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Northern Ontario’s First Nation Voice since 1974 Blending Tradition with Technology 6000 copies distributed November 20, 2020 Vol. 47 No. 11 www.wawataynews.ca Judge will decide Neskantaga, MPP Mamakwa sit-in at Queen’s Park Bushby trial verdict Rick Garrick to treat our people differently, in this in December Wawatay News case water,” Mamakwa says. “Water is such a basic necessity and Neskantaga Rick Garrick Neskantaga citizens Lawrence has had no water for over a quarter of Wawatay News Sakanee and Alex Moonias began a century. We’re here to have equitable their sit-in at the Ontario Legislature access to clean drinking water for these Ontario Superior Court Justice with a virtual press conference with families, for this community.” Helen M. Pierce is scheduled to deliver Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa on Moonias says the citizens in his com- her decision in the Brayden Bushby Nov. 3 about the water crisis in their munity are getting tired and frustrated manslaughter trial over the death of community. Neskantaga Chief Chris over the lack of clean drinking water. the late Barbara Kentner on Dec. 14. Moonias and citizens Renita Moonias “We are denied the basic human Bushby, 21, pleaded guilty to one and Marilyn Waswa joined the virtual right of access to clean water,” Moo- count of aggravated assault and not press conference from Thunder Bay to nias says. “We fully support our citi- guilty of manslaughter. His judge-only speak about how the long-term lack zens who have travelled to Queen’s trial was held Nov. 2-5 in Thunder of clean drinking water has impacted Park to hold the provincial government Bay at the Courthouse Hotel, formerly their lives. responsible for their part in what our known as the Superior Court of Justice “We are here today to address the community is facing. Fix our water.” Building from 1924-2014, due to the water crisis in Neskantaga,” Mamakwa Renita, a mother of two young chil- closure of the Thunder Bay Courthouse says. “Neskantaga has been in a boil dren, says it is painful for her and her over damage from an electrical fire. water advisory for over a quarter of children to keep going through the Kentner, a 34-year-old Wabigoon a century, over 25 years, and as you longstanding lack of clean drinking Lake citizen and mother of one who know this week is Treaties Recognition water. lived in Thunder Bay, was hit in the Week and we acknowledge the trea- “I don’t want them to grow up with- abdomen by a trailer hitch thrown by ties that have been signed by our fore- out clean drinking water,” Renita says. Bushby from a moving vehicle in Janu- fathers and what Ontario and Canada “I don’t want them to have to bathe in ary 2017. She had emergency surgery have signed.” the dangerous water back home. They to repair a ruptured small intestine Mamakwa says he sat down on deserve clean water. All the children in caused by the trailer hitch injury, but Nov. 2 during the national anthem in Neskantaga deserve clean water.” died in July 2017. the Legislature as a way to honour the The trial was followed by a range of screenshots Elders and the forefathers who signed Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa speaks about the longstanding lack of clean national media, including CBC, APTN, the treaties. see WATER page 2 drinking water in Neskantaga during a Nov. 3 press conference about a sit-in at the Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, National “But also (to emphasize) how Ontario Legislature by Neskantaga citizens Lawrence Sakanee and Alex Moonias Post and Global News, as well as by Ontario and how Canada continues over the water crisis in their community. local news outlets.

ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᐊᐱᐃᐧᓂᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᐊᔕ ᑭᓀᐧᐡ ᑲᒪᒐᑲᒥᓂᐠ ᐅᓂᐱᒥᐊᐧ ᐅᒋ ᕑᐃᐠ ᑲᕑᐃᐠ ᓂᐱᓂ ᑫᒥᓂᑲᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᑕᑭᐊᔭᐊᐧᒥᓇᐸᐣ ᓂᒥᓭᓯᓇᐣ.” ᐊᐱ ᑫᑯᐣ ᑲᐱᑯᓭᐠ, ᓂᑎᑯᒥᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᔕ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐁᑲᐧ 14 ᑕᓱᑯᐣ ᑕᐱᒥ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌ ᑎᐯᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᐃᒪ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᐠ.” ᐊᐧᓴᐧ ᐃᑭᑐ ᑕᓱᑭᔑᑲ ᐅᓄᒋᐦᐃᑯᐣ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ, ᒋᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐱᑯᓭᐠ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᑭᓀᐧᐡ ᐃᐁᐧ ᓂᐱᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑫᔭᓂᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᓫᐊᕑᐃᐣᐢ ᓴᑲᓂ ᒧᓂᔭᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᑭᔭᑦ ᑲᔦ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᑲᐊᔭᐨ. ᑕᐃᓯᓭ ᒥᓇ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᑕᐃᓇᑭᐣᑌ ᒋᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ. ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐱᒥᑐᒋᑲᑌ ᐁᒥᐱᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓫᐃᐠ ᒧᓂᔭᐢ ᑭᐃᔕᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐅᑕᓂ ᐊᔭᑯᐦᐃᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑕᓂ “ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᑭᑫᑕᓯᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᐃᓯᓭ ᑕᐡ ᒋᐅᐡᑭᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᓂᓂᐱᑫᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᓇᐣ.” ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑫᑐᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑭᓀᐧᐡ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐯᑭᐡ ᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑲᓂᐠ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᓀᑕᒥᐦᐃᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᑲ ᐃᐧᑲ ᑲᒥᓇᐧᑲᒥᓂᐠ ᑫᑭᐃᔑᓇᑫᐧᐁᐧᔑᐦᐊᑲᐧ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᐧᓴᐧ. “ᐅᐁᐧ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐊᓫᐱᐣ ᐱᐟᓫᐊᕑ ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᐱᒥᐊᓄᑭᒪᑲᐠ, ᒥᓇ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌ ᐁᑲ ᐅᑭᐅᒋ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐣ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧ ᐅᓂᐱᒥᐊᐧ. ᑲᐱᒥ ᐊᓂᒥᓴᐦᐃᑯᔭᐠ ᓂᐱ ᓂᐱᒥᑭᐁᐧ ᐅᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᓇᐸᐣ ᐅᐃᐧᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐃᐧᒋᑲᐸᐃᐧᑕᐠ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᐊᐸᑕᐠ ᑲᐅᓯᑲᑌᐠ ᓂᐱ ᒪᐧᔦ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᓇᐣ ᓴᐧᓫ ᒣᒣᑫᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᐡᑲᑎᓄᐱᓯᑦ “ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓇᑫ ᑭᒥᓂᑯᒥᐣ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᓄᑫᐦᐃᑯᐣ ᑕᓱᑭᔑᑲ ᑲᑭᐊᐧᓂᐦᐊᐠ ᐣᑕᐊᐧᔑᔑᑦ ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᐊᐱᐃᐧᓂᑫᐊᐧᐨ. ᒥᓂᑲᐧᑌᐠ, ᐊᔕ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐅᒋ ᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ 3 ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᐅᒋ ᑲᑭᒋᐊᓂᒥᓴᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᐅᒋᐱᒪᑎᓯᔭᐠ ᑲᓇᑫ ᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᒥᓇᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᓂᐱ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑲ ᐃᐧᑲ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᐊᐧᐸᒪᐠ. ᓂᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᒥᐣ “ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᓯᓄᐸᐣ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ 1990 ᑲᐱᒥᐃᓇᑭᐣᑌᐠ.” ᐅᓂᐱᒥᐊᐧ ᐅᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ. ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲ ᒋᐊᔭᔭᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒧᓂᔭᐢ. “ᓂᐃᐧᒋᑲᐸᐃᐧᑕᐊᐧᒥᐣ ᓂᐱ ᑲᒥᓇᑲᐧᒥᐠ.” ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᑭᓂᑲᑌᔭᒧᐦᐃᑕᐧᐸᐣ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ ᔓᓂᔭᐃᐧᑭᒪ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᑯᓫᐃᐢ ᒧᓂᔭᐢ ᐊᔑᐨ ᕑᐁᓂᑕ ᓂᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒥᓇᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᔕᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᔕᐧ ᑲᑭᓇᑕᐃᐧ 16 ᑕᓱᑯᐣ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ, ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐱᒥᔭᒪᑲᐠ ᒪᕑᐠ ᒥᓫᐅᕑ ᐅᑭᐊᔭᒥᐦᐊᐸᓂᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᒧᓂᔭᐢ ᒥᓇ ᒣᕑᐃᓫᐃᐣ ᐊᐧᓴᐧ ᑭᑕᑭᐧᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐁᐊᑕᐃᐧ ᑲᓄᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐣ ᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐱᐃᐧᓂᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᐃᔕᐊᐧᐠ ᑐᕑᐊᐣᑐ ᐁᑭᓇᑕᐃᐧ ᑭᒋᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᐣ, ᐁᑲ ᑲᒥᓇᐧᑲᒥᓂᐠ ᐅᓂᐱᒥᐊᐧ,” ᒧᓂᔭᐢ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᐨ ᔓᓂᔭ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᑲᑭᐊᔭᒥᐦᐃᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑲᓂᐠ ᐁᐸᐸᒥᓯᐨ ᒋᐊᓄᑲᑕᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᔭᓂᒥᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᑲᓄᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᔑᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒪᑲᓄᓂᐨ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐱᐟᓫᐊᕑ. “ᐊᒥ ᐁᔑᑭᑫᐣᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᓇᑕ ᒋᐊᐧᐁᐧᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᓂᐱᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᒥᓇᐧᑲᒥᓂᐠ ᐁᑭᔭᓂᒧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᔕ ᑭᓀᐧᐡ ᐁᑲ ᑲᒥᓇᐧᑲᒥᓂᐠ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᐊᐧᐁᐧᔑᑐᐣ ᓂᓂᐱᒥᓇᐣ.” ᐅᑕᐊᐧᔑᔑᒥᐊᐧᐣ, ᐅᓯᓯᒥᐊᐧᐣ, ᐅᑎᐯᒋᑫᒥᐊᐧ ᐊᐦᑭ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᒥᓇᐧᔑᐠ ᒋᔑᑲᐯᔑᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᓂᐱᒥᐊᐧ. ᓂᐱᓂ ᐁᐸᓂᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ. ᕑᐁᓂᑕ, ᐅᐡᑭᓂᑭᑫᐃᐧ, ᓂᔑᐣ ᐅᑕᔭᐊᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ. ᐅᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᔕᑯᐨ ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓇᑫ “ᓂᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᒥᐣ $16.4 ᒥᓫᐃᔭᐣ “ᓂᒪᒪᐃᐧᐡᑲᒥᐣ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᐁᔭᑲᔐᔑᓂᐨ ᐅᑕᐊᐧᔑᔑᒪᐣ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᒋᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐣ ᑭᒥᓇᓯᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᒥᓇᐧᑲᒥᓂᐠ ᓂᐱᓂ. ᒋᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲ ᒋᐅᐡᑭ ᐁᐱᔭᓂᒧᑕᒪᐠ ᐁᑭᒋᔭᓂᒥᓴᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᐱᐊᓂᒥᓭᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᔕ ᑭᓀᐧᐡ ᐁᑲ ᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᓂᐨ ᒋᐅᒋᑕᒪᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᒥᓇᐧᑲᒥᓂᐠ ᑎᕑᐃᑎ 9 ᒥᓇ ᑎᕑᐃᑎ 5 ᐱᒥᐃᐧᑕᒪᑫᒪᑲᓄᐣ ᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐅᓂᐱᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ, ᐊᔑᐨ ᑲᒪᒐᑲᒥᓂᐠ ᐅᓂᐱᒥᐊᐧ ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᑭᒥᓂᑲᒪᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᐱᓂ. ᓂᐱᓂ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑭᑲᓄᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᒪᒥᑐᓀᒋᑲᓂ ᐃᓇᑲᓀᓯᐃᐧ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐡᑯᑕᑐᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᓇᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᐨ $4 ᒥᓫᐃᔭᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒣᒣᑫᐧ. “ᐊᔕ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ 25 ᑕᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᐣ “ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᓯᐣ ᒋᐱᒥᐅᐱᑭᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᓯᓭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐊᔕ ᑲᐱᒥ ᓇᓇᑭᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐁᐟᕑᐃᔭᐣ ᐸᐧᑊᔑᐢ, ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᔑᐡ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑐᐣᒋᐱᒥᐅᓴᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᓂᐱᒥᐊᐧ, ᑭᓄᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᑲ ᒋᑭᒥᓂᑲᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᐱᓂ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᐅᒋᓴᑭᓂᐁᐧᒪᑲᐠ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ 25 ᑕᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐅᓂᐠ. ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᓂᐃᐧᒋᑲᐸᐃᐧᑕᐊᐧᒥᐣ ᔓᓂᔭᐃᐧᑭᒪ ᐊᓄᑭᑲᒥᑯᐠ. “ᑲᑭ ᓇᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᐨ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲᐠ ᐁᐱᒥᔭᓂᒧᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᕑᐁᓂᑕ. “ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᓯᐣ ᒋᑭᓯᐱᑭᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᒥᓇᐧᑲᒥᓂᐠ ᐅᓂᐱᒥᐊᐧ. ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᒧᓂᔭᐢ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᓂᐸᑯᓭᓂᒪᒥᐣ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᔓᓂᔭ ᑕᐃᔑᐊᐸᑎᓯ ᐊᐧᐁᐧᔑᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧ ᐊᔓᑕᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᐃᔑᒪᒐᑲᒥᓂᐠ ᓂᐱᓂ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᐯᔑᔭᐠ. ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᒪᑕᐊᐧ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐠ ᒋᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐊᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᓄᑲᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᑫᐃᔑᐅᓇᒋᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᓂᒪᒥᑯᐣᑕᒥᐣ ᐅᓀᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐃᓯᓭᓂ ᒋᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᒥᓇᐧᑲᒥᓂᐠ ᓂᐱᓂ. ᐅᑭᐃᐧᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᐃᐧᐅᒋ ᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧ ᐊᔓᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐅᒋᑕᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᐃᒪ ᒪᑕᐊᐧ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑭᑕᔓᑕᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᒪᓯᓇᐦᐅᑎᓱᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲᐠ ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᐅᒋ ᐊᔕ ᑭᓀᐧᐡ ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑫᐅᒋᒥᓄᐱᒪᑎᓯᐊᐧᐨ.” ᒋᓇᓇᑲᑕᐊᐧᐸᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᐃᔑ ᑭᑕᓂᑫ ᒧᔓᒥᓇᐸᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑫᑯᓀᓇᐣ ᐃᓀᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᒥᓇᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᓂᐱᓂ.” ᑲᐱᒥᔭᓂᒥᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲ ᑲᒥᓇᐧᑲᒥᓂᐠ ᐅᓂᐱᒥᐊᐧ. ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ ᓇᓄᑌᓭᑭᐣ. ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲ ᐅᐡᑭ ᓂᐱᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᔕ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐠ ᐊᐧᓴᐧ ᓂᐃᐧᐸᓂᐣ ᐅᑕᐊᐧᔑᔑᒪᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ “ᑲᑕᑕᓱᐯᔑᑲᐧᑭᐣ ᓄᐱᒪᑲᒥᐠ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒪᐣ ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑫᑲᐟ ᐊᓂᑭᔑᒋᑲᑌ ᐁᑲᐧ ᓂᐸᑯᓭᑕᒥᐣ ᐊᔕ ᑲᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐅᑎᓱᐊᐧᐸᐣ.” ᐯᔑᐠ ᐅᑭᐊᐧᓂᐦᐊᐣ ᐁᑭᓂᓯᑎᓱᓂᐨ, ᐃᓇᒋᒧ ᐅᓇᑭᐡᑲᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᑲ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᐁᔭᓄᑭᒪᑲᓂᐠ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐣ ᐅᐃᐧᒋᑐᐣ ᑫᐃᔑ ᒪᒥᓇᐧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑫᑲᐟ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᒋᐊᓄᑭᒪᑲᐠ.” ᒣᒣᑫᐧ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᐱ ᑲᐡᑲᑎᓄᐱᓯᑦ 2 ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐅᔑᒣᔑᒪᐃᐧᓂᐨ ᐅᑭᒥᑲᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᒥᓭᓴᐣ ᐅᓂᐱᐃᐧ ᐸᔭᑲᑲᒥᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐧᐊ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᑭᓀᐧᐡ ᑫᐱᒥᐊᓄᑲᒪᐠ ᓂᐱᑫᐃᐧ ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐸᐧᑊᔑᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐅᐡᑭ ᓂᐱᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᓂᑲᒧᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑫᐧ ᐁᑭᓂᓯᑎᓱᓂᐨ ᐱᒋᐸᑫᑲᒥᑯᓯᐠ ᐊᐱ ᑲᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᑲᓀᓂᔭᐢ ᐊᐧᐸᐢ. “ᑕᓴᐧ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑫᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑭᓀᐧᐡ ᑫᐱᒥᔭᐸᑕᐠ ᑲᑭᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑭᐃᔑᓇᑯᒋᑲᑌ ᐁᑲ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᓂᑲᒧᑕᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᓇᑕᐦᐃᐱᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐃᐧᑲᐧᐦᐅᐸᓂᑲᒥᑯᐠ. ᑕᐡ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᓯᓭᐠ, ᐅᑭᒋᑲᓄᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᑕᓱᐸᐯᔑᑲᐧᐠ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᐱᑫᐃᐧᐣ. ᐃᐧᑲ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᔭᑲᐧᒥᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᐅᒋᐅᐱᑲᐸᐃᐧᐨ ᐁᑭᓇᑯᑕᒪᐊᐧᐨ “ᓂᑭᐊᐧᓂᑐᐣ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᔐᒪᐠ “ᓂᑎᐸᐸᑕᒥᐣ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑲᐡᑭᐦᐅᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐁᑲ ᒋᒥᓂᑲᐧᑌᐠ ᓂᐱ ᐊᔕ ᑭᓀᐧᐡ ᐃᐧᒋᑲᐸᐃᐧᑕᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐅᑭᒋᐦᐊᒪᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑕᓂᑫ ᐁᐅᑕᒥᓇᓯᑲᒪᐣ ᓂᐱ ᐊᓂᐡ ᐁᑭᓄᑌᓭᔭᐣ ᓂᑐᑭᐸᓂᐦᐅᒥᐣ ᐁᓇᓇᑐᓇᐊᐧᔭᐠ ᔓᓂᔭ ᐃᓀᑫ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᓂᐱᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐱᐅᒋᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ. ᒧᔓᒥᐸᓂᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᒪᓯᓇᐦᐅᑎᓱᐊᐧᐸᐣ. ᓂᐱ ᐊᐱ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᐧᓴᐧ. ᒋᐊᐧᐁᐧᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᒪᒋᓭᐠ ᓂᐱᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᓂᔑᐣ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ “ᑭᐱᑲᑭᐁᐧ ᐊᓄᑲᑌ ᑫᒋᓇᐨ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᐊᓄᑲᑌᐠ “ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐯᑭᐡ ᐁᐃᐧᐅᒋ ᐯᑌᓇᑯᑐᔭᐣ “ᓂᑭᓄᑌᓭᒥᓇᐸᐣ ᓂᐱ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐁᒣᑎᓂᑫᐦᐃᑯᔭᐠ ᐊᓂᐡ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᔓᓂᔭ ᑲᒥᓇᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᓂᐱ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐧᑯᕑᑕᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᔑ ᐊᓂᒥᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᒉᐣᐁᐧᕑᐃ ᐱᓯᑦ 9 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᐨ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᔭᓯᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ ᔓᓂᔭᐃᐧᑭᒪ ᐁᑲᐧ ᓂᑎᑯᒥᐣ ᑲᒥᓇᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᓂᐱ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᒋᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᑲᑭᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᔑ ᓄᑌᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᐸᑲᐣ ᐁᔑᐱᒥᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᐨ ᑭᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒥᓇᓂᐠ, ᓂᑭᓇᑕᐦᐃᐱ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑭᒋᑕᑲᔭᐠ ᓂᔑᐣ ᒋᐊᐸᒋᐦᐊᔭᐠ ᔓᓂᔭ ᑲᐊᔭᐊᐧᔭᐠ ᒥᑕᐡ ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲ ᒋᔭᓂᑭᔕᓄᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐅᐡᑭᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᓂᐱᐃᐧ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲᐠ ᐊᑎᑲ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐱᒥᐃᓯᓴᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᓂᐱᒥᐊᐧ,” ᑲᐊᑲᔐᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᐣᑕᐊᐧᔑᔑᒪᐠ ᐁᑭᐃᐧᒋᐊᐧᑲᐧ. ᐊᐱᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐁᐅᒋᒪᒋᐱᑐᔭᐠ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᓂᐱᑫᐃᐧᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᕑᐃ ᐃᐧᓫᐅᕑ, ᑲᐃᔑᐊᓄᑭᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐁᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐅᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐃᑭᑐ ᒣᒣᑫᐧ. “ᐅᒋᑕᐱᑯ ᐃᓯᓭ ᐁᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᓂᑭᔭᓂᔕᒥᐣ ᓇᓀᐤ ᐁᑭᓇᓯᑲᒪᐠ ᑲᐱᒥᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧᑭᒪᐃᐧᓂᐠ. “ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑐᐡᑭ ᓂᐱᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒋᔭᓂᑭᔑᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᓂᐱ ᒋᐅᒋᐱᒪᑎᓯᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᒪ ᑲᒥᓇᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᓂᐱ ᐁᐃᐧᔑᐊᐧᐳᑲᑫᔭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐃᓇᑭᑌ ᑲᓇᑐᒪᑲᓄᐨ ᐅᑕᓄᑭ ᐊᔑᐨ ᑲᒥᓇᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᓂᐱ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐃᔕᐸᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᒋᑲᑫᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᐸᐧᑊᔑᐢ. “ᑲᑭ ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲᐠ ᐊᔕ ᒥᔑᓄᔭᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐣᑕᓂᐢ ᐃᐧᑭᔑᑌᐳᐸᐣ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᓂᐠ. ᑲᓇᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᐣ, ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲᐠ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᓇᑐᒥᑯᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᑭᐁᐧᐊᐧᐁᐧᔑᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᓀᐡᑲᐣᑕᑲ ᐅᓂᐱᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᐅᓂᐱᒥᐊᐧᐨ. ᓂᐱᔕᑕᒪᐊᐧᒥᓇᐠ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᓂᐠ ᓂᑲᑫᐧᒋᒥᑯᐠ ᑲᓂᑲ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᑲᑎᐸᐦᐊᒪᐃᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᓄᑭ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᓂᐱ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᒪᑕᓄᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᒋᒥᓇᐧᑲᒥᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐯᐦᐃ ᑫᐅᒋᒥᓂᑫᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲᓄᑕᒪᐊᐧᑭᑕᐧ ᒋᑭᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᒥᓇᐧᑲᒥᓂᐠ ᐊᓄᑭᒪᑲᑭᐸᐣ ᑲᐅᑕᔑᑲᐃᐧᐠ ᓂᐱ, ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᒪᒐᐳ ᑲᐅᒋᐊᓄᑭᒪᑲᐠ ᐊᔕ ᐊᓂᑫᑌᐦᐃᐊᐧᓄᐣ ᓂᐱᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᓇᑕᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂ. ᒥᐦᐅᐁᐧ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᑲᐣ ᑲᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ.” 2 Wawatay News NOVEMBER 20, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Politics No clean water for 25 years NAN Fall Chiefs Assembly held virtually from page 1 bring in an experienced worker port Neskantaga First Nations Rick Garrick in our community includ- in the completion of their newly Wawatay News Waswa, who lost one of her ing charters, equipment and constructed water treatment four children to suicide four labour. Our water and sewer plant,” says Gary Wheeler, with The lobster fishery in Nova years ago, says her youngest systems are getting to be out- the Ministry of the Environ- Scotia, the evacuation of Nes- child discovered her sister had dated because when something ment, Conservation and Parks. kantaga and the racist treat- committed suicide in a closet breaks, they tell us it’s not man- “A team from OCWA has flown ment of an Atikamekw Nation after going to get water at the ufactured anymore so it has to into Neskantaga after receiv- citizen in a Quebec hospital water treatment facility with be special ordered which takes ing an invitation from the chief were highlighted at the Nish- Waswa and another sibling. time and money. Our facilities and the constructor and work nawbe Aski Nation Chiefs Vir- “I lost a life when I was get- need to be upgraded.” is already under way to assess tual Fall Assembly. ting water (because) we were Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler the community’s overall sys- Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler running out of water that day,” also issued a statement about tem. A 14-day stress test of the stressed the importance of hav- Waswa says. “We needed drink- his support for the Neskantaga plant will begin in the next few ing Sipekne’katik Chief Michael ing water on that day, Jan. 9, sit-in. days and work is being done to Sack in virtual attendance to and I went out to get water provide high level recommen- speak about the lobster issue in on that cold day with my two dations for longer-term sys- his community on the first day youngest children. We were tem sustainability, focussed on of the assembly. Sipekne’katik walking to the waterfront to “Our facilities need to removing the Boil Water Advi- fishers have been threatened get clean water to make juice be upgraded...” sory, in place since the mid- and some of their equipment for them and my girl wanted to 1990s.” has been damaged or destroyed screenshots bake that day. Today they ask – Webequie Chief Cornelius A federal government official since they began a moderate National Chief Perry Bellegarde speaks about pushing the crown to me what if the tap water was Wabasse says ISC Minister Marc Miller livelihood fishery outside the honour the spirit and intent of the treaty relationship on the second working, we would still have has spoken to Chief Moonias lobster fishing season. Sack day of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation Chiefs Virtual Fall Assembly. our sister with us.” to communicate that the fed- was physically attacked and Waswa says she goes through “It is simply unacceptable eral government is funding the angry mobs also attacked two what was going on in his com- keep pushing the crown to hon- that every day, even in Thunder that Neskantaga First Nation repairs needed to restore access lobster pounds holding the munity, the fact that there was our the spirit and intent of the Bay. (citizens) were forced to evacu- to clean and reliable drinking Sipekne’katik fishers’ catch, and absolutely no access to water treaty relationship we have so “I don’t know what answers ate 16 days ago, during a pan- water. one of the lobster pounds was at all and there was a complete our people too can benefit from to give them anymore,” Waswa demic, because they do not “We have provided over later burned to the ground. shutdown of their (water) sys- the land we are sharing and the says. “The water crisis reminds have access to running water,” $16.4 million in support of “That was a very moving tem, that he made the decision resources we are sharing with me every day how I lost my Fiddler says. “Canada is known Neskantaga’s new water treat- moment for many of us because to evacuate the elderly and our non-Indigenous brothers child and will never see her as one of the greatest countries ment plant, including a recent we’ve seen on TV the struggle those that would be considered and sisters.” again. We need clean water.” in the world to live in, but the increase of $4 million,” says they’ve had to endure over the vulnerable,” Fiddler says. “So Bellegarde says the Assem- The two sit-in protesters trav- people of Neskantaga are being Adrienne Vaupshas, press sec- last couple of weeks,” Fiddler we are calling on Canada to bly of First Nations has a lot of elled to Toronto to demand bet- denied the basic human right retary with the Office of the says during his closing com- support that decision.” work to do, noting that no one ter treatment for their children, of access to clean water. Treaty Minister of ISC. “Additional ments on the second day of the National Chief Perry Bel- can deny there is racism within grandchildren, families and No. 9 and Treaty No. 5 repre- funding will be provided for assembly. “One of the things legarde also raised the lobster the health care system. The community. They are looking sent the Nation-to-Nation rela- immediate repairs as necessary that struck me about their mes- issue as well as issues with the late Atikamekw Nation citizen for a commitment from Ontario tionship between the people of and officials are working on a sage was that they are tired and protection of moose popula- Joyce Echaquan made inter- to assist Neskantaga in access- Nishnawbe Aski and the crown. plan with the Matawa HUB to that they are looking for help, tions in northern Quebec and national news after she live- ing the basic human right to We fully support Chief Moonias, address the issues with the dis- so that is something we’ve tried racism in the health care system streamed the racist treatment clean water, while also address- and we look to the governments tribution system. Neskantaga’s to do over the last day and a during his presentation on the she received after checking her- ing the mental health issues of Ontario and Canada to hon- new water treatment plant is its half is to see what else we can second day of the assembly. self into a hospital in Quebec, which stem from over 25 years our the treaties and provide the final stages and we are optimis- do to support them. They did “All of these things you where she died in late Septem- of living without clean water. necessities of life to the people tic that it will be fully functional send out a message yesterday see happening on a daily ber. The other Matawa communi- of Neskantaga.” soon.” evening telling us about an basis, things happening in the “So we’re trying to build ties also offered their support to A provincial government Vaupshas says the new water account they have set up and media, we’ve had to deal with upon that system so that Joyce’s Neskantaga over the longstand- official says the provincial gov- treatment plant has been cre- we’ve made a donation to that them at the Assembly of First death is not in vain,” Ballegarde ing lack of clean drinking water. ernment is working with Nes- ated with the aim of finally lift- account because they need to Nations and making sure we says. “We want to make sure “Each of our remote commu- kantaga and the federal govern- ing the community’s long term support their (citizens) that are involved in bringing about that no First Nations person nities experience water system ment to support the resolution drinking water advisory. have suffered damage to their change because the fundamen- across Canada ever experiences defaults,” says Webequie Chief of long-term drinking water “Efforts have been redoubled equipment or the loss of their tal thing that is becoming quite the racism and discrimination Cornelius Wabasse. “Whenever advisories and to support the to address the quality and vol- equipment.” obvious in Canada is that there that she did in that hospital. that happens, there is outcry long-term sustainability of each ume issues that the First Nation Fiddler also stressed the is a total lack of recognition So we’re working towards this from the citizens so we react community’s water infrastruc- has identified with respect to importance of Neskantaga about treaty implementation, thing called the Joyce’s Prin- to whatever costs are required ture. the water supply to Neskantaga Chief Chris Moonias’ presenta- treaty interpretation, rights rec- ciple. We have a lot of work to which puts us in deep deficit “We’re leveraging the provin- First Nation and to support the tion on the evacuation of his ognition,” Bellegarde says. “We do going forward to end dis- because funding is not avail- cial expertise through the Indig- community’s new water plant to community due to the discovery have to keep pushing because crimination and racism in every able and Indigenous Services enous Drinking Water Projects completion and testing,” Vaup- of hydrocarbons in the water the line I use is we’re First province and territory — it’s not Canada (ISC) tells us to use Office and its two agencies, the shas says. “Restoring Neskanta- reservoir system on the first day Nations people being treated just in Quebec.” whatever funding we have but Ontario Clean Water Agency ga’s access to clean and reliable of the assembly. like second class citizens living A video of the second day of we jeopardize our regular pro- (OCWA) and the Walkerton drinking water is an absolute “He had to make a very dif- in third world conditions in our the assembly is posted on the gramming. It costs so much to Clean Water Centre, to sup- priority.” ficult decision after finding out own homelands. So we have to NAN Facebook page.

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photo submitted by Warrant Officer Carl Wolfe Xavier of land to Six Nations along the Canadian Rangers in Pikangikum First Nation are the first in Northern Ontario to resume the regular Ranger training that was sus- Kataquapit length of the Grand River. Land pended by the Canadian Army because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Master Warrant Officer Fergus O’Connor instructs Master Corporal was granted to Six Nations Lilly Kejick on the correct use of the Ranger .308 rifle. UNDER THE who were allies to the British NORTHERN SKY during the American Revolu- tionary War. Over the decades the majority of this territory was sold off leaving the First Cold to Warm to Cold to Warm: Nation with just a small portion have never really been that of land. New development is political and I don’t think earmarked on the disputed tra- The Up and Down Weather Patterns Imost Indigenous people are. ditional lands of the Six Nations We come from a very natural which is the cause of recent because of cool temperatures. The 2020 hurricane season catcher Yogi Berra with the history in terms of living, com- protests and conflict. Graham Temperatures in late October in the Atlantic Ocean was pre- New York Yankees. municating and working with The fact is that at some point Saunders mimicked late November but dicted to be especially intense. There are usually statements others. Our introduction to soon the federal government the first week of November The first named tropical that winter will bring intense the European way of doing has to negotiate this land claim WEATHER featured a return to September- storm formed briefly near cold snaps and snowfall. Okay, things, commercialism, capi- and the disputes of Indigenous like conditions. Temperature Portugal (Arthur), the second but without specifics as to how talism, ownership of land and fishermen so that treaties, court records on two to four days (Bertha) in the Gulf of Mexico, cold compared to normal and resources, religion and how the decisions and Indigenous rights were set from Kenora to and made landfall in Texas. Both snow amounts, I am dubious foreigners saw reality was very can be made clear and provide beyond the Quebec border. these tropical storms formed about claims of “skill”. different from what we knew positive outcomes for everyone November 6 to 9 were gener- before the official hurricane There is much mention of and practised. involved. Until that happens his “Weather” column ally the warmest days. Several season began on June 1 and La Niña in the tropical Pacific When my people here in there will be conflict. talked about the term communities had temperatures remnants of Tropical Storm Ocean. Surface water tem- Canada were colonized and The protests and conflicts are T“normal” last month and higher than 20° C. Bertha tracked over South- peratures were warmer and entered into treaties with the just the tip of an historic iceberg how it is applied to daily and November has had its warm- ern Ontario in late May. The then near average for about federal government, we were that stretches for a hundred or seasonal weather. Long-term est start on record. Don’t be too remains of Tropical Storm two years. They changed to more than a little naive about more years into Canadian his- averages (normals) provide surprised if this month rivals the Christobal reached into North- slightly cooler than average the goals and desires of our tory. Much of this history has a baseline for comparison. warmest Novembers on record ern Ontario on June 10 a few months ago and this is new neighbours. These treaties benefited Canada but has been “Abnormal” is not recognized (2016 and 2001) but it is too A record number of tropi- predicted to persist though the were made to take away our less than positive for Indigenous way to describe weather but early for me to risk a prediction. cal storms this year used up Northern Hemisphere winter. way of life and free movement people. Go onto the Aboriginal several aspects of northern There is no shortage of the available list of names and Such changes in water tem- on our ancestral lands. Most People’s Television Network weather in October perhaps pundits and think tanks that required use of letters from perature are only a couple of if not all of these treaties were News website at www.aptn- qualify. It goes into the books as predict stock markets and other the Greek alpha bet(a) for the degrees but have major impacts broken by the government news.ca to learn about the his- the coolest October since 2002. “futures” seasons or a year in rest of hurricane season, This on atmospheric circulation, the over the decades and watered tory and background of these A mean (no pun intended) advance. The “skill” of such pre- is only the second time that all position of jet streams and lows down. We ended up with small issues from the perspective temperature in Thunder Bay dictions is usually quite limited. English alphabetic names have and highs. The idea is that pre- tracks of reserve land and our of Indigenous journalists and of 2.2° C challenged October Who or what agency came close been used up. The first time dicting La Niña gives a picture ability to hunt, fish and gather advocates. 2002 (1.5° C) as the coolest on to suggesting details of this was in 2005 when Eta (the sev- of what global weather could be to sustain our families was One thing for sure is that record. Most days were cooler stream of bizarre events that enth on the list) was used but months into the future. hindered. We were for the most when conflicts and issues like than normal and then a dome the year 2020 has become? resulted in little damage. This Sometimes in recent decades part overlooked by all of the this arise, the far right racists of frigid air late in the month There are some successes. year Eta was a major hurricane the La Niña phase of the tem- resource companies that took and bigots arrive on the scene over Northern Ontario con- Let’s start with weather-related that caused many fatalities and perature swing results in colder billions of dollars in precious with a lot of nasty talk and tributed to many all-time lows long-range forecasts. If we go caused $billions in damage. and snowier in Western Canada metals and timber off of our tra- threats. Hate is the key to sup- for October. Most of these new 12 months back and check the Theta is in process now and Iota and part of Ontario. The El ditional lands. Thankfully a lot porting fascist, far right ideas records were set on October 30. warnings of forest fire authori- (perhaps Kappa) are next on Niño phase is more reliable has changed over the past few and movements. What we need Examples include Geraldton ties in Australia, western North the list. The hurricane season with 3 out of 4 episodes result decades as we are now being now is clarity and meaningful (-19.8° C), Timmins (-19.0° C), America and southern Europe officially ends on November 30, in warmer than normal temper- included in resource develop- negotiations that right many Thunder Bay (-13.5° C). we find “successful” predictions although tropical storms are atures across southern Canada. ment on our traditional lands, wrongs done in the past to October was drier than of extremes in fire behaviour tending to ignore our human Northern Ontario were 2 and 4 we are revisiting our treaties, Indigenous people and then we “normal” in most of the region. took place in Australia in early calendar dates. degrees warmer. we are dealing with land claims can move on in a positive way. It is not unusual to have snow, 2020 (their summer), in sum- La Niña is one of the processes and the country is moving into We all have to take time although two dumps of snow mer and fall in California and that impact seasonal weather a time with less racism. learn about these issues rather after the middle of October northward, in Europe and Asia. Predicting the patterns. I am doubtful that La A recent example of these than just decide that hate and delivered more than typical. So many records were set for Coming Winter Niña will result in a miserable troubled treaties has to do intolerance is a good way to Snow on the ground gener- loss of life, area burned, scale “It’s tough to make predic- winter in Northern Ontario. with the lobster fishery issue proceed. These are issues that ally amounted to 5 to 10 cm of evacuations and property tions, especially about the Cold snaps and snowfall? Yes, in Nova Scotia. The problem stretch back 200 and 300 years and persisted into November damage. future” quipped baseball and flips back and forth? Likely. has to do with the fact that ago and sometimes more. It the government was vague in has only been in recent decades honouring the 1999 Supreme that First Nation people have Court Marshall decision which been able to bring to light what allowed Indigenous people to we have lost over the centuries. CONTACT US harvest lobster as a means to So before you react negatively obtain a moderate income. 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ᒥᐦᑎᑯᐣ ᐁᑿ ᐱᐏᑲᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᑕᒐᑭᓯᑲᑌᐘᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐁᐦᑕ ᑲᐏᔑᐱᒪᐱᑫᓯᒋᑲᓂᐘᑭᐍ ᐘᑌᓂᑲᓀᔭᑊ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᐏ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐏᓂᐠ ᐃᒪᓀᑫ: • ᑭᐍᑎᓄᐠ ᐃᓀᑫ ᐃᒪ ᑎᓌᕑᐏᐠ ᐃᐍᑎ ᐊᐦᐱᐣ ᐅᑲᓯᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐁᑿ ᑭᐍᑎᓄᐠ ᓀᑲᐱᐘᐦᓄᐠ ᐃᓀᑫ ᐍᑎ ᑭᐡᑭᒪᐣᓯᐘᐳᐠ ᐁᑿ ᐘᐏᔦᑲᒪᐠ᙮

screenshot • ᐘᐸᓄᐣᐠ ᐁᑿ ᑭᐍᑎᓄᐠ ᐘᐸᓄᐣᐠ ᐃᓀᑫ ᐍᑎ ᒥᐢᑯᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler spoke about the treaty promise to provide education during the First Nations, ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᐏᑭᑫᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᑲᓄᔑᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐸᓫᐃᕑᐟ ᐊᓄᐦᑭᐏᐱᒧᒋᑫᐏᓂᐠ ᐃᒪ ᒪᒋᑭᑐᐏᓂᐠ 1-844-752-9894 Métis and Inuit Education Association of Ontario’s Treaty 5 and 9 – The Education Clause: The Crown’s Promise to provide Education webinar. Treaty education offered through free webinar

Rick Garrick dler was just a young kid when Fiddler says the second point Wawatay News he witnessed the signing of the is there would be mutual ben- Marten Falls Community Access Road Project treaty in Big Trout Lake (Kitch- efits from the treaty. Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler enuhmaykoosib Inninuwug) in “Which leads me to the third Participant Funding Available and Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s 1929,” Fiddler says. “There are point, and that’s prosperity — if Luke Hunter recently spoke three things what the treaty all of us honour the terms of the about the promise to provide represents for us and for you as treaty all of us would prosper October 19, 2020 — The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the education in Treaties 5 and 9 well — first of all we agreed to from that sacred agreement,” during a First Nations, Métis peacefully co-exist, that there Fiddler says. Agency) is making funding available to assist the participation of the public and Inuit Education Association would be no conflicts, there and Indigenous groups in the federal impact assessment for the proposed of Ontario Treaty Week webi- would be no fighting, that we Marten Falls Community Access Road Project, located in northern Ontario. nar. would live together in this see WEBINAR page 6 “My late father Moses Fid- beautiful land.” As part of the impact assessment for this project, funding is available for eligible individuals and groups to assist their participation in the upcoming steps of the impact assessment process. These steps include reviewing and providing comments on the proponent’s Impact Statement or the summary thereof, and the Agency’s draft Impact Assessment Report and potential conditions.

Applications received by November 30, 2020, will be considered.

The Agency recognizes that it is more challenging to undertake meaningful public engagement and Indigenous consultation in light of the circumstances arising from COVID-19. The Agency continues to assess the situation with key stakeholders, make adjustments to consultation activities, and is providing flexibility as needed in order to prioritize the health and safety of all Canadians, while maintaining its duty to conduct meaningful engagement with interested groups.

Recipients and the amount of funding allocated will be posted to the project’s webpage on the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry website. The Agency will also announce the start of the public comment period on the summary of the proponent’s Impact Statement at a later date.

To apply for funding, complete the Application Form for the Impact Statement and Impact Assessment Phases available on the Agency's website at canada.ca/iaac under Funding Programs. For more information, contact the Participant Funding Program by writing to [email protected], or by calling 1-866-582-1884.

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The Proposed Project Marten Falls First Nation is proposing the construction and operation, including maintenance, of an all-season multi-use community access road approximately 190 to 230 kilometres in length, connecting the northern end of Painter Lake forestry road to the community of Marten Falls. Marten Falls is located at the junction of the Albany and Ogoki rivers, approximately 170 kilometres northeast of Nakina, Ontario. As proposed, the Marten Falls Community Access Road Project could enable future access to potential mineral development activities in the Ring of Fire area.

More information on this project is available on the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry website, Registry reference number 80184. 6 Wawatay News NOVEMBER 20, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Education Webinar archived online Anishinabek to share online Treaty resource kits from page 5 education, not just in Attawapis- Rick Garrick Aboriginal Peoples, The Report kat but right across the NAN Wawatay News on the Ipperwash Inquiry and “There were promises that territory and right across the the Truth and Reconciliation were made in different areas, region and even right across the The Anishinabek Nation is Commission Report.” promises on health care, there country. She had to leave her looking forward to sharing The We are all Treaty People were promises that our people community at a very young age some of its We are all Treaty teachers kits were developed would not be, the word in the and when she was going to high People teachers kit lesson about six years ago and about treaty document is molested, school at the age of 15 she died plans as online treaty educa- 4,000 kits have since been dis- while they were pursuing their in a car crash. So when you talk tion resources beginning in the tributed to schools across the way of life, to harvest, to shelter about the failures of the crown spring of 2021. province. their families. There were also to fulfil their obligations in edu- “The Anishinabek Nation “The journey of under- promises on education.” cation, it is not only delivering continues to lead change within standing the treaty relation- Fiddler says the crown has bad education but it is costing the provincial education sys- ship and one’s role within it not fulfilled their treaty obliga- the lives of our students.” tem and will continue to work can be a collaborative journey tions in many areas including Hunter, director of Gover- in partnership with the govern- with the teacher and the stu- education, noting the deaths nance and Treaty Implemen- ment of Ontario during Treaty dents,” says Kelly Crawford, a of seven NAN youth who died tation at NAN and a Weenusk Recognition Week,” says Anishi- treaty educator who is work- in Thunder Bay while pursu- citizen, says there is also an issue nabek Nation Grand Council ing on the online treaty educa- ing their high school education with recruiting qualified teachers Chief Glen Hare during a virtual tion resources. “We’re going screenshots because there were no high among the NAN communities. press conference. “We’ve been to be taking these treaty kits A short animated video was featured during the Anishinabek Nation’s schools in their communities. “Even if a First Nation does saying for years that treaty edu- and making them into virtual Nov. 2 virtual press conference about the release of online treaty edu- “They came from small com- recruit qualified teachers, cation, public education will worlds and virtual reality as cation resources in the spring of 2021. munities and they had to leave they end up quitting or not help eliminate racism. We’re well. There will be numerous until the average person in this online and also the feedback their families and their commu- even going to the community supporting teachers and stu- videos on various topics rang- country starts realizing what is that I get from teachers.” nities behind to come to high because of the low pay offers dents by making our treaty kits ing from world view, wampum happening and what has hap- The online treaty education school in Thunder Bay,” Fiddler that they receive compared to into online resources so that belt, treaties in Ontario.” pened.” resources were funded through says. “I also came to high school down-south school boards,” they can still learn about First Nipissing Chief Scott McLeod Marci Becking, senior com- Anishinabek Nation revenues here in Thunder Bay when I Hunter says. “(First Nations) Nations and the treaty relation- says one of the main benefits to munications officer at Anishi- from treaty kit and book sales. was in Grade 12 and Thunder have a hard time matching ship while at home or in the educating the public on Indig- nabek Nation, says teachers “I commend Anishinabek Bay is like a metropolis, it was a those salary expectations.” classroom.” enous issues is that it creates have called her to express their Nation’s ongoing work in pro- huge place compared to where I Hunter, who was called as an Hare says Treaty Recognition more pressure on political will thanks for providing the We are moting awareness and under- came from.” expert witness during the Seven Week is held during the first to get things done, noting the all Treaty People teachers kit standing of treaties and treaty Fiddler says many other Youth Inquest in Thunder Bay, week of November to honour residential school issue as a and books over the years. relationships,” says Greg Rick- NAN youth have been affected says Treaties 5 and 9 both high- the importance of the treaties good example. “It’s very rewarding for me to ford, minister of Indigenous by lack of adequate education lighted the fiduciary duty of the and to highlight information “So when we raise awareness see even on social media teach- Affairs. “Encouraging education facilities in their communities, crown to provide education ser- about treaty rights and treaty on this topic, it’s to create the ers posting the students doing around treaties is an impor- such Attawapiskat’s Shannen vices for the NAN communities. relationships. environment for us to start to the relationship piece and tant way to help nurture and Koostachin, who died while “But despite those assurances “The Anishinabek Nation have those talks and get govern- they’re making that wampum advance the vital relationship pursuing her education in New the crown has failed to deliver developed the (We are all ment action to start moving on belt and talking about it,” Beck- between Indigenous and non- Liskeard due to fuel contamina- the proper education to the Treaty People) teachers kit and some of the things that they’ve ing says. “Or the little ones talk- Indigenous people.” tion in her community’s school. beneficiaries of those communi- books to help teachers and stu- just been brushing off for over ing about what an agreement A sneak-peek of the “It wasn’t safe for her and her ties,” Hunter says. dents learn about the treaty a century on inherent treaty- is, like a promise, a promise online treaty education classmates to go to school there The Treaty 5 and 9 – The relationship,” Hare says. “They protected rights,” McLeod says. to make my bed. So it’s really resource is posted on the so they were forced to attend Education Clause: The Crown’s were (developed) in response to “So that’s the basis of it for us, is rewarding to see not only the Anishinabek Nation You- school in makeshift trailers,” Promise to provide Education a public inquiry and the treaty that none of this will move for- little fingers making the Lego tube channel at www.you- Fiddler says. “She became a very webinar is posted at: www. education recommendations ward and Indigenous issues will wampum belt but the other tube.com/watch?v=ad5_ strong and effective advocate for fnmieao.com/events/. from the Royal Commission on not get the attention it deserves conversations that are going on JPbPy8Q&feature=youtu.be.

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Deputy Grand Chief Jason Smallboy focused on COVID- 19 cases in Nishnawbe Aski Nation, NAN Hope, seasonal flu shots and Treaties Recognition Week during his WRN (Wawa- tay Radio Network) Update. “Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority was notified that a person from outside the community tested positive for COVID-19,” Smallboy says. “This individual travelled to KI Book your Wawatay News ad today! (Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninu- wug) and Wapekeka on Oct. 23 and the individual tested posi- tive for COVID-19 on Oct. 31.” Smallboy says the individual Contact Tom Scura: [email protected] did not have any symptoms but may have been infectious while in the communities. “Anyone in these communi- ties that is showing symptoms should call the nursing station for an assessment,” Smallboy says. “Those who were exposed to this individual for more than Webequie Supply Road Project 15 minutes without a face cov- ering should contact their local Rick Garrick/Wawatay News nursing station for an assess- Deputy Grand Chief Jason Smallboy, pictured at a 2018 Nishnawbe Participant Funding Available ment. Casual contact with this Aski Nation Chiefs Assembly, recently delivered an update on the individual is very low but self Wawatay Radio Network about COVID-19 cases, NAN Hope, seasonal monitoring is encouraged. flu shots and Treaties Recognition Week. October 19, 2020 — The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is Sioux Lookout First Nations making funding available to assist the participation of the public and Health Authority’s Prevent- health staff to support the pub- begun.” Indigenous groups in the federal impact assessment for the proposed ing Infectious Diseases team is lic health management of the Webequie Supply Road Project, located in northern Ontario. working with the communities’ case, and contact tracing has see ACCESS page 8 As part of the impact assessment for this project, funding is available for eligible individuals and groups to assist their participation in the upcoming steps of the impact assessment process. These steps include reviewing and providing comments on the proponent’s Impact Statement or the summary Can You Stay thereof, and the Agency’s draft Impact Assessment Report and potential conditions.

On Your Feet? Applications received by November 30, 2020, will be considered. Stay on Your Feet (SOYF) is a regional strategy adopted The Agency recognizes that it is more challenging to undertake meaningful by the Porcupine Health Unit (PHU) and local partners public engagement and Indigenous consultation in light of the circumstances aimed at improving the quality of life for older adults arising from COVID-19. The Agency continues to assess the situation with key stakeholders, make adjustments to consultation activities, and is providing across Northeastern Ontario. The PHU and their SOYF flexibility as needed in order to prioritize the health and safety of all Canadians, partners are excited to launch a new communications while maintaining its duty to conduct meaningful engagement with interested campaign which promotes three key positive and action groups. oriented messages: Recipients and the amount of funding allocated will be posted to the project’s webpage on the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry website. The Agency will also announce the start of the public comment period on the summary of the Let’s Be Active! proponent’s Impact Statement at a later date.

Let’s Be Social! To apply for funding, complete the Application Form for the Impact Statement and Impact Assessment Phases available on the Agency's website at Let’s Be Strong! canada.ca/iaac under Funding Programs. For more information, contact the Participant Funding Program by writing to [email protected], or by calling 1-866-582-1884.

Follow us on Twitter: @IAAC_AEIC #WebequieSupplyRoad We invite older adults, caregivers and organizations to join the SOYF movement today and learn about ways to The Proposed Project Webequie First Nation is proposing the construction and operation, including remain healthy as you age and live life to the fullest! maintenance, of a 107-kilometre all-season road connecting the Webequie Airport and the McFaulds Lake area in northern Ontario. The corridor would be Visit the SOYF Website www.stayonyourfeet.ca for approximately 35 metres in width in order to accommodate a two-lane gravel surface industrial supply road and could enable future infrastructure a number of links to additional resources and video development such as transmission lines and broadband. As proposed, the content based on what you are interested in learning Webequie Supply Road Project would connect Webequie First Nation to more about. existing mineral exploration activities and potential future mineral development in the Ring of Fire area. The project could also become part of a future all-season road network connecting Webequie First Nation and the Ring of Fire SOYF Facebook Page: area to the provincial highway system in Nakina and/or Pickle Lake. www.facebook.com/stayonyourfeet.ca. More information on this project is available on the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry website, Registry reference number 80183. 8 Wawatay News NOVEMBER 20, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Health Full access to health services a priority for NAN communities from page 7 says. a face mask for the duration of Hope, or 1-844-626-4673. in the community.” Smallboy says the NAN Task “Keeping communities their flight, while indoors or “I encourage anyone who is Smallboy says the purpose Smallboy says First Nations Team continues to examine where physical distancing is not struggling during this pandemic of Treaties Recognition Week in Manitoba are continuing to how citizens in NAN communi- safe during COVID- possible. to call this number and get the is to honour the importance of experience a surge in COVID-19 ties can safely access medical 19 means more than Smallboy says the NAN Hope help they need,” Smallboy says. the treaties and to help people cases, and the Manitoba First care during the pandemic. just focusing on the 24/7 mental health crisis line is “Help is available — you are not in Ontario to learn more about Nations COVID-19 Pandemic “Keeping communities safe now live. alone.” treaty rights and relationships. Response Coordination Team during COVID-19 means more virus...” “We want to ensure that Smallboy says all citizens are “It is important to teach is strongly encouraging First than just focusing on the virus,” – NAN DGC Jason Smallboy our Elders are made aware of encouraged to get their sea- the public and students of our Nations people to cancel any Smallboy says. “It also means NAN Hope and that they can sonal flu shot. schools the First Nations under- non-essential travel to Winni- making sure that (citizens) access help in their language at “The flu shot prevents you standing of the treaties so they peg and to the Northern Health protect their health by get- to access the health care they any age through this service,” from getting very sick,” Small- can gain knowledge about their Region. ting treatment they need. Our need during this time. Delays in Smallboy says. “So please share boy says. “Even if you believe country’s history, how Canada “This situation highlights leadership may feel anxious proper health care can lead to this information with our Elders you will not get sick from the was founded and the people it how much of a risk COVID-19 about medical travel during the worse health outcomes.” in our communities.” flu, getting the vaccine may still continues to affect,” Small- remains to our people and espe- second wave, it is important Smallboy says citizens can Smallboy says NAN Hope is help prevent you from passing boy says. “We are all treaty cially to our Elders,” Smallboy though that (citizens) continue take measures such as wearing available by calling 1-844-NAN- the flu on to vulnerable people people.”

REVIEW Review of Proposed Long-Term Management Direction Whitefeather Forest 2022-2032 Forest Management Plan The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), Whitefeather Community Resource Management Authority (WFCRMA) and the Red Lake District Resource Management Advisory Committee (LCC) invite you to review and comment on the proposed Long-Term Management Direction (LTMD) for the 2022–2032 Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the Whitefeather Forest. The Planning Process The FMP takes approximately three years to complete. During this time, five formal opportunities for public consultation and First Nation and Métis community involvement and consultation are provided. The first opportunity (Stage One) for this FMP occurred on February 14, 2020 when the public was invited to “Participate” in the development of the plan. This ‘Stage Two’ notice is: • To invite you to review and comment on: - the proposed long-term management direction for the forest; - the areas which could reasonably be harvested, and the preferred areas for harvest operations, during the 10-year period of the plan; - the analysis of alternative one kilometer wide corridors for each new primary road which is required for the next 20 years. • To request contributions to background information to be used in planning. How to Get Involved To facilitate your review, the following information can be obtained electronically on the Natural Resources Information Portal https://nrip.mnr.gov.on.ca/s/fmp-online or by contacting the MNRF contact or the Company contact listed below: i. a summary of the proposed LTMD; and ii. a portrayal of: • the preferred and optional harvest areas for the 10-year period of the plan; and • the confirmed primary road corridors and alternative corridors for each new primary road which is required for the next 20 years In addition to the most current versions of the information which was available at ‘Stage One’ of public consultation, the following information will be available electronically on the Ontario government website: Information available as described in the 2020 Forest Management Planning Manual FMPM (Part A, Section 2.3.3.2) https://files.ontario.ca/mnrf-forest- During the planning process there is an opportunity to make a written request to seek management-planning-manual-en-2020-07-08.pdf resolution of issues with the MNRF District Manager or the Regional Director using a process described in the 2020 Forest Management Planning Manual (Part A, Section 2.4.1). The above information can be made available electronically by contacting the Company and/or MNRF contact listed below, during normal office hours Stay Involved for a period of 15 days from Monday November 23, 2020 to Tuesday Further information on how to get involved in forest management planning and to December 8, 2020. better understand the stages of public consultation please visit: Comments on the proposed LTMD for the Whitefeather Forest must be https://www.ontario.ca/document/participate-forest-management-ontario/how- received by Mark Zhang of the planning team by Tuesday December 8, 2020. get-involved-forest-management Remote meetings with representatives of the planning team and the LCC can There will be three more formal opportunities for you to be involved. These stages are be requested at any time during the planning process. Reasonable listed and tentatively scheduled as follows: opportunities to remotely meet planning team members during non-business Stage Three - Review of Proposed Operations March 2021 hours will be provided upon request. If you require more information or wish to Stage Four - Review of Draft Forest Management Plan July 2021 discuss your interests and concerns with a planning team member, please Stage Five - Inspection of MNRF-Approved Forest Management Plan December 2021 contact one of the individuals listed below: If you would like to be added to a mailing list to be notified of public involvement Mark Zhang, R.P.F. opportunities, please contact Kristiana Wilson at 807-728-1565. Management Forester MNRF Red Lake District Office The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) is collecting your personal 227 Howey Street, P.O. Box 5003 information and comments under the authority provided by the Forest Management Red Lake, ON P0V 2M0 Planning Manual, 2020 approved by regulation under Section 68 of the Crown Forest tel: 807-727-2575 Sustainability Act, 1994. Any personal information you provide (home and/or e-mail e-mail: [email protected] address, name, telephone number, etc.) may be used and shared between MNRF and/ or the sustainable forest licensee Whitefeather Community Resource Management Sarah J. Bros, R.P.F. Hugh Carlson Authority to contact you regarding comments submitted. Your comments will become Plan Author LCC Representative part of the public consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your WFCRMA c/o: MNRF Red Lake District Office personal information may also be used by the MNRF to send you further information 138 Howey Street, P.O. Box 422 227 Howey Street, P.O. Box 5003 related to this forest management planning exercise. If you have questions about the Red Lake, ON P0V 2M0 Red Lake, ON P0V 2M0 use of your personal information, please contact Kathy Crampton at 807-727-1332. tel: 705-223-9090 e-mail: [email protected] Renseignements en français : Annie Wheeler au 807 475-1251. Wawatay News NOVEMBER 20, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ 9

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COVID-19 has created many challenges since the During the past 15 years, we have been proud to middle of March, including challenges related to provide assessment services in over 30 different learning and mental health difficulties. Indigenous communities in Ontario. An assessment can help to identify difficulties with: And with the introduction of Jordan’s Principle, we've Learning had the opportunity to visit many different Indigenous Attention communities during the past few years. Behaviour Development However, with travel restrictions in place in many Mental Health communities, we are happy to continue providing assessment services virtually through Zoom. Assessments are important as they can help identify issues and establish recommendations or If you are interested in booking an assessment, please accommodations to help manage whatever contact our Assessment Coordinator, Sairine Manebo, challenges a child or teen might be facing. at (888) 269-0237 or at [email protected] 10 Wawatay News NOVEMBER 20, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Health DGC Derek Fox discusses COVID and keeping communities safe

Rick Garrick the community’s long-term lack Wawatay News of clean drinking water. “They’ve had the longest Deputy Grand Chief Derek boil water advisory in all of Fox focused on COVID-19 con- Canada,” Fox says. “From our cerns, the Neskantaga evacua- standpoint it’s extreme dis- tion and his education, justice crimination, lack of equity and and youth portfolios during equality.” his WRN (Wawatay Radio Net- Fox says some of the federal work) Update on Oct. 27. government’s $112 million in “We know that the (COVID- funding to support a safe return 19) cases are rising in south- to elementary and secondary ern Ontario,” Fox says. “We schools on reserves has been know that Manitoba is getting received by NAN communities. a number of increased cases “We submitted plans and and just throughout the country proposals that weren’t well COVID-19 is on the rise again, received by the federal and pro- so we know that in the NAN vincial governments,” Fox says. (Nishnawbe Aski Nation) terri- “I know that some (of the $112 tory we need to continue to be million in funding) has reached vigilant. We need to continue our NAN communities but it is to wash our hands and sani- not enough, so we’re in the pro- tize, make sure that we social cess of pushing the government distance (and) do all the things for more. Those funds are not we’ve been doing.” enough for the safety of our stu- Fox says the NAN communi- dents and our (citizens) in the ties have done a “very good job” NAN territory so we’re going to of protecting citizens since the keep working on that for our country went on lockdown due education in the NAN territory.” to increasing COVID-19 cases Fox also applauded the Oct. 2 this past March. court decision in favour of four “I just want to remind those women from Pikangikum who people in the NAN territory to were unable to access intermit- continue to keep doing those tent sentences in their commu- things that have kept us safe nity to serve impaired driving and have kept us COVID-19 sentences of not more than 90 screenshot free,” Fox says. “And to remem- days. It is financially and logis- Deputy Grand Chief Derek Fox, pictured during his Nov. 11 Remembrance Day message, recently delivered an update on the Wawatay Radio ber we’re doing this for the sake tically prohibitive for them to Network about COVID-19 concerns, the Neskantaga evacuation and his education, justice and youth portfolios. of our people, our Elders, our travel to and from the nearest young people, everyone that is district jail, from weekend to the Pikangikum First Nation, the NAN Chiefs Virtual Assem- ship to start that work.” “They’ve been working at risk of getting COVID-19.” weekend, at their own expense, and those similarly situated, bly … just to build on that deci- Fox says he will be receiv- extremely hard to ensure they Fox says NAN continues to to serve out their sentences. for violation of the mandatory sion to assist in justice transfor- ing updates from the youth on reach out to the youth,” Fox support and advocate for Nes- Justice D. Gibson’s decision minimum sentence provisions mation and how would that jus- the work they have been doing says. “Look out for some of the kantaga over the community’s states he found “the unavail- of s. 255 of the Code, violate s. tice transformation work,” Fox at the Oct. 29 Oshkaatisak (All ideas and projects or proposals evacuation due to the shutdown ability of an intermittent sen- 15 of the Charter.” says. “So we have been given Young People’s) Council meet- they will be working on in the of the water system as well as tence to on-reserve citizens of “So we passed a resolution at direction from the NAN leader- ing. coming months.”

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Rick Garrick goods and services.” Wawatay News Hajdu says the federal gov- ernment is also committing The federal government to a $600 million agreement recently announced a $750 mil- with Telesat, a Canadian satel- lion increase in funding for the lite company, to secure low- $1 billion Universal Broadband earth-orbit satellite capacity Fund that was announced in to improve connectivity and Budget 2019 to help connect expand high-speed Internet Canadians to high-speed Inter- coverage to rural and remote net across the country. regions across Canada. “This is $1.75 billion in “I’m extremely excited about projects that will bring better the Telesat capacity of working faster Internet and better cel- with low-orbit satellites that lular service to areas that have actually solve some of those been left behind, like northern challenging problems that we Ontario, for far too long,” says see in the north,” Hajdu says. Thunder Bay-Superior North “The infrastructure of the north MP Patty Hajdu during a Nov. is very difficult to proceed with 9 press conference in Thunder because of the geography. Try- Bay. “We’re going to make the ing to build things like power money more available more lines or roads or any of those quickly so that shovel ready kinds of massive infrastructure projects, and there are many in projects can be really challeng- our region, can get started as ing just due to the fact that soon as possible. This new pro- there is so much marsh and lake gram has the capacity to con- and rugged territory.” nect far more households and Hajdu says she first heard do it in a really rapid way.” about the use of low-orbit satel- The program includes a $150 Rick Garrick/Wawatay News lites for delivering Internet ser- million Rapid Response Stream Thunder Bay-Superior North MP Patty Hajdu announced details of the federal government’s $1.75 billion Universal Broadband Fund during a vices more than four years ago. with an accelerated application Nov. 9 press conference outside her constituency office in Thunder Bay. “Some countries in Africa process that will allow shovel- are using this to get into rural ready projects to get started viders or wants to look into this thing about how people live, we also know here in northern Internet services to connect to remote areas of Africa where right away as well as $50 mil- with partners that can provide work and socialize. Ontario that’s been a challenge school,” Hajdu says. “Or (peo- they need to communicate lion for mobile Internet projects for example satellite service, “In fact to stay in touch we’ve for a long time.” ple) not being able to access with their population but there that primarily benefit Indig- they will be very well posi- had to rely increasingly on digi- Hajdu says people without essential services like telemedi- aren’t very many people there,” enous peoples. tioned to do so. We know the tal services and virtual gather- high-speed Internet have felt cine and online banking, access Hajdu says. “So this I think is a “For Indigenous projects, need is great there — certainly ings,” Hajdu says. “More than even more profoundly the dis- to government programs and real good potential for some of the amount they are eligible to I will be working with Indige- ever it’s highlighted how impor- ruption in their lives during this supports (and) small businesses those very remote communi- receive is 90 per cent towards nous leaders to find those part- tant the access to the Internet time of COVID-19. that can’t actually access high- ties that have a very hard time any project,” Hajdu says. “So ners.” is for working, for learning and “We’ve heard stories of fami- speed Internet to transform accessing infrastructure that is certainly if Matawa is partner- Hajdu says the COVID-19 for keeping in touch with our lies that have to sit in a parking their business and be more national in scope.” ing with other cell service pro- pandemic has changed every- colleagues and our friends, and lot so they can actually access online to be able to market their Make A Difference. Become A Foster Parent in Thunder Bay.

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Learn more at tikinagan.org. 12 Wawatay News NOVEMBER 20, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Community NDP announces For Indigenous, By Indigenous housing strategy

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Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath launched a new hous- ing plan that includes a For Indigenous, By Indigenous housing strategy. “Ontario needs 22,000 addi- tional Indigenous-owned and Rick Garrick/Wawatay News operated community housing Matawa Non-Profit Housing Corporation’s Robinson Meshake and units over the next decade,” District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board CAO Horwath says. “We will not William Bradica cut the ribbon to officially open eight new rent- take a single step that isn’t geared-to-income one-bedroom housing units in Thunder Bay. Indigenous-led. And within that framework, we are committed to working with Indigenous communities, the federal gov- ernment and Indigenous-led Matawa Housing housing providers to make sure the 22,000 homes are built, including affordable, culturally- appropriate urban and rural housing as well as supportive Corporation opens housing.” Horwath adds that the screenshot NDP will make sure northern Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath and a group of NDP MPPs announced the NDP’s new Homes You Can Ontario gets its fair share of the Afford housing plan during a virtual press conference. eight new homes proposed investment. “The lack of housing should never stop people from living couldn’t fill them because there The NDP plan aims to end home that fits your family and Rick Garrick assistance and 75 per cent and raising their own families was no housing available, there homelessness within 10 years meets your needs,” Horwath Wawatay News of the $1.2 million of capital in the north, near the incredible were no apartments that were and to assure people who need says. “For a lot of families, costs via funding sources from communities where they grew available and that is the issue a supportive living environment home ownership has been out The Matawa Non-Profit the province that are available up,” Horwath says. “I plan to we’re facing.” have a place to go in their com- of reach along with the stabil- Housing Corporation (MNPHC) to them and will be assisting invest in the north to make sure Mamakwa says the hous- munity. ity and financial security that recently celebrated the opening furthermore by providing the of that.” ing shortage in Sioux Lookout “We’re going to end home- comes with it.” of eight new rent-geared-to- ongoing rental income support Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol is likely related to the housing lessness and ensure that every- The NDP plans includes income one-bedroom housing via the rent-geared-to-income Mamakwa says the housing shortage in First Nation com- one has a good stable roof home equity loans of up to 10 units with a ribbon cutting in program,” Meshake says. “The stock hasn’t kept up with the munities in the area. over their head starting with per cent for first-time home Thunder Bay. units, because they are con- demand in some northern com- “We have to recognize the delivering 69,000 new afford- buyers with household incomes “We are providing eight fami- structed as new residences, are munities. unique housing challenges that able homes and 30,000 new under $200,000 to help with lies, whether they are a single able to meet the latest building “Specifically in Sioux Look- we see in northern Ontario,” homes with supports,” Hor- their down payment, with the or a couple, with these low rent- standards including (being) out, it was back in April/May Mamakwa says. “For the last wath says, noting that the plan home owners having the flex- geared homes,” says Robinson better insulated, more energy 2019 that I remember there 15-20 years there hasn’t been includes extending the lifespan ibility to buy back the govern- Meshake, board president of efficient and having working were like 250 jobs open,” too much funding towards of 260,000 existing homes. ment’s share or repay the loan MNPHC and an Aroland citizen. smoke alarms.” Mamakwa says. “There were affordable housing, social hous- “Affordable housing will come when they move and sell their “It is very important that we Meshake says MNPHC now so many jobs available but they ing that was available.” back to Ontario.” home. can provide these rent-geared owns and manages 44 housing Mamakwa adds that the cost The NDP plan includes a $90 The NDP also plans to fund homes to families who are units in Thunder Bay, including of living, including food, is also million capital investment to an operating investment of struggling to meet daily rental the eight new housing units, as higher in northern communi- extend the life of the 260,000 $300 million, including $240 requirements.” a direct result of their 24-year ee our ties. existing homes and an average million for rent subsidies for The new housing units were relationship with TBDSSAB. “The cost of living is very annual investment of $340 mil- 311,000 households, $10 mil- opened through a continuing “For the past 24 years, we extravagant in our communi- lion for 10 years to build the lion for a co-op seed fund and collaboration with the District have been proud to be one of a eys ae! ties, so we need to be able to 69,000 new homes. $50 million to deliver 30,000 of Thunder Bay Social Ser- few non-profit housing provid- address that,” Mamakwa says. “We believe in the NDP that supportive housing spaces. vices Administration Board ers in Thunder Bay,” Meshake If you lose your “When we talk about keep- everyone deserves a stable, safe Information about the NDP (TBDSSAB) and other non- says. ing our local people employed comfortable place to call home plan is posted online at: www. profit housing funders. keys with a in our communities, that is so in the community that they ontariondp.ca/homes-you-can- “For these units here on con’t on next page War Amps tag important.” love, a home you can afford, a afford. Coady Ave., TBDSSAB provided attached, we can return them to you by courier, free of charge. Now Accepting A few days Applications! after I lost my “keys, they were Winter & Spring 2021 returned from You can obtain a post secondary The War Amps. It education certifi cate, diploma, or was the first time degree at our Thunder Bay campus. in my life that Due to COVID-19 our programs I have jumped are 100% online. with joy! NEW! – Sara ” • Security Guard Certifi cation Program (September–ongoing) • College Access Program (Jan 2021) • Bachelor of Social Work (May 2021) rder key tas *Admission requirements may apply oe To speak to someone about enrolling in one of our exciting A Start to New Beginnings programs please contact: Toll Free: 1-866-636-7454 Phone: 1-807-626-1897 1 800 250-3030 www.oshki-wenjack.ca waramps.ca Email: [email protected] Wawatay News NOVEMBER 20, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ 13 Community Affordable and accessible homes a priority for Matawa from page 12 Management, also stressed the but these are family units we Bradica, CAO at TBDSSAB. ciency. need for affordable housing in “To attain this vision, want to build, so hopefully we “Currently, we provide opera- “To attain this vision, we “We recognize that social Thunder Bay and region. are successful.” tional funding towards the 12 must continue working together housing isn’t perfect, that there “About a year ago at our we must continue The addition of rent-geared- units built in 1996, and will to develop homes that are still are problems which need AGM in Constance Lake the working together to to-income housing units aligns support tenants in the Coady affordable and accessible to to be solved. Despite this, and chiefs were saying we need develop homes that are with the 32 recommended Ave. units through rent supple- people of all ages and income amongst many other reasons, more affordable housing here in actions in the TBDSSAB’s Under ments that allow people to levels,” Bradica says. “We have we need to support people that Thunder Bay as well as in other affordable and accessible One Roof Housing and Home- access quality housing at an wait lists of about 900 through- cannot compete in the city’s municipalities such as Green- to people of all ages lessness Plan, which is in effect affordable cost.” out our district so there is defi- housing market and we need stone and Hearst,” Achneep- and income levels...” from 2014-2024 in the District Bradica says TBDSSAB pro- nitely a need for more housing, to support low wage workers to ineskum says. “So we are work- of Thunder Bay. vides quality services in our but every time there is an open- continue living close to the jobs ing with our communities to – William Bradica “TBDSSAB is pleased to district within the context of a ing like this we see that we are that need their skills.” ensure we do that. In addition continue our partnership with commitment to social justice taking more people from the David Paul Achneepineskum, to what we are doing here, yes- cation to Ontario Aboriginal Matawa Non-Profit Housing and recognition of people’s wait list and we look forward to CEO at Matawa First Nations terday we submitted an appli- Housing to build more units, Corporation,” says William potential to achieve self-suffi- doing more.”

REVIEW Review of Proposed Operations Kenogami Forest 2021-2031 Forest Management Plan The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), Ne-Daa-Kii- Me-Naan Inc. and the Geraldton Area Natural Resources Advisory Committee (GANRAC) invite you to participate in the review of proposed operations. This review is being held as part of the detailed planning of operations for the ten-year period of the 2021–2031 Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the Kenogami Forest. The Planning Process The FMP takes approximately three years to complete. During this time, five formal opportunities for public consultation and First Nation and Métis community involvement and consultation are provided. The second opportunity (Stage Two) for this FMP occurred from February 19, 2019 to March 20, 2019 when the public was invited to review and comment on the proposed Long-Term Management Direction (LTMD). This ‘Stage Three’ notice is: • To invite you to review and comment on - the planned areas for harvest, renewal and tending operations for the 10-year period of the plan; - the proposed corridors for new primary and branch roads for the 10-year period of the plan; - the proposed operational road boundaries for the 10-year period of the plan; and • To request contributions to the background information to be used in planning. How to Get Involved To facilitate your review, the following information can be obtained electronically on the Natural Resources Information Portal https://nrip.mnr.gov.on.ca/s/fmp-online • a summary of the MNRF regional director preliminary endorsed LTMD; and • a portrayal of: - the planned areas for harvest, renewal and tending operations for the 10-year period of the plan; and - the proposed corridors for new primary and branch roads which are required for the 10-year period of the plan; In addition to the most current version of the information which was available at Stage Two of public consultation, the Information available as described in the 2020 Forest Management Planning Manual (FMPM) (Part A, Section 2.3.3.3) During the planning process there is an opportunity to make a written request to will be available electronically on the Ontario government website: seek resolution of issues with the MNRF District Manager or the Regional Director https://files.ontario.ca/mnrf-forest-management-planning-manual- using a process described in the 2020 FMPM (Part A, Section 2.4.1). en-2020-07-08.pdf Stay Involved The detailed proposed operations can be made available electronically for review and comment by contacting the Na-Daa-Kii-Me-Naan Inc. office and/or Further information on how to get involved in forest management planning and to MNRF Geraldton Field Office contact listed below, during normal office hours better understand the stages of public consultation please visit: for a period of 30 days December 11, 2020 to January 10, 2021. Comments on https://www.ontario.ca/document/participate-forest-management-ontario/ the proposed operations for the Kenogami Forest must be received by Charlotte how-get-involved-forest-management Bourdignon of the planning team at the MNRF Geraldton Field Office by The tentative scheduled date for submission of the draft FMP is March 12, 2021. January 10, 2021. There will be two more formal opportunities for you to be involved. These stages The Information Forum related to the review of Proposed Operations will be held are listed and tentatively scheduled as follows: via individual or group remote meetings which may be arranged by calling the individuals listed below during the review period. Remote meetings with Stage Four – Review of Draft FMP April 20, 2020 to June 19, 2021 representatives of the planning team and the LCC can be also requested at any Stage Five – Inspection of the MNRF-Approved FMP August 31, 2021 time during the planning process. Reasonable opportunities to remotely meet If you would like to be added to a mailing list to be notified of public involvement planning team members during non-business hours will be provided upon opportunities, please contact Amelie Nephin at 807-854-2633. request. If you require more information or wish to discuss your interests with a planning team member, please contact one of the individuals listed below: The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) is collecting your personal information and comments under the authority provided by the Forest Charlotte Bourdignon, R.P.F. Deanna Hoffman, R.P.F. Management Planning Manual, 2020 approved by regulation under Section 68 Management Forester Na-Daa-Kii-Me-Naan Inc. of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994. Any personal information you provide MNRF Geraldton Field Office 1-101 King Street, 2nd Floor 208 Beamish Ave. West, P.O. Box 640 Longlac, ON P0T 2A0 (home and/or email address, name, telephone number, etc.) may be used and Geraldton, ON P0T 1M0 tel: 807-854-8766 shared between MNRF and/or Na-Daa-Kii-Me-Naan Inc. to contact you regarding tel: 807-854-1826 comments submitted. Your comments will become part of the public consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information Evan Armstrong or James McPherson may also be used by the MNRF to send you further information related to this G.A.N.R.A.C. forest management planning exercise. If you have questions about the use of c/o MNRF Geraldton Field Office your personal information, please contact Marie Parsons at 807-887-5012. 208 Beamish Ave. West, P.O. Box 640 Geraldton, ON P0T 1M0 Renseignements en français : 807 887-5000. 14 Wawatay News NOVEMBER 20, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Community

Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area Engagement Activities and Participant Funding Available

November 12, 2020 — The Minister of Environment and Climate Change has determined that a regional assessment will be conducted in an area centred on the Ring of Fire mineral deposits in northern Ontario.

The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is inviting the public, Indigenous communities, and organizations to provide input to support the planning of the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire area. Participants may provide their input to the Agency in either official Rick Garrick/Wawatay language until January 21, 2021. Participants are encouraged to refer to The impacts of waterway diversions in the Matawa region were raised during Treaties Recognition Week the Ring of Fire regional assessment planning information sheet for on the Matawa First Nations Facebook page. additional details.

Participants can visit the project home page on the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry (reference number 80468) for more options to submit Waterway diversion information. All input received will be published to the Registry as part of the regional assessment file.

The Agency recognizes that it is more challenging to undertake meaningful public engagement and Indigenous consultation in light of the education important circumstances arising from COVID-19. The Agency continues to assess the situation with key stakeholders, make adjustments to engagement activities, and is providing flexibility as needed in order to prioritize the health and safety of all Canadians, while maintaining its duty to conduct meaningful for youth engagement with interested groups and individuals.

Virtual Information Sessions Rick Garrick and for our young people to The Kenogami and Ogoki Riv- Wawatay News learn it.” ers are tributaries of the Albany The Agency will host virtual information sessions to provide background Achneepineskum says many River. The Lake St. Joseph information on the regional assessment and to help participants understand Marten Falls Councillor of the communities have done diversion project was built in Sam Achneepineskum recently research and completed land- the late 1950s to divert water how to provide information that will contribute to the design of the process stressed the importance of use plans over the years. from Lake St. Joseph, which and development of the terms of reference for the assessment. The virtual sharing information about the “A lot of them have their drains into the Albany River, to sessions will consist of a presentation on the anticipated regional impacts of waterway diversions sacred sites and names of riv- Lac Seul, which drains through from the Albany River system ers,” Achneepineskum says. the English River system into assessment process, information on future opportunities for participation, with upcoming generations of “The Elders are disappearing, Lake Winnipeg. and an opportunity to ask questions to Agency staff. youth. those people that lived on those “When they built the (Ogoki “It’s important for our young rivers. Their whole life was liv- River diversion project), they people to learn their history,” ing on the river and the land.” told people it would help the The virtual information sessions will take place at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. (EST) Achneepineskum says. “I think The waterway diversions industry and that was our con- on November 24, 2020 and November 26, 2020. For information on how they should look at their history involved three projects, one tribution to the war effort,” to attend these sessions, please contact the Agency at and how they were impacted by from the Kenogami River, one Achneepineskum says. [email protected]. the coming of the fur trade and from the Ogoki River and one Achneepineskum says the the people who are encroaching from Lake St. Joseph. The Long waterway diversions have since ever so closer all the time.” Lake diversion project was built impacted the environment in Participant Funding Available Achneepineskum says every- in the late 1930s with the con- the rivers as well as travel dur- thing on the land had a name struction of the Kenogami Lake ing certain seasons. and a story about it. Dam and Long Lake Diversion “In the summertime the The Agency is making funding available through its Participant Funding “We don’t want to forget Dam to divert water through water would be really dry,” Program to assist the public, Indigenous communities, and organizations that,” Achneepineskum says. Long Lake and the Aguasabon Achneepineskum says. “It made with their participation in the regional assessment. Funding will assist “If we have our history and our River to Lake Superior. The it difficult to travel, especially stories for these rivers and the Ogoki River diversion project when people started using out- recipients in providing input related to the planning of the regional land, then they remain ours, was built in the early 1940s board (motors).” assessment, reviewing and providing comments on the terms of reference they remain a part of us, but if with the construction of the and potential draft agreement for the Regional Assessment Committee, and we lose that we don’t have any- Waboose Dam and Summit participating in early engagement activities of the Committee. Additional thing. That’s why it is important Dam to divert water through con’t on next page to learn that and to keep it alive Lake Nipigon to Lake Superior. participant funding will be offered at a later date to support recipients in activities throughout the conduct of the assessment.

Applications received by December 14, 2020 will be considered. To apply for funding, complete the Regional Assessment Participant Funding Application Form available on the Agency's website at canada.ca/iaac under Funding Programs. For more information, contact the Participant Funding Program by writing to [email protected], or by calling 1-866-582-1884.

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What is the Regional Assessment?

Regional assessments are studies conducted in areas of existing projects or anticipated development to inform planning and management of cumulative effects and inform future project impact assessments. The regional assessment will be conducted in the area centered on the Ring of Fire mineral deposits in northern Ontario, approximately 540 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay and 1,000 kilometres north of Toronto. In planning the regional assessment, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada will work with the Province of Ontario, Indigenous groups, federal authorities, non-government organizations and the public to determine the appropriate activities, outcomes and boundaries of the regional assessment. The Minister of Environment and Climate Change will consider these factors in setting the terms of reference for the conduct of the regional assessment. Wawatay News NOVEMBER 20, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ 15 Community Waterways a part of history

graphic from Matawa Facebook page from page 13 near the Albany Forks and they together and they started to had one at Mammamattawa, push back on trying to kill that Achneepineskum says the English River Post.” project. It was called Damn the researchers looked at how sup- Achneepineskum says gov- Dams.” plies used to be transported on ernment officials also looked The Long Lake and Ogoki the rivers by York boats while at developing more waterway River water diversion projects looking into the height of water diversion projects in the 1960s increased the water levels and levels before the water diver- on the rivers across northern hydroelectricity output on the sions. Ontario. Great Lakes. “They would ship stuff from “Our community would have “What’s kind of ironic about Fort Albany — they would go been a lake where it is now — it is now that they’ve diverted up the Albany River to Lake St. we would have been underwa- all our water south, now they’re Joseph,” Achneepineskum says. ter,” Achneepineskum says. “I sending us water bottles up “They had a post at Marten think that is part of the reason north,” Achneepineskum says. Falls, they had a post at Lake St. why Nishnawbe Aski Nation Joseph and they had a post just came to be, all the chiefs got

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REVIEW Review of Draft Contingency Plan Wabadowgang Noopming (Formerly the Armstrong Portion of the Amalgamated Lake Nipigon Forest) 2021-2023 Contingency Plan

The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), NorthWinds Environmental Services (NWES) and the Armstrong Local Citizens’ Committee (LCC) invite you to review and comment on the 2021 – 2023 Draft Contingency Plan (CP) for the Wabadowgang Noopming Forest. The Planning Process The CP takes approximately two years to complete. During this time, five formal opportunities for public consultation and First Nation and Métis community involvement and consultation are provided. The third opportunity (Stage Three) for this FMP occurred on October 26, 2020 when the public was invited to review and comment on proposed operations for the two-year period of the CP. This ‘Stage Four’ notice is to invite you to: • review and comment on the draft CP; and • contribute to the background information Comments from the public will be considered in revisions to the draft CP. How to Get Involved The Draft CP and the Draft CP Summary will be available electronically on the Ontario government website at www.ontario.ca/forestplans (click the link at the bottom of the webpage labelled “Other Approved FMP Products and Materials for Public Review”) or on the Natural Resources Information Portal – https://nrip.mnr.gov.on.ca/s/fmp-online, and can be made available by contacting the NorthWinds Environmental Services contact listed below, during normal office hours for a period of 60 days from December 22, 2020 to February 19, 2021. Comments on the draft CP for the Wabadowgang Noopming Forest must be received by Robin Kuzyk of the planning team, by February 19, 2021. In addition to the most current versions of the information and maps which were previously available, the following information can be obtained electronically on the Ontario government website (www.ontario.ca/forestplans) to assist you in your review: • Draft CP, including supplementary documentation; • Draft CP Summary. The Information Forum related to the review of Draft Forest Management Plan will be held via individual or group remote meetings which may be arranged by calling the individuals listed below during the review period. Remote meetings with representatives of the planning team and the LCC can be also requested at any time during the planning process. Reasonable opportunities to remotely meet planning team members during non-business hours will be provided upon request. If you require more information or wish to discuss your interests with a planning team member, please contact one of the individuals listed below: Robin Kuzyk Jeffrey Cameron, R.P.F. MNRF Thunder Bay District Office NorthWinds Environmental Services 435 James Street South, Suite B001 195 Park Avenue, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 1B9 Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6S7 tel: 807-631-8744 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] The MNRF-approved CP will be available for inspection for the 2-year duration Don Plumridge of the CP Stage Five - Inspection of the MNRF-approved CP. c/o MNRF Thunder Bay District Office 435 James Street South, Suite B001 The approval date of the CP is tentatively scheduled for March 15, 2021. Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6S7 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) is collecting your During the planning process there is an opportunity to make a written request to seek personal information and comments under the authority provided by the Forest resolution of issues with the MNRF District Manager or the Regional Director using a Management Planning Manual, 2020 approved by regulation under Section 68 process described in the 2020 Forest Management Planning Manual (Part A, Section 2.4.1). of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994. Any personal information you provide The last possible date to seek issue resolution with the MNRF Regional Director is (home and/or email address, name, telephone number, etc.) may be used March 1, 2021. and shared between MNRF to contact you regarding comments submitted. Stay Involved Your comments will become part of the public consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may also be Further information on how to get involved in forest management planning and to better used by the MNRF to send you further information related to this forest understand the stages of public consultation please visit the following link: management planning exercise. If you have questions about the use of https://www.ontario.ca/document/participate-forest-management-ontario/how-get- your personal information, please contact Alison Dupuis at 807-475-1512 involved-forest-management or [email protected]. Wawatay News NOVEMBER 20, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ 17 Business Directory

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photo submitted by Sgt Peter Moon, Canadian Rangers Master Corporal Pam Chookomoolin negotiates difficult terrain during an Ontario Provincial Police search and rescue course. Training focused on search and rescue

from page 16 down river from Peawanuck night navigation and first aid and became separated. with more than 100 other Cana- Chookomoolin says she did “One managed to make it to dian Rangers near Thunder Bay the military co-op during her one of the cabins,” Chookomoo- and a two-week course with last year in high school. lin says. “It took longer to find the Ontario Provincial Police “They had a new program that other person.” on ground search and rescue at that year and we signed up for Chookomoolin says they usu- Canadian Forces Base Borden in it,” Chookomoolin says. “It was ally have to search for overdue southern Ontario. the whole semester so it was hunters or people travelling on “We do training on the land, pretty good.” the land by snow machine dur- either in the winter by snow Chookomoolin has since ing the winter. machines or in the summer by been involved in a few search “They travel quite a bit when boats or ATVs,” Chookomoolin and rescue missions with the the ground is frozen,” Chooko- says. “A few years back we had Canadian Rangers after trans- moolin says. “Sometimes they a couple of soldiers up here for ferring over when she returned run into trouble, like either winter training, to see what it home to Peawanuck. The Cana- they fall in a creek or they break was like to train in the winter. dian Rangers and the Reserves down.” We did a few things like mak- are both part of the Canadian Chookomoolin says they usu- ing snow shelters, snaring and Armed Forces Reserve Force, ally take emergency supplies butchering wild meat, and which also includes the Cadet with them on the search and sharing wild food with them Organizations Administration rescue missions, such as food (during) cookouts. I think they and Training Service and the and extra sleeping bags. enjoyed the caribou.” Supplementary Reserve. “We’re trained to do first Chookomoolin says they also “I remember one (search aid,” Chookomoolin says. “We meet up with Canadian Rangers and rescue mission) where we have those ice rescue jumpsuits from other communities dur- had two people that were over- and we get trained (on) how ing the winter for joint training due,” Chookomoolin says. “We to keep your calm, catch your exercises. had two Hercules (aircraft) breath and get out of the water “We usually do target shoot- fly in, one was from Trenton safely.” ing and first aid,” Chookomoo- and when that one went back Chookomoolin adds that she lin says. “To get there too you another one from Winnipeg has been on a variety of train- have to plot your trip on the was sent up.” ing exercises since joining the map and how much fuel you Chookomoolin says the two Canadian Rangers, including a need and things like that, or people got lost in a blizzard session on search and rescue, resupplying and refuelling.”

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Rick Garrick working on my first feature- Wawatay News length drama — Tenaya. I’m the co-director for it and it’s about Eagle Lake filmmaker Victo- a young black woman who dis- ria Anderson-Gardner, one of covers she is part Indigenous so five recipients of $2,000 grants she goes on this journey to dis- from Inconvenient Indian direc- cover this other part of herself tor Michelle Latimer and three but finds a lot of tension from producers, recalls looking at both sides of her family.” Neskantaga’s water crisis in Anderson-Gardner chose 2018 for the CBC documentary a path in film after her sister In Search of a Perfect World. passed away when she was “We were doing a feature- 10-years-old. length documentary about the “Her death just really 70th anniversary of the human impacted me, and it was actu- rights declaration so we were ally a film (that) kind of going to northern communities brought me out of the path I to explore the water crisis that was going on,” Anderson-Gard- was happening,” says Ander- ner says. “So I realized I wanted son-Gardner, a fine arts student to be able to create content like at Ryerson University who has that for someone else as well.” four years of film industry expe- In addition to In Search of rience, including Inconvenient a Perfect World, Inconvenient Indian. “It was interesting to Indian and Tenaya, Anderson- see the system that was in place Gardner has also worked on there at the time because they Becoming Nakuset, a CBC Gem only had two water stations on and Loud Roar Productions the reserve that you can go to short doc; The Hurt That Binds get your water from. I would Us, a Voices With Impact short see people walking with their doc; and Mni Wiconi: Mitakuy- big water jugs going to get their elo, an imagineNATIVE and water for the day or whatever submitted photo Netflix commissioned short they needed.” Eagle Lake’s Victoria Anderson-Gardner, right, was one of five Indigenous artists who received $2,000 grants from Inconvenient Indian direc- doc. Anderson-Gardner and the tor Michelle Latimer and producers Jesse Wente, Stuart Henderson and Justine Pimlott this past October as a way to pay support forward after The four other award recipi- other four Indigenous artists Inconvenient Indian won the TIFF/Canada Goose 2020 Amplify Voices Award and a $10,000 cash prize at the Toronto International Film Festival. ents were Ziibiwan, an elec- were selected by Latimer and tronic music producer and Inconvenient Indian producers composer from Wiikwemkoong; Jesse Wente, Stuart Hender- “In the spirit of this award, and, in my opinion, their work was an “amazing feeling” when Anderson-Gardner says her Bretten Hannam, a filmmaker son and Justine Pimlott for the meant to amplify creative exemplifies exceptional vision Latimer called her about the work focuses on Indigenous living in Kespukwitk, Mi’kma’ki; grants as a way to pay support voices, I wanted to pay this as well as a commitment to award. content and educating people Angela Miracle Gladue aka forward to Indigenous art- forward by supporting other community engagement. Their “It just feels like a lot of rec- about Indigenous-based issues. Lunacee, a dancer and bead- ists after Inconvenient Indian Indigenous artists who are unique voices are contributing ognition was put into the works “I’ve been in the industry work artist from Frog Lake; won the TIFF/Canada Goose making an impact with their to much-needed change in this I’ve been trying to achieve,” now for about four years and and Lisa Cromarty, an actress, 2020 Amplify Voices Award art,” Latimer says. “The artists industry, and it is an honour to Anderson-Gardner says. “It was I’m slowly feeling my way into writer and voice coach from and a $10,000 cash prize at the selected here represent differ- support these visionary artists really nice to have my work film documentaries and into fic- Wiikwemkoong. Toronto International Film Fes- ent mediums within the media in their journey.” highlighted and to have it put tion films,” Anderson-Gardner tival this year. and performing arts landscape Anderson-Gardner says it out there more.” says. “Right now I’m currently 20 Wawatay News NOVEMBER 20, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Commentary Under The Northern Sky: Lest We Forget

deep in my emotions this year During this time of remem- Xavier as it is sad to realize that there brance I realize there was no Kataquapit are still wars raging across the good reason for either of my planet and there is a pandemic grandfathers to have been UNDER THE that is much the same as the taken from their land and fami- NORTHERN SKY one that killed my ancestor in lies to fight in a war that only 1918. ended with horrible destruction We have for the most part and an enormous loss of life. glamorized war and promoted Right now to honour all those it as a necessary means to who were killed in wars it is up emembrance Day went fight evil. We have seen wars to us to stand up for democracy by and once again I found conducted for riches, lands, and fairness. We must honour Rmyself in sadness for resources and with competing those who fought for our mod- those who lost their lives in war. ideologies. It is usually started ern freedoms by protecting sci- In the Cree language we have from the seeds of inequality entific and medical truths and no word for ‘war’, the idea of and injustice and ends with the ignoring dishonest conspiracies conflict that involves hundreds sacrificing of innocent lives. and outright lies. It is up to us to or millions of people. Instead It has to do with greed and listen to the virologists, epide- we call it ‘Mah-shi-keh-win’ stupidity because in the end, miologists and medical experts which translates to ‘fighting’. the poor lose everything while so that we can work with each We use the same word to the rich profit off the spoils. other by wearing masks in pub- describe two people fighting There is nothing just about war. lic places, staying two meters or to talk about either of the All it does is take the lives of apart and washing hands often. world wars. The Great War and generations of young people We need to convince our gov- the Second World War took the away from us. Too few, with ernments that it is better to take lives of millions of people as did too much wealth and too much submitted photo all precautionary methods to subsequent conflicts and wars power rule this world and there John Chookomolin’s final resting place is in St Jude’s Cemetery in Englefield Green, UK, a small community defeat this virus and to support throughout the 20th century. is a continuous and organized on the outskirts of the city of London, England. Here we see Xavier Kataquapit at the grave of his great vaccine development so that we Indigenous people participated push by these forces to create grandfather during a visit to England. can get through this pandemic. in many of these wars and I fascist and authoritarian gov- The best way we can remem- have been impacted person- ernments that are anti-demo- movements can be dangerous disguised intentions of these tricks of telling big lies, claim- ber those who gave their lives ally. During the first world war, cratic. It is a cycle we constantly for democracy because they hateful groups. ing voter fraud and trying to use for us is to stand for democracy, my great grandfather John feed that continuously creates are disguised as being socially Right now we see a huge the courts and legal system to to follow the science and to Chookomolin and grandfather more inequality and plants the conscious but are based on con- struggle by the Democratic deny results of this democratic refuse to be drawn into lies, James Kataquapit both were seeds of new conflicts for the spiracies. Surprisingly a lot of Party in the United States as election. conspiracies, hate, racism and taken from Attawapiskat and future. good Christian people are swept they get ready to move into We are living in dangerous bigotry. Lest we forget those the shores of James Bay to be Right now I see the pandemic up in these organized fascist power after winning the most times with fascist and authori- who fought for democracy in shipped across the ocean to being used by fascist elements movements and that is sad. recent election. These are tarian movements all over the the past. Lest we forget those England in 1918. with protests that combine Most Christian people I know people who won this election world doing their best to whittle who are still fighting for democ- James returned but John lost anti-mask, anti-vaccine, anti- do not condone anti-democratic fair and square yet they are away at democracy and in many racy right now. his life in England as a result of democratic and anti-science action, violence, lies and hate- being impeded in their move cases using this terrible and the Spanish Flu. That era and movements that draw in vulner- ful ideals. However, some are to the White House. Fascist ferocious pandemic to promote www.underthenorthernsky.com the time of the Great War runs able people of the public. These swept up with the lies and elements are using all the old anti-democratic movements.

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