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May 1, 2014
Date Issued:
Nawash Ezhwebak
THE CHIPPEWAS OF NAWASH UNCEADED FIRST NATION NO. 27 NEYAASHIINIGMIING
Special points of interest:
Kidney health-Nutrition awareness - pg. 2
Ralph Akiwenzie Scholar-ship - pg. 4
May 17th Yard sale - pg.6
The Fish Clan - pg. 11
Smoked Sucker Fish - pg. 10
Language Steering Commit-tee - pg. 12
Inside this issue:
Advertisement's 2—6
Wellness Calendar 7
Post secondary school assistance
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Employment 9
Language Nest
- The Sucker Fish
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Puzzles 15
Puzzle Answers and
Contact page
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A Special Thanks
“I would like to thank the people who came out for the feast honoring
C. Richard Jones at the Community Centre on Saturday April 12, 2014. Your
attendance and support was very much appreciated. Thank you all so much.”
— Verlyn Akiwenzie-Jones
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is a monthly publication.
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pewas of Nawash. No
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Yard Sale
26 Nayaushing Road
519 - 534 - 3752
Clothing
Bedding
Cook ware
Food
Drinks
And more
Saturday May 17th
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Numerous things will be for sale:
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APPLICATIONS FOR POST SECONDARY ASSISTANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 2014 TO APRIL 2015 ARE DUE MAY 15, 2014.
Applications can be mailed to, or dropped off at: Chippewas of
Nawash Board of Education, 6 Harbour Road, Nayaashiing, ON
N0H 2T0, or faxed to: 519 534-5138 Attn: Jennifer Linklater; or
emailed to [email protected]
If you require an application package you can call the Board of Educa-
tion to request one or you can download one from
the www.nawash.ca website, under the Education tab.
Miigwetch. Jennifer Linklater Coordinator Nawash Post Secondary Unit Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation Board of Education 6 Harbour Road, Neyaashiinigmiing, ON N0H 2T0 Ph: (519) 534-0882 Fx: (519) 534-5138 Email: [email protected]
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Language Nest Ezhiwebak
What’s Happening
Namebin Giizis ~ Sucker Moon ~ May
photo from Nawash Fisheries Namebin a sucker (fish) [white sucker; Catostomus commersoni] namebin - sucker namebinag - suckers (plural); namebinens - small sucker (diminutive/small) namebinikaa - there are many suckers (verb of abundance)
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Giigoonh dodem Fish Clans - Intellectuals
Norval Morrisseau blog
"Title not known" [Sacred Fish], © 1990's Norval Morrisseau
The Fish Clans claim their ancestor was the first to emerge from the sea. Today the fish clans are the Bullhead (Wawaazisiig), Sturgeon (Namewag), Catfish (Maanamegwag), Northern Pike (Ginoozheg), Whitefish (Adikmegwag), Merman/Mermaid (Nibiinaabewag), and Sucker (Namebinag). The people of the Fish Clan were the teachers and scholars. The fish clan repre-sented wisdom. They helped children develop skills and healthy spirits. They also drew on their knowledge to solve disputes between the leaders of the Crane (Shagi) and Loon (Maang) Clans. The Fish people were given the power to be "star gazers." They were known for their constant pursuit of meditation and philosophy. Fish Clan people are known for a long life and baldness in old age.
The fish clan settles arguments between the crane and loon clans. They are the wise people. They solve the problems within the nation. The turtle (Mishiikenh) is the leader of the fish clan. In this clan we have different types of fish such as migrating, territorial, bottom feeders, top eaters, late spanners, early spanners.
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Smoked suckers
Pocket Ojibwe-A phrasebook for nearly all occasions
— Patricia M. Ningewance
Remove the scales from the sucker.
Cut the head and 5 inches of the tail off.
Cut along the caudal (top) fin and down along the rib cage.
Cut off the rib cage until you have a square flat piece of fish flesh.
Wash it and score (slice it until you almost cut right through) on the inner side.
Cutting it like that will make it dry quicker.
Place your pieces of fish, skin side down on the racks over a smoking fire, never on open flame. You can spread them out on the racks later to completely dry them.
To eat, you can put them in the oven for ¾ hr (45min) at 350˚F.
They are very tasty and worth the time.
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Language Nest
Kokbinaaganike
~ Black Ash Basketry ~
Enso nswi giizhigad, gamaajitamin ngodwaaso dabagane,
Kina wiiyaa daa bizhaa!
Anishinaabemowin Naaknigewin Language Steering Committee
Kina wiiyaa daa bizhaa. Endso Niiwin giizhigad, gamaajitaamin ngod dabagane. Everyone is welcome, every Thursday, starting at 1:00 pm Kinoomaagedaa waazhi Anishinaabemying Anishinaabek waabi giidaajig “To teach everyone the language, speaking what is learned” Enaadamaagejig ~ Members Eniigonzid ~ Chair: Isabel Millette miinwaa Berdina Johonston Enaadamaagejig ~ Members: John Nadjiwon, Pedo (Peter) Akiwenzie Anishinaabemowin Naaknigewin, was established in 2011, mandated to help in the development a multi year strategic plan for the Promotion, Revitaliza-tion of our Language. The committee is currently working on a “Language Package” to accompany the strategic plan, combining vocabulary, phrase and community history. for more information contact Language Nest 519-534-3572 67 Community Centre Road, Neyaashiinigmiing [email protected]
Wednesday’s, starting at 6:00 pm, Everybody is welcome! Economic Development Building: 519-534-3572
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Puzzle’s and Games
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