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Social sicknesses of racist stigma must be addressed amid COVID- 19, experts say. Page - 14

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10 Cool Ways to the nutrients your body craves, but to turn to alcohol when they’re they zap your energy levels and can feeling down. But alcohol is actually Embrace Winter affect your mood—causing a depressant, and rather than Mood-Boosting Ideas to Beat the depression, lack of concentration, and improving your mood, it only makes Winter Blues mood swings. Try to incorporate it worse. Avoiding alcohol when you more complex carbohydrates (whole are already depressed is a good idea. wheat breads, brown rice, veggies, Moderate drinking is fine for most fruit) and get your daily 8 cups of people, but binge drinking (defined as water. These healthy foods provide having 5 or more drinks in one your body (and mind) with nutrients sitting) is never a healthy choice. The and stabilize your blood sugar and morning after will have you feeling your energy levels. sick, depressed, and even more tired, which will affect many aspects of 3. Get Some Sun your life. This will make your low Most people know that sunlight energy and "winter blues" even provides us with Vitamin D. But did worse. you know that it also improves your mood? Winter days are shorter and 6. Treat Yourself darker than other months, and Having something to look forward to because of the cold weather, a lot of can keep anyone motivated. Winter Winter is in full force. As the days people spend less and less time seems endless! But if you plan get shorter and the nights get colder, outdoors. Lack of sunlight can cause something exciting, your mood even the best of us can get a little many people to become depressed— improves when you’re anticipating it down. The "winter blues" are without knowing why! Similar to and when the event actually comes. characterized by the mild depression, exercise, sunlight exposure releases Plan something that’s exciting to lack of motivation, and low energy neurotransmitters in the brain that you—a weekend trip, a day at the that many people experience during affect mood. Try to spend a little spa, a party (but keep #5 above in this cold season. Luckily, there’s a lot more time outdoors. Keep your mind), or special event like a play, you can do to both prevent the blues shades up during the day to let more girls (or guys) night out, or sporting from coming on and get yourself light in. Sit near windows in event. back to normal if they’re already restaurants and during class. Try here. changing the light bulbs in your house to "full spectrum" bulbs. This 1. Exercise mimic natural light and actually have As if we needed another reason to get the same effects on your mind as the fit! Exercise isn’t only for real thing. maintaining your weight and staying healthy. It’s great for relieving the 4. Act on your Resolutions stresses of life. Plus, the effects of a A recent study from the CDC showed good workout can last for several a strong link between healthy hours after you hit the showers. behaviors and depression. Women You’ll have more energy throughout who exhibited healthy behaviors (like

the day, and your metabolism with exercising, not smoking, etc.) had stay elevated too. Exercise also helps less sad and depressed days than 7. Relax! your mind by releasing those "feel those whose behaviors were less than You’re busy! Work, class, family, good chemicals" that improve your healthy. Although researchers studied friends, appointments, meetings— mood. women, the results are likely similar even if you enjoy being busy, in men. everyone needs some time off. Don’t 2. Eat a Healthy Diet be afraid to say "No" to extra opportunities (covering a shift for a What and when you eat has a great 5. Avoid Binge Drinking co-worker, bringing food to your effect on your mood and energy. Staying in with a cold beer or a nice son’s class party). Try to spend a few Avoid refined and processed foods glass of wine may seem like the only minutes each day doing nothing! (like white breads, rice, and sugar). thing to do in the winter months, and Read a book or magazine, sleep in on These foods are not only devoid of many people who feel down also tend the weekend, go to bed early, try NESKONLITH BAND NEWSLETTER 9

some meditations, or take a yoga 10. Catch some Zzzz’s class. Relaxation, especially in the People naturally want to sleep a little form of yoga, can alleviate stress and leave you with a calm energy. Mental bit more during the winter. But with exercises like meditation and positive all we have going on, sometimes thinking can help keep depression at sleep is the first thing to go. With a bay. little time, management, and some self-discipline, you can meet your 8. Embrace the Season shut-eye needs. Aim for 7-8 hours Instead of always avoiding the cold each night and try to keep your

and the snow—look for the best that bedtime and waking time consistent. it has to offer! Take up a winter sport 9. Get Social Support That way, your sleeping patterns can like ice skating, snowboarding, hockey, or even sledding! Enjoy Don’t underestimate the power of normalize, and you’ll have more these opportunities while they last— friends, family, mentors, co-workers, energy. Try not to oversleep—those after all, they’re only here a few and neighbors. Who can you turn to 12-hour snoozes on the weekend can months per year. Staying active will when you’re down and need a pick- actually make you MORE tired. boost your energy. Seeing winter in a me-up? Keep a mental list of these Don’t forget naps! short (10-30 positive light, with all the fun special people and don’t be afraid to minute) afternoon nap may be all you activities that it has to offer, will keep ask for help or encouragement when your spirits high. need to re-energize midday. you need it. Something as simple as a phone call, a chat over coffee, or a nice email or letter can brighten your mood.

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Social sicknesses of “When we begin to talk about when they’re influencing our these things, I think we begin to thinking and our behaviors,” she racist stigma must be learn,” she says. “I think education says. addressed amid is a critical way to address “Once we are aware and we know stigma.” we are being influenced by them COVID-19, experts we need to challenge them. I’m say. really hopeful that this video will Catherine (Katłįà) Lafferty - Local promote that kind of reflection and Journalism Initiative - The Discourse discussion and it will illuminate Reporter the urgent need for change.” Jan 23, 2021 On Jan. 14, CBC News released a story wherein Indigenous people in Powell River, Port Hardy and Dr. Margo Greenwood is an Indigenous Duncan spoke of being denied scholar of Cree ancestry with more than service in various establishments 25 years of experience focused on the after COVID-19 outbreaks in their health and well-being of Indigenous children and families. Photo courtesy: communities. NCCIH Archives. The same day, B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry The four-and-a-half-minute video spoke out against this is narrated by Dr. Evan Adams of discriminatory behavior in her ‘COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate Tla’amin First Nation and features regular COVID-19 update, saying but systems do,’ according to a a Nlaka’pamux healing song. this type of racism “must stop.” new educational video that aims to In the video, Adams — who is “This type of racism cannot be address stigma against Indigenous well known for playing Thomas in tolerated, and I stand against this Peoples during a pandemic the famous 1998 film Smoke with my colleagues to say this Signals — speaks over a cartoon must stop on As communities work to stop the animation by Joanne Gervais. The and elsewhere,” she said. spread of COVID-19, Indigenous cartoon shows people in various “Racism has no place in our health experts say there is a scenarios, such as a group of society, in our communities here “social sickness” that also must be people whispering and pointing at in and we must addressed. an Indigenous woman. all take the time to speak out and A new short, animated video is “Pandemics can promote harmful speak up.” aiming to educate the public on stigmatization,” Adams says the stigmatization that’s faced by during the video. “COVID-19 is a Indigenous communities in the physical virus. Stigma is a social wake of the pandemic. sickness.” The video, co-produced by Greenwood says the initial idea the National Collaborating Centre for the video was prompted by for Indigenous Health (NCCIH) Mary Ellen Turpond-Lafond‘s and BC Northern Health, is titled recent In Plain Sight report that “Healing in Pandemic Times: outlined systemic racism in B.C.’s ‘First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples in Indigenous Peoples, Stigma and British Columbia did not come into this healthcare system. pandemic on equal footing,’ said Dr. COVID-19.” Greenwood says there are many Bonnie Henry when addressing racism in Dr. Margo Greenwood, academic harmful and untrue stereotypes the healthcare system further revealed leader of NCCIH, is the executive that are anchored in colonial views through COVID-19. Photo Provided producer of the video, which she and reinforced through courtesy: NCCIH Archives. says she hopes will start important generations. conversations around stigma and “Our work today is to challenge Henry said it has become clear discrimination. those old stereotypes, to know that First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples in British Columbia did NESKONLITH BAND NEWSLETTER 15

not come into the pandemic on “The burden of addressing racism handed down orally. Wintertime was equal footing to the rest of the needs to come off the shoulders of the best times for telling of these province. Indigenous peoples.” Chip-tek-wi-lah when the people “COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate, Greenwood says she is hopeful were permanently camped for the but systems do,” she said. “It has that the new video will begin to winter in their pit-houses. Every evening they would visit one another illuminated for us many long- unpack definitions such as stigma and sing, dance, and tell stories. standing inequities in different and stereotypes that will help parts of our society.” people in organizations to question Some Chip-tek-wi-lah were passed on as favorites and others were never Meanwhile, other Indigenous their own thinking around heard of again. Coyote tales were the communities are also speaking out differences with respect to racial favorite because he was funny, and against stigma during the inequalities. the young people prepared them. The pandemic. “Sometimes we’re just not aware Shuswap had professional Snuneymuxw First Nation of our own biases, of those storytellers; my grandmother released an open letter stating unfavourable beliefs or opinions Christine Allen told us about the last people in that community and the that we hold and sometimes we one that came to the village. He was nearby Cowichan Tribes have also don’t even know where they came a single father with a young son that experienced racism after a from,” Greenwood says. rode mostly on his dad’s shoulders COVID-19 outbreak. “I’m hopeful that the video adds from village to village. He made his Joint Open Letter: A United Call critical information that will living telling stories and people would give him clothing, food and to Stop Racism Against promote important conversation shelter. It was a treat to have him Indigenous Peoples in the BC on how best to address and stop telling Chip-tek-we-lah and stories of Healthcare System. stigma and discrimination.” all his travels. “Similar commentary was also In the early years when the miners seen in a number of other To view the video: first arrived in the Shuswap country, communities around British Healing in Pandemic Times: a half-breed guide who brought the Columbia,” the Jan. 15 letter Indigenous Peoples, Stigma, miners here told the people of strange states. men who would come among them “Anti-Indigenous racism has no and COVID-19 - YouTube wearing Black Robes. They place in B.C.’s pandemic response possessed great magic and were or community commentary.” descendants of Coyote. They like Coyote, were powerful but were The letter is co-signed by Snuneymuxw Chief Mike Wyse Gillies foolish and told many lies. But, like Coyote they did do some good. He and six other community leaders, told them that it was Coyote returning including Mayor Rez Ride to earth in another form. If the Leonard Krog, Nanaimo- people listened to them the people Ladysmith MP Paul Manly and (250) would become poor, foolish, and Telaxten Paul Sam of the First helpless and they would have many Nations Health Council. 852-3937 diseases. If they avoided them, they It points out that some of the would stay happy and numerous. commentary has been around With the coming of the Black Robes Indigenous communities receiving a lot of our old ways would disappear and the introduction of a new religion urgent access to the vaccine — saying that Indigenous peoples took place. Gone were our require this access because of medicines, language, and government proven poorer health outcomes system. The Residential school and and chronic health conditions. alcohol were the final straw that broke our people. The Coyote did his “Together we need to continue to Legends & Myths work well. And gone are the laughter stand up for respectful treatment and happy ways of life as they knew. of Indigenous Peoples and Louis Thomas nations,” the letter continues. As Shuswap people did not have a written language, all history was NESKONLITH BAND NEWSLETTER 16

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Celebrating January Birthdays…

Best wishes to you… Carrie August Kurt Lewis Brenda August Vonnie August Danielle Morin Naomi August Fay (Saul) Ginther David Dick AJ Sauls Marcel Cote-Deneault Little Hawk Deneault Brianna Jules Melanie Young Majek Young Damon Deneault Jason Bellrose Isabella Pacheco Ann (Cathy) August

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Winter Driving Tips Step 2: Drive smoothly and Step 6: Lights On. slowly. • Turn on your lights to • Don’t make any abrupt increase your visibility to turns or stops when other motorists. driving. Doing so will Step 7: No Cruise Control. often cause your vehicle to • Never use cruise control if lose control and skid. conditions are snowy, icy, • Driving too quickly is the or wet, because if your car main cause of winter hydroplanes, your car will collisions. Be sure to drive try to accelerate and you slowly and carefully on may lose control of your snow and ice covered vehicle. roads. Step 8: Don’t “pump” the brakes. • If your vehicle is equipped Step 3: Don’t tailgate. with an anti-lock braking • Tailgating becomes much system (ABS), do not

worse in winter weather. “pump” the brakes. Apply Stopping takes much constant pressure and let Winter driving can sometimes be a longer on snowy and icy the system do its work. daunting task, especially when roads than on dry conditions are snowy or icy. If pavement, so be sure to Step 9: Pay attention. road conditions are dangerous, leave enough room • Maneuvers are more consider making alternate travel between your vehicle and difficult to make in the arrangements or postponing your the one in front of you. snow. Be sure to anticipate trip until conditions improve. what your next move is

Step 4: Brake before making going to be to give Follow these steps to keep turns. yourself lots of room for yourself safe and collision free • Brake slowly to reduce turns and stopping. during the next few blustery speed before entering winter months. turns. Once you have

rounded the corner you can Step 1: Make sure that your accelerate again. vehicle is prepared for winter

driving. Step 5: Learn how to control • Winter tires are a good skids. option, as they will provide • When skidding, you greater traction under actually need to go against snowy or icy conditions. your natural instincts and • Keep a snow brush/scraper turn into the skid and in your car, along with accelerate. Doing so possible emergency items transfers your vehicle’s such as a lightweight weight from the front to shovel, battery jumper the rear and often helps cables, and a flashlight. vehicles to regain control. • Make sure that mirrors, all

windows, and the top of

your vehicle, are free of

snow or frost before

getting onto the road.

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from oven and pour off the fat. Let Place the beans in a large bowl. Add stand 10 minutes before serving. enough water to cover by three inches. Dishes to Let stand at least 10 hours. Drain and DIRECTIONS transfer to a large saucepan. Add just Warm the enough water to cover. Let simmer, 1. Heat oven to 350° F. In a adjusting the water level so the beans Heart medium skillet, over medium remain just covered, until the skins heat, heat the oil with the open readily, about 1 hour.Meanwhile, onion, celery, garlic, and whisk together the molasses, vinegar, Meatloaf with Bacon jalapeño and cook until the mustard, sugar, pepper, and 2 vegetables are tender but not tablespoons of water.Drain the beans. browned, about 10 minutes. Place the onion in a 2-quart Dutch Add the salt, cumin, and oven. Add the beans. Cover with the nutmeg. Remove from heat. In salt pork or bacon. Cover with the a large bowl, whisk the eggs, molasses mixture. Heat oven to 300° F. then blend in the milk, tomato Cover Dutch oven and bake, checking often, until the beans are tender, the sauce, and bread crumbs. Add the meat and cooked meat is falling apart, and the liquid is thick and bubbly, about 6 hours. Add INGREDIENTS vegetables and stir or work with your hands to combine. more water (or even a second batch of Pat into a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan. the molasses mixture) if the beans start 1. 1tablespoon olive oil to dry out. Serve with buttered bread. 2. 1 onion, chopped Cut the bacon strips in half and 3. 1 large celery stalk, chopped lay over the loaf, tucking the DIRECTIONS 4. 2 garlic cloves, minced ends in. 5. 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped 2. Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes or with seeds until an instant-read 1. Place the beans in a large 6. 2teaspoons kosher salt thermometer inserted in the bowl. Add enough water to 7. 1/2teaspoon ground cumin meat loaf registers 150° F. cover by three inches. Let 8. 1/4teaspoon ground nutmeg Remove from oven and pour stand at least 10 hours. Drain 9. 2 eggs off the fat. Let stand 10 and transfer to a large 10. 1/2cup milk minutes before serving. saucepan. Add just enough 11. 1/2cup tomato sauce or water to cover. Let simmer, ketchup Baked Beans adjusting the water level so the 12. 1cup dry bread crumbs beans remain just covered, 13. 2pounds meat-loaf mix (1 until the skins open readily, pound lean ground beef, 1/2 about 1 hour. pound ground pork, 1/2 pound 2. Meanwhile, whisk together the ground veal or lamb) molasses, vinegar, mustard, 14. 4 strips thick-sliced bacon sugar, pepper, and 2 tablespoons of water. 3. Drain the beans. Place the Heat oven to 350° F. In a medium onion in a 2-quart Dutch oven. skillet, over medium heat, heat the oil INGREDIENTS Add the beans. Cover with the with the onion, celery, garlic, and salt pork or bacon. Cover with jalapeño and cook until the vegetables 1. 1pound dry navy or soldier the molasses mixture. Heat are tender but not browned, about 10 beans oven to 300° F. Cover Dutch minutes. Add the salt, cumin, and 2. 1/3cup molasses oven and bake, checking often, nutmeg. Remove from heat. In a large 3. 1/3cup apple cider vinegar until the beans are tender, the bowl, whisk the eggs, then blend in the 4. 1teaspoon dry mustard meat is falling apart, and the milk, tomato sauce, and bread crumbs. 5. 1/2cup dark brown sugar, liquid is thick and bubbly, Add the meat and cooked vegetables firmly packed about 6 hours. Add more water and stir or work with your hands to 6. 1/4teaspoon freshly ground (or even a second batch of the combine. Pat into a 9-by-5-inch loaf black pepper molasses mixture) if the beans pan. Cut the bacon strips in half and lay 7. 1 large white onion, quartered start to dry out. Serve with over the loaf, tucking the ends in.Bake 8. 1/4pound salt pork or slab buttered bread. 1 hour and 15 minutes or until an bacon, cut into 1 1/2-inch instant-read thermometer inserted in the chunks meat loaf registers 150° F. Remove NESKONLITH BAND NEWSLETTER 24

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Adams Lake Indian Band – Employment Opportunities (for more info, locate job posting on ALIB website)

Early Learning Facilitator Stwardship Resource Tech Community Facility Coordinator Individual Land Holdings Clerk Finance Assistant Taxation Clerk Social Worker Social Assistance Clerk PWH Receptionist/Finance Asst Executive Assistant Community Health nurse Community Child & Family program Lead Comprehensive Community Plan Coord. Day Security Patrol Interested applicants please direct cover letter and resumes to: Human Resources Manager 6453 Hillcrest Road, PO Box 588, Chase, BC, V0E 1M0 Email: [email protected]

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