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Youth learn survival, culture Chris Kornacki Wawatay News

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Three groups of rafters set out from Hearst to travel 285 miles down the Kenogami and Albany rivers to Fort Albany First Nation in late May. The rafters arrived in Fort Albany June 6 after a 10 day journey. The rivers are the traditional travel routes of Fort Albany, Constance Lake and many other neighbouring First Nations. The youth who took part in the expedition want to connect with that heritage. Tina Williams, 18, was just recently elected to council in her community of Fort Albany. Not wanting to miss the opportunity she joined the journey because she misses the river. “I love the water and floating down the river. I don’t care about how many days it takes I’m just enjoying my time here,” Williams said. Her favorite part of the trip was visiting her family’s gravesites and learning about the history of her family in certain places along the river. “I went to go see my great-grandmother’s grave and I found out that my uncle died on this river and his grave is along the river where he passed away,” she said. The trip is part of the Paquataskamik Project, a community-based research and learning program. Its goal is to encourage dialogue between young and old and to understand the importance of traditional territory to a community’s well being. Based out of Fort Albany, the project involves the ongoing process of bringing together youth, adults and Elders. Paquataskamik is the Cree word for all of nature and everything it contains. Sheila Gruner, assistant professor at Algoma University is working on the project. She joined the rafters for a brief period. “Everyone is interested in being out on the land,” Gruner said. “Being out on the land to share the knowledge of the land to the youth. Finding out the stories about some of the sites along the river, and the ecological information too.” She said the project is a land-based strategy to map certain areas, a continuation of work since people first arrived about 10,000 years ago. “It’s recognition of the knowledge that already exists in the area and also raising awareness about the river itself and the cultural meaning to the communities,” Gruner said.

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A group of 17 rafters from Fort Albany First Nation made a 10-day journey along the Kenogami and Albany Rivers from Hearst to Fort Albany. The rafters left May 27 and arrived in the community June 6. The trip was part of the Paquataskamik Project, a community-based research and learning program. The project’s goal is to encourage dialogue between young and old and to understand the importance of traditional territory to a community’s well being. The raft was 63 feet long and 16 feet wide.

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Federal budget ‘does not deliver on First nation needs’ Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Calls are being made for equitable, stable and sustainable funding for First Nations after the new federal budget was announced June 6. “Our people have been underfunded for many years now and we see the results in the poor conditions in too many of our communities and the poor health of too many of our people,” said National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo. “This budget does not deliver on these very real needs.” Atleo said First Nations have set clear plans based on their rights and treaties to build their economies, strengthen their governments and create safe and secure communities for their people. “We want to work with the government to ensure First Nations are included in plans to make this country stable, secure and prosperous,” Atleo said.

“We can make real change in a short time but we have to act now.” Delivered by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in the House of Commons, the budget included references to a joint effort to arrive at “concrete and positive changes in First Nation education to bring greater success and opportunities for First Nation students,” but did not include any investment for First Nations education. Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus is concerned about the lack of new funds for First Nation education in the June 6 federal budget. “What I find disturbing is there’s lots of talk about First Nations education,” Angus said. “Obviously they’re feeling the effects of the Shannen’s Dream campaign, but I don’t see any money set aside to actually deal with the shortfall in First Nation education.” The Shannen’s Dream campaign was launched in

November 2010 after Shannen Koostachin, a young First Nation activist from Attawapiskat who was nominated for an International Children’s Peace Prize, passed away in May 2010 in a car accident. Her dream was that all First Nation children should be able to get an education in clean “comfy” schools just as nonNative children do. Kenora MP Greg Rickford said the federal government has reached out to the AFN and other stakeholders to develop region-specific plans to ensure the diverse needs of remote isolated First Nations are met. The budget did commit an additional $30 million over two years to the First Nation Policing Program, $22 million for fuel tanks in First Nations to comply with environmental safety standards and $8 million for deployment of clean energy technologies. Rickford said the $22 million for fuel tanks was a top prior-

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ity in his budget requests to the minister of finance because many First Nations in the Kenora riding are off grid and depend on diesel generating stations to power their community infrastructure. Rickford said $8 million for clean energy technologies will be delivered over the next two years in isolated First Nation communities. “That is going to be manifested in a variety of activities that focus on reducing their reliance on non-renewable fuels over time,” Rickford said. “In some of the communities there is a lot more work to do but obviously getting hooked up to (power) grid lines is a priority.” Rickford said an additional $20 million is also being invested over the next two years into the First Nations Land Management program, which supports and develops First Nation land management capacity. “We’re investing an addi-

tional $30 million over two years for the First Nations Policing Program,” Rickford said, noting he made a specific request to the minister of finance on First Nations policing. “We have been involved in building, or replacing, or rehabilitating a number of police stations in the Kenora riding. Sandy Lake comes to mind obviously, Webequie, but there are still more communities that need that support.” Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus is also concerned about the phase out of quarterly allowances for political parties announced in the budget. The Harper government is keeping its election pledge to wean Canada’s political parties off public funds by ending the $2-per-vote subsidy. The subsidy puts about $27 million per year into the federal parties coffers. The June 6 budget proposes to phase out the subsidy until it disappears completely by 2015-16.

“The per-vote subsidy was set up so we could get some fairness in election politics so it wasn’t just controlled by big money,” Angus said. “This is a real attempt by the Conservatives to try and snuff out the Liberal party, what’s left of the Bloc (Québécois) and it can go after the NDP (New Democratic Party).” But Rickford said the taxpayer has been supporting the political parties for too long. “We’re phasing that (pervote) subsidy out,” he said. “We don’t believe the taxpayers should be bearing the costs of a political party. “We just felt we could make better use of the taxpayers dollars and the government of Canada’s monies for other more important priorities than supporting political parties.” The subsidy will be reduced by 0.51 cents a year starting Apr. 1, 2012. When it ends, savings will add up to about $30 million a year.

Assault with a weapon for throwing objects at pedestrians Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Thunder Bay Police Const. Barry Ritch knows first-hand how it feels to have an object thrown at him from a moving vehicle. “It happened right at the station,” Ritch said about an incident that happened to him about five years ago. “I was jogging before I start my shift and a beer bottle was thrown at my head.” Ritch said a similar incident had just happened at a bar so the police were able to track down the suspect and charge him with assault with a weapon. “He ended up going to jail,” Ritch said. “He wrote an apology letter from jail to me, which is fantastic.” Although the beer bottle didn’t hit him, Ritch said the intent was there to hit him with the bottle. He said an object thrown from a vehicle travelling at 50 kilometres per hour plus the average person’s throwing speed of about 20 kilometres

per hour will add up to “a lot of velocity.” “At first I was very upset,” Ritch said. “I couldn’t believe this could happen to me. Yes, I was a victim. Although it didn’t hit me, it still upset me very much. What did I do to deserve this?” Thunder Bay Police have encouraged people who have objects thrown at them from moving vehicles to report the incident quoting incident number P11027242. “Egg throwing or incidents like this happen in any city,” said Goyce Kakegamic, education coordinator for KO Secondary School Services. “The secret is that you got to report it. Call 911 and report it because that should not be tolerated. No one deserves that kind of treatment.” KO Secondary School Service’s Leona Rae recently reported an egg-throwing incident to police that happened to her and her boyfriend this spring on Memorial Avenue in Thunder Bay. “He usually walks close to

the road — he doesn’t like me walking on that side — good thing I guess,” Rae said. “We were walking and all of a sudden these two vehicles drove by real fast, so fast I couldn’t see their faces or their licence plates or anything. All I heard was him yell out in pain and he was covered in yolk.” Rae said some of the egg yolk also splattered on her, but her boyfriend got the worst of it. “He actually got bruised just from the impact of the egg,” Rae said. “We kind of felt embarrassed and angry. He was so mad he was going to stand there and wait for them to come back.” Rae said the police thanked them for reporting the crime, even though they couldn’t offer much information about the people who threw the egg. “We couldn’t say what the guys looked like, what kind of vehicle they were driving,” Rae said. “It all just happened so fast.” Rae said some KO Secondary School Service students have reported similar incidents.

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New school won’t be ‘another broken promise’ Funding in place for Attawapiskat to get new school by 2013 James Thom Wawatay News

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Fort William First Nation Coun. Georjann Morriseau speaks about concerns the community has regarding Horizon Wind Inc.’s proposed Big Thunder Wind Park development plans during a May 30 meeting at the Fort William First Nation Community Centre.

Wind farm idea not sitting well with nearby First Nation Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Fort William First Nation community members have given a firm and loud rejection to the Big Thunder Wind Park development plans. “Look at the crowd – this isn’t over,” said Wyatt Bannon, pointing out the more than 200 people from the community and Thunder Bay who protested Horizon Wind Inc.’s proposed plans to build 16 wind turbines on the community’s traditional lands south-west of Mt. McKay during the company’s May 30 meeting at the Fort William First Nation Community Centre. “I think we sent a clear message to (Horizon). We don’t want them and we are going to stop them.” Horizon had set up the twohour meeting to deliver a presentation on their plans, which call for the eventual development of 16 wind turbines to produce 32 MW of clean and renewable energy for more than 9,000 homes. The first phase of the project calls for the construction of eight wind turbines, which would produce 16.5 MW of power. Community members stood up at the beginning of the meeting and prevented Horizon representatives from delivering their presentation while they brought up a number of their concerns, including possible

impacts on Mt. McKay and the community’s reserve lands and traditional lands from blasting, land clearing and construction of the wind turbines as well as the operation of the wind turbines. Mt. McKay is a sacred site that continues to be visited by people from across Turtle Island. “As the custodians and keepers of this mountain, it is our responsibility to ensure that doesn’t happen and to protect it for everybody who uses it,” said Fort William band councillor Georjann Morriseau. “We do berry picking, naming ceremonies, we offer our offerings to the Thunderbird and the keepers of the water. People come from far and wide to visit that site right there.” Concerns were also raised about possible damage to the waters of Loch Lomond, a spring-fed lake located behind Mt. McKay near the proposed development. Loch Lomond had been a source of municipal water for the City of Thunder Bay until 2008. Some community members asked if blasting would affect Loch Lomond’s water levels. “There is a pristine water source up there – Loch Lomond,” Bannon said. “That needs to be protected.” Possible impacts to moose migration routes in the area were also raised during the meeting.

“Their first stage of the project will cut a path straight in the middle of a moose corridor, where all the moose come from,” he said. “It’s going to devastate the moose hunting.” Bannon and many of the community members believe the area’s moose populations will suffer if their migration routes are disturbed. Many families in the community rely on moose as a food supply.

“As the custodians and keepers of this mountain, it is our responsibility to protect it for everybody who uses it.” – Georjann Morriseau

“They feed their families, they feed the community with that meat,” said Morriseau. “We need the moose to continue to thrive and continue to produce for our people.” Although the Horizon representatives left the meeting without providing any immediate comments, comments were e-mailed the next day expressing concerns that community members had been misinformed about the project. “I was particularly surprised at the response from the com-

munity given that Fort William First Nation has been pursuing their own renewable energy projects for some years and is known to be a progressive community,” said Anthony Zwig, CEO and president of Horizon Wind Inc., in the e-mailed comments. “I do however believe that there is a way forward and we want to start by ensuring that people get the opportunity to receive accurate project information. Only then can they truly make their own decisions whether they are in support or against the project.” Fort William First Nation recently signed an agreement with SkyPower Limited, Canada’s leading developer of solar energy, for development of a 10-megawatt solar park on its lands. Horizon addressed some of the community’s concerns in the e-mail, noting they have moved turbines three football fields away from Loch Lomond, they have identified moose habitat was four kilometres away from the nearest turbine, and blasting will be designed, checked and approved by a qualified engineer to ensure safety and proper procedure. The company was also concerned that its project coordinator was denied the opportunity to make a presentation at the meeting explaining the project, its location and its potential impacts.

Caution issued over contaminated sturgeon Tim Quequish Wawatay News

Moose Cree First Nation has issued a contamination warning to its community members after a July 2010 study of sturgeon in the region. A public notice sent out May 20 said sturgeon found in the nearby Abitibi River are contaminated with heavy metals. The notice advises against eating the fish. The Abitibi River

flows into the Moose River, which the communities of Moosonee and Moose Cree are located on. Peter Wesley, associate executive director for Moose Cree First Nation, is telling community members not to panic. He said the notice is a precautionary measure since the study is still in its early stages. Wesley would not say much about the study or the contamination. He wants to see the

impact of the contamination on other species of fish in the region by testing walleye, trout and other types of fish. Lillian Trapper, lands use plan coordinator for Moose Cree First Nation, said she does not know where the contamination came from. “We need to conduct further research because this was the initial study,” Trapper said. Moose Cree has contacted a non-governmental toxicologist,

as well as a governmental toxicologist. Trapper said she still has to bring the toxicologist’s analysis back to her committee to get direction. Trapper said as long as the fish is not more than 31 inches in length, it should be fine. Moose Cree sent samples of sturgeon to a certified lab in Toronto and a second set of samples to a government lab. “I’d like to see both to do a comparison,” Trapper said.

Failure is not an option for the new elementary school in Attawapiskat. Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy won’t allow it to turn into another broken promise. “I promise I will do my best as grand chief to continue the political pressure so that the promise is fulfilled by the government,” Beardy said. John Duncan, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (AAND), announced his ministry had set aside funding over the next three years to speed up progress on the design and construction of a new elementary school for the community. The announcement was made May 19. “Investing in education is key to preparing youth to make a successful contribution to their community, and more importantly, to ensuring they have a future full of opportunities,” Duncan said in a press release. “Our government is taking action and is working with all parties to accelerate efforts to build a new school in the Attawapiskat First Nation.” The announcement comes after previous Indian Affairs minister Chuck Strahl said in December 2009 that construction for a new school would be added to the departments budget. The recent announcement

confirms funding has been set aside to accelerate the process. In the Nov. 25 edition of Wawatay News, Duncan made a similar comment. “We actually made an announcement just more than a year ago that we would be replacing the school in Attawapiskat,” Duncan was quoted in the story. “We’ve allocated money this year in the capital plan. It’s anticipated the assessment, design and construction phases will all be complete by the end of 2013.” Getting a new school for Attawapiskat has been a difficult task for the community. The community was promised a new school in 2005, but it was told in December 2007 the project would be shelved for at least five years. While the 2009 announcement brought hope, little progress has been made since then on design and construction. But with funding now in place, the school is expected to be open by 2013. Attawapiskat has been without an elementary school since 2000 when it closed due to diesel fuel contamination. Since then, students have been taught in portables. “I’m very excited there has been a commitment, a promise made to Attawapiskat to build a new school,” Beardy said. “We’ve been pushing and demanding equal opportunity for education.” That’s what the new school will give the students, he said.

Grassy and MNR debate road repair James Thom Wawatay News

The Ministry of Natural Resources has agreed to repair a bridge in Grassy Narrows at no cost to the First Nation. Minister Linda Jeffrey made the offer during a meeting with community leaders June 1. The bridge repairs had been a major source of contention in the community after it had hired its own contractors to perform the work earlier in the week. Greg MacNeil, a spokesman for the ministry, said it was a “public safety issue” and the ministry wanted to be sure the repairs were carried out to “appropriate engineering standards.” MacNeil said the repairs will be completed as soon as possible. This was an about-face from the ministry’s previous stance on the issue. The community had been asking for the ministry to get involved in the repair for more than two years, according to a community spokesman. The community claims the ministry threatened its contract with $10,000 fines for working without proper permits. In an effort to get the repairs done by the community’s contractor, three women from Grassy Narrows spent May 31

and June 1 blocking MNR staff from accessing Segeisse Road at Highway 671 in the community’s traditional territory. The women – Judy Da Silva, Chrissy Swain and Adrienne Swain – blocked the MNR from accessing the area so repairs – sanctioned and approved by chief and council – can continue uninterrupted, Da Silva said in a phone interview from the site. “If they (the MNR) try and stop the work, we are going to tell them they can’t pass,” Da Silva said. The road serves two purposes, Da Silva said. It is the only emergency access that provides an alternate road out of Grassy Narrows in the case of forest fire or other emergencies. It also provides access to the traditional territory for hunters, campers and berry pickers. “The road and the bridge gives us access to the forest and things that sustain us,” Da Silva said. “It is very important to us to have the bridge repaired. These roads haven’t been maintained since the logging companies pulled out.” They had been maintained by the companies that used them but that is no longer the case, she said. Last fall, a group of women performed a similar blockade when another road was being repaired.

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Attawapiskat will get new school Xavier Kataquapit UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY

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ood news concerning primary education for Attawapiskat has arrived in the form of a promise by the government of Canada to build a new school in the community. John Duncan, minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, recently announced that funding has been set aside for the design and development of a new elementary school. The school is to be completed by 2013. Attawapiskat is finally getting its new school. Everyone is looking forward to a positive resolution to the substandard condition of our community’s current school. Elementary school students are being taught in a series of portables. These buildings were supposed to be temporary. The original JR Nakogee Elementary, built in the late 1970s, was a well-built structure that provided a modern building for our education needs. JR Nakogee was closed in 2000 when it was discovered a major diesel oil leak had contaminated the school grounds and posed a health risk to young children inside the building. Kids were getting sick. In the meantime, the portables were brought in until a solution could be found. Three Indian Affairs ministers made promises to build a new school but nothing took place. People got excited in 2007 when a new school was promised but was later cancelled. The plan to build a new school was cancelled because the government decided that the portable buildings were adequate. The use of portable structures was sufficient for immediate and emergency rationale but after 11 years, these buildings are in poor shape and deteriorating. Sadly, the First Nation students in Attawapiskat had to put up with temporary school buildings, which leaked in heavy rain and were cold in winter when the temperature often fell below -40 C. The temporary units were cold and often damp. It angers me that many children spent their entire elementary school experience in these terrible conditions. This would not have been allowed to happen in any other part of non-Native Canada. How would parents, politicians and communities have reacted

if this exact situation occurred in Timmins, North Bay or Toronto? If this had occurred in southern Ontario, the situation would have made headlines and a solution would have been found immediately. I believe that a problem such as this would not have been allowed to carry on for 11 years in the nonNative community. It is good to know now there is light at the end of the tunnel or should I say hallway. This would not have been possible without the continued advocacy of local leaders and administrators in Attawapiskat. Current Chief Theresa Spence and her councillors should be recognized for their ongoing negotiations with governments and agencies. Politicians such as federal MP Charlie Angus and provincial MPP Gilles Bisson for TimminsJames Bay should be thanked for representing Attawapiskat. During this period school children from across Canada helped their friends in Attawapiskat by conducting a letter writing campaign to keep pressure on the government and keep the issue in the media spotlight before the public. Shannen Koostachin, a JR Nakogee elementary school student became an inspiration to everyone for leading the fight for the new school. She led in the struggle for a new school and in the process was nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize for her efforts. Although she was only 15 years of age at the time she was a courageous speaker that bravely told her story to the public in pleading for a new school. Sadly, Shannen passed on in a motor vehicle accident on May 31, 2010. She would have been happy to hear the news of a new school and to learn that generations of students would have a proper education facility in Attawapiskat. We should all learn a lesson from young Shannen in that when an injustice befalls our community we have to stand up and do our best to seek a fair and reasonable solution. Too many of us these days are not willing to take on governments and powerful entities and in the long run we can only blame ourselves if we end up with a less than perfect society. So, thanks to the government of Canada for finally stepping up to the plate to make things right for the children of Attawapiskat with a little help from our little angel Shannen Koostachin. www.underthenorthernsky.com

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Hope in a spoonful of sugar Richard Wagamese ONE NATIVE LIFE

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hen I was nine I was a huge Mary Poppins fan. Now that I’m nearing 55 and with a lifetime of manly pursuits behind me it seems like a silly thing to admit. But when I was nine and adjusting to a strange new adopted home the story of Mary Poppins was invaluable to me. I saw the movie first and then bought the soundtrack LP. It was the first record I ever bought and I listened to it over and over. I learned all the words to all the songs and could never seem to get enough of it. It drove my new family nuts, of course. Everyday that music poured from the living room with me desperately trying to sing along to A Spoonful of Sugar, Chim Chim Cheree and the ubiquitous Supercallafragileistic. I was never the most musical person in the world and the caterwauling that came out of me then must have been really irritating. I

don’t know what there was about it all that captivated me then, only that I know it made me happy. Happiness was in limited supply in my adopted home. In my first year I moved twice and that meant two new schools, two bouts without friends, two periods of trying to fit in, two rounds of loneliness and a ton of new rules to learn to follow at home. It was tough. But there was also a new code of discipline and conduct that I needed to learn to follow and when I didn’t there was a new system of corporal punishment I needed to adjust to. It was painful and I was awfully sad a lot of the time. But when Mary Poppins blew in on the south wind with her carpet bag, parasol and sensible shoes something changed for me. She knew how to take of children, how to feed their imaginations and bring out their best ideas and most personal dreams. I craved that and I let it fill me. The London she landed in was as staid and uninventive and rigid as my new home and I identified very strongly with the feelings of the two kids in that movie. Once under Mary’s spell they flourished. I will never forget the laughter that

erupted from me at the sight of their room being magically straightened and neatened or penguins dancing or a formerly bitter old man being elevated to the ceiling of a bank boardroom by the transformative power of a laugh. Mary Poppins brought a loving magic into the lives of those two kids and I came to love the movie and the music because I craved that same magic. Inter-racial adoption isn’t a bad thing when there’s genuine love involved. In my case there wasn’t. I wasn’t adopted for me or for what I needed in my life. I was adopted to fill a need in someone else’s life and to provide what they needed, what they lacked or lost. Then I was forced to become who they needed me to be and not who I was. I wasn’t created to be a white Presbyterian Scot. I was created to be a male, Ojibway human being. That’s the neverchanging fact of things. But in that home I was never presented with an idea of myself as an Ojibway, as Indian or First Nations. Instead, I was dressed in whiteman’s clothes, taught white man’s protocol, habits, behaviors and made to feel like a failure when I didn’t measure up. I was berated for those failings, put down,

judged harshly, beaten and abused. The Indian in me was churched off, schooled off, shamed off and beaten off. It was lonely and terrifying a lot of the time. But Mary Poppins gave me hope. It was the first time in my life that I saw how powerful and healing the imagination could be or how a simple story well-told could rearrange things, make the impossible possible. Oh sure, I knew at nine that penguins couldn’t dance or carousels come alive or that every chimney sweep in old London could sing and dance and cavort like a Broadway star. But it was the magic that touched me. It was the magic in believing that things could change, be different, be better. When you’re a kid you need to believe in magic. For me the idea that someone could drop out of the sky and change things gave me hope. Hope is magic. Hope enables you to hang on one more day, to carry on despite everything being dark around you, to come to grips with life, grit your teeth and move forward. Hope allows you to be available when magic shows up as it always does. It’s the spoonful of sugar.

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COMMUNITY SUBMISSIONS James Bay students thrive at provincial spelling bee competition Submitted by Angela Adekunle Fort Albany

For the past school year, children on the James Bay coast have been learning new words as part of a literacy initiative sponsored by the Omushkegowuk Council’s Student Success Program. The goal is to improve literacy skills and to participate in the just concluded provincial spelling bee competition held Toronto May 15. From Fort Albany’s Peetabeck Academy, 24 students were initially registered but as the coaching began, that number dwindled to nine. These nine studious souls were coached by diligent coaches who spent quality time with them. Kudos to the coaches: Seth Hiesel, Simon Kim and Larissa Kawai. How did the process help our students? It helped them to develop strong study habits, start thinking of how they learn best (Metacognition), make word connections and associations, succeed while engaging in something difficult, see that with perseverance and hardwork they can accomplish what may seem difficult at first and build confidence in public speaking. From mid-January to May 15, the students were expected to learn new words; about 400 words per division and even more words for a possible tiebreaker session. There were 3 divisions; primary, junior and intermediate. It was an initiative which has left these stu-

dents at least 400 words stronger than they were months ago. I would like to also say Kudos to all nine of them. The primary division students were Shalee Qureshi in Grade 2, Shakira Knapaysweet in Grade 2, and Tyra Sutherland and Jade Wesley, both in Grade 2. For the junior division were Jalal Qureshi in Grade 7, Raina Solomon in Grade 4, and Kyra Metatawabin and Kelsey Koostachin, both in Grade 4. For our Intermediate division was Tim Baoy (unopposed). Initial competitions took place in the various James Bay communities. At Peetabeck Academy, three winners emerged from each level: Shalee Qureshi for primary; Jalal Qureshi for junior and Tim Baoy, for intermediate. These three students went to Toronto to compete with other champions. At the Spelling Bee competition in Toronto there were at least 36 contestants in each division who were winners from their family of schools. A few admitted to have participated in the annual spelling bee competitions for a few years. It was a very competitive and tightly fought contest that exhausted the official spelling Bee manual of words. A tie-breaker round used words which were not privy to any of the contestants prior to the competition – not for coaching nor for studying. They were expected to have known those words somehow! At this point, any word was game and even at the primary level it was fierce and I admire

our confident students who gave their opposition a good competition, round after round. It will be fair to say (as we have always believed) that we can compare favourably with schools in the south. Our students just need the right motivation, resources, support and guidance. Way to go James Bay! Way to go Fort Albany! Way to go Peetabeck Academy! Much thanks to Donna Seary who fuelled this Spelling Bee dream as the education director of Omuskegowuk Council; to Omushkegowuk Students Success team for their support and sponsorship; to Chief Andrew Solomon and his council for the financial support for our travel and accommodation in Toronto; to Lucie Edwards; to our school board members; to Nicole Gillies our education director; to the coaches and the Peetacbeck Academy community of learners of which I am chief learner; to Seth Hiesel, president of the Fort Albany Spelling Bee Chapter who diligently educated our school community with five new words, daily read over the PA system, from the spelling bee manual so that we could all learn along with the spelling bee team during the process; also to all the parents who encouraged their children to participate. It takes a village to raise a child. Together we can make our children shine. I see the Spelling Bee Trophy coming to the James Bay coast in the future. This was not bad for an inaugural outing. Not bad at all!

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FROM LEFT: Jennifer Manitowabi, Northern Nishnawbe Education Council executive director, Char Nestrovich, NNEC prime worker with children, Austyn and Aalayiah Nestrovich, Sandi Boucher, Volunteer Thunder Bay executive director, Sandra Beardy-Munroe, NNEC boarding home worker and Michael Nix, RBC Royal Bank representative.

NNEC strides for student dorm Submitted by Char Nestrovich Thunder Bay

Northern Nishnawbe Education Council (NNEC) raised about $1,400 during the 12th Anniversary RBC Royal Bank Mayor’s Walk for Volunteerism May 14 in Thunder Bay. NNEC’s Holistic Student Services Program Thunder Bay staff and executive director, Jennifer Manitowabi of Team NNEC, took part in the walk. This walk allowed individuals, organizations, schools and

groups to walk for a minimum of two kilometres along Boulevard Lake to raise money and support a charity of their choice. The Mayor’s Walk included five challenges: individual, non-profit agency, Aboriginal agency, school and executive director. Whoever or whichever team raised the most pledges in each category received 75 per cent of the funds for the organization of their choice. The remaining 25 per cent went toward Volun-

teer Thunder Bay. Team NNEC collected pledges totalling $1,415 and received recognition for three of the five challenges: Aboriginal agency, school, and the executive director. Team NNEC will receive 75 per cent of the funds from the three categories. The funds will be used for the Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School accommodations facility. For more information on the event go to www.volunteerthunderbay.ca

6th Memorial Gathering May 6 to May 8, 2011 Sioux Lookout, ON Suicide Awareness, Prevention & Recovery The Memorial Gathering is dedicated to remember and honour the lives of those gone from us to Suicide and Survivors of Suicide. The precious Memories of Our Loved Ones must live on.

Ruth Anne Arlene Beardy July 23, 1981 - May 7, 2005

With Sincere Appreciation & Thanks from Morley Beardy Family and Ashawaabic Ministries. Acknowledgments to the following communities, businesses and individuals who helped make the Gathering a blessing and success.

Communities: - Bearskin Lake First Nation - Muskrat Dam First Nation - Wawakapewin First Nation

Businesses: - Wasaya Airways LP - BBH Contracting Kingfisher Lake - KII-NHEW Gas & Oil Sales (Morris & Gloria Carpenter)

Guests: - NAN Grand Chief Stan Beardy - Bishop Lydia Mamakwa - SLKT Municipality Town Councillor (Joyce Timpson) - Philip & Georgina Constant - Norma Kejick - Ed & Jean Wood - Henry & Maggie Jeremiah - Lloyd & Nellie Redsky - Clarence & Karyn Meekis - Dale Jack - Jim Barkman - John Cutfeet (Interpreter) - Cynthia Patterson

Helpers: - Rose Buck - Cathy Yoder - Rebecca Dodge - Sopena Meekis - Reta Beardy - Colin Meekis - Heather Gillespie - Walter Lyon - Goyce & Lucy Kakegamic - Rosemary & Jewelle McKay - Rhoda Stoll - Beaver Lake Camp Group (Dryden) - Daisy Nothing

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Your views from wawataynews.ca Environmental assessment needed Re: Attawapiskat finally gets new school I am happy that Attawapiskat will get building for their school. I also hope that an Environmental Site Assessment will be conducted and all contaminated material completely removed (at least on the school property!). That contaminated material needs to be disposed on an appropriate disposal facility. Now I am just waiting the see the building being completed. I will be checking back in 2013. Don’t forget the cold season will shut down digging and filling. Natasha Baird Traditional teachings methods superior Re: Family can find closure after Wabasse laid to rest I believe smaller schools that will teach using the traditional methods is better. The First Nation people had a superior system before the European settlers messed it up. If such schools were set up it would not be long before the Thunder Bay residents would be sending their children to the First Nation schools to get a superior education in a safer environment. George McNeish, London, Ont. Drug treatment programs help Re: Teeing off to combat prescription drug abuse I would like to do the same thing in my reserve, fundraising for the program. I was in the program at DFC high school and there was a point where the funds were cut off. My group felt like it was the end and helpless because the suboxone treatment program was a big help to all of us. The young people that started the program were a success. I can’t say I’m drug-free but I’m on a road to recovery. Anita Meekis Further inquest needed in youth deaths Re: Body found in Kam River confirmed to be Wabasse “No foul play� by the police is one way to avoid inquest or further investigation and a quick way to bring closure to the case. We have heard of women who went missing out in the west and eventually there was serial killer on the First Nation women. And I believe what we have here (Jordan Wabasse case and other youth cases) is a serial killer on the First Nation youth in the Thunder Bay area. I find it hard to believe that our First Nation youth just walk in the river, after all, we all educate our children on the importance of safety to survive on the land. Anonymous NAPS officers lack support Re: NAPS officer charged with assault If you are under arrest and refuse to listen to the directions given to you by a police officer or become threatening or assault an officer; force can and will be used. As far as “confinement,� isn’t that was jail is? The rest is up to the court to decide. The real story here is why this happened in the first place. The question that demands an answer is why NAPS officers are forced to work alone in remote areas such as this community, while OPP officers refuse to work alone and double up in the same situations. Why is officer safety a lesser concern for NAPS officers than OPP officers? It’s important to remember that these charges are based on allegations and that’s all they are until we know the whole story. Anonymous

The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), McKenzie Forest Products Inc. and the Sioux Lookout Local Citizens Committee invite you to review the MNR-accepted Minor Amendment to the 2011–2021 Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the Lac Seul Forest and provide comments. This amendment will provide access from the Wind Road on the Lac Seul Forest to approved harvest allocations on the Trout Forest. The proposed branch road construction will include upgrading 4.9 km of existing road and 0.3 km of new road construction. How to Get Involved Minor Amendment FMP-2 will be available for review for a 15-day period from June 10, 2011 to June 24, 2011 at the following locations: t UIF ./3 QVCMJD XFCTJUF at ontario.ca/forestplans (the Ontario Government Information Centre in Toronto and the appropriate communities of the MNR region, district and/or area ofďŹ ces provide internet access) t .D,FO[JF 'PSFTU 1SPEVDUT ofďŹ ce, Highway 516, Sioux Lookout, Ontario "MBO #SBJMTGPSE 31' tel: 807-737-2522 ext. 226 Comments and/or concerns with respect to this Minor Amendment must be received within the 15-day review period and no later than June 24, 2011 by Arne Saari, Lac Seul Area Forester of the MNR Sioux Lookout District OfďŹ ce. Further public consultation may be required if signiďŹ cant changes are needed as a result of comments. Otherwise, following the 15-day inspection period, the Minor Amendment will be approved on June 25, 2011. After approval, the BNFOENFOU XJMM SFNBJO PO UIF ./3 QVCMJD XFCTJUF GPS UIF EVSBUJPO PG UIF '.1 During the 15-day review period, you may make a written request to the MNR District Manager to initiate a formal issue resolution process, following the process described in the 2009 Forest Management Planning Manual (Part C, Section 6.1.4). The Ministry of Natural Resources is collecting your personal information and comments under the authority of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act. Any personal information you provide (address, name, telephone, etc.) will be protected in accordance with the 'SFFEPN PG *OGPSNBUJPO BOE 1SPUFDUJPO PG 1SJWBDZ "DU IPXFWFS ZPVS DPNNFOUT XJMM become part of the public consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may be used by the Ministry of Natural Resources to send you further information related to this forest management planning exercise. If you have questions about the use of your personal information, please contact (MFO /J[OPXTLJ 1MBOOJOH 4VQFSWJTPS BU

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Healing comes from taking ‘small, manageable steps’ Tim Quequish Wawatay News

Spirits were high despite cold weather and rain during Lac Seul’s Day of Healing May 28. The event was organized to address the healing needs of the community. Specifically, it dealt with residential school grievances, the effects of colonialism, the flooding of Lac Seul lands and turning a legacy of pain into a legacy of resilience. Chief Clifford Bull said Native people have turned to alcohol, drugs and violence to cope with the pain brought on by residential schools.

“It took us 500 years to get in the mess we’re in; let’s hope it doesn’t take that long to get out” – Bea Shawanda

To deal with the pain and grief, Native people need to talk about the issues, he said. Bull was very positive that some people would walk away from the event changed. About 100 people attended. “When you walk out tonight, you may throw your arms up in the air, and you will shout ‘I am free at last,’” he said. Bea Shawanda, an OdawaPottowottomi from Manitou-

lin Island, was a guest speaker at the event. Shawanda has over 35 years of experience in health, education, social and family development, organizational leadership and multicultural learning. “It took us 500 years to get in the mess we’re in; let’s hope it doesn’t take that long to get out, but this is a step in the right direction,” Shawanda said. She said residential school issues have to be dealt with in small, manageable steps. Shawanda stressed the fact that her residential school experience did not make her who she is today, but that many experiences helped define her, especially those relating to her times living with Elders. “I have never called myself a survivor (of residential school), because that limits you,” Shawanda said. “You put yourself in a box and you stay right in that box.” She said she believes Native people should get rid of labeling former students as ‘survivors.’ Shawanda said she wants people to recognize the resilience inherent in those who went to residential school. David Hershberger could not make it to the event, so he prerecorded his message on camera and it was viewed after Shawanda’s message. David Hershberger is a spiritual leader in Lac Seul, working with the community since

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Bea Shawanda, left, an Odawa-Pottowottomi from Manitoulin Island, Ont., was a keynote speaker at Lac Seul’s Day of Healing May 28. Chief Clifford Bull and Clifford Southwind listen in. Behind Shawanda are certain quotes of her presentation. 1964. Hershberger gave a message of hope. He talked about the loss the community experienced in the past year and how he saw a lot of potential in the community to do something good and meaningful.

Garnet Angeconeb is a member of Lac Seul and an outspoken advocate for residential school issues. He said he experienced “a vision of holding a healing ceremony in the spring time with the Anishinaabe

members of Lac Seul.” “For too long we’ve let our past drag us down,” Angeconeb said, adding he was happy to see so many people at the event. “Despite the rain, and the cold temperature, the spirit

of the people to get well is with us.” Angeconeb is proud that he had kept his language despite residential school sufferings. “They never took that away from me,” he said.

NAN brings complaint to UN

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During his recent trip to New York, Stan Beardy was able to share the Nishnawbe Aski Nation perspective on Indigenous issues. Beardy made presentations to the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur whose role is to conduct fact-finding missions to countries to investigate allegations of human rights violations. The Rapporteur’s mandate comes from the UN Human Rights Council. Beardy was able to discuss issues regarding the protection of NAN traditional territories as legislation continues to be passed by the Ontario government. Beardy said the legislation threatens NAN communities. These include Ontario’s Far North Act and Forest Tenure Modernization Act and Mining Act. Each was opposed by NAN chiefs but Beardy said the bills have all passed without adequate consultation and the free, prior and informed consent of NAN First Nations. The list also includes the

recent Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement. “We feel our rights have been infringed upon,” he said of the bills. With the Mining Act, issues still remain with the free-entry system, he said. With the forestry bill, NAN pushed for community control of forests, but the province went with its own plan, Beardy said. Beardy said other agencies and companies shouldn’t be making decisions that impact the First Nation way of life, homelands and use of their lands and resources. Beardy expects the Rapporteur to get in touch with the province and Canada to address the concerns he raised. “The Rapporteur will make a decision about whether rights have been violated,” Beardy said, adding the Rapporteur can also suggest corrective action to begin to address it. Beardy’s participation was part of the 2011 Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York City. -JT

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Congratulations, Jennifer Manitowabi, on receiving your Masters of Education Degree from Lakehead University. Your hard work and determination paid off, we are proud of you, from your husband, Sam, and children, Jenelle and Samuel.

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Chief Veronica Waboose of Long Lake #58, left, and MIchael Gravelle, minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry, open a new multi-purpose centre in the community May 24.

Long Lake #58 opens new centre Long Lake #58 First Nation celebrated the opening of a $2.4-million multi-purpose centre May 24. Narcisse Kakegabon, band manager at Long Lake #58, said the multi-purpose centre has many features such as a training facility, elders and youth centre, state-of-the-art kitchen, gymnasium, bingo hall and even offices.

He said the gym “is going to be good for the children in the community.” “It was created to benefit the youth and elders in the community,” Kakegabon said of the facility. He said the building, which started construction in 2004, would also be used for economic development opportunities in the community. The

kitchen will likely be opened as a business and the facility should provide part-time employment for community members, Kakegabon said. “We have strived to support our children and youth and we listened to their needs,” said Veronica Waboose, chief of Long Lake #58. The centre is just over 10,600 square feet. - TQ

Appeal date in 60s Scoop case set The federal appeal of the 60s Scoop class-action lawsuit has been scheduled. The appeal will be heard Oct. 28 at Osgoode Hall in Toronto, according to the Jeffery Wilson, who represents the plaintiffs in the case. The plaintiffs, Robert Commanda and Marcia Brown-Martel, originally launched the suit Feb. 9, 2009. It was certified in May 2010 but the federal government quickly appealed that decision in an effort to stop the claim. Commanda, of Dokis First Nation, and Brown-Martel, of Beaverhouse First Nation, were part of an era when Aboriginal

youth were apprehended by the Children’s Aid Society in what has now become known as the 60s scoop. The lawsuit seeks damages for cultural genocide and identity genocide. It is believed about 16,000 people were scooped. For more information on the case, see www.sixtiesscoopclaim.ca. A similar lawsuit was launched May 30 in British Columbia. Sharon Russell launched a class-action against the Government of Canada on behalf of Aboriginal British Columbians who were apprehended as

children by provincial welfare authorities. The class action alleges between 1962 and 1996 the federal government negligently delegated Indian child welfare services to the province of British Columbia. Russell suggests the federal government ignored its obligations to Aboriginal children and took no steps to prevent them from losing their Aboriginal identity and the opportunity to exercise their Aboriginal and treaty rights when they were placed in foster homes and adopted by non-Aboriginals. The allegations made in the case have not been proven in court. - JT

Mishkeegogamang prepares for election Mishkeegogamang is calling for all community members 18 years old and older to provide contact information to the band for participation in the upcoming election.

Eligible voters are to contact electoral officer Elizabeth Redsky at 807-466-2957 or 807733-9903 or membership clerk Susanna Loon at 807-928-2298 to get their ballots.

The election is July 20 at the community band office. Five councillor positions and the chief will be elected. A nomination meeting for candidates was held June 8. -JT

CONGRATULATIONS The Board of Directors of Miitigoog General Partner Inc. congratulates Miisun Integrated Resources Management Inc. on their assuming all day to day forest management responsibilities for the Kenora Forest.

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Preparing students to ‘grab control of destiny’ Nishnawbe Aski Nation education week highlights career options for Aboriginal students Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Northern Nishnawbe Education Council (NNEC) is encouraging Grade 9 students to choose a career path for their future. “Most often we ask them what do you like or what are you good at,� said NNEC executive director Jennifer Manitowabi during a break at NAN Education Awareness Week, held May 24-27 at the Victoria Inn in Thunder Bay. “If they can identify those two things, that might help them pick their area.� Once the students pick their field of interest, Manitowabi said they are encouraged to look at the different careers paths available within that field, such as lawyer, police officer, or customs officer in the law field. “We show them the whole field,� Manitowabi said. “We don’t narrow it down too much at a young age.� Manitowabi said the students’ paths are being shared with their parents and communities as well so the whole community can support them and connect them with mentors. “If they tell me they want to be a reporter, I’m going to call you up at Wawatay and say, ‘do you want to spend the day with this student and show them what your job entails.’� Richard Morris is the Independent First Nations Alli-

ance board representative for the Kwayaciiwin Education Resource Centre in Sioux Lookout. He said the Kwayaciiwin Anihshiniimowin Immersion Program was set up to better prepare students for their future right from when they enter school. Kwayaciiwin’s goal is to graduate bilingual students who are fully fluent and literate in Anihshiniimowin and English. “We knew our children were not succeeding, all the way from the elementary level, so that is where we have to start,� Morris said. “Academically, we want our kids to be at par with their provincial counterparts or even higher. We need the proper program for that, a bilingual program, because we also want to make our kids feel good about themselves by teaching their language, their culture and their history from our perspective.� Morris said the Kwayaciiwin program is geared towards providing academic readiness and preparing students to become mature responsible people. The program also provides support to teachers, principals and local education authorities so they can do their job effectively. “At the community level, the education authorities were trying to do everything themselves,� Morris said. “They don’t have the resources to do that

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Six Nishnawbe Aski Nation Education Awareness Week participants dressed up as brides and grooms during the final event of the May 24-27 conference at the Victoria Inn in Thunder Bay. The four-day event featured workshops such as e-learning, cultural awareness, language awareness, education jurisdiction and successful learners. nor do they have the capacity.� Morris said the long-term vision for Kwayaciiwin is to develop the expertise required and to collaborate on a districtwide basis in the Sioux Lookout district. “We are getting there,� Morris said. “I hope that by showing the kids they don’t have to be ashamed of themselves, they can be proud of themselves as Aboriginal people.�

Morris encouraged youth to grab control of their destiny. “One of the biggest things we are lacking is our confidence and trust and belief in ourselves,� Morris said. “We have to start showing kids at a young age that they can succeed. We’re hoping that with our program, our students that graduate from Grade 8 will be fully bilingual. They will be fully versed in their language, they

will be able to read and write in it the same as English. They will have the academic readiness and confidence to be able to move onto the high school program, whether it is in their community or outside.� Morris hopes that most communities will keep their students in their community until Grade 10. “By that time they will have achieved a level of maturity and

self-discipline which is very critical to be outside on your own,� Morris said. NAN Education Awareness Week also featured a variety of workshops on e-learning, cultural awareness, language awareness, residential school, governance, education jurisdiction, successful learners, HIV/ AIDS awareness, guidance counsellor training and guidance counselling for students.

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Randy Dunsford of Poplar Hill, waving, and his team wrap up “Superman’s Cape” games at Cedar Bay, where activities boosted confidence and taught teamwork. The youth were part of the Stronger Youth for a Stronger Tomorrow conference organized by Tikinagan Child and Family Services May 30-June 3. For complete coverage see page 17.

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Shayne Gillies, left, and Cody Reuben fish along the shoreline of the Kenogami River. The pair were part of a group of Fort Albany and Constance Lake community members who made a 10 day journey by raft from Hearst to Fort Albany along the Kenogami and Albany Rivers.

Sharing knowledge and spirit of the land from page 1 The Paquataskamik Project looks to accomplish its goals by having open discussions on land issues and the development of community maps and stories related to traditional territories. It involves land-based activities and excursions, such as the rafting trip. It’s the second year a rafting trip has been done in the community of Fort Albany and it’s the first year to include other First Nations. The first excursion was in the summer of 2009 with one raft carrying six youth from Fort Albany and eight volunteers. This year three rafts set out carrying 17 people each from both

Fort Albany and Constance Lake First Nations. Each raft is 63 feet long by 16 feet wide. “It’s a traveling hotel,” Edmund Metatawabin said. Metatawabin is the captain of the Fort Albany raft. He got involved in the Paquataskamik Project because he saw kids struggling with community life in Fort Albany. “They never have the chance to go into the bush,” he said. “They don’t know what the varieties of trees and animals are.” Metatawabin said he knows what village life can do to kids who don’t get out on the land. “They don’t know how to use their hands, their arms, their walking, their balance; chop-

ping trees with an axe or saw,” he said. “They don’t know how to do these things because there’s never any reason to.” The point of trips such as this, he said, is to put kids in a situation where they become stronger and confident. “And that’s all we want is for them to be confident,” he said. The youth on the trip are now discovering the bush firsthand, Metatawabin said, and will now have stories to share when they return. The rafters began their journey at Roger’s Landing in Hearst, traveling down to meet the Kenogami River. There’s an easy 12-mile journey at the start, followed by difficult rapids.

One of the Constance Lake rafts got stuck in those rapids and had to abandon their journey. Once the rapids are cleared it’s another seven days to Fort Albany. Each raft left on different days, May 25, 26 and 27, not wanting to travel together to avoid collisions. Robin Sutherland, a high school teacher in Fort Albany said he wanted to make the rafting trip because he grew up in Moose Factory, but never had anyone to take him out on the land. “I’ve never even filleted a fish before,” he said. Sutherland just finished teaching his first year in Fort Albany and was also involved in

fundraising for the trip, which included a volleyball tournament, dances, BBQ, a hockey pool and poker tournament. They raised $1,500 in total. “I hope they are getting in touch with their culture and their heritage because traveling this river is what their ancestors did,” he said about his students he was rafting with. The Paquataskamik Project hopes to hold a rafting trip every summer, but a lot of effort and funding needs to go in such a lengthy trip. Also, depending on precipitation during the winter, the water level of the river can get too low to travel. Gruner said there’s a lot of interest from youth in the com-

munities surrounding the river so the intention is to host a rafting and land excursion every year. “It’s an important effort that’s going on in the community and hopefully something that will go on for years because there’s so much knowledge and spirit to be shared on the river,” Gruner said. Metatawabin said the excursion gives the youth a chance they may never have received to travel the river. He hopes the youth will have gained something useful from being on the land. “I keep telling the kids to live in the moment, don’t look ahead,” he said. “It’s not a race, it’s an education.”

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BOTTOM LEFT: Jason Metatawabin, who acted as the rafting group’s guide, ties a tarp overtop the Fort Albany raft to keep out the rain. TOP LEFT: Tina Williams, 18, fishes off a canoe. TOP: Youth play card games while taking shelter from the rain inside the raft, which was covered with a tarp. RIGHT: Aerial view of the Kenogami River, which eventually meets up with the Albany River that flows into James Bay.

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Culture days

National Aboriginal Day June 21, 2011 2010 June 21,

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wishes to extend greetings in celebration of National Aboriginal Day. National Aboriginal Day is an opportunity for all Canadians to gain an understanding and appreciation of the culture of the earliest inhabitants of this country. We wish to recognize our First Nations residents, on this special day, as an integral part of our community that has contributed significantly to the cultural richness that we all enjoy. www.siouxlookout.ca

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Community Elders and youth prepare a fire inside a teepee during Cultural Days in Bearskin Lake May 23-27. During the week, local Elders visited the community school, working on traditional crafts and learning with youth.

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AFN steps on NAN’s toes Nishnawbe Aski Nation leaders have accused Assembly of First Nation National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo of failing to consult with them about an energy and mining summit June 27-29 in Niagara Falls. “We were surprised to learn that firstly, it was going to take place and secondly, that its planning has excluded the participation of NAN leadership,” Grand Chief Stan Beardy wrote in a March 19 letter to Atleo obtained by Wawatay. “More importantly, we were surprised to learn your office has conferred with the Ontario ministers of mining, energy and Aboriginal affairs and their corporation (Northern Ontario Heritage Fund) without consultation with NAN regarding very sensitive political and economic issues.” Issues involving planning, jurisdiction, resource revenue sharing and the provinces 20-year energy plan are part of discussions involving NAN, the province and private sector. “We find it unacceptable that the AFN would proceed with this summit without consulting with us directly and would enter discussions with the above named ministers without our knowledge.” Atleo recently replied to Beardy’s letter May 19, saying the International Indigenous Summit on Energy and Mining was formally announced at AFN assemblies in July and December of last year. “We have not consulted the federal government or the provinces,” Atleo said, adding they were welcome to contribute financially to offset the cost of holding the summit. Atleo expects Indigenous people from around the globe to participate. “Facilitating a discussion among Indigenous People coming together to discuss shared issues will hopefully demonstrate to many the important voice that needs to be heard on energy and mining – including yours.” Atleo also formally invited Beardy to speak at the summit. -JT

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Native education teachers rejuvenate at retreat Gathering allows educators to learn and share amongst peers Tim Quequish Wawatay News

A language and culture retreat May 25-27 allowed Aboriginal education teachers to relax, share, and recuperate at Cedar Point Lodge in Waldhof, just outside of Dryden. Rosemary O’Hearn, a Native language teacher at Evergreen School in Kenora has participated in the retreat every year since its inception four years ago. O’Hearn teaches Ojibway and is fluent in Oji-Cree. She said she enjoys meeting, connecting and networking with other Native language and Native studies teachers. “We are so geographically isolated that we don’t get a chance except through email or phone to get together,� she said. She said the retreat is about helping, cooperating and supporting Native education teachers. “It’s very important for us to maintain our teachings because we share a common goal,� O’Hearn said. She and the teachers believe that retreats like these will help preserve the native language, culture and way of life for future generations. Larry Beardy, a member of the Keewatin-Patricia District

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Grace Redsky helps Cecil Redsky create a seven grandfathers teaching ornament during a language and culture retreat May 26 for Aboriginal education teachers at Ceder Point Lodge near Vermillion Bay, Ont. School Board and an Aboriginal special assignment teacher from Muskrat Dam, helped with the three-day gathering. It included teachings of the seven grandfathers, sharing of personal stories and making of and philosophy of the drum. Participants also sit by the fire in the evenings, sharing sto-

ries, singing songs and exploring teaching strategies. Thirteen Native language and Native studies teachers came to the retreat along with three Elders. “The Elders bring with them the teachings of our language, tradition, and culture,� Beardy said. “This helps us return to

school refreshed and focused.� Teachers always look forward to this event, he said, seeing it as a ‘grand finale’ to the school year. It’s also an opportunity for teachers, presenters and Elders to enjoy the natural environment and get in touch with nature, Beardy said. “This is where we should be

– outdoors,� he said. “It reconnects us to reality.� He says the retreat isn’t just about having fun, it’s a spiritual experience that brings people together. Patricia Green, from Shoal Lake, is a Native language teacher who was at the retreat for the second time. She said

she always learns something new and there’s always a lot of sharing, crying and laughing at the retreats. Green said the retreat helps people see what other teachers are doing and to share her own experiences. She loves to hear the stories that come out of the program. Green said everybody gets to vent or tell a success story. In her 20 years of teaching, she has found three students who are interested in teaching and keeping the language. Sherry Ambridge is a Native studies teacher as well as a First Nation support teacher at Dryden High School. She has helped host the retreat in the past, as well as been a participant, and this was her fourth time coming to the retreat. Ambridge was working on a project May 26 with the group that involved the seven grandfather teachings. The teachers sanded down seven symmetrical sticks, drilled holes in each of them for string to run down and wrote down each of the grandfather teachings on the seven sticks. She said that the seven grandfather teachings are something used by the local school board and that the activity is simple enough that she can take it back and show her students how to make their own grandfather teachings ornament. Ambridge had just finished helping with Dryden High School’s Native celebrations week, which about 1,000 people attended. She said that the retreat allowed her to relax and become refreshed after the busy week.

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Notice of Submission of Environmental Assessment Detour Lake Contingency Power Project Detour Gold Corporation The Detour Gold Corporation has completed the EnvironmentalAssessment for the Detour Lake Contingency Power Project (DLCPP). As required under section 6.2(1) of the Environmental Assessment Act and according to the Terms of Reference approved by the Minister of the Environment on March 2, 2011, the Detour Gold Corporation has submitted its Environmental Assessment to the Ministry of the Environment for review and approval.

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Sgt. Albert Sutherland of Constance Lake, left, talks with Lt.-Col. Bela Muhaedin of the Macedonian Air Force at a celebration of Aboriginal Awareness Week at Canadian Forces Base Borden. The Macedonian officer said meeting Aboriginals was one of the most moving and memorable experiences he has after arriving in Canada to learn English at the base.

Rangers help boost Aboriginal awareness at military base The DLCPP is a proposal to install diesel-fired generators capable of supplying an additional 10 megawatts (MW) of power to the Detour Lake Mine site. Power for the Detour Lake site will eventually be provided by a 230 kilovolt transmission line which will connect the Detour Lake Mine site to the Ontario electrical grid at the Pinard transformer station approximately 140 km away; however, because of uncertainties with constructing and energizing the transmission line, a reliable, short term source of power may be required for construction of the Detour Lake Project. The Detour Lake Project is a proposed open pit gold mine with related processing facilities and infrastructure, to be developed northeast of Cochrane, Ontario at the location of a previously operating mine. The early construction phase of the Detour Lake Project is currently supported by diesel-fired generation of between 1 MW and 5 MW, subject to a separate environmental approval process. This Environmental Assessment is part of the environmental approvals process for the DLCPP. Additional environmental permits will be required to construct and operate the DLCPP. As required under the Environmental Assessment Act, the Environmental Assessment will be available for public review and comment from June 10, 2011 to July 29, 2011. The Environmental Assessment can be accessed from our website: http://www.detourgold.com/ENVIRONMENT/Environmental-Assessments-Approvals/Individual-EA-ContingencyPower-Supply/default.aspx or, a hard copy is available for viewing during normal business hours at the following locations: Ministry of Natural Resources 2 Third Avenue Cochrane, ON P0L 1C0 705-272-4365

Ministry of the Environment Timmins District Office, Hwy 101 E South Porcupine, ON P0N 1H0 705-235-1500 / 1-800-380-6615

Town of Moosonee 5 First Street Moosonee, ON P0L 1Y0 705-336-2993

Timmins Public Library 320 Second Avenue Timmins, ON P4N 8A4 705-360-2623

Ministry of the Environment Environmental Assessment & Approvals Branch 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Floor 12A Toronto, ON M4V 1L5

Detour Gold Corporation Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower 200 Bay St, Suite 2200 Toronto, ON M5J 2J1 416-304-0800

Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5 pm The document is also available at local Aboriginal offices at: Band Office, Moose Cree First Nation Band Office, Taykwa Tagamou Nation Reserve #69 Band Office, Wahgoshig First Nation Reserve Timmins Métis Council office Northern Lights Métis Council office Anyone wishing to provide comments on the Environmental Assessment must submit their comments in writing and/or by fax to the Ministry of the Environment before July 29, 2011. All comments must be submitted to: Antonia Capotorto Project Officer EA Project Coordination Section Environmental Assessment & Approvals Branch Ministry of the Environment 2 St. Clair Avenue West, 14th Floor Toronto ON M4V 1L5 Tel: (416) 325-5500 / 1-800-461-6290 Fax: (416) 314-8452

If you have any questions or need further information about this project, please contact: Derek Teevan, Vice President Aboriginal and Government Affairs Detour Gold Corporation Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower 200 Bay St, Suite 2040 Box 23 Toronto, ON M5J 2J1 Tel: (416) 304-0800 Fax: (416) 304-0184 E-mail: dteevan@detourgold.com

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Peter Moon Special to Wawatay News

Six Canadian Rangers from Constance Lake played a large part in the biggest Aboriginal Awareness Week ever held at Canadian Forces Base Borden, near Barrie. In addition to the Rangers, the event included Aboriginal drumming, dancing, traditional food, art, artifacts and the Rangers’ teepee and a display of their equipment. Similar events to boost Aboriginal awareness and understanding were held at military bases across Canada. “This is the biggest celebration we’ve ever had (at Borden) and it has been a great success,” said Major Chris Belgum, military co-chair of the Defence

Aboriginal Advisory Group at Borden. “I’d like to see it develop into our own powwow. We could do it.” Soldiers, civilians and students from several nearby schools were able to see inside the teepee that was part of a display put on by 3rd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group and taste cedar tea and bannock prepared by the Rangers. Master Cpl. Savannah Neotapin, from Constance Lake, said she was surprised by how little many of the military personnel knew about the Rangers and their significant role in the Canadian Forces. “The majority of them don’t seem to know who we are or what we do,” she said. She was kept busy telling people what life is like in her

community and in northern Ontario. “People kept asking if we live in tents and teepees and I had to keep telling that we don’t do that any longer, that we live in houses like everyone else,” she said. “But an event like this is an opportunity to tell people who we are so that they can learn about us.” The other Rangers from Constance Lake were Sgt. Albert Sutherland, Master Cpl. Stanley Stephens and Rangers Charlotte Neotapin, Florrie Sutherland and Nancy Wesley. Sgt. Peter Moon is the public affairs ranger for 3rd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group at Canadian Forces Base Borden. See www.canadianrangers.ca.

INSPECTION Notice of Aerial Herbicide Spraying Romeo Malette Forest The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) invites you to inspect the MNR approved aerial herbicide spray project. As part of our ongoing efforts to regenerate and protect Ontario’s forests, selected stands on the Romeo Malette Forest (see map) will be sprayed with herbicide to control competing vegetation starting on or about June 15, 2011. The herbicides Forza, Vantage, and Vision registration numbers #26401, #26884, and #19899 will be used. The approved project description and project plan for the aerial herbicide project are available for public inspection at the Tembec Inc., Timmins office and on the MNR public website at Approximate Locations of Treatment ontario.ca/forestplans beginning April 1, 2011 until March 31, 2012 when the annual work schedule expires. The Ontario Government Information Centre in South Porcupine provides access to the internet. Interested and affected persons and organizations can arrange an appointment with MNR staff at the MNR District Office to discuss the aerial herbicide project. For more information or to arrange an appointment with MNR staff, please contact: Lino Morandin Tembec Inc. P.O. Box 1100 Timmins, ON P4N 7H9 tel.: 705-360-7544

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Stronger youth for stronger tomorrow Conference helps kids in care realize they are not alone Bryan Phelan Special to Wawatay News

After lessons on Pelican Lake, Shania Aysanabe guided her canoe to shore and stood, ready to step onto dry land. Instead, the canoe rocked and she fell backward into the icy water. The 14-year-old from Sandy Lake stormed away in search of dry clothes. A while later, though, she and her smile had returned to the Stronger Youth for a Stronger Tomorrow conference. Tikinagan Child and Family Services hosted the conference at Pelican Falls outside Sioux Lookout, Ont. for about 40 children in care, May 30-June 3.

“It was cool hearing there are lots of other kids in the same position as you.” – Shania Aysanabe

“I wasn’t doing it properly,” Aysanabe said of her effort to get out of the canoe. She said it’s one of many of lessons she learned at the conference. Seven Youth Media Network taught her and other participants about leadership, creating positive change, and video and photography skills. New Vision Unlimited led a full day of outdoor activities at Cedar Bay, such as horseback riding and rock wall climbing. “It was kind of hard,” Noel Kakegamic, a 15-year-old from North Spirit Lake, said of his

first attempt at scaling the 30-foot wall. “My hands were kind of hurting.” Still, he got close to the top and made it all the way in a later try. Aysanabe preferred another challenge, balancing across a rope with the help of teammates. “We just kept cheering our people on; just having fun.” For the day’s activities, organizers awarded her team the most points for effort, encouragement and enthusiasm. The next day, a busy schedule of workshops at Pelican Falls included traditional activities: drumming with the Thunder Mountain Singers, birchbark basket making and Ojibwe language speaking. Youth could also learn to quilt, play guitar or cook over an open fire. Friendships grew during evenings of video game tournaments, karaoke singing, movies, basketball, a bonfire and a dance featuring a live band. In a video, produced by Tikinagan and Wawatay TV during workshops and informally, the youth shared personal stories of being in care. They supported each other and learned they’re not alone. “It was cool, hearing there are lots of other kids ... in the same position as you,” Aysanabe said. “I made lots of friends here. I’ll stay in touch with them.” Bryan Phelan is communications coordinator for Tikinagan Child and Family Services. For more on the Stronger Youth for a Stronger Tomorrow conference, go to www.tikinagan.org.

Bryan Phelan/Special to Wawatay News

TOP: Tamara Keeash, left, and Levena Kenequanash search for the right sound during a guitar workshop at the Stronger Youth for a Stronger Tomorrow conference May 30-June 3 in Sioux Lookout. About 40 children in care attended the conference organized by Tikinagan Child and Family Services. RIGHT: Bernie Bighead of Wunnumin Lake shoulders a heavy load before canoe lessons on the water. CENTRE: Linda Kwandibens dreams of being a pilot but tries a different ride. FAR RIGHT: Noel Kakegamic of North Spirit Lake gets a foothold on his way up a 30-foot wall. Kakegamic said the rock wall climbing was challenging but he eventually made his way to the top.

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Wilma Carpenter was one of several people shaved at the Relay for Life event in Sioux Lookout, June 3. Supporters pledged $1,236 for the haircut. Despite the crowd and having to stifle laughs when the clippers tickled her neck, “It felt like a normal haircut,” Carpenter said. Her effort helped her 16-member Tikinagan Child and Family Services team collect a firstplace total of more than $7,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. “I wanted to help raise money ... to fight cancer; to raise awareness that we can help in any way we can,” she said. Carpenter’s hair was donated to Locks of Love, which provides wigs to children who lose their hair due to cancer or other medical conditions. “It feels great to know my hair will go toward a good cause.”

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Wawatay News

Nominations for the 2012 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards are now open. The annual ceremony to honour the achievements of Aboriginal people will be held in Vancouver in February 2012. The awards include the areas of arts, health, law, justice, technology and trade. “The awards are recognized nationally and internationally as the highest honour the community can bestow upon its achievers,” said Roberta Jamieson, president and CEO of National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation. Buffy Sainte-Marie, famous for her protest song, Universal Soldier, and Norval Morrisseau, famous for his art, are past recipients of the awards. To date, 254 people have received the award, as the award has been given to multiple recipients yearly for the past 18 years. Nominations are open from June 1 to 27.

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Tim Quequish

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After three years since it was announced, the specific claims tribunal is now underway. The tribunal is a neutral ground to deal with First Nation land claim issues. The tribunal will specifically deal with claims that have been previously rejected. Its decisions will be binding. Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn A-inchut Atleo expressed joy the government is putting the needs of First Nations first, as opposed to delaying the tribunal further. He said that if the government won’t take action on resolving outstanding land claims, “then the expectation is that the tribunal will indeed deliver justice at last.” The tribunal is now receiving applications for specific claim resolutions.

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Sioux Lookout Anti-Racism Committee

In this image, titled Reflection, by AJ Waboose from Niimki Migizi Secondary School in Ginoogaming First Nation, Waboose said “Education is important for the leadership.” The piece is one of more than 50 images on display at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. The exhibit is part of the See Us, Hear Us Photovoice Project for youth from Long Lake #58 and Ginoogaming. See more images from the project on the following page.

Are you looking for an exciting and engaging summer job? Come work for SLARC this summer and gain some great work experience. We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals who are interested in generating positive programming for the summer. Looking for: Summer Festival Assistant 1 Summary: Will work with the Festival Coordinator to develop the Sioux Mountain Festival and other SLARC in the Summer events. This is full-time summer employment. Duties: • Work with Cultural and Music Festival Coordinator, SLARC staff, planning committee and community volunteers to develop plans for the 2011 Sioux Mountain Music and Cultural Festival. • Establish and maintain contact with workshop presenters and performers • Work with planning committee to establish a schedule of events • Coordinate aspects of the festival such as: securing venues, permits, sound and equipment operations, vendors, sponsors, publicity, press, etc. • Aid in the planning, organizing and reporting on the 2011 Sioux Mountain Festival and Bannock Bake-Off • Help recruitment, train and organize volunteers for the Sioux Mountain Festival Qualifications: • Between the ages of 18 and 30 • A member of a SLAAMB community • able to work over-time and weekends around festival time. • Organized and responsible individual • Punctual • Openness to learn and work in a co-operative team environment TIMEFRAME: 10 weeks (mid-June through August) HOURS: 35 hrs/wk Summer Festival Assistant 2 Summary: Will work with the Festival Coordinator to develop the Sioux Mountain Festival and other SLARC in the Summer events. This is full-time summer employment. Duties: • Work with Cultural and Music Festival Coordinator, SLARC staff, planning committee and community volunteers to develop plans for the 2011 Sioux Mountain Music and Cultural Festival. • Establish and maintain contact with workshop presenters and performers • Work with planning committee to establish a schedule of events • Coordinate aspects of the festival such as: securing venues, permits, sound and equipment operations, vendors, sponsors, publicity, press, etc. • Aid in the planning, organizing and reporting on the 2011 Sioux Mountain Festival and Bannock Bake-Off • Help recruitment, train and organize volunteers for the Sioux Mountain Festival Qualifications: • Must be between 15 and 30 years of age and be a registered fulltime student in the past and upcoming academic year • able to work over-time and weekends around festival time. • Organized and responsible individual • Punctual • Openness to learn and work in a co-operative team environment TIMEFRAME: 6 weeks (mid-June to August) HOURS: 35 hrs/wk Community Resource Developer Summary: This position will provide an opportunity for youth to research in the area of conflict resolution and restorative justice. The summer intern will also develop research and archiving skills as they go through media and photo archives and turn them into organized digital files. They will also assist in the development and collection of website content. Duties: • Research on conflict resolution and restorative justice material for a policy and procedures manual • Digitizing photo archives • Centralizing and organizing digital files • Identification and development of content for SLARC website • Other tasks as required Qualifications: • Employment experience or educational experience in research • Must be between the ages of 18-30 • Must be a member of a SLAAMB community • Organized and responsible individual • Punctual • Openness to learn and work in a co-operative team environment TIMEFRAME: 10 weeks (mid-June through August) HOURS: 35 hrs/wk Summer Youth Programs Coordinator Summary: We are looking for a student with an avid interest in the outdoors and working with youth. The student will be responsible for running culturally conscious programs for youth throughout the summer. The student will provide training in leadership, collaborative decision making and communication. Duties: • Develop day-time programming for local youth with a focus on outdoor recreational activities • Advertise, promote and recruit youth to participate in the programs • Encourage the development of youth leadership skills through well thought out and engaging activities • Networking with other organizations and businesses • Reporting on progress to supervisors and board • Help as needed with other SLARC events Qualifications: • Must be between 15 and 30 years of age and be a registered fulltime student in the past and upcoming academic year • Experience working with children • Will require a criminal records check • Organized and responsible individual • Punctual • Openness to learn and work in a co-operative team environment TIMEFRAME: 10 weeks (mid-June through August) HOURS: 35 hrs/wk Please submit cover letter and resume to: Sioux Lookout Anti-Racism Committee Box 1194, 85 King Street (2nd Floor) Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B7 Phone: (807) 737 1501 Fax: (807) 737 2600 cakelly@slarc.ca Closing Date: June 13, 2011

Thirst for art, youth showcase photos Chris Kornacki Wawatay News

The See Us, Hear Us Photovoice Project was officially unveiled at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery June 3. More than 20 students from the Migizi Wazisin Elementary School in Long Lake #58 First Nation and the Niimiki Migizi Secondary School in Ginoogaming First Nation were present at the art gallery for the opening reception. The gallery is showcasing photographs taken by students over the past three months in their home communities. The exhibit has more than 50 photographs that depict images from a youth perspective. The See Us, Hear Us Photovoice Project was launched in February in Long Lake and

Ginoogaming through the Dilico Children’s Foundation and the Ontario Trillium Foundation. It provided each student with their own camera so they could capture and collect photographs throughout their home communities. “I took lots of photos and my best ones are in the art gallery now. I was taking pictures everyday,” Taylor Waboose, 17, from Ginoogaming, said. Waboose has four of her pictures on display in the exhibit. “They all mean a lot to me because of how they speak out to other people,” she said. The Photovoice Project lasted 16 weeks with students meeting every Thursday so they could learn about camera techniques, photography ethics and editing skills.

The goals of the project are to provide youth with the skills to record their experiences; to encourage the youth to talk about important issues in their communities; and to reach policy makers and other groups who can make a difference in the communities. “There’s a real thirst for art in the communities with the youth,” Celeste Pedri, project coordinator, said. “The First Nation youth voice is often ignored, so we wanted to use art and creativity to help bring the voice back to the youth.” She said the project was unique because it was ongoing for 16 weeks and was part of the classroom curriculum. Because it was going back to the school every week and working bit by bit with the students, she said the images kept

getting better and better. “The work that has been done by these students is simply amazing,” Pedri said. “The youth showed a lot creativity and hard work. They learned a lot and showed a lot of respect and responsibility.” Waboose gained a lot from the project. “I learned that photography speaks to the mind through other peoples perspectives,” she said. The exhibit will be on display at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery throughout the month of June. It will also be available on the Dilico website as a permanent gallery featuring more photos. The exhibit will go back to Ginoogaming and Long Lake #58 after June and will be on display in the community’s schools.

Windigo Education Authority JK-Gr. 1 Native Language Teacher

Windigo Education Authority Program Services Director

Windigo Education Authority is accepting applications for a full-time JK-Gr.1 Native Language Teacher with experience in Oji-Cree Immersion Instruction for the 2011-2012 school year at Michikan Lake School, Bearskin Lake, ON.

Windigo Education Authority, located in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, provides second level educational support services to the schools in the First Nation communities of Bearskin Lake, Cat Lake, Sachigo Lake and Slate Falls. Windigo Education Authority is seeking a qualified educator to serve as the Program Services Director.

DUTIES: Under the supervision of the Principal, the teacher will be responsible for teaching the Oji-Cree Immersion program at the JK-Gr. 1 level. QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Ontario Teacher Certification (NTEP or B.Ed.) 2. Proficiency in both oral and written Oji-Cree language. 3. Oji-Cree teaching experience and/or the ability to implement the delivery of the Kwayaciiwin Immersion Curriculum. APPLICATION: A current resume, (3) references and a recent Criminal Record Check DEADLINE: Open until filled Send To: Program Services Director Windigo Education Authority Box 299 Sioux Lookout, Ontario Canada P8T 1A3 Tel: 807-737-1064 Fax: 807-737-3452 Email: wea@windigo.on.ca

RESPONSIBILITIES: In consultation with the First Nations of Windigo Education Authority, the Program Services Director will be expected to provide leadership in the areas of: Performance review of school staff Recruitment and hiring of teaching staff Professional development for school staff Support for special education Support for school based programs QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor of Education Degree Preference given for experience in position of added responsibility Knowledge of Ojibway and Oji/Cree would be an asset Covering letter, resume,(3) references and criminal record check must be received by Wed, June 15th, 2011. Send To: Human Resources Windigo Education Authority PO Box 299 Sioux Lookout , Ontario Canada P8T 1A3 Tel: 807-737-1064 Fax: 807-737-3452 Email: wea@windigo.on.ca

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ABOVE: Window by Camryn Labelle from Migizi Wazisin Elementary School in Long Lake #58. RIGHT: Can by Camryn Labelle. “Smoking and drinking is not good for you,” Labelle says.

Untitled (Church at Longlac Point) by Taylor Waboose, Niimki Migizi Secondary School. “This photograph reminds me of my aunty. This is her church. She passed away from cancer last year. I was with her when she passed away,” Waboose says of the image. Waboose was asked by a band if they could use the image on their album cover. Waboose respectfully declined the offer because she said it distorted the meaning behind the work.

SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY HEALTH SERVICES SUPERVISOR Internal/External Posting Full Time Position Location: Sioux Lookout, Ontario The Health Services Supervisor will be responsible for the planning, implementation and monitoring of designated health services and programs. In addition, provide the day to day leadership to health staff and support the organization’s vision and its goals of improving health for First Nations people. Qualifications • Diploma/Degree in Health Science(s) field; • Minimum 5 years experience in a supervisory position; • Experience in Health Administration. • Excellent communication skills oral and written; • Experience and/or training in management and leadership; • Fluency in one of the First Nation’s dialects of the Sioux Lookout district (Ojibway, Cree, and/or Oji-Cree) is an asset. • Work experience with First Nations including an understanding of First Nation Health issues. • Knows the geographic realities and understands the social conditions that exist within First Nations communities. • Must be willing to relocate.

SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY Primary Health Care Unit

KEEWAYTINOOK OKIMAKANAK

INTERNAL/ EXTERNAL POSTING PROGRAM ANALYST One (1) Full Time Position Location: Sioux Lookout

FINANCE MANAGER

The Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority requires an energetic, motivated and career minded Program Analyst to provide technical and analytical support to the organization and communities; and strive to improve health care for the First Nations communities in the Sioux Lookout Zone. He/she will also be tasked with providing support to other health programs within the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority as directed. QUALIFICATIONS • A Diploma, Degree in Health Care Administration and/or Project Management; • Knowledge of the principles and techniques of financial analysis; • Strong oral and written communication skills; • High degree of computer literacy; (i.e. accounting, health management data base, Microsoft Office and project management software) • Well developed organizational leadership and interpersonal skills.

Duties • Oversee and co-ordinate the activities of designated health staff with health services and program delivery. • Provide supervision to health staff. • To represent the organization in various settings as required. • Responsible for the management of financial, human and material resources for the health programs. • Some travelling is required for this position.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY • Ability to conduct research and analyze information; • Ability to develop options and preparation of reports/briefing notes; • Knowledge of health issues and trends; • Knowledge of research techniques; • Ability to evaluate technical and financial data; • Knowledge of statistics and statistical reporting; • Ability to speak Oji-Cree, Ojibway and/ or Swampy Cree is a definite asset; • Must be willing to relocate.

Please send cover letter, resume, three most recent employment references and an up-to-date Criminal Reference Check:

Please send cover letter, resume, three most recent employment references and an up to date Criminal Reference Check:

Human Resources Department Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority 61 Queen Street, P.O. Box 1300 Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 Phone: (807) 737-1802 Fax: (807) 737-1076 Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com Closing Date: June 17, 2011

Human Resources Department Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority 61 Queen Street, P.O. Box 1300 Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 Phone: (807) 737-1802 Fax: (807) 737-1076 Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com Closing Date: June 30, 2011

The Health Authority wishes to thank all applicants in advance. However, only those granted an interview will be contacted.

The Health Authority wishes to thank all applicants in advance. However, only those granted an interview will be contacted.

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

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

(Northern Chiefs Tribal Council) Description Under the direction of the Executive Director, the Finance Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, directing and supervising the operation of the finance department. The Finance Manager implements the financial policies and procedures of Keewaytinook Okimakanak. Roles and Responsibilities including, but not limited to; • Advise management team on financial matters, assessing and explaining long and short-term implications of alternatives and decisions • Oversee long-term budgetary planning and costs management in alignment with strategic plan and manage annual budget process • Oversee the maintenance of regular financial planning reports; monthly income statement forecast by department (vs. budget); complete reports as required; oversee reporting by departments to ensure funding cash flow is maintained • Maintain adequate internal controls and financial procedures ensuring compliance • Ensure timeliness, accuracy, and usefulness of financial and management reporting for the management team, board of directors, and funding agencies • Preparation of month-end and year-end financial statements • Ensure timeliness and accuracy of all month-end closing activities including general ledger maintenance, balance sheet reconciliations, and program transactions • Oversee all essential financial functions including: Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable; monitoring budget vs. actual; weekly cash management; approving weekly payables; executing check signing; vendor and invoice negotiation when appropriate; monitoring bank balances and activities; maintaining all banking relationships. Qualifications & Requirements: • BA in commerce or equivalent degree required • Three-five years experience in a senior Financial Management role • Experience with and understanding of the requirements of non-profit accounting • Demonstrated management skills in budgeting, financial planning, and analysis • Superior leadership, management, organization, and interpersonal skills • Strong team player orientation • Excellent written communication and oral presentation skills • Self-starter with outstanding initiative and responsibility • Superior time management skills and Advanced computer skills (Accpac, Word and • Excel are a must) Interested applicants should submit their resume and three references by June 17, 2011 to: Keewaytinook Okimakanak Box 340 Balmertown, ON P0V 1C0 hiring@knet.ca Note: Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Oshkatisiik wapanchikateniwan omasinakisikewiniwan Chris Kornacki Wawatay Tipachimowinan

Wapamishinam, notawishinam masinakisowi-ikitowin anookiwin kipakinikate i-ima Thunder Bay masinipi-ikewikamikoonk June 3. Awashime nishtana kikinwaamawakanak kipishawak eki-onchiwach migizi wazisin kikinwa-amatiwikamikoonk i-ima Long Lake #58 anishinaapewi-tashikewin shikwa niimiki migizi kikinwa-amatiwikamikoonk i-ima Ginoogaming anishinaapewi-tashikewin ekipiwichitowach kapakinikatenik masinipi-ikewikamikoonk. Mi-oma ka-ishipakitinikatenikin omasinakisikaniwan kikinwa-amawakanak nisokiisis oki-anookitanawa chimasinakisamowach otashikewiniwan. Nanimitana kipakitinikateniwan omasinakisikaniwan oshkatisiik. Wapamishinam, notawishinam masinakisowi-ikitowin anookiwin kipakinikate February i-ima Long Lake shikwa ginoogaming ekiwichi-ikowach

Dilico Children’s Foundation shikwa Ontario Trillium Foundation. Ekiminawach kikinwaamawakana-i masinakisikanan chimasinakisaminich otashikewiniwan “Kipatenatinoon nimasinakisikanan shikwa ka-onishishinkin wapanchikatewan i-ima masinipi-ikewikamikoonk. Taso kiishik nikimasinakisike,” Taylor Waboose, 17, onchi weti Ginoogaming, ikito. Waboose ki-otapinikateniwan niiwin omasinakisikewinan chiwapanchikatenikin. Masinakisowi-ikitowin anookiwin kitashikikate mitaswashi-niikotwaso tawate taso ishkwa-apitawise ekikikinwaamawintwa chinakachitowach masinakisikewin shikwa weweni chi-anookitamowach. Anookiwin kipakitinikate chikikentamowach oshkatisiik aniin ke-ishi-apachitowach chitipatotamowach kawapantamowach; oshkatisiik chikikentamowach eshisenik i-ima otashikewiniwan; chikikentaminich ka-oshitonich onashowewinan shikwa pep-

akaan ka-anookitakenich chionchiminosenikin otashikewiniwan. “Masinichikewin antawenchikate i-ima tashikewinink memitake oshkatisiik,” Celeste Pedri, kapimiwitoch anookiwin, ikito. “Anishinaapewi-oshkatisiik kaawin pisintawasiwak, mi-iwe kaki-onchi pakitinikatek chi-apatak masinichikewin shikwa ka-ishinakachichikatekin apachitakanan chiwinch-intwa oshkatisiik chikakitowach.” Mi-i ikito mi-owe anookiwin kiminose ekitashikikatek mitaswashi-niikotwaso tawate kikikinwa-amatewan i-ima kikinwa-amatiwikamikoonk. Taso tawate kikikinwa-amawawak chi-anookitamowach pinish eki-aniwawinkesiwach. “Nikichi-inenimak kikinwaamawakanak kaki-anookitamowach,” Pedri ikito. “Oshkatisiik weweni oki-anookitanawa. Nipiwa oki-onchikikentanawa shikwa ekikanatetamowach shikwa weweni chi-anookiwach. Waboose nipiwa nikionchikikentan o-owe anooki-

win. “Nikikentan masinakisikewin tipachimomakanoon e-ishinamoowach pepaakan opimaatisik,” Waboose ikito. Tawapachikatewan i-ima Thunder Bay masinipi-ikewikamikoonk kapimankisooch kiisis june. I-ima kaye mamatawapikoonk Dilico nepichi chikanawentakwakin i-niweniwan masinakisikanan. Takiweminawak masinakisikanan Ginoogaming shikwa Long Lake #58 ishkapimankisooch kiisis june shikwa tawapachikatewan i-ima tashikewi-kikinwa-amatiwikamikoon.

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Taylor Waboose, 17, Ginoogaming Anishinaapewi-tashikewin onchitipetakosi okanawapantanan omasinakisikanan kakipakitinikatenikin i-ima Thunder Bay Art Gallery masinipi-ikewikamikoonk June 3.

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Shy-Anne Hovorka received a 2011 Young Alumni Award May 25 at the Lakehead University Alumni Awards dinner. She credited hard work and determination for her success in music.

Shy-Anne gets young alumni award Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Shy-Anne Hovorka credits hard work and determination as keys to her success. The 2010 Aboriginal Female Entertainer of the Year and 2010 Best Producer/Engineer at the Aboriginal People’s Choice Music Awards received a Young Alumni Award May 25 at the Lakehead University Alumni Awards dinner. “It is an honour to be recognized as a musician as an alumni,” said Hovorka, who grew up in Red Lake and has since earned degrees in music and education from Lakehead University. “I’m sure the other musicians will agree with me

that it does take a lot of hard work, determination and sticking to your guns on what you want to do.” Hovorka has been singing since she was three years old and performing since she was nine. She recently released her latest song, Superstar and has performed her hit song Can’t Change the World at the opening of the University of Winnipeg’s G8 Interfaith Summit and the 2010 Winnipeg Folk Festival. She has two CDs to her credit: Pseudo and Black Thunderbird. “There is not always a lot of pay, if there is pay, so we do it because we love it,” she said. Hovorka travelled to Korea after completing her hon-

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ours bachelor of music degree in 2000, where she used her music skills to teach English as a second language for two years before returning to Thunder Bay to complete her bachelor of education degree in 2003. She then worked as a teacher in Red Lake for five years before switching to a career in music. “I worked it for five years and then broke it to my parents that I would be leaving a full-time, full-pension, full-benefit, full everything job to be a musician,” Hovorka said. “My dad is half grey now; he did have all black hair before that. But they supported me, so I gave up my job and moved to Thunder Bay.” Hovorka has since toured with hip-hop musicians to

communities across northern Ontario to deliver mentoring sessions to Aboriginal youth on following the seven grandfather teachings, the importance of education and the importance of talking with someone when they are upset. “We would do a talent show at the end of every (session),” Hovorka said. “Now I work about five or six jobs to sponsor these kids to bring them in once a year, one kid from each community that we visit, to come together and perform their art for us. It’s so worth it on so many levels when you see these kids just explode out of themselves and realize if this girl can do it from the middle of nowhere, why can’t I.”

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course of their busy day or did not remember for the 20,000 drugs they can prescribe. Young highlights a significant number of problems with our drug system, some of which include: • Doctors can prescribe drugs for off-label use (a drug authorized for specific use can be, and is, prescribed for other reasons without evidence it works, based simply on one doctor telling another) and you do not have to be told of this use, • Health Canada has no authority to pull lethal drugs from the market, they rely on drug companies that are making billions in sales to withdraw it; • Drug companies are in the business to make money; patient deaths or disabilities are seen merely as loss of income; • Health Canada does not scrutinize drugs for safety before put on the market for use, relying on the drug companies’ studies; • ‘Big Pharma’, as the international drug industry is known, has very deep pockets. When sued their defence takes forever and families are gagged in the settlement so stories of drug-caused deaths rarely surface; and • Doctors learn about drugs from drug sales reps who promote ‘new’ drugs which may be almost identical to drugs that have already been removed from the market. One doctor interviewed by Young said he does not prescribe new drugs. He uses a limited number of ‘tried and true’ formulas that have been on the market for 10-15 years, suggesting to Young this provided protection for him and his patients. This book points to the fact that rules which are supposedly designed to provide safety are mere illusions; we are on our own.

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Regalia added to arts and crafts show Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Ken Wakegijig’s beautiful deer antler rattle was one of the artworks for sale at this year’s Sequin Aboriginal Spring Fine Arts and Crafts Show. “I went to Fort William First Nation for a walk one day,” said the Thunder Bay resident whose parents were originally from Wikwemikong and Whitefish Lake near Sudbury. “On the way back home I was walking on the railway tracks and I looked on the ground and saw the antler. It was so fresh that the blood was still coming out of there.” Wakegijig put the antler away for about a year to let it dry before he made the rattle this spring. “I already sold a couple (of rattles) today,” Wakegijig said. “I had sold two previously before coming here.” More than 40 artisans from Thunder Bay, northwestern Ontario, Winnipeg and Wikwemikong took part in the second annual Sequin Aboriginal Spring Fine Arts and Crafts Show, held June 1-4 at the Victoriaville Centre in Thunder Bay. The show is organized by the Aboriginal Artworks Group of Northern Ontario and sponsored by Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Matawa First Nation Management. Eagle Lake’s Ruth Stevens had two turtle shell tobacco bags or medicine bags for sale

in addition to a large number of earrings made from carved bone and antlers. “Usually traditional dancers and traditional women will wear it in their regalia,” Stevens said. “My husband does all the carving. It’s made from bones or antlers from moose or deer. Once in a while we get our hands on caribou, and I’m wearing caribou earrings.” Sequin Aboriginal Spring Fine Arts and Crafts Show organizer John Ferris said there was “quite a variety of artwork” on sale.

“On the way back home, I was walking on the railway tracks and I looked on the ground and saw the antler. It was so fresh that the blood was still coming out of there.” – Ken Wakegijig

“There are new people coming in selling regalia as well, so there is a lot of wonderful apparel out there,” Ferris said. “It’s not just moccasins.” Lake Helen’s Holly Salt was selling her regalia apparel to put her adopted daughter through university. “I’ve been doing this since I

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was young,” Salt said, explaining she has been making regalia since she was a young dancer. “Ever since I danced and I had to make my own regalia.” Moccasins, leatherwork, beadwork, carvings and paintings were among the other items for sale at the arts and crafts show. Bearskin Lake’s Christopher Fox finds that he is selling more of his paintings as he becomes more well known in the community. “Recently I’ve been doing it fulltime now,” Fox said, explaining that his work is mainly based on childhood memories of hunting, trapping and fishing. Fox finds his 10 by 12 inch and 12 by 14 inch paintings are his best sellers. Aroland’s Maggie Magiskan said the beadwork is the most time-consuming part of making a pair of moccasins. “This one little flower takes about six to seven hours to do,” Magiskan said, noting she has been making moccasins since she was a little girl. “I used to help my mom sew, not the beadwork.” Magiskan and her husband also make baby birch bark baskets for newborn babies to sleep in. “We do a little bit of beadwork on them and they are made really strong so they won’t break,” Magiskan said. “They’re (double-layered) birch bark.”

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Aroland’s Maggie Magiskan had moccasins and baby birch bark baskets for sale at the Sequin Aboriginal Spring Fine Arts and Crafts Show, held June 1-4 at the Victoriaville Centre in Thunder Bay.

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LEFT: Charlotte Kwandibens worked on a pair of moccasins during the Sequin Aboriginal Spring Fine Arts and Crafts Show. RIGHT: Ken Wakegijig holds up the deer antler rattle he had for sale.

NOTICE Aerial Herbicide Spraying Lac Seul Forest The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) in conjunction with McKenzie Forest Products is planning to conduct a prescribed burn in the Horse Lake storm damaged areas between August 20 – October 30, 2011. The primary purpose of this project is to investigate the effectiveness of the use of prescribed fire to achieve preferred conifer dominated forest habitat for woodland caribou. As part of the project design, some of the project area will also receive herbicide spray (see map) starting on or about: June 15, 2011. The herbicide VisionMax, registration no. 27736 P.C.P.A will be used. The project description and project plan for the aerial herbicide project is available for public inspection at the MNR District Office, 49 Prince Street, beginning May 15, 2011 until June 15, 2011. Interested and affected persons and organizations can arrange an appointment with MNR staff at the MNR District office to discuss the aerial herbicide project.

As part of Ontario’s Long-Term Energy Plan, OPG is planning to repower the Atikokan Generating Station with cleaner, greener biomass fuel. Your opinion is important. That’s why we’re holding a community information session and you’re invited. Approximate Location(s) of Treatment -

For more information or to arrange an appointment with MNR staff please contact: Amy Smart MNR District Office 49 Prince Street Sioux Lookout, ON. P8T 1A5 807.737.2261

Robert Auld McKenzie Forest Products 429 Airport Road Sioux Lookout, ON. P8T 1A5 807.737.2522 x 228

Date: Time:

June 23, 2011 6 – 7 p.m. Registration and Information Displays 7 – 7:30 p.m. Presentation: Atikokan Generating Station Biomass Repowering Project 7:30 - 9 p.m. Information Displays Location: North Star Community School 209 Hawthorne Street, Atikokan

We’ll be there to discuss the project, answer questions and share results of biomass environmental and sustainability analyses. We look forward to seeing you there. For more information please contact Brent Boyko, Atikokan GS Station Manager at 807-597-3500 or visit opg.com.

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