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Newsletter of the Haida Nation February 2012 IN-TOWN JOINT REVIEW RALLY: SAY NO REDEDISCOVERY PANEL HEARINGS TO ENBRIDGE CLAN DINNER in OLD MASSETT pg 5 pg 13 pg 2, 8, 9, 10, 11 HAIDA LAAS Newsletter of the Haida Nation February 2012 l-r: Eve Hansen & Isaac, Deena Manitobenis & Bella Rose, and Mallory Russ & Harvey all attended the ReDiscovery Clan Dinner in Old Massett with their young children. See story page 13 Haida Laas - Newsletter of the Haida Nation February 2012 The Girls Group’s Big Adventure The Girls Group, which has been running Island for ten days and take the ferry from since March 2011, is a club for girls Skidegate to Prince Rupert, from Prince who live in Old Massett and Masset Rupert to Port Hardy, and then drive to and are between the ages of 13-18. Lia Nanaimo. Due to the ferry schedule, the Hetherington, Child & Youth Counsellor group will have an extra two days before with the Haida Gwaii Society for the conference begins, so they have planned Community Peace (HGSCP), runs the club, a short detour to Alert Bay. HAIDA LAAS which meets every Wednesday, after school, The staff at the U’mista Cultural Centre NEWSLETTER of the HAIDA NATION at the Counselling House in Masset. in Alert Bay has generously agreed to open published by the These days, the Girls Group has been the museum on a Sunday and give the Council of the Haida Nation busy planning and fundraising for eight youth a tour. The girls are also interested in Managing Editor of its members to travel to the Gathering visiting the residential school at Alert Bay, Simon Davies Our Voices Aboriginal Youth Conference which many Haidas attended in the past. To Business Administrator in Nanaimo. The conference is a great prepare for their visit to the school, Sandra Amanda Reid-Stevens YOU ARE IMPORTANT! place for youth to learn about things like Dan, a counsellor at the Haida Health health, language, culture, environment, Writers Please attend the JOINT REVIEW PANEL HEARINGS Centre, recently shared with the Girls Kelsey Pelton – Skidegate employment, education, and sports and Group her knowledge about the residential Super Fan Aaliyeh Arens Florence Lockyer - Old Massett and witness contemporary and oral history recreation, and is held annually during the school system. Aaliyeh Arens kept the Skidegate Saints pumped and Valine Crist - Writer Researcher being presented to the Panel by our people school spring-break. The Girls Group has been working hard focussed at the All-Native Basketball Tournament in Prince Rupert. See story - next page. Web and our neighbours on Haida Gwaii. Last year, the conference was held to reach their fundraising goal of $2000.00. Laughing Sea Design (Mare Levesque) in Prince Rupert, so many youth in our They have had sales tables at the Co-op, [email protected] community were able to attend and had bingos at the Elders’ Center, and are selling Skidegate Band Council p.250.559.8755 The Hearings are part of a federal government review of the a great time meeting other young people anti-violence-against-women t-shirts to from all around the province. This year, it make their goal. The HGSCP and the Gwaii Election Results Council of the Haida Nation proposed Enbridge oil pipeline project that would run Skidegate Band Council elections were from Alberta to Kitimat. was taking a lot more effort to get the girls Trust Travel Assistance Program, among Administrator held Wednesday, February 15 and of the 19 and two chaperones to Nanaimo, but when others, have also supported the Girls Group Box 589, Old Massett hopeful candidates seven were successful. Haida Gwaii In addition to the pipeline, the proposed project would require Success by Six awarded the group a grant trip. If you would like to contribute to the A full list of candidates and the votes they V0T 1M0 over 200 oil tankers a year to circumnavigate Haida Gwaii in support of the trip, the girls knew the trip trip or find out more about it, please call Lia received is posted to < haidanation.ca >. p.250.626.5252 to transport the oil to Asian and US markets. would become a reality. Hetherington, 626-6057. f.250.626.3403 To the office of Councillor the following 1.888.638.7778 This is a big trip. The group will be off- [email protected] were elected: Old Massett Community Hall Duane Alsop - 195 votes Council of the Haida Nation To Asian Markets James Cowpar - 230 President February 28 & 29, 2012 Lyndale George - 287 Box 98, Queen Charlotte Haida Gwaii 9:00 am Remi Levesque - 298 V0T 1S0 - lunch provided - Godfrey Williams - 163 p.250.559.4468 Kitimat Robert Williams - 236 f.250.559.8951 1.877.559.4468 Billy Yovanovich - 292 [email protected] Robert Mills was acclaimed to the position of Chief Counsellor. FEBRUARY 2012 The Proposed Tanker Routes www.haidanation.ca From Kitimat, bitumen would be sent by supertanker (also known as Very Large Crude Carriers or VLCCs) to Did You Know? markets in Asia (primarily China) and in the US. The Did you know there are 1,068 different proposed tanker route would pass through the Hecate Strait, salmon populations on Haida Gwaii – 11 haidanation.ca south of Haida Gwaii through the Queen Charlotte Sound, or To Asian Markets percent of the total known variation in Photo - Allan Wilson north through Dixon Entrance out into the Pacific Ocean. program reports : haida laas EVERYONE WELCOME Pacific salmon stocks in Canada, in just links : diplomacy : agreements PLEASE NOTE: If you are unable to attend these Hearings there are also (See full story page 8) 1/100th of their range. Some salmon are government : working groups To U.S. Markets two days of Hearings scheduled for Skidegate, March 21 and 22. believed to have inhabited local streams - it’s all good - during and prior to the last ice age. 2 3 Haida Laas - Newsletter of the Haida Nation February 2012 Stoked Saints bring home the hardware The Wall – Prince Rupert rally lays the foundation B-Ball in Prince Rupert unites the coast by Valine Crist On February 4th, the Gitga’at – people from the Hartley Bay region – hosted one of the largest rallies to date opposing the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project. In an inspiring demonstration of unity to protect the coast from oil supertankers, the event brought together First Nations, elected officials, authors, and blues artists, among many others, in a stand against Enbridge’s proposed pipeline and the oil tankers that would ply the coastal waters. Representatives from the Gitga’at, Haisla, Tsimshian, Heiltsuk, Cree, Yinka Dene Alliance, Metlakatla, Lax Kw’alaams, Gitxsan, Wet’suwet’en, and Haida all Ambach Photo - Mike attended. Marching from Mariner’s Park to the Civic Center, a stream of over 1,000 supporters from across the province took over the streets in a symbolic Photo: Yvette Adams Photo: demonstration, declaring: “This is our territory and we do not consent to any pipelines or supertankers threatening our way of life.” Skidegate Senior Saints took top honours at the All-Native Basketball Tournament held in Prince Rupert this month. At around noon, everyone settled into Left - Right: Neil Alsop, Dan Burton, Richard Fenton, Wade Collinson, Desi Collinson, Darcy Pearson, Dave Wahl, the auditorium at the Prince Rupert Civic Duane Alsop, Jason Alsop, Jared Casey, Len Arens, Josh (Scoops) Wesley, Dustin Cross. In front: Levi Burton, and flag-bearer and Super Fan, Aaliyeh Arens Centre. After a welcoming from Prince Rupert Mayor Jack Mussallem, MLA Gary by Jason Alsop Coons, and Chiefs from the Metlakatla, Lax The All-Native Basketball Tournament match-up between Skidegate and Ahousat; that effort paid off and was highlighted in Kw’alaams, and Gitga’at, and a powerful is different from all other basketball the teams had squared off earlier in the the awards ceremony, with shooting guard, performance by the Gitga’at Cultural tournaments. It’s an opportunity to quarter-finals where the Saints emerged, Darcy Pearson, taking home an all-star and Dancers, the day’s events officially opened. represent your community and yourself after a hard fought battle, with a 92-79 win. high-scorer award (average 26 points per As the afternoon continued, the audience with your hustle, heart and spirit to win, and With an average margin of victory game), and center, Jared Casey, named to was honoured to hear the song, Shallow to succeed for your family, community and of 23.5 points per game throughout the the all-star team. Long-time Saint, Wade Waters, performed by 11-year-old Ta’Kaiya Ambach Photo - Mike nation. tournament, the Saints became the team to Collinson, was named the tournament’s top Blaney, a member of the Sliammon. Wise This year, the Skidegate Senior Saints beat, with defending champs, Hydaburg, sixth man. beyond her years, Ta’Kaiya opened with did something they have never done unable to attend this year’s tournament. In For the Saints, it was a year-long a speech, saying, “We have the power to Photo - Pat Moss Photo - Pat before, by winning the Senior Division the words of point guard, Desi Collinson, community effort just to get to Prince draw that line and say ‘NO!’ This is the Top: The Civic Centre in Prince Rupert was championship in convincing fashion who was the tournament’s Most Valuable Rupert, but it was this community spirit time – it’s now or never.” Following her filled with people and energy. over their rivals, the Ahousat Suns Player and Mr. Hustle award-winner, this that super-charged the Saints to victory. performance, a drum was passed around Middle: Throughout the rally, drummers, (107-81),bringing home the championship year’s team had “too much juice!” for Following the big win, this sentiment was to help raise money for Ta’Kaiya to attend singers and dancers performed.
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