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Northern Ontario’s First Nation Voice since 1974

www.wawataynews.ca Vol. 36 #13 June 25, 2009 9,300 copies distributed $1.50

Rick GarrickWawatay News

Residential school survivors at Nish-nawbe Aski Nation’s National Day of Reconciliation ceremony have not seen any changes since last year’s historic apology.

“It’s only been a year,” said Nora Primeau, one of the survivors who gathered June 11 on Mt. McKay in Fort William First Nation to mark the first anniversary of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s historic residential school apology. “It is pretty hard.”

The survivors had just sat down for a barbecue lunch after listening to NAN Grand Chief Stan Beardy, Fort William Chief Peter Collins, Northern Develop-ment and Mines Minister Michael Grav-elle, Thunder Bay Aboriginal Liaison Anna Gibbon and a number of other local politicians speak on the issue.

Andrew Suganaqueb spoke about the experiences of his late wife, Lydia Suganaqueb, during the survivor’s dis-cussions.

“She said, ‘I was scared all the time I was in residential school,’” Suganqueb said, recalling his wife’s words. “She was sick all the time, sick for 38 years with arthritis, 30 years in a wheel-chair.”

Suganaqueb and the group of resi-dential school survivors in attendance were honoured with special blankets during the event; Suganaqueb received the blanket in honour of his late wife, who passed away in 2006 in Thunder Bay.

Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund’s Harvey Yesno, who also received a blanket, said he feels the responsibility is now on First Nations people to move forward after the apology.

“I think the burden is on us,” Yesno said. “The Prime Minister apologized on behalf of the government and coun-try. But he also asked for forgiveness. For me, the way I see it, the onus is on us to forgive (government and church) for that legacy.”

Yesno said he would have preferred to hear a spiritual response to the apol-ogy as well during the event.

“We didn’t hear anything from the spiritual side,” Yesno said. “That’s where people feel it.”

Lawrence Baxter, the emcee for the event, and his mother also received blankets.

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ᕑᐃᐠ ᑲᕑᐃᐠ

ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ

ᐁᑲᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭᐠ ᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᑌᑕᑯᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒥᓯᐁᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᒥᓄᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᑐᐃᐧᑭᔑᑲ ᒪᒪᐃᐧᐡᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᑭᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᔕᐳᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪᒋᓂᔕᐦᐅᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐁᑲ ᒪᔑ ᑲᓇᑫ ᑫᑯᐣ ᐁᔑᐸᑲᓂᓭᐠ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᒥᒋᓇᐁᐧᓯᐃᐧᐣ.ᐱᒋᓇᐠ ᐃᑯ ᐯᔑᑯᔭᑭ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᓇᐧᕑᐊ

ᑊᕑᐃᒧ , ᐊᒥᐊᐦᐁᐧ ᐯᔑᐠ ᑲᑭᔕᐳᐡᑲᐠ ᐁᐧᐡᑲᐨ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᐣ ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᐊᔭᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓴᑭᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 11 ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᒋᐊᐧᒋᐠ ᐸᐧᕑᐟ ᐃᐧᓫᐃᔭᑦ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᒪᒪᐃᐧᐡᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭ ᑎᐱᐡᑲᒧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐯᔑᑯᔭᑭ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑭ ᐸᑭᑎᓇᑭᐸᐣ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪ ᐢᑎᐱᐣ ᐦᐊᐱᕑ ᐅᒥᒋᓇᐁᐧᐃᓯᐧᐃᐣ. ᒥᑐᓂ ᐊᓂᒪᐣ, ᐃᑭᑐ. ᓄᑯᑦ ᐃᑯ ᑭᐃᐡᑲᐅᓇᐱᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᐃᐧᔭᓂ

ᐊᐱᑕᑭᔑᑲᓀᑫᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐱ ᑲᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᐱᓯᑕᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐢᑕᐣ ᐯᕑᑎ , ᐸᐧᕑᐟ ᐃᐧᓫᐃᔭᑦ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐱᑐᕑ ᑲᐧᓫᐃᐣᐢ, ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᒪᐦᒋᑕᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑲᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᒪᔾᑯ ᑯᕑᐊᐳ, ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᓇᐠ ᑲᑭᐱ ᐊᓂᒧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ. ᐊᐣᑕᓄ ᔕᑲᓇᑫᐧᑊ ᐅᑭᐊᓂᒧᒪᐣ

ᐅᐃᐧᒋᐊᐧᑲᓂᐸᓂᐣ, ᓫᐃᑎᔭ ᔕᑲᓇᑫᐧᑊ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐁᑕᑎᐸᒋᒧᑕᑎᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐱᔕᐳᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑎᓯᓭᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ. ᐊᒥᐊᑯ ᐁᑭᑐᐸᐣ , ᑲᐯᐦᐃ ᐣᑭᓭᐣ

ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᑲᓇᐁᐧᓂᒥᑯᔭᐣ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐠ , ᐅᑎᓇᒋᒪᐣ ᐅᐃᐧᒋᐊᐧᑲᓂᐸᓂᐣ . ᑲᐯᐦᐃ ᑲᔦ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᐅᒋᒥᓄᔭᐨ, 38 ᑕᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᐱᒥ ᑲᑲᐧᑕᑭᐦᐃᑯᐣ ᐅᑲᓇᐱᓀᐃᐧᓂ , ᑌᓴᐳᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᑭᔭᐱᐨ.ᔕᑲᓇᑫᐧᑊ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᑲᑭᔕᐳᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ

ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᐱᔕᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒪᒥᓇᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᐸᑲᓂ, ᔕᑲᓇᑫᐧᑊ ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᒥᓇᑲᓄ ᓂᐸᑲᓂ ᐁᐅᒋ ᑲᓄᑫᑕᐊᐧᑲᓄᓂᐨ ᐅᐃᐧᒋᐊᐧᑲᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᓂᐸᐣ 2006 ᑲᔭᑭᐊᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ.ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ

ᒪᐦᒋᑕᐦᐃᑎᓱᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐨ ᐦᐊᕑᐱ ᔦᐢᓄ, ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᒥᓇᑲᓄ ᓂᐸᑲᓂ , ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᔑᓇᓇᑲᑕᐁᐧᑕᐠ ᐊᔕ ᐃᓯᓭᓂᐸᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᑭᔭᓂᒪᒋᓂᐡᑲᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᒥᒋᓇᐁᐧᓯᐃᐧᐣ.ᑭᓇᐃᐧᐟ ᐃᑯ ᑲᑯᓯᑫᐧᑕᒥᐦᐃᑎᓱᔭᐠ ,

ᐃᑭᑐ ᔦᐢᓄ. ᑭᑭᓄᑕᐊᐧᒥᐣ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪ ᐁᑭᑐᐨ ᑭᒥᒋᓇᐁᐧᓯᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑭᐅᒋ ᑲᓄᒋᑫᑕᒪᐊᐧᑕᐠ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᓂ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐦᑭᓂ. ᔕᑯᐨ ᑲᔦ ᑭᑭᓇᑐᑕᒪᑯᒥᐣ ᒋᐁᐧᐯᑕᒪᑫᔭᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᐣ ᐁᔑᐯᔑᑯᔭᐣ, ᐁᔑᐊᐧᐸᑕᒪᐣ ᑭᓇᐃᐧᐟ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑭᐸᐸᒥᓯᒥᐣ ᒋᐁᐧᐯᑕᒪᐊᐧᔭᐠ (ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐊᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ)

ᑲᑭᐱᐃᔑ ᐊᓂᑫᓇᑲᑕᒪᑯᔭᐠ.ᔦᐢᓄ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᑭᒥᓀᐧᑕᒧᐸᐣ

ᒋᑭᓄᑕᑭᐸᐣ ᐊᒐᑯᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐃᓀᑫ ᒋᑭᐃᔑ ᓇᑫᐧᐁᐧᔑᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒥᒋᓇᐁᐧᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐅᒪ ᑲᒪᒪᐃᐧᐡᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ.ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᑐᒋᓄᑕᒥᐣ ᐊᒐᑯᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐃᓀᑫ,

ᐃᑭᑐ ᔦᐢᓄ . ᐊᓂᐡ ᐊᒥᐦᐃᒪ ᐁᐅᒋ ᒥᑲᐧᒪᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ.ᓫᐊᕑᐃᐣᐢ ᐸᐠᐢᑎᕑ , ᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᒥ

ᐊᐧᐃᐧᑕᐠ ᑲᔭᓂᐃᔑᒋᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑐᐃᐧᓂ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᒪᒪᐣ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᑭᒥᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᐸᑲᓂ.ᑫᓂᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐣᑭᐱᔕᐳᐡᑲᐣ , ᐃᑭᑐ

ᐸᐠᐢᑎᕑ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᑭᒪᐅᐨ. ᒥᑕᓱᔭᑭ ᐣᑭᐊᔭ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐠ. ᓂᒪᒪ ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᒪ ᐊᔭ, ᐊᒥᐦᐊᐁᐧ ᐯᔑᐠ ᓂᑲᐣ ᑲᑭᒪᒋᓂᔕᐦᐅᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ 1930 ᑲᐱᒥᓭᐠ.ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐢᑕᐣ ᐯᕑᑎ ᐅᑭᔭᓂᒧᑕᐣ

ᐁᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᒋᑭ ᑭᑫᑕᑯᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐅᒪ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ.ᓴᑫᐣ ᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑕᑭᔭᓂ ᓂᓯᑐᑕᓇᐊᐧ

ᐊᓂᐣ ᒪᔭᑦ ᑲᑭᐱᐃᔑᐁᐧᐸᐠ ᐅᓄᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐣ , ᐃᑭᑐ ᐯᕑᑎ , ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓇᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᐁᐊᔭᒪᑲᑭᐣ , ᔕᑯᐨ ᐃᑯ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐅᐱᒥᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ. ᐅᒧᔑᐦᐅᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᓀᑫ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐊᐧᓂᒋᑫᓭᐊᐧᐨ , ᒣᑲᐧᐨ

ᐁᐱᐊᐊᐧᔑᔑᐃᐧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᓂᔭᓇᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑯᑕᐧᓱ ᐁᑕᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᓀᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᐊᐧᐅᑕᐱᓂᑕᐧ. ᓂᔕᔑᑭᒪᐠ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐅᒪ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ

ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ, ᑲᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᐸᑲᐣ ᑲᐃᓇᑲᓀᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᓇᓇᑲᑕᐁᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓄᐃᐧᒋᐃᑎᐃᐧᑭᔑᑲ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐱᒧᓴᑕᒪᐠ ᒋᑭᔭᓂ ᒥᓇᐧᑕᒪᑎᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᓇᐱᐨ ᑲᑭᐱᒪᒣᓂᔑᓇᑲᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᔭᐡ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂ ᐅᑐᑕᑯᐃᐧᐣ , ᐃᑭᑐ ᐯᕑᑎ . ᒥᔑᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᑐᐠ ᐃᐧᑲ ᐅᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᑭᔭᐱᒋ ᑲᑲᐧᑕᑭᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᔭᐡ ᑲᑭᐱᑐᑕᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᓇᐱᐨ ᐁᒪᒣᓂᔑᓇᑲᐧᐠ , ᔕᑯᐨ ᐣᐸᑯᓭᑕᐣ ᐅᒪ ᑲᐱᒪᒪᐃᐧᐡᑲᔭᐠ ᒋᐃᐧᐅᒋᓭᓂᐠ ᐅᑭᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᑭᐱᔕᐳᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᐅᐊᐧᑯᒪᑲᓄᐊᐧ. ᐃᒪ ᓇᐣᑕ 5,000 ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭᐠ

ᑲᐅᒋᑎᐯᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᐱᑕᔑᐃᐡᑯᓄᐦᐊᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐣ ᑲᑭᐊᔭᑭᐣ . ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ 2005 ᑲᔭᑭᐊᐧᐠ, ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐅᑭᒪᐠ ᐊᔕ ᐅᑭᐱᒋ ᑲᑲᓄᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᐱᒥᐁᐧᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐣ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᒥᓂᐨ ᒥᒋᓇᐁᐧᓯᐃᐧᓂ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᒥᓂᐨ ᑫᐅᒋ ᐱᒥ ᐊᓄᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐅᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐸᐯᔑᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒪᒪᐤ ᒋᐅᒋ ᑭᑫᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ 90 ᐱᕑᓭᐣᐟ ᑕᓯᐣ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑌᐡᑲᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᓂ.

Feuding on Aboriginal Day

Lenny Carpenter/Special to Wawatay NewsStella Okimaw and Steve Whiskeychan attempt to hit the buzzer first in a Native-themed game of Family Feud. Host Carmen Edwards (centre) also emcee’d the day’s events at Timmins’ Hollinger Park.

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Anniversary celebration stirs memories

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Colorectal cancer is rapidly rising among our people. The good news is, if caught early enough, through regular screening (testing), colorectal cancer is 90% curable. Get screened. The power lies within you!

If you are 50 years or older there is a simple screening test you can do at home called a

Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT).

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For more information please visit: www.cancercare.on.ca

When found early enough, there is a 90% chance colorectal cancer can be cured.

Let’s take a stand against… Colorectal Cancer!

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Other communities may be green with envy at the conclu-sion of this summer’s Keeway-tinook Okimakanak gardening project.

KO is partnering with the United Nations on the summer gardening initiative.

“My idea is to introduce con-tainer agriculture, specifically small-scale container gardening in the north,” said Verlin James, a McDowell Lake band member who is the project lead with KO Health.

“There are issues of food security in some communities; for instance, in Fort Severn they ran out of food supplies during 9/11.”

James said 20 self-contained EarthBox containers will be sent through the KO Health-financed

project to North Spirit Lake for the summer youth program, 10 will be sent to Keewaywin for the community nursing station and 10 will be sent to McDow-ell Lake for the summer youth program.

Robert G. Patterson, senior liaison officer with the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization Liaison Office for North America, helped plant the Thunder Bay EarthBox, which is situated near the Keewaytinook Okimakanak Research Institute office and is currently showing some sprouts nine days after the June 9 planting.

“It is self-contained,” James said. “It is low maintenance, you’re looking at about a cup of water every day.”

While the plan is to grow vegetables currently not suit-able for growing in the north-ern communities, such as toma-

toes, corn, cabbage and pump-kins, James said the project will remain a local one for the first two years until enough experi-ence is gained to participate in the international Growing Con-nection project.

“The EarthBox is designed to cut the growing season by a third,” James said. “If you’re talking about a seed with a growing season of 50 to 60 days, it will be 35 to 40 days.”

James said although one person has been growing vege-tables in Keewaywin up to now, there are currently no other people growing vegetables in the two other communities.

“They did grow vegetables up there,” James said. “You will often hear about people who have cellars dug into the side of a clay embankment, to keep potatoes through the winter and into the spring.”

Rick Garrick/Wawatay NewsMcDowell Lake Chief Eli James helps Keewaytinook Okimakanak’s Verlin James and Bryan Walmark load a truck with gardening supplies for delivery to North Spirit Lake, Keewaywin and McDowell Lake for use in a KO Health small-scale container gardening project.

KO, UN team on garden project

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Many people are won-dering - is there a pandemic or not? The

World Health Organization (WHO) is considering announc-ing a worldwide pandemic as I write this. Just talking about the idea that a pandemic might be taking place is a scary propo-sition.

In the past few years we have created a media frenzy about the idea of what will happen during a global pandemic. Just about every movie I have watched that has a pandemic in the story line involves images of

hoards of sick and dying people, angry mobs, death, destruction and total chaos. Many of the story lines in these movies have an apocalyptic end where there are a few survivors left to start life again.

These movie realities of pan-demics have helped to fuel a panic sense when people think of such a situation.

The World Health Organiza-tion has been having a difficult time in making an official announcement that the current situation with the H1N1 influ-enza A virus, or so called Swine flu is actually a global pan-demic. I think that our mass media perceptions and ideas about what happens during a pandemic is making it difficult for these professionals to push the pandemic button. It is not beneficial to panic.

It is difficult as an individual

to know these days just what to think when presented with the idea of a worldwide pan-demic. The messages I have received from all sources are confusing and misleading most of the time. At the start of the so called Swine Flu in Mexico, the media sent out all sorts of reports and high impact cover-age presenting the idea that this was the start of something terrible. Then the near hysteria seemed to calm down and the reports dropped off and not so many were getting sick or dying.

Presently, the worldwide count is just over 25,000 reported cases and 139 deaths. Although any death by disease is bad news these numbers are confusing when we know that annual seasonal flu infects many all over the world and thousands die each year. Still

this new H1N1 influenza A virus or Swine Flu virus is spreading daily and the concern is that although it has been relatively mild it could take a serious turn for the worse. As I write this the WHO pandemic phase level is set at five and could be changed over the next little while to level six, an official pandemic. Level five is identified when the flu virus appears in one of six WHO regions.

Level six is announced when the same virus begins to appear in sustained community trans-mission in more than one WHO region. This change in pan-demic phase levels means that this flu is worrying, considering that there is no vaccination for it at this time although pharma-ceutical companies are working on developing one.

Canada is now reporting

the third largest number of cases of the H1N1 influenza A virus in the world and there is a troubling development in the First Nations of St. Theresa Point, Split Lake Cree First Nation and Garden Hill First Nation in Manitoba. Many Native people are on ventilators in a Winnipeg Hospital and the disease seems to be spreading more rapidly and with more severe consequences for First Nation people. The health care providers believe that this is happening because of the dire third world conditions of many First Nations considering that there is poor sanitation, limited access to health care, too many people are crowded into one home and there are many with health complications such as diabetes and heart disease.

First Nation communities should be taking this pandemic

alert very seriously in light of the current outbreak in Win-nipeg and nearby First Nations. Our leadership and health professionals should be making sure that our communities are ready to deal with a lot of very sick people over a short time. Plans must be in place to protect First Nation people from these outbreaks and to recognize the danger and control the situation before it gets out of hand.

Some things you can do to protect yourself include: wash your hands frequently with soap and water and do it well, keep away from anyone who is ill or has flu symptoms and if you get the flu stay home and away from other people.

Since this column was written, the World Health Organizaza-tion has issued a warning call-ing the outbreak a pandemic.

Flu hitting First Nations as pandemic loomsXavier

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H1N1 confirmed in 6 communitiesRick GarrickWawatay News

Six Nishnawbe Aski Nation communities have been hit with the H1N1 flu virus.

Sandy Lake, North Spirit Lake, Bearskin Lake, Deer Lake, Keewaywin and Pikangikum all have had confirmed cases in their communities.

“It’s slowed down a little but we are still seeing cases every day,” said Sandy Lake Chief Adam Fiddler. “As for today (June 18), there were a few cases.”

Twenty patients were exam-ined June 18 at the Sandy Lake nursing station, with two adults and seven children being treated as suspected H1N1 cases.

Since the Sandy Lake H1N1 outbreak was declared June 12, 360 patients have been exam-ined, with 120 adults and 77 children being treated with TamiFlu.

The community has had 11 confirmed cases, with six of those being medivaced out. One patient remains in hospi-tal, one is receiving outpatient care and the other four have returned home. The community has 2,700 residents.

TamiFlu is not a cure for H1N1 or influenza-like ill-nesses; it provides a boost to a person’s immune system to fight flu symptoms and decrease the length of sickness in an indi-vidual.

Since the outbreak was declared, the community has closed the elementary and secondary schools, the annual Treaty Days festivities sched-uled for June 11-13 were post-poned, community members were asked to limit air travel and business meetings were postponed.

“We feel with all the work that’s been done, we have been able to slow the spread,” Fiddler said.

“Yesterday we had a funeral service outdoors (unrelated to the H1N1 virus). We have made big changes as a community – we feel these have slowed the spread.”

Fiddler said his commu-nity began preparing for the H1N1 flu virus after cases were reported in Mexico this past March and April.

“The community was pre-pared,” Fiddler said, explain-ing that he began talking with the Health Authority and nurs-ing station about preparations as soon as the outbreaks were reported in Mexico. “It was important for the community to be ready.”

Fiddler said the one com-munity member still in hospital

with H1N1 is expected to be released soon; another com-munity member who is also in hospital has not tested positive for the H1N1 virus.

“I was very impressed with my community,” Fiddler said. “They are very calm about it. They understand the severity, everybody is feeling calm and co-operative.”

Fiddler said one Elder told him if people worry about the flu, they are almost certain to come down with something.

“Be calm, and everything will be okay,” Fiddler said, quoting the Elder.

Keewaywin Chief Joe Mee-kis said his community, which is located about 25 kilometres east of Sandy Lake on Sandy Lake, has had two confirmed cases in two children from dif-ferent homes as of June 19.

“We have been talking, the three of us, North Spirit Lake, Sandy Lake,” Meekis said. “We need to be informed on what we are doing as neighbours. Ini-tially, we said don’t come here, we don’t want to see you. Vice versa between all three commu-nities.”

Meekis said Keewaywin and Sandy Lake community mem-

bers have always visited each other as they are only about 45 minutes away by boat from each other.

“Our school is closed,” Mee-kis said, adding that the com-munity is following all the health precautions, such as washing hands and covering coughs. “Any large group activi-ties were shut down, like feasts. Official gatherings of any kind were curtailed until we know what we are up against.”

Meekis is also advising peo-ple to think twice before visiting Keewaywin.

“We don’t want anyone com-ing into Keewaywin unneces-sarily,” Meekis said. “We are not in quarantine, it is just an advi-sory.”

North Spirit Lake Council-lor Jake Kakekagumick said his community has had two con-firmed cases in two children as of June 18.

“They are OK,” Kakekagu-mick said. “They are being taken care of. We told them to stay home.”

Kakekagumick said the nurs-ing staff have told community members to wash their hands whenever they go out, to cover their mouths whenever they

cough, and to avoid going to places around the community too much.

“Stay inside, take time off, and do not go around if they have symptoms,” Kakekkagu-mick said.

Kakekagumick said commu-nity members are still flying in and out of the community.

Bearskin Lake Deputy Chief Wesley Nothing said his com-munity had one confirmed case in an adult as of June 18.

“They went out for treatment and are back here now,” he said.

Nothing said there have also been reports of community members who are not feeling well with flu-like symptoms, but there have not been any positive test results on those patients as of yet.

“I am told that if there are two confirmed cases from dif-

ferent households it is consid-ered a community outbreak,” Nothing said.

Deer Lake Deputy Chief Roy Dale Meekis said his commu-nity has one confirmed case in a child as of June 18.

“It’s going good,” Meekis said. “They are in the commu-nity, at home.”

Meekis said everybody in the community is still following their daily routine, except for an increased use of the preventive health precautions of washing hands and covering coughs.

“There is going to be a big feast tomorrow and I don’t think anyone will stay home,” Meekis said.

Pikangikum also had one confirmed case in a child.

“That child is just regaining their health,” said Eli Strang, Pikangikum’s community health representative.

“About a week ago they found out.”

Strang encourages people to follow the recommended health precautions.

“Wash your hands, cough into your sleeves,” Strang said.

Grand Chief Stan Beardy and Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fid-dler have called for the federal

and provincial governments to mobilize health supports for NAN First Nations now that H1N1 is within NAN territory.

“Our situation is very much like Mexico, where you have people living in poor and cramped conditions that needs to be taken into consideration as the governments roll out their responses to our medi-cal health needs,” Beardy said, following a June 15 teleconfer-ence with Health Canada. “We are seeing clusters of outbreaks that have potential to move quickly through the popula-tion. We need to ensure that our people will have adequate medical attention as well as adequate medical supplies to address their health concerns if the need arises.”

As of June 17 the Public Health Agency of Canada has reported 4,905 laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 flu virus across Canada, with 284 hospitalizations and 12 deaths reported. Ontario has had 2,267 laboratory-confirmed cases to date, with two deaths reported across the province.

Christelle Legault, media relations officer with Pub-lic Affairs, Consultation and Regions Branch, Health Can-ada, said in an e-mail reply Health Canada is in regular con-tact with the Sandy Lake First Nation to determine if addi-tional resources are needed.

“We will continue to work closely with community leader-ship and the province,” Legault stated. “A team has been established to respond to the situation in Sandy Lake, which includes a family physician and nurses.

“Treatment protocols are being implemented, extra resources are being mobilized and we are continuing to work with provincial authorities to ensure the residents of Sandy Lake have equal access to qual-ity care and treatment equiva-lent to that of other residents of Ontario.”

Legault also stated that Health Canada is working with the Public Health Agency of Canada, First Nation partners and the province to ensure a comprehensive and co-ordi-nated response to cases of H1N1 in northern Ontario com-munities.

“Treatment protocols are being implemented, extra resources are being mobilized and we are continuing to work with provincial authorities to ensure that First Nations have access to quality care and treat-ment equivalent to the same level of care as other citizens,” Legault stated.

Willow Fiddler/Special to Wawatay NewsSandy Lake Health Authority staff member Nancy Fiddler helps Barb Kakegamic fill out a routine questionnaire before they get seen by a nurse.

“We feel with all the work that’s been done, we have been able to slow the spread.”

– Adam Fiddler

June 11 should have been a day of celebrations marking great changes and improve-

ments in the relationship between Canada’s Indigenous people and the federal govern-ment.

Yes, celebrations were held across the country but apart from noting it’s been 365 days since Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued the apology to First Nations people who suf-fered through the travesty that was residential school.

“The treatment of children in Indian residential schools is a sad chapter in our history,” Harper said at the time. “Today, we recognize that this policy of assimilation was wrong, has caused great harm and has no place in our country.

At the time, Harper’s apol-ogy was a thought to be a major stepping-stone to bringing more racial harmony to our great nation of more than 30 million people.

But one year later, I’m not sure how much has changed.

A friend and colleague recently asked me what I thought of the apology and its anniversary.

My immediate answer was nothing. For all the talk of mov-ing together in partnership, it seemed like the past year was filled with more disappoint-ments than accomplishments.

After several months on the job, the head of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission resigned, he said, because his commissioners do not share his vision or accept his authority.

“At the heart of it is an incur-able problem,” said Justice Harry LaForme, in a letter to Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Minister Chuck Strahl, which he made public. “The two commissioners are unpre-pared to accept that the struc-ture of the commission requires that the commission’s course is to be charted and its objectives are to be shaped ultimately through the authority and lead-ership of its chair.”

It sounds like a dysfunctional work-environment at best. At worst, these three people couldn’t seem to get along for the greater-good of the resi-dential school survivors who need and want reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians.

Months were wasted as a new leader and commission-ers were selected. There are an estimated 80,000 residential

school survivors in Canada but a handful die everyday.

They won’t get to see the end result of the commission in part because of this wasted time before Justice Murray Sinclair was named chairman June 10. New commissioners Marie Wil-son and Chief Wilton Littlechild were announced the same day.

“The aim of the TRC is to guide and inspire Aboriginal peoples and Canadians in a process of reconciliation and renewed relationships that are based on mutual understand-ing and respect,” according to its website. “Over its five year mandate the Commission will create an accurate and public historical record regarding the policies and operations of the former IRS, as well as what happened to the children who attended them, and also what former employees recall from their experiences.”

So the work will begin again soon.

Hopefully June 11, 2010 will mark some progress.

Maybe on that date, Chuck Strahl or whoever is INAC minister then will see it as an appropriate date to announce improvements in education funding.

Apart from immediately getting construction started sooner, I think the anniversary of the residential school apol-ogy would be a great date to announce funding for new schools.

These new schools would serve as a reminder of how schools should be, not how they were.

It would be a sign of good-will, trying to make amends for years of student abuse in resi-dential schools.

Even as residential schools closed, life for First Nation stu-dents going to school on reserve hasn’t substantially improved in many cases.

Students are sent to school having to breathe in toxic fumes from diesel spills around the properties. Mould has contami-nated many northern schools, eventually closing several of them. That’s forced students to attend classes in drafty por-tables, some without adequate heat.

I was in a school last summer which was unable to keep its power on. On three separate occasions, the school went dark which can’t be conducive to learning.

Hopefully a day will come when all the on-reserve schools are equal to or better in quality than any urban-area school.

The clock is already ticking toward June 11, 2010. Maybe more schools will be funded before it strikes 12 or I’ll be left with a pumpkin of disappoint-ment.

First Nation people are nomads at heart

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My people, the Mush-kego Cree, from along the James Bay coast

have a tradition in travelling the land. We come from a nomadic culture and before our people lived in permanent settlements, we moved from place to place several times a year. Back then, no one ever stayed in one place for too long.

There were more reasons to move than there were to stay in one place. If a family or a group of families stayed too long in one location, all the animals that were gathered for food would eventually end up avoiding the area or they would be hunted or fished out. Nearby resources such as fire-wood and wood for construc-tion would also be depleted if a group of people stayed too long in one place.

Rather than settling in one spot for too long we moved with the rhythm of the sea-sons. As soon as the cold weather arrived and before the ice froze, families moved out to their traditional trap-ping grounds to stay for the winter. After the spring thaw and after every major river had cleared of ice, my people moved back to the shores of major rivers along the James

Bay to spend the summer fish-ing, hunting shore birds and picking berries. There was a practical side to this movement as well. The mushkeg is inac-cessible in the warm weather as the landscape is an unstable spongy mass that is impossible to walk on or to paddle a canoe through. It is neither solid or liquid and the only safe time to travel this part of the land is when it has frozen solid during the winter.

Even after people estab-lished themselves at their destinations either during the summer or the winter, they were still on the move. In the winter, trappers left their main camps to maintain traplines that stretched for miles into the wilderness. Trappers often slept one or two nights on the land in hastily made shelters or they merely wrapped them-selves up in their tents without bothering to set up. They did this to move quickly on the land in order to visit each one of their traps. The traps meant a harvest of valuable pelts as well as a food source.

In the summer, traditional people left their main camp sites to set their gill nets on nearby creeks and tributar-ies. There were other reasons to leave the camp during the warmer months of the year. During a heat wave, when the weather became unbearably hot in the shelter of the for-est, families headed out to the barren tundra flats along salt water bay to catch the cool northern breeze from the sea. It was also an escape from the

black flies and mosquitoes. I recall many short summer

trips with my family back in Attawapiskat when I was a child. When parents had some holidays and more time to spend with their families, they went out onto the Attawapis-kat River or into the bay to their traditional family gather-ing places. Each family in the community had a unique spot on the land including locations inland along the river, near the mouth of the river, north along the James Bay shoreline and onto the islands of the bay. These traditional family lands were handed down through the centuries.

Dad and the rest of the Kataquapit family had their traditional locations closer to the community and we either headed inland or onto the bay. We sometimes went on day excursions upriver where we made campfires on the rocky shore while we waded into shallow pools of cool calm water. Often we saw other fam-ilies travelling further west to their traditional camp grounds further up the Attawapiskat River to areas located on quiet branches of the main artery, near plentiful fishing spots or close to where their winter camps were located.

Most of the time, our family ventured out onto the islands of James Bay and our main camp was located on Akamiski Island since it was a familiar place for dad as his family has hunted and gathered on this pretty little isle on James Bay. We also camped at Twin

Islands, a set of small islands north of Akamiski, where we often met with other families who were travelling on the bay. It was great to rendezvous with school yard friends and cousins from our neighbourhood there out on the land. We explored the island while our parents prepared picnic meals of ban-nock and fresh barbecue goose served with hot tea. I have wonderful memories of north-ern light nights and wonderful story telling sessions while I sat high and dry and surrounded by the salt waters of the bay.

Even though my people are more rooted in their settle-ments along the James Bay, these days they still have the nomadic lifestyle in their blood. They feel the urge to move from Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, Kashachewan, Moose Factory and Peawanuck dur-ing the summer. Only recently a new trend has developed where families now take holidays away from their com-munities for trips further to southern cities. They are able to make excursions with their children to places like Tim-mins, Thunder Bay, North Bay, Sudbury or even further to Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Montreal or Niagara Falls.

The blood of a nomadic people flows through my veins and those of people on the great James Bay and at times it seems to surge and ebb like the tide of that northern sea. We get restless in one place and need to move along.www.underthenorthernsky.com


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With the help of contribu-tions from the Dreamcatcher Fund, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Marten Falls First Nation, Grade 7/8 students from Henry Coaster Memorial School in Marten Falls recently partici-pated in a class trip to Ottawa.

The group departed on the morning of June 8, and returned on June 12 in the eve-ning, allowing three full days to tour and experience the city of Ottawa.

In order to travel from Mar-ten Falls to Ottawa, students first flew to Nakina, drove to Thunder Bay and then flew from Thunder Bay to Ottawa.

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dents had the privilege of meet-ing MP Charlie Angus, who gra-ciously provided a brief tour of Parliament and brought gifts for the students and the school.

The group was also able to include in their itinerary visits to other cultural exhibits in the city such as the Museum of Civilization and still found time to shop and visit other youth oriented attractions.

submitted photoFrom left to right, Shanelle Bax-ter, Shannon Coaster, Charlie Angus, Patty Achneepineskum, Kingsley Murray, Liza Moonias, Nicole Achneepineskum, Evan Moonias, Megan Baxter and River Moonias participated in the Marten Falls school trip.

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Steve FeeneyWawatay News

Many First Nations groups and leaders are voicing their opinions on the proposed leg-islation under Bill C-8 that deal with matrimonial real property (MRP) on reserves.

Bill C-8 is an act respect-ing family homes situated on First Nation reserves and mat-rimonial interests or rights in or to structures and lands on reserves.

The Government of Canada introduced the bill this past February.

The Native Women’s Asso-ciation of Canada (NWAC), the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), the AFN Women’s Coun-cil, the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) and the NAN Women’s Council have all expressed opposition to the federal bill.

NWAC and AFN said Bill C-8 will do nothing to solve the problems associated with MRP on reserves and the federal government failed in its duty to consult the First Nations.

NAN said this bill infringes on First Nations Aboriginal and Treaty rights and jurisdic-tion and does not provide First Nations the capacity to resolve MRP issues and relies on pro-vincial/territorial courts.

“Aboriginal women, who we met with and who were directly

affected by the lack of legal recourse of MRP stated over and over again that their voices needed to be included in the creation of any legislation,” said Beverly Jacobs, NWAC presi-dent.

Phil Fontaine, Assembly of First Nations national chief, expressed his disappointment May 15 that a motion to lift Bill C-8 did not receive support by the House of Commons.

“I am deeply disappointed that, in spite of a motion by the Liberal Party to hoist Bill C-8, the other parties did not use this opportunity to reject this deeply flawed legislation,” said Fontaine.

Stan Beardy, NAN grand chief, is calling on the govern-ment to do what’s right for First Nations and withdraw the leg-islation.

“First Nations have juris-

diction on matrimonial real property and Bill C-8 is not the solution,” said Beardy. “We are in favour of fair treatment of women when it comes to the division of on reserve assets in the event of a marital break-down but the Government of Canada has to recognize that laws around MRP must be developed at the community level.”

RoseAnne Archibald, NAN

deputy grand chief, said this bill could affect many.

“This is not just a women’s issue as Bill C-8 threatens to leave women, children and elders homeless and at the mercy of a provincial court-imposed judgment in the event of a family separation,” said Archibald.

Archibald said NAN is calling on the government to scrap this bill as First Nations have their

own traditional laws to dealing with family issues.

The NAN Women’s Council led more than 80 women in a peaceful demonstration at the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Thunder Bay region office March 26 to demand the withdrawal of Bill C-8.

NAN is calling for a five-year moratorium on MRP as it devel-ops a Family Law template for all NAN communities.

Oppositions rise over proposed Bill C-8

Wawatay News file photoThe Nishnawbe Ask Nation (NAN) Women’s Council and more than 80 women from NAN’s 49 First Nation communities united in a peaceful demonstration outside the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Thunder Bay Region Office March 26 to demand the Government of Canada withdraw proposed legislation under Bill C-8 which deals with matrimonial real property (MRP) on reserves.

Legislation won’t solve problems: AFN

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Public NoticeApproved 2009 - 2010 Annual Work ScheduleRomeo Malette Forest

Inspection

Public Inspection of Annual Work Schedule

The Timmins District of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has approved the 2009 - 2010 annual work schedule (AWS) for the Romeo Malette Forest. The AWS will be available for public inspection at the Timmins District Ministry of Natural Resources Offi ce, the Tembec Timmins Offi ce and the Ministry of Natural Resources public website at ontario.ca/forestplans beginning June 16, 2009.

Scheduled Forest Management Operations

The AWS describes forest management activities such as road construction and maintenance, site preparation, tree planting and tending that are scheduled to occur on the Romeo Malette Forest between April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010.

The Ministry of Natural Resources has reviewed the AWS to ensure that activities are consistent with the approved Forest Management Plan.

The following are some of the operations that are scheduled on the Romeo Malette Forest:

• Regular forest management activities, such as Timber harvesting, road construction, and aerial tending of herbicides to control unwanted vegetation in plantations.

Tree Planting and Fuelwood

Tembec is responsible for tree planting on the Romeo Malette Forest. Please contact Tembec for information regarding tree planting job opportunities.

For information on the locations of and license requirements for obtaining fuelwood for personal use, please contact the Timmins District Offi ce. For commercial fuelwood opportunities, please contact Tembec.

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Mac Kilgour Lino MorandinMinistry of Natural Resources TembecOntario Government Complex P.O. Box 1100P.O. Bag 3090 Timmins, ON P4N 7H9South Porcupine, ON P0N 1H0 Tel.: 705-360-7544Tel.: 705-235-1320 Fax: 705-360-1279Fax: 705-235-1377 Offi ce hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Offi ce hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]

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Film shows actors’ struggles, triumphsJames ThomWawatay News

Each one the four main actors in Seeking Bimaadiziiwin could relate to their characters in the award winning film.

Their stories were featured in Michelle Desrosier’s latest docu-mentary film The Healing Lens which had its world premiere June 19 at the Biindigaate Film Festival in Thunder Bay.

To see Brent Achneepines-kum, Brittany Angeconeb, Can-dace Twance and Krysten Flett on the big screen at the Para-mount Theatre recounting their stuggles with alcohol, drugs, contemplations of suicide and other demons was moving.

“I hit rock bottom a couple of times,” Achneepineskum said. “There were a lot of things I did that I wasn’t proud of.”

But being in the film allowed him to continue a path to a healthy lifestyle.

“The film (Seeking Bimaa-diziiwin) was about challenges and adversity and overcoming,” he said. “My life ran parallel with the message of the film. I want to tell that story.”

He’s given up alcohol and has gotten more involved with his culture as a dancer and drum-mer during his recovery. He started this path prior to the film.

Each actor used a different means to help pull themselves out of trouble.

Angeconeb turned to sports, playing volleyball for her high school and hockey for a wom-en’s team.

Twance has become an

accomplished artist and musi-cian and Flett is working on her own film about her sobriety. She’s also been accepting to nursing school.

“I feel like I’ve come full-

circle,” Flett said. “In the film (Seeking Bimaadiziiwin), my character was dumping bottles of alcohol down the toilet.

“In my film, I’m doing the same thing.”

James Thom/Wawatay NewsBrittany Angeconeb was one of the stars of The Healing Lens which had it’s world premiere June 19 in Thunder Bay at the Biindigaate Film Festival.


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NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF A SCREENING REPORT

Musselwhite Mine – Main Power Supply Expansion

Goldcorp Canada Ltd. (Goldcorp) has completed an Environmental Screening for the expansion of the mainpower supply at the Musselwhite Mine located northwestof Pickle Lake, Ontario. Less than 5MW of dieselgeneration is being added to extend the mine life andprovide power for increased air ventilation and maintainsafe working conditions.

This study followed the Ministry of the Environment’s(MOE) Environmental Screening Process for Category BProjects under the Guide to Environmental AssessmentRequirements for Electricity Projects, March 2001, setout in Ontario Regulation 116/01 (Electricity ProjectsRegulation) of the Environmental Assessment Act.

An Environmental Screening Report (ESR) has beencompleted and is available for a 30-day public review.The ESR concluded that there are no significantenvironmental effects after the application of mitigationstrategies. Goldcorp intends to proceed with the projectsubject to mitigation, other commitments and approvals.

The ESR may be viewed at the following review locations during regular business hours:

Goldcorp Canada Ltd. Ministry of the EnvironmentMusselwhite Mine Thunder Bay District OfficeEnvironmental Office 3rd Floor, Suite 331Contact: Adele Faubert, Manager of Aboriginal Affairs 435 James St. S.Phone: (807) 928-2200 ext. 6217 Thunder Bay, ON

Phone: (807) 475-1315 / 1-800-875-7772Dryden Public Library Ministry of the Environment36 Van Horne Avenue Kenora Area OfficeDryden, ON 808 Robertson StreetPhone: (807) 223-1475 Kenora, ONMonday – Wednesday: 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Phone: (807) 468-2718Thursday – Saturday: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Toll Free within Area Code 807: 1-888-367-2735Sunday: Closed

If, following a review of the ESR, a party has outstanding environmental concerns about the Project, theseshould be raised with Goldcorp (see contact information below). If Goldcorp is unable to resolve the matter,the concerned party can make a written request to the Director of the Environmental Assessment andApprovals Branch, Ministry of the Environment (MOE) (see contact below) to elevate the Project to anEnvironmental Review or an Individual Environmental Assessment. A copy of the elevation request must besent to Goldcorp. Requests to elevate must be made as described in the “Guide to EnvironmentalAssessments for Electricity Projects”, which is available online athttp://www.ene.gov.on.ca/envision/gp/4021e.pdf. Requests must be received by the Director of EnvironmentalAssessment and Approvals Branch and Goldcorp no later than July 27, 2009.

Information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.

Ministry of the EnvironmentEnvironmental Assessment and Approvals BranchAttention: Agatha Garcia-Wright, DirectorEnvironmental Assessment (Acting)2 St. Clair Avenue West, Floor 12AToronto, ONM4V 1L5

Adele Faubert, Manager of Aboriginal AffairsMusselwhite MineGoldcorp Canada Ltd.P.O. Box 7500 Stn. PThunder Bay, ON P7B 6S8Phone: (807) 928-2200 ext. 6217Fax: (807) 928-2067Email: [email protected]

Lenny Carpenter/Special to Wawatay NewsRIGHT: In a game of Duck-duck-goose, a young boy eludes the “goose.” Children’s games were held throughout the Aboriginal Day festivities in Timmins.

Steve Feeney/Wawatay NewsBOTTOM: The Nishnawbe-Gamik Friendship Centre in Sioux Look-out held activities all day June 21 to celebrate National Aboriginal Day with the community. A powwow took place along with a commu-nity feast and a moose-calling contest. Pictured here are community members dancing to the gift-giveaway dance.


Yellow Falls Power Limited Partnership (the “Applicant” or “YFP”) has led an application with the Ontario Energy Board (the “Board”) dated April 27, 2009 under section 92 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c.15, Schedule B. The Applicant has applied for an order of the Board granting leave to construct transmission facilities connecting a 16 megawatt (“MW”) run-of-the river waterpower project located at Yellow Falls to the transmission system owned by Hydro One Network Inc.(“Hydro One”).

The proposed transmission facilities consist of 25 kilometers of 115 kilovolt (“kV”) overhead transmission line, a customer transformer station stepping up voltage from 13.8 kV to 115 kV, and a customer switching station at the point of interconnection with Hydro One’s transmission system.

The route of the proposed 25 km, 115 kV transmission line starts at the customer transformer station following a new access road and following in a northwesterly direction to the existing Red Pine Road and to Highway 11, ending at Hydro One’s H9K circuit, located between Mallete Craft Junction and Fauquir Junction.

The Applicant has released the Final Environmental Assessment Report for the Project in February, 2009, which is led in support of this application.

According to the application, the proposed facilities will be constructed and paid for by the Applicant, and therefore, there will be no rate impacts on Ontario’s electricity consumers.

A map showing the location of the proposed facilities is included in this Notice.

The Applicant advised that the proposed facilities will be located entirely on Crown land, and that the Applicant will require land use permits from the Ministry of Natural Resources under the Public Lands Act.

The Board has assigned File No. EB-2009-0120 to this application.

How to see the Applicant’s Pre- led EvidenceCopies of the application and the pre- led evidence in support of the application will be available for public inspection at the Board’s of ces, at the Applicant’s head of ce (see addresses below), and on the Applicant’s website at www.yellowfallshydro.com.

How to ParticipateYou may participate in this proceeding in one of three ways:

1. Send a Letter with your Comments to the BoardYour letter with comments will be provided to the Board members deciding the application and will be part of the public record for the application. If you wish to make an oral presentation to the Board, your letter should include this request. Your letter must be received by the Board no later than 30 days from the publication or service date of this notice. The Board accepts letters of comment by either post or email at the addresses below.

2. Become an ObserverObservers do not actively participate in the proceeding but monitor the progress of the proceeding by receiving documents issued by the Board. You may request observer status in order to receive documents issued by the Board in this proceeding. If you become an observer, you need to contact the applicant and others in order to receive documents that they le in this proceeding and they may charge you for this. Most documents led in this application will also be available on the Board’s website. Your request for observer status must be made in writing and be received by the Board no later than 10 days from the publication or service date of this notice. The Board accepts observer request letters by either post or e-mail at the addresses below; however, two paper copies are also required. You must also provide a copy of your letter to the Applicant.

3. Become an IntervenorYou may ask to become an intervenor if you wish to actively participate in the proceeding. Intervenors are eligible to receive evidence and other material submitted by participants in the hearing. Likewise, intervenors will be expected to send copies of any material they le to all parties to the hearing. Your request for intervenor status must be made by letter of intervention and be received by the Board no later than 10 days from the publication or service date of this notice. Your letter of intervention must include a description of how you are, or may be, affected by the outcome of this proceeding; and if you represent a group, a description of the group and its membership. The Board may order costs in this proceeding. You must indicate in your letter of intervention whether you expect to seek costs from the applicant and the grounds for your eligibility for costs. You must provide a copy of your letter of intervention to the Applicant. The Board may choose to proceed with this application by way of written or oral hearing.

The Board will hold a written hearing unless a party satis es the Board that there is good reason for holding an oral hearing. Your letter of intervention should indicate your preference for a written or oral hearing, and the reason for that preference.

If you already have a user ID, please submit your intervention request through the Board’s web portal at www.errr.oeb.gov.on.ca. Additionally, two paper copies are required. If you do not have a user ID, please visit the Board’s website under e-Filing and ll out a user ID password request. For instructions on how to submit and naming conventions please refer to the RESS Document Guidelines found at www.oeb.gov.on.ca, e-Filing Services. The Board also accepts interventions by email, at the address below, and again, two additional paper copies are required. Those who do not have internet access are required to submit their intervention request on a CD or diskette in PDF format, along with two paper copies.

How to Contact UsIn responding to this Notice, please include Board le number EB-2009-0120 in the subject line of your e-mail or at the top of your letter. It is also important that you provide your name, postal address and telephone number and, if available, an e-mail address and fax number. All communications should be directed to the attention of the Board Secretary at the address below, and be received no later than 4:45 p.m. on the required date.

Need More Information?Further information on how to participate may be obtained by visiting the Board’s website at www.oeb.gov.on.ca or by calling our Consumer Relations Centre at 1-877- 632-2727.

IMPORTANTIF YOU DO NOT REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS NOTICE, THE BOARD MAY PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE AND YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY FURTHER NOTICE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS.

ADDRESSES (for viewing of the Applicant’s submission)

DATED at Toronto May 28, 2009

ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD

Original signed by

Kirsten WalliBoard Secretary

APPENDIX A TONOTICE OF APPLICATION AND HEARING

EB-2009-0120DATED: MAY 28, 2009

NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND HEARING

YELLOW FALLS POWER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPAPPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO CONSTRUCT

A TRANSMISSION LINE CONNECTING WATERPOWER PROJECTTO THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

Ontario Energy Board

Commission de l’energiede l’Ontario

Ontario Energy BoardP.O. Box 2319, 27th Floor2300 Yonge StreetToronto, ON, M4P 1E4Attn: Ms. Kirsten Walli Board Secretary

Tel: 1-888-632-6273 (Toll free)Fax: 416-440-7656E-mail: [email protected]

Yellow Falls Power Limited Partnershipc/o Mr. Scott HossieOntario Manager - EnvironmentalCanadian Hydro Developers, Inc.34 Harvard RoadGuelph ON N1G 4V8Tel: 519-826-4645Fax: 519-826-4745Email: [email protected]

Counsel to Yellow Falls Power LimitedPartnershipBlake, Cassels & Graydon LLPBarristers & SolicitorsBox 25, Commerce Court West199 Bay Street, Suite 2800Toronto ON M5L 1A9Attn: Sharon WongTel: 416-863-4178Fax: 416-863-2653Email: [email protected]

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EB-2009-0120


ᔦᓗ ᐧᐸᓪᔅ ᐧᐊᓯᑲᓐ ᐊᓄᑭᐧᐃᓐ ᑲᐸᒥᓇᒧᐧᐊᒡ (ᑲᑭᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᐧᐊᒡ) ᑭᐃᔑᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᐧᐊᒃᐅᓐᑌᕆᐅ ᐧᐊᓯᑲᓐ ᐊᓄᑭᐧᐃᓐ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒧᐧᐊᒡ (ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ) ᒣᐧᑲ ᐊᐱ ᓂᑭᑭᓯᔅ 27, 2009 ᑲᑭᑭᓄᐧᐃᓄᐧᐊᒃ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑲᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᑌᒃ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᐸᑕᒃ ᐸᑫᐱᐃᑲᓐ 78 ᐅᓐᑌᕆᐅ ᐃᔥᑯᑌᐧᐃᔭᑉᑲᐃᔑᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᐃᓇᑯᓂᑲᑌᒃ, ᑲᑭᐅᔑᓯᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᓐ 1998 ᑭᑭᓇᐧᐊᒋᐱᐃᑲᓐ 15 (ᐅᔑᓯᒋᑫᐧᐃᓐB). ᐧᐊᐊ ᑲᑭᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᒡ ᐅᑲᐧᑫᒋᒪᓐ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᓂᒡ ᒋᑭᑕᐧᐃᔥᑲᒪᐧᐊᑲᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐁᐧᐃ ᐅᔥᑭ ᐅᔑᑐᒡᐧᐊᓯᑲᓂᔭᐱᓐ ᐁᐧᐃᐅᒋ ᐊᓂᑫᔭᐱᑫᒧᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ 16 ᒣᑲᐧᐊᑦ ᑲᐊᐱᒋᒪᑲᒃ ᓂᐱᑲᒃ ᑲᐅᒋᐊᓄᑭᒪᑲᒃᐧᐊᓯᑲᓂᑫᐧᐃᓐ ᑲᐊᔭᒪᑲᒃ ᔦᓗ ᐧᐸᓪᔅ ᑲᔦ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᓂᑫᔭᐱᑫᒧᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᒪᔭ ᑲᐅᒋᐅᔑᐅᒪᑲᒃ ᐧᐊᓯᑲᓐᐊᔾᑦᕋ ᐧᐊᓐ ᐊᓄᑭᐧᐃᓂᒃ ᑲᐅᒋᑎᐯᑕᐧᑲᒃ (ᐊᔾᑦᕋ ᐧᐊᓐ).

ᐅᐅᐧᐁ ᑲᐧᐃᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐧᐊᓯᑲᓂᔭᐱᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ 25 ᑎᐸᐊᑲᓐ ᒋᐊᐱᓯᓇᐧᑲᒃ ᑲᔦ 115 ᑭᓗᐳᓪᑦ (“kV”)ᒋᐊᐱᒋᒪᑲᒃ ᐧᐊᓯᑲᓐ ᒋᐱᒪᐱᑫᑯᑌᒃ, ᐱᒥᐱᑌᒋᑫᐧᐃᑲᒥᒃ ᑲᐅᒋᐊᓐᒋᐧᐁᐸᐃᑫᒪᑲᒃ ᑲᐃᓇᐱᑫᓯᑕᒪᐧᐃᐧᑕᑲᐅᒋᐊᐸᒋᑐᐧᐊᒡ ᒋᐅᒋ ᒪᔥᑲᐧᐊᓄᑭᒪᑲᓂᒃ 13.8 ᑭᓗᐳᓪᑦ ᐱᓂᔥ 115 ᑭᓗᐳᓪᑦ, ᑲᔦ ᐊᓐᒋᐧᐁᐸᐃᑲᓐᐱᒥᐱᑌᒋᑫᐧᐃᑲᒥᒃ ᑲᐅᒋ ᒪᒪᐧᐃ ᐊᓂᐧᑲᐱᑫᒧᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᐧᐊᓯᑲᓐ ᐊᔾᑦᕋ ᐧᐊᓐ ᑲᐅᒋᑎᐯᓐᒋᑲᑌᒃᐧᐊᓯᔭᓂᔭᐱᓐ.

ᑲᐧᐃᐃᓇᐱᑫᒧᒋᑲᑌᒃ 25 ᑎᐸᐊᑲᓐ ᑕᐊᐱᓯᓇᐧᑲᓐ, 115 ᑭᓗᐳᓪᑦ ᑲᐊᐱᒋᑲᒪᒃ ᑕᐃᓇᐱᑫᒧᒋᑲᑌᑲᐃᓇᐱᑫᓯᑕᒪᐧᐃᐧᑕ ᑲᐅᒋᐊᐸᒋᑐᐧᐊᒡ ᐊᐱ ᑭᐃᔥᐧᑲ ᐅᔥᑭᒥᑲᓇᑲᑌᒃ ᑲᔦ ᐧᐁᑎ ᒋᐊᓂᐃᓇᐱᑫᒧᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᑭᐧᐁᑎᓄᒃ ᓀᑲᐱᐊᓄᒃ ᐃᓀᑫ ᑲᐃᔑᑕᐧᑲᒃ ᕃᑦ ᐸᔾᓐ ᒥᑲᓇᒃ ᐧᐁᑎ ᐱᓂᔥ ᑭᒋᒥᑲᓇᒃ11, ᒋᐃᔑᑭᔕᓄᑲᑌᒃ ᐊᔾᑦᕋ ᐧᐊᓐ H9K ᐱᒥᐱᑌᒋᑲᓂᒃ, ᓇᓴᐤ ᐃᓀᑫ ᒪᓕᑦ ᒃᕋᑉᑦ ᒐᓐᒃᔑᓐ ᑲᔦᐧᐸᐧᑫ.

ᒣᐧᑲ ᑲᑕᐧᑲᑭᓱᒡ ᑭᓯᔅ 2009 ᑲᑭᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᒡ ᐅᑭᑕᐧᑫᑭᓇᓐ ᒪᒋᒡ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐊᑭᐧᐃ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐧᐃᓐᑲᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᑲᐧᐃᐃᔑᒪᑕᓄᑭᒡ, ᒥᐅᐧᐁ ᑲᑭᑕᐧᑫᑭᓂᑲᑌᒃ ᒋᐅᒋᐊᓱᔥᑲᒪᑫᒪᑲᒃ ᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᐧᐃᓐ.

ᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᑭᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᒡ, ᑕᓯᓐ ᑲᐧᐃᐃᔑᒪᑕᓄᑲᑕᑭᓐ ᐧᐊᓯᑲᓂᑲᒥᑯᓐ ᐧᐃᓂᑯ ᐅᑲᐅᔑᑐᓐ ᑲᕆᐧᐃᓐ ᐅᑲᐱᒥᑎᐸᐊᓐ, ᐁᑯ ᑕᔥ ᑲᐧᐃᓐ ᑫᑯᓐ ᑕᐃᔑᐸᑲᓂᓭᓯᓄᓐ ᐅᓐᑌᕆᐅ ᐧᐊᓯᑲᓐ ᑲᐸᒥᓇᒃᑲᐃᓇᑭᓐᑕᒪᑫᒡ ᐧᐊᓯᑲᓐ ᑲᑎᐸᐃᑲᑌᒃ.

ᐊᑭᐧᐃ ᒪᓯᓇᐃᑲᓐ ᑭᑕᐧᑫᑭᓂᑲᑌ ᑲᐧᐃᐃᔑ ᒪᑕᓄᑲᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᐧᐊᓯᑲᓂᑲᒥᑯᓐ ᑫᐧᐊᐧᐁᒋᔑᑲᑌᑭᓐᑲᑭᐧᐃᓐᑌᒃ ᐅᐅᒪ ᐧᐃᓐᒋᑫᐧᐃᓂᒃ.

ᑲᑭᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᒡ ᑭᐧᐃᑕᒪᑫ ᑲᑭᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌᒡ ᒋᐃᔑᒪᑕᓄᑭᒡ ᐃᐃᒪ ᓭᑲ ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᐱᓐᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᒪᐧᐃᓂᐊᑭᒃ, ᐁᑯ ᑲᔦ ᑲᑭᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᒡ ᑕᐃᔑᓇᑐᑕᒪᑫ ᐧᐃᔭᓯᑫᐧᐃᑲᒥᑲᒃ ᐊᑭᐧᐃ ᐊᓄᑭᐧᐃ ᒪᓯᓇᐃᑲᓀᓯᓂᐁᐱᒥᓂᔕᐊᒃ ᑲᐃᓇᑯᓂᑲᑌᒃ ᐊᑭ ᑲᐊᐸᑕᒃ.

ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒃ ᐃᑕᔥ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑲᓂ ᐁᐃᓇᑭᑕᓱᓀᔭᓂᒃ EB-2009-0120.

ᑫᑐᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᒋᐧᐊᐸᒋᑲᑌᓂᒃ ᑲᑭᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌᒡ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᓇᑐᑕᒪᑫᒡᑭᐧᑲᔭᓐᒋᒋᑲᑌᐧᐊᓐ ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓇᓐ ᑲᔦ ᐊᔕ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᒃ ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ ᐧᑲᔭᓐᑕᑌᐧᐊᓐᒋᐱᐧᐊᐸᓐᑕᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᐊᐧᐁᓀᓂᒃ ᐃᑯ ᒋᐃᔑᓇᓇᑐᔥᑲᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᑐᔑᐱᐃᑫᐧᐃᑲᒥᑯᐧᐊᒃ ᑲᔦᑕᔥ ᑲᑭᒧᐡᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᒡ ᑲᑕᓇᓄᑭᒡ (ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᑌ ᒐᐸᔑᔥ ᑫᐃᔑᓇᓇᑐᔥᒪᑲᓐ), ᑲᔦ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ www.yellowfallshydro.com.

ᑫᑐᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᐧᐃᑕᐧᑭᓇᓂᐧᐊᒃᑭᑕᑭᑕᐧᑭ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑲᐧᐃᑐᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᐯᔑᐧᑲᔦᒃ ᐃᐃᒪ ᓂᐧᓴᔦᒃ ᐃᓇᑫ:

1. ᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᒪᐧᐃᒃ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ ᐊᓂᓐ ᐁᐃᓀᑕᒪᓐᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ ᒋᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᓐ ᑲᐃᓀᑕᒪᓐ ᑲᑭᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᒋᐧᐊᐸᑕᐊᑲᓂᐧᐃᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒃ, ᑲᔦᑕᔥ ᑕᐃᓇᐸᑕᓐ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ ᒋᑲᓇᐧᐁᑕᐧᑲᒃ ᑲᐱᓇᐧᑫᑐᐧᐊᒡ ᐊᐧᐃᔭᒃ ᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑲᓂ. ᐊᔕ ᑕᔥᒋᐅᑎᓯᑯᐧᐊᒡ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓂ ᒋᐧᐸ ᓂᓱᒥᑕᓇᑭᔑᑲ ᑲᔥᐳᓭᒃ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓐ.ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒃ ᐅᑲᐅᑕᐱᓇᓇᐧᐊ ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓇᓐ ᑲᐅᒋᑕᑯᐱᑌᑭᓐ ᐅᔑᐱᐊᒪᑎᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑫᒪ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃᑲᐅᒋᒪᒋᓂᔕᐃᑲᑌᒃ ᒐᐸᔑᔥ ᑲᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᑫᐃᔑᓂᔕᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ.

2. ᐧᐃᐱᒥ ᓇᓇᑲᑕᐧᐊᐸᒋᑫᔭᓐᒥᑕᔥ ᐁᑐᑕᒧᐧᐊᒻ ᑲᐱᒥ ᓇᓇᑲᑕᐧᐊᐸᒋᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᐧᐃᓐ ᒣᐧᒣᒡ ᑕᐧᑭᓯᐧᐊᒃ ᑫᑯᓇᓐ ᑲᐅᒋᐱᒪᓄᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᔕᑯᒡᐃᑕᔥ ᐅᑐᒋ ᓇᓇᑲᑕᐧᐊᐸᑕᓇᐧᐊ ᐁᔑᐱᒪᓄᑭᓇᓂᐧᐊᒃ ᐧᐁᑎ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒃ ᑲᐅᒋ ᐸᐱᒋᓂᔕᐊᒪᑯᐧᐊᒡᑎᐸᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᓐ. ᑭᑕᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌ ᒋᐱᒋᓂᔕᐊᒪᑯᔭᓐ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᒋᐧᐊᐸᓐᑕᒪᓐ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᐧᐊᒡᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒃ ᑲᐧᐃᐃᔑ ᒪᑕᓄᑲᑕᒧᐧᐊᒡ. ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐧᐃᓇᓇᑲᑕᐧᐊᐸᒋᑫᔭᓐ, ᑲᐊᓐᑕᐧᐁᓂᒥᑯ ᒋᑲᓄᓇᒡᑲᑭᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᒡ ᑲᔦ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᒃ ᒋᒥᓂᐧᑲ ᑲᑎᐸᑐᑕᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᐊᐱ ᐊᓂ ᐧᐃᓐᑕᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᐧᐃᐃᔑ ᒪᑕᓄᑭᐧᐊᒡᑲᔦ ᑫᒋᓐ ᑲᑎᐸᐃᑫᐃᑯᒃ. ᑫᑲ ᐱᑯ ᑲᑭᓇ ᒪᓯᓇᐃᑲᓇᓐ ᑲᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐅᐅᒪ ᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᐧᐃᓂᒃᐅᑕᔭᓇᐧᐊ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒃ ᒪᒪᑕᐧᐃ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ ᑲᐅᒋᐧᐊᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ. ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐧᐃᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌᔭᓐᒋᓇᓇᑲᑕᐧᐊᐸᒋᑫᔭᓐ, ᐅᔑᑐᓐ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ ᐊᔕ ᑕᔥ ᒋᐅᑎᓯᑯᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒡ ᒋᐧᐸ ᒥᑕᓱᑭᔑᑲᑲᔥᐳᓭᒃ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓐ. ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒃ ᐅᑲᐅᑕᐱᓇᓇᐧᐊ ᐅᑐᔑᐱᐊᒪᑯᐧᐃᓂᐧᐊᑲᐅᒋᑕᑯᐱᑌᑭᓐ ᐅᔑᐱᐊᒪᑎᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑫᒪ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ ᑲᐅᒋᒪᒋᓂᔕᐃᑲᑌᒃ ᒐᐸᔑᔥ ᑲᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ,ᔕᑯᒡ ᑲᔦ ᓂᔑᓐ ᑲᑭᓇᐱᐱᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐊᓐᑕᐧᐁᒋᑲᑌᐧᐊᓐ. ᐊᓐᑕᐧᐁᒋᑲᑌ ᑲᔦ ᒋᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᒪᐧᐊᒡᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ ᐧᐊᐧᐁ ᑲᑭᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᒡ.

3. ᑫᑭᓐ ᐅᐅᒪ ᐱᑕᐧᑭᓐᐱᓴᓐ ᐃᑯ ᑭᑕᐱᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌ ᑫᑭᓐ ᒋᐱᑕᐧᑭᔭᓐ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑲᐧᐃᐃᔑ ᒪᑕᓄᑭᐧᐊᒡ. ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐧᐃᑕᐧᑭᐧᐊᒡᑕᐱᒋᓂᔕᐊᒪᐧᐊᑲᓂᐧᐃᐧᐊᒃ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᒥᑭᑲᓂᐧᐊᒃ ᑲᔦ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᓐ ᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑲᑭᐱᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᐅᒪᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌᐧᐃ ᓇᑭᔥᑲᑎᐧᐃᓂᒃ. ᐊᓐᑕᐧᐁᑕᑯᓯᐧᐊᒃ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑲᐱᑕᐧᑭᐧᐊᒡ ᒋᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓇᓐᑲᑭᓇ ᑲᐧᐃᐃᔕᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌᐧᐃ ᓇᑭᔥᑲᑎᐧᐃᓂᒃ. ᑲᑭᐅᔑᑐᔭᓐ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ ᐊᔕ ᒋᐅᑎᓯᑯᐧᐊᒡᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒃ ᒋᐧᐸ ᒥᑕᓱᑭᔑᑲ ᑲᔥᐳᓭᒃ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᓐ ᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓐ. ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐᒋᐸᔭᑌ ᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᓐ ᐊᓂᓐ ᐁᔑᔥᑲᑯᔭᓐ ᑫᒪ ᑲᔦ ᑫᑐᑕᑯᐧᐊᓀᓐ ᑲᐧᐃᒪᑕᓄᑲᒋᑲᑌᒃ, ᑫᒪ ᑲᔦ ᐁᐅᒋᑲᑲᓄᑕᒪᐧᐊᐧᑕ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᒃ ᐊᐧᐃᔭᒃ, ᒋᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᓐ ᐊᓂᓐ ᐁᔑᐸᐸᒥᓯᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᔦ ᐊᓐᑎ ᐁᔑ ᑕᐧᑲᑭᓐᓱᐧᐊᒡ.ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᒪᑭᔕ ᑕᐃᑭᑐᐧᐊᒃ ᐧᐃᓂᑯ ᐧᐊᐊ ᒋᑎᐸᐊᒃ ᐅᐧᐁᓂ ᐃᔑᒋᑫᐧᐃᓂ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌᒡ. ᐁᑯᑕᔥ ᒋᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᓐ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓂᒃ ᐁᐊᑕᐧᐁᓂᒪᒡ ᑲᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌᒡ ᑲᐧᐃᐃᔑᒪᑕᓄᑭᒡ ᐧᐃᓐ ᐃᑯ ᒋᑭᑎᐸᐊᑭᐸᓐᑲᔦ ᐧᐁᑯᓀᓐ ᑲᐅᒋᐃᓀᓂᒪᒡ ᐧᐃᓐ ᒋᑭᑎᐸᐊᑭᐸᓐ ᐅᐧᐁᓂ ᐃᔑᒋᑫᐧᐃᓂ. ᑲᔦ ᒋᒥᓇᒡ ᐯᔑᒃᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ ᐧᐊᐧᐁ ᑲᑭᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᒡ. ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᒪᑭᔕ ᑕᑭᐃᓇᑯᓂᑫᐧᐊᒃ ᒋᐃᔑᐅᑕᐱᓇᒧᐧᐊᒡᑲᑭᑲᐧᑫᒋᒥᑯᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑫᐧᐃᓂᒃ ᑫᒪ ᓇᑭᐡᑲᑎᐧᐃᓂᒃ.

ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᑲᐊᐸᒋᑐᓇᐧᐊ ᒋᐅᒋ ᓇᐧᑫᑐᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᑲᐧᑫᒋᒪᑲᓂᐧᐃᐧᐊᒡ ᐁᑯᑕᔥ ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐁᑭᔕᑯᓱᒥᐧᑕ ᐁᑕᐧᑲᒃ ᑫᑯᓐ ᐧᐁᑯᓀᓐ ᑫᑭᐅᒋ ᒪᐧᐊᒋᐃᑎᓇᓂᐧᐊᑭᐸᓐ. ᐃᐃᒪ ᑕᔥᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓂᒃ ᒋᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᓐ ᐊᓂᓐ ᐁᔑᐸᑯᓭᓐᑕᒪᓐ ᒋᐱᒧᒋ ᐅᔑᐱᐊᒪᑯᔭᓐ ᑫᒪ ᐁᐧᐃᐱᐧᐊᐸᒪᐧᑕ, ᑲᔦᐧᐁᑯᓀᓐ ᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᐃᔑᐊᓐᑕᐧᐁᑕᒪᓐ ᑲᑭᑲᐧᑫᒋᒪᐧᑕ.

ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐊᔭᐧᐊᓀᓐ ᑭᑭᓇᐧᐊᒋᒋᑲᓐ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ, ᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᓐ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡᑲᐃᔑᐊᔭᓂᒃ ᑲᐃᔑᒪᒪᐧᐊᑌᑭᓐ ᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ ᐅᐅᒪ www.errr.oeb.gov.on.ca.ᑕᑯ ᑲᔦ ᓂᔑᓐ ᑲᑭᓇᐱᐱᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐊᓐᑕᐧᐁᒋᑲᑌᐧᐊᓐ. ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐊᔭᓯᐧᐊᓐ ᑭᑭᓇᐧᐊᒋᒋᑲᓐ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ,ᐃᓇᐱᓐ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᑌᓂᒃ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ ᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑲᐃᔑ ᑭᑭᓇᐧᐊᒋᐱᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑲᓇᓐ ᒋᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐊᒪᓐ ᑭᑭᓇᐧᐊᒋᒋᑲᓐ ᒋᐅᓐᑎᓇᒪᓱᔭᓐ. ᑫᑐᑕᒪᓐ ᒋᐅᒋᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᒪᓐᑲᔦ ᐧᐃᐱᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᓐ ᒪᐧᐊᒋᐃᑎᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᒋᐃᓇᐱᔭᓐ RESS ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓂ ᑭᑭᓄᔥᑭᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᐅᐅᒪwww.oeb.gov.on.ca, ᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑲᐅᒋᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ. ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡᐅᑐᒋ ᐅᑕᐱᓇᓇᐧᐊ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ ᐅᔑᐱᐊᒪᑎᐧᐃᓂᒃ ᑲᐅᒋᐱᒋᓂᔕᐊᒪᐧᐃᐧᑕ ᐅᑐᔑᐱᐊᒪᑯᐧᐃᓂᐧᐊᒐᐸᔑᔥ ᑲᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᑌᒃ ᑫᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᒪᓐ ᑲᔦ ᑕᔥ ᓂᔑᓐ ᑲᑭᓇᐱᐱᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐊᓐᑕᐧᐁᒋᑲᑌᐧᐊᓐ.ᑭᓇᐧᐊ ᑲᐊᔭᓯᐧᐊᓐ ᒪᒪᑕᐧᐃᐱᐧᐊᐱᒃ ᐱᓇᐊᓇᓐ ᐱᑌᐧᐁᓯᒋᑲᓇᐱᑯᓯᒃ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ, ᑕᑯ ᑕᔥ ᓂᔑᓐᑲᒪᓯᓇᐃᑲᓂᐧᐊᑭᓐ ᑲᑭᓇᐱᐱᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ.

ᑫᐱᔑ ᓇᓇᑐᔥᑲᐧᐃᔑᔭᒃᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐧᐃᓇᐧᑫᑐᔭᓐ ᐅᐅᐧᐁ ᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓐ, ᑕᑯᐱᐊᓐ ᐊᑭᓐᑕᓱᓐ EB-2009-0120 ᑭᒋᓀᑕᐧᑲᓐᑲᔦ ᒋᑕᑯᐱᐊᒪᓐ ᑭᑎᔑᓂᑲᓱᐧᐃᓐ, ᑭ ᑭᑭᑐᐧᐃ ᐊᑭᓐᑕᓱᓐ ᑲᔦ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐊᒪᑯᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑲᐅᒋᑕᑯᐱᑌᑭᓐᑫᒪ ᑲᔦ ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐊᔭᐧᐊᓀᓐ ᒪᒪᑕᐧᐃᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ ᑲᐅᒋᐅᔑᐱᐊᒪᑯᔭᓐ ᑲᔦ ᐸᒃᔅ ᐊᑭᓐᑕᓱᓐ. ᑲᑭᓇᐅᔑᐱᐊᒪᑎᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᒋᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᒪᐧᐊᔦᒃ ᑲᐸᒥᓇᒃ ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓇᓐ ᐅᐅᒪ ᒐᐸᔑᔥ ᑲᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᑌᒃᑫᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᒪᓐ, ᐊᔕ ᑕᔥ ᒋᐧᐊᐸᑕᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᒋᐧᐸ 4:45 ᑎᐸᐃᑲᓀᔭᒃ ᐅᓇᑯᔑᒃ ᐃᐃᐧᐁ ᐁᑭᔑᑲᒃᑲᐊᓐᑕᐧᐁᑕᐧᑲᑭᓐ ᒋᐃᔑᐧᐊᐸᓐᑕᒧᐧᐊᒡ.

ᑫᔭᐱ ᓇ ᑭᑕᓐᑕᐧᐁᑕᓐ ᒋᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑯᔭᓐ.ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᑫᔭᐱ ᐊᓐᑕᐧᐁᑕᒪᓐ ᒋᐧᐃᑕᒪᑯᔭᓐ ᐊᓂᓐ ᑫᐃᔑᒋᑫᔭᐸᓐ ᒋᐱᑕᐧᑭᔭᓐ ᑭᑕᐅᓐᑎᓇᓐ ᒋᐃᓇᐱᔭᓐᐃᐃᒪ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᐊᐸᒋᑐᐧᐊᒡ ᒪᒪᑕᐧᐃ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ www.oeb.gov.on.ca ᑫᒪ ᑭᑭᑐᐧᐃᓂᒃᐧᐃᐅᒋ ᑲᓄᓇᐧᑕ ᐧᐁᑎ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᓄᑭᐧᐊᒡ 1-877-632-2727.

ᑭᒋᑫᑯᓐ ᐅᐅᐧᐁᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐁᑲ ᐱᒋᓂᔕᐊᒪᓐ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ ᐁᐸᑯᓭᑕᒪᐸᓐ ᑫᑭᓐ ᒋᑕᐧᑭᔭᓐ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑲᐧᐃᐃᔑᒪᑕᓄᑭᓇᓂᐧᐊᒃ, ᒥᐱᑯ ᐱᓴᓐ ᑫᐃᔑᒪᑕᓄᑲᑕᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᐁᑲ ᐃᒪ ᒋᑭᑕᐧᑭᔭᓐ ᑲᔦ ᑲᐧᐃᓐ ᒥᓇᐧᐊᑲᐱᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑯᓯᒃ ᐊᓂᓐ ᑲᐧᐃᐃᔑ ᒪᑕᓄᑭᓇᓂᐧᐊᒃ.

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ᑐᕋᓐᑐ ᑭᒋᐅᑌᓇᒃ ᑲᑭᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᑌᒃ ᒪᑯᑭᓯᔅ 28, 2009

ᐅᓐᑌᕆᐅ ᐃᔥᑯᑌᐧᐃᔭᑉ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ

ᑲᑭᐅᔑᐱᐅᑎᓱᒡᑭᕐᔅᑎᓐ ᐧᐊᓕᑲᐅᔑᐱᐃᑫᐧᐃᑭᒪᐧᐃᒡ ᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓂᒃ

ᒪᒋᒡ ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ A ᑲᑭ ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᒃ

ᐧᐃᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓐ ᐁᐧᐃᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌᓇᓂᐧᐊᒃ ᑲᔦ ᒋᑕᔑᓐᑌᒃ

EB-2009-0120

ᑲᑭᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᑌᒃ: ᒪᑯᑭᓯᔅ 28, 2009

ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌ ᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓐ ᐁᐧᐃᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌᓇᓂᐧᐊᒃ ᑲᔦ ᒋᑕᔑᓐᑌᒃᔦᓗ ᐧᐸᓪᔅ ᐧᐊᓯᑲᓐ ᐊᓄᑭᐧᐃᓐ ᑲᐸᒥᓇᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᑭᐅᒋᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌᓇᓂᐧᐊᓐ

ᐁᐧᐃ ᐅᔥᑭ ᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᒃᐧᐊᓯᑲᓂᔭᑉ ᓂᐱᑲᒃ ᑲᐅᒋᐊᓄᑭᒪᑲᒃ ᐱᒥᐱᑌᒋᑲᓐ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᓂᑫᔭᐱᑫᒧᒋᑲᑌᒃ

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NOTICE

Nishnawbe Aski Nation is planning a gathering for survivors of Residential School.

Oski Pawachiken (Renew Your Dreams) will be held the week of July 12-17, 2009

at the Pelican Falls First Nations High School in Sioux Lookout, Ontario.

The agenda will cover:

FIRST NATION AND LOCAL HISTORY

HISTORY AND IMPACTS OF THE RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS

PERSONAL HEALING INITIATIVES

PERSONAL STORIES

MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS

TRADITIONAL CEREMONIES

GOSPEL JAMBOREE NIGHT / FUN NIGHT

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS

DIALOGUE WITH THE CHURCHES

PHOTOGRAPH & ARCHIVE MATERIAL DISPLAY

The emphasis of the gathering is Healing and Reconciliation. We have invited the churches to our gathering and they have accepted. An opportunity will be provided to the survivors to communicate with them. This is also an opportunity to celebrate ourselves as survivors and as Anishnawbe people.

There are four buildings on site at the Pelican Falls School that can accommodate up to twenty people each (total 80) and the cost is $30/night for each person. These buildings have kitchen facilities and are accessible to all occupants. Please note that it is every participant’s responsibility to make your own arrangements for travel and accommodations. Lunch and snacks will be provided all week and we are in the process of fi nding hosts to organize suppers on each night of the gathering. Thursday, July 16 there will be a feast for everyone and Lac Seul members have generously volunteered to host a fi sh fry on Wednesday, July 15. Additional expenses and other arrangements for food are the responsibility of the participant. Donations of wild food (or any kind of food) would be appreciated.

With the receipt of a registration form we will send you an agenda of the event and other related information. Please submit one registration form for each person.

Please note that counsellors will be available on site for the duration of the gathering.

For inquiries please contact Donna Seguin, the Residential School Program Administrative Assistant, at the above numbers or E-mail to [email protected].

Meegwetch to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation and the Anglican Church of Canada for partially funding this event.


Working in the community has always been a passion for the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Ser-vice Community Service award recipient.

“It’s a chance to get to know people,” said Cst. Carl Orr, the Constance Lake detachment police officer who previously worked in First Nations educa-tion and health for two-and-a-half decades.

“It’s a chance to interact with people and point them in the right direction.”

Orr began working as a teacher in 1991, he worked with Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the Union of Ontario Indians in the political health field, he was the Chiefs of Ontario presenter to the United Nations Symposium on the Rights of the Child in 1999, he was the Assembly of First Nations representative to Health Canada at national plan-ning meeting on HIV and hepa-

titis, he worked as an education program manager with Con-stance Lake First Nation, and he volunteered as president with the Ontario Aboriginal Sports Circle.

Orr joined NAPS in 2006 after learning the organization was looking for people with a wider variety of skills and expe-rience in the community.

“I understood they were look-ing for people with more skills,” Orr said, remembering how he

thought at the time: “I can do that job.”

Orr was also looking for a career which did not require sit-ting behind a desk; he said he envisions policing as very com-munity oriented.

“Despite my age, I thought it would keep me fit,” Orr said. “There was a huge learning curve.”

Orr said NAPS has more of a community focus than other police services.

“I want to be part of a build-ing process with NAPS,” Orr said.

“It is a unique service. We’re continuing to build a unique service from the Ontario Pro-vincial Police.”

Orr said he believes in build-ing a rapport with people in the community, noting that while many police services are top down models, NAPS is more of a community up model.

“We are doing community consultations,” Orr said. “I think that’s where NAPS is going.”

Carl Orr receives NAPS Community Service award

“I want to be part of a building process with NAPS. It is a unique service. We’re continuing to build a unique service from the Ontario Provincial Police.”

– Carl Orr

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Rick Garrick/Wawatay NewsWasaya’s Tom Morris presents a painting to Mavis Trivett, wife of the late Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service Police Chief Paul Trivett, who was honoured dur-ing the dedication of a Wasaya Airways Pilatus PC-12 airplane. The couple’s two daughters also attended the ceremony.


The Spirit of Paul R. Trivett will soon be flying across north-ern Ontario.

“It’s a fantastic tribute to what Paul has achieved,” said Mavis Trivett, wife of the late Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service Police Chief Paul R. Trivett. “He really enjoyed going to the dif-ferent communities.”

Wasaya Airways dedicated the Pilatus PC-12 aircraft used for transporting NAPS officers to the communities in honour of Trivett during a June 9 cer-emony at the Wasaya Airways hangar in Thunder Bay.

“That was always a big joy for him to work in his communi-ties,” Mavis said, explaining that her husband worked in policing for 28 years, beginning with the Georgina Island Police from 1981-86 and the Ontario Pro-vincial Police from 1986-2005 before he joined NAPS in 2005. “There are many stories that he would bring home and relate to the family. Every community was different; he could see a lot of good in the communities.”

Mavis feels his spirit will now be flying with the Wasaya air-craft dedicated in his honour.

“He’s still going to be flying across the north visiting all the communities he worked for,” Mavis said. “It was the commu-nities he worked for.”

The ceremony featured hon-our and travel songs by the Shadow Creek Drum Group, welcoming remarks by Sean Davies, director of Wasaya Air-ways LP, addresses by Tom Mor-ris, president/CEO of Wasaya Airways LP and NAPS Chief John Domm, an invocation by Elder Josias Fiddler, the presen-tation of the aircraft, remarks by Mavis Trivett and a presenta-tion to the Trivett family.

“We had asked if we could dedicate a plane in honour of Paul that is a sign of honour and the work he has done for First Nation communities,” Morris said. “Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service is one of the organiza-tions we have been developing relationships with for the past five years.”

The new NAPS Eagle Staff was also unveiled during the ceremony; the staff was made by Lance Baxter over the past six weeks and the beaded logos were made by Caroline Der-ouin.

“The tip is all moose antler,” Baxter said. “I made feather work coming out of the eagles head.”

Fiddler said NAPS Sgt. Bob Baxter will be the keeper of the eagle staff; when the eagle staff arrived at the Thunder Bay airport, Baxter picked it up and took it straight to the sweat lodge.

“He prayed the eagle staff will be used in a sacred way,” Fiddler said. “The eagle staff will assist the (NAPS) police officers when they go to each community.”

NAPS, Wasaya launch planeAircraft dedicated to late-chief Paul Trivett


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Const. Mitch Fawn’s life-saving efforts were recently celebrated by Nishnawbe Aski Police Service.

The Fort Albany NAPS detachment police officer risked his life this past March while saving a male from igniting himself inside a residence while covered with gasoline.

“All I wanted was the lighter,” said Fawn about the Lifesav-ing Award he received during NAPS’s third Annual Honours and Awards Ceremony, held June 9 at Fort William Histori-cal Park in Thunder Bay. “We had a bit of a wrestling match. Because of the fuel on the floor, it was slippery.

“I was able to push him in the back bedroom.”

Although the door to the residence was locked by a two-by-four, Fawn used an axe from his vehicle to chop through the steel door and the two-by-four to gain entry and help the male, who had been drinking.

“Given this extremely volatile condition, Mitch put himself at risk of death or serious harm while performing his duty to protect the distraught commu-nity member and his concerned family and friends,” said Sgt. Jackie George, emcee for the awards ceremony. “Const. Fawn hopes to uphold a high level of professionalism and to gain the respect of the community he serves just as his grandfather, retired Sgt. Jack Whetung, did in the community of Curve Lake.”

Fawn, who has been serv-ing with NAPS since Jan. 2008, said the awards ceremony was a great opportunity to meet other officers from across northern Ontario.

“You get to put a name to the face,” Fawn said.

The awards ceremony began with the Swearing in Ceremony for Chief of Police John C. Domm, the introduction of the new NAPS eagle staff and an address by Domm.

“Ultimately, we are all here for our communities,” Domm said. “You are the most impor-tant element in the service of Nishnawbe Aski Police Service. In order to do that, we need your support.”

Domm said community polic-ing is about building partner-ships with the communities; that the police are the public and the public are the police.

“Together we will strive for harmony and healthy commu-nities,” Domm said. “Together we will achieve that goal.”

Governor General of Canada Exemplary Service Medals – 30 Years of Service were handed out to Sr. Const. Wilfred Chum, who is set to retire this summer, and Sgt. Bob Baxter.

Recognition of Service awards were handed out to Sgt. Jackie George, Shelly Legary, Fred Lyon, Const. Stanley Sutherland and Abe Kakepetum for 10 years or more of service; Const. Bertie Williams, Sgt. Chris Eisenbach, Const. Ron Missewace, Sandra Goodick, Toni Lynn Stejskal, Const. Jason Baxter, Const. Jack Couture, Const. Peter Gagnon and Const. Pandy Suganaqueb received Recognition of Service awards for five or more years of service.

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NAPS honours officer’s efforts

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Trisha Linklater received the Civilian of the Year award for her outstanding contribution and high level of excellence she brings to the Northeast office.

“Never one to back down from a problem, she will endeavor to come up with a solution for every situation that arises,” George said.

Const. Clay Lane, from the Kashechewan detachment, received the Investigation of the Year award for his investi-gation into drug trafficking at the home of a local resident, including surveillance, an arrest and the execution of a search warrant, which yielded $6,328 worth of marijuana and $1,190 in cash.

“Constable Lane has proven time and time again to be a dili-gent and hard working officer,” George said. “It is because of his exceptional investigation skills and passion in seeing an inves-tigation through to the end that has resulted in his success as a

police officer.”Sgt. Chris Eisenbach, received

the Officer of the Year award for his dedication to providing training opportunities to his fellow police officers as the in-service training officer as well as initiating the development of the NAPS Hockey Team.

“The NAPS hockey team has been very successful since its inception,” George said. “With the officer complement serving communities spread out across northern Ontario, this program has allowed NAPS officers an opportunity to get together and create a strong team spirit.”

Carl Orr, from the Constance Lake detachment, received the Community Service award for his volunteer work and presence in the community.

“Carl is described by his supervisor as well spoken and a great representative of NAPS,” George said. “He enjoys work-ing at the community level because this is where a person can directly impact another per-son’s life in a positive way.”

Colin Woods, from the Kasabonika Lake detachment, received the Bravery award for his arrests of two individu-als for motor vehicle death and attempted murder while assigned on his own to the North Spirit Lake detachment in May 2008.

“Colin had a difficult evening that night and I can honestly say that experience outweighs years on the job,” George said, quoting Ontario Provincial Police Det. Inspector John R. Horne. “He acted professionally and things were dealt with right away.”

Sgt. Chris Eisenback named NAPS officer of the year

“Colin had a difficult evening that night and I can honestly say that experience outweighs years on the job.”

– Jackie George

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The coroner’s inquest into the death

of Poplar Hill teen Reggie Bushie was

delayed Jan. 14.

Issues, including the current jury-

roll system, arose leaving coroner Dr.

Davis Eden no choice but to postpone

the hearing which was scheduled to

begin Jan. 19 and continue for two

weeks.

Eden will hear further motions for

the inquest Jan. 29-30 in Thunder Bay.

At that time, it i

s hoped the inquest will

be rescheduled.

Lawyers working on behalf of the

Crown, Bushie’s mother Rhoda King

and his step-father Berenson King,

Northern Nishnawbe Education Coun-

cil, the Office of the Provincial Advo-

cate For Children and Youth, Indian

and Northern Affairs Canada and Nish-

nawbe Aski Nation attended the pre-

inquest proceeding at the Ontario Gov-

ernment Building on Red River Road in

Thunder Bay.

“NAN made submissions to Dr.

David Eden, presiding coroner, as to

why NAN has a substantial and direct

interest in the proceedings,” said Nish-

nawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy

Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler. “Only by

determining the circumstances sur-

rounding the death of Reggie Bushie

can we fully understand how this trag-

edy occurred and what can be done to

prevent deaths under similar circum-

stances.”

Trevor Jukes, serving as coun-

sel for Eden in the hearing, recom-

mended NNEC, Bushie’s family and

INAC passed the private law test to

gain standing. He also recommended

NAN and the provincial advocate had

passed the public law test and should

be included in the hearing.

“It’s Dr. Eden’s decision … who to

allow to participate,” Jukes said follow-

ing the two-hour hearing.

Given the possible scope of the hear-

ing, Fiddler said each organization

could have valuable information to

provide the inquiry.

“We welcome INAC’s presence at this

inquest as we need to look at broader,

systemic issues affecting our students

including education funding and poli-

cies,” said Fiddler. “INAC’s participa-

tion is a crucial piece to this process.

“There are funding and policy issues.

Our students need adequate support.”

In speaking on behalf of NAN, law-

yer Julian Roy told Eden: “NAN insists

on being at the table when decisions

are made about its people. NAN has

an interest in the welfare of all its stu-

dents.”see

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ᐊᓂᐡ

ᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᐣ

ᐊᐊᐧᓯᑌ

ᑫᑯᓇᐣ

ᒋᑭᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋ

ᑲᑌᑲᐧᐸ

ᐣ ᑲᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸ

ᒥᑯᐊᐧᐨ

ᐣᑐᐡᑲᑎᓯᒥᓇ

ᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᐡᑯᓄ

ᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᔑᐨ

ᑲᐸᑭᑎᓂ

ᐨ ᔓᓂ

ᔭ ᒥᓇ

ᑲᐃᓇ

ᑌᑭᐣ

ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐅᓇᑯᓂ

ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ,

ᑭᐃᑭᑐ

ᐱᐟᓫᐊᕑ.

ᒥᑐᓂ

ᑕᐡ ᓇᑕ

ᐁᐧᑕᑲᐧᐣ

ᑫᐃᐧᐣ

ᐃᒪ

ᒋᑭᑕᑲᐧᐱ

ᐸᐣ.

ᐊᔭᒪᑲᓄ

ᐣ ᑫᐊᓂᒧᒋᑲᑌ

ᑭᐣ ᐁᑲ

ᑲᓇᐦᐃᓇ

ᑲᐧᐠ ᔓᓂ

ᔭ ᒥᓇ ᑲ

ᐃᓇᑯᓂᑲᑌᐠ

ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃ

ᐧᐣ . ᐅᑎ

ᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᑲ

ᐃᐧᐣ

ᑌᐱᓭᐃᐧ

ᓇᑲᐧᓂ ᐅ

ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯ

ᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ.

ᐁᑲᐧ

ᐃᒪ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇ

ᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ

ᑲᐃᔑᐊᔭᒥ

ᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᐊ

ᒥ ᑲᑭᐃᓇ

ᐨ ᒍᓫᐃᔭ

ᐣ

ᕑᐊᔾ ᑭᒋ

ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐃᐧᓂᓂ

ᐊᐧᐣ: ᐊ

ᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭᐃ

ᑭᑐ ᐁᓇ

ᑕᐁᐧᑕᐠ

ᑫᐃᐧᐣ

ᒋᑕᑲᐧᐱ

ᐨ ᐊᐱ ᑫᑯᓇ

ᐣ ᑲᐅᓀ

ᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ

ᐅᑕᓂᔑ

ᓂᓂᒪᐣ

ᐅᒋ. ᐊ

ᓂᐡ ᑫ

ᐃᐧᐣ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇ

ᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ

ᐅᑐᒋᑲᓇ

ᐊᐧᐸᒥᑯᐣ

ᐊᓂᐣ

ᑲᐊᓂᓯᓭᐊ

ᐧᐨ ᐅᑎᐡᑯ

ᓂᐠ.

ᑌᐣᓫᐃᐣ

ᒥᐠᑭᐣᓂᐣ

ᐃᔑᓂ

ᑲᓱ ᑲᑭ

ᑲᑲᓄᒋᑫᑕ

ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐊ

ᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊ

ᑫᐃᐧᐣ

ᑲᐅᓇᔓᐊᐧᑕᒥᓂᐨ.

ᐊᓂᔑᓇ

ᐯ ᑭᑭᓄ

ᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ

ᐅᒋᑲᓇᐁᐧᑕ

ᑯᓯᐸᐣ ᕑ

ᐁᒋ ᐳᐡ

ᔑ ᐊᐱ

ᐣ

ᑲᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐨ ,

ᑭᐃᑭᑐ

ᒥᐠᑭᐣᓂᐣ

.

ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐠ

ᒥᓇ

ᐅᐊᐧᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊ

ᐧᐠ

ᑲᐃᔑᑕ

ᐦᐊᐊᐧᐨ

ᐅᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐊ

ᓇᐊᐧ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇ

ᐯ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪ

ᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ

ᑲᐅᒋᓭᑭ

ᐣ

ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫ

ᐃᐧᓇᐣ.

ᑭᐃᑭᑐ

ᐁᑭᒋᓀᑕᑲᐧᐠ

ᑫᐃᐧᐣ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇ

ᐯ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪ

ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒋ

ᑭᑕᑭᐧᐸᐣ


ᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐊ

ᓂᐡ ᐳᐡᔑ

ᐃᒪ

ᐁᑭᐅᒋ ᑲ

ᓇᐁᐧᑕᑯᓯᐸᐣ

.

ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ

ᐁᒪᐧᔦ ᑭᐁᐧ

ᐅᓇᒋᑌᐠ ᐊ

ᐱ

ᑫᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ

ᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫ

ᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᐱᓇᒪ ᐃ

ᐁᐧ

ᑕᑭ ᒋᑭᐊᓂᒧᒋᑲᑌ

ᑭᐸᐣ ᑲᐅᓀ

ᓂᒥᑕᐧ

ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫ

ᐃᐧᑭᒪᔑᔕᐠ.

ᐊᓂᔑᓂ

ᓂ ᑎᐸᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧ ᓇ

ᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ

ᐁᐧᑎ

ᑐᕑᐊᐣᑐ

ᑲᐅᒋᐱᒧᒋᑲ

ᑌᐠ ,

ᐊᒥᐦᐅᒪ

ᑲᐅᒋ ᐱ

ᒥᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸ

ᒥᑕᐧ ᐳᐡ

ᔑ


ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊ

ᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᐊᐢᑭ

ᐅᑭᐸᑭᑎ

ᓇᐣ ᐁᑲ

ᑲᓇᐦᐃᓭ

ᐃᐧᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ

ᑲᐃᔑᐅᓂᓂᑕᐧ ᐅᓇᑯᓂ

ᑫᐃᐧᑭᒪᔑ

ᔕᐠ ᐅᒪ

ᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫ

ᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ.

ᐱᓇᒪ

ᑕᐡ ᓂᑲᐣ

ᐅᐁᐧ

ᒋᑭᒥᓇᐧᒋ

ᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ

, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ

ᐱᐟᓫᐊᕑ .

ᐊᒥᐁᑕ

ᑫᑭᑌᐸ

ᑫᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᔑ

ᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ

ᑲᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ

ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ

ᐊᐧᑯ

ᒪᑲᓇᐠ

ᐅᐁᐧ ᑫ

ᐃᔑᐱᒪᓄᑲᑌᐠ

ᒥᑐᓂ

ᐱᑯ

ᒋᐸᔭᑌᓇᑯᒋᑲᑌ

ᐠ ᐊᐱ

ᐅᓀᓂᒥᑕᐧ

ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫ

ᐃᐧᑭᒪᔑᔕᐠ.

ᐳᐡᔑ ᓂᔭ

ᓄᔕᑊ ᑕᓱᔭᑭ

ᐃᐧᓀᐸᐣ

ᐊᐱ

ᑲᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐨ ᑲ

ᐊᓂᑕᑲᐧᑭᓂ

ᐠ 2007

ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐁ

ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐸᐣ

ᑌᓇᐢ ᑊᕑᐊᐣ

ᐠᓫᐃᐣ

ᐠᕑᐊᒧᕑᒥ

ᑭᒋᐃᐡᑯ

ᓄᑲᒥᑯᐠ

ᐁᐧᑎ ᑕ

ᐣᑐᕑ

ᐯ. ᑲᐃᐧᓂᐣ

ᒥᔑᓄᑭᔑᑲ

ᒋᐃᓯᓭᓂ

ᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ

ᐊᐱᐣ ᒪ

ᒋᐨ ᐁᐊᐧᐸᒪ

ᑲᓄᐸᐣ

ᐁᐱᒪᑎᓯᐨ

ᐊᐱ ᑲᒥ

ᑭᑲᑌᓂᐠ

ᐅᒥᔭᐤ

ᐁᐊᑲᐧᐣᑎ

ᓂᐠ

ᒥᑭᐣᑕᔭᕑ

ᓯᐱᐠ ᑲᐡᑲᑎ

ᓄᐱᓯᑦ

1, 2007

.

Bushie

inquest

delayed

ᐳᐡᔑ ᓇᓇ

ᑐᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃ

ᐧᐣ ᐱᓇᒪ

ᑭᐱᑎᓂᑲᑌ

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delayed Jan. 14.






weeks.

Eden will hear further motions for


At that time, it is

hoped the inquest will

be rescheduled.











Thunder Bay.












stances.”





























dents.” see JURY page 9

ᒉᒥᐢ ᑕᐧᑦ

ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊ

ᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ

ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᒉᐣᐁ

ᐧᕑᐃ ᐱᓯᑦ

14 ᑲᐃᓇ

ᑭᓱᐨ

ᑭᐅᓀᒋᑲᑌ

ᐱᓇᒪ ᒋ

ᐳᓂᒋᑲᑌᐠ

ᑲᐃᐧ

ᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫᒋ

ᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐊ

ᐧᐸᓴᑎᐃᐧ ᐅ

ᐡᑲᑎᐢ

ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧᐱ

ᒪᑎᓯᐸᐣ

ᕑᐁᒋ ᐳᐡᔑ

ᑲᑭᐃᔑᓂᑲ

ᓱᐨ.

ᑭᐅᒋᒧᑭᓭ

ᐊᐧᐣ ᑫᑯᓇ

ᐣ , ᐃᐁᐧ

ᑲᔦ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ

ᑲᐃᓇᑌᐠ

ᑲᐅᓂᓂᑕᐧ

ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃ

ᐧᑭᒪᔑᔕᐠ ,

ᒥᑕᐡ ᐊᐱᐣ

ᑲᑭᐃᓯᓭᓂ

ᐠ ᐊᐁᐧ

ᑭᒋᒪᐡᑭᑭ

ᐃᐧᓂ

ᑌᐱᐢ ᐃᑎ

ᐣ ᐱᓇᒪ

ᒋᐳᓂᑐᐨ

ᐊᔕ

ᑲᑭ ᐅᓇᒋ

ᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ

ᒋᐃᔑᒪᑕᓄ

ᑲᑌᐠ

ᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫᒋ

ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᔕ

ᒋᑭᐃᔑᒪ

ᐦᒋᓭᑭᐸᐣ

ᒉᐣᐁᐧᕑᐃ

19 ᐁᑲᐧ

ᓂᔓᐱᒥᑯ

ᓇᑲ

ᒋᐱᒥᑭᑲᑌ

ᐠ.

ᐃᑎᐣ ᑕᑲᑫ

ᐧᑌᐧ ᒥᓇᐊ

ᐧ ᒋᑭᐧᐁ

ᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌᐠ

ᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫᒋ

ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ

ᒉᐣᐁᐧᕑᐃ

29 ᒥᓇ 3

0 ᐁᐧᑎ ᑕ

ᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ.

ᐸᑯᓭᒋᑲᑌ

ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᒋ

ᑭᐁᐧ ᐅᓇᒋ

ᑲᑌᐠ.

ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊ

ᐧᐠ ᑕᐡ ᐅᑭᒪ

ᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑕᔭ

ᒥᑕᒪᑫ

ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ

ᐳᐡᔑ ᐅᒪ

ᒪᐣ ᕑᐅᑕ

ᑭᐣᐠ ᒥᓇ

ᐅᓇᐯᒪᐣ ᐯ

ᕑᐃᐣᓴᐣ ᑭᐣ

ᐠ ᐅᑕᔭᒥᑕ

ᒪᑫᒪᐣ,

ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᔑᐨ

ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪ

ᑫᐃᐧᐣ

ᑲᐅᓇᔓᐊᐧ

ᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ,

ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔑ

ᐃᐧ ᓇᑕᒪ

ᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭ

ᐃᐧᐣ ,

ᔓᓂᔭᐃᐧ

ᑭᒪ ᒥᓇ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᐊᐢᑭ

ᑭᐃᔕᐊᐧᐠ

ᑲᑭᑲᑫᐧᑌ

ᐧᓇᓄᐊᐠᐧ

ᐁᐧᑎ

ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ

ᐅᑌᓇᐠ

ᑲᐊᔭᐠ ᐅ

ᑭᒪᐃᐧ

ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᑲᒥ

ᑯᐠ.

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᐊᐢᑭ

ᐅᑭᑲᓄᓇᐣ

ᑭᒋᒪᐡᑭᑭ

ᐃᐧᓂᓂᐊᐧ

ᐣ ᑌᐱᐟ

ᐃᑎᐣ,

ᑲᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧ

ᑭᑫᑕᐠ

ᓂᐳᐃᐧᐣ ,

ᑫᑯᓀᐣ

ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ

ᑲᐅᒋᐃᓯ

ᓭᓂᐠ ᒋᑕ

ᑭᐊᐧᐸᐣ

ᐅᒪ ᓇᓇᑐ

ᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧ

ᓂᐠ , ᑭᐃᑭ

ᑐ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭᒋ

ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓀᐢ

ᐊᓫᐱᐣ

ᐱᐟᓫᐊᕑ.

ᐸᓂᒪ ᐁᑕ

ᒥᑐᓂ ᑭ

ᑭᑫᑕᒪᐠ

ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧᐱ

ᒪᑎᓯᐨ ᕑ

ᐁᒋ ᐳᐡᔑ

ᐊᓂᐣ

ᒪᔭᑦ ᑲᐃᐣ

ᑎᑫᐧᐣ ᐊᒥ

ᐁᑕ ᑫᑭ

ᑭᑫᑕᒪᐠ

ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑭ

ᐃᔑᓇᑲᓇᒪ

ᐠ ᐁᑲ ᒥᓇ

ᐊᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ

ᒋᐃᐧᐃᓯᓭᐠ.

ᒉᐧᐱᕑ

ᒍᐠᐢ ᐃᔑ

ᓂᑲᓱ

ᑲᐊᔭᒥᑕᒪ

ᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒋᒪ

ᐡᑭᑭᐃᐧᓂ

ᓂᐊᐧᐣ

ᐅᒪ ᓇᓇᑐ

ᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧ

ᓂᐠ , ᐊᒥ

ᑲᑭᐃᓇᐨ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪ

ᑫᐃᐧᐣ

ᑲᐅᓇᔓᐊᐧ

ᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ, ᐳ

ᐡᔑ ᐅᐊᐧ

ᑯᒪᑲᓇᐣ

ᒥᓇ ᔓᓂ

ᔭᐃᐧᑭᒪ

ᒋᔕᐳᓇᒧᐊ

ᐧᐨ

ᒋᑎᐱᓇᐁᐧ

ᓯᒪᑲᐠ ᐅ

ᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧ

ᐣ ᐁᑲ

ᑫᑭᔕᑯᑎᓂ

ᑲᑌᐠ. ᐁᑲ

ᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑭ

ᐃᓇᐣ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᐊᐢᑭᐊᐧᐣ

ᒥᓇ ᐅᐣᑌ

ᕑᐃᔪ

ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧ

ᓇᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧ

ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧ

ᓇᐣ

ᑲᐱᒧᑐᐊᐧᐨ

ᒋᔕᐳᓇᒧ

ᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᒪᒪ

ᐃᐧᐊᐸᑕᐠ

ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃ

ᐧᐣ ᑫᑯᒋ

ᒋᑲᑌᐠ

ᐁᑲᐧ

ᒋᐊᔑᑎᓂᑲ

ᑌᐠ ᓇᓇᑐᑭ

ᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂ

ᐠ.

ᐃᐧᓂᑯ

ᐃᑎᐣ ᐃ

ᓯᓭᓂ ᒋ

ᐅᓀᑕᐠ

ᐊᐁᐧᓀᓇᐣ

ᑫᐸᑭᑎᓇ

ᐨ ᐅᒪ ᒋ

ᐱᑕᑭᐧᓂᐨ

ᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫᒋ

ᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ,

ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒍ

ᐠᐢ ᐊᐱ

ᑲᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᑕ

ᔑᐣᒋᑲᓄᐊ

ᐧᐠ.

ᑭᐡᐱᐣ

ᑕᐡ ᐅᐁᐧ

ᑌᐯᐧ

ᐃᔑᑲᐡᑭᒋ

ᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ,

ᐱᐟᓫᐊᕑ

ᐃᑭᑐ

ᐅᒪ ᐱᑭᓯ

ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧ

ᓇᐣ ᑕᑭᐃ

ᓯᓭᓂᐸᐣ

ᑭᒋᑫᑯᓇᐣ

ᒋᑭᐃ

ᔑᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧ

ᐊᐸᐧᐣ

ᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫᒋ

ᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ.

ᐣᑕᒥᓀᐧᑕ

ᒥᐣ ᑫᐃᐧ

ᐣ ᔓᓂᔭᐃᐧ

ᑭᒪ

ᒋᑭᐱᔕᐸᐣ

ᓇᓇᑐ

ᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧ

ᓂᐠ

ᐊᓂᐡ ᐃᔑᓇ

ᑲᐧᐣ ᐊᐊᐧ

ᓯᑌ ᑫᑯᓇ

ᐣ

ᒋᑭᑲᓇᐊᐧ

ᐸᒋᑲᑌᑲᐧᐸ

ᐣ ᑲᑲᓇᐊᐧ

ᐸᒥᑯᐊᐧᐨ

ᐣᑐᐡᑲᑎᓯ

ᒥᓇᓂᐠ ᑲ

ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐊᐧ

ᐨ ᐊᔑᐨ

ᑲᐸᑭᑎᓂᐨ

ᔓᓂᔭ

ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᓇ

ᑌᑭᐣ

ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐅᓇ

ᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᓇ

ᐣ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ

ᐱᐟᓫᐊᕑ.

ᒥᑐᓂ ᑕᐡ

ᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕ

ᑲᐧᐣ ᑫᐃᐧ

ᐣ ᐃᒪ

ᒋᑭᑕᑲᐧᐱᐸ

ᐣ.

ᐊᔭᒪᑲᓄᐣ

ᑫᐊᓂᒧᒋᑲ

ᑌᑭᐣ ᐁᑲ

ᑲᓇᐦᐃᓇᑲ

ᐧᐠ ᔓᓂᔭ

ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᓇ

ᑯᓂᑲᑌᐠ

ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐱᒧ

ᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ .

ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ

ᑲᐃᐧᐣ

ᑌᐱᓭᐃᐧᓇ

ᑲᐧᓂ ᐅᐃᐧᒋ

ᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊ

ᐧ.

ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᒪ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᐊᐢᑭ

ᑲᐃᔑᐊᔭᒥ

ᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᐊ

ᒥ ᑲᑭᐃᓇᐨ

ᒍᓫᐃᔭᐣ

ᕑᐊᔾ ᑭᒋ

ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐃᐧ

ᓂᓂᐊᐧᐣ : ᐊ

ᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭᐃᑭ

ᑐ ᐁᓇᑕ

ᐁᐧᑕᐠ ᑫᐃᐧ

ᐣ

ᒋᑕᑲᐧᐱᐨ

ᐊᐱ ᑫᑯ

ᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᓀ

ᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ

ᐅᑕᓂᔑᓂ

ᓂᒪᐣ ᐅ

ᒋ . ᐊᓂᐡ

ᑫᐃᐧᐣ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᐊᐢᑭ ᐅᑐ

ᒋᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒥ

ᑯᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ

ᑲᐊᓂᓯᓭᐊ

ᐧᐨ ᐅᑎᐡᑯ

ᓂᐠ.

ᑌᐣᓫᐃᐣ

ᒥᐠᑭᐣᓂᐣ

ᐃᔑᓂᑲᓱ

ᑲᑭ

ᑲᑲᓄᒋᑫᑕ

ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂ

ᔑᓇᐯ ᑭᑭᓄ

ᐦᐊᑫᐃᐧᐣ

ᑲᐅᓇᔓᐊᐧ

ᑕᒥᓂᐨ.

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪ

ᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ

ᐅᒋᑲᓇᐁᐧ

ᑕᑯᓯᐸᐣ

ᕑᐁᒋ ᐳᐡ

ᔑ ᐊᐱᐣ

ᑲᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎ

ᓯᐨ , ᑭᐃᑭ

ᑐ ᒥᐠᑭ

ᐣᓂᐣ.

ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐠ

ᒥᓇ ᐅᐊᐧ

ᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊ

ᐧᐠ

ᑲᐃᔑᑕᐦᐊ

ᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐱᒥ

ᓂᔕᐦᐊᓇ

ᐊᐧ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪ

ᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐅ

ᒋᓭᑭᐣ

ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃ

ᐧᓇᐣ.

ᑭᐃᑭᑐ

ᐁᑭᒋᓀᑕᑲ

ᐧᐠ ᑫᐃᐧ

ᐣ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪ

ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑭ

ᑕᑭᐧᐸᐣ

ᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫᒋ

ᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ

ᐊᓂᐡ ᐳᐡ

ᔑ ᐃᒪ

ᐁᑭᐅᒋ ᑲ

ᓇᐁᐧᑕᑯᓯ

ᐸᐣ.

ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ

ᐁᒪᐧᔦ ᑭᐁ

ᐧ ᐅᓇᒋᑌᐠ

ᐊᐱ

ᑫᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ

ᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫ

ᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᐱ

ᓇᒪ ᐃᐁᐧ

ᑕᑭ ᒋᑭᐊ

ᓂᒧᒋᑲᑌᑭ

ᐸᐣ ᑲᐅᓀ

ᓂᒥᑕᐧ

ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃ

ᐧᑭᒪᔑᔕᐠ.

ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂ

ᑎᐸᑯᓂᑫᐃ

ᐧ ᓇᑕᒪᑫ

ᐃᐧᐣ

ᐁᐧᑎ

ᑐᕑᐊᐣᑐ

ᑲᐅᒋᐱᒧᒋ

ᑲᑌᐠ,

ᐊᒥᐦᐅᒪ

ᑲᐅᒋ ᐱᒥ

ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒥᑕ

ᐧ ᐳᐡᔑ

ᐅᐊᐧᑯᒪᑲᓇ

ᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᐊᐢᑭ

ᐅᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇ

ᐣ ᐁᑲ ᑲ

ᓇᐦᐃᓭᐃᐧ

ᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ

ᑲᐃᔑᐅᓂᓂ

ᑕᐧ ᐅᓇᑯᓂ

ᑫᐃᐧᑭᒪᔑᔕ

ᐠ ᐅᒪ

ᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫᒋ

ᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ.

ᐱᓇᒪ

ᑕᐡ ᓂᑲᐣ

ᐅᐁᐧ

ᒋᑭᒥᓇᐧᒋ

ᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ,

ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐱ

ᐟᓫᐊᕑ .

ᐊᒥᐁᑕ ᑫ

ᑭᑌᐸᑫᑕᒧ

ᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᔑᑫ

ᐃᐧᓂᐠ

ᑲᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ

ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ

ᐊᐧᑯᒪᑲᓇ

ᐠ

ᐅᐁᐧ ᑫᐃ

ᔑᐱᒪᓄᑲ

ᑌᐠ ᒥᑐᓂ

ᐱᑯ

ᒋᐸᔭᑌᓇᑯ

ᒋᑲᑌᐠ

ᐊᐱ ᐅᓀᓂ

ᒥᑕᐧ

ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃ

ᐧᑭᒪᔑᔕᐠ.

ᐳᐡᔑ ᓂᔭ

ᓄᔕᑊ ᑕᓱ

ᔭᑭᐃᐧᓀᐸ

ᐣ ᐊᐱ

ᑲᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎ

ᓯᐨ ᑲᐊᓂ

ᑕᑲᐧᑭᓂᐠ

2007

ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐁᐃ

ᐡᑯᓄᐸᐣ

ᑌᓇᐢ ᑊᕑᐊ

ᐣᐠᓫᐃᐣ

ᐠᕑᐊᒧᕑᒥ ᑭ

ᒋᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲ

ᒥᑯᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ

ᑕᐣᑐᕑ

ᐯ.ᑲᐃᐧᓂ

ᐣ ᒥᔑᓄᑭᔑ

ᑲ ᒋᐃᓯᓭ

ᓂᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ

ᐊᐱᐣ ᒪᒋ

ᐨ ᐁᐊᐧᐸ

ᒪᑲᓄᐸᐣ ᐁ

ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐨ

ᐊᐱ ᑲᒥᑭ

ᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐅ

ᒥᔭᐤ ᐁᐊ

ᑲᐧᐣᑎᓂᐠ

ᒥᑭᐣᑕᔭᕑ ᓯ

ᐱᐠ ᑲᐡᑲᑎ

ᓄᐱᓯᑦ 1,

2007.

Bushie

inquest

delayed

ᐳᐡᔑ ᓇᓇ

ᑐᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃ

ᐧᐣ ᐱᓇᒪ

ᑭᐱᑎᓂᑲᑌ

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ince 1974

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delayed Jan. 14.






weeks.Eden will hear further motions for


At that time, it is hoped the inquest will

be rescheduled.











Thunder Bay.












stances.”





























dents.” see JURY page 9

ᒉᒥᐢ ᑕᐧᑦ

ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧ

ᐃᐧᓇᐣ

ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᒉᐣᐁᐧᕑ

ᐃ ᐱᓯᑦ 14

ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᐨ

ᑭᐅᓀᒋᑲᑌ

ᐱᓇᒪ ᒋᐳᓂ

ᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᐃᐧ

ᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫᒋᑲᑌ

ᑭᐸᐣ ᐊᐧᐸᓴᑎ

ᐃᐧ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᐢ

ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧᐱᒪ

ᑎᓯᐸᐣ ᕑᐁᒋ

ᐳᐡᔑ

ᑲᑭᐃᔑᓂᑲᓱᐨ

.

ᑭᐅᒋᒧᑭᓭᐊᐧ

ᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ

, ᐃᐁᐧ

ᑲᔦ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ

ᑲᐃᓇᑌᐠ

ᑲᐅᓂᓂᑕᐧ

ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃ

ᐧᑭᒪᔑᔕᐠ ,

ᒥᑕᐡ ᐊᐱᐣ

ᑲᑭᐃᓯᓭᓂᐠ

ᐊᐁᐧ ᑭᒋᒪᐡ

ᑭᑭᐃᐧᓂ

ᑌᐱᐢ ᐃᑎᐣ

ᐱᓇᒪ ᒋᐳ

ᓂᑐᐨ ᐊᔕ

ᑲᑭ ᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌ

ᑭᐸᐣ ᒋᐃᔑ

ᒪᑕᓄᑲᑌᐠ

ᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃ

ᐧᐣ ᐊᔕ ᒋᑭᐃ

ᔑᒪᐦᒋᓭᑭᐸᐣ

ᒉᐣᐁᐧᕑᐃ

19 ᐁᑲᐧ

ᓂᔓᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲ

ᒋᐱᒥᑭᑲᑌᐠ.

ᐃᑎᐣ ᑕᑲᑫᐧ

ᑌᐧ ᒥᓇᐊ

ᐧ ᒋᑭᐧᐁ

ᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌᐠ


ᐃᐧᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ

ᒉᐣᐁᐧᕑᐃ 29

ᒥᓇ 30 ᐁ

ᐧᑎ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ

.

ᐸᑯᓭᒋᑲᑌ ᒥ

ᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᑭᐁᐧ ᐅ

ᓇᒋᑲᑌᐠ.

ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ

ᑕᐡ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ

ᐅᑕᔭᒥᑕᒪᑫ

ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐳᐡ

ᔑ ᐅᒪᒪᐣ ᕑᐅ

ᑕ ᑭᐣᐠ ᒥᓇ

ᐅᓇᐯᒪᐣ ᐯ

ᕑᐃᐣᓴᐣ ᑭᐣᐠ

ᐅᑕᔭᒥᑕᒪᑫᒪ

ᐣ,

ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᔑᐨ

ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃ

ᐧᐣ ᑲᐅᓇᔓᐊᐧᑕ

ᒧᐊᐧᐨ,

ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔑᐃᐧ

ᓇᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧ

ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ,


ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂ

ᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢ

ᑭ

ᑭᐃᔕᐊᐧᐠ

ᑲᑭᑲᑫᐧᑌᐧᓇ

ᓄᐊᐠᐧ ᐁᐧᑎ

ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ

ᐅᑌᓇᐠ ᑲᐊ

ᔭᐠ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧ

ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ

.

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᐊᐢᑭ ᐅᑭᑲᓄ

ᓇᐣ

ᑭᒋᒪᐡᑭᑭᐃᐧ

ᓂᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑌᐱᐟ

ᐃᑎᐣ ,

ᑲᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭ

ᑫᑕᐠ ᓂᐳᐃ

ᐧᐣ , ᑫᑯᓀᐣ

ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᑲ

ᐅᒋᐃᓯᓭᓂᐠ

ᒋᑕᑭᐊᐧᐸ

ᐣ

ᐅᒪ ᓇᓇᑐ

ᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ

, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊ

ᐢᑭ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪ

ᑲᓀᐢ ᐊᓫᐱᐣ

ᐱᐟᓫᐊᕑ. ᐸᓂ

ᒪ ᐁᑕ ᒥᑐᓂ

ᑭ ᑭᑫᑕᒪᐠ

ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧᐱᒪ

ᑎᓯᐨ ᕑᐁᒋ

ᐳᐡᔑ ᐊᓂᐣ

ᒪᔭᑦ ᑲᐃᐣᑎᑫ

ᐧᐣ ᐊᒥ ᐁᑕ

ᑫᑭ ᑭᑫᑕᒪᐠ

ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑭᐃᔑ

ᓇᑲᓇᒪᐠ ᐁᑲ

ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ

ᒋᐃᐧᐃᓯᓭᐠ.

ᒉᐧᐱᕑ

ᒍᐠᐢ ᐃᔑᓂ

ᑲᓱ

ᑲᐊᔭᒥᑕᒪᐊᐧ

ᐨ ᑭᒋᒪᐡᑭᑭᐃᐧ

ᓂᓂᐊᐧᐣ

ᐅᒪ ᓇᓇᑐ

ᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ

, ᐊᒥ

ᑲᑭᐃᓇᐨ ᐊᓂ

ᔑᓇᐯ ᑭᑭᓄ

ᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ

ᑲᐅᓇᔓᐊᐧᑕᒧ

ᐊᐧᐨ, ᐳᐡᔑ ᐅᐊᐧ

ᑯᒪᑲᓇᐣ

ᒥᓇ ᔓᓂᔭ

ᐃᐧᑭᒪ ᒋᔕᐳ

ᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ

ᒋᑎᐱᓇᐁᐧᓯ

ᒪᑲᐠ ᐅᓇᑯ

ᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐁ

ᑲ

ᑫᑭᔕᑯᑎᓂᑲ

ᑌᐠ . ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ

ᐅᑭᐃᓇᐣ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᐊᐢᑭᐊᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ

ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ

ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧ ᓇᑕᒪᑫ

ᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫ

ᐃᐧᓇᐣ

ᑲᐱᒧᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒋ

ᔕᐳᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ

ᒋᒪᒪᐃᐧᐊᐸᑕ

ᐠ

ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃ

ᐧᐣ ᑫᑯᒋᒋ

ᑲᑌᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ

ᒋᐊᔑᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ


ᐃᐧᓂᐠ.

ᐃᐧᓂᑯ ᐃᑎᐣ

ᐃᓯᓭᓂ ᒋᐅᓀ

ᑕᐠ

ᐊᐁᐧᓀᓇᐣ ᑫ

ᐸᑭᑎᓇᐨ ᐅᒪ

ᒋᐱᑕᑭᐧᓂᐨ


ᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᑭᐃ

ᑭᑐ ᒍᐠᐢ ᐊ

ᐱ

ᑲᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᑕᔑ

ᐣᒋᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ.

ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᑕᐡ

ᐅᐁᐧ ᑌᐯᐧ

ᐃᔑᑲᐡᑭᒋᑲ

ᑌᑭᐸᐣ, ᐱᐟᓫᐊ

ᕑ ᐃᑭᑐ

ᐅᒪ ᐱᑭᓯᐱᒧ

ᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑕ

ᑭᐃᓯᓭᓂᐸᐣ

ᑭᒋᑫᑯᓇᐣ

ᒋᑭᐃᔑᐸᑭᑎᓇ

ᒧᐊᐸᐧᐣ


ᐧᓂᐠ.

ᐣᑕᒥᓀᐧᑕᒥᐣ

ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᔓᓂᔭ

ᐃᐧᑭᒪ

ᒋᑭᐱᔕᐸᐣ


ᐃᐧᓂᐠ

ᐊᓂᐡ ᐃᔑᓇ

ᑲᐧᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᓯ

ᑌ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ

ᒋᑭᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋ

ᑲᑌᑲᐧᐸᐣ ᑲᑲ

ᓇᐊᐧᐸᒥᑯᐊᐧᐨ

ᐣᑐᐡᑲᑎᓯᒥᓇ

ᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᐡᑯᓄ

ᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᔑᐨ

ᑲᐸᑭᑎᓂᐨ

ᔓᓂᔭ ᒥᓇ

ᑲᐃᓇᑌᑭ

ᐣ

ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐅᓇᑯᓂ

ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᑭᐃ

ᑭᑐ ᐱᐟᓫᐊᕑ.

ᒥᑐᓂ ᑕᐡ ᓇ

ᑕᐁᐧᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᑫ

ᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ

ᒋᑭᑕᑲᐧᐱᐸᐣ.

ᐊᔭᒪᑲᓄᐣ

ᑫᐊᓂᒧᒋᑲᑌ

ᑭᐣ ᐁᑲ

ᑲᓇᐦᐃᓇᑲᐧᐠ

ᔓᓂᔭ ᒥᓇ

ᑲᐃᓇᑯᓂᑲᑌᐠ

ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐱᒧᒋᑫ

ᐃᐧᐣ . ᐅᑎᐡᑯ

ᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ

ᑌᐱᓭᐃᐧᓇᑲᐧᓂ

ᐅᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐃ

ᐧᓂᐊᐧ.

ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᒪ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᐊᐢᑭ

ᑲᐃᔑᐊᔭᒥᑕᒪ

ᑫᐨ ᐊᒥ ᑲᑭ

ᐃᓇᐨ ᒍᓫᐃᔭ

ᐣ

ᕑᐊᔾ ᑭᒋᒪᐡ

ᑭᑭᐃᐧᓂᓂᐊ

ᐧᐣ : ᐊᓂᔑᓇ

ᐯ

ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ

ᐁᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᐠ

ᑫᐃᐧᐣ

ᒋᑕᑲᐧᐱᐨ ᐊ

ᐱ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲ

ᐅᓀᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ

ᐅᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂ

ᒪᐣ ᐅᒋ . ᐊᓂᐡ

ᑫᐃᐧᐣ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊ

ᐢᑭ ᐅᑐᒋᑲᓇ

ᐊᐧᐸᒥᑯᐣ ᐊᓂ

ᐣ

ᑲᐊᓂᓯᓭᐊᐧᐨ

ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ.

ᑌᐣᓫᐃᐣ ᒥᐠ

ᑭᐣᓂᐣ ᐃᔑ

ᓂᑲᓱ ᑲᑭ

ᑲᑲᓄᒋᑫᑕᒪᐊ

ᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᑫᐃ

ᐧᐣ

ᑲᐅᓇᔓᐊᐧᑕᒥᓂ

ᐨ.

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ

ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃ

ᐧᓂᐠ

ᐅᒋᑲᓇᐁᐧᑕᑯ

ᓯᐸᐣ ᕑᐁᒋ

ᐳᐡᔑ ᐊᐱᐣ

ᑲᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐨ

, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᐠᑭᐣᓂ

ᐣ .

ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐠ

ᒥᓇ ᐅᐊᐧᑲ

ᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ

ᑲᐃᔑᑕᐦᐊᐊ

ᐧᐨ ᐅᐱᒥ

ᓂᔕᐦᐊᓇᐊᐧ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᑭ

ᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧ

ᓂᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᓭᑭ

ᐣ

ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᓇ

ᐣ.

ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᑭᒋᓀ

ᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᑫᐃᐧᐣ

ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᑭ

ᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧ

ᐣ ᒋᑭᑕᑭᐧᐸ

ᐣ


ᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐊᓂ

ᐡ ᐳᐡᔑ ᐃᒪ

ᐁᑭᐅᒋ ᑲᓇᐁ

ᐧᑕᑯᓯᐸᐣ.

ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐁᒪ

ᐧᔦ ᑭᐁᐧ ᐅᓇ

ᒋᑌᐠ ᐊᐱ

ᑫᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᓇ

ᓇᑐᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ

, ᐱᓇᒪ ᐃᐁ

ᐧ

ᑕᑭ ᒋᑭᐊᓂ

ᒧᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ

ᑲᐅᓀᓂᒥᑕᐧ


ᔑᔕᐠ.

ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂ ᑎ

ᐸᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧ ᓇ

ᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ

ᐁᐧᑎ ᑐᕑᐊᐣ

ᑐ ᑲᐅᒋᐱ

ᒧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ,

ᐊᒥᐦᐅᒪ ᑲᐅ

ᒋ ᐱᒥᑲᓇᐊᐧ

ᐸᒥᑕᐧ ᐳᐡᔑ


ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊ

ᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢ

ᑭ

ᐅᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᐣ

ᐁᑲ ᑲᓇᐦᐃᓭ

ᐃᐧᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ

ᑲᐃᔑᐅᓂᓂᑕᐧ

ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧ

ᑭᒪᔑᔕᐠ ᐅᒪ


ᐧᓂᐠ.

ᐱᓇᒪ

ᑕᐡ ᓂᑲᐣ

ᐅᐁᐧ

ᒋᑭᒥᓇᐧᒋᑲᑌ

ᑭᐸᐣ , ᑭᐃᑭᑐ

ᐱᐟᓫᐊᕑ .

ᐊᒥᐁᑕ ᑫᑭᑌ

ᐸᑫᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑕ

ᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ

ᑲᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ

ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ

ᐊᐧᑯᒪᑲᓇᐠ

ᐅᐁᐧ ᑫᐃᔑ

ᐱᒪᓄᑲᑌᐠ

ᒥᑐᓂ ᐱᑯ

ᒋᐸᔭᑌᓇᑯᒋᑲ

ᑌᐠ ᐊᐱ

ᐅᓀᓂᒥᑕᐧ


ᔑᔕᐠ.

ᐳᐡᔑ ᓂᔭᓄᔕᑊ ᑕ

ᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᓀᐸᐣ

ᐊᐱ

ᑲᐳᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐨ

ᑲᐊᓂᑕᑲᐧᑭ

ᓂᐠ 2007

ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐁᐃᐡᑯ

ᓄᐸᐣ ᑌᓇᐢ

ᑊᕑᐊᐣᐠᓫᐃᐣ

ᐠᕑᐊᒧᕑᒥ ᑭᒋ

ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐠ

ᐁᐧᑎ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ

ᐯ.ᑲᐃᐧᓂ

ᐣ ᒥᔑᓄᑭᔑᑲ

ᒋᐃᓯᓭᓂᐠ

ᐃᐁᐧ

ᐊᐱᐣ ᒪᒋᐨ

ᐁᐊᐧᐸᒪᑲᓄᐸ

ᐣ ᐁᐱᒪᑎᓯᐨ

ᐊᐱ ᑲᒥᑭᑲᑌ

ᓂᐠ ᐅᒥᔭᐤ

ᐁᐊᑲᐧᐣᑎᓂᐠ

ᒥᑭᐣᑕᔭᕑ ᓯᐱ

ᐠ ᑲᐡᑲᑎᓄᐱ

ᓯᑦ 1, 2007.

Bushie

inquest

delayed

ᐳᐡᔑ ᓇᓇᑐᑭᑫᒋᑫ

ᐃᐧᐣ ᐱᓇᒪ ᑭ

ᐱᑎᓂᑲᑌ


Featuring over 100 events!3rd Annual Children’s Festival Beach Volleyball TournamentCN Locomotive Rides Blueberry Bocce Tournament Sioux Mountain Festival Historical Spirit WalksTennis Tournaments Fire ghter’s SocialSt. Andrew’s Fish Fry Rotary Pancake BreakfastBlueberry Slo-Pitch Tournament Video Laser Dance for YouthCustomer Appreciation BBQ’s Blueberry Trialthlon & Duathlon Motorcycle Show & Shine Men’s, Ladies’, Youth & Best Ball Golf TournamentsChamber of Commerce Trade, Craft & Home Show& Much Much More!

Blueberry Festival t-shirts have arrived! Pick yours up today, or place your custom

order before July 6.

For more information about this year’s Blueberry Festival and to learn how you or your organization can become involved, please contact

Melissa or Micheal at the Travel Information Centre,

ph: (807) 737-3227email: [email protected]

Thank you to the sponsors of the 2009 Blueberry Festival:

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Culture, Municipality of Sioux Lookout, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, Service

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Gold:Alex Wilson Coldstream Ltd., Bell Aliant, Patricia

Area Development Endeavors, Sioux Lookout Bulletin, Wawatay News

Services.

Silver:All Occasion Cakes, Best Western Sioux Lookout

Inn, Forest Inn, Oshtugon Computers, Sioux Lookout

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Bronze:Calvary Baptist Church, Northweb Online, Saint Mary’s Anglican Church,

Sioux Area Senior’s Activity Centre, Volt

Entertainment.

Blueberry Friends:Chicken Chef, Northern

Store, Todd Gadal.

SUMMER FUNSUMMER FUN & EVENTS& EVENTS

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The importance of meeting real life challenges after gradu-ation has never been stronger, said Wally Bannon.

“Obstacles make you bet-ter,” Bannon, an external deliv-ery officer at Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund, said at the Matawa Youth Empowerment Conference.

He brought up an example of a youth who was running a race on the track. “After three laps there were six girls in a pack and one girl half a lap behind.”

By the final lap, Bannon said, the pack had finished and the girl still had a lap to go.

“All of a sudden, the crowd jumped up cheering and yell-ing for her,” Bannon said. “They were admiring her dedication. She was 16 years old and run-ning the best lap of her life.”

Bannon described the defini-tion of success as: good friends, a good reputation, enjoying your job, and volunteering for community service.

“If I had a second chance, this is what I would do,” Ban-non said. “I would further my education; become a computer whiz; learn a second language – that is what business is going towards; build a larger vocabu-lary – vocabulary and success goes hand in hand; find balance in my life; I would read more; learn to sell; (and improve my) public speaking – your speaking skills are important.”

Bannon also told the youth listening to his presentation to: find your passion, buy an address book and fill it, meet

all kinds of people, ask a mil-lion questions, stay in touch with everyone, read everything you can, try a few jobs before university, pursue your dreams, always do the right thing, and volunteer for community ser-vice.

“Remember, success is a jour-ney, not a destination,” Bannon said.

“Knowledge is important, because people don’t trade your diploma for a job. They trade your knowledge for a job.”

The Matawa Youth Empow-erment Conference was held

June 9-11 at the Best West-ern Nor’wester Resort Hotel near Thunder Bay, with more than a hundred youth from the Matawa c o m m u n i -ties attending about 22 work-

shops.“Matawa communities want

to make sure youth know that they are important,” said Mur-ray Waboose, education advi-sor with Matawa First Nation. “We need to provide them with opportunities, they are our future, and will eventually have to take care of our communi-ties.”

Marlena Desmoulin, from Long Lake #58, said she enjoyed the conference.

“I learned to play a violin,” she said.

Duane Moonias held two workshops on the fiddle during the conference.

“It was good to see them

so fascinated with the violin,” Moonias said. “You’re never too old or young to pick up an instrument. I have a four-year-old daughter who is very inter-ested in the guitar.”

Patrick Cheechoo held a ket-tlebell workout, which involves the use of an iron ball with a handle.

“It’s an all-inclusive work-out,” Cheechoo said. “It’s for strength, cardiovascular and flexibility.”

Four riders from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musi-cal Ride also took part in the conference, as did Ontario Pro-vincial Police Sgt. Marty Single-ton with his OPP motorcycle.

Roxy Shapwaykeesic was one of five people who delivered keynote addresses during the June 10 banquet, which was attended by about 100 youth and adults.

“I spoke about the three key items to following your dream,” Shapwaykeesic said, “know-ing what you want, habits and focus.”

Shapwaykeesic said every-thing people do from the time they wake up to when they go to sleep is focused by habits.

“It takes about 30 to 60 days to change or form a new habit,” Shapwaykeesic said. “Focus on the positive things in life rather than the negative. What we pay attention to grows. If we pay more attention to what we enjoy, that will provide our hap-piness.”

Lewis Yesno, an Air Canada pilot, Nicole Beauvais, a medi-cal school graduate, Ted Nolan, a former NHL player and head coach, and Moonias also spoke.

Overcoming obstacles key to future success

Cheechoo


NORTHERN NISHNAWBEEDUCATION COUNCIL

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

NNEC is a not for profit educational organization. Under the direction of the Sioux Lookout Area Chiefs, NNEC delivers secondary and post secondary education programs and services for First Nations people. NNEC operates Pelican Falls First Nations High School and Centre, Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School, Wahsa Distance Education Centre and has offices in Lac Seul (head office), Sioux Lookout and Thunder Bay. NNEC welcomes applications for the following position:

DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATIONThe Director of Secondary Education manages the secondary education programs of the Northern Nishnawbe Education Council (NNEC) schools. These schools are comprised of the Wahsa Distance Education Centre, Pelican Falls First Nation High School and Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School. The Director of Secondary Education possesses strong leadership, planning and management skills. Maintain current knowledge of First Nations secondary school systems and issues utilizing quality organizational and communication abilities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS1. A Masters degree in Education or willingness to obtain

qualification2. Principals Certification Level 23. At least five years management experience in First Nations

Secondary Education4. Knowledge of and sensitivity towards First Nations culture,

values and educational needs5. Excellent communication skills; fluency in local First

Nations dialect6. Willing and available to travel

LOCATION: Sioux Lookout, Ontario

TERM: Permanent

SALARY: Negotiable - commensurate with related education and experience.

CLOSING: Friday, July 17, 2009

NNEC requires a Vulnerable Persons Check to be completed for staff at time of hiring

Only those persons selected for an interview will be contacted

Submit your resume, covering letter and written permission for NNEC to contact three employment references to Personnel Officer

at NNEC by fax : (807) 582-3865;

via mail: Box 1419, Sioux Lookout, Ontario, P8T 1B9 oremail [email protected] more information please contact;

Personnel Officer, Dorothy Trout at (807) 582-3245.

SHIBOGAMA TECHNICAL SERVICESEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

DIRECTOR OFTECHNICAL SERVICESFull Time Employment

LOCATION: Sioux Lookout JOB SUMMARY:The Director is responsible for ensuring that technical advisory services are provided to the Shibogama member Communities. The Director reports directly to the Executive Director and meets regularly with an Advisory Committee. QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in the engineering services field and working in a Technical Environment;

• Beginning leadership and supervisory skills;• Problem solving and decision making skills;• Excellent verbal, written, organizational and communication skills

are a necessity;• Must be able to travel extensively;• The ability to speak Oji-Cree is an asset

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:• Responsible for managing the operating budget as approved by

the Chiefs;• Make recommendations to the Chiefs on staffing and

organizational structure to maintain effective and efficient service delivery of programs to the Shibogama Communities;

• Provide guidance to staff in the review of projects and proposals;• Develop and maintain communications with federal and other

regulatory authorities;• Review and evaluate government funding programs related to

Shibogama Community initiatives and projects;• Review proposals and provide advice or assistance in regards to

funding submissions;• Advise Shibogama Communities on capital costs, O&M costs,

and potential cost savings;• Prepare briefing notes and presentations for the Technical

Services Committee, the SFNC Board of Directors, and other Committees as required;

• Ensure federal reporting requirements are completed.SALARY: Commensurate with experience and qualificationsCLOSING DATE: 2009 July 3 at 4:30 PMAPPLICATION: A letter of application with an updated resume, permission to contact three references, and a current criminal reference clearance certificate must be sent to:

MARGARET KENEQUANASH, Executive [email protected]

Shibogama First Nations CouncilP.O. Box 449, 81 King Street

Sioux Lookout, Ontario P8T 1A5Fax: (807) 737- 1583

Employment OpportunityREGIONAL GOVERNANCE

COORDINATORExternal Advertisement

JOB SUMMARY:Shibogama First Nations Council is a progressive organization that serves five First Nation communities and its people in various capacities such as governance, education, health, economic development, technical support and advisory services. The five First Nation communities are actively developing strong governance structures and are pursing full control of their education programs. Under the direction of the Executive Director of Shibogama First Nation Council, the Regional Governance Coordinator will oversee the NAN Governance and Education Jurisdiction project by communicating, dialoguing, advocating, and supporting the communities on the next steps. He/she will be involved with the regional wide governance and education jurisdiction initiatives representing Shibogama First Nation Council and liaison with other Tribal Councils, governments, agencies and Nishnawbe Aski Nation. The NAN Governance and Education Jurisdiction is a negotiations process mandated by the leadership through resolution 98/75 and currently at the agreement-in-principle stage that will serve as a framework for final negotiations.QUALIFICATIONS:

• Post-secondary education public administration is required with a minimum of three years of coordinating and administrative experience

• Extensive knowledge of federal/provincial legislation, policies and procedures

• Excellent oral communication and writing skills• Excellent organizational skills• Fluency in First Nation language is required• Must travel to First Nation communities extensively• Knowledge of communities and sensitivity to First Nation culture• Computer literate• Ability to work as a team

RESPONSIBILITIES:• Coordinate and raise awareness and understanding of Governance and

Education Jurisdiction Negotiations and the self-governance process• Inform Chief and Councils and community members about the ongoing

progress of the negotiations• Distribute communication materials to each community using various

means of communication tools• Facilitate feedback for recommendations for the next phase of the project

and to the funding agencies• Conduct workshops and meetings with on and off reserve population at the

community and/or urban centre• Attend RGC training• Be responsible for the completion of program proposals, mid-term, quarter

and final reports.• Submit monthly reports that will contain RGC activities, contacts,

information sessions, and other statistical information that will be required.• Assist in the development of community plans on governance and

education jurisdiction• Provide current federal and provincial policy changes and information

trends on governance and education jurisdiction.

SALARY: Commensurate with experience and qualificationsCLOSING DATE: July 3, 2009 12:00 p.m.Must provide a criminal record check. Please submit three references, one should be the current supervisor, and your resume to:MARGARET KENEQUANASH Shibogama First Nations CouncilP.O. Box 449, 81 King StreetSioux Lookout, Ontario P8T 1A5Fax: (807) 737- 1583

For more information: contact Margaret Kenequanash (807) 737-2662 Ext. 2233

JOB ADVERTISEMENT

COURTASSISTANT

Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service is seeking a full-time, one-year temporary contract Court Assistant. The position is located at the Northwest Regional Office in Sioux Lookout, ON. The annual salary for this position is $39,624.00, plus 6% vacation pay and 7% benefit pay. The successful applicant will become a member of the Public Service Alliance of Canada. The position will be available to be filled in September 2009.

Candidates will require excellent organizational skill, the ability to concentrate on a single task in busy surroundings and the ability to follow through on assigned duties independently. Candidates must be available to travel when required. The position will report to the Court Officer and will liaise with the Crown Attorney’s office, the OPP and other organizations.

Applicants may submit a resume to the address below. Posting closes on Friday, June 26, 2009 at 16:00. No late applicants accepted. Resumes may be sent to:

NAPS Headquarters300-2027 Derek Burney Drive

Thunder Bay, ON P7K 0A1(807) 623-2161 ext. 222 Fax (807) 623-2252

Attn: Jeanet PierceManager of Human Resources

[email protected] www.naps.ca

QUALIFICATIONS1. Grade 12 and / or Ontario Teaching Certificate2. Criminal Record Check3. Administrative and organizational qualities4. Strong work ethic with Christian character5. Experience or knowledge in work with Accelerated

Christian Education (ACE)6. C.P.R. an asset7. Enjoys working with children8. Self-motivated, mature, flexible to unforeseen events,

patience and team player

DUTIES & RESPONSIBLITIES1. Share the school’s philosophy of Christian Education2. Maintain and update ACE Management System3. Communicate the student’s progress and report and

concerns with the Principal4. Participate in school fundraising5. Administer Diagnostic tests for new students and weekly

subject tests6. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the Administration and

Procedures Manuals7. Follows school policies and procedures regarding the

Learning Centre8. Parent/teacher rapport for positive working relations9. Communicates the student’s progress or concerns to

parents or guardians during parent/teacher interviews10. Participate in staff training11. Willing to reside in Whitefish Bay12. To be an active church member in the community of

Whitefish Bay13. Be accountable to the Principal and Lac Seul Education

Authority

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT: August 31, 2009 - August 31, 2010

DEADLINE FOR RESUMES: 4:30 pm, Friday, July 10, 2009

Only selected applicants will be contacted for an interview.

SEND RESUMES TO:

Mr. Ron Angeconeb, LSEA Education OfficerLac Seul Education Authority

P.O. Box 319Hudson, ON P0V 1X0(807) 582-3431 (fax)

Email: [email protected]

Morris Thomas Memorial Christian SchoolWhitefish Bay, Lac Seul First Nation, Ontario P0V 2A0

Employment Opportunity

TEACHER

Applications are invited for the following...

Teaching Position 2009-2010 School Year

Sioux Mountain Public School – Sioux Lookout – Michael Boos, Principal, Box 969, Sioux Lookout, Ontario P8T 1B5 Tel: 807-737 3480 Fax: 807-737 3486

1.0 Primary/Junior/Intermediate Teacher – Native as a Second Language and prep coverage teacher. Native As A Second Language qualifi cations preferred. Ontario Teacher Qualifi cations required. Effective immediately. File #T-0809-94

Ontario Teacher Certifi cation with qualifi cations in the appropriate divisions and special qualifi cations where the position warrants are required.

Please send your resume, cover letter referencing the fi le number, a copy of your Ontario College of Teachers Certifi cate, and the names of three professional references (one of whom must be a recent/current immediate supervisor with authorization to be contacted under the terms of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act), (recent graduates should include university transcripts and practicum teaching reports) by noon, Friday, July 3rd, 2009, to the principal.

Confi dential information provided by applicants will be used for the purposes of this competition only and will be protected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

We thank all applicants; however, only those to be interviewed will be contacted.

This board is an equal opportunity employer.

Keewatin-PatriciaDistrict School Board

2009-2010 School Year

www.kpdsb.on.ca

Larry Hope, Director of Education Dave Penney, Board Chair


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Moose Cree First Nation recently scored a grant to upgrade its community arena.

Hydro One recently announced a $20,000 Power-Play grant for renovations to the sporting venue.

“The contribution from Hydro One will help in making this project a reality, and pro-vide an opportunity for fun and fitness for our children,” said Rick Cheechoo, facilities clerk at the Thomas Cheechoo Jr. Memorial Complex. “On behalf of the community of Moose Fac-tory, I want to thank Hydro One for their financial contribution.”

Hydro One has provided grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 through the PowerPlay Program to help support 156 community recreational proj-ects.

“Access to recreational facili-ties is vital to the health and well-being of our children and contributes to the success of communities,” said Laura Formusa, president and CEO, Hydro One. “That is why we believe it is important to con-tinue to invest in Hydro One communities through our Pow-erPlay Grants Program. The feedback we’ve received from municipalities who have ben-efited from the PowerPlay Pro-gram in its first year has been very positive, and we are proud to be supporting our customers and their communities.”

The program is open to municipalities and registered charities in Hydro One-served communities.

Hydro funds arena upgrades

Scott HainesSpecial to Wawatay News

During the last month, Henry Baker has been travelling as far south as Manitoulin Island and west to Big Grassy bringing Fun In Athletics to First Nation schools.

He introduced the fun and joy of athletics that he himself has achieved success in throughout his school days, to other youth.

Baker, an accomplished cross-country runner who com-peted at two OFSAA champion-ships and the Canadian Cross-Country Championships , began this project training with Junior Weir, an IFTA Development Officer out of Toronto.

The two travelled to a num-ber of First Nation communities and delivered Fun in Athlet-ics. Henry quickly learned the necessary skills to interact and inspire numerous students. He would let the young people try on his medals he won at the NAIG (North American Indig-enous Games) from the past summer in Cowichan, B.C.

Many of the young students would even ask for his auto-graph at the end of the session.

Once his brief mentorship with Junior was over, Henry teamed up with David Depiero to embark on delivery in north-western Ontario. The two deliv-ered the program to a number of Treaty 3 communities along the Manitoba/Ontario border. During the trip, Henry began training again. It was a chance to run with David, himself a once nationally ranked 1,500 metre runner in Canada.

Henry’s efforts have not only brought a great foundation of athletics to young people, but identified talented and skilled First Nation student-athletes that might be able to follow in Henry’s footsteps and possibly on to the Olympics. His willing-ness to dedicate his energy and time to present healthy options to students was well-noted.

“The example that Henry

provides for young people is priceless. He shows great leadership in sharing what he knows and has experienced himself as a student-athlete. By being in front of young people and inspiring them to be the best they can be, you can’t ask

much more. I have confidence Henry’s work will make a dif-ference with many of these stu-dents’ lives,” said Scott Haines, the NAIG head coach for athlet-ics in 2006 and 2008.

The project “Keeping First Nations First” is part of a three-

year Ministry of Health Promo-tion initiative with Athletics Ontario (the Provincial branch of Athletics Canada) that is designed to provide quality physical fitness testing and introducing track and field to First Nations schools in Ontario.

Schedules are being created for the 2009-2010 school year and the project hopes to con-tinue to have Henry continue to inspire many students to achieve success in athletics not only on a personal level but in competition.

Baker gives back to inspire athletes

Scott Haines/Special to Wawatay NewsHenry Baker has been working with youth like these introducing the Fun In Athletics to First Nation schools this spring.


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The Government of Canada is building their foundation for Aboriginal seniors par-ticularly in Whitefish Bay First Nation and Wabigoon Lake First Nation.

Greg Rickford, Member of Parliament for Kenora, joined Whitefish Bay First Nation and Warren White, chief, in the grand opening of their new 10-unit seniors residence June 8.

“The Government of Canada is committed to creating safe and affordable housing for Aboriginal people in Ontario and across the country,” Rick-ford said. “This project provides area elders with access to safe, quality housing at an affordable cost.”

Canada Mortgage and Hous-ing Corporation provided a housing loan of $1,064,000 to facilitate the construction for the residence. Canada Mort-gage will also provide housing subsidies for the project.

“It’s been a long, prosperous journey and now we can express the wishes that our elders voiced years ago to develop a seniors residence in Naotka-megwanning First Nation,” said White.

“Through hard work, deter-mination and negotiations with Canada Mortgage, it has become the greatest accom-plishment for our community.”

Rickford also announced federal support to the Wabig-oon Lake First Nation under the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

Feds fund seniorsSteve FeeneyWawatay News

“The government now recog-nizes that the consequences of the Indian residential schools policy were profoundly nega-tive and that this policy has had a lasting and damaging impact on aboriginal culture, heritage and language.”

Those were words spoken by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on June 11, 2008 as he formally apologized to residential school survivors for the government’s role in the residential school system.

Harper’s apology had a great impact on many survivors such as Garnet Agneconeb, who spoke at a one-year apology anniversary event at the Nish-nawbe-Gamik Friendship Cen-tre in Sioux Lookout June 11.

The Community Coalition for Healing and Reconciliation, which Angeconeb is a member of, hosted the event.

“I watch that apology from time to time and each time that I watch it I get more out of it,” Angeconeb said at the event.

Angeconeb is a residential school survivor from Lac Seul First Nation who has been very active for many years on bring-ing forward the stories of sur-vivors.

Angeconeb said that residen-tial schools had many negative effects on the survivors.

“One of the things that I really appreciate (from Harper’s apology) was the mention of family and how families were destroyed,” Angeconeb said. “When you destroy individu-als, you destroy families. And when you destroy families, you destroy community in this nation of Indigenous peoples.”

Families, church members and community members came to the event, which Angeconeb was very pleased to see.

“People are beginning to come together to say this is not just Aboriginal history but this is indeed the history of our country, the history of this nation. It’s very gratifying and uplifting to see so many people come together here,” Ange-coneb said.”

The day before the one-year apology anniversary, the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission wel-comed Justice Murray Sinclair as their new chairperson and Marie Wilson and Wilton Littl-echild as commissioners.

Angeconeb mentioned this at the event.

“It’s going to allow us to talk about our history, our collec-tive history and to remember the words and reflect on the words of the apology and that this kind of thing will never happen again and that we will learn from it and begin the road to reconciliation,” he said of the commission.

The event also saw the tal-ents of a local women’s hand drum group and musicians Dan Fraser, Stallone Quequish and Margaret Dumas.

“This is a really powerful day, one that I will never forget,” Angeconeb said.

Process continues for healing, reconciliation

“When you destroy individuals, you destroy families.”

– Garnet Angeconeb

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Steve Feeney/Wawatay NewsKaitlyn Wren, left, and her sister Brenda checked out the water while at the Sioux Lookout beach with their family June 16.


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“I’m one of the survivors,” said Baxter, NAN’s social ser-vices manager. “I spent 10 years of my life in residential school. My mother is here, she was one of the first to attend residential school back in the 1930s.”

Grand Chief Stan Beardy spoke about a need for more public education on the residen-tial school issue among Cana-dian society.

“Hopefully, people under-stand what happened in resi-dential school,” Beardy said, explaining that although resi-dential schools are no longer operating, their effects are still felt by NAN community mem-bers. “The emotional loss these people have, we’re talking about children leaving home at the age of five or six.”

“I encourage all Canadians – Native and non-Native – to observe National Day of Recon-ciliation as we continue to work towards reconciliation over this shameful chapter of Canadian history,” Beardy said. “Many First Nations may never be able to get over the devastating legacy of this shameful chapter of Canadian history, but I hope that by coming together we can continue the healing process for survivors and their families.”

About 5,000 NAN members attended residential schools. Since 2005, NAN had publicly urged for a formal apology by the Prime Minister of Canada and the continuation of pro-grams focused on individual and community healing for the 90 per cent of NAN members who were impacted by the resi-dential school system.

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First Nation leaders are pleased with government plans to clean up contaminated radar sites.

“The Mushkegowuk Council applauds the governments for coming to an agreement for the clean up of the 16 sites in northern Ontario,” said Mush-kegowuk Council Grand Chief Stan Louttit. “This environmen-tal pollution has gone on for too long.”

Ontario announced a six-year plan June 22 for the cleanup of 16 sites across northern Ontario, which were part of the Mid-Canada line that dates back to the Cold War. They are

mostly located along the coasts of Hudson Bay and James Bay.

Ontario will be investing up to $73 million from Ontario to clean up the sites, while the fed-eral government will be invest-ing up to $30 million to assist with the cleanup of 11 sites which are highly contaminated.

“These sites must be cleaned up as part of our broader efforts to conserve the unique ecol-ogy of the vast boreal region,” said Natural Resources Minister Donna Cansfield.

Fort Severn, Peawanuck, Attawapiskat, Kashechewan, Fort Albany, Taykwa Tagamou Nation and Moose Cree, as well as the Mushkegowuk Tribal Council discussed the proposed cleanup strategy.

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Lenny Carpenter/Special to Wawatay NewsShawldancer Marcie Patrick of Peawanuck was one of dozens of dancers who joined National Aboriginal Day festivities in Timmins.

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Floating through frontierJames ThomWawatay News

Before the onset of cars and planes, the rivers which cut through the land served as the highways for goods and services.

A group of nearly a dozen youth, chaperones and elders traveled one of these highways again May 30 to June 6, rafting from Constance Lake to their home community of Fort Albany on the Kanogami and Albany Rivers.

“The rivers have always been a way of life for our people,” said Ed Meta-tawabin, who organized the trip. “It was our means to trade and gave us food and supplies.

“That’s why it was so important to bring our youth back to the river and see where they came from.”

Tessa Baxter, Kyle Edwards, TJ Nakogee, Guis Carpenter, Cedar Meta-tawabin and Meshan Metatawabin were the youth on the trip. Others on the trip were Ed’s father Abraham Metatawabin, Jesse Sutherland, John Edwards and Joseph Metat Jr.

Two representatives from Algoma University also participated in the raft-ing journey.

“I’ve never done anything like this before,” Meshen said. “I learned so much from the elders on the trip, including my grandpa (Abraham).”

During the trip, Meshen learned how to gut a moose, fillet a fish and tie a slip knot.

“These are all important skills,” he said.

The trip was full of adventures.“On the first day, we got stuck on

a sandbar,” Meshen said. “We had to push ourselves off to get unstuck and be able to keep moving.”

A few days later, the group shot a moose which provided several meals to them.

“I enjoy hunting so it was nice that we were able to get a moose and some geese,” Meshen said. “We ate well dur-ing the trip with food that we bought in Hearst.”

Part of that was due to the cold con-ditions of the rivers.

“There was still ice on the banks of the river,” Ed said. “We were able to preserve the meat.”

He said the trip was everything he could have hoped for.

“We were eating off the land,” he said. “We were returning to our roots.”

Ed described it as a peaceful trip.“We could hear the birds,” he said.

“We taught the youth about the birds’ songs. When they are singing their songs in full, it will be a nice day. But when the songs are short, it will rain.”

There was also an element of family

on the trip.“I know what the land did for me,”

Ed said. “When I was young, my dad would take me out on the land in the summer when I was home from resi-dential school.”

It was then Ed learned the skills he was passing on to the future genera-tions during the rafting trip.

Having his father along was impor-tant to Ed.

“We have a lot of family buried along the shores of the river. On the third night of the trip, we landed where my grandma is buried. We put a cross there and cleared the brush away. This

was the first step to cleaning up 22 cemeteries along the river.”

For safety and respectful reasons, no portable music players and very little technology was brought on the trip.

“We shared stories and recounted the day’s event instead,” Ed said.

It was tough to be away from tech-nology, Meshen said.

“I was having withdrawal not having a computer with me,” he said. “But it was a great experience anyway.”

He was also involved in the con-struction of the raft at the landing in Constance Lake in the five days prior to departure.

Using logs with a diameter of about 60 centimetres, the raft was formed by cabling them together to form a five-metre by 16 metre platform. A shelter with beds, a kitchen, toilet and kitchen was also built on top. It was 12 metres by five metres.

“It was quite comfortable,” Ed said. “The shelter was made of tarp, plastic and plywood,” and kept the elements out.

Should a second trip be organized, construction of a new raft will have to be built.

“The old one will be fire-wood by the end of the summer,” Ed said.

Youth, elders complete rafting journey from Constance Lake to Fort Albany

Sheila Gruner/Special to Wawatay NewsAfter spending more than a week rafting the Kanogami and Albany Rivers, the Fort Albany students arrived back home in their community June 6. The time spent on the water allowed them to learn from their elders.

“We were eating off the land. We were returning to our roots.”

– Ed Metatawabin

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Debbie MishibinijimaWawatay News

It is that time of year when many powwow enthusiasts look forward to visiting powwows throughout the territory.

After a long, snowy winter, dancers are making new regalia or mending regalia. Vehicle maintenance checks and check-ing camping gear is also part of getting ready to hit the pow-wow trail.

Powwows are an important cultural gathering. It is a time to meet old friends and to make new friends. It is a time to dance, to listen, to sing and to celebrate life. The sound of drums echo throughout many communities as cultural cel-ebrations occur.

There are two different types of powwows – traditional and competition. At traditional pow-wows, participants are given honorariums or a gift from powwow committee members to show their appreciation. Competition powwows involve drummers and dancers compet-ing for prize money.

Ralph Johnson is originally from Seine River First Nation, but now lives in Sioux Lookout. He is a drummer, a men’s tra-ditional dancer and sometimes a master of ceremonies at local powwows. Johnson has a wealth of information about powwow culture.

“Grandfather drums are the ones that we dance around. That style came from the Sioux. The Sioux and Ojibway traded

and when they made peace, they brought their drums together and shared their songs with one another and that is where the powwows come from” Johnson explained. “When they dance around the drum, the Ojibway used to dance in one spot. The style of dance where they dance around (the drum) comes from the Sioux. We continue to honour those teachings.”

A key powwow protocol is to make tobacco offerings to the visiting drums and acknowl-edge the drum keepers by shaking hands to show respect. The drum keeper will have a tobacco pouch or a container for the tobacco offerings. John-son recommends that this show of respect be performed upon

arrival to the powwow arbour.At powwows, there are

typically two different kinds of drums. There is the traditional grandmother drum that is signified by visible drum staffs. There are also grandfather drums, which do not have drum staffs around them.

Johnson suggests that it is a good practice to greet as many people as you can by shaking his or her hand. An Elder he met up with at a powwow gave him this teaching. This Elder had taken the time to shake hands with over 300 people.

Honour the natural cycle of life, like the sun travelling from east to west. Johnson explains that is why you see dancers dancing in a clockwise pattern.

“The more we follow the nat-

ural process, the more we begin to understand our purpose in life cause we are also following that same pattern of all things on this earth.”

As a result, dancers are discouraged from dancing in a counter-clockwise circle.

When you want to learn a teaching about the powwow, approach any drum keeper and offer tobacco to receive a teaching. The drum keeper will usually let you know what is required. You may have to visit the drum keeper on more than one visit to get your answer.

Parents are encouraged not to pick up their child when dancing at a powwow. The child has to be able to walk on his or her own. There is a right of pas-sage when the baby starts tak-

ing their first steps and that is when they are brought into the powwow circle. Honour that stage of life.

Parents are also encouraged to keep a close eye on their children so they are not running around, especially within the dancing area. This will prevent any damage to a dancer’s rega-lia, particularly the eagle bus-tles that the men’s traditional dancers wear.

Powwows are being revital-ized throughout the territory. Recently, there have been powwows held at local schools in Sioux Lookout including Pelican Falls First Nation High School, Queen Elizabeth Dis-trict High School, Sacred Heart School and Sioux Mountain Public School.

It’s time to hit the powwow trail

College to offer mineral prospecting programRick GarrickWawatay News

Confederation College will receive $250,000 for a new 15-week Mineral Prospecting Pro-gram for First Nation commu-nity members.

“We’re pretty excited,” said John Hatton, director of train-ing and development at Confed-eration College. “This program is 15 weeks, about eight weeks in the college and the remain-der in the bush doing core sam-pling, learning how to expose rocks and a bit of a safety com-ponent.”

The course outline includes: safety certification training, introduction to mineral explo-ration, the basics of geology, effective GPS applications,

prospecting and claim staking, components of exploration, the business aspect of mineral exploration, geophysics, geol-ogy fieldwork and map inter-pretation, and sampling tech-niques.

Applications are currently being accepted for the program, which is scheduled for Aug. 10 to Nov. 20.

“Confederation College has a strong history of equipping our graduates with relevant skills and education that meet the changing needs of industry and business,” said Patricia Lang, president of Confederation Col-lege. “I look forward to continu-ing our collaboration with the OGS (Ontario Geological Sur-vey) that has been so successful for so many students.”

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As part of the 2009 Insect Pest Management Plan, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources will be conducting a large scale aerial spray operation. This project is scheduled to commence on or about June 24, 2009.

The project will include an application of the insecticide Foray 76B PCP #24976 with the active ingredient Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki (Btk) to trees on Crown land to prevent mortality caused by the jack pine budworm.

The approved plan and description for this project, including specifi c locations and maps are available for viewing at the Ministry of Natural Resources offi ces in Red Lake and Sioux Lookout from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Copies will also be available at the Red Lake Forest Management Co. Ltd.; Domtar Inc.- Ear Falls; and Whitefeather Forest Management Corp. offi ces. Please call ahead to ensure someone is available to assist you with the review.

The biological insecticide (Btk) is a naturally occurring bacteria and poses little threat to human health through either direct handling or indirect exposure during a spray program. To prevent unnecessary exposure, it is advised that people stay away from treatment areas during the time of application.

The operation is predicted to go from June 24, 2009 to July 24, 2009 and will involve the use of a large number of spray aircraft. These aircraft will be operating in the early morning and late evening, approximately 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. until dark. Completion of the project within the time frame will be dependent on factors such as weather, insect and tree development.

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ᒥᐅᐧᐁ ᑕᔥ ᑲᑭᑕᐧᑲᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᓐ 2009 ᑲᐧᐃᒪᑕᓄᑲᑌᒃ ᑲᐃᔑᒪᓂᒍᔑᑲᒃ ᒋᓯᓱᐸᒋᑲᑌᒃ, ᐧᐊᐊᐧᐃᔭᓯᑫᐧᐃᑭᒪ ᐅᑲᓂᑲᓂᔥᑲᓐ ᓂᐱᐧᐊ ᑌᑎᐸᐃ ᒋᐸᐸᓯᓱᐸᒋᑫᒡ. ᐅᐅᐧᐁ ᑕᔥ ᑲᐃᐧᒪᑕᓄᑲᑌᒃᑭᐃᔑᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌ ᒋᐃᔑᒪᑕᓄᑲᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᒣᐧᑲ ᐊᐱ ᓴᑭᐸᑲᐧᐃᑭᓯᔅ 24 ᐃᓇᑭᓱᒡ, 2009ᑭᑭᓄᐧᐃᓄᐧᐊᒃ.

ᑫᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᐃᑕᔥ ᐅᐅᐧᐁ ᐱᒥᓭᐧᐃᓂᒃ ᑲᐧᐃᐅᒋ ᓯᓱᐸᒋᑲᓂᐧᐊᒃ ᑕᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌ ᑲᓂᓯᑯᐧᐊᒡᒪᓂᒍᔕᒃ Foray 76B PCP #24976 ᐃᔑᓂᑲᑌ ᑲᑭᑕᐧᑲᑲᒥᓂᑲᑌᒃ ᑲᐃᔑᒪᒥᑎᑯᑲᒃ ᐅᑭᒪᐧᐃᓐᑲᐃᔑᑎᐯᓐᑕᒃ ᐊᑭᓂ ᒋᐅᒋ ᒐᑭᓂᐳᓯᐧᑲ ᒥᑎᑯᒃ ᒪᓂᒍᔕᒃ ᑲᐊᐧᒪᐧᐊᒡ.

ᐅᐅᐧᐁ ᑲᑭᔕᐳᓂᑲᑌᒃ ᐅᔑᓯᒋᑫᐧᐃᓐ ᑲᔦ ᑲᐃᔑᐧᐊᐧᐃᓐᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᑲᐧᐃᐃᔑᐱᒪᓄᑲᑌᒃ, ᑕᑯ ᑲᔦᐊᓂᓐᑎ ᐃᓀᑫ ᑲᔦ ᐊᑭᐧᐃ ᒪᓯᓇᐃᑲᓇᓐ ᐊᔭᒪᑲᓄᓐ ᒋᐧᐊᐸᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐧᐁᑎ ᐧᐃᔭᓯᑫᐧᐃᑭᒪᐅᔑᐱᐃᑫᐧᐃᑲᒥᑯᓐ ᑲᐊᔭᑭᓐ ᒥᔅᑯᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᒃ ᑲᔦ ᐧᐊᓂᓇᐧᐊᑲᒃ ᒣᐧᑲ 8:30 ᑭᔐᐸᐧᐊᑲᒃ ᐱᓂᔥ12:00 ᓇᐧᐊᐧᑫᒃ ᑲᔦ 1:00 ᐃᔥᐧᑲᓇᐧᐊᐧᑫᒃ ᐱᓂᔥ 4:30 ᐅᓇᑯᔑᒃ, ᐅᔥᑭᑭᔑᑲᒃ ᐊᑯᓇᒃᐸᐧᑫᔑᑲᓐᑭᔑᑲᒃ. ᑕᐊᔭᐧᐊᓐ ᑲᑭᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᒋᐅᓐᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᒥᔅᑯᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᒃ ᑭᔥᑲᐊᐧᑫᐊᓄᑭᐧᐃᑲᒥᑯᒃ, ᐅᑕᐧᐊᑲᐧᐃᐸᐧᐃᑎᑯᒃ. ᑲᔦᐧᐊᐱᒥᐧᑲᓐ ᓄᐱᒪᑲᒥᒃ ᒪᒋᑕᐧᐃᓐ ᐊᓄᑭᐧᐃᑲᒥᑯᓐ.ᓂᑲᓐ ᐃᔑᑭᑭᑐᓐ ᒋᐧᐸ ᐊᓂᐃᔕᔭᓐ ᑫᒋᓇᒡᐊᓄᑭᐊᑲᓐ ᒋᐊᔭᒡ ᑫᐧᐃᒋᐃᒃ ᑲᐧᐃ ᐊᓐᑕᐧᐃᐧᐊᐸᑕᒪᓐ ᒪᓯᓇᐃᑲᓇᓐ.

ᑲᐊᐸᑕᒃ ᓯᓱᐸᒋᑫᐧᐃᓂᒃ ᐊᑭᑲᒃ ᐅᒋᐅᔑᐅᒪᑲᓐᑲᐅᓐᑎᓂᑲᑌᒃ ᑲᔦ ᑲᐧᐃᓐ ᐊᐱᒋ ᑫᑯᓐ ᐅᑲᐃᔑᒪᔑᑐᑕᑯᓯᓇᐧᐊ ᐊᐧᐃᔭᒃ ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᑲᓴᒥᓇᒧᐧᐊᒡᑫᒪ ᒋᐅᒋ ᒪᔑᑐᑕᑯᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐃᔥᐧᑲᓯᓱᐸᒋᑫᓇᓂᐧᐊᓂᒃ. ᒋᐅᒋ ᒪᔑᑐᒋᑫᒪᑲᓯᓄᒃᐃᑕᔥ ᐊᔭᐧᑲᒥᒪᑲᓂᐧᐃᐧᐊᒃ ᐊᐧᐃᔭᒃ ᒋᐃᔕᓯᐧᑲᐃᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᐃᔥᐧᑲ ᓯᓱᐸᒋᑫᓇᓂᐧᐊᓂᒃ.

ᐅᐅᐧᐁ ᓯᓱᐸᒋᑫᐧᐃᓐ ᑭᐃᓀᒋᑲᑌᒋᐃᔑᐱᒥᔥᑲᒪᑲᒃ ᒣᐧᑲ ᓴᑭᐸᑲᐧᐃᑭᓯᔅ 24, 2009 ᐱᓂᔥ ᑭᔑᐸᑲᐧᐃᑭᓯᔅ 24, 2009ᑲᔦ ᐱᒥᓭᐧᐃᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᒋ ᐸᐸᓯᓱᐸᒋᑫᓇᓂᐧᐊᒃ.ᐱᒥᓭᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑕᐸᐸᒪᑯᑌᐧᐊᓐ ᐧᐃᐸ ᑭᑭᔐᐸᐊᐧᑲᒃᐱᓂᔥ ᑭᐊᓂᐅᓇᑯᔑᒃ, ᑲᓇᐸᒡ 5:00 ᑭᔐᐸᐧᐊᑲᒃᐱᓂᔥ 11:00 ᒋᐧᐸ ᓇᐧᐊᐧᑫᒃ ᑲᔦ 6:00 ᐅᓇᑯᔑᒃᐱᓂᔥ ᑲᔥᑭᑎᐱᑲᒃ. ᑕᐅᒋ ᑎᐸᐸᒋᑲᑌᐧᐊᓐᑫᑯᓇᓐ ᑕᐱᔥᑯ ᑲᐊᓂᐊᐃᔑᐧᐁᐸᒃ,ᑲᐃᔑᒪᓂᒍᔑᑲᒃ ᑲᔦ ᑲᐃᔑᐱᒥ ᓇᓂᑕᐧᐊᐧᐊᒡᒥᑎᑯᒃ ᒋᐅᒋ ᑭᑫᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᐊᐱ ᑫᐊᓂ ᑭᔕᓄᑲᑌᒃᓯᓱᐸᒋᑫᐧᐃᓐ.

ᑲᐧᐃᑕᔑ ᐸᐸᓯᓱᐸᒋᑫᓇᓂᐧᐊᒃ ᑲᓇᐸᒡ 58,000 ᐁᒃᑐᕐᔅ ᐊᐱᒋ ᑎᐸᐊᑲᑌ ᑲᔦ ᐧᐁᑎ ᐱᑯ ᑫᑲᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᐧᐊᐱᒥᐧᑲᓂ ᓄᐱᒪᑲᒥᑯᒃ.

ᑫᔭᐱ ᐧᐃᑭᑫᑕᒪᓐ ᑫᔭᓂᔑ ᐱᒪᓄᑲᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᓯᓱᐸᒋᑫᐧᐃᓐ, ᑲᓄᓂᒃ ᒐᐸᔑᔥ ᑲᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓱᐧᐊᒡ:

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Justine Moore is happy with the results of the PhotoVoice project she worked on this win-ter.

“It makes me feel good,” Moore said about the United Way YouthScape project which involved about 50 Anishinabe students from three Thunder Bay high schools. “We’re being recognized, they are supporting it.”

The PhotoVoice project was featured at a Talking Circle and Exhibition held June 11-12 at the Ka-Na-Chi-Hih Solvent Abuse Treatment Centre in Thunder Bay, and the work of the students from St. Patrick’s High School was displayed at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery Honouring Our Stories exhibi-tion.

“A picture can explain a thou-sand words,” Moore said. “You can see and learn from us.”

Nadya Kwandibens, a nation-ally recognized Aboriginal photographer from Northwest Angle #37, delivered a pho-tography class to the students where she spoke about abstract photographs and the concepts of photography.

The students took photo-graphs at different locations around Thunder Bay with four 35 mm cameras and disposable cameras which were distributed to each of the students; they also made collage art books and their framed photographs were displayed during the exhibits.

“I’d like to see this go really far,” Moore said. “And have more people involved.”

The project was co-ordinated by Alice Sabourin, from the Thunder Bay Neighbourhood Capacity Building Program, as

a photographic documentary by Aboriginal students of their lived experiences; the project also provided a voice for the students to policy makers and the community to encourage dialogue and create change.

“As an artist, it is a significant collection of art that should be toured,” Sabourin said. “In Thunder Bay, but also around the area.”

Students from Hillcrest High School, Sir Winston Churchill

Collegiate and Vocational Insti-tute and St. Patrick High School participated.

The exhibition drew more than 60 people on the opening evening.

Garrett Sinoway said he felt

good about expressing his feel-ings in the photographs.

“I just wanted to go up and say,” Sinoway said, “these are good photographs – the best.”

Learning through photography

Rick Garrick/Wawatay NewsSeven of the about 50 students involved in the PhotoVoice project met with Alice Sabourin during the PhotoVoice Talking Circle and Exhibition held June 11-12 at the Ka-Na-Chi-Hih Solvent Abuse Treatment Centre in Thunder Bay.


Equay-wuk (Women’s Group)

would like to congratulate

CELINE FAVELL

on her graduation with

distinction from St. Lawrence

College-Brockville Campus

with a diploma in Early

Childhood Education

Congratulations!

Celine FavellWabigoon Lake First Nation

June 2009

This program is funded by Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board(SLAAMB) and Northern Nishnawbe

Education Council (NNEC)

GRADE 8GRADUATES

Teachers:Judy Staruck &

RandolphSuggashie

Randy Jr. KeeperSharona KeeperShinniah King

Llyod PetersCarlena Quill

Ian QuillRussell Quill

Starlene QuillCurri Jr. Strang

Kurri QuillJeff Strang

Jefferson StrangKurtis Quill

Savannah StrangAngus SugashieTeroline Turtle

Kyla Quill

GRADE 12GRADUATES

Trevor KeeperDarren KeeperDarwin Keeper

Schwayne TurtleKerry QuillCody Kejick

KINDERGARTENGRADUATES

McDonald’s Classroom

Sara KejickAlanna StrangDelinah KepperBrayden Turtle

Chad PetersDayden Strang

Keaton QuillZachary Strang

Hailey PetersCharmaine Strang

Serna StrangHavyn Suggashie

Danica TurtleJudith MooseLakota PetersAngel Quill

Sunshine QuillChristine Moose

Ellie QuillRaydana Turtle


Teacher:Mario Keeper/Deborah

Suggashie

Kilyn Suggashie Jacqueline Suggashie

Charity StrangCecily StrangHayden Quill

Havanna QuillDestiny PetersMelody KeeperColeen Keeper

Tyra DunsfordMontel Turtle

Tristan SuggashieJerome StrangDelroy StrangJohn Joby QuillBoyd Lee QuillDaeden Keeper


Teacher:Daniel Keeper/ Ursula King

Sundin Turtle Isaiha Turtle

Ryland SuggashieHosea StrangXavier Quill

Nathanial QuillC.J Pascal

Josiah OwenEthan King

Aiden KeeperShannon TurtleCindy SuggashieJulitha Strang

Liana QuillSykora Quill

Darvina PetersAlayah Keeper

Eenchokay Birchstick School Graduates (Pikangikum, Ontario)

Congratulations!to all graduating students from the

Pikangikum Education Authority &Eenchokay Birchstick School


For 10 students, it was one of the proudest accomplishments they will never forget.

Ten students from nine First Nations communities officially graduated from Pelican Falls First Nations High School June 10.

It was a special moment for staff, friends and families as each of the students accepted their Ontario Secondary School Diploma from Desta Buswa, principal, and Darryl Tinney, head teacher.

Buswa, proud of her students, offered each student encourage-ment before they accepted their diplomas while parents and family members took pictures

to capture the moment.“I feel very good about

myself,” said Dennis Wes-ley, graduate student. “I feel blessed. I finally made it. I just feel good.”

Wesley said his plans in the future include taking a year off and going to film school.

“I’ll be taking a film produc-tion course,” said the Lac Seul First Nation student. “For a year, I’m going to work on my portfolio and going to work on my own projects.”

Guest speakers at the cer-emony included Wayne Mercer, Sioux Mountain School vice-principal, and Matthew Ange-coneb, University of Ottawa law school graduating student.

Both speakers told the stu-dents to follow their goals and

never give up in the future.The students elected Wes-

ley and Rena Kakekagumick as their valedictorians.

When asked for advice to future graduates, Wesley said, “Work hard, keep on your stud-ies and stay away from the dating scene and you’ll be just fine.”

Buswa offered advice to the current graduating class.

“The advice I have to the graduates of 2009 is hold true to your principal values. They will not let you down. They will bring good things for your future,” Buswa said.

The Pelican Falls graduation was broadcast live by Northern Nishnawbe Education Council on its website www.nnec.on.ca.

Proud moment for Pelican grads

‘Wah’some job

Steve Feeney/Wawatay NewsThe Wahsa Distance Education Centre had their 18th annual graduation ceremony at the Sunset Suites in Sioux Lookout June 18. Eight First Nations communities were represented at the cer-emony. The grads, clockwise from back left: Percy Mekanak from Bearskin Lake, Darren Lyon from Frenchman’s Head, Roger Stanley from Frenchman’s Head, Ronald Gray from Cat Lake, Seepa Gray from Fort Severn, Kristen Owen from Poplar Hill, Heather Shewaybick from Webequie and Cheryl Anderson from Sachigo Lake. Missing was graduate Charles Hattie from Weagamow.


Kakekaspan Wendy

Mamakwa Lydia

Mamakwa Pearl

Matthews Harriet

McKay Sheba

Roundhead Brenda

Beardy Jason

Kenequanash Harry M.

Dahl Elisabeth

Keeskitay Nancy

Morris Leona T.

Sainnawap Tina

Chapman Shari

Mamakeesic Carol

Tsentourous Andrianna

Beardy Joshua

Alfred Miranda Nicole

Snyder Ruth Ann

Fiddler JOY

Wesley Laralee

Rae James

Bottle Darnell

Thunder Adeline

Fiddler Leon

Stahl Joyleene

Nestrovich Matthew

Beardy-Meekis Nicole S.

Moose Christopher

Beardy Lance

Quezance Tamara C.

Kakepetum Leona

Suggashie Randy

Beardy Susan

Panacheese Rosemary

Martin Jessica

Fox Hilary

Mitchell Blaire

Cromarty Thomas

Mekanak Samuel

Albany Virginia

Anderson Marlene

Anderson Rodney

Kakegamic Anna Marie

Meekis Joan

Morris Ann Marie

Semple Colleen

Wassaykeesic Gordon

Linklater Pauline G.

Singleton Barbara

Fiddler Angelina Jolie

Turtle Shannon

McKay Juliet R.

Biedrzydki Linda

Berube JoshuaCon

grat

ulat

ions

! FORT SEVERN

KINGFISHER LAKE

KINGFISHER LAKE

FORT SEVERN

KINGFISHER LAKE

SLATE FALLS

MUSKRAT DAM

WEAGAMOW

PIKANGIKUM

MISHKEEGOGAMANG

KIKIKISANDY LAKE

LAC SEUL

MUSKRAT DAM

LAC SEUL

LAC SEUL

SANDY LAKE

LAC SEUL

NORTH SPIRIT LAKE

MISHKEEGOGAMANG

SACHIGO LAKE

SANDY LAKE

SAUGEEN NATION

WEAGAMOW

SANDY LAKE

PIKANGIKUM

MUSKRAT DAM

LAC SEUL

KEEWAYWIN

PIKANGIKUM

MUSKRAT DAM

MISHKEEGOGAMANG

LAC SEUL

MISHKEEGOGAMANG

FORT SEVERN

SACHIGO LAKE

BEARSKIN LAKE

KASABONIKA

KASABONIKA

KASABONIKA

KINGFISHER LAKE

SANDY LAKE

KIKASABONIKA

MISHKEEGOGAMANG

SANDY LAKE

LAC SEUL

SANDY LAKE

FORT SEVERN

BEARSKIN LAKE

MISHKEEGOGAMANG

LAC SEUL

ABORIGINAL FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC PLANNING (OSHKI)






B.A. LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY


B.A. UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO




B.A. UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG

B.ED. LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY

B.ED. LETHBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

B.S.W. UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA

BROADCASTING, CONFEDERATION COLLEGE

B.S.W. UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, RED RIVER COLLEGE

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT, NEW CALEDONIA

BUSINESS HUMAN RESOURCES, CONFEDERATION COLLEGE

BUSINESS, CONFEDERATION COLLEGE

CHRISTIAN STUDIES, HORIZON COLLEGE

COMPUTER ENGINEERING, SAULT COLLEGE

COSMETOLOGY, LAKE AREA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, USA

CULINARY ARTS, RED RIVER COLLEGE

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, CONFEDERATION COLLEGE

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT, FLEMING COLLEGE

ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT, ALGONQUIN COLLEGE

GENERAL ARTS AND SCIENCE, CONFEDERATION COLLEGE

GENERAL ARTS AND SCIENCE, CONFEDERATION COLLEGE

HONORS BACHELOR OF INDIGENOUS LEARNING

INDIGENOUS WELLNESS (OSHKI)

INDIGENOUS WELLNESS (OSHKI)

JEWELERY & METALS, GEORGIAN COLLEGE

LAW & SECURITY, SAULT COLLEGE

LAW CLERK, NORTHERN COLLEGE

LAW, OSGOODE HALL

MOTIVE POWER TECHNIQUES, HEAVY EQUIPMENT

N.L.I.P. LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY








NURSING, LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY

NURSING, LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY

PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER, SAULT COLLEGE

PRACTICAL NURSING, CONFEDERATION COLLEGE

RECREATION AND LEISURE, CONFEDERATION COLLEGE

SOCIAL SERVICE WORKER, CONFEDERATION COLLEGE

WELDING, CONFEDERATION COLLEGE

Board of Directors and staff of the Northern

Nishnawbe Education Council are proud to honour the

Post Secondary graduates from our Sioux Lookout Area

First Nations. Your commitment to lifelong learning

and to the professional capacity building of our

communities is celebrated.


Master of EducationAgawa, Carrianne

Bebonang, Susan Clara Farrell, Amy L

Bachelor of EducationMamakeesic, Carol

Native Language Instructors’ DiplomaAlbany, Virginia

Anderson, Marlene Laura Anderson, Rodney Tony

Bennett, Stewart William Cameron, Flora

Corbiere, Caroline Fisher, Audrey May

Gauthier, Elizabeth EthelGoodman, Jacqueline OliveKaboni, Frances Catherine

Kakegamic, Anna MarieKelly-Davis, Lucille Veronica

Meekis, JoanMishibinijima, Debbie Shermaine

Morris, Ann MarieOskineegish, Annie AliceSemple, Colleen Beatric

Shawinimash, Lydia MarySlipperjack, Myrna Jean

Wassaykeesic, Gordon Scott

QUEEN ELIZABETH DISTRICT HIGH

SCHOOL

Our administration and staff share the joy of the following First Nations students upon graduating from QEDHS. We wish you the very best as you make decisions regarding your future. Along with your

families and communities, we are proud of your accomplishments.

Deer Lake

Julie Mawakeesick

Eagle Lake

Michael King

Fort Severn

Allan Turtle

Kingfisher Lake

Crystal Sakakeep

Kitchenuhmmaykoosib

Inninuwug

Michelane GliddyRobinson Hudson

Mohawk/Six Nations

Tyler Angeconeb

White Sand

Leeann Matchiendagos

Lac Seul

Ryan CraneTasha Jewell

Aaron Trimble

Mishkeegogamang

Kerry KeesickquayashKristy Keesickquayash

Lauren Augustine

Muskrat Dam

Shayne Kakegamic

Sachigo Lake

Riley Barkman

Weagamow Lake

Amanda QuequishTim Quequish

Wunnumin Lake

Dixie McKay-AngeesAdrianna Wabasse

May Wabasse

Graduation Ceremony Friday, June 26, 2009 at 1:00 PM


“Education is something to strive for.”

Those were the comments of Lynn Manitowabi, a graduate of Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Edu-cation and Training Institute’s Indigenous Wellness & Addic-tions Prevention program, dur-ing the educational centre’s June 12 graduation ceremony at Magnus Theatre in Thunder Bay.

About 30 graduates from four different programs took part in the graduation ceremony.

The ceremony included a keynote speech from Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority executive director James Morris.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy pro-

vided closing remarks.Veronica Ramadan was the

valedictorian for the Aborigi-nal Financial & Economic Planning graduating class, which also included Harriet Mathews, Wendy Kakekaspan, Pearl Mamakwa, Sheba McKay, Brenda Roundhead, Sandra Carpenter and Lydia Mamakwa.

Rosemary Panacheese was the valedictorian for the Indig-enous Wellness & Addictions Prevention graduating class, which also included Manitow-abi, Susan Beardy, Gloria Col-lins and Irene Yesno-Kermack.

Elizabeth Atlookan was the valedictorian and only graduate of the Aboriginal Community Service Worker program.

Sandra Chapman was the valedictorian for the General Education Development gradu-ating class, which also included

Kevin Moore, Courtney Labelle, Sheena Atatise, Donna Lou Atlookan, Miranda Atatise, Merle Kamenawatamin, Nathan Morris, Gabrielle Robinson, Andrew Patience, Bradley Albany, Brent Achneepines-kum, Waylon Linklater, Trudy Neekan, Dina Zoccole and Casi-mir King.

During his remarks, Beardy spoke about his father’s com-ments one day while they were out working on the land back in 1973: “Without education, this is all you can look forward to.”

Beardy’s father then told him if he wanted to go to high school the next fall, he would send him out.

This was an opportunity Beardy decided to pursue.

“Without education, I would never have had this opportunity today,” Beardy said.

Rick Garrick/Wawatay NewsVeronica Ramadan delivers her valedictorian address during Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education and Training Institute’s 2009 graduation ceremony, held June 12 at Magnus Theatre in Thunder Bay for about 30 gradu-ates from four different programs.

Panacheese valedictorian of Oshki graduating class


Congratulations!

Courtney Mamakeesic on receiving her Grade

12 Diploma.

Wishing you success & happiness in all that

you do !

Love,your proud family, Gookum, Geordie, Mom, Chris,

Kristy, Erin, Zoey, Natashia, Anthony, Aaron, Barb & Aiden, Reggie and your baby girl, Nia.

Turtle planning culinary careerRick GarrickWawatay News

Correen Kakegamic, Kelly Morriseau, Shane Turtle, Stan-ley Barkman, Charlissa Bottle and Kirk Meekis were multiple award winners at Dennis Frank-lin Cromarty High School’s Academic and Athletic Awards ceremony.

“Once I get all my credits, I want to go to college,” Kake-gamic said, explaining that although she is not sure what field she wants to study, she is considering photography. “I would like to take a year to study photography.”

Kakegamic earned the Execu-tive Director’s Award, for the student that demonstrates excellence in all facets of DFC’s ideals, academics, athletics, school spirit and community involvement, and the Science Top Student award; Morriseau earned the Education Director’s Award, for the student who demonstrates excellence in aca-demics, and the English Top Student and Art Top Student awards; Turtle earned the Lead-ership Award, for the student who best exemplifies consistent leadership qualities in school functions, and the Drama Best Supporting Actor and the Cross-country Running Most Valuable Player awards; Barkman earned the English Most Improved and Volleyball Senior Boys Most Improved Player awards; Bottle

earned the PhysEd Top Stu-dent and Native Studies Most Improved awards; and Meekis earned the Art Most Improved and Hockey Most Valuable Player awards.

“I’m going into culinary,” Tur-tle said, explaining that he has always been fascinated in the culinary profession. “This was a pretty good year. I thought I have been improving a lot.”

Turtle encourages other stu-dents to make plenty of friends at school and to focus on stay-ing in school.

“I volunteer my time at a lot of other school activities,” Tur-tle said.

“It helps you a lot by having friends here to talk to. Stay in school, try to encourage others to stay in school also.”

Steffany Meekis earned the Principal’s Award, for the stu-dent who demonstrates a posi-tive attitude towards school life, their peers, and school staff while exhibiting a strong work ethic.

“I’m taking business market-ing at Confederation College,” Meekis said. “After that I’m going into the fashion industry in Toronto.”

Meekis loves fashion, and is looking towards fashion as a career.

“I love it,” she said. “I like making pieces (fit) together, and being unique.”

Brandon Meekis earned the Attendance Award for the stu-

dent who achieves the best attendance throughout the school year; Jonathan McKay the Elder Johnnie Tait Memorial Award for the student who best exemplifies citizenship, good attendance, kindness, academic achievement, leadership, con-scientiousness, punctuality and persistence; Chantal Keeash the Math Top Student award; Curtis Moose the Math Most Improved award; Ethan Brown the Tech-nology Top Student award; Seth Fiddler the Technology Most Improved award; Tiffany Mee-kis the PhysEd Most Improved award; Darlene Barkman the Social Science Top Student Award; Pamela Barkman the Social Science Most Improved award; Donny Nayotchekee-sic the Science Most Improved award; Jordie Turtle the Native Studies Top Student award; David “Eagle Feather” Rae the Drama Best Actor award; Marella Meekis the Volleyball Senior Girls Most Valuable Player award; Janice Kakeg-amic the Volleyball Senior Girls Most Improved Player award; Jordie Kakegamic the Volleyball Most Valuable Player award; Jordan Kakegamic the Hockey Most Improved Player award; Charlie Anishinabie the Indoor Soccer Most Valuable Player award; Randell Barkman the Indoor Soccer Most Improved Player award; Darryl Chap-man the Badminton Most Valu-able Player award; and Lance

Kakekagumick the Badminton Most Improved Player award.

Greg Quachegan, DFC’s guid-ance counsellor, accepted a $3,500 bursary donation from the granddaughter of Dennis Franklin Cromarty.

“With this DFC award, this past year we reached 100 stu-dents we have been provid-ing bursaries to,” said Helen Cromarty. “As long as your marks are good, it is a privilege and honour to be helping you.”

Cromarty said one of her sons will be graduating from Osgoode Law School this year.

“I’m really proud of him,” Cromarty said.

“I know when you go to school, you have a dream, and you should be following your dream. Keep an eye on your dream.”

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The Offi ce of Aboriginal Initiatives would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of Lakehead University’s Aboriginal graduates on the successful completion of their degree programs.We are very proud of your hard work, dedication, and academic achievements, and wish you every success in your future endeavours.The Offi ce of Aboriginal Initiatives is searching for all new or past graduates of Lakehead University to join Lakehead University’sAboriginal Alumni group.Please contact us at [email protected] or call Ashley at (807) 766-7219.

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Rick Garrick/Wawatay NewsTOP: The Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School 2009 Academic and Athletic Awards winners posed for a group photo at the completion of the June 8 awards ceremony.ABOVE: Greg Quachegan, DFC’s guidance counsellor, accepted a $3,500 bursary donation from the grand-daughter of Dennis Franklin Cromarty during the school’s awards ceremony.


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CCongratulations,ongratulations,Dennis Wesley!

Wawatay would like to congratulate our 2008 co-op placement student, Dennis Wesley, Lac

Seul First Nation, on his graduation from Pelican Falls First Nations High School.


Correen Kakegamic earned the Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School Executive Direc-tor’s Award for her dedication to school work and others around the school.

“Everything exceeds your expectations,” said her Eng-lish and drama teacher, Nancy Currie. “She is very involved in school activities. I know she is up until three or four (at night) doing her homework.”

The Grade 12 student from Sandy Lake also performed in a number of plays over the past year at DFC, including Voices and Choices: The Choices of Monica, where she played the main character.

“It was about a main char-acter who isn’t sure what she wants to do with her life,” Cur-rie said.

“She meets all these charac-ters on her journey, and they help her realize her defining traits.”

Kakegamic is not sure which career she will aim for in the future; for now she is only con-centrating on completing her credits so she will be able to attend college in the fall.

“I’m not sure what I want to take,” Kekegamic said. “I’ve got four months to decide. I like working with youth.”

Kakegamic also likes doing photography, explaining she started doing photography as a hobby but has become more serious about it as a career after taking photographs for her fel-low students.

“I would like to take a year to do a photography course,” Kakegamic said. “I just want to get more experience in pho-tography. I’m trying to get bet-ter with portraits and nature shots.”

As for her drama class per-formances, Kakegamic said she

used the class as a way to over-come her shyness.

“I was really shy before,” she said. “Just being in drama class helped me come out of my shell.

I thought of it as a way to help me, and it was fun.”

Kakegamic also likes playing volleyball, where she prefers playing on the back side.

“I do well in the back side,” she said, “the digger.”

Kakegamic encourages other students to get involved in school activities.

“It helps them to stay away from the bad things – drugs and alcohol.”

Correen Kakegamic’s efforts recognized

Rick Garrick/Wawatay NewsCorreen Kakegamic earned the Executive Director’s Award and the Science Top Student award at the Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School 2009 Academic and Athletic Awards ceremony. She may enroll in a photography program this fall.

“Just being in drama class helped me come out of my shell.”

– Correen Kakegamic

Chris KornackiWawatay News

Five candidates are vying to replace outgoing National Chief Phil Fontaine.

Loretta Pete Lambert, chief electoral officer responsible for the July 2009 election, received and approved the nomination papers of the five candidates June 17.

The candidates include Shawn Atleo (British Colum-bia), John Beaucage (Ontario), Perry Bellegarde (Saskatch-ewan), Terrance Nelson (Mani-toba) and Bill Wilson (British Columbia).

The AFN charter states that all eligible candidates must be 18 years of ago or older; of First Nation ancestry; a member of a First Nation community in good standing with the AFN; and endorsed by 15 eligible electors (First Nation chiefs).

The election for the position of national chief will be held at the Calgary Telus Convention Centre in Calgary, Alta. July 22 during the AFN’s 30th Annual General Assembly.

The AFN Charter states that the first person to receive 60 percent of the votes from regis-tered voters at the assembly will be declared the new national chief of the AFN.

There are more than 630 First Nation communities in Canada that are recognized as members of the AFN.

AFN national chief candidates announced

Wawatay News file photoPhil Fontaine is not seeking re-election as AFN national chief.

june 25, 2009

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