chris Stohl receive applause after throwing their hats in the air at the Cornerstone Christian School graduation ceremony June 10 in Sioux Lookout.

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The graduation ceremony at Cornerstone Christian School in Sioux Lookout June 10 was a close personal affair with laughing, crying and sharing.

Unlike traditional high school graduation ceremonies, the Cornerstone ceremony was small with only four students and their families. The four graduates each gave a speech, along with their parents, the principal, a few teachers and their pastor.

Participants and speakers talked about the memories gathered throughout the years.

Alex Chisel, Cody Buswa, and Chris Stohl received high school diplomas and Everett Kitchekeesick received acknowledgement of his efforts.

Kitchekeesick is continuing his education at Queen Elizabeth District High School next year.

The graduates all live in the Sioux Lookout area.

Nate Hochstetler, principal at Cornerstone, said it was an honour to celebrate their graduation. He commended the grads for their diligence, remarking on how Chisel had written ‘done’ on his final paper.

“Your education is not done, as I’m sure you boys know,” Hochstetler said.

He said their journeys had just begun but this phase of learning was simply done. He encouraged them to embrace

learning and to make a difference in the world as they continued learning.

The culmination of a lot of hard work, Stohl said graduating was the best feeling in his life. He said Cornerstone was different but it was a good education.

“It’s very personal, one-onone,” Stohl said.

He is attending Lakehead University in Thunder Bay in the fall to receive paramedic training.

Buswa described graduating as unreal and great. He is planning to go to Confederation College next year in Thunder Bay for a general arts and science certificate.

After, he plans to move to the Toronto area for university training as an elementary teacher.

Founded in 1974, Hochstetler said Cornerstone runs a Christian-based education curriculum. Its approach to education is to meet the social, spiritual and academic needs of students. The program tailors its curriculum to students so they can work at their own pace.

Spiritually, they want students to understand what God can do in their lives.

On a social level, they create a safe place where students are not afraid to go to school. A place where there is no bullying or belittling.

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“We want to make sure that they’re ready to meet the academic challenges of the world,” Hochstetler said.

Desta Buswa, mother of Cody, gave each of the graduates a jar of play-doh during her speech. She said it’s a symbol of their relationship with God. She said play-doh becomes useless when left out of the jar too long and so would the boys should their relationship with God waver.

She finished her speech by encouraging the boys to stay with Christ and they wouldn’t go wrong.

Desta said Cornerstone provided an opportunity for parents to seek an alternative education to the public school system.

Louise Chisel, mother of Alex, said although it’s a private school there aren’t any prerequisites, just the coming together of child and parent wanting a Christian education.

“The number of graduates here are small, but the parents worked together throughout the year, the students are always working together,” Louise said, adding they were like a large family.

She said it wasn’t a cold, formal education. Rather it was a combination of home, church and family providing a very personal setting.

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First Nation grads start work in mining Xavier Kataquapit Special to Wawatay News

Six First Nation trainees are ready to start work in the mining sector thanks to a partnership program between Matachewan First Nation, Northgate Minerals Corp. and Dumas Contracting. The graduates of the Underground Miner Training program, which was provided under the Matachewan Aboriginal Access to Mine Jobs Training Strategy (MAATS), were honoured at a community gathering in Matachewan First Nation, May 26.

This is the second group of trainees to graduate from the MAATS program. The six new graduates will now move on to employment positions at Northgate Minerals and Dumas Contracting. The group will work at the Young Davidson mine site in Matachewan. The six graduates are David Batisse, Dustin Roy, John Cloutier and Chad Larkman of Matachewan First Nation, Katlin Maurer of Beaverhouse First Nation and Kohl Porter of Mattagami First Nation.

“On behalf of myself and my fellow graduates I would like to thank Matachewan First Nation, Northgate and Dumas for the valuable training and employment opportunities we received,” said graduate David Batisse.

The opening and closing prayers were provided by Roberta Oshkawbewisens, a traditional grandmother from Wikwemikong First Nation.

Ceremonial drumming and singing was provided by the Matachewan Women’s drum group, composed of Elders Marie Boucher, Vina Hendrix and Gertie Nolan.

“Our graduates here today are exceptionally fortunate in that they are moving on to employment right away.

They are not just going on to another job, they are embarking in mining careers. I am very pleased with how well everyone including Northgate Minerals, Dumas Contracting and Matachewan First Nation have worked together to provide these graduates with valuable training and employment,” said Anne Batisse, executive director of MAATS. The success of the graduates was based on a program that featured hands-on training with the support of Northgate Minerals management and Dumas contracting personnel.

“In most training programs, employment is not certain but in this case, all of our graduates have been guaranteed employment with Northgate Minerals

or Dumas Contracting. Thanks to the trainees for all their hard work and dedication and of course we are also grateful to our funding partners for making this possible,” said Jamie Mortson of Dumas Contracting.

“Congratulations to all the graduates and for everyone involved in getting them here today. We need skilled mining employees. These positions are not easy to fill at a time when there are so many mines developing in the North. We really appreciate the fact that these new employees are coming to us with knowledge through training and they are prepared to go to work,” said Andrew Cormier of Northgate Minerals.

Matachewan Chief Alex Batisse and his council sent along a note of congratulations to the trainees, as did Chris Rockingham of Northgate Minerals on behalf of the MAATS board of directors.

Former chief and Elder Mario Batisse commented on the success of the partnerships in providing opportunities for First Nation people.

“Back when I was chief we had to work hard just to get a little funding to put our people to work on projects here and there. Those times were tough and it was not easy for First Nation people to find employment. Thanks to the development of these training and employment opportunities with Northgate Mines at their Young Davidson Mine, our people are starting rewarding careers in mining,” said Batisse.

Three graduates were hired

by Northgate Mines and three

by Dumas Construction.

The mine will provide jobs for 600 people during its twoyear construction period and long-term employment for 275 individuals over the 15 year life of the mine. The company is aiming to start gold production in 2012.

During mine development, the company worked closely with the various surrounding communities and in July 2009 signed an impact and benefits agreement (IBA) with Matachewan First Nation, a member community of Wabun Tribal Council. Cooperation and partnership between Northgate, Wabun First Nations, the federal and provincial governments provided the multi-million dollar training program for Aboriginal people.

The Underground Miner Training was part of MAATS: a $4-million initiative that was announced in February 2009

by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) as a three-year partnership strategy.

Xavier Kataquapit/Special to Wawatay News

ABOVE: Mining careers provided through a partnership training program between Matachewan First Nation, Dumas Contracting and Northgate Minerals were realized in a graduation ceremony May 26. Graduates, from left, are John Cloutier, Chad Larkman, David Batisse, Dustin Roy, Katlin Maurer and Kohl Porter.

BOTTOM: Drumming to the beat of success are the Matachewan First Nation women’s drum group, who performed at the graduation ceremony for mining trainees. Pictured from left are Vina Hendrix, Gertie Nolan and Marie Boucher.

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Exhibit highlights importance of Norseman A new exhibit highlighting the history of Red Lake and the impact of the Norseman floatplane to the community is on display at the Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre.

The HD video display, which opened June 3, is a collaboration between the Regional Heritage Centre, Science North in Sudbury and the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre in Sault Ste. Marie. The collaboration will see a new visitor attraction for each venue open

this year.

“We are thrilled that all of those interesting stories about Red Lake’s unique history have been brought to life in such a compelling way,” said Michele Alderton, director and curator of the Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre. “Going into this project we knew that Science North has done some amazing projects around the world.

The end result of this project has even exceeded our expectations. The Red Lake project is

world-class and it will go a long way towards building cultural tourism across northwestern Ontario.”

About $500,000 went into the Red Lake part of the project, including media production, new equipment, and programming and installation.

The Norseman floatplane has a strong history in the Red Lake area. Every year, the Norseman Floatplane Festival is held in the community. However, this year’s event is cancelled. - JC

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PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise unveilied a new website June 14 in Thunder Bay to connect women from remote communities. From left, Jason Hughes, a grant view team volunteer with the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Sandi Boucher, manager of Thunder Bay Centre of Change, Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Bill Mauro, Alice Sabourin, owner of Beedaubin Arts, Rosalind Lockyer, PARO’s executive director, and Darlene Angeconeb, Equay-wuk Women’s Group.

Connecting northern women Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Overcoming barriers to accessing business advice and resources is the goal of a new website for enterprising women from rural and remote communities.

The www.enterprisingwomen.ca website was unveiled June 14 at the PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise office in Thunder Bay, with Equay-wuk’s Darlene Angeconeb listed as a mentor along with Lake Helen’s Cindy Crowe and Seine River’s Sandi Boucher.

Crowe owns Cindy Crowe Consulting and Boucher owns beno bimahdizewin consulting group.

Equay-wuk is collaborating with PARO to deliver a series of leadership workshops during July in Wabigoon Lake, Eagle Lake, Lac Seul, Wabauskang and Red Lake.

“They’re going to be talking about getting women into business, running small businesses and putting other information about how they can assist women running small businesses,” Angeconeb said. “For our part I will be talking about women and leadership, role models and mentoring.”

The Red Lake leadership training workshop is scheduled for July 12-14.

“Enterprising women are pursuing their dreams across the North, yet geography and resources have previously restricted them from achieving their potential,” said Rosalind Lockyer, PARO’s executive director. “This new website will provide that missing link. Some of the region’s most enterprising women are a part of this new network and will act as mentors to women looking for support or assistance.”

Lockyer said the mentors

and resources will be accessible online free of charge.

Boucher praised the support and encouragement she received from PARO when she was starting up her own business.

“When I walked through those doors two short years ago, I had no idea of the network, the support, the friendship that was waiting for me,” Boucher said. “Here at PARO I found support and encouragement. PARO co-hosted my book warming, they introduced me to networks to help me grow my business.”

Funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the new website also includes a question and answer forum where women can put their questions to a panel of experts, success stories about enterprising women, commentary on women’s issues and entrepreneur videos.

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First of its kind FASD clinic opens The first clinic to assess and diagnose Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in northern Ontario recently opened in Sudbury.

The pilot project clinic will provide early assessment and diagnosis of children living with FASD. Treatment will incorporate practices from both the First Nations and Western traditions of health care.

The new clinic is a partnership between the Hôpital régional de Sudbury Regional

Hospital, the Anishinabek Nation, Mamaweswen North Shore Tribal Council, the Shkagamik-kwe Health Centre in Sudbury and the Noojmowin Teg Health Centre in Manitoulin Island.

“We are extremely proud of playing a role in this groundbreaking initiative,” said Glen Hare, deputy grand chief of the Anishinabek Nation. “It will enable us to develop and launch specialized care to meet the needs of all children, both Native and non-Native, who are

affected by this lifelong disability.”

According to a joint press release June 14, FASD describes the effects a person can face if their mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. The effects can lead to physical, mental, behavioural and learning disabilities such as low birth weight, heart and vision problems, an inability to concentrate, depression, and disruptive social skills and behaviours. About one in 100 people in Canada have FASD, according to the release. -JC

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Circulation Clerk II This is a TERM POSITION until July 2012.

Hours are part-time and the main duties of this position relate to the circulating of library resources.

July and August Hours are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 5 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.

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September through June Hours are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 5 p.m. – 8:15 p.m., plus approximately one weekend per month.

Holiday coverage may result in additional hours.

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Please apply in writing to Wendy MacDonald CEO/Chief Librarian, Sioux Lookout Public Library Box 1028, Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B3 A work schedule and detailed job description are available at the Library.

The closing date is Sunday, June 26, 2011 Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with FOIP, any information gathered will be used for the purposes of job selection only.

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Proposed Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine Project in Ontario Availability of $150,000 to Support Participation in the Environmental Assessment—Phase II The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) is making available $150,000 under its Participant Funding Program to assist groups and individuals to participate in the environmental assessment process of the proposed Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine Project in Ontario.

This Phase II funding will help successful applicants prepare for and participate in the conduct of the proposed review panel process, including public hearings. A funding review committee, independent of the environmental assessment process, will assess all applications and make a recommendation on the allocation of funds. Applications received by the Agency by July 6, 2011 will be considered.

Information on the Participant Funding Program, including the Participant Funding Program Guide and the application form, is available on the Agency’s Web site at www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca . Information on the proposed Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine Project and the environmental assessment is also available on the Agency’s Web site, in the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry, under reference number 10-05-54755.

Stillwater Canada Inc. proposes to develop and operate the Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine Project approximately 10 kilometres north of the Town of Marathon. This project involves the establishment and operation of an open pit mine and mill for the purpose of extracting and processing ore containing copper and platinum group metals and including, but not limited to, any ancillary activities and the activities outlined below: • the construction and/or use of equipment, buildings and structures; • the establishment, construction and operation of tailing impoundment areas, explosives factory and magazine facilities, waste rock storage areas, water management facilities, transmission lines, temporary and emergency generation facilities, and activities to mitigate environmental impacts; • the decommissioning, closure and abandonment of the mine and mine-related infrastructure; • the establishment, construction and/or modification and use of transportation infrastructure including access roads, highways and/or rail lines to support the above-mentioned activities and the transport of final mine concentrates.

To submit an application or to obtain additional information on the program, contact: Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Suzanne Osborne Participant Funding Program 160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor Ottawa ON K1A 0H3 Tel.: 1-866-582-1884 or 613-957-0254 / Fax: 613-948-9172 Email: PFP.PAFP@ceaa-acee.gc.ca

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Keewaytinook Okimakanak Secondary Student Services (KOSSS) Student Counsellor required Keewaytinook Okimakanak Secondary Student Services is looking to fill one position. KOSSS Student Counsellor will work out of Sioux Lookout, Ontario and will commence August 2011. The students will be coming from our First Nation communities of Fort Severn, Keewaywin, Deer Lake, North Spirit Lake, Poplar Hill, and McDowell Lake.

Qualifications/Requirements • Must have Education/Teaching background (Degree/Diploma will be an asset) • Familiarity with Sioux Lookout District First Nation communities • Ability to speak one of the local dialects is an asset • Valid class “G” Driver’s Licence (Mandatory) • Must be willing to provide a police criminal background Desired Experience • Knowledge of child development—specifically of physical, emotional, and developmental patterns • A team player with experience working in a collaborative environment • Professional manner and appearance • Ability to listen to and communicate with parents and see parents as a resource • Possesses conflict resolution skills • Is patient and caring • Demonstrate effectiveness in personal and office management skills • Uses good organizational skills to meet the needs of the clients • Believes successful learning comes from a collaboration between all student service providers • Is capable of working with small and large groups of students • Experience in school and counselling environments • Willing to work beyond working hours • Ability to utilize computer programs and compile reports • Providing support and implementing extra-curricular activities; • Supervision of daily Student attendance, progress and behaviour; • Implementing and planning Student Case Conferences; • Encourage and support Student academic tutoring sessions; • Recruit, Screen, and Support Boarding Homes/Parents.

• Providing emergency assistance and support for Students, • Parents, and Boarding Homes.

• Salary will be based on a combination of qualifications and experience.

Deadline for the above Position is: July 8, 2011 by 1:00 P.M. CST Please FAX or E-Mail Resumes to: Keewaytinook Okimakanak Secondary Student Services (KOSSS) Keewaytinook Okimakanak Education Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 3C2 FAX: (807) 346-4330 PHONE: (807) 346-4204 Ext:1709 E-MAIL: hiring@knet.ca Toll Free: 1-888-893-4111 Ext: 1709

KOSSS Office Support Worker Office Support Worker Keewaytinook Okimakanak Secondary Students Services (KOSSS) administers the Off-Reserve secondary education for the six northern communities namely; Keewaywin, Deer Lake, North Spirit Lake, McDowell Lake, Popular Hill and Fort Severn.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: The Office Support Worker is required to perform a range of duties including, but not limited to: Reception, Office administration, and Management support duties Qualifications Knowledge, skills and abilities The ability to communicate in English is required and a working knowledge of Oji-Cree is preferred.

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A valid Driver’s license is required

Proficiency in the use of computer programs Personal characteristics The Office Assistant will demonstrate competence in the following areas: • Relationships: Maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally.

• Communication: Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Needs Assessment: Anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of staff, students and other clients to meet or exceed their expectations.

• Teamwork: Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions to enhance organizational effectiveness; ability to undertake self-directed tasks and multi-task when necessary.

• Organization: Excellent time management skills; attention to detail; the capacity to prioritize by assessing situations to determine urgency; ability to develop a work schedule, set goals, create / implement actions plans and monitor progress towards goals; and ability to make clear, timely decisions.

Deadline for the above Position is: July 8, 2011 by 1:00 P.M. CST Please FAX or E-Mail Resumes to: Keewaytinook Okimakanak Secondary Student Services (KOSSS) Keewaytinook Okimakanak Education Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 3C2 FAX: (807) 346-4330 PHONE: (807) 346-4204 Ext:1709 E-MAIL: hiring@knet.ca Toll Free: 1-888-893-4111 Ext: 1709

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Community Project Coordinator The Community Project Coordinator is a 2 year position that will provide support and mentorship to 4 NAN communities to develop community led action plans to address healthy eating and physical activity through increased access to foods grown in the community. The Community Project Coordinator will assist communities to put their plans into action, develop local resources and develop a comprehensive participatory evaluation component. The 2 year pilot program will provide a best practice model that can be implemented in other NAN communities. The Community Project Coordinator will effectively meet the needs of diverse groups and demonstrate respect for cultural diversity and be committed to working with underserviced populations.

The deadline for applications is 4:00pm EST June 30, 2011. For complete information, including job description, and qualifications, please visit www.nan.on.ca or contact Ian Beardy, Human Resources Coordinator, at (807) 625-4941 or Sabrina Marion, Human Resources Director, at (807) 625-4948.

Keewaytinook Okimakanak Secondary Student Services (KOSSS) On-Call workers Requirements • Must have a valid driver’s licence • Must provide criminal record check • Must be computer literate Duties will include, but may not be limited to: Available for students after school hours • Transporting students to various school activities and appointments • Calming students down in tense situations • Providing referral and support for students to elders and other professional counsellors • Providing daily written incident reports to KOSSS administration • Making on-the-spot decisions in emergency situations • Providing support for boarding home parents • Cleaning/maintaining on-call vehicle • Ensuring that on-call phone works at all times Deadline for the above Position is: July 8, 2011 by 1:00 P.M. CST Please FAX or E-Mail Resumes to: Keewaytinook Okimakanak Secondary Student Services (KOSSS) Keewaytinook Okimakanak Education Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 3C2 FAX: (807) 346-4330 PHONE: (807) 346-4204 Ext:1709 E-MAIL: hiring@knet.ca Toll Free: 1-888-893-4111 Ext: 1709

NISHNAWBE-ASKI LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Employment Opportunity The Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation is a unique legal services office governed by an all-Native Board of Directors with its administrative office in Thunder Bay. The Corporation provides legal, paralegal and law-related services, public legal education, research and law reform services to the members of First Nations of Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN). This innovative legal service places substantial responsibility for the administration of justice and the provision of all legal services on the members of NAN. NALSC’s justice programs are initiatives being undertaken to provide an alternative to the mainstream justice system to members within NAN utilizing the Community Accountability Conferencing Model. This model is altered to incorporate Aboriginal cultural components. The NALSC is presently recruiting a Restorative Justice Manager.

Restorative Justice Manager Working under the direction and reporting to the Executive Director, the Restorative Justice Manager is responsible for the overall management and administration of all Restorative Justice/Alternative Dispute Resolution programs which include but are not limited to: Restorative Justice, Youth Intervention, and Community Youth Justice. The Restorative Justice Manager will negotiate yearly funding for the Restorative Justice and Youth Programs, manage the administrative support staff responsible for any and all Court diversion programs, oversee and supervise the daily activities of field staff, and implement the use of databases for statistics collection and producing reports.

Qualifications: • Successful completion of post-secondary education in social work, law, or equivalent experience.

• Knowledge and experience with the Euro-Canadian Legal system and Aboriginal justice systems and issues.

• Experience in organizing and delivering training programs.

• Working knowledge of program administration and program management.

• Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment.

• Computer skills in word processing using MS Word.

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

• Must be able to travel extensively.

• Ability to speak Cree, Oji-cree or Ojibway an asset.

Location:

Thunder Bay, Ontario

Salary:

To be determined based upon experience

Closing Date: Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:00 p.m. EST. Please send a resume, cover letter, and three (3) references to: Celina Reitberger, Executive Director, Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation, 86 Cumberland Street South, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 2V3.

Email: jmckenzie@nanlegal.on.ca Tel: 807-622-1413, Toll Free: 1-800-465-5581 Fax: 807-622-3024 Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

2011 Census

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We are hiring on First Nations communities

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Period of Employment: June - July

Période d’emploi : juin - juillet

Rate of Pay: $14.72 per hour + authorized expenses

Taux de rémunération : 14,72 $ l’heure + les frais autorisés

Requirements: Work long hours Must be willing to travel Must be 18 years of age or over

Exigences : Disposé à travailler de longues heures Disponible à voyager fréquemment Avoir 18 ans ou plus

Apply Now / Postulez dès maintenant Katherine Dupas Fax / Télécopieur : 807-467-3426 katherine.dupas@statcan.gc.ca

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SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY Primary Health Care Unit INTERNAL/ EXTERNAL POSTING OHIP Billing Clerk One (1) Full Time Position Location: Sioux Lookout

Under the direction of the Contracts Supervisor, this position will be responsible for coding, data entry and submission of physician billing requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS • High School Graduate or equivalent. Certificate in Medical Office Assistant or equivalent preferred; • Bookkeeping or accounting experience preferred; • Knowledge of medical office and billing software an asset.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral); • Superior time management and organizational skills; • Must be willing and able to work as part of a team; • Ability to work independently in a high paced work environment; • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007; • Ability to maintain effective working relationships with medical and clinic staff, colleagues and other key stakeholders; • Knowledge of the people, culture and health priorities of the First Nations communities in the Sioux Lookout District and catchments area; • Ability to communicate in one or more of the First Nations Dialects of the Sioux Lookout District will be an asset.

Please send cover letter, resume, three most recent employment references and an up to date Criminal Reference Check: Human Resource Department 61 Queen Street, P.O. Box 1300 Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 Tel: 807-737-1802 Fax: 807-737-2969 Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com Closing Date: June 30, 2011 The Health Authority wishes to thank all applicants in advance.

However, only those granted an interview will be contacted.

For additional information regarding the Health Authority, please visit our website at www.slfnha.com

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Exciting Health Care Opportunities

Employment Opportunity The Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation is a unique legal services office governed by an all-Native Board of Directors with its administrative office in Thunder Bay. The Corporation provides legal, paralegal and law-related services, public legal education, research and law reform services to the members of First Nations of Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN). This innovative legal service places substantial responsibility for the administration of justice and the provision of all legal services on the members of NAN. The Talking Together process is an innovative kind of dispute resolution practiced as an alternative to the present family law court system based on traditional Circles to restore harmony between family members.

The Talking Together program is the alternative dispute resolution model for Child Welfare matters as endorsed in a NAN Chiefs Resolution for Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN). The Talking Together Program, started as a result of the response to the high number of Aboriginal children in care as a result of the Indian Residential School and ‘Sixties Scoop’ era

TALKING TOGETHER/PROGRAM MANAGER Working under the direction and reporting to the Executive Director, the Talking Together/Program Manager oversees the Talking Together Program and is also responsible for program development on behalf of the Corporation.

Qualifications: Successful completion of post-secondary degree/diploma in Law, Business, Child Welfare or an equivalent experienced background At least three (3) years senior level managerial experience, Skills in case management, case supervision Experience in seeking funding and proposal writing Working knowledge of program administration and program management.

Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment Strong computer skills Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

Must be bondable Must be able to travel extensively Ability to speak Cree, Oji-Cree or Ojibway an asset Location:

Thunder Bay, Ontario

Salary:

To be determined based upon experience

Closing Date:

June 30, 2011 @ 6:00 p.m. EST.

Please send a resume, cover letter, and three (3) references to: Celina Reitberger, Executive Director, Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation, 86 Cumberland Street South, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 2V3.

Email: jmckenzie@nanlegal.on.ca

PROGRAMS/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Communications & Community Development FULL TIME (Non-Union) Qualifications: • Certificate/Diploma in Communications studies or a 5 year equivalent combination of education and experience CertificateDiploma in Office Administration or a 3 year equivalent combination of education and experience • Must have knowledge in First Nation health issues and health services programs within the service area of SLMHC; • Knowledge of First Nation communities and cultures within the service area; • Must have strong written and oral English communications skills as well as fluency in one of the First Nation dialects within the service area; • Proficient keyboarding and word processing skills (40 wpm) • Advanced proficiency in MS Office, Word, Excel, Internet, e-mail, etc.

• Proficient office skills • Ability to communicate in First Nation Syllabics or Roman Orthography an asset • Excellent communication and organization skills • Flexibility in performing job duties • Proven ability to work independently and within a team environment General Accountability: • Assist in the provision of skilled support to the Manager of the Communications and Community Development program and other programs as required • Participated in the implementation of departmental and organization goals • Perform a variety of administrative support duties for the • Communications & Community Development Program Salary: to be determined based on experience Closing Date: June 30, 2011 Submit Resume to: Human Resources Competition #CCD 01/11 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre Fax (807)737-6263 Email: humanresources@slmhc.on.ca Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted, we thank all others for their interest. The successful candidate will be required to provide a criminal records check.

Tel: 807-622-1413, Toll Free: 1-800-465-5581, Fax: 807-622-3024

SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY Nodin Child & Family Intervention Services (NCFI)

SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY

MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELLOR Internal/External Posting Permanent Full Time LOCATION: BIG TROUT LAKE FIRST NATION

KASABONIKA LAKE FIRST NATION (KLFN)

TRAVEL CLERK Full Time Position Location: Sioux Lookout, Ontario

Is seeking a skilled individual to join the FN staff as

This full time position reports to the Clinical Supervisor. The Mental Health Counsellor will be responsible for providing direct Clinical Intervention and Prevention Services to referred clients in the Child and Family Intervention catchment area of Big Trout Lake. The Mental Health Counsellor Position is located in Big Trout Lake.

Qualifications • Degree in Social Work/Psychology with relevant clinical/ counselling experience is preferred; • Minimum two years experience in the health services environment; • Specialized courses in specific areas of mental health; • A thorough understanding of the Mental Health Act, Child & Family Services Act and awareness of current issues within Northern and remote Native communities an asset; • Proficiency in clinical assessment skills and client needs; • Experience with video counselling technology an asset; • Travel is a requirement of the position.

Knowledge & Ability • Ability to communicate in one of the First Nations dialects of the Sioux Lookout Zone is an asset; • Ability to manage a case load independently; • Familiarity with working in acute care situations; • Knowledge of community resources; • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007.

Experience with a Client Database (e.g. CIMS), Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS) & Brief Child and Family Phone Interview (BCFPI) an asset; • Excellent time management and organizational skills, as well as the ability to work independently; • Experience working with youth, a definite asset; • Must be willing to relocate.

• Education assistance and training available dependent upon applicant’s qualifications and in accordance with SLFNHA Policies and Procedures Please send cover letter, resume, three most recent employment references and an up-to-date Criminal Reference Check with a Search of the Pardoned Sexual Offender Registry to: Charlene Samuel, Human Resources Manager Human Resource Department Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority P.O. Box 1300, 61 Queen Street Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 Phone: (807) 737-1802 Fax: (807) 737-1076 Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com Closing Date: June 30, 2011 The Health Authority wishes to thank all applicants in advance.

However, only those granted an interview will be contacted.

For additional information regarding the Health Authority, please visit our Web-site www.slfnha.com

This full time position of Travel Clerk is responsible for all the travel related Physician travel to the First Nations communities in the Sioux Lookout area. The Travel Clerk should have a good understanding of accounting concepts and a working knowledge of ACCPAC. Education/Experience • Minimum Grade 12 and/or post secondary education in Finance or Business Program; • Previous experience in arranging travel; • Ability to speak in one of the First Nations dialects in the Sioux Lookout Zone a definite asset; • Experience in filing; • Working knowledge of AccPac accounting software and experience in data entry a definite asset; • Good working knowledge and experience in time management, excellent organizational skills, as well as ability to work independently.

Knowledge/Ability • Excellent computer skills; • Excellent written and oral communication skills; • Ability to work under minimal supervision.

Please send covering letter, resume, two most recent employment references and an up-to-date criminal reference check to: Charlene Samuel, Human Resource Manager Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority 61 Queen Street, P.O. Box 1300 Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 Tel: 807-737-1802 Fax: 807-737-2969 Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com Closing Date: June 30, 2011 The Health Authority wishes to thank applicants in advance for their interest in the Health Authority. Only those grated an interview will be contacted.

For additional information regarding the Health Authority, please visit our Web-site at www.slfnha.com

COMMUNITY LIAISON OFFICER (MINERALS) KLFN is looking for a professional individual who can play a key role and provide support as a team player in meeting community needs for information, presentations, and liaison with industry and government under the direction of Chief & Council.

You will provide organizational support in planning and implementation of Mineral Exploration & Development as well as community consultations related to lands and resource development in our traditional territory.

Qualifications: • Sound knowledge of KLFN, community issues/ priorities, Mineral Exploration & Mining sector.

• Must abide by KLFN By-Laws and Administration/ Personnel policies.

• Strong written, verbal, and public presentation skills.

• Excellent report writing skills using e-mail, word-processing, budgets.

• Oji-Cree fluency would be an asset.

Location: Kasabonika, ON Term: FULL-TIME; 2 year commitment subject to probationary period.

Salary: Competitive based on experience, education, skills.

Applications: Job Description available upon request.

Chief Eno H. Anderson Kasabonika Lake First Nation Tel: (807) 535-2547, ext. 240

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Moonias remembered for woodcarvings Rick Garrick Wawatay News

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Neskantaga’s Norman Moonias, centre, was a prolific woodcarver, depicting images from every day life on the land. His work is part of the permanent collection at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. He passed away May 23 from kidney failure at the age of 89.

Neskantaga’s Norman Moonias is remembered for his woodcarvings of everyday life in the north.

“He was a great artist,” said his son William Moonias.

“Whatever the type of carvings he did was always the way he lived.”

Although Moonias didn’t see much of his father while he was in residential school, he still respected the way he did things.

“He loved the north,” Moonias said. “It was sad to see him come to the city. I know how he missed his way of life.”

Norman Moonias, 89, passed away May 23 from kidney failure at Dawson Court in Thunder Bay with his family at his side. He had been a resident at Dawson Court for about five years after moving to Thunder Bay for health reasons.

Funeral services were held

May 26 in Thunder Bay, with burial and internment May 27 in Neskantaga.

Moonias began woodcarving as a hobby in the early 1970s and was introduced to the idea of wood sculpture in 1978 by a visitor to the community.

When he retired from work in 1985, he took up woodcarving full time.

He used cedar for the main part of the carving, poplar for small miniature parts and black spruce for the base. His work involved two major types of sculptures: singular form pieces of birds, fish, beavers and other animals and complex genre sculptures depicting the elements of everyday life, such as utensils, tools, canoes and other campsite objects.

One of his sculptures depicted a beaver family near a fallen tree with the mother beaver teaching her kittens the art of felling trees.

“Every carving had a mean-

ing to it,” said Roy Moonias, former Neskantaga chief and another son of Norman’s. “He used to tell me each carving was a legend of how he survived hunting, trapping and fishing. He loved his traditional land.”

He said his father used to haul freight by canoe to Lake Nipigon and Thunder Bay. “He used to tell me stories about hauling freight,” Roy Moonias said. “He told me about Gitche Gumee (Lake Superior).”

Norman Moonias explained his sculpture work as capturing the look of an activity almost photographically so it will tell a story about the Anishinabe and their way of life.

“Everything he did was from so-called everyday life,” said Sharon Godwin, director of the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. “You see the sleds and the animals and the birds. They are all from things around him.”

Moonias’ work was first exhibited in the Thunder Bay Art Gallery as part of the February-April 1999 exhibition of The Art of Norman Moonias and Patricia Angeconeb. Those pieces of his work are now included in the Thunder Bay Art Gallery’s permanent collection.

His work was also exhibited in the Thunder Bay Art Gallery from January to March 2009.

His work is also held in private collections.

Moonias was born and raised in Neskantaga and the community’s traditional area, where he lived as a traditional hunter and trapper.

He maintained his traditional way of life using natural medicines and cultural teachings even though he was a devout Roman Catholic. His traditional harvesting area was the Ekwan River, which is now part of the Ring of Fire mineral exploration area.

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Inaugural rugby tournament ‘fun’ affair

Rick Garrick/Wawatay News

Algonquin Gladiators player Avery Gagnon charges down the field with the rugby football during a game in the inaugural Lakehead Public Schools Spring World Cup Rugby Tournament June 8 in Thunder Bay.

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug’s River Fox roamed the field making one defensive stop after another during the inaugural Lakehead Public Schools Spring World Cup Rugby Tournament in Thunder Bay. “It’s lots of exercise and you learn more skills for sports – it’s really fun,” said the Algonquin Avenue Public School student who has lived in Thunder Bay since she was six years old. “I’m like a passer, so the other person can score.”

Fox enjoyed playing with other students on the Algonquin Gladiators team, noting she usually participates in individual sports.

“For the sports I do, like gymnastics, I’m usually all by myself,” Fox said.

While Fox’s team practiced about four times before the tournament, they found the rules were different from the rules they used while practicing indoors. They ended the tournament with a 2-2 record.

The round-robin style flag rugby tournament was held June 8 with a number of elementary school teams from across Thunder Bay participating in both girls and boys divisions.

The girls were scheduled to play five games and the boys seven games. -RG

New NHL team drawing attention Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Nishnawbe Aski Nation hockey fans can’t wait to watch the new Winnipeg National Hockey League team in action.

“When the Winnipeg Jets were playing I used to go to their games ... every time the Toronto Maple Leafs were there,” said Stephen Fiddler, one of the organizers of the Little Bands Native Youth Summer Hockey Tournament being held Aug. 11-14 at the Port Arthur Arena in Thunder Bay. “I can’t wait for the Toronto Maple Leafs to be in Winnipeg.”

Fiddler likes the new MTS Centre, where the new Win-

nipeg team will play, noting he has attended various events there since it was built in 2004.

“It’s nice, beautiful,” Fiddler said, describing the 15,015-seat arena located on the site of the former Eaton’s building on Portage Ave. in downtown Winnipeg.

The Timothy Eaton statue that used to be a main feature at the Eaton’s building is now housed in the MTS Centre, as well as an original store window.

Fiddler remembers seeing many NAN people at the Winnipeg Jets games back in the 1980s and 1990s.

“I used to recognize lots of people when the Winnipeg Jets

were there,” Fiddler said. “I used to get tickets behind the Winnipeg Jets. I used to see Teemu Selanne.”

Known as the Finnish Flash due to his speed and blistering shot, Selanne holds the NHL record for goals and points in a season by a rookie with 76 goals and 132 points.

Jethro Tait, another organizer of the Little Bands Native Youth Summer Hockey Tournament, also enjoyed watching Selanne play with the Winnipeg Jets.

“My nephew was really sick at that time and I think it was bone marrow that (Selanne) gave to my nephew,” Tait said.

“To go along with that, he gave

the band a photograph with his signature.”

Tait believes the photograph is still on display at the Sachigo band office.

“Me and my family switched (allegiances) to the Jets because of what Selanne did for our nephew,” Tait said. “Before that it was the Toronto Maple Leafs.”

Although Tait wonders how many seats would be available in the arena after about 13,000 season tickets were sold, he said if any seats are available he would be there.

“Definitely, if there is a seat available, I will go,” Tait said.

“I’m glad they are a close NHL franchise.”

The grade 8 2011 graduating class Of JR Nakogee School, Attawapiskat First Nation Would like to thank the Dream Catcher Fund For covering the costs of the bus charter on their year end trip...

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Walking the talk for Underground Gym Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Grassy Narrow’s Bethany Papassay and a group of 80 students walked about five kilometres for social justice June 8 in Thunder Bay. Papassay and the students, mainly from Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute, walked to raise awareness to the school community of the Underground Gym. “I’ve been going to the gym for seven years,” Papassay said.

“It’s a good place to go because there’s a bunch of kids there.”

Papassay usually goes to the Underground Gym every day after school and sometimes on the weekend when it is open.

“There’s a bunch of crafts, pianos, pottery, lessons for guitars, wrestling, boxing,” Papassay said. “It’s an awesome place to go.”

After a short warm-up session at Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute, the group of students walked along a bike

Congratulations to the Graduates!

Rick Garrick/Wawatay News

A group of about 80 Underground Gym members fromSuperior Collegiate and Vocational Institute students in Thunder Bay walked five-kilometre to raise awareness of the gym’s after school programs. path to the County Fair Plaza before returning along the same route to the school, where a healthy dinner was served by the school’s food classes.

Along the route, information was collected for special quiz

questions.

“The Underground Gym has provided countless opportunities for local youth to build positive self-esteem through exercise, healthy eating, the discipline of sport, and positive

social relationships, all within a caring and supportive environment. The Underground Gym is truly worthy of our support,” said Patricia Cibinel, a Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute teacher.

Congratulations to the graduates from the Trustees and staff of the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board.

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S a n d y L a k e F i r s t N a t i o n P r e s e n t s t h e 2 9 th A n n u a l

2011 July 13-17 Wednesday July 13

Friday July 15

Sound Check Sandy Lake

Battle Of The Bands

Thursday July 14 Youth Night Featuring

D’Aoust Brothers

Fiddle/Country Music

(Organized by Sandy Lake Youth Council)

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