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ᑲᑭᒥᑭᑲᑌᓂᑭᐣ ᐅᐦᑲᓇᐣ ᓂᔑᐣ ᐃᐧᒋᓂᑕᐃᐧᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᐯᔓᐨ ᐯᓫᐃᑲᐣ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ ᒥᐦᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᐅᐣᒋᒧᑭᓭᐠ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᒋᓇᓇᑐᓂᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑌᑎᐸᐦᐃ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐠ.ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᐅᐣᒋᒥᑭᑲᑌᑭᐣ

ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᓇᐯᓴᐠ ᐅᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ, ᒥᔑᐣ ᑲᔦ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᔑᔑᐅᑲᓇᐣ ᑭᒥᑭᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐯᔓᐨ ᐯᓫᐃᑲᐣ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ. ᐃᒪ ᑕᐡ ᑲᑭᐊᔭᒪᑲᐠ ᐊᐧᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ

ᐊᑲᒥᐠ ᐃᓀᑫ ᑲᐃᔑᐸᑕᑭᑌᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᐠ ᑭᒥᑭᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧᐅᑲᓇᐣ , ᐊᒥ ᑲᑭᐃᑭᑐᐨ ᑭᒋᒪᐡᑭᑭᐃᐧᓂ ᑲᐟᕑᐃᐣ ᐠᕑᐅᐢᐱᔦ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑐᕑᐊᐣᑐ ᑲᑕᓇᓄᑭᐨ ᒥᔭᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᐨ.ᐊᐧᐁᐧ ᑕᐡ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓇᐯᒪᐡᑭᑭᐃᐧᓂ

ᐊᓫᐊᐣ ᐅᑦᐸᐡ ᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᑭᑐᐨ ᐅᓄᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᑲᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᒥᑭᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐃᓴᐣ ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒐᕑᓫᐃᐢ ᒥᓇ ᑕᐧᒪᐢ ᐅᑦᐸᐡ ᑲᑭᓀᐱᒋᐊᐧᓂᐦᐃᑕᐧᐸᐣ.

Christian QuequishWawatay News

The remains of two brothers found near the Pelican Falls First Nation High School (PFFNHS) have sparked the need for a preliminary search of the area around the school.

Besides the brothers’ remains, a number of animal bones were also dis-covered near PFFNHS.

The dig site across the bay from the school yielded human remains, as deter-mined by Dr. Katherine Gruspier of the Ontario forensic pathology service.

The remains were identified as Charles and Thomas Oombash by tra-ditional medicine man and spiritual leader Allan Oombash.

The two boys ran away from resi-dential school in the 1950s.

The boys’ remains were taken home to Cat Lake by the Oombash family for burial ceremonies.

The findings unearthed the need to bring closure for many families who still wonder what became of their relatives.

School starts for current PFFNHS students Aug. 28, and Chief Clifford Bull of Lac Seul First Nation said there is a need to search the area before

Search for lost children continues

ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐱᒥᓇᓇᑐᓂᑲᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐯᔓᐨ ᑫᑌ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᓀᐱᒋᐊᐧᓂᐦᐃᐣᑕᐧ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ

ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᔑᐣ ᓇᐯᓴᐠ ᑭᑭᒥᐊᐧᑯᐸᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ 1950 ᑲᑭᐱᓭᐠ.ᐅᑦᐸᐡ ᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᑭᐁᐧᐃᐧᑐᓇᐊᐧ

ᓇᐯᓴᐠ ᐅᑐᑲᓂᒥᐊᐧᐠ ᐱᔓᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐁᑭᓇᑕᐃᐧ ᓂᐣᑲᐧᐦᐊᒧᐊᐧᐨ.ᑲᑭᒥᑭᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐅᑲᓇᐣ ᒥᐱᑯ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ

ᒥᔑᐣ ᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᐃᐧᑭᑫᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐁᐧᐱᓯᓂᑫᐧᐣ ᐅᐊᐧᑯᒪᑲᓄᐊᐧ.ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᒪ ᐯᓫᐃᑲᐣ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ

ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᑕᔭᓂᒪᒋᐃᐡᑯᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᐅᐸᐦᐅᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 28 ᐃᓇᑭᓱᓂᐨ , ᒥᑕᐡ ᐅᐱᑭᔑᑯᑲ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐠᓫᐃᐳᕑᐟ ᐳᓫ ᑲᑭᐃᑭᑐᐨ ᓇᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᓇᓇᑐᓂᑲᓂᐊᐧᑭᐸᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐊᐧᑲᐦᐃ ᐁᒪᐧᔦ ᐊᓂᒫᒌᐃᐡᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒋᑭᐅᓇᓯᐣᑕᐧᐸᐣ ᑫᑭᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐱᒥᓄᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᐠ ᐁᐧᐡᑲᐨ ᑲᑭᐱᑲᓇᐁᐧᐣᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐠ.ᑭᐅᓇᒋᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᑕᐡ ᐅᐸᐦᐅᐃᐧᐱᓯᒧᐣ

ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᓇᓇᑐᓂᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐊᓂᓰᑲᐧᓂᐠ.

“ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᐃᔑᐳᓂᒋᑲᑌᓯᐣ , ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᐱᑯ ᑕᔭᓄᑲᑌ ᐊᐱᐨ ᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᐃᓯᓭᑭᐸᐣ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐳᓫ.ᐳᓫ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᓇᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ

ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᒋᓇᓇᑐᓂᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑌᑎᐸᐦᐃ ᐯᓫᐃᑲᐣ ᐸᐧᓫᐢ , ᒋᔭᐸᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒪᒪᐣᑕᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᐸᔭᑌ ᐃᐧᐣᒋᑫᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᓇᓇᑐᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ.

“ᒥᑕᐡ ᐃᐧᓂᑯ ᐁᔭᓂᑐᑕᒪᐣᐠ ᑲᑕᓀᐣᑕᑲᐧᑭᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐁᐊᔭᑭᐣ ᐅᑲᓇᐣ , ᐯᑭᐡ ᑲᔦ ᐣᑕᐸᒋᑐᒥᐣ ᐅᐡᑭᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐳᓫ.ᕑᐊᓱ ᐁᐧᐢᓫᐃ ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑭᑕᑭᐧ

ᐱᔓᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᐅᐣᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᓇᓇᑐᓂᑫᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓴᑭᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ ᑲᑭᓇᓇᑐᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑦᐸᐡ ᓇᐯᓴᐠ ᐅᑲᓇᐣ.ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᔦ ᑲᑭᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐱᔑᑯᑲᐣᐠ

ᑲᓀᑎᔭᐣ ᐱᑲᐧᑕᑭᐣᐠ ᑲᐸᐸᒥ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐃᐧᐣᑕᐧ, ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᑭᒥᑲᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᐣᑎ ᑫᑭᐃᔑ ᓇᓇᑐᓂᑲᓂᐊᐧᑭᐸᐣ.

ᐃᓇᐱᐣ ᐸᑭᑭᓂᑲᓂᐠ 3

Chained by the Indian ActLeo Baskatwang and the March 4 Justice arrived in northern Ontario last week. The walkers are dragging a tattered copy of the Indian Act behind them as they march from Vancouver to Ottawa, in hopes of convincing the federal government and the public that the Indian Act is an “archaic” piece of legislation holding First Nations people down. See page 7.

school starts as well as strike up a com-mittee to specifically deal with the lin-gering effects of residential school.

A preliminary search of the area is planned for August, with a much more widespread search next spring.

“The issue’s not over, and I think for us it’s more of an issue now than ever before,” said Bull.

Bull is suggesting there is a need for an extensive search of the area sur-rounding Pelican Falls, using advanced technology.

“We’re primarily focusing on areas where remains could be found, using the latest technology,” said Bull.

Russell Wesley was part of a group of traditional hunter-gatherers from Cat Lake First Nation that spent much of June searching for the Oombash boys’ remains.

With the help of the Frenchman’s Head 3rd Canadian Ranger patrol group, they were able to find several sites of interest.

“The Oombash family is looking at a class-action lawsuit against the church and Canada,” said Wesley. “But there are still students missing besides the two Oombash boys.”

See Lost children on page 3

Christian Quequish/Wawatay News

Searchers including Ian Littledeer have been looking for remains of children lost while attending residential school in Sioux Lookout, after the remains of two boys were found near Pelican Falls high school.

2 Wawatay News JULY 19, 2012 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ

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ᐢᑕᐣ ᐯᕑᑎ, ᓄᑯᒥᑫ ᑲᑭᐅᐡᑭ ᐅᑕᐱᓇᑲᓄᐸᐣ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᒋᐃᓇᑭᓱᐨ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᐦᑭᑲᐣᐠ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᒪᓂᔓᓂᐊᐧᑌᐠ ᒋᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᐸᑫᐧᒥᓂᑕᐧᐸᐣ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑕᐠᐢ ᐁᑲ ᒋᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᑫᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᑲᐡᑭᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᑭᔭᓂᒪᒋᑕᒪᓱᐊᐧᐨ.ᐯᕑᑎ ᐅᑭᔭᓂᒧᑕᐣ ᒋᑭᓇᐣᑭᓂᑲᑌᑭᓂᐸᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ

ᐅᐸᑫᐧᓇᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᓭᐨ ᔓᓂᔭ ᐊᐦᑭᑲᐣᐠ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᒪᓂᔓᓂᔭᐊᐧᑌᐠ ᑐᑲᐣ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑲᓂᐠ.ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒋᑭᑲᑫᐧ ᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᑎᒪᑲᑲᐧᐸᐣ

ᑫᒋᓇᐨ ᐃᒪ ᑫᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐸᑫᐧᓇᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᓭᑭᐣ ᑭᒋᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ.

Regional chief wants resource revenue sharing

Stan Beardy, newly elected regional chief of Ontario, says resource revenue sharing in the form of profit sharing and a cut of taxes has to be considered a priority for First Nations going forward.

Beardy was talking about maximizing First Nation benefits from resource extraction projects such as the Ring of Fire.

He said all Ontario First Nations have to work together to make sure everyone benefits from these type of mega projects.

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ᐱᐸᑲᔐᐊᐱᑯᐸᐃᐧᑎᑯᐣᐠ ᐱᐦᐅᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᒥᓂᑕᐧ ᐃᐧᑲᐧᐦᐅᐸᐣ ᒋᒥᓇᐧᑲᒥᓂᐠ ᐅᓂᐱᒥᐊᐧ

ᐊᔕ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᒥᑕᓱᔭᑭ ᑲᑭᐃᓂᑕᐧᐸᐣ ᒋᐅᓴᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᓂᐱᒥᐊᐧ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒥᔑᓄᐱᓯᑦ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑭᐱ ᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑲᑌᓂᑭᐸᐣ ᒥᓯᐁᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᒋᓇᑲᐧᓂᐠ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐁᓯᓭᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᐠ ᐅᐃᐧᑲᐧᐦᐅᐸᓂᐊᐧ , ᒥᑕᐡ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐁᐱᐦᐊᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐣ ᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᐅᒋ.ᐱᐸᑲᔐᐊᐱᑯᐸᐃᐧᑎᑯ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᓫᐊᕑᐁᐣ ᑯᕑᐁᐣ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ

ᐁᓇᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᐠ ᐅᐃᐧᑲᐧᐦᐅᐸᓂᐊᐧ ᒋᐅᐡᑭᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᒋᓇᐣᑭᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᑫᑭᐅᐣᒋᑌᐱᓭᐠ ᑲᑭᓇ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᔭᓂᐱᒥ ᒥᔑᓇᑭᐣ ᐊᐧᑲᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ . ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᑭᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᓯᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᐡᑭᐊᐧᑲᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᐁᐧᓴ ᐁᑲ ᑲᑕᑲᐧᑭᐣ ᐃᐧᑲᐦᐅᐸᓂ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ.

Slate Falls still waiting on new water system

More than a decade into a boil water advisory and months after a national media tour highlighted the deficiencies of Slate Falls’ water system, the First Nation is still waiting on federal government action.

Slate Falls Chief Lorraine Crane wants the water system updated and expanded so that the community can meet its growing demand for new homes. Currently the First Nation cannot build new homes because there is no excess capacity in the water system.

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ᒣᒣᑫᐧᔑᐃᐧᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐃᑫᐧ

ᑲᓯ ᕑᐁ ᐁᐃᔑᓂᑲᓱᐨ ᐃᑫᐧ ᐁᐧᑎ ᒣᒣᑫᐧᔑᐃᐧᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐁᐅᐣᒋᐨ ᐃᓇᓄᑭ ᐁᐅᐣᒋᐱᒥ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐊᐨ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐣ ᒋᔭᓂᒥᓄᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᑫᑯᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᑭᒋᐊᓂᒥᓭᓂᐨ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᐅᑭᒪᒋᑐᐣ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓯᐃᐧ ᒪᒪᐃᐧᐡᑲᐃᐧᐣ.ᒥᑕᐡ ᐁᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᐃᑯ ᐁᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᐃᔑᒋᑫᐊᐧᐨ, ᐁᐸᑯᓭᐣᑕᑲᐧᐠ

ᒋᐅᐣᑕᒥᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᐁᑲ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᐧᓂᑐᑕᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐁᐅᒋ ᐊᐧᐸᑕᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᐁᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐱᐨ ᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒥᓂᑫᐧᐃᐧᐣ.ᕑᐁ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᔑᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧᐱᒪᑎᓯᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ

ᑲᔭᑭᐊᐧᐠ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᑭᑕᓀᐣᑕᒥᐦᐃᑯᐣ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᓇᑭᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᓇᐣᑕ ᒋᔭᓂᔑᔭᐊᐧᐨ. ᒥᑕᐡ ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᑲᒪᒪᐃᐧᓄᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᐁᐅᐣᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐧᑕ

ᒋᔭᓄᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒥᐣᒋᓇᐁᐧᓯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᔭᓂᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ, ᐁᑲ ᑲᑕᐨ ᒋᓇᒋᐸᐦᐃᐊᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒥᓂᑫᐧᐃᐧᓂ.

Working with youth in North Spirit Lake

Kassie Rae of North Spirit Lake is working to help youth in North Spirit Lake heal from trauma, by starting the Harvest Time youth group.

The youth group brings youth together for activities, in the hope of keeping youth out of trouble and showing them a way of living without drugs and alcohol.

Rae said since there have been so many deaths in the community over the past year, she was worried that the tragedy would push youth over the edge.

The youth group is a way to help the youth deal with their grief in a healthy way, without them resorting to drugs and alcohol.

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ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᒥᓄᑕᑯᓯᐨ ᐅᓂᑲᒧ

ᓀᑕᐣ ᒋᒍ ᐃᔑᓂᑲᓱ ᒥᐦᐊᐁᐧ ᒧᐢ ᑯᕑᐃ ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᐊᔭᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᒥᓄᑕᑯᓯᐨ ᐅᓂᑲᒧ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ.ᒋᒍ ᑭᐸᑭᓇᑫᐸᐣ ᑲᑭ ᑲᑫᐧᒋᐸᑭᓇᑎᓇᓂᐊᐧᑭᐸᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᔑᑲ ᐁᐧᑎ ᓴᐟᐯᕑᐃ ᐅᑌᓇᐠ, ᒪᒪᐤ ᓴᐣᑲᓱ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᑲᑭᑯᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐅᑭᐸᑭᓇᐊᐧᐣ.ᓂᔑᐣ ᓂᑲᒧᓇᐣ ᐅᑭᓂᑲᒧᑐᓇᐣ ᐃᐧᓂᑯ ᐁᑭᐅᔑᑐᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐊᑯ ᐁᐱᒥᑲᑫᐧᑕᐦᐊᒪᓱᐸᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᓂᐅᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᒪᐦᒋᓂᑲᒧᐸᐣ.ᒋᒍ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᑭᑯᐡᑫᐧᐣᑕᐠ ᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᓇᑫᐨ, ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᐧᑲ ᓂᑲᐣ ᐸᑭᓇᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᒋᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᑌᐱᓇᐠ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑲᐱᒪᑎᓯᐨ.

Aboriginal Idol winner

Nathan Cheechoo of Moose Cree First Nation is northern Ontar-io’s Aboriginal Idol.

Cheechoo won the contest on Canada Day in Sudbury, beating out nine other competitors.

He sang two of his original songs that he wrote while he was establishing himself as a musician four years ago.

Cheechoo said it was a pleasant surprise to win the event, as he had never won first place before in his life.

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New regional chief Stan Beardy (top left) talks resource revenue sharing, page 8. Nathan Cheechoo (top right) wins Aboriginal Idol on page 15. A blood drive helps towards making a vaccine (mid left) on page 10. Dragging the Indian Act across Canada (mid right) on page 7. And a Thunder Bay union hires its first Aboriginal liason worker (bottom) to get more First Nations people employed on page 9.

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ᐃᒪ ᐅᒋ ᐸᑭᑭᓂᑲᓂᐠ 1“ᐅᑦᐸᐡ ᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ

ᑭᐃᑭᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᑎᐸᑯᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐊᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐣ ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᐧᐢᓫᐃ . “ᔕᑯᐨ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᐊᔭᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᐁᑲ ᒪᔑ ᑲᑭᒥᑲᐃᐧᐣᑕᐧ.”ᐁᐧᐢᓫᐃ ᑭᐅᐦᑯᒥᓯ ᐅᓄᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ

ᓂᔑᐣ ᐅᑦᐸᐡ ᓇᐯᓴᐠ , ᐁᑲᐧ ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐱᐃᐡᑯᓄᐦᐊᑲᓄ ᐃᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᑲ ᑭ ᑕ ᔑ ᑲ ᐁ ᐧ ᐣ ᑕ ᑯ ᓯ ᐊ ᐧ ᐨ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐠ.

“ᓂᔑᐣ ᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑭᓂᔑᐊᐧᓇᒋᒋᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᐣ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᑫᑯᐣ ᐅᑲᑫᐧᑐᑕᓯᐣ ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᐧᐢᓫᐃ . “ᐃᐁᐧ ᑕᐡ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑯᐸᑌᐣᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᓂᐦᓱᔕᐠ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᑲᑭᐊᐧᓂᐦᐃᑕᐧᐸᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᔑ ᑭᑫᐣᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᐊᐣᑎ ᑲᐃᓯᓭᐊᐧᑫᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑯᓄᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐯᓫᐃᑲᐣ.”ᐁᐧᐢᓫᐃ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᒥᑯᐡᑲᒋᐦᐃᑯᐣ

ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᐃᑯ ᐃᓀᐣᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᐁᔭᓇᒣᑕᑯᓯᐨ ᑲᑭᐃᑭᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐠ, ᑲᓀᐱᒋᐊᐧᓂᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ.

“ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᐃᑯ ᑫᒥᓄᔭᔭᐣ, ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᐧᑲ ᐣᑲᐅᐣᒋᐳᓂᒋᑫᓯᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐱᒥ ᓇᓇᑐᓂᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᐧᐢᓫᐃ.ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᐃᓀᐣᑕᐠ

ᐁ ᐧ ᒥ ᑎ ᑯ ᔑ ᐃ ᐧ ᑕ ᔑ ᑫ ᐃ ᐧ ᓂ ᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᓂᓯᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑲᑭᔭᐱᒋᐊᓂᒥᓴᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᐠ, ᓇᐣᑕ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᑯ ᒋᐃᐧᑭᑫᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ.

“ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᑯ ᐅᑭᒪᒋᓭᐦᐃᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓄᐠ , ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐃᑯ ᐅᐁᐧ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᐧᐢᓫᐃ.ᐁᒉ ᒐᐠ , ᑲᓂᑲᓂᐡᑲᐠ

ᐅᐱᔑᑯᑲᐣᐠ ᐱᑲᐧᑕᑭᐣᐠ ᑲᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐃᐧᐣᑕᐧ ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑭᑕᑭᐧ ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᒪᒋᑕᐧᐊᐨ ᐱᔓᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐅᓇᓇᑐᓂᑫᐠ.

“ᐣᑭᐱᔕᒥᓇᐸᐣ ᐅᒪ , ᑭᓄᐱᒥᐁᐧᐣᑕᑲᐧᓄᐸᐣ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐊᐱ ᐁᑭᒥᔑᓄᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐅᔑᑐᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᐃᐧᑕᐸᓂ ᒥᑲᓇᓂ ᒋᐃᓇᒧᒋᑲᑌᐠ

ᐯᓫᐃᑲᐣ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒐᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑫᑌ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑲᓂ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᐃᐧᑕᐸᓂ ᒥᑲᓇᐠ.ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐱᔓᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ

ᐅᓇᓇᑐᓂᑫᐠ ᐅᑭᒥᑲᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᑭᒧᓇᐦᐃᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᑌ ᐊᓯᓂᑲᓇᐠ, ᐊᑭᑲᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐸᓇᑭᑲᐧᐠ , ᐁᑭᐃᔑᐊᐧᐸᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑌᐯᐧ ᐃᒪ ᐁᑭᑕᔑᐃᐧᑐᐊᐧᑯᐸᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ.ᑭᑭᒪᐡᑭᑭᐃᐧᓂ ᒪᐃᑯ ᐃᐧᓫᓴᐣ ,

ᑲᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᐨ ᒥᔭᐊᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᐅᑭᑲᑫᐧᒋᒥᑯᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᑭᐱᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᐸᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᑕᔑᓇᓇᑐᓂᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ.

“ᒥᐱᑯ ᐸᔦᐡ ᐁᑭᐃᔕᔭᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᔑᓇᑐᒥᑯᔭᐣ ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐃᐧᓫᓴᐣ. “ᐁᑲᐧ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑲᑕᓇᓄᑲᑌᐠ ᒥᔭᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑕᐅᓀᐣᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐃᒪ ᒋᑭᐅᐣᒋᑭᐃᐧᒋᑕᐊᐧᑫᐧᐣ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐁᑲ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᒥᑭᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐅᑲᓇᐣ.”ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᒥᔑᓇᐧᔦᐠ

ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐱᒥᑐᒋᑫᒪᑲᐣ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑫᑌᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓄᑯᑦ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᔭᒪᑲᐠ - ᓇᐧᕑᒪ ᑭᒋᐠ , ᑲᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐨ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐠ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐅᓇᔓᐊᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ (NNEC) ᑭᐃᑭᑐ “ᐊᔕ ᒥᔑᓄᔭᑭ ᐁᐱᐅᐣᒋᐊᒪᓂᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᐸᑕᑭᑌᐠ.”

“ᐯᔑᐠ ᐣᑕᔭᐊᐧᒥᐣ ᐣᑕᓄᑭᓇᑲᓂᒥᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᓇᐣᑕ 27 ᑕᓱᔭᑭ ᐊᔕ ᐁᑭᐱᐅᐣᒋᐊᓄᑭᐨ , ᐃᒪ ᑭᐅᐣᒋᒪᒋᑕᐸᐣ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᐯᔑᐦᐃᐣᑕᐧ ᐁᑭᑕᓇᓄᑭᐸᐣ, ᒥᑕᐡ ᑲᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᓇᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᐠ ᐸᑲᐣ ᒋᐃᔑᐊᓄᑭᐦᐊᑲᓄᐨ ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑭᒋᐠ . “ᐊᒥ ᑲᑭᔭᓂᓀᐣᑕᐠ ᐁᔭᓂᑭᐊᐧᐡᑫᐨ.”ᐊᓇᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ

ᑲ ᑭ ᐃ ᔑ ᐅ ᓇ ᒋ ᑲ ᓄ ᐊ ᐧ ᐠ ᒋ ᓇ ᓇ ᑐ ᓂ ᑲ ᓄ ᐊ ᐧ ᐠ , ᑲᐊᒪᓂᓱᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᑭᑐᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐱᒥᓄᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᐠ ᐁᐧᐡᑲᐨ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᑐᑕᐃᐧᐣᑕᐧ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ , ᐊᒥ ᑲᑭᐃᑭᑐᐨ ᑭᒋᐠ ᒥᐱᑯ ᑫᐃᔑᐱᒥᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᐃᑯ ᐁᑲ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐁᐃᔑᐸᑲᓂᓭᐠ.

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Wesley is a nephew to the two Oombash boys, as well as a residential school survivor.

“Essentially two whole fam-ily trees have been wiped out, and nobody is doing anything about it,” said Wesley. “The sad part is there are thirteen other confirmed missing chil-dren that attended Pelican Falls Residential School.”

Wesley said he feels both-ered by the fact that there does not seem to be any accountability for what went on during the residential school, in terms of missing children.

“As long as I’m healthy, I don’t think I’m going to stop searching,” said Wesley.

He said he does not think the greater community under-stands the devastating effects of residential school, nor does it wish to.

“It seriously affects stu-dents, even to this day,” said Wesley.

Ajay Jack, master corpo-ral for the Frenchman’s Head ranger division was part of the initial search with the Cat Lake hunters.

“We came to this place here, it was kind of a rural area at the time because a lot of peo-ple were working on the rail-road for Pelican,” said Jack at an old sulfur mine railway site.

“We scoured the area around here and started find-ing old remnants of bones,” Jack added.

He said the Cat Lake search-ers dug up some bricks, pots and pans, essentially finding tangible evidence that there was activity in the area.

Dr. Michael Wilson, the regional supervising coroner for Thunder Bay was asked by representatives of Nishnawbe-Aski Nation to come examine the sites.

“This is a very preliminary site visit,” said Wilson. “And the coroner’s office’s involve-ment will depend on whether or not further human remains are found.”

Meanwhile, the effects of residential school continue to linger around the school

site in many ways – Norma Kejick, executive director of Northern Nishnawbe Edu-cation Council (NNEC) said that there has been “paranor-mal activity around this area for years.”

Kejick went on to explain that several NNEC staff mem-bers have transferred after being at PFFNHS, including her son, who was only able to stay for one year due to para-normal activity.

“We have one employee

who’s been around for 27 years, they started working in the student houses, and that’s why she transferred to a different department,” said Kejick. “She thought she was going crazy.”

Despite plans for search-ing for human remains in the area, rumours of paranormal activity and lingering effects of residential school, Kejick said that the school year will continue as normal.

Paranormal activity associated with lost children from residential school

ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐱᒥᓇᓇᑐᓂᑲᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐯᔓᐨ ᑫᑌ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᓀᐱᒋᐊᐧᓂᐦᐃᐣᑕᐧ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ

Lenny CarpenterWawatay News

Candidates running in the

upcoming Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) election for the executive council were announced on July 17.

The seven candidates run-ning for NAN Grand Chief are: Lawrence Martin of Moose Cree, David Neegan of Con-stance Lake, Doug Semple of Kasabonika, Harvey Yesno of Eabametoong, Terry Waboose of Eabametoong, Brian Davey of Moose Cree and Mike Meta-tawabin of Fort Albany.

The six candidates vying for three NAN Deputy Grand Chief

NAN election candidates announcedpositions are: Goyce Kakegamic of Keewaywin, Theresa Hall of Attawapiskat, Alvin Fiddler of Muskrat Dam, Les Louttit of Moose Cree, Walter Naveau of Mattagami, and Pierre Morris-seau of Weagamow Lake.

Larry Amos, the electoral officer responsible for the August 2012 election for the executive council of NAN, has received and approved all nomi-nation papers.

According to the NAN Elec-tion Code, an eligible candi-date must be: a status Indian; a member of a recognized NAN First Nation; and 18 years of age at the time of the election.

Chiefs and proxies from

NAN’s 49 First Nation com-munities will vote Aug. 15 dur-ing the XXXI Keewaywin NAN Chiefs Assembly in Kasheche-wan First Nation. Elections are held in accordance with the NAN Election Code, which states that a candidate must obtain 50 per cent plus one of the votes cast to be elected.

The official campaign period will run from July 17 to Aug. 15.

Contact information pro-vided by candidates includ-ing their biographies, cam-paign contacts, phone num-bers and more information on the NAN Election Code is available at www.nanelec-tion.ca.

Stephanie WesleyWawatay News

Rita Thompson was elected Chief of North Spirit Lake (NSL), First Nation on June 29, winning her third straight term.

In the community of just under 500 members, Thomp-son received 80 votes.

Rachel Oombash was elected Deputy Chief with 37 votes. This will be her first time serving on Chief and Council. Oombash said that she was “very surprised” when she found out she had been elected, and hopes to “help the people.” She said she is looking forward to learning the ropes of her new job as Deputy Chief.

Thompson back as North Spirit Lake chief

Brian Rae, Jake Kakekagu-mick and Corey Rae were elected to serve as council-ors for North Spirit Lake.

Brian Rae received 100 votes, Kakekagumick received 63 votes while Corey Rae got 54 votes.

Submitted photoFrom left to right, Chief Rita Thompson, Deputy Chief Rachel Oom-bash, and councillors Jake Kakekagumick, Brian Rae and Corey Rae.

Cat Lake’s Russel Wesley along the tracks near where a team is searching for remains of children lost dur-ing their time at residential school.



Runaway dreams

From the Wawatay archives

Wawatay News archivesMuskrat Dam, 1988.

CommentaryFear is the heart of the health care system

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Instilling fear creates control by the one who makes you afraid.

When we are afraid our stomach drops, our insides quiver, we shake as we pull within, and when we lack knowl-edge it’s to a place of powerless-ness.

Assimilative teachings say we are not able to care for ourselves. We are to look for someone to rescue us, someone to fix us, to make us feel good again.

Often the health care system instills fear through manipula-tion, intimidation, and withhold-ing truth until others control your health. Look at the labels/diagnoses used by providers and how you are advised of dire con-sequences of not following their guidance.

We are not told how well our bodies work. The focus is on how they fail us -- high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, obesity. The list goes on.

Fear grows as we see friends and family affected by diseases. Soon we are scared of our own being. Soon we act as if we have no choices.

Contrast this to the holistic teachings of our healers and Elders who remind us how strong we are and how to help ourselves, how vision is the key to being well. They don’t direct our actions; they respect our right to learn our ‘lessons’.

‘What we fear, we destroy,’ Elder Chief Dan George said.

When our fear is our own body, we destroy ourselves!

Elder and Mi’kmaq healer, the late David Gehue said our minds can heal us: if we believe we can, we can. To achieve something, he said, we have to believe it in our hearts and minds first and then we will see it.

Think of ‘disease’ as ‘dis-ease’ and fear decreases. Disease is a scary label but when we alter the dis-ease wellness occurs -- what is eating me? Why am I worried? What can I do to change this; I can do that. With this addiction, what am I afraid to face?

Some health system support-ers ‘educate’ us to think about our body as fixable by pills, a treatment, or surgery. One drug will fix the bad effects of another. Do as others tell us: swallow this pill, do this not that, follow these instructions.

The fix may not work; it may be too little or leave us more ill than we were. Too late we find the ‘rescue’ isn’t what we wanted or were led to believe would happen.

Lenore Sanderson, a 54 year-old Chipewyan woman, had a crossed eye. She was told she could have surgery to look better. With the language barrier she

understood she would see bet-ter. Although after surgery she looked better to the doctor, she was hurt and angry when she remained blind.

The heart of the system is fear of our bodies so we depend on others to make us well.

This system was and is part of the assimilative process.

The late Elder Jemima Morris of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninu-wug and Wawakapewin said, ‘When I was a girl, we had fewer diseases. We used land medi-cines, ate from the land, lived on the land, and rarely had illness.’

Some sick people rested and got well; some were hurt in acci-dents and lived with the effect of that injury; some died.

Is that any different than the health care system today? Is the current health care system’s belief an improvement on ours?

This fear is causing destruction of the health system just as Elders in northern Alberta discussed with me 20 years ago.

Today, governments spend 45-47 cents of every dollar on health care. Costs are so high that services are cut. Salaries lead the costs: wages for doctors, nurses, technicians, administrators, equipment suppliers, construc-tion of facilities, etc.

To meet these costs, govern-ments exploit our lands to raise the money to meet the needs of everyone who believes in this system.

Health care assimilation processes and fear began deliber-ately with smallpox blankets.

As settlement continued, mea-sles, tuberculosis and other dis-eases arrived to overwhelm the healing capacity of First Peoples. This was aided when reserves were formed; First Peoples were confined to small areas where disease could spread easily, food was limited, and land medicines could not support the number of people.

Our People were, and are, told through actions and words that we are flawed, inferior, less than, incapable of life.

Doctors told me they came to work with us because they would see diseases not seen elsewhere. In our hearts we know those views are racist, controlling, and serves care providers.

However, we have our strength and resilience; our ways still exist. We have age-old teach-ings for health and life: spiritual connection with the land and all our relations, combined with belief in the Creator’s ability to help us if we ask.

Chief Dan George also reminds us, ‘Knowledge dispels fear.’

We know that to be true from living on the land. When we know how to survive from the land, we know we are OK. The land provides what we need.

David Gehue often told me, ‘You can heal yourself. You have the power within. Drop the fear and trust the spirits and your family and friends who love you to help you live a good life.’

Joyce Atcheson

GUEST COLUMNIST

There is a small red house that sits above a mountain lake. My wife and I have

called it home for the almost seven years. The mortgage is paid, there’s a new well and we’ve done a lot of renovations since we’ve been here. Every time we return from the 50 kilometer round trip to town we can see it through the trees from the road and it always makes me feel good.

There’s a comfort that comes from seeing your own eaves and shutters. There’s something refreshing about the familiar air of home when you first step over the threshold. Everything has its place and I feel like if I ever lost my sight, I could navi-gate this space by feel. It’s my haven. I would be nowhere else.

It leads me to recall the homes I lived in as a kid. When I was adopted at nine, I never ever felt as though I belonged anywhere and the home I came to live in was a bleak place. I

was lost and my adopted par-ents never did a single thing to help me alleviate that feeling. Instead, the kept me away from Native things and people. I was meant to become one of them. It was a plan made to fail.

I ran away from my adopted home the first time when I fourteen. I was a teenager. I was the only Native kid in my school. I felt crazy there and crazier at home. Everything was such a titanic struggle to fit in that I thought I would lose my mind. I remember spending that night sleeping in the cab of a rusted old Chev pickup outside a place called Beamsville and waking hun-gry, cold and lonely, knowing I had to go back but wishing I didn’t.

I hit the road again at 15. I jumped on a Greyhound and headed south. I remember an old black man in the Cincinnati bus station singing me songs with a tambourine and how he taught me more about life in three verses than I’d ever heard before. Up to then all I knew of the world was that it was a painful place. I ran away from home because I thought I would go crazy if I stayed. I was beaten and strapped relentlessly and

my runaway dreams were about someplace warm, sunny and happy.

I ran away a lot. We lived in St. Catharines, Ont., then and I’d run off to Toronto on

weekends. It was the tail end of the 60s and the early 70s and there was still a lot of tripped out, flower power energy and I found my way to a lot of excit-ing and interesting people. They just let me be one of them. They let me hang around and learn from them and it felt like home – or at least, what I wished it could be.

But I was underaged and was always sent back. Every taste of the world made me crave more of it. It was like it stepped up and introduced itself to me and my home could never be the same again. I could make comparisons and my adopted home always came up short. I dreamed of running away. I dreamed of

emptying my savings account and finding a place where a few hundred dollars could allow me to build a better life than the one I had.

See, my runaway dreams were all about the lack of dark-ness. I’d grown used to bleak-ness and melancholy by the time I was 16. I’d grown used to hurt, abuse and being made to feel less, unworthy and unequal. I’d grown to used to loneliness. My life was one large bruise. As soon as I was legal age, I ran away for the last time.

These days I have a home that’s filled with light. When I look back at those years in my adopted home I can see the contrast. So I’ve been working hard at finding cracks where light shone through back then. They’re hard to spot but they are there nonetheless.

That’s what it takes to achieve freedom. I didn’t know that at 16 but I know it now. You can’t carry anything when you run so you always arrive empty-handed and freedom is actually being tied to things. I’ve learned to see my adopted home for what it gave me and I don’t have to run away from it anymore – it makes this home even brighter.

Richard Wagamese

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Every taste of the world made me crave more of it.


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John Ferris/Special to Wawatay NewsNeskantaga Chief Peter Moonias stands his ground.

Help from all our relationsJoyce AtchesonSpecial to Wawatay News

A Yakama woman from Washington State suggests we all have creature helpers.

Franki Storli, in her book, Animal Totem Guides: Mes-sages for the World: Com-municating with your power animal guides, provides med-itative guidance for reaching different animals, plants and trees, insects, reptiles, rocks, fish, and birds.

The pattern of medita-tion is similar for all with some specifics pertaining to the nature of the particular creature and the element in which it lives.

Teachings from a fish will be connected more to emo-tion since it lives with water while an elk lives on moun-tains and has a completely different life.

Just as white, red, black,

and yellow people have gifts, the creatures too have gifts to share with those who take the time to connect.

Her suggestion is that at this time in the world with

all the turmoil and imbal-ance, these relations wish to help us to heal the earth and all of us.

Storli has spent over 20 years studying, practicing and teaching people how to connect.

This book reads similarly to a ‘new age’ book with its suggestions but for those who know how to hear intui-tively the meditations are concrete guides to acquire the help of those creatures willing to assist us.

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Calls for missing Aboriginal women inquiry grow louderRick GarrickWawatay News

The Ontario Native Wom-en’s Association is disap-pointed an inquiry into miss-ing and murdered women was not created after an arrest in the deaths of three Aboriginal women.

“The lack of meaningful response from both the pro-vincial and federal govern-ments on the issue of miss-ing and murdered Aboriginal women is extremely disap-pointing and frustrating,” said Betty Kennedy, ONWA’s executive director. “This is a significant problem that exists across provinces, with an estimated 600 missing and murdered Aboriginal women throughout Canada.”

ONWA and a number of First Nation leaders, commu-nities and organizations had called for action by July 10 from the federal government after a man was arrested in Winnipeg in late June for the deaths of three Aboriginal women.

“Violence against our women and girls is utterly unacceptable — this must end,” said National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo. “We must work together now and this includes recognizing the

deep connection between violence and the realities too many of our peoples face.”

Shawn Cameron Lamb, 52, was charged with three counts of second-degree mur-der for the deaths of Tanya Jane Nepinak, 31, Carolyn Sinclair, 25, and Lorna Black-smith, 18.

Nepinak is still missing — she was last seen on Septem-ber 13, 2011 in the downtown area of Winnipeg.

Sinclair’s body was discov-ered on March 31 at the rear of an apartment complex in Winnipeg more than two months after police requested assistance to locate her.

Blacksmith’s body was ten-tatively identified on June 21 in Winnipeg, more than four months after she was reported missing.

“The loss of these three young Aboriginal women is devastating,” said Churchill MP Niki Ashton, the New Democratic Party critic for the Status of Women. “Tragi-cally, they are part of a pat-tern in Canada — where Aboriginal women are more often the targets of violence and death. This is an issue that the government must take action on rather than cutting funding to groups that are trying to make a differ-

ence.”The federal government

denied a funding renewal in 2010 for the Sisters in Spirit initiative, which began opera-tions in 2005 to raise aware-ness of and address the large number of cases of mur-dered and missing Aboriginal women in Canada.

“The government needs to launch a national inquiry so that we can get to the root of these tragedies,” Ashton said. “We have to address not only the violence itself but the sys-temic inequalities that lead to the vulnerability and target-ing of aboriginal women.”

The Assembly of First Nations will be presenting a draft strategy aimed at end-ing violence against women and girls during the Annual General Assembly, being held July 17-19 in Toronto. The strategy was developed from a national justice forum held earlier this year.

B.C.’s Missing Women Commission of Inquiry also released five new reports on June 29. The final report of the Missing Women Commis-sion of Inquiry is expected on or before Oct. 31.

The reports are available at: http://www.missingwo-meninquiry.ca/reports-and-publications/.

Funding available for community-based prescription drug addiction programsShawn BellWawatay News

Health Canada has announced an additional $3.5 million in funding for 2012-2013 to target prescription drug abuse (PDA) in northern Ontario First Nations.

The money follows up on $1.1 million that was ear-marked for PDA programming in First Nation communities in 2011-2012.

“Tackling drug abuse is a priority for our govern-ment and First Nations, and we are committed to working together with the provinces and territories to address this complex issue,” said Health Canada Minister Leona Aglukkaq in a statement.

An estimated $2 million of the new money will be used to support community-based projects dealing with PDA on the ground.

Ongoing programs in Kas-abonika Lake and Eabame-toong First Nations are being viewed as positive examples of successful community-based programs. Both First Nations have created com-munity wellness development teams that work in the com-munity to identify approaches for dealing with addictions at a local level.

The new federal PDA funding has been guided by the Ontario Trilateral First

Nations Senior Officials Com-mittee (TFNHSOC). TFNH-SOC includes representatives from the federal government, the provincial government and the Chiefs of Ontario (COO).

TFNHSOC released a work-plan earlier in 2012 recom-mending a series of immedi-ate, short-term and long-term initiatives to improve health outcomes for First Nations people. The workplan identi-fied mental health and addic-tions as the priority, with a focus on PDA.

The workplan set out a number of immediate steps to deal with health issues, including evaluating exist-ing drug treatment programs, enhancing training opportu-nities for front-line mental health and addiction workers, and increasing public educa-tion and support for drug abuse prevention initiatives.

Newly elected COO regional chief Stan Beardy said the funding announce-ment marks a good first step in the fight against PDA.

“The solution has to involve all levels of government, as well as our own community leadership,” Beardy said. “Part of the solution must be to help reconnect the people, especially the young people, back to our basics, which is our special relationship to the land.”


In April of this year, Slate Falls First Nation (SFFN) Chief Lor-raine Crane told various media outlets that the community is in need of a central water system for the community.

As of July, Crane and the band council are still meeting with Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada.

“We’re looking at getting funding within the next year or two. We can’t possibly wait any longer than that,” said Crane.

Crane said that they can not add any more houses due to the maxed out water system.

The water pump systems are out of date, and the materials required come from Quebec, according to Crane.

She said that ordering the supplies from such a distance is an arduous process.

Chief and council invested in a reverse-osmosis system several years ago.

“We went ahead and used other funds that are needed else-where,” said Crane.

For Slate Falls, a central water system would cost about $3.5 million.

The community has been on a boil water advisory for the past ten years.

Crane said that she sees a lot of potential for the community to grow, but it is currently lacking the necessary infrastructure.

Slate Falls still waiting for waterupgrades


Dear Ontario/Canada Business Owner/Manager and Non-Profi t Organization Executives:

Webequie First Nation Residential School Survivor Team (WRSST) is proud to announce we will be hosting Mamowpiimoosaywiin, Walking Forward Together. Funded in partnership with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada/Government of Canada, Mamowpiimoosaywiin is our fi rst annual commemorative celebration of remembrance and recovery, organized in honour of Indian Residential School survivors and their families.

We are requesting your assistance to help defray the costs of food, gas/oil, and travel in support of our August 13th to 25th community development event. We are accepting of fi nancial or in-kind support. Monetary, material, and other in-kind supports of $1,000 or more will be formally acknowledged at the event and, where appropriate, in project announcements, publications, reports, and evaluations. Receipts will be issued for monetary contributions over $20.

Our event is organized in partnership with Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission to lead a process of healing, recovery, reconciliation, and improved relationships. First Nation and non-Aboriginal participants will learn together about what happened, the enduring impacts, and steps to recovery.

Mamowpiimoosaywiin, Walking Forward Together, will take place at Peetwonnakang, situated 10.5 km SW of Webequie First Nation. Travel to the commemorative site is by boat from Webequie First Nation. A temporary walking bridge is installed to traverse a river between the camping and ceremonial sites at Peetwonnakang.

In addition to the blessing, unveiling, and installation of a commemorative cairn, plaque, and

saplings on August 17th (2:00-5:00), Mamowpiimoosaywiin will feature cultural activities, educational displays, memorial demonstrations, vigils, and religious and spiritual assemblies, a pow wow (August 17-19), and other activities in recognition of the strength, courage, resilience, achievements, pride, and identities of our former students of Indian Residential Schools and their families.

Webequie First Nation is an isolated reserve community located on Eastwood Island in Winisk Lake, the headwaters of Winisk River, 540 km north of Thunder Bay. Webequie First Nation is planning to upgrade the commemorative site, Peetwonnakang, in respect of its proposed long-term use as a commemorative location while at the same time serving as a site for general community restoration, healing, and social-economic development.

Should you choose to provide your support, please send a cheque payable to WEBEQUIE FIRST NATION and mailed to the attention of Levi Sofea at the address noted in the letterhead. Payment should be identifi ed as support for the 2012 Mamowpiimoosaywiin, Walking Forward Together (Webequie).

For additional information regarding commemorative activities, event location, and other ways to support our event; or to R.S.V.P. your attendance at our commemorative event, please contact Levi Sofea at 807-353-1263 or by e-mail to [email protected]. Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,

Cornelius Wabasse,Chief, Webequie First NationCC Chair, Residential School Survivor Team (WRSST)CC Levi Sofea, WRSST LiaisonENC. (Invitation, Site Photo, Event Daily Agenda)

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March 4 Justice is a call for change, and that’s exactly what the walkers behind the opera-tion want. Their goal? Abolish-ing the Indian Act.

Leo Baskatwang drags a copy of the Indian Act tied around his waist as he makes his way through another town on his way to Ottawa, accompanied by his companions and supporters. He raises his staff each time a driver encouragingly honks their horn in support of March 4 Justice.

“My thoughts on the Indian Act are that it’s an archaic piece of legislation that needs to go,” says Baskatwang, a graduate student at University of Mani-toba, a veteran, and a socio-political activist.

Baskatwang is from Lac Des Mille Lacs First Nation, just west of Thunder Bay. He has walked from Vancouver to Thunder Bay with several supporters. Their goal is to make it to Ottawa.

“Basically, it’s designed to eventually get rid of our people, it dictates what our identity is, and how we’re supposed to live our lives,” says Baskatwang of the Indian Act.

He believes that a piece of legislation written about First Nations needed to be written by First Nations.

“It has to be abolished,” says Baskatwang. “Obviously you can’t just get rid of it completely – there’s going to be a transition period – but the fact that it’s called the Indian Act shows how archaic and outdated its prin-ciples are.”

Ashley Bottle, another walker with March 4 Justice, says that

Walking to abolish the Indian Act

the Indian Act has “taken away everything from our people.”

Bottle says the self-governing system was quite different back in pre-contact days.

“Our people used to agree upon this one person to lead them, and they used to have clan systems,” says Bottle. “My thoughts are that in order to come to bringing those things back, we need to start practic-ing our own way of governing ourselves.”

He says that the reserve land system was ‘like a land prison.’

According to Maple Leaf Web, a ‘non-partisan Cana-dian political education’ site, the Indian Act began as the Royal Proclamation of 1763 – an attempt at cohabitation between the colonial settlers and First Nations people.

The process involved forced relocation to reserve lands, as well as forced education in the form of residential schools.

“Central to the Royal Proclamation was the separation of Aboriginal lands from those forming parts of

the North American colonies,” the site reads. “The Royal Proclamation recognized a duty on the part of the Crown to act as a protector of Aboriginal peoples in their relations with colonial society.”

The passing of the Indian Act in 1876 meant the Crown was no longer a trustee of First Nations people, acting in their best interest, but a detached third party. With the passing of the Indian Act, the Canadian colonies took control from the British Crown over First Nation

lands and customs.The March 4 Justice is not the

only public criticism the Indian Act has received, as CBC’s 8th Fire – a documentary focusing on reconciliation between First Nations and non-First Nations – took a stab at the Act during its highly-acclaimed television series earlier this year.

In a scene where a First Nations man is speaking to a group of people, a man in a suit wearing a mask approaches him and slams his head three times on a podium.

The man then drags him to the ground and tapes a copy of the Indian Act around the Aboriginal man’s head with red tape.

Red tape is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as ‘official routine or procedure marked by excessive complexity which results in delay or inac-tion.’

Professor John Borrows is an Anishinabe man who teaches law at the University of Victoria Law School. In May of 2008, he wrote a research paper titled, ‘Seven Generations, Seven Teachings: Ending the Indian Act.’

“Consider for a moment the difference between being an Indian or Anishinabe,” says Bor-rows. “An Indian is a creation of the European imagination and is legally inscribed on us by fed-eral government.”

Borrows says there were no Indians in Canada prior to European arrival, and that Indians only exist in contempo-rary terms if “we let the federal government take control of our identity.”

He notes that six generations have passed since the Indian Act was passed as legislation.

“The seventh generation is now rising to take their place in this procession. These young people possess the potential to make this change and receive great healing power,” says Bor-rows.

In the opening line of his research paper he writes: “if the Indian Act is going to be eliminated in a way that ben-efits First Nations people, good-ness must lie at the root of such change.”

See Indian Act on page 11

March 4 Justice walkers stop just outside of Dryden where they met up with supporters. The walkers are, from left to right: Ashley Bottle, Edmond Jack, Clifford Acody and Leo Baskatwang. The walk continues to Thunder Bay and then to Ottawa.



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Ontario’s new regional chief wants to see First Nations get a cut of royalties and taxes collected from resource extraction projects on traditional lands.

In an interview following his election victory, Stan Beardy told Wawatay that it is not enough for industry and governments to simply provide jobs and training to First Nations people in exchange for access to resources on First Nations’ land.

Beardy said that the treaty relationship, where First Nations agreed to share the land and resources, means that the wealth generated by both the provincial and federal governments from that land should be shared with First Nations.

“We agree that when we talk about benefits (from resource extraction) we talk about guaranteed

jobs and training, across the board, for First Nations people,” Beardy said. “But also there has to be a discussion on arrangements in regards to sharing the wealth. That means not only being compensated for being displaced from your homelands, but also we’re talking about sharing the wealth of the funds collected by the governments for user fees, royalties and taxes.”

Beardy, the former Nishnawbe Aski Nation grand chief, won the election for regional chief of Ontario on June 27 over Angus Toulouse.

On top of his new regional chief position, Beardy also became the Ontario representative for the Assembly of First Nations.

He said resource royalty sharing with First Nations has to be discussed as part of the national agenda.

In order for that to happen, Beardy said governments at both provincial and federal levels have to enact laws

that guide how industry and government interacts with First Nations on resource extraction projects.

“One of the challenges is the fact that we don’t get any support from the governments in the form of enabling legislation to participate in the economy,” Beardy said.

“When you talk about resource benefit sharing you’re talking about some kind of legislation, some kind of policy

that directs the government and third-parties in how they interact with First Nations.”

Beardy added that the Ring of Fire has provided a chance for First Nations and the Ontario government to create a new framework on how resource projects are handled, that could then serve as a model for the rest of the country.

“In the statements made by (First Nations) people today in regards to resource extraction like the Ring of Fire, they make it very clear that we’re not against resource development, but we have to make sure that we benefit,” Beardy said.

“The principal is that we agree to share in the wealth derived from the development of our natural resources.”

He said that one of his first tasks as regional chief will be to develop a framework with input from all Ontario First Nations to identify priorities across the province.

Regional chief wants Ring of Fire revenue sharing

Wawatay spoke with Regional Chief of Ontario Stan Beardy soon after he won the election to represent 133 First Nations. Here is an excerpt from that interview.


Wawatay: What are your thoughts on winning the election, and what that means for yourself and for northern First Nations?

Stan Beardy: First of all, it’s definitely a great honour to be selected as Regional Chief of Ontario with 133 First Nations. Yes, I am from the North, and I have a good understanding of northern issues, but I am responsible

for all First Nations in Ontario. I believe there is great diversity, and we need to find a way to use that diversity for our strength.

My mandate is for three years, and I believe I was selected based on the platform which I put forward. I am very strong on our rights-base, and I am very strong on our Treaty position. That Treaty relationship, I believe, is the number one priority in terms of moving forward on improving the quality of life.

When we talk of First Nation laws across Ontario, and asserting our jurisdiction, we’re talking about finding a way to harmonize the federal government’s legislation and laws with ours. It’s not one or the other. It’s a matter of harmonizing what works best for all of us. Because when

we made treaties with the settlers, we agreed, first of all, to peaceful coexistence. That means we agree that we accept the fact that there are visitors that are here on Turtle Island, who will live with us side-by-side.

In terms of the land, we agree to share the land and resources from time to time. Implying there has to be proper consultation, accommodation and consent. That’s why the statements made by people today in regards to resource extraction like the Ring of Fire, they make it very clear that we’re not against resource development, but we have to make sure that we benefit. Also we have a sacred responsibility that the environment is protected as much as possible.

We agree that when we

talk about benefits we talk about guaranteed jobs and training, across the board, for First Nations people. We’re talking about first refusal on economic spinoffs, economic development opportunities. But also there has to be a discussion on arrangements in regards to sharing the wealth. That means not only being compensated for being displaced from your homelands, but also we’re talking about sharing the wealth of the funds collected by the governments for user fees, royalties, and other economic activities like taxes.

Wawatay: What are going to be your priorities that you’ll bring to AFN on a national context on behalf of Ontario First Nations?

Stan Beardy: First of all what I’ll be doing is developing a framework in consultation with all First Nations, along with the Treaty territories, in terms of what their priorities are and how do we integrate those into the national agenda. Definitely treaty is very important, economic participation and resource revenue sharing is very important. But also I think education and decolonization of our children through the education process is very important.

Also the profile of Ontario First Nations, regionally, nationally and internationally is very important. There has to be international work as well, in terms of promoting, advancing, enhancing First Nations rights as per United Nations and the UN

declaration. Also I think its important

when you talk about our rights, that the First Nation people are educated about their rights. Because at some point in time, if things are to change for the better for First Nation people there is a need to mobilize First Nation people. The way to do it is to educate First Nations people on all their rights, Aboriginal treaty rights, their legal rights, human rights, so that they can understand what they’re being denied of, to make sure that they have a right to all of the education, health, economic participation and all those things.

And I’m very big on the technology, so we have to make sure there is high speed internet for all Ontario first Nations as well.

Stan Beardy on treaties, resources and national agendas

...one of his first tasks as regional chief will be to develop a framework with input from all Ontario First Nations to identify priorities across the province.


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Proceeds will go toward funding recreational, educational, and sporting activities for youth.

Wasaya Group Establishing Partnerships to Benefi t Remote First Nation YouthA Winnipeg car dealership - Waverley Chrysler, - has entered into a innovative agreement with Wasaya Weecheewaywin, Wasaya Group’s not-for-profi t charitable organization to help fund “pressing needs” for First Nations youth who are attending school in Thunder Bay, according to the top executive of the charitable body’s parent organization, Tom Kamenawatamin Sr. It all began just over a year ago in Thunder Bay, Ontario when Kamenawatamin, President and CEO of Wasaya Group Inc., began receiving distressing calls from several communities in the region. Families in those remote reserves were deeply concerned about the number of young people attending Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School who had been “lost through unnatural deaths” that weren’t fully investigated by authorities,” says Kamenawatamin. ‘’They lost seven youths over the past several years; “ he noted. “’They saw Wasaya as a strong organization that would help them. We studied all the student and school surveys that documented all the recommendations to prevent loss of youth. Nobody

else was listening to them in the leadership of the larger community.” So, Wasaya started a process of reviewing the recommendations and putting them together in categories and prioritizing them as identifi ed by the students at the high school, Kamenawatamin explained. “We have now put a cost to each of the identifi ed categories, including building a student residence because right now the students are spread throughout Thunder Bay. This is dangerous for them because they have to travel on the public transportation because the school couldn’t afford a vehicle for them to and from school.” He added that they are also requesting two drop-in centres for the students; more drivers and vehicles for after hours and training programs for the students since that is not currently available in the high school. But in order to do that they require a budget of $9.7 million, Kamenawatamin said. Since that time Wasaya has held numerous meetings with the City of Thunder Bay and other concerned groups and organizations about the immediate need for a Residence and Drop in Centre for the First Nations students in the city. The

idea has been steadily gaining the support of key leaders in and around Thunder Bay. Thunder Bay Mayor Keith Hobbs and Confederation College are among key supporters of Wasaya’s undertaking. Many First Nation graduates have gone through the DFC/NNEC school system and the College expects increasing enrolment trends to continue for aboriginal youth. Part of Wasaya’s capital fundraising campaign efforts includes working with the Winnipeg auto dealership. “Our agreement with them is that if anyone states that they (First Nations or otherwise) are buying a vehicle under the Wasaya Vehicle Program, then three hundred dollars for each vehicle will be donated (by the dealership) to the Wasaya Youth Initiatives Program. That will help assist us in working towards our important youth initiative programs. We’re addressing the concerns communities have in preventing further loss of our youth.” A new website is being developed that will host all the information about the new Wasaya Vehicle Program, plus any other new programs or additional dealers that may join or develop similar Programs to help fund the Student Residence and Youth Centre project. There will be direct links to the participating dealers. When launched the new site will be accessible from WGI’s main site www.wasayagroup.com and from other program participants. Established in 1998, Wasaya Wee-Chee-Way-Win Inc. is committed to the development and promotion of programs and strategies that will benefi t and enhance the quality of life for Wasaya First Nations community members . With Wasaya Group’s social responsibilities to the communities they serve, the Charity also takes into consideration the broader reaching benefi ts to the region it operates in. A good example of this is the $1.75 million it helped raise for the Sioux Lookout Hospital that benefi ts 30 communities in the region.

Sheet Metal Workers seeking Aboriginal workersRick GarrickWawatay News

Sheet Metal Workers Local 397 has been busy over the past year signing up First Nation workers for high-paying union jobs across the north.

“I did an eight-month term in Detour Lake and I’m back there again with a different company,” said Jeordi Pierre, a Fort William band member who signed on with the union about a year ago. “I came in green with no prior experi-ence. There were three Aborig-inal workers that went up, myself included, and it was a very good experience.”

While the Detour Lake gold mine job was a good experi-ence for Pierre, he did feel some “pain and suffering” while getting used to sheet metal work.

“But after you got into a rhythm, it was all OK,” Pierre said. “It was a little bit physi-cal. You were walking steel sometimes — you’re up at 130 feet up in the air sometimes — so you’ve got safety on the top of your game every day.”

Pierre appreciated the high population of Aboriginal peo-ple at the location where he

was working.“It’s kind of comforting

when you are with your own people,” Pierre said.

Sheet Metal Workers Local 397 has signed on about 16 Aboriginal union members from a number of communi-ties, including Shoal Lake, Couchiching, Fort William, Lake Helen and Sand Point, since a First Nation liaison was hired about 10 months ago.

“We have five guys currently working on the Detour Lake gold project,” said Dennis Ren-aud, the union’s First Nation liaison.

Renaud said First Nation union members have an opportunity to work anywhere in North America once they are a certified sheet metal worker.

“It’s a transferable skill set that you gain with our union,” Renaud said. “Our union hall is 100 per cent name hire, which means that if you work hard, you’re never laid off. The harder you work, the more work you get.”

Renaud encourages First Nation communities to use unionized companies to build their projects so any commu-nity members working on the

project will have an opportu-nity to continue working in construction once the project is completed.

“I want to see (Aboriginal) people get long-term employ-ment, get long-term jobs,” Renaud said.

Pierre feels good about the work he has done so far at the Detour Lake mine site, not-ing he has installed the deck, flooring and cladding in nine buildings.

“It’s big time satisfying,” Pierre said. “You see all the walls that you put up and then when you step inside you see all the decking you put on and there’s concrete on it now.”

During his first job at Detour Lake, Pierre worked for three straight weeks of six 10-hour days with one week off.

His latest job at Detour Lake still has the same three weeks on and one week off schedule, but the weeks are now seven days at 12 hours per day.

“I just got back from 21 days straight,” Pierre said. “We get seven days off and it’s a 12-hour drive for us, so we actually only have five days off.”

Pierre appreciated having a First Nation journeyman

teaching him some of the dif-ferent aspects about sheet metal work.

“There was lots to learn and we’re still learning,” Pierre said. “It’s a good opportunity for our people to get into the trades and the construction business, with all the work going on around northwestern Ontario.”

Pierre had previously worked in cultural-type activi-ties around Thunder Bay before joining Sheet Metal Workers Local 397.

“Those hours weren’t that steady for me, so it’s good to have something more steady,” Pierre said. “The pension for ourselves is pretty good and we’re putting lots of money

away for ourselves for the future.”

Pierre is also advancing quickly through the union ranks due to the long hours he has been working.

“We’ve been stepped up to the next stage, which is mate-rial handler,” Pierre said. “We’re actually doing the work of the assistant sheeter now.”

Rick Garrick/Wawatay NewsFort William’s Jeordi Pierre, left, has been busy working on a union construction job at the Detour Lake mine site since he joined Sheet Metal Workers Local 397 about a year ago. Dennis Renaud, right, is the union’s First Nation liaison.

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Big Grassy’s Martin Tuesday wants to teach Anishinabemowin during his retirement years.

“My goal is to be able to teach anywhere, either in Ontario, Canada and the U.S.,” said the 64-year-old Big Grassy band councillor. “Age is not relevant to me in my way of thinking — to me it is just living. You can keep on working, keep on doing things.”

Tuesday is currently studying in the third year of Lakehead University’s Native Language Teacher Certification program, which is designed for students with an Algonquian language background with a focus on developing skills required for second language teaching in

Anishinabemowin teachers studying at Lakehead

primary or secondary schools.“I really love the Ojibwa

language,” Tuesday said. “I have the benefit of learning from other dialects. I understand Oji-Cree and a little bit of Cree.”

Tuesday said Anishinabemowin is a deep and vast language.

“I don’t think English can do it justice,” Tuesday said. “You can’t translate Ojibwa to English. The thinking behind it is totally

awesome.”Tuesday wants to help young

people to understand the language.

“I don’t want to be translating English all my life,” Tuesday said. “I want to translate my own culture.”

This summer’s program runs from July 3-27 at the Lakehead University campus in Thunder Bay.

The NLTC program features

four courses each year, including a supervised practicum focusing on student teaching, planning sessions, assemblies and workshops.

“We’re teaching the language, Cree, Ojibwa and Oji-Cree, said Florrie Sutherland, an instructor from Constance Lake, “and we are teaching them how to teach it in the classroom.”

Tuesday enjoys meeting and working with the other NLTC students.

“I really thrive on that and it gives me a lot of encouragement,” Tuesday said. “I really like to see other people there and their ways of thinking and their way of using their words.”

Tuesday finds the class teaching sessions to be difficult, especially controlling the

younger students.“It’s a lot of fun though,”

Tuesday said. “You can’t take things too seriously — you’ve got to take it with a little bit of humour.”

Tuesday said two teachings stood out for him from two dif-ferent NLTC instructors.

“Larry Beardy told me to love every child like your own child,” Tuesday said. “The other one was from a non-native teacher; she said to honour your language, use your language, speak your language.”

While community members from his age group and the next generation still speak Anishinabemowin in Big Grassy, Tuesday said the younger generation does not speak the language.

“They’re all picking up

English,” Tuesday said. “I don’t know how you explain that. I don’t know if it is inevitable or if we are fighting a big tide in our language and culture.”

Tuesday is proud that his grandchildren understand and speak Anishinabemowin.

“Not as fluently as us, but they take part in the culture, they sing and take part in ceremonies,” Tuesday said.

After the NLTC students grad-uate from their third year, they are eligible to study the fourth year of the Native as a Second Language Diploma program.

Graduates from both pro-grams also have an opportunity to study two advanced Native language and/or linguistic courses every summer to extend their knowledge and to do research in their specialty.


The efforts of medical researchers to discover why a rare bacteria disproportion-ately affects Aboriginal peo-ple in northern Ontario have gotten a boost from the par-ticipation of residents in the region.

Researchers at the North-ern Ontario School of Medi-cine (NOSM) in Thunder Bay are examining Type A Hae-mophilus inf luenzae, a bac-teria that causes deadly dis-eases such as meningitis and pneumonia.

The research has been spurred by the need for a vaccine for the bacteria, which appears to target First Nations people in north-ern Ontario more than non-Aboriginal Canadians.

Last week the researchers held a blood drive in Thunder Bay to collect samples from urban First Nations people of the region.

Eli Nix, a PhD researcher at NOSM, said the willingness of

First Nations people to partic-ipate in the study is essential for gathering more informa-tion and eventually creating a vaccine.

“We can’t do this on our own,” Nix said. “If people are not willing to help us, the work cannot go very far.”

Blood samples taken as part of the study are analyzed to determine what level of natu-ral antibodies to the bacteria already exists in that person. Type A h. influenza is then added to the sample, so that researchers are able to see how the blood’s natural defenses deal with the bacteria.

The end goal is the creation of a vaccine to boost people’s antibody levels.

The work on Type A h. inf luenza was spurred by research done at Lakehead University over the past 10 years, which showed that nearly every person who entered hospital with diseases caused by the rare bacteria was of First Nations descent.

Nix said those findings have raised speculation that First Nations people have less natural antibodies to the bacteria than non-Aboriginal people.

But he cautioned that there is no proof to back up those suspicions.

“There are studies that say ethnicity is a factor, but I’m not totally convinced,” Nix said.

He noted that people who became sick from the bac-teria may have had previ-ous medical conditions that lowered their immune sys-tems, or that environmental and social factors such as crowded houses could play a role in how the bacteria spreads.

The research should help clarify some of those ques-tions, Nix said, and help researchers target potential vaccines to people who are most at risk.

The next step for Nix and his team is to get more par-ticipants from remote com-munities across northwestern Ontario. Nix said it is essen-tial that the study includes both urban and remote First Nations people, as well as samples from a number of dif-ferent communities.

NOSM plans to hold another blood sample col-lection event in Thunder Bay later this summer, as well as travel to communities inter-ested in participating in the study.

Nix said the samples are kept confidential, but people can find out their own results after the samples get ana-lyzed.

Anyone interested in participating can contact Dr. Eli Nix at (807) 766-7491 or by email at [email protected].


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Bearskin Lake First Nation Presents:

Michikan Lake Homecoming!

75th year Celebrations! August 17 to August 27, 2012

All Bearskin Lake First Nation Members and former residents living off reserve are

invited to come home and celebrate!

For more information please Contact any member of the Council or Anita Nothing,

Recreation & Special Events Planner @ 807 363 2518

Please check out our website: michikanlakehomecoming.myknet.org

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REVIEWMinor Amendment ReviewWhite River 2008-2018 Forest Management Plan

The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), White River Forest Products Ltd. and the White River Co-management Committee (WRACC) invite you to review the MNR-accepted minor amendment to the 2008-2018 Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the White River Forest and to provide comments.

This amendment provides for the connection of road 200 to Highway 631 to facilitate forestry operations.

How to Get Involved

Minor amendment #007 will be available for review for a 15-day period July 18, 2012 to August 2, 2012 at the following locations:

ontario.ca/forestplans. The Ontario Government Information Centre in Toronto at 777 Bay Street and the MNR Wawa District and the MNR Manitouwadge Area offices provide Internet access;

Hornepayne, Ontario, contact Boris Michelussi, 807-868-2370 ext. 222.

Comments and/or concerns with respect to this minor amendment must be received within the 15-day review period and no later than August 2, 2012 by Zachary White at the MNR Wawa District office. Further public consultation may be required if significant changes are required as a result of comments, otherwise, following the 15-day inspection period, the minor amendment will be approved. After approval the amendment will remain on the MNR public website for the duration of the FMP.

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 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 Paul Gamble at 705-856-4701.

INSPECTIONInspection of approved 2012–2013 Annual Work ScheduleKenogami Forest

The Geraldton Area, Nipigon District of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has reviewed and approved the April 1, 2012–March 31, 2013 Annual Work Schedule (AWS) for the Kenogami Forest.

Availability

The AWS will be available for public inspection on the MNR public website at ontario.ca/forestplans beginning July 18, 2012 throughout the one year duration. The Ontario Government Information Centres in Toronto (777 Bay Street), Geraldton (see address below) and Terrace Bay (1004 Highway 17) provide access to the Internet.

Scheduled Forest Management Operations

The AWS describes forest management activities such as road construction, maintenance and decommissioning, forestry aggregate pits, harvest, site preparation, tree planting and tending that are scheduled to occur during the year.

Tree Planting and Fuelwood

For tree planting opportunities on the Kenogami Forest, please contact the MNR number listed below.

For information on the locations and license requirements for obtaining fuelwood for personal use and commercial fuelwood opportunities, please contact the MNR Nipigon District/Geraldton Area offices at the contact information below.

More Information

For more information on the AWS or to arrange an appointment with MNR staff to discuss the AWS or to request an AWS operations summary map, please contact:

Charlotte Bourdignon, Area Forester Ministry of Natural ResourcesGeraldton Area Office208 Beamish Avenue Westtel: 807-854-1826fax: 807-854-0335office hours: 8:30 – 4:30 p.m.

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What if the terms of release confl ict with an order

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get a peace bond. You can also apply for a peace bond if your

abuser threatens or attacks anything that belongs to you. A

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m you,

your family and your property for up to a year. A peace bond is

not a criminal charge, but disobeying a peace bond is a crime.

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Baskatwang said the chal-lenges the March 4 Justice walkers have faced in getting this far have taken a toll on them physically, spiritually, and mentally.

“Sometimes you have doubts,” says Baskatwang. “You hear criticism about what you’re doing, so it’s just something to reflect on.”

Baskatwang remarks that the amount of positive rein-forcement he receives from communities seems to offset the doubt and create a balance of good and bad.

He thinks the biggest obsta-cle is getting the word out there.

“Getting people motivated enough to help create change (is important), because this isn’t something we can do by ourselves,” says Baskatwang.

He and his fellow marchers use popular social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and gopetition.com to post daily pictures, video blogs and rel-evant news articles.

Baskatwang says that the closer the walkers get to Ottawa, the more support they receive.

He says the catalyst behind the march was a crown meet-ing last January between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations

Shawn Atleo, where they dis-cussed what needed to be done to improve social prob-lems in First Nations commu-nities.

Baskatwang calls the meet-ing, and the inaction that followed it, just another example of how the “govern-ment manages to shirk their responsibilities.”

“I felt a need as an academic scholar to do something about it, and try to raise aware-ness about (the Indian Act) and hopefully try and get it changed,” says Baskatwang.

Bottle says that he’s noticed that they’ve received a lot of support from women.

He recalled sitting in a sup-porter’s kitchen, and she told him that through marching to Ottawa, he was giving some-thing back to women that they had lost through the Indian Act.

“She’s talking about the clan system and the women being the ones to lead to com-munity and make the deci-sions,” says Bottle. “The mens’ role was to protect that.”

Bottle said his intentions in going to Ottawa were to “wake Harper up.”

“He’s working for the peo-ple and he represents the peo-ple – he’s got to abide by our treaties and everything that was agreed upon – no more manipulating our people.”

Indian Act ‘archaic,’ say walkers with March 4 Justice

SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITYClient Services Department

TRANSPORTATION DISPATCHERInternal/External Posting

Casual PositionsLocation: Sioux Lookout, Ontario

Average 26 hours per week

This position reports directly to the Director of Client Services and has the responsibility for the coordination of daily client services activities. The shuttle service is responsible for providing ground transportation services for medical clients and escorts, hospital staff and delivery services.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Grade 12 diploma or equivalent; • Valid Ontario driver’s license, a defi nite asset; • Ability to communicate in one of the First Nations

dialects within the Sioux Lookout zone, a defi nite asset; • Excellent written and oral communication skills; • Must possess good computer skills.

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

Human Resources DepartmentSioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority

61 Queen Street, P.O. Box 1300Sioux Lookout, Ontario P8T 1B8

Phone: (807) 737-1802Fax: (807) 737-2969


Closing Date: August 2, 2012

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

will be contacted.

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SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITYPrimary Health Care Unit

RECEPTIONIST/CLERKInternal/External Posting

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Reporting to the Clinic Coordinator, the Receptionist/ Clerk will be responsible for performing a variety of clerical support services to the Primary Health Care Unit.

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program or equivalent an asset;• Minimum 2 years receptionist/secretarial experience an asset;• Medical terminology and medical transcription

experience an asset;• Profi cient keyboarding skills;• Ability to speak in one of the First Nations Dialects in

the Sioux Lookout Zone is required.

KNOWLEDGE & ABILITY• Knowledge of Microsoft Offi ce XP Pro (Offi ce Pro 2007 an

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software programs (e.g. Practice Solutions); • Excellent communication skills (both written and oral);• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with

patients, medical and clinic staff and the public;• Must have experience and understanding of Native culture,

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Please send cover letter, resume, three most recent employment references and an up-to-date Criminal Reference Check with a Search of the Pardoned Sexual Offender Registry to:


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Closing Date: July 27, 2012

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


SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITYTuberculosis Control Program

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The position is responsible for data entry, generating schedules/reports as well as providing general support services.

QUALIFICATIONS• Successful completion of post secondary education in Offi ce

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Reportable Disease standards and reporting;• Advanced computer skills, and experience using Microsoft

Word, Excel and other databases is essential; • Profi cient oral and written communication skills.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY• Knowledge of the TB program and its services;• Excellent interpersonal and public relation skills, including

making presentations. • Knowledge of statistics and statistical reporting;• Knowledge of the First Nations culture in the Sioux Lookout Zone.• Ability to speak in one of the Sioux Lookout Zone dialects, and/

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Phone: (807) 737-1802 Fax: (807) 737-2969Email: [email protected]

Closing Date: July 27, 2012

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Looking back, moving forwardRick GarrickWawatay News

Randy Thomas feels like he is in another world when he paints.

“I feel a lot closer to my dad when I paint,” said the son of Woodland artist Roy Thomas. “All his teachings and say-ings come back to me when I paint.”

After his father passed away in 2004, Thomas spent time dealing with his feelings but as soon as he began painting he could hear his father’s voice.

“I could smell his hair, and it brings me to a whole other place I love to be in,” Thomas said. “I wake up every day to paint. That’s what I think about when I wake up and that’s the last thing I think about when I go to bed.”

Thomas said he doesn’t know all the teachings his father learned from his grand-parents, so he paints from what he knows as a person who grew up in the urban environment of Thunder Bay.

“The hardest part for me is finding my own style,” Thomas said. “You look up to all these other artists and think, ‘wow I want to be like them.’”

But Thomas wants to be dif-ferent.

“Now I’ve got some influ-ences that helped me to be who I want to be and to be original,” Thomas said.

Although Thomas didn’t have his art displayed in the fancy display cases during high school, his work in now showcased on Thunder Bay’s newly recreated waterfront.

“With my painting, every time I finish a painting it feels better than selling it,” Thomas

said. “That means a lot to me.”Thomas and two other

emerging and mid-career art-ists discussed the influence of Roy Thomas and other First Nation artist pioneers on their own work during a June 28 panel discussion at the Thun-der Bay Art Gallery, where the Roy Thomas Vision Circle exhibition is on display until Sept. 9.

Kristy Cameron, a Metis art-ist from Atikokan, also feels the presence of Roy Thomas when she works on her art.

“I am drawn to Roy’s style, his use of composition and his spiritual interpretation,” Cam-eron said. “In my work I like to incorporate movement, repre-sentations of lifestyles and real depictions of nature that I’ve

observed.”Cameron said she used to

paint realistic portraits and images of nature before she developed her own Woodland style.

“I wanted to create more movement and energy with my colours and spiritual con-cepts,” Cameron said. “I felt I had a bond with my new style and I wanted to immerse myself in it.”

Christian Chapman, a mixed media artist from Fort William First Nation, said his work var-ies depending on where he is and what he is doing.

“My work has a lot of humour in it,” Chapman said, describing a work based on an e-mail his partner received from her aunt in Kitchenuh-

maykoosib Inninuwug.He also described an image

featuring Shania Twain sur-rounded by Woodland style images.

“I don’t normally paint in the traditional Woodland style,” Chapman said. “Yet I am very much influenced by artists such as Roy Thomas and Norval Morrisseau.”

Chapman said he usually focuses on mixed-media art, pointing out an image of the Stanley Cup under water.

“This is what I call Our Lord Stanley,” Chapman said. “Back in the early days of the NHL, Kenora had a (Stanley Cup champion) hockey team. I guess they were out in a boat and the Stanley Cup actually went into the drink.”

Rick Garrick/Wawatay NewsChristian Chapman, Randy Thomas and Kristy Cameron spoke about the influence of Roy Thomas and other First Nation artist pioneers during a June 28 panel discussion at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, where the Roy Thomas Vision Circle exhibition is on display until Sept. 9.


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“It’s still kind of hard, some of the youth don’t open up to us too much,” Kassie Rae said about the youth in the Harvest Time Church Youth Group. “But we still try to talk to them. We try to help.”

It ’s been almost two months since the Harvest Time Church Youth Group has been in existence, and Rae is happy with the work she and her fellow group leader Tobia Rae have been doing in their community of

North Spirit Lake. The group was originally

started as a Sunday school by Elaine Keesick, North Spirit Lake’s director of educa-tion, and it ran every week-end at the reserve’s Harvest Time Church. The duties of Keesick’s occupation did not leave her with much time so she handed the reigns of the Sunday school over to Rae and Tobia earlier this year.

Due to unforeseen trag-edies that rocked the reserve early in the year, such as the fatal Keystone Air crash, the tragic death of a local

teen, and the passing of a respected community Elder, the group did not start as soon as Rae originally planned on it starting.

Rae feared that the deaths in the community would “push the youth over the edge” because North Spirit Lake is such a small com-munity and the adolescents knew the deceased very well.

Rae did not want the youth to resort to using drugs and alcohol to deal with the pain that the losses caused, and it was a youth-rally fundraiser held in the spring that gave

Rae and Tobia the idea of turning the Sunday school into a youth group.

Rae said that the goal of the group is to keep the youth busy and “steer them away from drugs and alco-hol,” in hopes of encourag-ing the youth to lead a bet-ter life. The group spends time doing things like play-ing board games and having cooking classes. The group consists of 12-15 youths between the ages of 12 and 17.

See North Spirit on page 16

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Creefest comes full circle in Moose Factory

Lenny CarpenterWawatay News

In 2003, hundreds of people gathered in Moose Factory to celebrate the inaugural Creefest event along with Moose Cree’s Gathering of Our People.

A decade later, the two cul-tural festivals will combine again to celebrate Mushkeg-owuk traditions in northeast-ern Ontario from July 25-28 in Moose Factory.

Since its inception, Creefest has taken place in each of the seven Muskegowuk communi-ties, which includes Attawapis-kat, Kashechewan, Fort Albany, Taykwa Tagamou, Chapleau Cree, Missanabie Cree and Moose Cree.

Coordinator Greg Spence said Creefest began because Elders felt a need to revive the old tradition of families com-ing together for a month in the summer after spending the winter months out on the tra-pline and the goose hunt in the spring.

“A hundred years ago when our people used to live off the land, they spent a month together in the summer, meet-ing families, people, and they would have dancing, music and games,” Spence, who has coor-dinated all of the Creefests, said.

Creefest is a modernized ver-sion of the tradition, Spence said, as families and Elders from each of the communities are expected to travel to Moose Factory to take part the celebra-tion.

“Most of the Elders that have started with us in 2003 will be coming back this year,” Spence said.

As with previous Creefests, artists and musicians from

across Canada have been invited to perform.

Aboriginal country singer Crystal Shawanda will headline the Saturday music event while hip-hop group Winnipeg’s Most and Cree rock band CerAmony from Quebec will also per-form. Singer Jesse Bieber and ventriloquist-puppeteer Derek Starlight will be on hand to entertain the crowd with some comedy. There will also be fid-dling and square and traditional dancing along with local bands to support the main acts.

While the evening concerts are a big draw for Creefest, Spence said they are not entirely what Creefest is about.

“For the last 10 years, every-one seems to think that Creefest is a music festival,” he said. “And while it’s a large compo-nent of it, the daily activities are what’s important.”

A variety of workshops focus-ing on traditional activities take place during the day. Elders will hold workshops on netmaking, traditional trapping techniques, and storytelling.

Square and traditional danc-ing groups will also be holding workshops, which includes the Creeland Dancers from Sas-katchewan and a group from Kashechewan – both of whom

will perform at the evening events. Moose Cree hip-hop art-ist Shibastik aka Chris Suther-land will be also perform and hold a workshop.

A traditional powwow will be held on the Friday and Saturday, which will feature renowned dancer Mahikan.

In addition to the Mushkeg-owuk community members, there will be other visitors that will taking part or helping with the festivities. A group of 14 Canadian Jr. Rangers will be on hand to assist with setups, along with Roots Canada – which consists of international volunteers from countries such as Germany and Japan.

The theme of the 10th Annual Creefest is “unity through celebration.”

“It’s about celebrating life and the communities coming together as family,” Spence said. “That’s what Creefest is about.”

Spence said he wanted to give thanks to the Elders for helping to start and support Creefest and keeping it going for the last 10 years.

“We’re expecting a lot of Elders from Kash, Fort Albany, and hopefully the people of Moose Factory will welcome them to the event,” he said.

Cultural gathering celebrates 10th annual event


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Suite 300, P.O. Box 211

Montreal, Qc, H3B 2S2

OSISKO HAMMOND REEF GOLD LTD.

Regional Office:101, Goodwin Street, P.O.

Box 2020

Atikokan, ON P0T 1C0

www.osisko.com

Contact:Alexandra Drapack

Director Sustainable DevelopmentHammond Reef Project

[email protected]

OHRG Weather Station Tower Installation March 24 2011

Atmospheric and Acoustic Baseline ResultsOne of the components that will be assessed as part of the Environmental Assessment for

the Hammond Reef Gold Project is the Atmospheric and Acoustic environment. This includes

air quality, noise levels and climate.

Osisko has been collecting weather data at the Hammond Reef site since the spring of 2011.

Nearby climate stations with longer recording times will also be used to describe the local

climate, and a trend analysis will determine how the climate may affect the Project. Existing

air quality at the site will be estimated based on information collected by eight long-standing

air quality monitoring stations. Existing noise levels will be assumed to be “quiet” which is

typical of a rural area in Ontario.

Air and noise specialists will create computer models to estimate the potential changes to air

quality and noise levels from the Project.

The air quality assessment will include modelling of the following indicator compounds:

beryllium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt,

copper, lead, manganese, mercury,

nickel, selenium, silver, tellurium, tin and

vanadium.

These computer models use Project-specific

engineering and design details to predict

how the Project could affect air quality and

noise levels at specific points of reception.

Points of reception are nearby people or

wildlife that have been identified during

consultation, field work and background

research.

We will continue to share the details of our

work with you as we move forward in the

Project planning process. Please contact us

if you have any questions about the Project.

Nibinamik First Nation14TH ANNUAL YOUTH WILDERNESS

RETREAT PROGRAM (YWRP)July 23rd-28th 2012

In memory of the late Mike Wabasse, and late William Oskineegish, Elders.

1. Fish netting2. Medicine Walk3. Moose hunting Skills and

Gun safety4. Wilderness Art & Crafts5. Canoe Course & Water

Safety6. Boat and motor safety

7. Traditional food / cooking8. GPS Training9. Leadership skills10. Land, water, and

environment11. Language12. Toddlers- leaf naming,

counting activity

PROGRAMS

This program was rst started by two elders in the community who are no longer with us but with us in spirit. They had vision that some youths had begun to experience some of the social issues and cultural change which had begun to dominate the area, they felt it was time to bring in the youth back to the land, and it was their intention was to focus on youth to teach them to gain knowledge of life in a way to support, direct, and balance. The retreat was developed to address the needs of youth by offering survival and life skills in a positive and energetic atmosphere to maintain culture and tradition of Anishinabeg of Nibinamik First Nation and their surrounding communities.

Contact:Don Sofea, Health Director

([email protected]) 593-2211 / 593-2253 (f)

Absolutely no alcohol and no drugs permitted.

Cheechoo wins Aboriginal IdolLenny CarpenterWawatay News

Moose Cree’s Nathan Cheechoo almost did not enter the Aboriginal Idol contest in Sudbury, which took place on Aboriginal Day.

A nine-hour journey and two songs later, the 26-year-old emerged as the victor in the performance contest, beating out nine other contestants.

Cheechoo, who has five chil-dren and step-children, said he was worried about being out of practice after years of not per-forming live and finding the time to rehearse. He also never entered a music competition.

“So I just sent (the organiz-ers) one of my older videos on Youtube to see if I qualify, just to chance it,” he said.

He received an email from an

organizer who told him he was easily one of three shoe-ins for the contest.

Cheechoo and Mattagami’s Matt Naveau were the only male performers in the compe-tition. Cheechoo felt intimated performing against female sing-ers.

“When I see women compet-ing, they’re usually very power-ful singers,” he said. “And a lot of ladies don’t enter contests if they’re not confident, so that’s what scared me.”

The contest took place on a soundstage before a large audi-ence.

“I’m used to more intimate settings, where the audience is closer to me,” he said. “And being that I haven’t played for a year-and-a-half, I felt nervous.”

When Cheechoo first took the stage, he opened with a

song called “Wake Me Up”, which can be found by search-ing “mahtay” on Youtube.

Cheechoo said it was nerve wracking prior to his perfor-

mance before a large audience and three judges, but once the song started, he felt more at ease.

“Being onstage, it’s comfort-

able, and easy,” he said. After the contestants played

a song, the judges narrowed them down to five.

“The way they announce it, it’s very slow and suspenseful,” Cheechoo said, laughing.

For the second round, Cheechoo played a song called “Believe,” which he wrote four years ago. At the time, Cheechoo was in the midst of establishing himself as a musi-cian, performing in various communities and at one point headlining a performance at the L’Oreal fashion show in Toronto.

“A lot of people didn’t want me to excel in my ability to sing and perform, “ he said, adding that he only had the support of

his friends and family. So the song encourages people to “fol-low your dreams, don’t give up, and don’t rely on anyone else to do it for you,” he said.

Cheechoo said the perfor-mance included some interac-tion with the audience, which he believes helped in the judge scoring.

After another suspenseful announcement of the runners-up, Cheechoo was surprised to be named the winner of Aborig-inal Idol.

“It was a pleasant surprise, because there was some really good singers there, and it was tough,” he said. “It’s the first time I ever won anything, ever – in my entire life. I never placed first in anything.”

Despite the win, Cheechoo said it was humbling to win against other talented singers.

“I know how it feels to lose, when you try your hardest to be the best you can be,” he said. “I was happy and smiling, but I tried to keep it toned down.”

The performance has rein-vigorated Cheechoo’s love for music and performing.

He will be performing at Moose Cree’s Gathering of Our People event, which takes place July 25-29. He said he will be playing with a full band for the first time.

He hopes the performance will lead to a collaboration to put out an album

“I just turned 26, so I still have lots of time,” he said.

Submitted photoNathan Cheechoo, 26, of Moose Cree First Nation emerged as the vic-tor in the Aboriginal Idol competition, held in Sudbury on Aboriginal Day. He performed two songs and beat out nine other contestants.

“It was a pleasant sur-prise, because there was some really good singers there, and it was tough.”

-Nathan Cheechoo


Notice ofConsultation Event

Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act, unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in a submission will become part of the public record files for this matter and will be released, if requested, to any person.

Osisko Hammond Reef Gold Project

Head Office:1100, av. des

Canadiens-de-Montréal

Suite 300, P.O. Box 211

Montreal, Qc, H3B 2S2

OSISKO HAMMOND REEF GOLD LTD.

www.osisko.com

Osisko Hammond Reef Gold Ltd. (OHRG) has initiated a study under the Environmental Assessment Act to develop and operate the Osisko Hammond Reef Gold Mine approximately 23 km northeast of Atikokan, Ontario. The Project involves the construction, operation and closure of an open pit gold mine and any ancillary activities and structures.

Progress to Date and Next Steps

The provincial and federal Environmental Assessment (EA) processes are officially underway for the Project. The Terms of Reference (ToR) are currently pending acceptance by the provincial Minister of Environment. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency finalized and posted the federal Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Guidelines on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry. Once the ToR and EIS Guidelines are both finalized, OHRG will prepare and submit a single EA Report that meet requirements outlined in both documents for review.

Public Open House

Members of the public, agencies and other interested persons are encouraged to actively participate in the planning of this undertaking by attending consultation opportunities or contacting staff directly with information, comments or questions. OHRG is planning to host a Public Open House to share the baseline study results and answer your questions about the Project to assist in the preparation of the EIS/EA Report. Representatives from OHRG and their environmental consultant, Golder Associates will be in attendance to discuss the Project and answer your questions.

Location:

OHRG’s Office 105 Main Street Atikokan, ON

Date: August 18, 2012Time: 10 am to 3 pm

Your feedback is important to us! Please come out and take part in the EA planning process.

Project Contact

If you would like to be added to our project mailing list or have project-related questions, please contact:

Osisko Hammond Reef Gold Ltd.Alexandra DrapackManager, Sustainable Development155 University Avenue, Suite 1440Toronto, ON M5H 3B7Tel: (416) 363-8653 ext. 110Email: [email protected]

Ojibway and Cree Cultural CentreOjibway and Cree Cultural Centre 273 Third Avenue, Suite 204273 Third Avenue, Suite 204Timmins, ON P4N 1E2Timmins, ON P4N 1E2705-267-7911 fax. 705-267-4988705-267-7911 fax. 705-267-4988 www.occc.cawww.occc.ca

The Board and Staff at theThe Board and Staff at the Ojibway and Cree Cultural CentreOjibway and Cree Cultural Centre

would like to wish everyone awould like to wish everyone a happy and safe summer!happy and safe summer!

The Board and Staff at the Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre

would like to wish everyone a happy and safe summer!

Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre 273 Third Avenue, Suite 204Timmins, ON P4N 1E2705-267-7911 fax. 705-267-4988 www.occc.ca

Youth group building hope

Continued from page 13Rae knows that is it hard to

earn the trust of a young per-son but she and Tobia still work at it. Rae and the group try to influence others in the commu-nity to lead a better life too, as well as a safer one.

“We hung up signs in the reserve that said ‘don’t drink and drive’ and ‘don’t do drugs,’” Rae

said of one of their activities.The group has had some

issues to deal with, like the Har-vest Time Church where most of their activities took place being out of commission due to problems with the water supply, but Rae is confident that the group will continue.

There is still fundraising that needs to be done for the group,

but Rae said she will keep trying.Rae hopes that the youth

she and Tobia are working with now will become role models for the younger gener-ations in their community, to show them how to live a better life. She said that it gives her a good feeling when young chil-dren come up to her and Tobia and say, “Hi, teacher!”

North Spirit Lake’s Harvest Youth Group is working to build a healthier community. Submitted photo

july 19, 2012

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