Think positive, work together conference told PAGES B1, B6
NAN women gather, discuss their roles PAGES B3-B4
Jets win annual hockey tourney PAGES 14-18
April 02, 2009
www.wawataynews.ca Vol. 36 #07
9,300 copies distributed $1.50 Northern Ontario’s First Nation Voice since 1974
Taxes can’t become ‘bureaucratic rebate system’: Beaucage Rick Garrick
Wawatay News
Regional Chief Angus Toulouse and Grand Council Chief John Beaucage are concerned about plans to harmonize the Provincial Sales Tax and the federal Goods and Services Tax. “While not ideal, Ontario currently has one of the most effective approaches respecting First Nation taxation exemption for point of sale purchases of any jurisdiction in Canada and in particular is a far more respectful and appropriate approach than that of the Federal Government’s GST,” Toulouse said. “It will be essential that First Nations are fully engaged in the implementation process to ensure that existing provincial processes and policies are fully maintained and respected. We will pursue these commitments immediately and have already had assurances from the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs Brad Duguid that the intention is to maintain the Ontario policy and procedure on this matter.” Toulouse plans to meet with Finance Minister Dwight Duncan to ensure the implementation of the harmonization scheme respects the tax exemption rights of First Nations peoples in Ontario. “We will also pursue this matter with federal Revenue Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn,” Toulouse said. Beaucage has petitioned the Government of Ontario to take part in the taxation reform process. “First Nations in Ontario may be willing to support this taxation reform, provided it respects our right to tax exemption and improves the way in which that exemption is processed,”
Beaucage said. While Ontario currently recognizes the PST exemption and provides pointof-sale exemptions, the federal GST exemption requires a way-bill to prove consumables are delivered to an onreserve address and often requires filing for GST rebates. “We certainly don’t want to see our right to tax exemption reduced to a bureaucratic rebate system,” said Beaucage, who sees the harmonization of taxes as a unique opportunity for both levels of government to help ease First Nation poverty. “By agreeing to respect our treaty right to tax exemptions they can keep some badly-needed dollars in the pockets of the poorest people in this wealthy land.” Toulouse said the Chiefs of Ontario will assess the budget to ensure First Nations have full access to infrastructure spending. “In the past, First Nations have been excluded from broad-based initiatives,” Toulouse said. “We are advocating strongly that Government of Ontario must fulfill its commitment to a new relationship and ensure full participation and access to such measures for First Nations across Ontario.” Toulouse also noted the $250 million loan guarantee program announced in the budget to support First Nations participation in energy projects. Aboriginal Affairs Minister Brad Duguid said the $250 million loan guarantee program “will encourage partnerships as we move forward in (developing) energy projects.” Duguid also said the tax harmonization process should not affect the First Nations exemption to taxation. see TAX page 8
Protest over property
photo courtesy of NAN
Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation Women’s Council, including Dora Beardy, protest Bill C-8, which deals with Matrimonial Real Property. The protest was held outside the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada office at Fort William First Nation March 26. See page 3 fr more on the protest.
ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᐅᑲᓄᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᐃᐃᐧᔑᐸᑲᓇᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑕᐠᐢ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᕑᐃᐠ ᑲᕑᐃᐠ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ
ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐊᐣᑭᐢ ᑐᓫᐊᐤᐢ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᒐᐧᐣ ᐳᑲᒋ ᐅᑕᓀᑕᒥᐦᐃᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᐃᔑ ᒥᐡᑲᐧᑕᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑕᐠᐢ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐦᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᑕᐠᐢ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᐣ. ᐊᓇᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᓇᐱᐨ ᐁᓇᐦᐃᓇᑲᐧᐠ, ᐊᐧᐁᐧ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᔑᐱᒧᑐᐨ ᑕᐠᐢ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᒥᐦᐅᐁᐧ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᒥᓇᐧᔑᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒪᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᑲᔭᑭᑕᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᐠᐢ ᐱᑯ ᐊᐣᑎ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐊᑕᐁᐧᓂᐨ ᑫᑯᓂ ᐅᒪ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᒥᓇᐧᔑᓂ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᑕᐠ ᐊᐱᐨ ᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᑕᐠ ᑕᐠᐢ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᐁᐢᑎ ᑲᐃᒋᑲᑌᐠ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᑐᓫᐊᐤᐢ. ᒥᑕᐡ ᐁᔑᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᐊᔑᑎᓂᑕᐧ ᐊᐱ
ᐃᐧᔭᓂ ᒥᐡᑲᐧᒋᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑫᒋᓇᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᓂ ᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐯᔑᑲᐧᐣ ᒋᐃᓇᑌᑭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒋᑭᑌᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᔐᒪᐠ ᐣᑲᔭᓂ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᒥᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᑭᑐᐨ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᔕ ᐣᑭᐃᔑ ᓇᑯᒥᑯᒥᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒥᑕᐧ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᐣ ᑊᕑᐊᐟ ᑐᑭᐧᐟ ᒋᐱᒥᑲᓇᐁᐧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᔕ ᑲᑭᐃᓇᑯᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᔑᐱᒪᓄᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐅᒋ. ᑐᓫᐊᐤᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᐃᐧᓇᑭᐡᑲᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᓇᐣ ᔓᓂᔭᐃᐧᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᐡᑲᐠ ᑐᐊᐧᔾᐟ ᑕᐣᑲᐣ ᐁᐃᐧᑲᑫᐧᒋᒪᐨ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᐃᐧᔑ ᐅᐡᑭᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑕᐠᐢ ᐯᔑᑲᐧᐣ ᐃᑯ ᒋᐃᓇᑌᓂᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲ ᑲᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᑕᐠᐢ ᐅᒪ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ. ᐣᑲᓇᑭᐡᑲᐊᐧᒥᐣ ᑲᔦ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᔓᓂᔭᐃᐧ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᐡᑲᐠ ᔕᐧᐣ ᐱᔦᕑ ᑊᕑᐊᐠᐱᕑᐣ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᑐᓫᐊᐤᐢ. ᐳᑲᒋ ᐅᑭᑲᑫᐧᒋᒪᐣ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᓇᐣ ᒋᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᓂᐨ ᑲᐃᐧᐅᐡᑭ ᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑕᐠᐢ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ.
ᐊᒥᐃᐧᓂᑯ ᐁᑭᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᐃᐧᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᐧᐃᔑᐊᐣᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑕᐠᐢ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐃᔑᐱᒥᑲᓇᐁᐧᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᑌᐸᑫᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲ ᒋᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᒋᒥᓇᐧᔑᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᑫᐃᔑᐱᒥ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑫᑕᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐳᑲᒋ. ᐊᑎᑲ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐦᐊᐨ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑕᐠᐢ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᐱᑯ ᐊᐣᑎ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᑕᐁᐧᓂᐨ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᒋᐁᐢᑎ ᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᒋᔭᐸᑕᐠ ᐯᐸᐣ ᑌᐯᐧ ᑫᒋᓇᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂ ᑲᑭᐊᑕᐁᐧᐨ ᑫᑯᐣ ᒋᐃᔑᐃᐧᑐᐨ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐃᔑᐊᔑᒋᐱᐦᐊᐠ ᒋᐁᐢᑎ ᒧᐡᑭᓀᐱᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᒥᑕᐡ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐁᑲ ᑲᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᒪᐠ ᑲᑌᐸᑫᑕᑯᓯᔭᐠ ᐁᑲ ᒋᑎᐸᐦᐊᒪᐠ ᑕᐠᐢ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᓂ ᐱᒥᐃᐧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐅᓀᑕᑲᐧᐠ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐳᑲᒋ, ᐁᐃᔑᐊᐧᐸᑕᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᒥᐡᑲᐧᑕᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᒋᑭᐅᒋ ᐅᐡᑭᓭᓂᑭᐸᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᓂᔐᐧᑭᓭᐠ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᓂᐠ ᒋᐃᐧᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑭᑎᒪᑭᓭᐃᐧᓂ. ᒋᓇᑯᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᑲᓇᐁᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ
ᒥᓂᑯᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᐁᑲ ᒋᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐦᐃᑯᔭᐠ ᑕᐠᐢ ᐊᓂᐡ ᐊᒥᐦᐃᒪ ᑫᐅᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐅᒋᐊᐸᒋᐦᐊᐊᐧᐨ ᔓᓂᔭᐣ ᐃᑭᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑕᔑᑯᐸᒋᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᐁᐧᓄᑕᐠ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ. ᑐᓫᐊᐤᐢ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᐅᑲᒪᒣᒋᑲᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᐃᔑᐅᓂᐸᐸᑭᑎᓂᐨ ᔓᓂᔭ ᑫᒋᓇᐨ ᒋᑌᐱᒥᓂᑕᐧ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑫᐅᒋ ᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᓂᑭᐣ ᑭᒋᔭᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ. ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑭᐱᐃᓯᓭ, ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᐅᒋᐊᔑᑎᓂᑕᐧ ᑫᑯᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌᐠ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᑐᓫᐊᐤᐢ. ᒥᑕᐡ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᒪᐡᑲᐃᐧᑲᓄᑕᒪᐠ ᐊᐧᐁᐧ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᐁᐸᑯᓭᑕᑯᓯᐨ ᑌᐯᐧ ᒋᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐊᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᑭᑐᐸᐣ ᑫᐃᔑᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒪᐨ ᒥᓇ ᒋᑕᐃᐧᓇᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᒋᒥᓂᑕᐧ ᒋᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪ ᑌᑎᐸᐦᐃ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ. ᑐᓫᐊᐤᐢ ᑲᔦ ᐅᑭᒥᑯᑕᐣ ᐊᐧᐁᐧ $250 ᒥᓫᐃᔭᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᐦᐊᓱ ᔓᓂᔭ ᑲᑭᐊᓂᒧᒥᐨ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓂᐨ ᑫᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ
ᒋᐃᔑᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᒥᑭ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᒪᐦᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒥᑕᐧ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᐣ ᑊᕑᐊᐟ ᑐᑭᐧᐟ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᐧᐁᐧ $250 ᒥᓫᐃᔭᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐸᑭᑎᓂᐨ ᑕᐅᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᓭ ᒋᐱᒋᓂᐡᑲᒪᑲᐠ ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᒪᑕᓄᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᐃᐧ ᒪᐦᒋᑕᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᐅᐡᑭ ᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑕᐠᐢ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐅᑲᐃᔑ ᐊᓂᒥᓭᐦᐃᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲ ᑲᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᑕᐠᐢ. ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᒋᐱᒥᑲᓇᐁᐧᑕᐠ ᐁᑲ ᒋᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑕᐠᐢ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᓂ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᑐᑭᐧᐟ. ᒥᐃᐧᓂᑯ ᑲᔦ ᑫᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᓂᔭᑲᓇ ᒋᔭᓂᐱᒥᑭᑫᑕᒧᓂᑕᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐣᑲᔭᔕᐊᐧᐸᑕᒥᐣ ᒋᓇᑭᐡᑲᐊᐧᑭᑕᐧ ᑲᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᑫᒋᓇᐨ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒋᔭᓂᐊᓂᒧᒋᑲᑌᐠ. ᐃᓇᐱᐣ ᐸᑭᑭᓂᑲᓂ 13
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NAN women protest bill C-8 Rick Garrick
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Deputy Grand Chief RoseAnne Archibald and about 80 NAN women protested against Bill C-8 in front of INAC’s Thunder Bay Region office. “These NAN (Nishnawbe Aski Nation) women have united in a show of strength to demand the Government of Canada withdraw Bill C-8,” Archibald said during the March 26 protest. “We are in favour of fair treatment of women when it comes to the division of onreserve assets in the event of a marital breakdown. However, we do not believe that Bill C-8 is the solution to this issue. First Nations have jurisdiction on matrimonial real property, and the Government of Canada has to recognize that laws around MRP must be developed at the community level.” Christine Simard, NAN’s director of women’s development, was one of the women who protested alongside the NAN Women’s Council and a group of Elders from across NAN territory. Some of the women carried signs which read: Residential School, Sixties Scoop, Now Matrimonial Real Property; Accommodation, Consultation, We Were Not Accommodated with Regards to Bill C-8; and Listen to Our Grandmothers and Elders. Simard said NAN is opposed to Bill C-8 because it infringes on First Nations Aboriginal and Treaty rights and jurisdiction; it does not provide First Nations the capacity to resolve MRP issues and relies on provincial/ territorial courts; it was drafted without direct consultation with First Nations in Ontario; it ignores community-based
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About 80 women and a small group of men protested against Bill C-8, which the women said infringes on Aboriginal and Treaty rights. The protest was held March 26. approaches already developed by many First Nations to deal with MRP; and it is contrary to the recommendations of the Minister of Indian Affairs’ own Ministerial Representative, Wendy Grant John, who tabled a report on MRP which stated
unilateral, imposed federal legislation was not the proper way to proceed. “This is not just a women’s issue but a family issue, as many residences in NAN communities are home to more than one family,” said NAN Women’s Council
spokeswoman Jackie Fletcher. “Under MRP, a family separation could see women, children and Elders left homeless and at the mercy of a provincial courtimposed judgement. “The Government of Canada must scrap Bill C-8 and recog-
nize that NAN First Nations have their own traditional laws, practices and processes for dealing with family issues and are already delivering their own laws in regard to MRP.” NAN is calling for a five-year moratorium on MRP as it devel-
ops a Family Law template for all NAN communities. Other First Nation organizations including the Chiefs of Ontario and the Assembly of First Nations have passed resolutions opposing Bill C-8.
Kashechewan coroner’s inquest Broadcast of inquest underway after several delays into Kash fails James Thom
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The coroner’s inquest into the deaths of two Kashechewan men has finally begun after months of delays. Several short delays also marred the first week of the inquest March 23-27, mostly due to technical glitches plaguing the live broadcast feed linking the proceedings to a schoolroom in Kashechewan, slowing the pace of the inquest. See sidebar for more about the broadcast glitches.
“You could push the wall and it would move a few inches.” – Eric Cheechoo
On January 8, 2006, a fire broke out at the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service detachment, killing Ricardo Wesley, 22, and Jamie Goodwin, 20, despite the frantic rescue efforts of three NAPS officers and a civilian guard. Under the Coroner’s Act, an inquest is mandatory when a person dies while in police custody. Earlier this month, the five jurors visited Kashechewan, taking part in a welcoming ceremony before viewing the new
police station and the site of the fire. Kashechewan Chief Jonathan Solomon said even though it was important for the jury to see how different life is in the north, they wouldn’t likely get a true taste of the harsher aspects of the community. The jurors, two men and three women, are from the Toronto jury pool. None of the jurors are Aboriginal. With Dr. David Eden presiding as inquest coroner, Margaret Creal, coroner counsel, began the inquest March 23 in Toronto. In her opening remarks, Creal said after one of the prisoners yelled out “Emergency! Emergency!” officers rushed to help the men as smoke filled the run-down detachment and flames reached the ceiling. In Wesley’s cell, a “large object on the floor was on fire.” Officers fumbled with unmarked keys in an attempt to open the padlocks on the cell doors that were already too hot to handle. Padlocks were being used because the traditional locking mechanisms for the cells were broken. With no working fire extinguishers, sprinklers or smoke detectors, the would-be rescuers were overcome by smoke and forced to flee. In her final report, forensic pathologist Dr. Toby H. Rose listed the official cause of death
for both men as smoke inhalation. During the first day of the inquest, former deputy chief of NAPS Blair Baranick, expressed his frustration at the lack of resources and the stress of working under overload conditions. He said, at times, NAPS tried to get more officers and that it was a “constant problem of getting officers time off.” Baranick said Kashechewan, one of the busiest detachments where he has worked, has a high rate of “lock-up occurrences” at approximately 1,300 per year and added that it is a large work-load for two or three officers who might be on duty at one time. Baranick praised NAPS officers for “doing a remarkable job” working under such stressful conditions, especially in a community like Kashechewan, with a population of about 1,700. The first week of the inquest ended with Det. Const. Eric Cheechoo taking the stand. A seasoned officer, Cheechoo started in the Ontario Provincial Police’s First Nations Program in Moose Factory in 1979 and has been working for NAPS since its inception in 1994. Under questioning by coroner counsel Ms. Jamie Klukach, Cheechoo spoke about the poor condition of the detachments. He said since NAPS started, the
“condition of the buildings has always been a concern.” In one instance, he said, there were wires hanging out of the ceilings and you could see the ground through holes in the plywood floor. “You could push the wall and it would move a few inches,” he said of the plywood walls of the individual cells. Among those attending the inquest this week were Wesley’s father, George Wesley, members of the deceased’s families, NAN Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and Kashechewan Chief Jonathan Solomon.
“ ... condition of the buildings has always been a concern.” – Blair Baranick
Possible witnesses this week include Claudius Koosees, David Nakogee and Jeff Fahey, the officers on the scene when the fire broke out. The inquest resumed March 30 with continuing testimony from Cheechoo. Please see www.wawataynews. ca for breaking news from the inquest.
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The mother of one of the victims of the Kashechewan jail fire in 2006 was unable to view the first day and a half of the inquest because of a glitch in the feed being broadcast to the community from a the Toronto courtroom where it is being held. Eileen Wesley’s son Ricardo and James Goodwin died in the fire Jan. 8, 2006 after Nishnawbe Aski Police Service officers were unable to free them from a cell with a makeshift locking mechanism in use only because the proper locks were inoperable. Eileen, and hundreds of other Kashechewan residents, were promised they’d be able to watch the inquiry live at Francine J. Wesley Secondary School, because the cost of traveling to the inquiry would not be covered for them. “The Coroner’s Office promised Kashechewan’s community members that they would be able to follow all of the proceedings via a live feed that they would supply,” said Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler at the conclusion of Day 1 of the proceedings March 23. “They did not deliver on that promise.” Kashechewan Chief Johnathon Solomon said community members need to see the inquiry unfold to help with grieving and healing, more than
three years after the men died. “The fire that occurred in our community was tragic and affected many of our people,” he said. “Seeing the inquest as it unfolds is extremely important to my people as it will assist in their healing. However, they were not able to follow along and are now expressing their frustration.” Being unable to view the inquiry left Eileen feeling anxious. “I went to the school along with many other community members hoping to be able to follow along as they discussed the circumstances surrounding my son’s death and how they might be able to prevent those types of deaths in the future,” she said. “Instead, I was told there would be no broadcast as they were having ‘technical difficulties.’ I feel extremely anxious, let down and left out of this whole process. I’m unhappy not knowing what was said about my son.” Dr. David Eden, the presiding inquest coroner, delayed the testimony of OPP Supt. Brad Blair for more than two hours March 24, until the technical glitches were resolved. Eden promised the previous day’s testimony will be made available to anyone in Kashechewan who would like to review it. Testimony from the first day of the inquest provided the five-member jury with background and context about policing in Ontario’s north.
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Sunglasses a sign of spring
Protect against snowblindness Xavier Kataquapit UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY
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y parents were visiting recently this spring. My dad Marius wanted to buy sunglasses in the worst way. He was considering some fashion glasses that were expensive and I convinced him to head to a dollar store. He took advantage of the good deal and bought many sunglasses. You might wonder why my dad would be needing sunglasses while it is still cold and there is snow on the ground here in northern Ontario and back in Attawapiskat on the James Bay coast. Sunglasses are necessary at this time of year for people who head out onto the land. The spring is a time of the goose hunt and most of the people especially the older traditional hunters head out to their hunting grounds.
Sunglasses are necessary at this time of year for people who head out onto the land. The sun is very bright at this time and the days are longer. There is also a blanket of white snow that acts like a reflector and that intensifies the light. When the hunters head out on their snowmobiles and snowshoes they spend countless hours riding in the blinding sunlight that reflects off the snow and ice on the coast and on the James Bay. It doesn’t take long for snow blindness to affect a person out on that white light. I have had bouts of snow blindness out on the land at this time of the year. Due to the fact that I wear glasses, I have always been reluctant to wear sunglasses as I considered it a hassle. However, often I paid for not heeding my elders and I ended up with acute pain in my eyes. I recall at one point while I was riding a snowmobile as a member of our hunting party I ended up with snow blindness. At first my eyes were itchy and irritated as I rode my machine in the midst of an all encompassing white light. It didn’t take long before I felt a terrible pain in my eyes and I began to squint in order to keep riding and see my way. Finally the pain was just too much and I could not keep my eyes open at all, so I let my
brother Joe take over and I sat behind him on the snowmobile. For the rest of the day I more or less had to keep my eyes shut because I just could not take the bright light anymore. It took about two days before I felt normal again. After that experience I figured out that the elders knew what they were talking about and I accepted the fact that sunglasses were a must when travelling out on the land surrounded by snow and ice under a bright fiery sun. Actually, at times the wearing of sunglasses by all the hunters up and down the coast turns into a bit of a weird fashion show. You see, when these big tough guys are out on the land roughing it, their glasses take a beating and are damaged or sometimes get lost. By the end of the hunt, it can get very humorous. I remember seeing big burly six foot tall men parading around in all types of strange sunglasses that they would never be caught dead in at any other time in their life. However, out there on the land, in the midst of the blinding white light when a guy needed a pair of sunglasses, he might end up borrowing one of their wives’, grandmother’s or daughter’s sunglasses, in their pointed, pink coloured or zebra styled fashion. I recall how difficult it was for me not to burst out laughing while I tried to have a serious conversation about some little project out on the land while talking to a traditional hunter with Mickey Mouse sunglasses on. The sunglasses period stays with the hunters long after the hunt has finished. It is very easy to spot those who have been out on the land in the bright light, as they look like raccoons. Due to the fact that they were wearing these sunglasses under the bright sun for so many days, they ended up with tanned dark faces except for patches of light skin where the sunglasses protected their eyes. It is hard to believe that spring is finally here after such a cold and hard winter. It is satisfying to see the snow melt and the water begin to run as spring warms us up. It is the time of the sunglasses and of snow blindness and of long days on great vistas of bright white snow reflecting the sun in a deep blue sky. It is the time of the Niska, or the Canada goose as they return to the north as they have been for thousands of years. My favourite bird will soon be back and I will hear him chirping from a tree ‘Neepin, Neepin’, which is, interestingly enough, also the Cree word for spring.
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A group of men gather at the school in Pikangikum in 1981.
Reconnecting with family name Richard Wagamese One Native Life
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here’s a mountain to the south and east of us that humps up like a buffalo. From the Paul Lake road heading west from Pinantan it sits there with a bald rock face and a carpet of fir slumped around it so that it looks exactly like a resting bison. In rain shadow, from the deck of the cabin, it sits solemnly and the roll of it feels like it sits on the land looking outward beyond us. There is an air of safety, of calm, of being watched over, protected like my people say comes from the presence of a Spirit Helper. There is strength in any mountain but this one is definitely special. Ceremonial, almost, regal, stoic, as though it holds itself in, the stories within it rich and compelling and spoken in the whisper of the wind off its crest and plummet. Standing in the hushed quiet of morning watching the sun ease across its broad back it’s easy to believe we have a sentinel. Such thinking was strange to me for a long time. I was raised in a concrete Protestant reality, one that said ‘only what’s real is real’. The limits of reality stretched only as far as television or movies. There was no room for imagination, flights of fancy or even the pull of everyday magic like moon shadow or rainbows. There
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was certainly no place for mystical thinking. Instead, faith sat in our home like a yardstick, a measuring device I always seemed to fall short of. Second Timothy, where it says something about ‘study to show thyself approved’ was big, so was the whole ‘blood of the Lamb’ righteousness ethic. It meant that to be a Gilkinson, as my name became, I always needed to qualify, to measure up, to prove my worthiness. I became a Wagamese in 1978. That was the year I reconnected with my native family. To me the name seemed easier to bear, less restrictive and rolling like the Ojibway language I heard around me. There was no Rock of Ages that guided the expression of it, only the spirit of the granite spine of the Canadian Shield that sat underneath our traditional territory. I heard stories of a life on the land. I heard recollections based on a certain rapids say, or a back country lake, animals, hunts, paddles to far-off fishing lakes and seasons of incredible hardship or plenty. Underneath it all was a feeling of awe, wonder, and the acceptance of magic as a property of living and because of that, a palpable air of humility and gratitude My reconnection led me to other things. I found ceremony and ritual and through them became more able to see myself as part of the great creative wheel of spiritual energy that I learned exists all around us. Being a Wagamese was all about belonging, fitting, and the name was a relief and a Business and marketing director Rachel Garrick rachelg@wawatay.on.ca
haven, a symbol of my ongoing worthiness. But there was more. My people have a grand tradition of naming. A person can carry many names through the course of a lifetime and each time one is bestowed is an honor time. Elders grant them, the carriers of our traditional and spiritual knowledge. You come to them in humility with an offering of tobacco, cloth and a personal gift and ask for the honor of a name. They pray and meditate for four days and then offer you the name that comes to them from the Spirit World. The man I went to see sat and talked to me many times over the course of a month. We talked about my disconnectedness, about being taken away as a child, about returning and about the feeling I always carried of the presence of magic in life. When I made my offering and asked for a name he accepted the duty. He called me Mushkotay Beezheekee Anakwat. It means Buffalo Cloud. It’s a storyteller’s name, he said and he told me that my role in this reality was to be just that, a teller of stories, a communicator, a writer, a keeper of the great oral tradition of my people. That name changed my life. I became what he instructed. I sought out stories and storytellers. I sat with them and asked questions and learned about the role of storytellers in our tradition and about the principles that guide that role. I learned about the importance of perpetuating the tradition of storytelling into a new time with new tools with new and
powerful ways. Then I began to write. I’ve been a newspaper columnist, radio and television news writer, documentary writer and producer, and a writer of books through the years. I’ve brought the story of my people forward and I’ve been proud and humbled to have the opportunity to do that. And these days, looking out across the wide expanse of mountain valley that holds the lake and the uplift of mountain that becomes a buffalo in the near distance, I realize how much resides within the names we carry. There’s history there, philosophy, tradition and the ability to recognize and rediscover ourselves in tough times and celebrate ourselves in days of joy. I am not a Gilkinson. I was never meant to be, was never created to be. I was created to be a male, Ojibway human being. That’s what Creator intended. These days, I am that. These days the expression of my being lives within the context of Creator’s plan and I feel valid, real, honourable. I stand against the grandeur of this country and say my name to the cosmos as I have been taught to do. Mushkotay Beezheekee Anakwat. Buffalo Cloud. I reintroduce myself to the universe in the traditional way of the Ojibway and this small ceremony is a joining to it all. I’ve come to believe that just as I’ve come to believe that our prayers are always heard, accepted into the flow of the healing, creative energy that flows through all of us. Kitchee Manitou. Great Spirit. Great.
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Martin McKay Memorial School Career Fair ‘great success’: students On March 4, Martin McKay Memorial School in Sachigo Lake held a career fair. It was a great success. The guests who joined us here at the school were the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Ontario Provincial Police, Windigo Education, Windigo Tribal Fire Safety, Job Connect from Confederation College in Thunder Bay, Nishnawbe Aski Legal Service, Wasaya (pilot, air controller and public relations), Department of National Defense; Third Canadian Ranger Patrol Group in Sachigo Lake, and nurses from Isaac Barkman Memorial Nursing Station. Students thought it was good of some of our guests to come from so far away for this event. Students and staff really seemed to enjoy their time with the guests who came. “Students have a lot of time to choose their careers. It takes years to become something you want, but you have got to work for it, study for it, and learn about your choices,� they were told. The Career Fair was organized by Ryan Kaminawash with the help and support of Sgt. Jackie George of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service.
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More aggressiveness needed in dealing with community issues Dear editor: I am writing this letter to make the members aware that we can be more aggressive in dealing with all aspects of our community through education, culture, recreation, and communication by becoming more involved as parents, educators, leaders, and participants. I have seen a lot of nothing being done for the community as a whole and feel it is apparent that this will continue unless we speak up. I have learned a lot since I was away from the community through the teachings of many elders and leaders from the Treaty 3 area from 2001 to 2007 by avidly participating in many gatherings and ceremonies as a
dancer, singer and volunteer. I just didn’t go there for nothing, but to become a better person by obtaining my Grade 12 learning about myself as an Anishinabae through the teachings of many elders and avidly participating in powwows. I followed an elder from Obasgaandaagang First Nation (Charlie Copenace) to many gatherings over a six year period and have become a better person since. I participated as a singer, dancer and volunteer at many powwows in several of the First Nations in the Treaty 3 area and am very grateful to the people who I met at each community. They showed me it is OK to make mistakes in life and that I can learn how to change by
admitting defeat to the negative ways of society. I have greatly matured since and want to help my community with what I learned to stop the cycle of boredom. I am willing to show the community what I have to offer by just being myself and to help in any way I can. I also have learned while I was incarcerated down east for eight months by applying my brain and not my brawn to learn how not to go back. I was taught by the elder to learn to hate jail because if I liked it, I would be back and that was six years ago. I have seen first-hand that jail sucks and that it is not a place for me anymore because I have seen a lot of hurting and
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Grassroots people deserve universal vote in 2009 Dear editor: I am writing to express my dismay that a decision has been made to delay the opportunity for the grassroots, our people, to vote in the upcoming Nishnawbe Aski Nation election for the next grand chief and the three deputy grand chiefs. If they (NAN) are having logistical difficulties with the voting system in our treaty area, then they ought to consult with either Elections Ontario or Elections Canada officials as the two entities have a lot of experience in running elections, be it provincially or federally. I know they said it was due to a lack of funds. My suggestions
is that the First Nations stop paying lawyers and consultants at least for a while, then they’ll have money to pay for the grassroots participation. It might cause some problems for the lawyers and consultants but I can assure you that they will not starve or suffer from lack of work. I believe that possibly the real reason for the postponement is that some chiefs are back-pedalling from their people having a say in who the next grand chief is because there is a fear that the NAN people might or will take over the entire political process from the chiefs that are presently the only ones allowed
to vote for the grand and the deputy chiefs. That fear is unfounded as there will always be a role for the chiefs within the NAN organization. I want to vote for the grand chief and the three deputies. There is no reason why the NAN can’t vote. We are entitled to vote for our leaders as they make decisions that have an impact in our lives, our communities and our future.
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Moose Factory’s Rick Rickard completes first half-marathon in British Columbia Congratulations to our community member Rick Rickard of Moose Factory, Ont., for achieving his goal of completing his first 21 kilometre half-marathon in the Okanagan Valley, B.C. Back in 2008 Rick took upon himself the challenge of completing a marathon to support the Canadian Diabetes Association.
Being one of many whose family is affected with diabetes, he came to realize one can do something to help support the cause to help find a cure. After months of fundraising for the cause and training, Rick found his way to Kelowna, B.C. in the Okanagan Valley participating with hundreds of others out there for the same reason. Coming from Moose Factory,
a small isolated community in the James Bay area, we the community hope this inspires many people out there to achieve whatever goals you may have in life. Know you can make a difference on what you put your heart into. Christianna Nakogee Moosonee, Ont.
Tom Wassaykeesic Mishkeegogamang First Nations
Questioning who are these people we call Indians? Dear Editor There’s a question being asked in the Whiteman’s world for the last five hundred plus years. Who are these people, we call Indians, truly identified as Anishinabeg by the Creator the first people of this land (turtle island)? They will ask this question
for the next five thousand years, if we last that long. They even ask their smartest people. They too don’t know who Anishinabae is. If they want to understand who we are they have to understand who we are. They have to understand our culture, language, customs, spirituality and our legends on how our ancestors were born here thousands
of years ago then maybe they will understand who Anishinabae is as a sacred being. They will never master our gifts of Anishinabae life. They will never be like us, and we’ll never be like them. We can only share, respect each other for the betterment of both worlds. Weiben Slipperkack Eabametoong First Nation
Watchey … I’m Trish Crawford
Moose Factory resident Rick Rickard completes a half-marathon in the Okanagan Valley.
Pondering if the Independent Assessment Process March 30, 2009 energy of reliving the past is worth time, To the editor:
And the funds set aside for residential school survivors’ I do not know how many of IAP process will probably be Javier youCompleted have kept upby: to date with Espinoza depleted as funds are needed to the IAP process. track down these adult children Jumping into this maelstrom of residential school abusers. has its pros and cons. They are now put in the same I am a residential school surcategory as adults that ran vivor. I ponder if it is worth my these institutions. Legal costs time and energy to write down ensuring from charging former my experience and perhaps residential school students of having to regurgitate my experi- abuse will probably come from ence of what little I remember the IAP process. to the experts in order for them Whenever a group of older to validate my experience. girls ordered me to abuse other I know undergoing this progirls, I complied because it was cess will revictimize and retraua game of survival. I did what I matize me. did to survive this system. And I recently learned from I am one of the fortunate former students that they can people that have few memories be charged for abuses in the of my childhood in this system. residential school. I look at I say fortunate because I do not my experience as learning to know what my mental status ‘dodge the blows’ in whatever would be like if I remembered format they came. all the ugliness. I have vague It was an unhealthy uncarmemories…and at times it feels ing environment where often like dreams of abuse. I did ask a the people that ran the institufew girls that remembered my tions did it with intimidation. existence inside those concrete There were a few predators that walls if they ever saw my abuse. groomed their victims. They have stated I was abused. I These children in turn have fleeting visions of standing abused other children. Now in a corner and being kicked, these children are being porpunched and hit as girls went trayed as monsters that deserve round and round a circle…all to be charged as the adult taking turns at inflicting their predators. abuse. There is nothing conIt is a society that is continucrete. ing to uphold the concept of I explored the possibility of blaming the victim. undertaking the IAP process…
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Wawatay Radio Network presents Fire Within Us and Little
Bear (Mush-kaw-shish) The Fire Within Us is a new program to discuss issues that
concern Aboriginal youth 11 years old and up. Listen to professionals, leaders, role models, teachers, elders, and youth as we discuss health issues, nutritional facts, parenting tips and more. Hear inspirational stories, learn your language and hear the legends that our elders embraced. Test your knowledge through cranial challenges and “Did You Know” facts. This is your time to take control of your destiny, your time to reaffirm your identity through lessons from our ancestors and mixing them into our new way of life. So join me for our first show airing April 13 and 15 at 4 p.m. EST.
Little Bear is a show where Aboriginal Children can embrace their culture, values, legends, stories and life skills of our traditional ways and in the ways of today’s modern life. We have crafts, story time, inspirational stories, simple recipes, nutritional information and exercise programs where your child can make better decisions for a healthier lifestyle. This is sure to be a fun, memorable experience for you and your children to enjoy. Join me as I kick off the new show April 18 and 19 at 9 a.m. EST. These programs will need your help on ideas to make the show about what YOU want. If you have any issues or concerns you would like talked about on the show, please contact cjwt@ wawatay.on.ca or call our toll free number at 1-877-929-2829. WRN is broadcast on 89.9 FM in Sioux Lookout and 106.7 FM in Timmins to 38 community-based affiliated radio stations. WRN is also distributed nationally on Bell ExpressVu Channel 962.
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but the experts wanted concise stories. Questions were thrown at me such as: what did he say? What was the name? How many times? Where? When? I only have vague memories…I think. For all I know it could have been only overactive imaginations of a lonely little girl. But why would I imagine these terrible acts of abuse. For the moment, I choose to let those suppressed memories (if they are indeed memories) lie. I was only a little girl of 7 or 8 years old. To remember names…all I knew was nicknames. To remember dates…all I knew was seasons. To remember locations…all I knew was the darkness closing all around me. My spirit learned to take flight. I learned to soar above the treetops to go flying back home…It was my place of solace. If any of you have any opinions about whether it is right to charge former residential school students of abuses, please let me know. I am interested to hear other people’s opinions. Peace & blessings,
Happy Easter!
Good Friday is Friday, April 10, 2009 Easter Monday is Monday, April 13, 2009 Due to the upcoming holidays, Wawatay’s offices will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday.
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Mishkeegogamang hydro settlement funds cause protest from community Steve Feeney
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Mishkeegogamang community members protested outside their band office Feb. 19 to confront chief and council about where hydro settlement funds are going. They wanted answers to their many questions about the fund received from Ontario Hydro after an agreement was reached in 1998 with the community to resolve their differences and grievances from Hydro’s operations. Part of the agreement was an annual payout to each community member in an amount suitable to his or her age group until 2017. However, according to Tom Wassaykeesic, Mishkeegogamang councilor, most community members have not received their payout since April 20, 2007. People 65 and over have been receiving half of their annual payout while the rest of the community members haven’t seen a penny, he said. This has sparked controversy within the community. According to an anonymous source, community members have been demanding transpar-
ency and accountability from chief and council and want to know how the Hydro Settlement Funds been controlled. A statement was released from the Mishkeegogamang chief and council shortly after the protest. According to the statement, “the chief and council have been committed to full transparency in accounting for these monies. Proof of this can be found on the band website where a detailed account of the Hydro Settlement can be found.” Wassaykeesic said the money that has been withheld has been used to pay legal fees to pursue a land claim against the government of Canada. “We all know lawyers don’t work for free, neither do their staff and it can cost money to file legal document papers,” Wassaykeesic said. “This is the stuff the band pays and looks like for the last two years it’s been coming from the Hydro Settlement Funds to pay the legal fees and other associated costs.” Wassaykeesic disagreed with the decision to discontinue the annual payouts and tried to change the band’s decision on the matter with community
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meetings. However, he agrees the band money has been managed in an honest and responsible fashion thoughout. In a letter to the chief and council, the senior account manager of the Royal Bank said the money is being managed responsibly. “The overall financial picture of the First Nation has improved significantly…at no time has any of these funds been misappropriated by any member of chief and council or management,” the letter states, which the band plans to release to the public. Chief and council said they remain committed to ensuring transparency while we continue to address the challenges and opportunities in Mishkeegogamang. Payments were to resume April 20 but Wassaykeesic doesn’t feel confident that it’s going to happen. “The discontinuation of the payouts for those under 65 was supposed to be for two years… but honestly, I don’t believe it’s going to happen. I don’t believe it’s going to change after April 20 this year,” Wassaykeesic said.
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Lac Seul Police Service recently held an impaired driving presentation to the community of Frenchman’s Head in Lac Seul. The audience, including adults and children, participated in activities such as walking the line and throwing and catching balls while wearing impaired goggles.
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Echums of Moose Factory
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Feb. 10, 2009 3col x 56agate
John Macfie
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Aboriginal Artworks Group of Northern Ontario (AAGNO) Presents:
“SEQUIN”
When I joined the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests in 1949, the people of the region lived largely off the land. Fur trapping, along with some commercial fishing, provided the only regular sources of income, and almost all ablebodied men, and not a few women, trapped in winter. To do so, entire families moved from central communities onto the land each autumn, returning home only after spring breakup. In the winter of 1958-59, Lands and Forests brought a family named Echum down from Moose Factory to trap on a trapline formerly held by a white trapper. The Echums were energetic trappers, harvesting more than 100 beaver, and the pelts, when they finished processing them, were of high quality.
March 30, 2009
(For more historical photos and commentary by John Macfie, please see the February/March 3 COL x 110 AGATES edition of Sagatay, the inflight magazine of Wasaya Airways.)
The Aboriginal Fine Arts & Crafts Spring Gift Show & Sale
Completed by: Javier Espinoza
“The largest gathering of Aboriginal Artisans of Northern Ontario”
photos courtesy of Archives of Ontario
ABOVE: (Archives of Ontario, C 330-13-0-0-67) Holding rabbit skins that will be made into clothing.
May 6th to May 9th, 2009 at Victoriaville Center, Thunder Bay, Ontario Come one, come all, to see Authentic Aboriginal Fine Artworks of our Northern Ontario’s Aboriginal people’s creations. Great People, Great gift idea’s, Great prices, over 80 artisans participating.
BELOW: (Archives of Ontario, C 330-13-0-0-141) Mrs. Echum skins a snowshoe hare.
ON SALE Tamarack Birds Beadwork Original Native Paintings Wood Carvings Native Apparel Handmade Quilts Native Jewellery Home Ornaments/Decors Leather Works Birchbark Artworks
Tax merge expected by July 1, 2010 from page 1
Aboriginal Art workshops, demonstrations and Much, Much More!!! TIME: Wednesday, May 6th 10:00 A.M. – 5:30 P.M. Thursday, May 7th 10:00 A.M. – 5:30 P.M. Friday, May 8th 10:00 A.M. – 5:30 P.M. Saturday, May 9th 10:00 A.M. – 5:30 P.M. For more information please call John Ferris @ (807) 939-7525 or email: jferus@hotmail.com Please Note: To all artisans, there will be a fee of $100.00 per table or $35.00 /day Artisans can double up to help share cost for table (limited to 2 artisans per table)
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“Ontario intends to honour the exemption,” Duguid said. “There will certainly be consultation with First Nations. We look forward to sitting down with First Nation leaders and chiefs to make sure this issue is addressed.” Duguid said he has already planned a breakfast meeting with a number of First Nations leaders for the morning of April 1, but the exact numbers and names of who would be attending had not been confirmed as of budget day. “I will be talking to the leadership as well over the next few days,” Duguid said. Minister of Finance Dwight Duncan introduced the 2009 Ontario Budget March 26; it included a plan to sign an accord with the federal government to reform and harmonize the eight per cent PST with the five per cent GST into a single 13 per cent value-added sales tax, beginning July 1, 2010. Duguid said the single tax will provide a competitive advantage to businesses within
the province; four Canadian provinces and more than 130 countries have already adopted a value-added tax structure, which is more efficient than a retail sales tax and would enhance Ontario’s businesses ability to compete and grow. “First Nations will benefit from that,” Duguid said. “All Ontarians will benefit from the jobs that will certainly be created here when our tax regime is more competitive.” Eligible families with an income of $160,000 or less will receive three payments totalling $1,000 to help them adjust to the new single sales tax. Eligible single people with an income of $80,000 or less would receive three payments totalling $300. The first benefit payment would arrive in June 2010, the second in December 2010 and the third in June 2011. “Through this Budget, the McGuinty government is helping families who are being hurt by the global economic crisis,” Duncan said. “But we’re doing much more than that. With our comprehensive tax reform, we’re making Ontario stronger
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and more competitive, and that will help our families and businesses when prosperity returns. “This is the single most important thing we can do to create jobs and position our economy for future growth.” The Ontario government is investing $34 billion over two years to stimulate the economy, including $32.5 billion in infrastructure spending and nearly $700 million in additional funding for skills training to help preserve or create more than 300,000 jobs over the next two years. The government is proposing to accelerate the phase-in of the Ontario Child Benefit two years ahead of schedule, increase social assistance rates and invest in social housing infrastructure. The government is also proposing one of the most generous sales tax credits in Canada, providing low- and middle-income Ontarians with a permanent refundable credit of up to $260 for each adult and child, and $1.1 billion in income tax cuts, giving Ontario the lowest provincial tax rate in Canada for the first tax bracket.
Wawatay News april 02, 2009
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Governance Negotiations Update by Douglas Semple, Chief Negotiator In 2002, the Canadian Government introduced the First Nation Governance Act – a focused attempt by the government to deal with First Nation governance issues. It proposed to revamp the existing the Indian Act with respect to governance. It contained a framework in which there would be a prescribed approach to governance outcomes for First Nations. There was a ground swell of First Nation resistance to this initiative. The resistance was largely based on the assertion that the First Nation Governance Act was attacking treaty and aboriginal rights. The Liberal Government eventually withdrew its proposed legislation. A Globe and Mail news article dated February 24, 2009 said Stephen Harper’s Conservative Government was about to embark on an initiative to strengthen First Nation accountability. In further research surrounding this article, it became clear we are about the face another policy and legislative initiative on governance for First Nation communities. Some of this research indicated that the latest attempt would again be based on reforming the existing Indian Act. It should come as no surprise if yet another prescribed formula on what First Nation governance should look like surfaces. When the First Nations Governance Act was taking place, First Nations in the NAN territory were involved in self-government agreement negotiations with Canada on Governance and Education Jurisdiction. In fact these negotiations have been taking place for the past 10 years. We are currently working on a timeframe in which the Grand Chief will be signing the Agreements-in-Principle in the two sectors by this fall and then entering into the Final Agreement negotiations phase of the project thereafter.
These negotiations are based on Canada’s Inherent Rights Policy which came out in 1995 (a copy of this document is available on Indian and Northern Affairs Canada’s webpage). While the negotiations process is driven by Canada’s policy, it has elements in it which it will work for our own purposes as First Nations. It will enable our people to sit down and determine how they will run their own community by developing community constitutions. This community development dynamic will go a long way toward shedding the oppression our people have been under for the past 100 years. Once implemented, our people will be the ones to prescribe to a greater extent the governance system they want for their community. Cheers, Douglas Semple Chief Negotiator Goverance
Education Jurisdiction Negotiations Update by Dr. Emily Faries, Chief Negotiator Our NAN-Canada negotiations on Education Jurisdiction have reached a milestone, namely the completion of the Agreement-in-Principle (AIP). The AIP, which is not legally binding, is the stepping stone to the Final Agreement negotiations. It is only the Final Agreement which will be legally binding. In order to move to Final Agreement negotiations, we need the support of First Nations in the form of a Band Council Resolution (BCR). The BCR will basically state that the First Nation supports NAN to move on to Final Agreement negotiations. Information on the AIP to the communities is currently being provided to the communities. This task is mainly being done by the Regional Governance Coordinators who work out of the Tribal Council ofces. The chief negotiators are also available to come to communities. The benets of the Education Jurisdiction agreement are as follows: We will have control over our education We can make our own education laws (education act, policies) We will no longer be under the education section of the Indian Act Our legal ties to government education policies will be severed We can make all decisions regarding our elementary and secondary education We can set up our own education systems which will better meet the needs of our people We can set up education governance authorities which work best for us We will have control as to how education nances are spent We will no long have contribution agreements which dictate how we run our education and how we spend our education funding We can develop our own standards of education We can enhance our standard/quality of education by developing our own education programming
We can develop and implement culturally-relevant curriculum which will enhance Native identity We can implement meaningful Native language programming which will best meet the needs of our children We can develop an academic curriculum which will address the learning needs of our students (we will not be forced to follow the provincial curriculum, however we can adapt it to better meet the academic needs of our children) We can teach our own history of the First Nations people; how their historical journey has impacted the present time and how we can move on to the future with optimism, understanding this will help youth set their own goals with hope for the future We can develop an education program which enhances the self esteem of our students thus boosting their self condence We can provide an education which will foster pride in our children in who they are as First Nations people We can make decisions on every aspect of our education; the province will no longer be involved We can access second level services (ie. education experts, speech pathologists, education psychologists, etc) through innovative ways such as cost-sharing with other First Nations
For more information on the negotiation process please contact: Governance Secretariat (Process Coordination Unit) Nishnawbe Aski Nation | 100 Back Street, Thunder Bay ON P7J 1L2 Tel: (807) 623-8228 | Toll Free: (800) 465-9952 | Fax: (807) 623-7730 www.nan.on.ca
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w= 50FP) ] ==Y R< ,N) F<) ) ) [9R<) [] F A=0=5[C 50FP) ] RW + o, AWAWwAC ) ) [9R<) [] M)A A,N 9q]9R) }C A[9 =R) ] Y ==Y R< ,N) F<) ] A) Wq A)< qiFA4C u W9W 5m0]9N] A q A)<4,W<}C, N9w u = =uYA9RC [?N5) ] < q,N) FA4C ==Y R< ,N) F<) ] A= q, A4C. ) [?N5) ] A) ] Rq 9V,94iY] [?W<) WC, N ) 9w u A= 5m0FA4C F W R9YAFA4C < Wq =uYAFA4=] [?N5) []. N ) 9 w)A}L [?N5) ] < qV,9FA4C [?W<) WC. N9w 9 <=Aw=FA4C F W R9YAFA4C w)A}L < Wq =q V9)A=] [?N5) [], W[9) NRN] Wq[+C F kwAP) L Wq[+ o= =R) WC F F R9YAFA4C ,Ww F W =uYA4=] [?N5) []. M)A Ax ,N 00=5[[) ) ]9R<) [] A q }=] w?WA[] ) A,RYAFA4C. =) W) C 9w R} A F YA9P) L A F0,=q YA9P) L ) ]9R<) [] A q Y=) L =RA[C A9q 0,=uY=) L 7q, <) AN?) C. 9? Ax R} AWAWwAP) L ) ) [9R<) [] <) [) 9 W 00R) 5q) ) C w?WA[] A q }=]. N9w ) <= q ) 7A<RA=0] ==Y R< ,N) F<) ) ) [9R<) ] , =4,WA4C: =[) ; A5+]9N] ==Y R< ,N) F<) [] =[) ; A= qi7N] ==Y R< [?W<) [] (==Y R< [?W<) ], [?W<) Vm]) A) ] 0] R A F ,N) 9R?iN] sW}) =R ==Y R<,N) F<) WC Ax R A F 9?,W?}C =R) ==Y R< [?W<) WC 9 w)Ah Ax A=[ A= V9N] W] < q[)AC Ni) ==Y R<) WC A= qi7N] ==Y R< ,N) F<) [] <= F ) 7A?) L =9Wq[+N[WC A= qi7N] ==Y R< ,N) F<) [] < [?WA4C FNYh ?}C A= qi7N] W] ==Y R< sW} < q ,N 0F AW) L A) ] Ax Y?T A }iN] A q W00=5[AW) L sW} [?N5) ] A F [?W?}C W] < q,N) 7}] = ==Y R< ,N) 9Rk) W[] Ax W] < [0F =L ==Y R< sW} A= qi7N] = ==Y R< ,N) F<) W[] < qNYwARAC A= q[?7N] [) L <= q NYwARAC = ==Y R< ,N) F<) W[] =[) ; F [09RC < q[)AC
A= qi7N] <,N 09=] Ax <,NWu A4=] Wq[+) ==Y R<) [] < F ) F ) RAC Wq[+) 5i) ] A= qi7N] F=F [09C Wq[+P) ==Y R<) [] <= F ,N ) 7A?) L =9Wq[+N[WC A= qi7N] ==Y R<) ] <= F ) 7A?) L ==Y R) A[C (A) ] Ax A= u?9PAW?iN] =R) WC A FC ==Y R<) ], u?L =9= F ==[) 09N] F F ) 7A?) L =9Wq[+N[WC F W ,FW=<]9k) L) =[) ; Ax A==Y R<N] M) u Wq[+) ,R5i) ] A=, q[)AC, W] Ax M) u A=, q ,R5i) L q0AWhWC Y?T A=qAWC Ax <Wq ,FWwA 5k}C WWA], =w,] qWi9 )9R=0] ) , A= F) 7A?[) w=,R5mC <Wq ) ) [9Rk) L A q ]9) 9P) L < qhWC WAWN) A= qi7N] = ==Y R< ,N) F<) W[] < YF ) 7A?) L w=,R5mC F4, ,4WN5k) L A,R5i) L A,N) 7N] = ==Y R< ,N) F<9R<) W[] F F =FV9P) L =9,YFqN[WC Wq[+) ) L A= V9RkN] Ni) < q,N) 7}C ==Y R<) ], Ax A) ] ) qM =R) ] R 9 F00Nii] A= ]5[N] Ax Wq] A W ,49)A=] ) 7A<) [] (9,w? ==Y R<) WC A qAw=7) L, AW9) iC A) 7A) ) L, ==Y R< AAYq) Rw==) WW) C) F= F RR) 50 A4=0W] ) 5 ?9=}] Wq[+) 9q<) [] A q9)A=]
<}, ) =<]9R] ) , q==7] Wq[+ o= q, <) AN?C =R) ,N) W5k) ] A q YA4C A50 A4iYC ==7) ] R 1-800-465-9952 <R =w,] 9]7 + q9}] R q==7] (807) 623-8228.
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$= 50FP )& 5,[ ) ,N )W5k )& [9R< )[& F A=0=5[# 50FP )& 9# % h;., AWAW$A# [F< )[& 2002 A}= )#, A[9 =R & = $=0=5[& WqWW ) 5,[ ) ,N )W5k ) [s ) )W, ) F A<)RN[)7* ) ) =R & WqWW )# A A q[( 9P )* WAW9R? )[&. F qA<) N[)FA4# MA)* A q,PFA4# Wq[+ [s ) )& R V< A q[A)# WAW9R? )W#. A) = [i[( A40& W& <= q[A)W=0& WqWW WAW9R? )&. Nq& WqWW )# = ) A<)[A$A[ ) )W A=A<)R9YA4W#. )W 9$ A= F A<)[A$AP )* = V9P )* F F ),WA4# F 5 N[ WqWW )# R&7 NW? )W ). N9$ ,& [< ) ) f . f =R A=.W7* )W A )A<) R(FFA4=0&. A) R #f 3 N[ Mf 50FPRi[( AW# A= [i[( A4# =p,i; 24, 2009 = =7RA& %5,& ( , 7=R & u N[ )A<) R(F7& FR$A )FA4W# WqWW A[ )0N? )&. A) 9$ A=RMFAFA4# ) 50FP )& N A= qWi9 )[A)# N ,& N[ ) ?9# F}W [=$AR# $= [s ) ) [F< )[& < qA[ )0N9) WqWW #) 9q< )W )# A } )*. 5" <?[& A=N=A4=& ) RMFAF< )& FN$A)9i[( A4# Wq[+ [s ) & MA)* A q,PFA4#. A )& 9$ ) RRA* u N[ ?9# 0A& <?& AA<) q[?FA4W# WqWW 7=R ) )&. 5A R )* W%9; }W R9YA4# WqWW 5,[ ) ,N )W5k )& [s ) )&, WqWW )# Ni ) ,F Wq[+ %= 5+F< )W# = )F9) )# MA)* A= W ,RYA4# WqWW ) ,PW5k ) [(?9R< )[& A,N [9R )* A[9 =R & )W WqWW ) ,N )W5k )& N[ $?Y ,PF< )&. u 9$ N9k}= F,RYA4 ). A) N[ MA)* &,RYA9N& [F< )& ) ) =F =RA& FRi[( 5k* [(?9R< )& <,NWu( A4# R Wq& ,(=% A[ )0F< )[& , W9A)=# A) ,& N[ ) F}W R9YA4# RF* [(?9R< ) [9R7 )[&. Y )W )& [9R7 )[& = 5WA4 )& A[9 RW7 NW? )W# [s ) )& A= $= [4=0& 1995 A}= )# ( }RA& ) A q )FA4# sW} )=R RR9 ), ),?N#). [m Y )W )&
[9R7 )[& A q,RYA4=& R A[9 =R W [s ) W# = Fh )&, u?* q9i[( A4 )& <?[& <= F [9R?}=0& A ) q A<) [F<}# A WqWW )}#. A F A$=7[ ) =9WqWWN[W# F [, )* N[ F[[9 )=<9P )* W& A )q ,P7 )* 9q< )W ) )[ ) ,? F [7 )* < q[A)W#. ) [F< )& )m 9 q )W )RA& <= YF 0( ? )* ) qM N9kN9[ 9k (= )& A=, F =0?$A? )* =9WqWWN[W#. )[ ) 9$ ? =9WqWWN[W# A V9[ ) W4 < q,N )W5k )* 9q< )W )#. ) [F< )& )m 9 q )W )RA& <= YF 0( ? )* )qM N9kN9[ 9k (= )& A=, F =0?$A? )* =9WqWWN[W#. , ==q [4# )[ ) ,? =9WqWWN[W# A= V9[ ) W& < q,N )W5k )* 9q< )W )#. )Fx 9#f % h;. AWAW$A# [F< )[& 5,[ ) ,N )W5k )&
$= 50FP )& $?Y ,PF< )& [9R< )[& F A=0=5[# 50FP )& RW + %, AWAW$A# [9R7 )[& A) R A F,N WP9R )}# A[9 =R & Y )W )& $?Y ,PF< )& A ) q A<) [FA4# u &= 59N& AA<) 4,WA4#, u &==uYA9N& [(?9R< )& < q,PFA4# $?Y ,PF< )& A= [i[( R#. ) [(?9R< )& A )& Rq 9NFR4 [s ) )W#, N9$ ) u A= 59R# F}W R9YA4# <}Wq=qFA4=& [(?9R< )[&. N 9 ) RF* [(?9R< )& <NFRFA4# [s ) )W#. N9$ 9 <= F A$=7}# F}W R9YA4# RF* <}Wq =qFA4=& [(?9R< )[&, &A[9 )9N& WqWW #) F )FA0 )9P )* Wq[+ %= =R )W F}W R9YA9NW* <}Wq =qFA4=& [(?9R< )[&. A) MA)* ,N 00=5WA4 )& )9R< )[& A q0(,=i}=& $?WA[& ) A,RYA4#. = )W )# ? m; A YA9P )* A F0(,=i A[ 0)9P )* )9R< )[& A9[Y= )* =RA[# A9q 0(,=mY= )* 9Y= )AN? )#. A) N[ R}; AWAW$AP )* [9R< )[& < )[ ) 9}W 00N= < )# $?WA[& A q }=&. N( ) <= q )F( )RA=0& $?Y ,PF< )& [9R< )& , =AF5WA4#: =[ )" A5+9N& =5$?Y ,PF< )W[& =[ )" A= [7N& =5$?Y [s ) W[& ( $?Y [s ) &, ,NWu( < )[&) A )& A) R A F ,PW?N& sW} )=R $?Y,PF< )W# A) N[ R A F NFNW?}# =R W $?Y [s ) W# 9.Wh A) N[ A=[ A= V9N& W& < q[A)# Ni ) $?Y( ) )W# A= [7N& =5$?Y ,PF< )W[& <= F )F( ? )* =9WqWWN[W# A= [7N& =5$?Y ,PF< )W[& < [s )4# <=NYm( ?}# A= V9N& W& $?Y sW} < q,N}05i* A )& A) Y?; A }N& A q W00=5[AY* sW} [?N7 )& A F [s )W?}# W& < q,P7}# =5$?Y,PF< )W[& N[ W& < [0F( }# $?Y sW} A= [7N& =5$?Y ,PF< )W[& < qNY$ARA# A=N[)q7N& )qM < qNY$ARA# =5$?Y ,PF< )W[& =[ )" ? F [7}# < q[A)#
A= [7N& <,N 09=& N[ ,NWu( A4=& WqWW ) $?Y( ) )[& < F )F( )RA# WqWW )5i )& A= [7N& <=909# WqWWP ) $?Y( ) )[& <= F ,N )F( ? )* =9 )qqN[W# A= [7N& $?Y( ) )& <= F )F( ? )* 5$?W# (A )& N[ A= F u?9R( ?N& =R W# A Fh# $?Y( ) )&, u?* R =9= F[009N& <= F )F( ? )* =9 )qqN[W# <}YF ,FW=<9k )*) =[ )" ? A $?Y( )N& A}$ WqWW ) ,R5i )& A=, ih#, W& N[ A}$ A=, q,R5i )* q0AWhW# Y?; A=qAW# N[ <}Wq ,FW$A}# WWA&, =$,& 9$ Wi9 )9R# ), A F )F( ?[ ) $A5m# <}Wq [9Rk )* A q0?h9P )* <}Wq[A)W# WAWN ) A= [7N& =5$?Y ,PF< )W[& <}YF )F( ? )* 5$?W# F40<WN5k )* ,R5i) W )# A0=5[N& =5$?Y ,N )9R< )W[& <= YF =49P )* =9 )qqN[W# WqWW ) )* A= V9N& A=[ ,? A q,PF4# $?Y )&, N[ A )& )qM =R & R 9 F00Ni A=AF5[N& N[ Wq& A}W ,(94# )F( ) )[& (7A& $?Y( ) )W# A qA$=( )*, A AW9 )W* A )F( )*, $?Y RN7VFAW R$== )WW )#) R V< F F RR ) 50( A4=& ?9=}& WqWW ) 9q< )[& A q }=&
=},* )=<9R& ), q=7& Wq[+ %= Y= )AN?# 5,[ ) ,PW5k )& A9[YA4# A A50( A4# RF=7 )& R 1-800-465-9952 [&9 =$,& 9&7 + qA+q}& R q=7& (807) 623-8228
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ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᑭᐃᓯᓭ ᑕᐠᐢ APTN to launch third ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᓂ annual flag contest ᐱᒥᐃᐧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᑕ ᒋᑭᐅᒋᐅᓀᑕᑲᐧᐠ, ᐳᑲᒋ Steve Feeney
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ᑐᑭᐧᐟ ᑲᔦ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᔕ ᐅᑭᐅᓇᑐᐣ ᒋᑭᔐᐸᓀᑫᐧ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐊᐨ ᐊᑎᐟ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᐅᐡᑲᑭᓱᓂᐨ ᓂᑭᐱᓯᒧᐣ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᔑ ᒋᐅᒋᐃᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑕᓯᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐁᐧᓀᓇᐠ ᑲᑭᓇᑐᒥᑕᐧ ᒋᐱᔭᐱᐊᐧᐨ. ᐣᑲᐱᒥᐊᔭᒥᐦᐊᐠ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᔭᓂᐸᐱᒥᑭᔑᑲᓂᐠ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᑐᑭᐧᐟ. ᐅᑭᒪᐅᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᓇᐣ ᔓᓂᔭᐃᐧᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᐡᑲᐠ ᑐᐊᐧᔾᐟ ᑕᐣᑲᐣ ᐅᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᐣ 2009 ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᔓᓂᔭ ᑫᐃᔑᐅᓂᐸᐸᑭᑎᓂᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᒥᑭᓯᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 26, ᐅᑭᐊᔑᑎᓇᐣ ᑲᔦ ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᑫᒪᓯᓇᐦᐅᑎᓱᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᓇᐦᑯᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᓂ ᒋᐊᐣᑕᒋᑲᑌᐠ 8 ᐱᕑᓭᐣᐟ ᐱᐁᐢᑎ ᐁᑲᐧ 5 ᐱᕑᓭᐣᐟ ᒋᐁᐢᑎ ᒋᐃᔑᒪᒪᐃᐧᓂᑲᑌᐠ 13 ᐱᕑᓭᐣᐟ ᒋᐃᓇᑭᐣᑌᐠ ᑕᐠᐢ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᒍᓫᐊᔾ ᐱᓯᑦ 1, 2010 ᐊᐦᑭᐊᐧᐠ ᑕᐅᐡᑭᓭ. ᑐᑭᐧᐟ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᐯᔑᑯᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑕᐠᐢ ᑕᐃᔑᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐊᔭᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᐅᒪ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ, ᓂᐃᐧᐣ ᐱᐦᑭᓯ ᑎᐸᐦᐊᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᒪ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ 130 ᐸᑲᐣ ᐊᐦᑭᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᑕᐱᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᔭᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᑕᐠᐢ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᓂ, ᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑕᒥᓄᐡᑲᒪᑲᐣ ᐊᐱᐨ ᐃᐧᐣ ᐸᓂᐢᑫᐧ ᑫᑯᐣ ᑲᐊᑕᐊᐧᑌᐠ ᑲᑭᐅᒋᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ ᑕᐠᐢ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑕᐅᒋᒪᐡᑲᐃᐧᓯᒪᑲᓄᐣ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐊᓄᑭ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒋᔭᓂᐱᒋᓂᐡᑲᒪᑲᑭᐣ. ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᑲᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᓇᐊᐧ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑐᑭᐧᐟ. ᑲᑭᓇ ᐅᒪ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑲᑕᔑᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑲᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᐃᒪ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑫᐅᒋᒪᑲᑭᐣ
ᐊᐱ ᐅᒋᒪᐡᑲᐃᐧᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᐃᐧᐃᔑᐱᒧᑐᔭᐠ. ᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᒪ ᑫᐅᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ $160,000 ᓇᐣᑕ ᐸᑭ ᑲᑲᐡᑭᒋᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᒥᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᐦᓴᐧ ᑎᐸᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᒪᐤ $1000 ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᔭᓂ ᓇᓇᒪᔦᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᐧᐯᔑᑯᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑕᐠᐢ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐯᔑᑯᐊᐧᐨ $80,000 ᓇᐣᑕ ᐸᑭ ᑲᑲᐡᑭᒋᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᒥᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᐦᓴᐧ ᑎᐸᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᒪᐤ $300. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᑫᔭᓂᔑ ᒪᒥᓂᑕᐧ ᒍᐣ ᐱᓯᑦ 2010, ᓂᔕᐧ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᒪᑯᔐᑭᔑᑲᐣᐱᓯᑦ 2010 ᐁᑲᐧ ᓂᐦᓴᐧ ᒍᐣ ᐱᓯᑦ 2011 ᐊᐦᑭᐊᐧᐠ. ᐅᒪ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐅᓇᐸᑭᑎᓂᐨ ᔓᓂᔭ, ᒥᐠᑭᐣᑎ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᓂᐠ ᐅᒋᑲᑫᐧᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᔭᓂᒥᓭᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓯᐁᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᑭᑎᒪᑭᓭᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓇᑭᐡᑲᒪᐠ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑕᐣᑲᐣ. ᔕᑯᐨ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᐣᑲᑫᐧᑐᑕᒥᐣ. ᐣᑐᒋᑲᑫᐧᒪᐡᑲᐃᐧᓇᑯᑐᒥᐣ ᑲᔦ ᒋᐅᒋ ᒥᓄᓭᑭᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑫᑭᐅᒋ ᑭᐁᐧᐱᒋᑲᑫᐊᐧᐨ. ᐊᒥᐦᐅᒪ ᐯᔑᑲᐧᔦᐠ ᑲᑭᒋᓀᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᑫᑭᐅᒋ ᐅᔑᑐᔭᐠ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑫᑭᐅᒋ ᔓᓂᔭᑫᑕᒪᓱᔭᐠ ᐊᓂᓂᑲᐣ ᑫᔭᓂᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᔭᐠ. ᐅᑭᐅᒪᐣ ᐅᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᐣ $34 ᐱᓫᐃᔭᐣ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᐃᔑᓂᔓᔭᑭ ᒋᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᔑᐨ $32.5 ᐱᓫᐃᔭᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᑫᑲᐟ $700 ᒥᓫᐃᔭᐣ ᒋᐃᔑᐸᑭᑎᓂᐨ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒋᒪᓇᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᒋᐅᐡᑭᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ 300,000 ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐃᔑᓂᔓᔭᑭ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᒋᓇᐣᑭ ᐸᑭᑎᓇᐠ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔑᐃᐧ ᐸᒥᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᓂ ᓂᔓᔭᑭ ᐃᐧᐸᐨ, ᑕᓇᐣᑭᓭ ᐊᔕᒥᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐧᑲᐦᐃᑫᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ.
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) will be launching their third annual National Aboriginal Day Live Flag contest April 1. The contest is open to young people between the ages of 1217 years old. Entries should reflect the richness and diversity of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada. According to an APTN press release, the flag contest is one of the ways APTN provides opportunities for young people to share their vision and pride
in Aboriginal culture and heritage. The contest winner will be flown to Winnipeg to be part of APTN’s National Aboriginal Day celebrations for June 20. The winning flag will fly on top of APTN’s headquarters in downtown Winnipeg. The winner will also earn a cash prize of $400 and the winner’s school will receive $750 towards the purchase of a new computer. The deadline for entries is May 15 at midnight eastern time. For more information and to view the contest rules and regulations, visit www.aptn.ca.
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Dozens of vehicles parked outside the Sioux Lookout Memorial Arena. More than 700 fans on average per game packed inside the arena cheering teams from their home communities. Great hockey games played back-to-back-to-back. These are all signs of the Northern First Nations Hockey Tournament. The ninth annual tournament took place March 16-22 and saw 34 teams playing in eight round robin pools. The A-Side champion Bushtown Jets didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have much difficulty getting to the finals. Their first game of the tournament was against former
A-Side champions Sandy Lake Chiefs where they tied 4-4. The next two games for the Jets were against Keewaywin Hawks and Wapekeka Native Hawks, which they won 6-0 and 8-0 respectively. Placing first in their round robin pool, the Bushtown Jets played against the Wunnumin Lake Thrashers in their first playoff game. The Jets took the game 5-1. Although their next playoff game was at 7 a.m., the Jets had no problems with the early wake-up call, beating the Hudson Bay Cree 6-2. In the A-Side semi-final, the Jets played against the Mishkeegogamang Falcons. Although the Falcons tried, they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep up with the
Jets who won 6-3. The final two teams that battled for the A-Side championship trophy were the Bushtown Jets and the Obishikokang Islanders. The first period ended in a 11 tie. It was the second period where the crowd saw the Jets propel against the Lac Seul team as they scored a pair of goals to make it 3-1. The Jets sealed the win in the third period as they scored two goals to put them up 5-1. That score held up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a game plan right from the start and we stuck to it. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how we pulled it off,â&#x20AC;? John Wabano, Jets coach, said of the win. Fort Hope02, fans cheered March 2009and
came out on the ice to congratulate their A-Side Championship team. After the game, Margaret Kenequanash, tournament organizer, presented medals and cash prizes to the Islanders and the Jets. The Islanders received $12,000 while the Jets won $18,000. Kenequanash also announced this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tournament award winners. The Jets saw six of their members winning tournament awards. Jets goalie Mathew Shawinimash was awarded the trophy for the tournamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top goalie from Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy. The tournamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MVP award was presented to Jets
right-winger Walter Atlookan. Jets forward Sid Atlookan was awarded the most sportsmanlike player award. Jets forward Kurt Atlookan won the tournamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best right winger award. The tournamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best right defense award went to Brad Yesno, of the Jets. In his first time behind the bench, Wabano received the prestigious best coach award. Wabano said the players helped him along the way and earned their trust. The Islanders also received tournament awards. Jonathan Kejick was the tourneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best left-winger award while Mason Trout received the best left defense award. Wabano was happy to see
many youth at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tournament. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We kind of combined youth and veterans with a real good goalie; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how we managed to pull it off,â&#x20AC;? Wabano said. Wabano said one of the few challenges his team faced were the amount of penalties they received in the games. Jets captain Clint Atlookan said they had few challenges throughout the tournament. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We tried hard every game, we played 100 per cent every game the way we should,â&#x20AC;? Atlookan said. Atlookan said that the team played together and were calm throughout the games. Please see wawataynews.ca for more photos of the tournament.
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The Bushtown Jets hoist their trophy in front of their family, friends and fans after winning the A-side championship at the ninth annual Northern First Nations Hockey Tournament in Sioux Lookout March 22.
For the last two years, the project has provided northern trade workers in the SLAAMB area an opportunity to challenge the trade exams in carpentry, plumbing and electrical. In the next 12 months, SLAAMB will offer two (2) exam preparation programs for carpenters only. Both programs will be 22 weeks in duration and it will now be open to include carpenters from other regions including Treaty Three communities and all of Nishnawbe-Aski Nation. The program will be delivered in Sioux Lookout. Participants will be able to go home for a small break after seven weeks into the program. The program is delivered in partnership with Confederation college of Applied Arts & Technology.
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Hockey talk of the town Rachel Garrick Business & Marketing Director
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ou can feel the intensity as you enter the arena. The arena is standing-roomonly. The faces in the crowd are intently focused on the players skating on the ice getting ready for a face-off. The tension is electrifying...exciting! You know that there will be thousands listening in to hear you describe what you see. What a rush! Whoa, the pressure! This best describes my experience as a first-time colour commentator during the Northern First Nation Hockey Tournament March 14-22. I had the honour of providing commentary to many hockey fans from all over northern Ontario and perhaps even nationally. I was Harry Mamakeesic’s sidekick during my broadcasting stint. Harry and I prepared for each broadcast by gathering hockey jokes, trivia, facts and history to share on air during breaks. I learned a quite a bit about hockey. Timothy Fox stopped by the broadcasting booth and asked us who was the first Native hockey player in the NHL. We asked fans on air to supply us with the answer. We had fans calling in from Summer Beaver and Attawapiskat. The question was answered correctly by Bill Louttit who said that Fred Saskamoose, a Cree from Saskatchewan, played for the Chicago Blackhawks back in 1951. Did you know that the Kenora Thistles (formerly known as the Rat Portage Thistles) won the Stanley Cup against the Montreal Wanderers back in 1907? Did you know that the Cusimano brothers started the tradition of “octopus hurling” during the 1952 playoff games for good luck? Did you know that Frank Zamboni of California developed the official ice resurfacing machine of the NHL? see next page
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Fox twins help Michikan Mavericks to B-side championship Steve Feeney
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The Michikan Mavericks had two young hockey players on their roster that will soon be playing in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Twin 17-year-old brothers Mitchell Fox, forward and Marshall Fox, defense, were drafted
into the OHL last spring season while playing for their current team, the Thunder Bay major midget AAA Kings. One of the major challenges the brothers are going to face is playing for separate teams as Mitchell will be playing for the Windsor Spitfires while Marshall will play for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.
“It’s going to be different. (It will be the) first time I’m split up from my twin. I’ll have to play against him,” said Mitchell. Marshall played two games with the Greyhounds this past season and said it was good experience. Mitchell said he’s excited about playing with the Spitfires. Growing up in Thunder Bay,
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the twins said that they’ve been playing hockey since they were four-years-old. In the Northern First Nations Hockey Tournament, Marshall scored two goals and received four assists while Mitchell scored two goals and received two assists. The twins helped the Mavericks win the B-Side champion-
ship finals March 22. The brothers both expressed disappointment when they lost to the Obishikokang Islanders in the A-Side semifinal 3-2. “It wasn’t that great. I thought we could make it to the A-Side for sure,” said Mitchell. “I thought we were an A-Side champion team but I guess not.” Although it was a disappoint-
ing loss, the brothers enjoyed playing for their community Bearskin Lake First Nation. “It always good to play with them. It’s tough we didn’t win the A-Side but B-Side is good enough,” said Marshall. Both the brothers are going to continue hockey after high school with ambitions of one day making it into the NHL.
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from page 15 These were just some of the trivia and hockey facts we shared. Harry even interviewed Jack Mckay, one of the Northern First Nation Hockey Tournament organizers and Sioux Lookout Junior Flyers scout, about the history of the Northern First Nation Hockey Tournament and his scouting activities for the Flyers. Those duties include checking out the hockey talent in the tournament and inviting select players to a prospects camp in the future. Interestingly, the art of radio broadcasting is translating what you see to the listeners at home. I constantly kept that point in the back of my mind when I was broadcasting. I wanted to make sure that the scores and time were being shared constantly throughout the broadcast. I also wanted to
consistently repeat who was playing for those just joining the broadcast. Harry did an excellent job of doing the play by play. I really enjoyed doing the announcements. Of course, you will have some tongue-tied moments or say the wrong name. I did that many times throughout the broadcast. My apologies to those whose names I got wrong. A funny moment occurred when I announced that the next broadcasters were to be Tom and Jerry. Harry said “Wait a minute, Tom and Jerry?” I checked the schedule and it said Simon and Jerry! My face turned red which Harry communicated to the listenership! We both had a good laugh. This was a fantastic experience for me. I learned many things about what my co-workers, who work in the radio broadcasting field, must experi-
ence daily. I have the biggest respect for them. It is a job where you have to be constantly communicating what you see. I think all of the broadcasters and colour commentators did a wonderful job of sharing the action live to those listening in at home. I would like to thank the listeners who complimented me on my broadcasting. I appreciate your kind words and hope one day to do it again. In closing, the Northern First Nation Hockey Tournament organizers did an excellent job of putting on yet another successful hockey tournament. I, as a First Nation person, am so happy that this tournament continues to bring together many First Nation people from many different communities for a chance to showcase their talent and demonstrate their pride in their community and people. Meegwetch!
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Mavericks win B-side; Blizzard C-Side
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The Michikan Mavericks had to face adversity throughout the Northern First Nations Hockey Tournament. Mavericks coach Kevin Berube had to make some last minute lineup adjustments after two players, goalie Joey Gallant and forward Chester Gallant, were arrested and charged with drug possession during the tournament. The team has since terminated its relationship with the players. “We felt this was the best approach in order to benefit our players, supporters and our community. We further decided to continue with the tournament and keep our focus on the games ahead,” the team said in a message posted on its website. Jade Windego took over the goalie position for the Mavericks for the rest of the tournament. Berube said that while the Bearskin Lake team encountered some setbacks, it was a testimony to their skill level and character. Through all the controversy, the Mavericks managed to finish first in their round robin pool with four wins and no losses. The Mavericks easily beat the Pikangikum Hurricanes 7-0 in their opening game of the playoffs. In their second game, the Mavericks played against the defending champions the Sandy Lake Chiefs. This was the first time the Chiefs and Mavericks played against one another since the Chiefs beat the Mavericks in the A-Side championship game 5-4 last year. This time around it was the
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Mavericks centre Kevin McKay (10) is on his knees as he tries to score against Falcons goalie Leon Fox (29). McKay was named the best centre of the tournament. Mavericks that won. They beat the Chiefs 4-2, with forward Mitchell Fox and Jack McKay scoring a goal each in the last 27 seconds of the game. However, the Mavericks’ winning streak would soon end. The Mavericks lost during a tight semifinal game against the Obishikokang Islanders 3-2. The best the Mavericks could get was the B-Side championship, which they easily attained as they beat the Mishkeegoga-
mang Falcons 6-3. Berube said it was no small feat, as they had to play strong consistent hockey against challenging teams throughout the tournament. Kevin McKay, Mavericks centre was named top centre in the tournament. McKay scored nine goals and had 14 assists throughout the week. Windego accepted the award on his behalf. The early scheduled 9 a.m.
game didn’t affect the Lac Seul Blizzard as they beat the KI Strikers 5-4 to win the C-Side championship game. Blizzard forward Franklin Keeper netted the most points for the Blizzard, scoring three goals and tallying nine assists. The B-Side and C-Side championship final took place at the Sioux Lookout Memorial Arena March 22 before several raucus crowds.
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Mathew Shawinimash, right, of the Bushtown Jets, was awarded the trophy for the tournament’s top goalie from Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy.
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Northern First Nations Hockey Tournament best coach John Wabano, of the Bushtown Jets, accepts his award.
During the breaks of the Northern First Nations Hockey Tournaments, people came by to check out a career fair hosted by Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA). The career fair took place at the St. Andrew’s United Church March 17-19. It was an opportunity for SLFNHA to promote the upcoming hostel completion, showcase career opportunities and display the number of programs the hostel has to offer including new ones coming in the future hostel. “In the new facility some of the services we will be undertaking are things such as dietary, laundry, housekeeping security, maintenance, janitorial and ground-keeping,” said Darryl Quedent, SLFNHA director of client services. “All those are news positions available at our new facility.” Quedent said that Carillion Canada, the hostel construction crew, is working towards completing the hostel by August. He said SLFNHA will be commissioning the building in September and hope to move into the facility by Oct. 1. The current closed hostel was able to accommodate 39 clients and had limited services. Quedent said the new 38,000 square feet hostel will be a 100bed facility that will include 57 client rooms, a large dining area, a lounge area, an activity room, an outdoor play area and a computer room. “One of the added features for the hostel is that when the new hospital is complete we will be adding a link-in corridor between the two facilities,” Quedent said. “With the new facility clients will be able to access more services within the Sioux Lookout area.” Construction resumed March 14 after a two month break due
to extreme weather conditions. SLFNHA is currently holding a contest to name the new hostel and to design a logo. Quedent said SLFNHA allowed a building sign on the hostel grounds to be incorporated into the budget. “We haven’t considered any names up to this point and what we would like to do is involve the First Nations communities in our district to name the building along with the logo,” Quedent said. Quedent said the logo should represent the theme of the building, a home away from home, and also characterize the geographic area. The deadline for submissions is May 8. Submissions can be made by email to hana.beitl@ slfnhl.com.
“With the new facility clients will be able to access more services within the Sioux Lookout area.” – Darryl Quedent
Three top prizes are available for the contest. First prize is a Dell laptop; second prize is a digital camera; and the third prize is an MP3 player. The Chiefs Committee and the SLFNHA Board of Directors will be participating in the final selection process of the contest. The building sign and logo will be unveilled during the opening of the hostel. Working with the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre to share services is also on the go for SLFNHA Quedent said. Such services include food and telecommunications. Quedent said that the hostel project has been four years in the process and would like to thank everyone who was involved in the process.
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The role of the UAHL programmer is to work within the urban community to help other organizations, by increasing knowledge of healthy nutrition, exercise, and smoking cessation, introducing programs such as the H.E.A.L. (healthy eating active living) program, as well to design programs based on the needs of the community.
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Students from Lakehead Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department of Indigenous learning, residential school class held a poster display in the Agora Circle March 19. Using sources including Indian and Northern Affairs Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual reports, the school files of the RG Collection and the testimony of survivors, the students created posters about the history of the schools, their operation, student demograpics and other issues. Student Sharon Johnson explains the history of St. Margaret/Fort Frances Indian Residential School which was open from 1906-1974. Her mother attended the school.
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LEFT: Kenny Blacksmith speaks about Appreciative Inquiry a positive image/positive action concept, during the Embrace Life Conference, held March 23 to 25 at Thunder Bay. ABOVE: Kenny Blacksmith and wife pray during the Embrace Life Conference held March 23 to 25 in Thunder Bay.
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Working together to help community members in need is key to helping turns lives around. Harvey Yesno shared this message at the Embrace Life Conference March 23 to 25 in Thunder Bay. “We need to work together,” said Yesno, one of the conference organizers and president and CEO of Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund. “We can’t preach from the pulpit to change your life around when someone is hungry, they don’t have a job, and they have low self esteem because they can’t provide for their family.” Yesno said networking is key to bringing people together to help others in need. “People know what each other does,” Yesno said. “We have a large resource pool.” Yesno wants to see community members working together to complete projects with whatever means is at their disposal. “We can’t always wait for governments to give us money,” Yesno said. A welcoming jamboree kicked off the Embrace Life Conference on the first evening; a speech by Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy, a
keynote address by Kenny Blacksmith, founder of Gathering Nations International and a former deputy grand chief of the Grand Council of Crees, and presentations by Nishnawbe Aski Police Services Sgt. Jackie George, Det. Cst. Brad Duce, Rev. George Gunner, Archdeacon Alex Fox, Levi Beardy and Paul Kim were featured on the second day; and Kenny Blacksmith delivered another keynote address and workshops and discussions were held on the third day. Jamborees were also each evening. Beardy urged his communities to work towards reconciliation, healing and unity to begin the conference, which was attended by about 60 people; many people who had been planning to attend were unable due to poor weather conditions affecting travel throughout the province. “We must be able to work together – that is what the Embrace Life Conference is about,” Beardy said. “When we talk about setting examples for others to follow, it has to be set by life experience.” Beardy hopes the conference will lead to community leaders and organizations sharing their expertise and resources and working together to improve the lives of people throughout Nishnawbe Aski Nation.
“Prayer needs to be accompanied by action,” Beardy said. “It is not adequate to rely on prayer alone.” Beardy said his son Daniel showed him the power of prayer many years ago. “When you pray to God, it helps if you strongly believe,” Beardy said, quoting his son’s words.
“We must teach our young people how to pray.” – Stan Beardy
“We must teach our young people how to pray.” Eabametoong Elder Louie Waswa said First Nations people need to believe God is on their side. “He is right here with us this moment,” Waswa said. “We must rely on our Creator and our God. We need to believe that God is on our side.” George said NAPS’s recently announced Community Consultation Committees are community meetings, not police meetings, which will discuss issues of concern to the community. “This way the police will know what is important to the community and the
community will know what the police are dealing with,” George said. Duce said NAPS is planning to set up a K9 unit for drug enforcement and other matters. “Oxycontin is a big problem for us right now,” Duce said. “It (80 mg.) is selling for $80 right now. As soon as it goes anywhere north, it is worth $320. We’re trying to stop it here before it gets up north.” Gunner said the watchmen have lost their voice in the communities. “I believe we have lost our spiritual watchmen in our communities,” Gunner said. “We have to have a spiritual watchman in the midst of us – we have to understand that spiritual watchmen are just as important as any other. Suicide is rampant. Drug abuse is rampant. What are we going to do about it?” Fox said his community built a healing lodge for youth out on the land in 2006. “By 2008 we had 28 youth attending that site,” Fox said. “There are no distractions out there. We are able to focus on their healing. It makes it easier to work with them on their issues.” Levi Beardy said he has been ministering to people for the past 16 years,
including the last eight years in downtown Toronto, after serving in the Canadian Air Force for 21 years. “I try to reach people in the hard places in life,” Levi Beardy said. “That is how God showed his love – he sent his only son to live among us. No one has ever seen God, but he lives among us.” Blacksmith spoke about a positive image/positive action concept called Appreciative Inquiry during his keynote speech on the third day of the conference. “If society tells you all the negative, and you carry this in your brain, you will also be negative,” Blacksmith said, noting that outside influences set a standard in one’s mindset, which may lead to people becoming what is in their mind. “The biblical answer is the Lord came to give life. Instead of speaking death, we speak life. Inexorably, that changes our whole mindset.” Darius Ferris was one of many people who spoke during the discussion forum of the conference. “We need to let the youth know there is hope,” said the Constance Lake gospel musician who recently received the Shai Award for his Christian music and dedicated it to First Nations people. “If I can do it, you can do it.”
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The coronerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inquest into the death of Poplar Hill teen Reggie Bushie was delayed Jan. 14. Issues, including the current juryroll system, arose leaving coroner Dr. Davis Eden no choice but to postpone the hearing which was scheduled to begin Jan. 19 and continue for two weeks. Eden will hear further motions for the inquest Jan. 29-30 in Thunder Bay. At that time, it is hoped the inquest will be rescheduled. Lawyers working on behalf of the Crown, Bushieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother Rhoda King and his step-father Berenson King, Northern Nishnawbe Education Council, the Office of the Provincial Advocate For Children and Youth, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Nishnawbe Aski Nation attended the preinquest proceeding at the Ontario Government Building on Red River Road in Thunder Bay. â&#x20AC;&#x153;NAN made submissions to Dr. David Eden, presiding coroner, as to why NAN has a substantial and direct interest in the proceedings,â&#x20AC;? said Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Only by determining the circumstances surrounding the death of Reggie Bushie can we fully understand how this tragedy occurred and what can be done to prevent deaths under similar circumstances.â&#x20AC;? Trevor Jukes, serving as counsel for Eden in the hearing, recommended NNEC, Bushieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family and INAC passed the private law test to gain standing. He also recommended NAN and the provincial advocate had passed the public law test and should be included in the hearing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dr. Edenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision â&#x20AC;Ś who to allow to participate,â&#x20AC;? Jukes said following the two-hour hearing. Given the possible scope of the hearing, Fiddler said each organization could have valuable information to provide the inquiry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We welcome INACâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presence at this inquest as we need to look at broader, systemic issues affecting our students including education funding and policies,â&#x20AC;? said Fiddler. â&#x20AC;&#x153;INACâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s participation is a crucial piece to this process. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are funding and policy issues. Our students need adequate support.â&#x20AC;? In speaking on behalf of NAN, lawyer Julian Roy told Eden: â&#x20AC;&#x153;NAN insists on being at the table when decisions are made about its people. NAN has an interest in the welfare of all its students.â&#x20AC;? see JURY page 9
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Celebrating 35 years of Wawatay Native Communications Society!
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Finding their voices, speaking up, being comfortable in their own skin and breaking out of their quiet shells were among the benefits of participating in
the third annual NAN Women and Youth Conference titled Moving Forward. “First Nation women are unique and magnificent in the way we have moved forward and carried on our traditional roles throughout the genera-
tions to care, nurture and raise the next generation of First Nation children and youth,” said Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief RoseAnne Archibald, at the opening of the March 24-26 conference. “First Nation women have tradition-
ally played an important role in the healthy development of our families and communities. These roles are very sacred and are held in the highest regard within the First Nations across Nishnawbe Aski.” More than 100 women partic-
ipated in the conference, learning from industry professionals in a wide range of workshops. Adrienne Fox-Keesic and Nadya Kwandibens spoke about the creation of their own photography business, Red Works Studio. Both are self-taught.
ABORIGINAL INITIATIVES AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION:
• OFFICE OF ABORIGINAL INITIATIVES (AI) • ABORIGINAL MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (AMC) • DEPARTMENT OF INDIGENOUS LEARNING (IL) • NATIVE NURSES ENTRY PROGRAM (NNEP) • NATIVE ACCESS PROGRAM (NAP) EDUCATION • DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL EDUCATION • HONOURS BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (ABORIGINAL EDUCATION) • NATIVE TEACHERS EDUCATION PROGRAM (NTEP) • NATIVE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS PROGRAM (NLIP) • CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR (CRC) — INDIGENOUS EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES • ABORIGINAL CULTURAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES (ACSS) • ELDERS PROGRAM • LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY NATIVE STUDENT ASSOCIATION (LUNSA) • ABORIGINAL AWARENESS CENTRE (AAC)
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Members of the Cree Cloggers demonstrate their dance moves during an early morning session at the women’s conference.
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~ Celebrating 35 years ~ Stay tuned to future Wawatay News editions, WRN broadcasts and online postings of archived photos, broadcasts, stories, upcoming events and special features.
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Adrienne Fox-Keesic, standing and Nadya Kwandibens spoke about the creation of their own photography business, Red Works Studio, during the third annual NAN Women and Youth Conference March 24-26. During the presentation, Fox-Keesic gave a brief demonstration with her camera and allowed several participants to snap some photos to get a feel for photography.
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from B3 Lori Rainville and the Cree Completed by: Javier Espinoza Cloggers gave a stirring performance of their dance moves, bringing energy to the early morning session. The workshops all focused on relevant issues in NAN territory including: self-esteem and empowerment; holistic, physical, mental and emotional health; spirituality and the importance of teachings and traditions; and historical traditional roles of First Nation women. During the conference, Gwen Medicine spoke about healthy sexuality, Sherry Anne Kelly led a session in laughter yoga and Jennifer McKenzie taught bellydancing. “To build on resiliency within the community, women and youth will be coming together in focus groups to learn the different perspectives in terms of age groups, different First Nations and life experiences,” said NAN Women’s Council spokeswoman Jackie Fletcher. “It is important that this exchange happens so that all female participants can learn from each other and pass this knowledge on within their families, communities and across Nishnawbe Aski Nation.” The conference was filmed in a partnership between Status of Women Canada, Health Canada’s First Nation Inuit Health Branch and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. A one-hour video documentary will cut from the recordings made by two videographers who recorded the conference. The film will be used in the major NAN Women’s Project to highlight the individuality and strength of the women of Nishnawbe Aski. Also during the conference, the NAN Women’s Council held its elections. The council now includes Missinabie Cree member Jackie Fletcher, Constance Lake’s Donna Orr, Fort Albany’s Theresa Sutherland and Kashechewan’s Rebecca Friday in the east. Bearskin Lake’s Dora Beardy, Sandy Lake’s Tina Rae, Slate Falls’ Lorraine Crane and Kingfisher Lake’s Mary Lou Winters are the west members. Esther McKay, of Bearskin Lake, is the NAN Youth Decade member.
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Sioux Lookout planning for disaster Steve Feeney
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Band members from 20 communities are better prepared to deal with a disaster after participating in the Emergency Management Planning and Health Canada Pandemic Planning Tabletop Workshop.
Sixty people took part in the three-day workshop at the Sunset Suites in Sioux Lookout last week. The workshop’s activities included the individuals participating in an emergency planning development session and learning roles, responsibilities, developing, prevention,
response and recovery. These lessons came into play when the participants had to come up with a plan after a mock blizzard occurred in Cat Lake. Larry Laviolette, regional fire safety officer, said, “It’s a tabletop exercise and we implemented it. For the First Nations,
now they know how to develop an emergency plan and a pandemic plan.” Laviolette said the workshop is happening because there’s a need to develop an emergency and pandemic plan in First Nations communities. Laviolette hopes the participants take the information they
learned back to their communities and establish these plans to help them get on the same level as a municipality, “So when an emergency happens, everybody is on the same playing field.” Participant Diana Nayanookeesic learned a lot over the week and will take back everything she learned to her com-
munity. “Hopefully communities can do it and hopefully we can get at least 50 per cent who’ve attended develop a plan,” Laviolette said. There are plans to have this workshop again next year Laviolette said.
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Participants in the Emergency Management Planning and Health Canada Pandemic Planning Tabletop workshop in Sioux Lookout go over their group’s plan with Larry Laviolette, back left. From left left are Ruby Bighead, Doug Pierce, Erin Otto and Miriam Cook.
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Elder James Morris reads a traditional story to children March 24 at the Sioux Lookout Public Library. Morris was participating in Sioux Lookout’s Race Relations Week.
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Final Review Forest Management Plan Inspection Whiskey Jack Forest 2009-2012 Contingency Forest Management Plan We Need Your Input The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), Abitibi Consolidated Company of Canada and the Kenora and Red Lake Local Citizen Committees (LCC), as part of the ongoing forest management planning process, would like to invite you to inspect the approved 2009-2012 Contingency Forest Management Plan (FMP) for Whiskey Jack Forest. Your input is needed to ensure the Contingency FMP reflects balanced and well-informed decisions for the Whiskey Jack Forest. The approved Contingency FMP includes information on: • The long-term management direction of the forest; • The planned operations for harvest, renewal and tending and access roads for the three-year term 2009-2012; and, • The major changes made after consultation of the draft Contingency FMP. How to Get Involved The approved Contingency FMP will be available for public inspection during normal office hours for 15 days (March 20 to April 3, 2009) at the following locations: • Kenora District Office, 808 Robertson Street, Kenora, Ontario, P9N 3X9, P.O. Box 5080, tel.: 807-468-2501, fax: 807-468-2736. • MNR Regional office, Suite 221A Ontario Government Building, 435 James Street South, Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6S8, Chris Schaefer at 807-475-1248. • Arrangements can be made to view the Contingency FMP at a location in Toronto by calling this number: 1-800-667-1940. The information and maps will also be available for public review on the MNR public website at ontario.ca/forestplans during the 15 day inspection period. An appointment with the MNR District Manager or with a planning team member during non-business hours may be made by calling 807-468-2501. Copies of the approved Contingency FMP and values maps may be obtained by contacting the MNR Kenora District office. Can’t Make It?
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The planning team members, the MNR District Manager and the LCC’s are available at any time during the public inspection period to meet with you and discuss your interests, issues or concerns.
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The winter ice roads in northwestern Ontario have a distinctive Thunder Bay feel to them. A new business, Loch Lomond Equipment Sales, opened in the summer of 2008 to get an early start on the 2009 winter road season.
The planning team for the forest management plan consisted of the following people: Stephen Duda, Project Manager (MNR) Hassan Mohamed, R.P.F., Plan Author (MNR) Kurt Pochailo, R.P.F., Management Forester (MNR) Dave C. Legg, R.P.F., Planning Superintendent (Abitibi Consolidated Company of Canada) Bob Boyce, R.P.F., (Weyerhaeuser Ltd.) Susan Jarvis, R.P.F., Planning Consultant (Abitibi Consolidated) Gregg Lloyd, R.P.F., Red Lake District (MNR) Ailbe Prendeville, Kenora Forest Products Henry Dribnenky, Kenora LCC Laurent Tetreault, Red Lake RMAC Joel Henley, Kenora Metis Council Doug Riffle, Wabuaskang First Nation Louis Seymour, Whitefish Bay First Nation Vince Quewezance, Wabaseemoong Independent Nations
“Because of their size and weight, they’re the perfect piece of machinery to use to build the roads.”
For further information, please contact: Dave C. Legg, R.P.F. Planning Superintendent Abitibi Consolidated Company of Canada 42 Ryerson Avenue Kenora Woodlands Division Fort Frances, ON P9A 3N2 Tel.: 807-274-5311, ext. 1215
Appreciative Inquiry approach could help First Nations people throughout the north. Looking forward is key to “Be appreciative of what you living life to its fullest, says a do,” Blacksmith said. “Let it be prominent First Nations leader. applicable to today. Let it be Speaking at the Embrace provocative.” Life Conference in Thunder Bay Blacksmith described a proMarch 23-25, Kenny Blacksmith vocative situation he and his said: “There has to be a moment family created years ago which when we do something as lead- eventually led to great change ers, when we come together and in his and other neighbouring see what gives life, remember communities in northern Quewhat gives life.” bec. Blacksmith, the founder of He and his family came to Gathering Nations International the realization that instead of and a former deputy grand chief waiting for a new home from of the Grand Council of Crees the band, they would look into said “when we think about what building their own. gives life, we will develop life “We designed our own giving responses.” home,” Blacksmith said. “And He was speaking about a pos- we soon figured out it was not itive image and positive action a house, but a castle. But we concept called Appreciative dreamed big – God is big.” Inquiry. He said outside influBlacksmith said it took plenty ences set a standard in one’s of negotiations with the band mindset, which leads to people and the bank, but eventually becoming what is in their mind. they built their dream home. “If society tells you all the “It is the biggest home on negative, and you carry this in the reserve,” Blacksmith said. your brain, you will also be neg- “Other reserve members came ative,” Blacksmith said, noting to us and asked how we did this. that many people carry baggage We told them about the dream from suicide and other prob- we had that we could do this on March 30,“The 2009 lems in the north. biblical our own. answer is the Lord came to give “We told them how we just life. Instead of speaking death, gave life to that big dream, how we speak life. Inexorably, that following the dream we were 4 COL x 147 AGATES changes our whole mindset.” able to change the direction of Blacksmith brought up an what was in us.” Completed by:son’s Javier Espinoza episode from his past, Blacksmith said other people when he was angry at the whole in their region have since folworld, at the church, at every- lowed their lead to build their thing. own dream homes. “I said, ‘Hey son, do you “If Pikangikum could be at remember a time when you its very best, what could it be,” were very happy,’” Blacksmith Blacksmith said. “Imagine the said. “He stopped. ‘I remember best. Dream big because God is when you and I went camping big. He will lead us to achieving and fishing, just you and me. that.” We spent time together, just you Blacksmith said he believes and me.’” the door to a negative past will Blacksmith said when his son close for some of the people in remembered things that gave attendance, while a new door life to his whole mindset, his opens. whole attitude changed. “You will begin to walk as a “Some change,” Blacksmith new person,” he said. “And the said. “He remembered things Henny Pennys (negative beliefs) that made him happy.” will be gone. You will walk like Blacksmith believes the a new person.”
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For more information, contact us:
Hassan Mohamed, R.P.F. Resource Analyst Ministry of Natural Resources 808 Robertson Street Kenora, ON P9N 3X9 Tel.: 807-468-2580
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Kenora Local Citizens Committee Henry Dribnenky 42 Ryerson Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3T 3S2
Red Lake Resource Management Advisory Committee Laurent Tetreault Box 264 Balmertown, ON P0V 1C0
MNR is collecting your personal information and comments under the authority of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act. Any personal information you provide (address, name, telephone, etc.) will be protected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, however, your comments will become part of the public consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may be used by the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) to send you further information related to this forest management planning exercise. If you have questions about the use of your personal information, please contact Hassan Mohamed at 807-468-2580.
– Rick Prior
Loch Lomond sells used snow groomers – predominately Bombardier equipment – to First Nations in the area to help with their road construction. “Because of their size and weight, they’re the perfect piece of machinery to use to build the roads,” said the business’s co-owner Rick Prior along with Ward Bond. “They offer high floatation, a blade and cargo deck.” At 1.65 metres wide and 5,900 kilograms, they can be operated on as little as 37.5 centimetres of ice.
“It’s like the difference between walking on snow with boots or showshoes,” Prior said, in explaining why the groomers can be operated over less ice. “These machines offer communities the chance to start working on their roads sooner and possibly lengthen their season.” Despite their size, they can be shipped on a flatbed truck, making delivery easy, Prior said. Several northern communities have already ordered a groomer for next winter. To date, the business has sold six groomers, two graders and one tractor to First Nations in Ontario. Among those communities who have dealt with Loch Lomond for equipment or parts are Webequie, Eabametoong, Sachigo Lake, North Spirit Lake, Kitchenuhmaykoosib, Neskantaga, Deer Lake, Poplar Hill and Fort Severn. “We’re hoping for sustainable repeat business,” Prior said. Before the equipment is sold, it’s checked mechanically. “After it’s sold, we don’t expect problems,” Prior said. “But, we stand behind our equipment. We can send guys for repairs whenever necessary.” The business is already scouting new used equipment for the 2010 season. It comes from throughout North America.
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Thunder Bay high school students introduced to trades Catherine Sergerie Wawatay News
First Nations students in Thunder Bay traded their normal classes March 4-5 for something a little different. Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board (SLAAMB) and Northern Nishnawbe Education Council (NNEC) hosted an Introduction to the Trades at Dennis
Franklin Cromarty High School (DFCHS). The event provided First Nation high school students in Thunder Bay, including DFCHS students, with a unique opportunity to learn about the trades, to experience hands-on activities involving the trades and to learn what is required academically in order to pursue a career in the trades. Included were presentations
and information sharing with eight trades unions, Canadian Armed Forces, Hydro One Networks, Wasaya Airways, Advantage Electric, Confederation College and several construction firms working in the area. “The trades and apprenticeship fields are not well known in First Nations communities,” said SLAAMB co-ordinator, Bob Bruyere. “But there are a lot of great
careers in the trades.” Bruyere said it was also an opportunity to encourage the youth to stay in school and to graduate. “Students who think college or university isn’t for them drop out because they don’t see any other career choices outside of what they see in their community. They don‘t think about getting into a trade.” He said over the next few
years, there will be a shortage of trades people across Canada and feels it’s only logical that those spots be filled by First Nations. “There are a lot of job opportunities right now in Sioux Lookout, with construction of the new hospital. There are a lot of jobs in remote communities for power line technicians. And a lot of jobs are available with Hydro One.”
SLAAMB is currently working with Hydro One promoting the trades and apprenticeships to First Nation communities and have an agreement to hire First Nations. “First Nation people are here to stay,” said Bruyere. “There are a lot of people in First Nation communities across northwestern Ontario for the trades to tap into for the next generation of trades people.”
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First Nation students from several Thunder Bay high schools participated in an introduction to the trades at Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School March 4-5.
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NAN to study jury representation Lenny Carpenter
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A new First Nations coalition will be formed by NAN with the goal of obtaining a full report on the scope and circumstances surrounding the lack of First Nations jury representation in Ontario. In a resolution passed by the chiefs at the NAN Winter Chiefs Assembly, the coalition – consisting of NAN and Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto (ALST) – will commence legal proceedings against Ontario to conduct a formal review on the lack of First Nations jury presentation. The issue was discovered last September during preinquest hearings on the deaths of Ricardo Wesley and Jamie Goodwin, who died in a fire at the Kashechewan police station on Jan. 8, 2006. NAN Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler said they were made aware that the Kenora coroner’s office selected a jury which did not any include any First Nations people, despite the number of First Nations people living in the Kenora District. “The family requested that they be given assurance that their First Nation be given representation,” he said, “but they were not.” There are 45 First Nation communities within the Kenora judicial district, including Kashechewan. Section 6(8) of the Juries Act states that: “...the sheriff shall
select names of eligible persons inhabiting the reserve in the same manner as if the reserve were a municipality.” ALST lawyer Julian Falconer, who represents the Wesley family, explained that the Ontario justice department was using band lists from 2000, which meant that any First Nations person that came of age since has not been considered for a jury. “So while First Nations are over-represented in jails, they are under-represented on juries,” he said. “If they go on trial, it won’t be a trial by their peers.” Falconer said they have requested numerous times for the province to conduct an internal review or produce a report on the lack of First Nation jury representation. They have been met with either no reply or a denial of access to the information. Instead, the province offered its support in resolving the issue. “It’s a very odd conundrum,” Falconer said. “They’re saying ‘We will help to find a solution, but we won’t tell you the problem.’ I find it to be patronizing and self-serving of the government.” In response these claims, Ministry of the Attorney General spokesman Brendan Crawley said the McGuinty government has been working with Aboriginal partners to improve the criminal justice system’s understanding of First Nations, Métis and Inuit justice systems
and perspectives. “With respect to maintaining jury rolls,” Crawley stated in an email, “the Ministry continues to pursue ways to enhance the inclusion of First Nations persons in jury rolls, including increasing the number of questionnaires being sent to persons living on reserves based on existing information, communicating in the most common First Nations languages, and contacting Band leaders to make additional requests for updated Band electoral lists.” “The Ministry remains committed to working collaboratively with First Nations communities and representatives to improve participation in the jury process.” Crawley added that the ministry has met with Falconer and his clients in January to discuss “this important issue,” and has requested further meetings. “The Ministry is working collaboratively with First Nations to identify and solve issues. Working together in this way recognizes information-sharing priorities while most effectively focusing resources to improve the system.” A First Nations Coalition on Juries, consisting of NAN, ALST, Chiefs of Ontario, Grand Council Treaty No. 3 and the Indigenous Bar Association, was originally established to obtain a full report; but the lack of cooperation from the province incited the new coalition. No timeline was given for the start of legal proceedings.
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Research table gathers thoughts about languages Rick Garrick
Wawatay News
How do we keep Indigenous languages flourishing was the focus of Lakehead University’s Indigenous Language Research Table. “How can we bring those languages alive?” said Isadore Toulouse, an Ojibwe language instructor with the York Region District School Board and Lakehead University’s Native Language Instructors Program. “How can we bring this (issue) to the forefront?” Toulouse suggested teaching Indigenous languages in a high school setting as French is similarly taught. Patricia Ningewance-Nadeau
suggested a focus on literacy in reading and writing in the language and the production of high quality language text books that look as good as other language books as means to promote the language. “In order to make (books, audios and videos), you need to be able to read and write Ojibwe as easily as you read and write English,” said Ningewance-Nadeau, an Indigenous Language Institute board member and the author of a number of Ojibwe language instruction books, including Anishinaabemodaa: Becoming a Successful Ojibwe Eavesdropper, Talking Gookom’s Language and Pocket Ojibwe. “When you are publish-
ing books, you have to make the books look good. There’s too many spiral-bound books around. We have to make them look like real books, so (their title) can be seen in a library or book store.” Ningewance-Nadeau remembers avoiding glossy book covers when she first started publishing. “I was too afraid to go for a glossy cover because I thought it was too expensive,” Ningewance-Nadeau said. “Now I go for the best. It doesn’t matter what it costs, it’s the quality that matters.” Agnes Hardy, an Elder from Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek, said children lose interest in the language when their
families no longer use the language on a daily basis.
“When you are publishing books, you have to make the books look good. There’s too many spiral-bound books around.” – Patricia Ningewance-Nadeau
“I teach children ages four to 12,” Hardy said. “They’re interested in the language, but when they take it home nobody is interested in it there. Use it as a first language.”
The Indigenous Language Research Table was held March 13 at the Bartley Residence Conference Centre. Laura Buker presented her film Importance of Language Diversity in the World; Ningewance-Nadeau, Heather Blair, from the Canadian Indigenous Language and Literacy Development Institute, and Roy Morris, from the Kwayaciiwin Education Resource Centre, delivered speeches; and Buker, Toulouse, Morris and Shy-Anne Horvorka presented the Language Tables over two sessions in the afternoon. Elder Ron Morrisseau opened the event. Lakehead University’s Faculty of Education and Office of
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Aboriginal Initiatives sponsored the event, which may eventually form the foundation for the establishment of an Indigenous Languages Research Institute to serve Indigenous language preservation, maintenance and revitalization efforts. “People thought it would be good to have a central clearing house for research and ideas,” said Stelómethet Ethel Gardner, chairwoman of Aboriginal Education at Lakehead University, estimating that about 50 to 60 people from the First Nation community attended the daylong event. “For sure there need to be resources. There are not enough resources, there needs to be more literature.”
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