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ENOCH CREE NATION March 2020 Echo News Community • Awareness • Culture Inside Simply Treaty page 2 Divisions Update page 3 The AA page 4 Novel Coronavirus page 5 Kyle’s Health Corner page 6 The KETO diet page 7 Musician Connor Mackenzie page 8 Musician Stirling John page 9 March Birthdays page 10 A performance from Grades 4 & 5 page 10 RIVER CREE RESORT & CASINO Upcoming Events TRACY MORGAN Unified MMA 40 BURTON CUMMINGS and BAND GLASS TIGER FOREIGNER HOWIE MANDEL Enoch Cree Nation Box 540, Enoch, AB CANADA, T7X 3Y3 Phone: 470-6922 Fax: 470-3380 Artist: Donald Ward Jr. Enoch Echo | March 2020 Nihtihtahwihnan - Our Community Message from the Simply Treaty Editor By Anita Mackenzie We are starting over the next series of months, to do an in-depth article on Dear Readers; Treaty, for educational purposes. This first month, we will do the 5 W's of understanding Treaty: who, what, where, when and why. Welcome to our March Issue of First off? WHAT is a Treaty? The dictionary definition of “Treaty” is “a the Echo. This month, we don't binding formal agreement, contract or other written instrument that have a lot in this issue as it is establishes obligations between two or more subjects of international law” – usually a slower month but we do www.brittannica.com Treaty 6, the Treaty that Enoch Cree Nation is a have a Division Update from signatory to, is an agreement between the Crown and our People. Council member Shane Morin, a WHO? Treaty 6 was signed by Chief Bobtail the Chief of Hobbema, on couple of artist profiles and a behalf of Enoch, (as our Chief at that time was in the mountains), as well as section on Treaty, titled Simply Meminowataw (“Sometimes Glad”) and Passingsound, council members. Treaty. This section is to inform Due to the fact that our Chief Enoch Lapotac was away hunting, an you; the members, of exactly what adhesion (or the action or condition of giving allegiance or support), was Treaty is over a series of signed at a later date. informational articles. This first one WHERE? WHEN? Treaty 6, signed by the Assiniboine and Ojibwa was is really simple with a quick signed on August 23rd , 1876 at Fort Carlton, Saskatchewan and on explanation of the 5 W's of Treaty. th September 9 , 1876 at Fort Pitt, Saskatchewan. Our adhesion to the Treaty Let us know what you think of this (remember the Chief who was away at the time of initial signing?) was section. signed at Blackfoot Crossing on September 25th , 1877. Also, this month I would like to WHY? Even before Treaty was signed, the Plains people were interested in thank Donald Ward Jr for providing negotiating a Treaty with the Crown. There was fear of starvation due to the us with his amazing artwork for our lessening supply of large game such as Bison that they were dependent cover. You are truly so talented upon and they were also protecting the land from outside settlement by Donald. Thank you for submitting! signing Treaty. Although Treaty was initially presented by the Crown, spiritually our people were given direction that the settlers were coming and Sincerely were willing to enter into the Treaty with the Crown as a result. Anita Mackenzie Collaboration with Newowacistwan & maskekosihk Please be advised that the Elders nehiyawewin Department and handicap parking located at the Admin office are for visitors Call Out To All People Who Sew only, employees of the Nation are advised to park elsewhere. Volunteers Needed We are looking to sew outfits for the children who dance during Sîsowisimowin, we're providing the materials for both boy and girl outfits. This is also a space for anyone to come Echo Staff sew for their own family members or work on your own personal projects, if you bring your own materials. Editor and Photographer EVERYONE WELCOME Anita Mackenzie If you're available to come help us, please come to the maskekosihk nehiyawewin Department at the Sub-Admin Term Assistant Editor Joe McDonald Building We're Sewing February 24, 25, 26 and March 2, 3, 4 & 5, 2020 E C We hope you enjoy from 10am onward through each day this month’s Food and Refreshments will be provided H O newsletter! For Information call Debbie (780)470-0359 or (780)777-6489 Kenisha (780)470-4505 2 Enoch Echo | March 2020 Nihtihtahwihnan - Our Community Divisions Update; Planning & Development Division Culture Division (to be renamed Maskekosak Pimatsowin) Divisions Update{ Community Services Treaty House By Shane Morin, Headman Maskekesihk Planning & Development Division is curriculum focused so the education of Treaty to our I share this division with Michelle Wilsdon and there are people is a function of the Treaty House which I will five departments within the division; Consultation, discuss later. Generally speaking there are many good Lands, Infrastructure Planning, Development and things coming but we are early in the planning and Taxation. Some of the projects I am working on within development phase. this division are; 1) to customize the addressing system Community Services to a Maskekosihk numbered/name address system, 2) I share this division with Lyle Morin and Cody Thomas developing site plans and sub division plans for and there are seven departments; Community Centre, housing on the Nation, 3) Information Systems & Church, Equestrian, Fire Dept, Police, Disaster Technology and, 4) a Land Law. The addressing Services and Transportation. Some division specific system currently on google maps is primarily an projects I am apart of are; 1) the identification of a new extension of the City of Edmonton's addressing system grave site, 2) Fire Service Agreements with surrounding except a border along the west / south which utilizes a jurisdictions, 3) Chuckwagon & rodeo events, 4) and rural addressing system – the range road and township building upgrades, renos or replacement. I mention this road system. We are currently engaging a company as I am still working towards a community centre with a that can help turn this into an addressing system that pro shop and upgrade in the buildings electrical. Also, I we create on our own. The system I am experimenting would like to get a loan to build a new fire hall – through with is like the city of Calgary where it is a quadrant savings from the fire service agreement. There are a lot system and each quadrant is representative of a of needs at the horse barns as well, but we need more quarter of the medicine wheel. When it is developed support for not only events like chuckwagon and rodeo further we will have information sessions with the but also that buildings infrastructure and maintenance. people on this initiative. Number 2, site plans and sub division plans are a very preliminary process to identify Treaty House Initiative site plans to maximize our land base for residential This initiative is spearheaded by John and I as development, on band land and for CP/CO holders. It is headmen and we have seconded Joyce A Ward as the also a means to project infrastructure needs of water development officer for the Treaty House. This initiative and roads for homes. The third project within this is the creation of a governance house that will not only division I am working on is how to create a strong house our laws but also develop the laws of our tribe information technology infrastructure system. The end and in keeping them Treaty based. It is the intent to user benefit is a faster internet and stronger cell signal, develop a structure of our laws and a priority listing of the Nation benefit is vast in terms of holding and laws for development with the people and by the securing our own data and how to use that data to people. We have identified a Convention Law, better plan for the future. A data centre which is a part Membership Law, Land Law and a Language Law as of this can assist in hopefully one day us developing the next in develop phase. The membership and administering our own Treaty Cards, not status (Wahkotowin Law) is slated to go to referendum this cards. Updating and surpassing current standards I year with multiple community engagements on the hope we can become the Tesla of reserves. various components of this law prior to referendum. Maskekosak Pimatsowin Division More information will be unveiled soon to the people on this Law. The Treaty House will include components of I share this division with John Thomas Jr and there are history, lineage and teachings on these as well of four departments within the division; Archives, Elders course, Treaty. We need to do this with and for our (Kehteyayak), Culture & Treaty Education. In this people to move forward together by understanding our Division we are in a planning phase so we are in the past. development of a long term strategic plan for the division. There is not a lot of divisional projects I am Note that there more projects within these divisions but working on here except to the strategic plan. There are are spearheaded by my colleagues or the managers of projects both John and I are supporting such as the the department managers. There just isn't enough language initiative which is headed by Ralph Morin and space in this update to list them all. the creation of learning tools for the community such as Thank you for taking the time to read, ay hiy, Shane a Maskekosihk Cree App. The Treaty Education piece Morin 3 Enoch Echo | March 2020 Mihyohmakchihohwin – Health The AA (aka Ask Ashley) By Ashley Strand Addictions are a mental health issue As always, I appreciate your support with reading my embarrassment from what they did while they were in article, and hope you enjoy this month's article on how that state.