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June 25, 2009

Northern Ontario’s First Nation Voice since 1974

Anniversary celebration stirs memories

Feuding on Aboriginal Day

Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Residential school survivors at Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s National Day of Reconciliation ceremony have not seen any changes since last year’s historic apology. “It’s only been a year,” said Nora Primeau, one of the survivors who gathered June 11 on Mt. McKay in Fort William First Nation to mark the first anniversary of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s historic residential school apology. “It is pretty hard.” The survivors had just sat down for a barbecue lunch after listening to NAN Grand Chief Stan Beardy, Fort William Chief Peter Collins, Northern Development and Mines Minister Michael Gravelle, Thunder Bay Aboriginal Liaison Anna Gibbon and a number of other local politicians speak on the issue. Andrew Suganaqueb spoke about the experiences of his late wife, Lydia Suganaqueb, during the survivor’s discussions. “She said, ‘I was scared all the time I was in residential school,’” Suganqueb said, recalling his wife’s words. “She was sick all the time, sick for 38 years with arthritis, 30 years in a wheelchair.” Suganaqueb and the group of residential school survivors in attendance were honoured with special blankets during the event; Suganaqueb received the blanket in honour of his late wife, who passed away in 2006 in Thunder Bay. Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund’s Harvey Yesno, who also received a blanket, said he feels the responsibility is now on First Nations people to move forward after the apology. “I think the burden is on us,” Yesno said. “The Prime Minister apologized on behalf of the government and country. But he also asked for forgiveness. For me, the way I see it, the onus is on us to forgive (government and church) for that legacy.” Yesno said he would have preferred to hear a spiritual response to the apology as well during the event. “We didn’t hear anything from the spiritual side,” Yesno said. “That’s where people feel it.” Lawrence Baxter, the emcee for the event, and his mother also received blankets. see RESIDENTIAL page 20

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Stella Okimaw and Steve Whiskeychan attempt to hit the buzzer first in a Native-themed game of Family Feud. Host Carmen Edwards (centre) also emcee’d the day’s events at Timmins’ Hollinger Park.

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭᐠ ᑭᐅᒋ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᑌᑕᑯᒋᑲᑌ ᕑᐃᐠ ᑲᕑᐃᐠ

ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ

ᐁᑲᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭᐠ ᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᑌᑕᑯᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒥᓯᐁᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᒥᓄᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᑐᐃᐧᑭᔑᑲ ᒪᒪᐃᐧᐡᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᑭᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᔕᐳᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪᒋᓂᔕᐦᐅᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐁᑲ ᒪᔑ ᑲᓇᑫ ᑫᑯᐣ ᐁᔑᐸᑲᓂᓭᐠ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᒥᒋᓇᐁᐧᓯᐃᐧᐣ. ᐱᒋᓇᐠ ᐃᑯ ᐯᔑᑯᔭᑭ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᓇᐧᕑᐊ ᑊᕑᐃᒧ, ᐊᒥᐊᐦᐁᐧ ᐯᔑᐠ ᑲᑭᔕᐳᐡᑲᐠ ᐁᐧᐡᑲᐨ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᐣ ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᐊᔭᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓴᑭᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 11 ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᒋᐊᐧᒋᐠ ᐸᐧᕑᐟ ᐃᐧᓫᐃᔭᑦ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᒪᒪᐃᐧᐡᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭ ᑎᐱᐡᑲᒧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐯᔑᑯᔭᑭ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑭ ᐸᑭᑎᓇᑭᐸᐣ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪ ᐢᑎᐱᐣ ᐦᐊᐱᕑ ᐅᒥᒋᓇᐁᐧᐃᓯᐧᐃᐣ. ᒥᑐᓂ ᐊᓂᒪᐣ, ᐃᑭᑐ. ᓄᑯᑦ ᐃᑯ ᑭᐃᐡᑲᐅᓇᐱᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᐃᐧᔭᓂ ᐊᐱᑕᑭᔑᑲᓀᑫᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐱ ᑲᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᐱᓯᑕᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐢᑕᐣ ᐯᕑᑎ, ᐸᐧᕑᐟ ᐃᐧᓫᐃᔭᑦ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐱᑐᕑ ᑲᐧᓫᐃᐣᐢ, ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᒪᐦᒋᑕᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑲᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᒪᔾᑯ ᑯᕑᐊᐳ, ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᓇᐠ ᑲᑭᐱ ᐊᓂᒧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ. ᐊᐣᑕᓄ ᔕᑲᓇᑫᐧᑊ ᐅᑭᐊᓂᒧᒪᐣ

ᐅᐃᐧᒋᐊᐧᑲᓂᐸᓂᐣ, ᓫᐃᑎᔭ ᔕᑲᓇᑫᐧᑊ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐁᑕᑎᐸᒋᒧᑕᑎᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐱᔕᐳᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑎᓯᓭᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ. ᐊᒥᐊᑯ ᐁᑭᑐᐸᐣ, ᑲᐯᐦᐃ ᐣᑭᓭᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᑲᓇᐁᐧᓂᒥᑯᔭᐣ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐠ, ᐅᑎᓇᒋᒪᐣ ᐅᐃᐧᒋᐊᐧᑲᓂᐸᓂᐣ. ᑲᐯᐦᐃ ᑲᔦ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᐅᒋᒥᓄᔭᐨ, 38 ᑕᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᐱᒥ ᑲᑲᐧᑕᑭᐦᐃᑯᐣ ᐅᑲᓇᐱᓀᐃᐧᓂ, ᑌᓴᐳᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᑭᔭᐱᐨ. ᔕᑲᓇᑫᐧᑊ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᑲᑭᔕᐳᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᐱᔕᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒪᒥᓇᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᐸᑲᓂ, ᔕᑲᓇᑫᐧᑊ ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᒥᓇᑲᓄ ᓂᐸᑲᓂ ᐁᐅᒋ ᑲᓄᑫᑕᐊᐧᑲᓄᓂᐨ ᐅᐃᐧᒋᐊᐧᑲᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᓂᐸᐣ 2006 ᑲᔭᑭᐊᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ. ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᒪᐦᒋᑕᐦᐃᑎᓱᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐨ ᐦᐊᕑᐱ ᔦᐢᓄ, ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᒥᓇᑲᓄ ᓂᐸᑲᓂ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᔑᓇᓇᑲᑕᐁᐧᑕᐠ ᐊᔕ ᐃᓯᓭᓂᐸᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᑭᔭᓂᒪᒋᓂᐡᑲᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᒥᒋᓇᐁᐧᓯᐃᐧᐣ. ᑭᓇᐃᐧᐟ ᐃᑯ ᑲᑯᓯᑫᐧᑕᒥᐦᐃᑎᓱᔭᐠ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᔦᐢᓄ. ᑭᑭᓄᑕᐊᐧᒥᐣ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪ ᐁᑭᑐᐨ ᑭᒥᒋᓇᐁᐧᓯᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑭᐅᒋ ᑲᓄᒋᑫᑕᒪᐊᐧᑕᐠ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᓂ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐦᑭᓂ. ᔕᑯᐨ ᑲᔦ ᑭᑭᓇᑐᑕᒪᑯᒥᐣ ᒋᐁᐧᐯᑕᒪᑫᔭᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᐣ ᐁᔑᐯᔑᑯᔭᐣ, ᐁᔑᐊᐧᐸᑕᒪᐣ ᑭᓇᐃᐧᐟ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑭᐸᐸᒥᓯᒥᐣ ᒋᐁᐧᐯᑕᒪᐊᐧᔭᐠ (ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐊᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ)

ᑲᑭᐱᐃᔑ ᐊᓂᑫᓇᑲᑕᒪᑯᔭᐠ. ᔦᐢᓄ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᑭᒥᓀᐧᑕᒧᐸᐣ ᒋᑭᓄᑕᑭᐸᐣ ᐊᒐᑯᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐃᓀᑫ ᒋᑭᐃᔑ ᓇᑫᐧᐁᐧᔑᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒥᒋᓇᐁᐧᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐅᒪ ᑲᒪᒪᐃᐧᐡᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ. ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᑐᒋᓄᑕᒥᐣ ᐊᒐᑯᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐃᓀᑫ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᔦᐢᓄ. ᐊᓂᐡ ᐊᒥᐦᐃᒪ ᐁᐅᒋ ᒥᑲᐧᒪᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ. ᓫᐊᕑᐃᐣᐢ ᐸᐠᐢᑎᕑ, ᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᒥ ᐊᐧᐃᐧᑕᐠ ᑲᔭᓂᐃᔑᒋᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑐᐃᐧᓂ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᒪᒪᐣ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᑭᒥᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᐸᑲᓂ. ᑫᓂᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐣᑭᐱᔕᐳᐡᑲᐣ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᐸᐠᐢᑎᕑ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᑭᒪᐅᐨ. ᒥᑕᓱᔭᑭ ᐣᑭᐊᔭ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐠ. ᓂᒪᒪ ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᒪ ᐊᔭ, ᐊᒥᐦᐊᐁᐧ ᐯᔑᐠ ᓂᑲᐣ ᑲᑭᒪᒋᓂᔕᐦᐅᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ 1930 ᑲᐱᒥᓭᐠ. ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐢᑕᐣ ᐯᕑᑎ ᐅᑭᔭᓂᒧᑕᐣ ᐁᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᒋᑭ ᑭᑫᑕᑯᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐅᒪ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ. ᓴᑫᐣ ᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑕᑭᔭᓂ ᓂᓯᑐᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᐣ ᒪᔭᑦ ᑲᑭᐱᐃᔑᐁᐧᐸᐠ ᐅᓄᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐣ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᐯᕑᑎ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓇᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᐁᐊᔭᒪᑲᑭᐣ, ᔕᑯᐨ ᐃᑯ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐅᐱᒥᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ. ᐅᒧᔑᐦᐅᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᓀᑫ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐊᐧᓂᒋᑫᓭᐊᐧᐨ, ᒣᑲᐧᐨ

ᐁᐱᐊᐊᐧᔑᔑᐃᐧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᓂᔭᓇᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑯᑕᐧᓱ ᐁᑕᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᓀᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᐊᐧᐅᑕᐱᓂᑕᐧ. ᓂᔕᔑᑭᒪᐠ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐅᒪ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ, ᑲᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᐸᑲᐣ ᑲᐃᓇᑲᓀᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᓇᓇᑲᑕᐁᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓄᐃᐧᒋᐃᑎᐃᐧᑭᔑᑲ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐱᒧᓴᑕᒪᐠ ᒋᑭᔭᓂ ᒥᓇᐧᑕᒪᑎᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᓇᐱᐨ ᑲᑭᐱᒪᒣᓂᔑᓇᑲᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᔭᐡ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂ ᐅᑐᑕᑯᐃᐧᐣ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᐯᕑᑎ. ᒥᔑᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᑐᐠ ᐃᐧᑲ ᐅᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᑭᔭᐱᒋ ᑲᑲᐧᑕᑭᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᔭᐡ ᑲᑭᐱᑐᑕᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᓇᐱᐨ ᐁᒪᒣᓂᔑᓇᑲᐧᐠ, ᔕᑯᐨ ᐣᐸᑯᓭᑕᐣ ᐅᒪ ᑲᐱᒪᒪᐃᐧᐡᑲᔭᐠ ᒋᐃᐧᐅᒋᓭᓂᐠ ᐅᑭᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᑭᐱᔕᐳᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᐅᐊᐧᑯᒪᑲᓄᐊᐧ. ᐃᒪ ᓇᐣᑕ 5,000 ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᑎᐯᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᐱᑕᔑᐃᐡᑯᓄᐦᐊᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐣ ᑲᑭᐊᔭᑭᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ 2005 ᑲᔭᑭᐊᐧᐠ, ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐅᑭᒪᐠ ᐊᔕ ᐅᑭᐱᒋ ᑲᑲᓄᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᐱᒥᐁᐧᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐣ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᒥᓂᐨ ᒥᒋᓇᐁᐧᓯᐃᐧᓂ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᒥᓂᐨ ᑫᐅᒋ ᐱᒥ ᐊᓄᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐅᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐸᐯᔑᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒪᒪᐤ ᒋᐅᒋ ᑭᑫᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ 90 ᐱᕑᓭᐣᐟ ᑕᓯᐣ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑌᐡᑲᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᓂ.


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