Sachigo waiting for clean up PAGES 10 and 11
Little Bands in Sioux Lookout PAGES 12 to 13 Vol. 38 #05
Conclusion of Reclaiming Life PAGES B1, B6 and B7
March 3, 2011
9,300 copies distributed $1.50 Northern Ontario’s First Nation Voice since 1974
www.wawataynews.ca
Universal vote decision coming this summer
Taking questions
Rick Garrick Wawatay News
A final decision on a 2012 universal vote for Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s grand chief and three deputy grand chiefs is scheduled for this year’s Keewaywin Conference. “Every time we presented (on a universal vote concept) for the last six years, we get a new ongoing mandate to continue to flush out some of the questions the communities/chiefs have,” said Grand Chief Stan Beardy. “The chiefs have said come the next Keewaywin (Conference) they will make a final decision.” The mandate for a universal vote was first introduced in 2003 to involve all NAN members in the decision-making and political process systems. “It is definitely one of the priorities,” Beardy said. “What’s important to note here is that the chiefs realize their people have to be involved in where we are going in the 21st century with Nishnawbe Aski as a nation of people.” The universal vote would provide NAN members 18 years of age or older with the right to vote for the grand chief and the deputy grand chiefs. Member eligibility and a voters list would be established based on criteria set out by the NAN chiefs in Nishtam Ahkiiwininiwuk, the Foundation of our Nation document. Each First Nation would provide a voters list, based on the rules set by the NAN chiefs. Beardy said one of the main concerns has been the cost of completing a universal vote. “But we’re looking at technology, cost-savings and how it can be done,” Beardy said. “They (the chiefs) want to set up something that will be ongoing once they give the final go ahead. But it is something that will definitely happen. They want to involve their people in the direction of NAN.” Another concern is the loss of influence smaller communities could face in a one vote per NAN member process. The current voting system gives each community the same influence even though some may have thousands of band members and others have less than one hundred band members. “Normally it’s the smaller communities that need help the most,” Beardy said. “If they don’t have the political voice within the new structure, we have to have some safety mechanisms in place to make sure those little communities are heard because we are all the same within the treaty territory. We have equal rights under the Canadian constitution. We have equal inherent rights and it is the rights holders that define the nation itself. So we have to find a way that is fairly, as much as possible, equal and equitable.” see PROCESS page 14
Chris Kornacki/Special to Wawatay News
Ring of Fire coordinator Christine Kaszycki spoke at the 2011 Nishnawbe Aski Nation First Nation Economic Summit in Thunder Bay Feb. 24. Kaszycki addressed issues surrounding the development of the Ring Of Fire. See story on page 8. More Economic Summit coverage found on pages 3 and 9.
ᑭᒋ ᐱᐣᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᐅᓀᐣᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑫᓂᐱᐠ ᕑᐃᐠ ᑫᕑᐃᐠ ᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᐣ
ᑭᔓᓀᐣᑕᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᐁᐧ 2012 ᑭᒋ ᐱᐣᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭᒋ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᔦ ᓂᐦᓯᐣ ᑭᒋ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓀᓴᐠ ᑲᐃᐧ ᐱᐣᒋᐁᐧᐱᓇᒪᐃᐧᐣᑕᐧ ᐊᒥᐦᐃ ᐁᐃᔑ ᐅᓇᐦᑌᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑭᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᒋ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒋᑕᔑᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᐊᐦᑭᐊᐧᐠ. ᑕᓴᐧ ᑲᐸᑭᑎᓇᒪᐣᐠ ᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ (ᐃᐁᐧ ᐱᐣᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐣᒋ) ᐊᔕ ᐅᓇᑕᐣᐠ ᐣᑯᑕᐧᓯ ᐊᐦᑭ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ, ᐊᒥᐱᑯ ᐁᐃᔑ ᐱᒪᓄᑲᑕᒪᑭᐣ ᐅᐢᑭ ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒋᐱᒥ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᔭᐣᐠ ᐅᑲᑫᐧᑌᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ/ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᑲᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᑭᒋ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐢᑕᐣ ᐯᔭᑎ. ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᑭᐃᑭᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐊᔭᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑭᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ (ᑭᒋ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᐃᐧᐣ) ᐅᑲᐸᑭᑎᓇᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᑭᔓᓀᐣᑕᒧᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ. ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᑭ ᐅᓇᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑫᐃᔑ ᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ ᑭᒋ ᐱᐣᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᑭᐅᓇᑌᐸᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ 2003 ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᑎᐯᐣᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᑕᑯᓇᑲᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐅᓀᐣᒋᑲᓂᐊᐧᓂᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑲᔦ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐅᓇᒋᑲᓂᐊᐣᐠ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒋᓀᐣᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ, ᐯᔭᑎ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᔥ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᒌ ᓀᐣᑕᑲᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᓂᓯᑕᐃᐧᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ
ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᐅᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒧᐊᐧᐣ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᓂᐣᐨ ᐅᐁᐧ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᐊᓂᓯᓭᑭᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑭᓇᐃᐧᐣᐟ ᐅᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᑎᐯᐣᑕᑯᓯᔭᐠ. ᐃᐁᐧ ᑭᒋ ᐱᐣᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑲᐅᐤᒋ ᑎᐯᐣᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ 18 ᑲᑕᓱᐱᐳᓀᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐃᐢᐱᒥᐣᐠ ᐅᑲᑭ ᐱᐣᒋᐁᐧᐱᓇᒪᐊᐧᐊᐧᐣ ᑭᒋ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑭᒋ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᓀᓴᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᔥ ᐃᒪ ᑫᐃᔑ ᓂᐱᑌᐱᐦᐃᑲᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᑭ ᐱᐣᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᑕᐃᔑ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓱᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭ ᐃᔑ ᐅᓇᑐᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᐃᒪ ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᓂᑲᑌᐠ, ᑲᑭ ᐅᐣᒋ ᒪᒋᓭᑭᐸᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ. ᑲᑭᓇ ᐃᐢᑯᓂᑲᓇᐣ ᑕᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᓂᐱᑌᐱᐦᐃᑲᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᐧ ᐱᐣᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑫᐊᐧᐨ, ᑲᑭ ᐃᔑ ᐅᓇᑐᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ. ᐯᔭᑎ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐯᔑᐠ ᑫᑯᐣ ᑲᒪᒥᑎᓀᐣᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ ᒣᑎᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᐧ ᑭᒋᔑᑲᑌᐠ ᑭᒋ ᐱᐣᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ. ᐃᐁᐧ ᐣᑎᔑ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᐣᑕᒥᐣ ᐅᐢᑭ ᐊᐸᒋᑕᑲᓇᐣ, ᐊᓂᐣ ᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᐸᐣᑭ ᑫᑭ ᐃᔑ ᒣᑎᓂᑲᓂᐊᐧᑭᐸᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑕᔥ ᑫᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ, ᐯᔭᑎ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ (ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ) ᐅᐃᐧ ᐅᓇᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᑫᑭ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᑲᐯᐦᐃ ᑫᑭ ᐊᐸᑕᑭᐸᐣ ᐊᐱ ᑭᑭᔓᓀᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ. ᐱᒋᓇᐠ ᑕᔥ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑕᓂᐃᓯᓭ. ᐅᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒥᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᓂᒪᐊᐧᐣ ᒋᐃᐧᑐᑲᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ
ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᑎᐯᐣᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ. ᑯᑕᐠ ᑫᑯᐣ ᑲᒪᒥᑎᓀᐣᑕᒥᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᐠ ᐊᐦᐃ ᑲᐊᑲᓯᐣᑭᐣ ᐃᐢᑯᓂᑲᓇᐣ ᐯᔑᐠ ᐁᐦᑕ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐸᑭᑎᓇᑲᓄᐨ ᒋᐅᐣᒋ ᐱᐣᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑫᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᑎᐯᐣᑕᑯᓯᐨ ᑲᑭ ᐅᓇᑌᑭᐸᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᐧᓂᑯ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐱᐣᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᓇᑌᐠ ᑲᑭᓇ ᑲᑕᓱ ᐸᐯᔑᑲᐧᑭᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐃᔑᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᐣᒋᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᒥᓴᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒋᒥᑕᓱᒥᑕᓇ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᑎᐯᐣᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑕᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᔦ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᓄᐣᑕ ᒥᑕᓱᒥᑕᓇ ᐁᐦᑕᔑᐊᐧᐨ. ᒥᐃᐧᓂᑯ ᑫᑲᐟ ᓇᔑᓀ ᐁᐃᓯᓭᐠ ᐃᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᐊᑲᓯᑭᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ, ᐯᔭᑎ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᑭᐢᐱᐣ ᐁᑲ ᑫᑯᐣ ᐃᔑᓂᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᐧ ᐅᐢᑭ ᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ, ᒥᔕᐱᑯ ᐁᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᐠ ᑭᓇᐃᐧᐣᐟ ᒋᐅᓇᑐᔭᐠ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑭᐃᔑ ᐃᐧᒋᑐᔭᑭᐸᓂᐣ ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐃᐢᑯᓂᑲᓀᓴᐣ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᓄᐣᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐅᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᒧᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑕᐱᓇᑲ ᑲᑭᓇ ᒪᒪᐤ ᑭᑐᐣᒋ ᑎᐯᐣᑕᑯᓯᒥᐣ. ᑲᑭᓇ ᑕᐱᑕ ᒪᐢᑲᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑭᑕᔭᒥᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᑭᑕᔭᒥᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐃᐧ ᒪᐢᑲᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᔥ ᐃᐁᐧ ᒪᐢᑲᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᒋᐃᐧᓇᒪᐣᐠ ᒥᔕᐦᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐅᐊᐧᑫᔭᐣᐠ ᑲᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐃᐧᔭᐣᐠ. ᒥᑕᔥ ᐁᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᐠ ᒋᓇᓇᐣᑐᓇᒪᐠ ᑫᓇᐦᐃᓇᑲᐧᐠ, ᐊᓂᓂᑯ ᑫᐊᑯᓭᑭᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ, ᑕᐱᑕ ᒥᓇ ᒥᓄᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒥᑎᐃᐧᓂᐠ.
Get your family, fans and teammates to the games on time!
C a l l 1 - 8 7 7 - 4 W A S AYA t o d a y ! Proud Sponsor of
Northern First Nations Hockey Tournament
ᑲᐧᐣᐢᑕᐣᐢ ᕑᐁᐠ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐊᕑᑎᕑ ᒧᕑ ᐅᒪᒥᑎᓀᐣᑕᒧᐦᐃᑯᓇᐣ ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᐧ ᐊᓂ ᐊᐣᑕᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑭᒋ ᐱᐣᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐣᒋ. ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᐱᑕ ᒋᐃᔑ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒪᑲᓄᐨ ᐊᐃᔭᐧ ᑲᐅᓂᓇᑲᓄᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᓂᑎᓀᐣᑕᐣ, ᒧᕑ ᐃᑭᑐ, ᐃᐁᐧ ᐃᐧᓂᑯ ᐁᐃᔑ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᐣᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᐊᔭᐱᑕᔑᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᐊᑎᐟ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᔑᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᒥᑕᔥ ᐁᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᐠ ᒋᐅᐣᒋ ᒪᒋᓭᐠ ᐅᓀᓀᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᔥ ᓂᒪᒥᑎᓀᐣᑕᒥᐦᐃᑯᐣ ᐁᑲ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᑭ ᐅᓀᓀᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ. ᐯᔭᑎ ᑭᐃᑭᑐᐸᐣ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᑭ ᐊᐦᑭᐊᐧᑭᐸᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑭᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᒋ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᐢᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᐁᓇᓇᐱ ᑲᑫᐧᒋᒥᑯᐨ ᐊᓇᐦᐱ, ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᐅᐢᑲᑎᓯᐊᐧᐨ, ᑫᑭ ᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐅᓂᓂᑲᓂᐊᐧᓂᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐣᐠ. ᐃᐁᐧ ᑕᔥ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᑐᑕᒪᐣᐠ, ᑲᐱᑲᑭᐁᐧ ᓇᓇᓯᑲᑯᔦᐠ ᐁᓇᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᒪᐣᐠ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑭ ᐃᔑ ᒪᑕᓄᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᒋᑭ ᑕᑯᓇᑲᓄᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᑲᑭᓇ ᑭᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒥᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐅᓀᓂᒪᑲᓄᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᔦ ᒋᐊᔭᔭᐠ ᐅᓀᐣᑕᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᑫᑯ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᑫᑭ ᐅᔑᑕᒪᓯᔭᑭᐸᐣ ᐃᔑᓃ ᑲᐣ, ᐯᔭᑎ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᑭᐊᐦᑭᐊᐧᐠ ᓴᑭᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ 29 th ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓯᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᒋ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᐃᐧᐣ. ᐃᓇᐱᐣ ᐸᑭᑭᓂᑲᓂᐠ 6