biinjitiwaabik zaaging anishinabek rocky bay first nation

BIINJITIWAABIK ZAAGING ANISHINABEK

ROCKY BAY FIRST NATION

LOCATED IN PIJITIWAABIK BAY ON SOUTH END OF LAKE NIPIGON

BZA BUILDINGS

LORRAINE P COOK COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE WORKER

STARTED AT MY POSITION JANUARY 1997

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Tae kwon Do/Tactix program – 9 years

Ladies Summer boot Camp – 20 classes

Curling Coach For Spirit Bay School – Grade 6,7 & 8 - 6 year

Community Garden – Potatoes, beefs, carrots, onions, tomatoes

Community Orchard -16 Fruit Trees

Urban Poling Walking Group

Foot Care – Roma & Brandie Dupius

All programs are community based and Funded with our Program funds

OTHER PROGRAMS THAT COME TO WORK AND OFFER PRAYER TO AND WITH OUR COMMUNITY

Pastor Rick – Pentecostal Church

Pastors Steve – Full Gospel Mission Church

Spring & Fall hunt Camp with Activities

BZA TAE KWON DO WITH SENSAI DAVE TREMBLAY – TNT MARTIAL ARTS

BZA ORCHARD - 16 FRUIT TREES

5 pear 5 plum4 apple

2 cherry

Funding from Health Canada For Food Security

BZA ORCHARD

COMMUNITY GARDEN

Tomatoes, potatoes, beets, carrots, cucumber, corn

Volunteer - Cynthia Wynne

Futures plans expand Orchard

More Fruit trees Bees & Bee Keeping More raised Garden box Teaching Preserving – Jams & Jellies

SUMMER STUDENTS – COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Early Childhood – Age 0-6 – Story time, crafts, games –Daily Activities

Family Support – Adult & Elders Social, food Bank, Counselling

Cultural – Powwow, Crafts

Brighter Futures – Bonfires, dances

DILICO ANISHINABEK FAMILY CARE INVOLVEMENT Health Programs

Mental Health

Crisis Invention

Family Preservation

Anger Management

Offer Support Counselling/ workshops

Roots of Empathy

Community Health Nurse

Prenatal Care, Diabetes Sessions, School visits, Well baby Clinics, Immunization Clinics, Sexual Health

TEAM WORK

Staff pooling funds for larger programs i.e.: Halloween,

Staff planning and working together to have successful events in Community

Staff to lead my example / role model

Supportive coworkers/ positive affirmations

95% of Staff & workers are women

Limited Volunteers

WHAT WE NEED IN COMMUNITY

Traditional/ Cultural/ Religion Teachings

Medicine Wheel Teaching

Seven (7) Grandfathers Teachings

More Activities in Evenings & Weekends – Cultural & Recreation

Aftercare

Family Counselling and Treatment

Crime Busting –Community Security

Community Healing, Addressing issues leading to Addictions

MEEGWETCH

Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek

Rocky Bay First Nation

501 Spirit Bay Road

MacDiarmid Ontario

P0T 2B0

Lorraine P Cook

Community Health Service Worker

Email: chiefandcouncil@rockybayfn.ca

Email: lcook@rockybayfn.ca

www.rockybayfn.ca