biinjitiwaabik zaaging anishinabek rocky bay first nation
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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: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
www.rockybayfn.ca