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Not giving up

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Despite problems with his feet, Lyle Fox continues the Penasi Walk Against Prescription Drug Abuse with some help from family. The Bearskin Lake band member began his walk Aug. 22 from Pelican Falls First Nation High School outside Sioux Lookout. He was expected to arrive in Thunder Bay Sept. 1 to meet and talk with students from Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School. See story on page 2.

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Chicago Blackhawks defenceman Steve Montador recently visited Wapekeka to announce the donation of 50 brand-new sets of hockey equipment for the community’s youth.

“It was nice when he came around – I got his autograph,” said Gordon McKay, a youth worker in Wapekeka.

Montador also visited with the youth in the community, signed autographs and posed for photographs.

“The only thing we didn’t do was pull out the red carpet,” McKay said.

The hockey equipment is being provided by a fund through the National Hockey League Players’ Association.

The equipment will support children and youth involved in Right To Play’s Hockey For Development initiative, a part of the PLAY (Promoting Life-Skills in Aboriginal Youth) Program. Right to Play is an international organization

that uses sport and play to increase child develoment.

“After seeing the impact of Right To Play’s programs in Tanzania, I’m looking forward to helping make an impact here in Canada,” said Montador, a Right To Play athlete ambassador since 2007. “With incredible support from the NHLPA, I believe we can make a difference through hockey-building life-skills and increasing hope, while also providing access to necessary equipment these children and youth might not otherwise receive.”

McKay is looking forward to the beginning of the Hockey For Development module of the PLAY Program in October for both youth and coaches.

Children and youth will have access hockey equipment, learn hockey skills, and gain life skills through the program, while coaches will take a training program that provides access to the Hockey Canada certification.

McKay welcomed the donated

“There are so many children and youth in Wapekeka First Nation who want to participate in hockey programs but are limited by their lack of equipment.”

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hockey equipment. He said hockey equipment is expensive in Wapekeka, with hockey gloves going for about $200.

Julia Porter, deputy director for education and Aboriginal initiatives at Right To Play, said the donation to Wapekeka will inspire kids to get active.

“There are so many children and youth in Wapekeka First Nation who want to participate in hockey programs but are limited by their lack of equip-

ment,” Porter said. “The NHLPA’s generosity will have a long-term impact and we are deeply grateful.”

Over the past 11 years, NHL players have donated more than $20 million to help grassroots hockey programs around the world in places such as Australia, South Africa, Europe, Malaysia and North America.

Right to Play and the Ontario government recently announced the Youth Leadership component of the PLAY program would be expanded into 30 additional First Nation communities over the next year through $1 million in provincial funding.

Youth leadership training workshops were piloted in Moose Cree First Nation last year, with workshops aimed at inspiring and motivating youth to lead cultural and sporting events, building relationships with Elders and other community members, and planning activities to help address local social issues.

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His right foot was wrapped in gauze. Bandages covered blisters on both feet. He was on crutches, not able to put pressure on his right foot. The doctor told him the bruising on his ankle was caused by broken blood vessels.

He had no choice but to stay off his right foot. He thought he should give up.

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“Sometimes we need help to accomplish big things, big ideas,” he was told.

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Arthur Moore joins Cliffs Rick Garrick

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Former Constance Lake chief Arthur Moore is now district manager, First Nations relations with Cliffs Natural Resources, one of the mining companies in the Ring of Fire mineral exploration area.

“With my experience and knowledge, I think I can provide good input,” Moore said of his new job. “So far it’s been good.

It’s a good environment at the office.”

The Ring of Fire is located in the James Bay lowlands northeast of Thunder Bay. About 35 mining companies are exploring the area spanning about 4,000 square kilometres for minerals such as chromite, nickel, copper, platinum, zinc, gold and diamonds.

Cliffs, an international mining and natural resources company based in Cleveland, Ohio, is at the forefront of the exploration activity.

The company is one of the largest producers of iron ore pellets in North America. It has a focus on serving the world’s largest and fastest growing steel markets. Chromite is used in the production of stainless steel.

Moore began his employment with Cliffs Aug. 2. His role is to work with First Nations and government agencies to prevent misunderstandings and ensure good communications are in place, especially in the environmental assessment process to ensure correct information is delivered to the communities.

“We are planning to do bulletins with the First Nations,” Moore said. “We need that dialogue and the dynamics to have a good relationship.”

Moore said it is important to prevent misunderstandings and improve relationships with First Nations.

Moore had three good job offers before he decided to accept the offer from Cliffs.

“I work with senior management from Cliffs’ headquarters,” Moore said.

His immediate supervisor is Joe Gaboury, director of Aboriginal Affairs with Cliffs, and he also works with the company’s directors of environment and development at the new Cliffs office in Thunder Bay. “I hope to see growth in the communities and establishing of good relationships,” Moore said. “They (Cliffs) know that is a priority and they know they need to establish contacts with First Nations and governments as well.”

Moore wants to see more prosperity, wealth generation, capacity building and employment opportunities in the communities as well as an improvement to the health and wellbeing of community members.

Prior to being chief of Constance Lake, Moore was a business administration instructor at Confederation College and a capital management coordinator/local government advisor with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.

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It was an emotional day, especially for Elders who arrived by canoe on land newly granted to Missanabie Cree. The band had never received land since signing Treaty 9. But on Aug. 17, band members celebrated a land transfer of 15 square kilometres with the province of Ontario.

Missanabie Cree have a home John Gagnon

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Missanabie Cree First Nation celebrated a successful land transfer with a signing ceremony Aug. 17.

The extraordinaire day came after Missanabie Cree’s patience was tested for over a hundred years waiting for a place to call home. Located near the community of Missanabie, Ont. off of Highway 101 between Chapleau and Wawa, people had gathered by the water in anticipation.

Smiles were rampant and joyful tears engulfed the Missanabie Cree citizens in a circle of relief.

The culminated spirit of the people was jubilant as everyone hugged and welcomed each other home. They travelled through a gauntlet of emotions into the finality of this environmental disconnect.

Hearts raced as the women’s drum group began to sing. The people watched as the chief, council members and Elders paddled into shore. The canoes displayed a literal and ceremonial homecoming. As they beached the banks of the shore paddlers were greeted by fellow citizens and again good feelings flourished. A parade-of-flags led the people from the shore to the hall where the official signing was to take place.

Missanabie Cree Chief Kim

Rainville hosted special dignitaries including Chief Keith Corston of neighbouring Fox Lake Cree First Nation, Grand Chief Stan Louttit of Mushkegowuk Council and Assembly of First Nations Ontario Regional Chief Angus Toulouse.

Assistant Deputy Minister Doug Carr from the Ontario Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and John Peluch, district manager with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources were the two provincial government dignitaries on hand as signatories.

There were no Federal representatives at this signing.

The parties negotiating for this agreement were the Ontario Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and the Missanabie Cree land transfer committee.

Jutta Horn, implementation coordinator for Missanabie Cree said the federal government was initially involved.

“Negotiations at first did involve Canada, although as the 15 square kilometres were given back the federal government dropped out,” Horn said.

A Missanabie Cree press release said Ontario and Canada could not agree on the exact of amount of land the community was entitled to.

The new lands will now be held in trust as Missanabie Cree waits for word on an application with the federal government to include the lands as a

reserve under the Indian Act. Nevertheless, the signing was reclamation of connection to land and an inter-generational portrayal of a persevering people. The Missanabie Cree was a designated band without reserve status. The land entitlement was lost as the Treaty Commissioners left them out of the treaty signing process.

Their first attempt to claim their homelands was in the year 1897, according to a press release from Missanabie Cree.

Other attempts to claim lands were made in 1906, 1915 and 1929.

Elder Christianne Wesley reminisces about her childhood.

“I was born in Moose Factory,” she said. “I used to joke, the place where they make Mooses.”

Mrs. Wesley moved to the Missanabie area when she was eight months old.

“I remember when my Grandpa Fletcher, Uncle’s Jimmy and Albert along with Cephus Sheshequin went to Ottawa to see where our land was going to be,” Wesley said.

“They fought and fought and they kept going and going and going until my grandfather was really fed up. It’s a hard story to tell, its been holding onto me for a long time.”

Wesley and the rest of the Missanabie Cree citizens have come full circle and pushed

through what many others could not do.

Rainville is encouraged by the community and counts on the “imagination of our youth and the potential they will find in our traditional homelands of the Missanabie Cree.”

Grand Chief Stan Louttit expressed the resilience of the people with an inspiring speech.

“If there was ever a people with patience that’s the Missanabie people,” he said. “If there was ever a people with integrity that’s the Missanabie people. If there was ever a people who stood up for your rights that’s you the Missanabie people.”

AFN Ontario Regional Chief Angus Toulouse iterated the point.

“The people must take back what was inherently ours, we have to go back to the original understandings of how we shared the land, we need to go back and remind Canada they did a horrible job of protecting the natural resources,” he said.

Toulouse also emphasized that there were nation-tonation agreements long before the onslaught of contact.

“We had treaties with the Haudenosaunee, treaties with the Mushkego and treaties amongst ourselves,” he said.

“We’ve always had these and it is not something new that the

government came in and created.”

Toulouse feels those treaties between nations should be resurrected.

“We need to find ways to rekindle our treaties … as rich nations, powerful nations we always were,” he said.

The future seems bright for Missanabie citizens. However, it does not come without a hitch or an encroachment of its own.

The Anishinabek Nation and Robinson Huron Treaty Chiefs oppose the land transfer.

According to the Anishinabek, the land given to Missanabie Cree is not in Treaty 9 territory but in Robinson Huron Treaty territory.

Anishinabek Grand Chief Patrick Madahbee said the land transfer is illegal because the land is not Ontario’s to transfer.

“Why didn’t the Missanabie Cree land transfer happen within the vast region of Treaty 9, especially when the Missanabie Cree belong to Treaty 9?”

Madahbee said.

Horn said the issue lies with the government systems, “which is not devoid of potential conflict.”

“We will maintain positive relations with our neighbouring Nations with the utmost respect,” Horn said. “Although we must impart our history that we have been on these lands since time immemorial.”

Court rules in favour of Grassy Narrows Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News

Leaders of Grassy Narrows First Nation are declaring a legal victory after a decadelong battle with the province regarding clear-cutting on its traditional territory.

Ontario’s Superior Court ruled Aug. 16 that the province cannot issue timbre or logging permits without the consultation of the community as doing so would infringe on federal treaty promises protecting Aboriginal rights in hunting, fishing and trapping.

The ruling comes after an 11-year legal battle between the

First Nation and the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) after the community claimed that MNR’s permission of industrial logging on traditional lands violated its 1873 treaty agreement with the federal government.

Joseph Fobister, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, said he was “overwhelmed with excitement” upon hearing the news.

He said the ruling means the community must be notified and provide their consent for any logging activity taking place.

“We’ll have the power to have a say and limit logging on our territory,” he said.

Justice Mary Sanderson con-

sidered the decision for a year after hearing arguments from both sides from September 2009 until May 2010. In her 300-page ruling, she said the federal government had promised to help protect their rights but failed to do so for many years.

The ruling did not issue any injunctions or make any findings of fault against the province. More legal arguments are expected in the coming weeks over injunctions to prevent further logging.

There will also be an assessment to measure the impact clear-cutting has had on the forest, on animals and the people

of Grassy Narrows.

Fobister continues to hunt and trap in his traditional territory.

Unfortunately, the years of clear-cutting have taken its toll, he said, and there’s not as much wildlife as there used to be.

“We’re hopeful that the forests will re-grow and we can resume our harvesting,” he said.

Fobister said they expect the province to appeal, but “we’re confident (the decision will be upheld).”

Assembly of First Nations Chief Shawn Atleo welcomed the decision.

“We sincerely hope the outcome of this case will lead to

a new relationship based on mutual respect and an end to the unnecessary conflicts that have cause anguish and suffering to the citizens of Grassy Narrows and other impacted First Nations communities,” he said in a press release.

The northwestern Ontario community of about 800 residents has been blockading roads leading into its territory since December 2002.

In 2006, the province was ordered to pay the First Nation’s legal fees. In 2008, AbitibiBowater withdrew its logging activity in the area. Little or no clear-cutting has occurred since then.

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still recall that day when the vice-principal of my new high school walked me to my first class.

She knocked. Knowing that all attention was diverted to the door, my face grew hot and my stomach went in knots as the door opened and I was led in. As I stood at the front of the class, she introduced me and all I could do was stand there and peer at all the unfamiliar faces looking back at me.

I was 14 and had just moved from Moosonee – a town of about 2,000 – to the city of Timmins, which had a population of 40,000.

It was a huge culture shock to move to the city at that age.

There were so many aspects that were different than back home.

For instance, my Cree expressions and Moosonee/Moose Factory slang had no meaning to my new high school classmates. I had no one to share the excitement of the approaching hunting seasons, whether it was the goose migrations in the spring or the moose-mating season of the fall. Learning traffic laws and bus routes became a necessity so I could make my way to school.

Maybe it was because of the town I grew up in, or maybe because we were kids, but a direct “Hi, how are you?” or any similar greeting wasn’t common back home, especially to strangers.

Instead we greeted with gestures and jokes. So it felt weird when a classmate would say hi to me. I couldn’t carry on a conversation because I couldn’t relate to them at all.

They talked about things I did not know or care about; they laughed at things I didn’t find funny.

This was my introduction to high school.

The teenage years are the most difficult times to move, I think. The resilience and friendliness of children can overcome it, while adults are more mature and experienced.

A teenager is already dealing with a multitude of issues in that transitional period between childhood and adulthood as they attempt to process their self-image, social acceptance and sexuality. Not to men-

tion leaving friends and family at home. Imagine moving to a new town with completely different culture and conventions while dealing with these things.

Since everything was unfamiliar, I tried to find some familiarity in my surroundings. In those first few weeks, I befriended two brothers I knew from back home. We never hung out before then, but I suppose our shared experience brought us together and I now had someone in which to say “jish stug,” “solid” or “ever deadly.”

We ran with groups at times that my parents probably would not have approved, but I tried to maintain positive activities whenever I could by taking up guitar, playing a bit of hockey and reading. I got my first job at 16 flipping burgers. And I took part in activities arranged by school’s native organization.

These things kept me busy and I was able to meet people with shared interests.

As the years passed, I adapted to the once-unfamiliar surroundings; so much so that when I would go home, friends and family would tease and call me “city boy.”

Henry, a friend I met in Thunder Bay where I attended college, had a similar experience. He lived in Sachigo Lake all his life until he moved to Thunder Bay for school.

“Yeah, it was pretty hard for me too,” he said after I told him about my experience. When I asked how he coped he said, “Well, I just tried to keep busy.”

He made efforts to participate in school.

“When we would do group activities, I would take part,” he said. “It really built up my confidence.”

He learned bus routes and rode around town so he could familiarize himself with the city.

And he took every opportunity he could to jam on his guitar or bass with other people.

Henry moved to the city for the same reason I did: education. It’s become a necessity nowadays as jobs demand more qualifications and training.

A new school year is approaching and I’m sure there will be students leaving their communities. It will be hard, but I wish you good luck and recommend doing what Henry and I did: go out and take part in positive activities with other people.

While it was difficult for me, it got easier and, looking back, I appreciate the experience because it allowed me to grow as a person.

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Summer Beaver (Nibinamik) in August 1991.

Layton restored faith in politicians Xavier Kataquapit Under the northern sky

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woke to some sad news Aug 22. Instead of an alarm clock I woke to the friendly voices at CBC Sudbury. However, this morning they had bad news for all of us here in the north and in particular Aboriginal people. They were talking about the passing of Jack Layton.

Having been raised in the remote community of Attawapiskat along the James Bay coast I never had much exposure to politicians and the structure and process of politics. It was difficult to merely survive in those days in a place where my people lived in poverty in third world conditions.

At school we did not learn much about Native or nonNative politics.

When I came south to further my education and then to make a living I became educated about how government and politics works. As I learned more about politics I focused on First Nation government at the national, provincial, regional and local levels. Many of my people have very little knowledge of how these political systems work so I did some

writing on this subject to share what I learned.

One thing that surprised me was the way most people saw politicians. Most people I spoke to did not trust or believe in many of the leaders involved in politics. Over the years I became familiar with many of the First Nation leaders, as I have interviewed some of them. I also came to know many non-Native politicians.

Surprisingly, for the most part, I discovered they were really just fine. Most of them were well-educated, interested in helping people, dedicated to making a difference and willing to put up with the kind of abuse that people in public life must get accustomed to.

Sure these people are driven by some need to be recognized and they thrive on the competition of the election process. Most also have very healthy egos and they like to keep insanely busy. Politics, I discovered, is not for everyone.

However, I was amazed at the quality of people I met in the political field and they really impressed me.

Take for instance Stan Beardy, grand chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN).

Stan is one of those guys that just wants to do as much as possible for Native people and he is very humble and always has a warm smile and friendly greeting for everyone. He is a nice guy.

So are Stan Loutitt, grand chief of Mushkegowuk Council on the James Bay coast, Deputy Grand Chief Terry Waboose at NAN, former NAN grand chief and Elder Ben Cheechoo and Shawn Batise, executive director at Wabun Tribal Council.

I have also come to know and respect local non-Native leaders like Charlie Angus MP for Timmins area and his counterpart Gilles Bisson at the provincial level as well as David Ramsay an MPP in northern Ontario. I have been at events where I saw all these leaders greet each other much like old friends so I know they are not always nasty to one another.

Getting to know all these political leaders made me realize that somehow we have become jaded and have lost respect for them. It is a weird situation because we are the ones that end up electing these people yet they don’t have our respect. I think this is mainly due to the sometimes nasty election campaigns that are run, in particular with the nonNative federal and provincial governments. Also I think most of us have figured out that it has become a money game where much of the time the party that can put together the most funds and do the most advertising wins the election.

Actually, that part of the system I think is very rotten and needs to be fixed.

I found it really refreshing

when Jack Layton came on the political scene. He had the courage to stand up for some issues I felt strongly about.

He was a strong advocate for peace and he was the only politician I saw stand up and really step forward to support our troops and men and women in uniform by having the nerve to question why we were putting them in harms way in wars Canada had decided to follow the United States into. He did this with a real interest in making sure that we were doing the best thing for our troops and for the reputation of our country.

He paid the price for this and was scorned by many in campaigns driven by the far right and those who had much to gain by going to war.

I remember people branding him as Taliban Jack and trying to ridicule him for his stand on questioning war. That made me very proud of Jack Layton and at the same time I felt very sad at all the abuse he had to endure for making that stand.

So today I want to make an apology to Jack Layton and his family from myself and many First Nation people for the violent way he was treated for standing up for peace and questioning war.

Meegwetch to Jack Layton for helping to restore our faith in politicians. www.underthenorthernsky.com

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Ka-Na-Chi-Hih has been holding the SAAFE Walk since 1999. There are several addictions which affect our society today. “Solvent Abuse” is one of them and Ka-Na-Chi-Hih dedicates one day in September every year to bring its awareness to the public.

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Oshki students look forward to challenge Rick Garrick

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Mishkeegogamang’s Tanya Bottle is studying Native Early Childhood Education at OshkiPimache-O-Win with the goal of eventually developing an Aboriginal Headstart program for children in her community.

“It’s going to be hard because I have a three-year-old (daughter), a full-time job, school,” Bottle said about the fivesemester program. “So it’s going to be a hard two years, stressful. I’m looking forward to the challenge.”

Bottle was one of about 60 students from across northwestern Ontario who took part in student orientation week Aug. 17-19 at Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education and Training Institute in Thunder Bay. “The orientation was great,” Bottle said, noting the atmosphere was very friendly at Oshki-Pimache-O-Win. “I just can’t wait until classes begin on Saturday (Aug. 20).”

Students in Oshki-PimacheO-Win’s programs can study for most of their required courses at home, with just one or two on-campus sessions required per semester at the Thunder Bay campus.

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Sandy Lake’s Jennifer Meekis, Margaret Kakepetum and Denise Stoney and Mishkeegogamang’s Tanya Bottle were among the about 60 students who took part in student orientation week Aug. 17-19 at Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education and Training Institute in Thunder Bay. partner and daughter stayed at a hotel while she was on campus.

“I think I might change my routine next time I come back down,” Bottle said. “That way I don’t have to worry about what

they are doing or their needs. I can just focus on myself while I am out here.”

The Native Early Childhood Education (NECE) program provides students with an opportunity to develop the

necessary skills and knowledge to organize and maintain a safe, stimulating learning environment that ensures the total development of the young child. Students examine the social, emotional, physical and

intellectual growth of the child through academic studies as well as practical experiences.

A group of NECE students from Sandy Lake are also looking to develop an Aboriginal Headstart program in their

community.

“It will help us get licensed in our new Headstart building,” said Jennifer Meekis. “Right now it’s not licensed, (but once) we get our diplomas we can work on getting a licensed Headstart program.”

Meekis appreciates the way Oshki-Pimache-O-Win’s programs are set up.

“I get to keep my job, go to school, come out here, go back home and work again,” Meekis said. “I have my kids here with me right now, and they’ll be coming out here to school anyways, so I get to see them here too.”

Margaret Kakepetum has always wanted to go back to school because she didn’t have an opportunity to finish high school when she was younger.

“I haven’t gone to school for a long time, so it’s kind of scary and exciting at the same time,” Kakepetum said. “I miss (the family) already. It’ll be good to go back home but it’s nice to come out here too.”

Denise Stoney is looking forward to a full-time job once she finishes the NECE program.

“It’s going to be hard because I am never away from my family,” Stoney said, explaining she appreciates only having to attend classes on campus for two weeks at a time. “I don’t think I could make it out here for the whole year.”

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NAN Keewaywin Awards

EMILE NAKOGEE LEADERSHIP AWARD Jonathan Kakegamic Keewaywin First Nation Jonathan Kakegamic doesn’t shy away from challenges.

The Keewaywin First Nation member is first an educator but also an administrator who’s extraordinary work as principal of Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School in Thunder Bay has set a standard for other educators across the region.

His dedication to the students shows when he began an in-house drug treatment program after several of the school’s student disclosed addiction problems. However his biggest challenge has been the students who have passed away while attending school in Thunder Bay. Kakegamic has been the lead on several media reports. He also called on the Aboriginal, federal and provincial governments to take immediate action on the situation.

“When Jonathan assumed the position as principal for the Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School, he, very much, took to heart the young people placed in his care,” said nominator Helen Cromarty. “Not only did he strive to provide the essential education they required, but went above and beyond all else to address the devastating impacts of prescription drug abuse and addictions to successfully accessing funding, programming and care for his charges (those placed in his care),” The award, named in honour of the late Elder who was influential in the advancement of Nishnawbe Aski Nation, is presented to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in his/her field of work.

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Ellen Neshinapaise Eabametoong First Nation

Angela Cozier, Systems Administrator Sandy Lake First Nation

They call Ellen Neshinapaise “Super G” for Super Grandma.

Her energy knows no bounds. She played broomball into her late 60s and ran in canoe and three-legged races while stressing the importance to her children and grandchildren of getting a proper education and learning the traditional ways.

Nelly Nora (Spade) Neshinapaise (her birth name) was born in 1936. She has five children, 18 grandchildren and 25 greatgrandchildren. She was also a foster parent for numerous children in the community both long and short term. Her children were the most important part of her life and she nurtured each child that way .

“She loves the outdoors and always made sure we were all exposed to nature and the teachings she provided us as children,” said her daughter Joanne Cheechoo.

She serves as the Elder representative for Tikinagan Child and Family Services and is a board member with the Nishnawbe Aski Nation Trappers Committee. She has been a band councillor, a translator, worked in restorative justice and was a welfare administrator.

While she held many positions over many years within her community, her great-grandchildren will always know her as Super G. To be eligible for this award, an Elder must have proven leadership skills and achievements and have had to overcome adverse circumstances. They must also teach and practice cultural and traditional values, customs and knowledge and volunteer with community organizations and groups.

Angela likes to be busy. She has worked with Nishnawbe Aski Nation for five years as the systems administrator and if that work wasn’t demanding enough she is involved in various volunteer staff activities. She is on the Social Committee, which organizes staff events, and is also one of the team captains for NAN’s Shelter House Relay Team, which raises money for Shelter House in Thunder Bay. The team also volunteers to cook and serve meals at the Shelter House Soup Kitchen.

“She is very much an asset to the organization by way of her job duties and performance and motivating staff to get involved in more activities,” said Amy Harris, director of communications for NAN. “Angela goes above and beyond the call of duty.”

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NAN YOUTH LEADERSHIP/ COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AWARD Riley Barkman Sachigo Lake First Nation When Riley Barkman heard about the fundraising efforts to raise money for a CT Scanner to be located in Sioux Lookout, he acted.

Not only did the 20-year-old begin a walkathon that saw him walk more than 700 kilometres, but he inspired countless other youth and created a community movement that helped raise more than $200,000 towards the medical equipment.

The Helping Make a Vision a Reality Walkathon helped fulfill the vision of the late Grace Tesky’s of having a CT Scanner at the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre.

Steffany Meekis Sandy Lake First Nation

Helen Cromarty Sachigo Lake First Nation Helen Cromarty has worked in and influenced the health sector within Nishnawbe Aski Nation for more than 40 years.

From working at a nursing outpost in Big Trout Lake, to specializing in Intensive and Coronary Care, to her involvement in the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy, Helen’s involvement in the health field is unprecedented.

Her work developing and implementing health care programs have led her to sit on various regional, provincial and national committees and boards where her work is trusted and well-respected. Helen is recognized as a founding member of Beendigen, a Native Women’s Crisis Home and as a member of the working group responsible for the development of the Native Nurses Entry Program at Lakehead University. Her accomplishments are too many to list.

“Helen is truly a woman to be admired – a stateswoman who is respectful of all people and their culture, and she herself is respected by many,” said nominator, colleague and friend Barb Linkewich. “The benefit of her amazing contributions to the health of First Nations people will be realized for many generations to come.”

In her current role as special advisor on First Nation health at the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre, she continues to strengthen and deliver health care services for the people of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation. She is the mother of five children and Kokum of two grandchildren.

To be eligible for this award the recipient must demonstrate that her personal achievements positively impacted the lives of women, promotes a healthy lifestyle and shows a dedication in working to improve the lives of women, youth and children.

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Although she is only 19 years of age, she says she wants to empower the youth in her community and stress the importance of education. She says she will accomplish this anyway she can. For example, during a fundraiser for the Girl Power Program, she made 1,000 jello cups with a friend all night long until 6 a.m., then went to work two hours later.

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Huge First Nations infrastructure gap reported Rick Garrick

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A reported $8.8 billion infrastructure gap for Ontario’s First Nation communities raised questions at the 16th Annual Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation Conference and Tradeshow in Thunder Bay Aug. 23-25.

“What (Ontario) First Nations have reminded government that their annual (infrastructure) budget is $260 million,” said Ontario Regional Chief Angus Toulouse. “So how are we going to close this (infrastructure) gap when the cost of doing nothing almost is costing more than $260 million with inflation and the growing rates of many of our communities.”

Canada’s Aboriginal population is growing faster than the general population, increasing by 20 per cent from 2001 to 2006 according to Statistics Canada.

The infrastructure gap between government funding and actual community needs was reported by OFNTSC during the first day of the conference. The report detailed gaps of about $2.2 billion for housing, $2.5 billion for institutional service buildings, $2 billion for water and wastewater treatment plants and $1.9 billion for linear structures and roads.

OFNTSC calculated the infra-

structure gap over a 20-year period, so the annual infrastructure gap would be about $500 million per year, considerably more than the annual infrastructure budget of about $260 million.

“So somebody has got to put some additional money into the system,” said James Taylor, an engineer with OFNTSC. OFNTSC developed the infrastructure gap figures over the past nine months from a variety of sources, including Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, specific First Nations and capital plans.

“We basically came up with numbers for each person, how much it would cost and then we could multiply that out and inflate the numbers to future dollars,” Taylor said.

He said the report was presented at the Ontario Chiefs in Assembly and the Assembly of First Nations Assembly in Moncton in mid-July.

“It gives them a number,” Taylor said. “They recognize it’s not an exact number — it’s an approximate number. But it gives them a number they didn’t have before so they can basically get an idea of the whole picture.”

Grand Chief Stan Beardy feels the estimated infrastructure needs in Nishnawbe Aski Nation are low because many families in NAN communi-

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Canadian Spill Management Inc.’s Cliff Holland explained some of the details about the spill cleanup equipment he uses for training purposes with industry and government across Canada during the 16th Annual Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation Conference and Tradeshow Aug. 23-25 at the Valhalla Inn in Thunder Bay. ties have up to 10 children compared to the two children average used nationally when designing community infrastructure, such as schools, health centres and water plants.

“Most families will have 10 kids, so the calculations, the formula being used is not in line with reality in First Nations,” Beardy said.

Beardy said NAN communities need from 3,000 to 5,000

new housing units, which would cost about $750 million for 3,000 units, at $250,000 per unit.

“I can safely say 3,000 new units are required in NAN alone,” Beardy said. “But if you were to include repairs and renovations, it could be as high as 5,000.”

Beardy said roads and other services in NAN communities also need upgrading.

“Our water systems and wastewater treatment plants are among the poorest in Canada,” Beardy said. “Failures have endangered the health and lives of our people.”

Toulouse said there is a tremendous demand for housing in Ontario’s First Nation communities.

“We have tremendous growth going on,” he said. “People want to come back to their

First Nation communities.”

Toulouse said many single young parents are in need of housing and the current situation in many communities includes multi-generational families living in one home, including grandparents, parents and grandchildren.

“It’s all about health and safety,” Toulouse said. “This is not $8.8 billion for all the fancy stuff; this is just basic health and safety.”

Keewaytinook Okimakanak is currently facing a dire need of serviced building lots used for the construction of new homes in five of their communities.

“The First Nations don’t have any money — they have to use their minor capital, which is for housing, for minor repairs and major repairs,” said Ray Stewart, a home inspector with KO. “Underground infrastructure is just not happening. Most moneys available for housing are geared to home ownership.”

Stewart said one three-bedroom home he did an inspection on in Spirit Lake had 16 people living in it.

“They need additions on the houses or the houses actually should be torn down and new ones built,” Stewart said. “Every one of our communities is the same thing. Every one, and I look after five of them. It’s terrible; we need to get something done about it.”

Pic River completes 10-year housing plan in 7 years

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Lac Seul’s Trista Keesic was presented with one of four Student Achievement Awards Aug. 24 during the 16th Annual Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation Conference and Tradeshow.

Technology students honoured during OFNTSC conference Rick Garrick

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Lac Seul’s Trista Keesic was one of four Student Achievement Award winners announced Aug. 24 during the 16th Annual Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation Conference and Tradeshow in Thunder Bay. “It was shocking at first. I didn’t think I was going to get the award,” said the third-year chemical engineering technology student at Cambrian College. “I have a lot of doors open for me; I’m hoping to get my (university) degree.”

Philip Wawia, a Red Rock band member studying civil engineering technology at Confederation College, Trevor Wells, a Fort William band member studying architec-

“I’ve had my setbacks here and there, but I’ve learned to overcome things like that throughout the school year and keep on pursuing, keep on keeping on.”

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tural technology at Confederation College, and Zachary Hill, an Oneida First Nation of the Thames band member studying civil engineering at the University of Toronto, also received Student Achievement Awards.

“My experience working with (Ontario First Nations) Tech Services (Corporation) this summer was excellent,” Wawia

said. “I got a lot of experience with administration and project management, also out in the field doing housing inspections.”

Wawia wants to help Aboriginals with their technical services after he graduates. He earned a 3.8 GPA in his first year of study and is entering the second year of the three-year program this fall.

Wells decided to study architectural technology after working in the construction business for over 10 years.

“I’m loving every minute of it,” Wells said, noting he will be entering the third year of his program this fall. “I’ve had my setbacks here and there, but I’ve learned to overcome things like that throughout the school year and keep on pursuing, keep on keeping on.”

Pic River’s Garland Moses shared his community’s success in completing a 10-year housing plan three years early during the 16th Annual Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation Conference and Tradeshow.

“Out of our population of 500 people, 425 took some type of healing program,” said Garland Moses, capital housing manager with Ojibways of the Pic River. “We need to do that because in order for us to work amongst our people, we have to be healthy people.”

Moses said the population in his community has changed from 80 per cent alcohol abusers to 80 per cent sober. Traditional activities now exist in the community and groups are offered cultural programming.

“We have a lot of dry people, we have a lot of dry families because of what the social service team did and our belief that we had to be part of it,”

Moses said.

The Robinson-Superior community now operates their own forestry and hydro power generating businesses and their forest fire teams work all across Canada.

“In order for us to do what we do today, we never do things on our own,” Moses said. “We have planning meetings. We try to encourage our members to be part of that, and they do become a part of that.”

Moses said the political representatives in his community have their own portfolios, and they only concentrate on that portfolio, not everything else that is happening in the community.

“We are no good to our community members unless we get them involved and ask them to guide us, ask them to help us develop programming so that we all benefit,” Moses said. “I am who I am because I have the support of the leadership,

we have a proper management group set up, and more importantly, our partner is our own community members.”

Since Pic River first developed their 10-year housing plan in 2004 with a vision of building 40 new homes and renovating 60 homes, they have managed to complete most of those projects, with all the projects scheduled to be completed this year, three years ahead of schedule.

“We’re not looking for handouts, we’re not a handout people,” Moses said.

Pic River now offers community members home ownership, lease to purchase and rental housing options through financing from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development and Royal Bank of Canada.

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Sandy Lake has a band membership of 2741.

Most live on-reserve and were forced to leave their A big thank you to the following: • Town of Sioux Lookout – Mayor Dennis Leney & Council and Emergency Services Manager Rob Favot • Pelican Falls – Northern Nishnawbe Education Council (NNEC) • Town of Ignace – Mayor Lee Kennard & Council • City of Thunder Bay – Mayor Keith Hobbs & Council and Dennis Brescacin, Community Emergency Management Coordinator • Municipality of Greenstone - Mayor Renald Beaulieu & Council and CAO Roy Sinclair • Town of Geraldton • Town of Longlac

homes. Approximately 31 people remained to maintain essential services and help protect our community.

Evacuees were hosted in 11 locations throughout Ontario and Manitoba. Many individuals worked long hours and contributed their time and energy to ensure the safety and comfort of our people during a difcult and stressful time.

• Ginoogaming First Nation – Chief Celia Echum & Council • Town of Marathon – Mayor Rick Dumas & Council • Town of Wawa – Mayor Linda Nowicki & Council • Town of Moosonee – Mayor Victor Mitchell & Council and Fire Chief/Community Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Henry • Town of Arthur, Wellington County – Mayor Raymond Tout & Council • Town of Smith Falls • Winnipeg, Manitoba – Manitoba Association of Native FireFighters

We also acknowledge the hard work and dedication of: • Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources reghting crews and reghters from British • Columbia, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and Manitoba for protecting our community • Allison J. Stuart, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief, Emergency Management Ontario

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Donations of nancial assistance, clothing and household items continue to be accepted for the family who lost their home in an unrelated house re during the evacuation. We acknowledge the contributions of: • Castlegreen Housing Cooperative – Thunder Bay • Mennonite Central Committee Ontario – Timmins • Travelodge Airlane staff – Thunder Bay • Wasaya Airways • Nishnawbe-Aski Police Services To the countless others not mentioned who helped make a difference, it is our belief you will be rewarded with blessings we cannot measure.

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National Chief Shawn A-inchut Atleo has agreed with Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s right to speak for itself during the upcoming national education review process.

“I agree that every region, every First Nation has the right and responsibility to speak for themselves,” Atleo said Aug. 18 during a national press conference for Aboriginal media. “Our people have our own experts and (I) really welcome strong stances based on treaty, based on our rights and the ability to articulate for ourselves.”

NAN recently rejected the proposed national education review process established by the federal government and the Assembly of First Nations, stating there is no need for the National Panel on First Nation Elementary and Secondary Education.

“We are perfectly capable of speaking for ourselves and don’t require a National Panel with a limited mandate and minimal First Nation representation to do it for us,” said NAN Deputy Grand Chief Terry Waboose in an Aug. 11 press release.

NAN is concerned the National Panel has no mandate to review pre-school education, post-secondary or vocational education or to address the current and significant funding gap between provincial schools and federally-funded First Nation schools.

“We’ve had lots of reports going back from especially the early 1970s and there is a strong feeling amongst many of our people that the time for a lot of talk has to be over,” Atleo said. “It has to be about action, particularly equitable, sustainable resources for our children.”

Atleo said conditions in First Nation communities are getting worse, based on the work of the

outgoing auditor general.

“This (National) Panel, and their report, will not be binding,” Atleo said. “Their job is to listen, not to project themselves as experts with top-down solutions.”

The panel is planning to hold eight regional engagement activities and a national roundtable from September to November.

The National Panel was first announced in late 2010. A report is expected by December.

Atleo said the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples had two key elements: states like Canada must work with First Nations to address change that is needed and First Nations must be involved in designing an education system that works for them.

“I would argue that after a hundred-plus years of residential schools, in an era of what I would hope would be seen as reconciliation between First Nations and the rest of Canada, there is a lot of work to do to ensure that our languages are respected and are supported to be fully restored,” he said. “And that our people are designing an education system that ensures that our culture remains strong going into the future.”

Atleo said First Nations are threatened with losing another generation if action on education is not undertaken soon.

“We have not seen a great track record on the part of government,” he said. “They have taken decisions or attempted to take them unilaterally and to force solutions on First Nations and that absolutely cannot be the way forward.”

Atleo asked why First Nations have to keep going to the courts to have their title and treaty rights recognized and upheld.

“When will Canada embrace, uphold and honour treaty rights?” he said.

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Lac Seul’s Ashley Southwind and his mother Roylene Ogemah were shocked when they first saw a tornado Aug. 16 near their community.

“My mother was the first one that saw it and she panicked,” said Southwind, a financial clerk with Lac Seul. “I was shocked at first and then I finally realized what was going on. I didn’t worry about it too much when I noticed it was going that (other) way.”

Southwind posted 10 photos to a social networking website of the tornado as it passed southeast of Kejick Bay. Environment Canada confirmed the tornado and rated it as F0 on the Fujita Scale, with F0 being the weakest tornado and F5 being the strongest.

The tornado appeared west of Dryden just after 3 p.m. and was seen near Lac Seul and Sioux Lookout later that afternoon.

Winds reached about 110 kilometres per hour but no significant damage was seen on a Ministry of Natural Resources fly-over of the area.

“It was something,” Ogemah said. “There was lots of movement, and then it would stop every now and then and start up again.”

Ogemah said there were reports of trees down in the Canoe River area, an old Lac Seul community site that still has a few residents.

Lac Seul Coun. Derek Maud also captured the tornado on his video camera after an initial shock on seeing the tornado.

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“It started coming down really slow. I managed to catch about 20 seconds of it on my digital camera.

“It’s something I never expected to see in my life, especially in our region of Ontario, in our back yard.”

Maud was worried at first because the band had been building a new home in the Canoe River area.

“My thoughts were at first for the guys setting up that residence out there,” Maud said.

Maud, who is also a Canadian Ranger, patrolled the community with a number of other Canadian Rangers for the rest of the day in case another tornado developed.

“We just drove around to make sure we didn’t see any-

thing out of the ordinary coming from the south,” Maud said.

Ellen Beraldo, a Constance Lake band member visiting her sister’s family in Hudson, which is located on a lake along the southern boundary of Lac Seul, also watched the tornado as it passed east of the community.

“The clouds were just going around and around in circles,” Beraldo said. “It would clear up in the middle and then it would rotate again. It was really strange, I tell you.”

Beraldo said the clouds were an unusual greenish and bluish colour, similar to another tornado she witnessed during the early 1960s near Minnitaki Lake, southeast of Sioux Lookout.

“Around supper time we started to get strong winds and lots of thunder and lightning,” Beraldo said about the 1960s tornado. “We went in and then

it went dark and then all of a sudden we heard a big noise.

It sounded almost like a train going by, that’s how close the twister was.”

After the storm died down, Beraldo went back outside and was surprised by the damage the tornado had done near a neighbour’s home.

“It looked like a highway where this twister went close to their home,” Beraldo said. “You can still see all those fallen trees along the highway when you go to Sioux Lookout.”

Another tornado hit the Lac Seul area near Ear Falls in 2009. Rated as an F2 tornado, it tossed two tourist cabins into Lac Seul, killing three people from one of the cabins and injuring five people from the other cabin.

Lac Seul Elder Paddy Kenny remembers one time in the 1960s when he had to pull his boat in behind an island near the Ear Falls area as a storm approached from the far side.

“I had to hit an island one time because this little cloud came up,” Kenny said. “I had to beach my boat in behind the island. I heard it coming but it wasn’t visible. After it was over, the bay was just full of dead wood standing in the water.”

Although Kenny didn’t see a funnel cloud, he could hear the wind coming as the small cloud approached.

Kenny said he used to see trees blown down all across the North when he worked on forest fire aircraft patrols for the MNR in the 1960s.

“I would see bits of trees where something had touched down, like match sticks piled up in a circle,” Kenny said.

Health Careers Grant Program Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) is pleased once again, to announce a funding initiative for NAN communities and/or affliated organizations who may receive up to $5,000 to develop and implement Health Careers promotional activities!

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QUALIFICATIONS • Minimum Grade 12; • Certificate/Diploma in Secretarial Arts; • Minimum 2 years experience in clerical/secretarial field an asset; • Previous experience working in the Sioux Lookout Zone health care system would be a definite asset; • Ability to speak in one of the First Nations Dialects in the Sioux Lookout Zone is required; • A valid Ontario Driver’s License will be an asset.

KNOWLEDGE/ABILITY • Proficient keyboarding skills and knowledge of file management techniques; • Knowledge of Microsoft Office XP Pro (Office Pro 2007 an asset). Experience with a Client Database would be an asset; • Must have experience and understanding of Native culture, and of the geographic realities and social conditions within remote First Nation Communities; • Good working knowledge and experience in time management, excellent organizational skills, as well as the ability to work independently.

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Charlene Samuel, Human Resources Manager Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority P.O. Box 1300, 61 Queen Street Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 Phone: (807) 737-1802 Fax: (807) 737-1076 Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com

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PROGRAM ASSISTANT Internal/External Posting Full Time Position Location: Sioux Lookout, Ontario

The Program Assistant is responsible for performing administrative and clerical support services for the Short Term Assessment and Treatment (STAT) Unit.

QUALIFICATIONS • Minimum Grade 12; • Certificate/Diploma in Secretarial Arts; • Minimum one year experience working in an office environment.

• Ability to speak in one of the First Nations Dialects in the Sioux Lookout Zone is required; • A valid Driver’s License will be an asset.

KNOWLEDGE/ABILITY • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products; • Proficient keyboarding skills and knowledge of file management techniques; • Ability to speak one of the dialects of the Sioux Lookout area district is an asset; • Must be able to manage time effectively and work with minimal supervision.

• Must have experience and understanding of Native culture, and of the geographic realities and social conditions within remote First Nation Communities; Please send cover letter, resume, three most recent employment references and an up-to-date Criminal Reference Check with a Search of the Sexual Offenders Registry to: Human Resources Department Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority P.O. Box 1300, 61 Queen Street Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 Phone: (807) 737-1802 Fax: (807) 737-2969 Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com Closing Date: September 15, 2011 The Health Authority wishes to thank all applicants in advance.

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SUBMISSION DEADLINE The deadline for submitting resumes has been extended to Friday, September 9, 2011 by 4:30 p.m. Please deliver your letter of application and resume in a sealed envelope marked to Dorothy Trout, HR Administrator at the Frenchman’s Head Band Office.

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NOW HIRING Senior Manager, Project Officer and Administrative Assistant Aboriginal Sports & Wellness Council of Ontario (ASWCO) is the Provincial Territorial Aboriginal Sport Body (PTASB) for Ontario and provides input and services around the North American Indigenous Games, National Aboriginal Hockey Championships and many other regional games throughout Ontario and Canada.

ASWCO promotes healthy living and offers training, certifications and support for coaches, athletes and other organizations in each of the 3 regions, North, Central and Southern Ontario.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY TECHNICAL ENGINEER (Production/Engineer/Technician) Wawatay Native Communications Society serves the communications needs of the First Nations peoples and communities of northern Ontario. The Society does this through the provision of a biweekly newspaper, daily radio, website and other services that help to preserve and enhance the languages and cultures of the Aboriginal people in northern Ontario.

DESCRIPTION: The Technical Engineer provides support services to the Radio Department. The responsibilities lie mainly in the engineering and technical needs of the Radio Department. The Technical Engineer is responsible for the technical maintenance of all equipment within the production studio, and from time to time manning remote mixes/ transmission equipment and simultaneous translation equipment.

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• Identify training needs and present opportunities to the Media Director for follow-up and approval.

• Update live broadcast equipment continuously to ensure compatibility and clear and stable performance from urban and First Nation communities • Supervise, schedule, recruit and train casual operators • Conduct post-mortem on all equipment (translation/meeting/ broadcast) after each rental/operation to review tech problems and resolve them • Maintain and update files on all community radio station equipment and technical needs • Assist with live broadcasts as required • Travel to urban and First Nation communities as required

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SENIOR MANAGER: The Senior Manager will report directly to the Chair, Executive Committee, and Board. This individual will develop and support strategic planning while maintaining responsibility for the day-today operations of ASWCO. This individual will function at a senior level in developing and directing organizational goals, financial and business plans to ensure the effective planning and development as per ASWCO’s six Pillars. The ideal candidate will have a background in corporate planning and development, strong IT/Communications skills, a minimum of 10 years of experience in project, program and personnel management and possess considerable experience in Aboriginal communities, sports, recreation and youth development.

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• Update and maintain customer database • Research and organize data on customers, potential customers, competitors and the Northern Ontario media market.

• Provide job price quotes for Wawatay Native Communications Society products and services.

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QUALIFICATIONS: • Formal education in marketing and/or previous experience in sales considered an asset.

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• Comfortable working in a computerized environment.

• The ability to communicate in Ojibway, Oji-Cree or Cree is considered an asset.

• A high degree of initiative, motivation and the ability to observe strict confidentiality is essential.

• Excellent time management skills, including multi-tasking.

• The candidate must be willing to work overtime and travel as required.

• A valid Ontario driver’s license and access to a vehicle is required.

LOCATION: Sioux Lookout (traveled required throught sales region). *This position is a one-year contract with a possibility to be renewed into a full time, permanent position.

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Former lieutenant-governor pens Shoal Lake artist tale of residential school effects hopes to inspire Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News

A novel about a woman from Cat Lake First Nation written by former lieutenant-governor James Bartleman has been submitted for consideration for the Giller Prize – the award for the best Canadian novel or short story collection.

As Long As the Rivers Flow, Bartleman’s first novel, is about a young girl who is taken from her home, sent to residential school and how, 10 years later, she attempts to re-adapt to life in her community.

James Bartleman has an affinity for the people of Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) in northern Ontario.

“I spent more time in the NAN territory than any other area in Ontario,” he said of his tenure as lieutenant-governor of the province from 20032007.

Upon taking his role as lieutenant-governor, Bartleman befriended NAN Grand Chief Stan Beardy and traveled to the northern communities. Though he loved the people and culture, he was stunned by the problems that have overtaken most communities.

“I was shocked at the effects residential school still had on the communities,” he said. “I saw a lot of sadness and went to many funerals of young people.

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young people were doing to themselves.”

Upon retirement, Bartleman wanted to attempt to write fiction after publishing two memoirs, Out of Muskoka (2002) and Raisin Wine (2007). He turned to a friend, who inspired him to write what would become his first novel.

“I was shocked at the effects residential school still had on the communities.”

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“Stan Beardy suggested I write a novel on what was going on in NAN communities,” he said. “Particularly the impacts of residential school, something that others in the region can relate to. So while (the book) is fiction, it’s based on fact.”

The story follows Martha, a six-year-old girl who is taken from her home of Cat Lake First Nation and forced to attend residential school. She is not allowed to speak her language and she endures physical and sexual abuse from the nuns and attendant priest. After 10 years, she returns home and attempts to re-integrate back into “normal” life. She has a child, but because she is battling alcohol-

ism, the child is taken away by the Children’s Aid Society.

Though the novel has one main character in Martha, Bartleman said she is a composite of three or four people who shared their personal stories of what happened to them in residential school. Over the course of writing, he would call the women regularly to consult them on their experiences.

“I went back and talked to the ladies, and they were very forthcoming.”

He also regularly consulted his mother on the Anishinaabe language, which is used throughout the book.

The book is set in Cat Lake First Nation, a place that Bartleman loves and where he has run youth summer camps for the past seven years. Though Bartleman wrote Cat Lake as the name of Martha’s community, “it’s really Cat Lake, Poplar Hill, Sandy Lake and Wunnumin Lake all in one.”

Bartleman said the book is the first novel written on what residential school was like for young women and children in northern Ontario.

Since As Long As the Rivers Flow was released in February, Bartleman has toured the country to promote the book, and has been invited to speaking engagements as far as the U.S. “I’m able to speak and to get the public to pay attention to the issues,” Bartleman said.

He said the novel is being considered for school curriculums.

“They don’t have a lot of books that deal with Native issues in a non-stereotypical fashion.”

Bartleman said As Long As the River Flows “is not an indictment of white society nor the Catholic church, but it shows the good and bad in everybody.”

His overall intent of the novel is to try and “touch the hearts of people in the country.”

As for his publisher submitting the novel for the Giller prize, he said: “I probably won’t win, but I’m grateful for the chance to tell this story.”

A paperback edition is due out in October.

James Bartleman’s book, As Long as the Rivers Flow, is nominated for the Giller Prize.

Rick Garrick

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Iskatewizaagegan #39’s (Shoal Lake) John Wapioke, or D Thought, is hoping his new music video will inspire community members to pursue their dreams.

The hip hop artist recently released a music video titled Land of Broken Dreams.

“It’s about where I’m from – there’s a bunch of wasted potential here,” Wapioke said of his community. “A lot of people are still living on welfare around here. A lot of people go to school but they don’t do anything with it.

“All these people have these dreams, but none of them have the balls to go out there and accomplish it.”

Wapioke shot the music video over a couple of months in many different locations around his home community, which is located about 45 minutes west of Kenora and about two hours east of Winnipeg.

“I came back here about a year ago,” he said. “My cousin Rayne (Wapioke, the music video director), asked me if I wanted to shoot a music video, and it just rolled on from there.”

Wapioke said one of his friends told him the music video makes “the rez look kind of ghetto.”

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“There’s abandoned houses that haven’t been renovated and people are going to renovate or are supposed to renovate, but there’s no budget for it.”

Wapioke hopes the music video creates more awareness about the situation in his community in particular and in other First Nation communities in general.

“Hopefully it brings a little bit of awareness that our community leaders have to try to make a difference,” Wapioke said.

Wapioke previously lived in Iskatewizaagegan for a couple of years when he was a preschooler and then for a number of years from Grade 3 to Grade 10.

After Grade 10, he lived in Kenora, Thunder Bay and Toronto before moving back home last year.

Wapioke first began recording music about seven years ago after listening to his older brother rapping.

“One guy had a studio here one time, so I went to check out his studio and recorded a couple of tracks,” Wapioke said. “I just loved it. The music, everybody just seemed to love it.”

Wapioke has performed in Winnipeg, Thunder Bay and Kenora and attended the Metalworks Institute of Sound and Music Production in southern Ontario.

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Anishnawbe Keeshigun Chris Kornacki/Wawatay News

The 2011 Anishnawbe Keeshigun Aboriginal Festival was held at Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay Aug. 19-21. Festivities included a powwow, bannock bake-off contest, arts and crafts vendors, artisan demonstrations, live music, canoe rides and traditional food samples.

LEFT: Darren Lentz demonstrates birch bark basket (mukuck) making and snowshoe weaving.

RIGHT: Raven Linklater mixes bannock batter in preparation for the bannock bake-off.

Film festival to feature local and international Indigenous films Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News

This year’s Biindigaate Film Festival will feature over 40 Indigenous films from around world.

The festival, taking place Sept. 23-25 at the Paramount Theater in Thunder Bay, celebrates Indigenous films and filmmakers.

Among the films to be screened is El Perro del Hortelano (Dog in the Manger), a feature drama straight out of the Peruvian jungle about a community resisting an American oil company; Kissed By Lightning, a feature love story by acclaimed artist turned filmmaker Shelly Niro; and Two Indians Talking, a western Canadian feature comedy about two cousins dealing with fears and expectations before they participate in a blockade of a major road through their community.

The festival will also feature the premiere of Thunder Bay resident Michelle Derosier’s Return to Manomin, a documentary chronicling the return

of four generations of her family back to their traditional lands to harvest wild rice after a 25-year absence.

A short film called Eulogy from the White House directed by youth director Jon Kapashesit of Moose Cree First Nation will also be screened at the festival.

There will be an accompanying art show at the Definitely Superior Art Gallery that opens during the festival's gala party Sept. 23.

This year's gala party will feature local and regional artists, with a performance by Juno-nominee Jason Burnstick.

Opening for Burnstick are local performers Candace Twance (aka Sea Ballast) and Devon Meekis, both of Thunder Bay. Tickets for the festival will be available Sept. 12 at Wiggles and Giggles (inside the Paramount Theatre), Calico Coffee House and the Ahnishinabe Art Gallery.

Biindigaate, pronounced been-de-gaw-tay, means the light coming in. It can also mean a revelation leading to understanding.

REVIEW Draft Planned Operations for Phase II (2012–2017) Crossroute Forest 2007–2017 Forest Management Plan The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), AbiBow Canada Inc. and the Local Citizens Committee (LCC) invite you to review and comment on the Phase II 2012–2017 Draft Planned Operations of the 2007–2017 Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the Crossroute Forest.

You will have the opportunity to review and comment on:

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Comments from the public will be considered in revisions to the draft planned operations.

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Emo The draft planned operations and summary ^ ^ will be available on the MNR public website at ontario.ca/forestplans and at the AbiBow Canada Inc. office in Fort Frances, Ontario, Legend during normal office hours by appointment ^ Towns for a period of 30 days from August 22 Highways Scale: 1:950,000 to September 21, 2011. The Ontario Crossroute Forest Government Information Centres in the Water following locations provide internet access; Toronto (ServiceOntario, Lower Level, 777 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5G 2C8 - General Inquiry: 1-800-267-8097), MNR Northwest Region (435 James Street South, Suite 221a, Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6S8 - General Inquiry: 1-807-475-1261), MNR Fort Frances District (922 Scott Street, Fort Frances, ON P9A 1J4 - General Inquiry: 1-807-274-5337), and/or MNR Atikokan Area (108 Saturn Avenue, Atikokan, ON P0T 1C0 - General Inquiry: 1-807-597-6971).

Meetings with representatives of the planning team and the LCC can be requested at any time during the planning process.

Reasonable opportunities to meet planning team members during non-business hours will be provided upon request. If you require more information or wish to discuss your interests with a planning team member, please contact one of the individuals July listed 27, below: 2009 Mr. Ralph Horn, RPF

Mr. John LePine Natural Resources Advisory 922 Scott Street Committee Fort Frances, ON P9A 1J4 922 Scott Street tel: 1-807-274-8614 Fort Frances, ON P9A 1J4 Completed by: Javier Espinoza e-mail: ralph.horn@ontario.ca c/o Ralph Horn tel: 1-807-274-8614 During the planning process there is an opportunity to make a written request to seek resolution of issues with the MNR District Manager or the Regional Director using a process described in the Forest Management Planning Manual (2009). The last possible date to seek issue resolution with the MNR Regional Director is October 30, 2011.

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• t he draft planned harvest, renewal and tending operations, and access roads for the second five-year term • MNR’s preliminary list of required alterations and to contribute to the background information used in planning

Mr. Dave Legg, RPF AbiBow Canada Inc. 427 Mowat Avenue Fort Frances, ON P9A 1Y8 tel: 1-807-274-5311 ext.1215 e-mail: dave.legg@abitibibowater.com

Stay Involved The preparation of the draft detailed operations for the second five-year term (Phase II) has been completed. Following receipt of comments, the draft planned operations will be revised and the final planned operations will be available for inspection.

There is a final opportunity to inspect the planned operations before they are implemented during the inspection of the MNR-approved planned operations (Stage 3), which is tentatively scheduled for December 30, 2011 to January 30, 2012.

The approval date of the planned operations for the second five-year term is tentatively scheduled for December 30, 2011.

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 Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; however, your comments will become part of the public consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may be used by the Ministry of Natural Resources 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 Rachel Hill at 1-807-274-8605.

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