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Northern Ontario’s First Nation Voice since 1974 Blending Tradition with Technology 6000 copies distributed September 15, 2017 Vol. 44 No. 9 www.wawataynews.ca Ring of Fire all-season road to connect three communities

Rick Garrick munity [citizens],” Yellowhead says. Wawatay News “And I would like to address to our neighbouring communities that Nibin- The chiefs of Webequie and Nibin- amik First Nation has been commit- amik held a press conference on Aug. ted to maintain environmental stew- 25 to stress that they are only working ardship and protection of traditional on the continuation of a previous road lands with input from its citizens being option study that was completed last necessary to the creation of any future year. The study includes visual inspec- development or infrastructure plan- tions of water crossings, traditional ning or projects.” sites and environmental sensitive areas Yellowhead says the study does not and does not include any mechanized affect or diminish Nibinamik’s com- activities. mitment to the Regional Framework “Webequie and Nibinamik First Agreement with the other Matawa Nations are collaborating together on First Nations communities. creating a plan to improve infrastruc- “Nibinamik First Nation remains ture between the two First Nation committed to working with its [citi- communities,” says Nibinamik Chief zens] and neighbouring communities Johnny Yellowhead. “The Joint (Com- to improve the lives of its people and munity Access) Infrastructure Planning future generations, building capac- Agreement is an agreement between ity and providing opportunities while Nibinamik First Nation and Webequie maintaining our culture and language Rick Garrick/Wawatay News First Nation to first collaborate on the and our lands,” Yellowhead says. “We Mishkeegogamang Chief David Masakeyash, Webequie Chief Cornelius Wabasse and Nibinamik Chief Johnny Yellowhead speak creation of a road study. How we got are still committed to working with our about the Nibinamik and Webequie study for a multi-purpose corridor during an Aug. 25 press conference in Thunder Bay. to this point is we created a working nine Matawa communities.” group to address infrastructure needs Yellowhead and Webequie Chief of the community, region and its peo- Cornelius Wabasse held the press con- ple.” ference to emphasize the two com- Wynne says. “The entire Ring of Fire tionship with Nibinamik in doing the impacts that (we) will potentially have The feasibility study is designed to munities’ commitment to working region has huge potential for develop- study to connect the two communities with our environment,” Wabasse says. narrow the proposed 10-kilometre with the other Matawa communities ment that would benefit all of the com- and also to find ways that we can work “We continue to work together and wide conceptual routes to a two-kilo- after Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne munities involved and the entire prov- together in moving forward on the we continue to make sure that we are metre wide route as well as to deter- announced on Aug. 21 that the prov- ince — creating new jobs and improv- beginning stages of potentially doing transparent in what we do.” mine any environmental constraints ince is working with Webequie, Nibin- ing the quality of life for people in the development in our area,” Wabasse Mishkeegogamang Chief David and future environmental consider- amik and Marten Falls to plan and north. Getting shovels in the ground says. “Webequie First Nation has Masakeyash also spoke about his com- ations. The corridor extends from the construct a year-round access road into to build this connection to the Ring always said that we are not opposed munity’s support for the multi-purpose provincial highway near Pickle Lake to Noront Resources Ltd.’s proposed min- of Fire will move us forward towards to development, we just need proper corridor study during the press confer- the two communities. ing development site in the Ring of Fire unlocking its full potential.” processes and protocols to be in place ence, which was held at the Valhalla “Nibinamik First Nation is also mineral development area and to build Wabasse says his community is before we allow major development in Inn in Thunder Bay. working with Ryerson University from all-season access roads to the three located “in close proximity” to the Ring our area.” “Mishkeegogamang sits at the west- Toronto on the collection and protec- communities. of Fire. Wabasse says his community is “very erly entrance of this proposed corri- tion of needs assessment study that “I am grateful to the Matawa First “So we are very concerned about the committed” to working with the sur- dor,” Masakeyash says. “We are here to addresses infrastructure and all-season Nations, who have been working with potential development in our area, but rounding Matawa communities. bring support for this initiative.” roads access, with input from the com- us for years to get to this historic day,” we have established a working rela- “We are very cognizant of the ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᒥᑲᓇᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᐧᑎᐸᒋᒧᐊᐧᐠ ᕑᐃᐠ ᑫᕑᐃᐠ ᑲᔭ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ᙮” ᒪᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᔑᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ᙮” ᔦᓫᐅᐦᐁᐟ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧ ᐁᑲᐧ ᓂᐱᓇᒥᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐧᓂᐣ ᓂᐱᓇᒥᐠ ᑕᐊᐧᓇᓭᓯᓂ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑭᑎᐸᒋᒧᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᐃᐁᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐊᐧᑲᐡᐟ ᐃᔑᓇᑯᒋᑲᑌ ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᒥᑕᓱ ᑎᐸᐦᐊᑲᐣ ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐨ ᑭᒋᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᐱᓯ 25 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓯᐨ ᐁᑭᐃᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐊᐱᒋᐸᓀᔭᐠ ᑫᐃᔑᐱᒪᑕᒧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐊᐧᐁᐧᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐁᐱᒪᓄᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᓂᓱᑎᐸᐦᐊᑲᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᐱᒪᒧᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐦᐃ ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᒪᑕᐊᐧ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐱᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᑭᐊᐦᑭᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᑲᓇᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᔭ ᒋᓇᓇᑲᑕᐁᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᐃᔑᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐊᐧᐨ᙮ ᑲᑭᐱᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ᙮ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᐊᐦᑭᑲᐠ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑫᐅᒋᒪᒋᓭᐊᐧᑫᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ “ᓂᐱᓇᒥᐠ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᒥᐁᐧ ᐱᑯ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐦᐃᐣ ᑲᔭ ᐱᑯ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᐊᐦᑭᑲᐠ ᐁᐃᐧᐃᔑᐱᒥᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒪᐨ ᐅᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒪᐣ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌᐊᐧᓄᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᐊᓱᐡᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᓇᓇᑲᑕᐁᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ᙮ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐅᒪ ᒥᓇ ᑐᑲᑭᔭᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᐡᑯᐨ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᓂᐱᑲᐠ, ᑲᐅᑕᒋᐅᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᐦᑭᑲᐠ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᐅᑕᑕᒧᒋᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᒥᑲᓇᒥᐠ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐅᐱᒪᑎᓱᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᒋᐃᔑᓭᓂᐨ ᐊᐦᑭ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᓇᐁᐧᐣᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᐧᓂᐣ ᐯᓱᐨ ᐅᑲᓯᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐃᔑᐱᒪᑕᒧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐊᓂ ᓂᑲᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐊᓂᐱᒪᑎᓱᐊᐧᐨ, ᒥᓇ ᐸᑲᐣ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᑐᑕᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᐅᒪ ᓀᐃᐧᐨ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᓂᔑᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐊᐧᐁᐧᑕᐦᐃᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐅᒋᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒋᐊᔑᒋᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ᙮ ᑫᐃᓇᑕᒧᒋᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ᙮ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᓱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐊᐦᐃ ᑲᔭ “ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧ ᐁᑲᐧ ᓂᐱᓇᒥᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐃᐧ “ᓂᐱᓇᒥᐠ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐦᐊᐣ ᑲᔭ ᐃᔑᑭᔑᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᔑᐱᒪᑎᓱᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒪᐣ ᑭᒋᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᕑᐊᔦᕑᓯᐣ ᒋᑲᓇᐁᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᔭ ᓂᑕᑭᒥᓇᐣ,” ᐁᐅᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐧᐁᐧᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᐡᑯᐨ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑐᕑᐊᐧᐣᑐ ᑲᐃᔑᑕᑲᐧᓂᓂᐠ ᐃᑭᑐ ᔦᓫᐅᐦᐁᐟ᙮ “ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᒥᐁᐧ ᑭᒋᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐅᒋᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒋᑕᑲᐧᓂᓂᑭᐣ ᐁᒪᐊᐧᑐᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᒋᑲᓇᐁᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐱᑯ ᓂᔭᓇᐣ ᒪᑕᐊᐧ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᓂᐱᓇᒥᐠ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᑫᐃᔑᐱᒥᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒪᔭᑲᐧ᙮” ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᒐᐧᓂ ᔦᓫᐅᐦᑌᐟ᙮ ᑭᒋᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐅᒋᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᒋ ᐁᑲᐧ ᔦᓫᐅᐦᐁᐟ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ “ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐃᐧᐣ (ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᔭ ᑲᐯ ᒥᑲᓇ ᑫᐃᔑᐱᒪᑕᒧᐠ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᐧᕑᓀᓫᐃᔭᐢ ᐊᐧᐸᐢ ᐅᑭᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᐃᔕᓂᐊᐧᐠ) ᑭᒋᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐅᒋᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐊᐧᐁᐧᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᑯᒥᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐦᐊᐠ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᑲᓄᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ,” ᔦᓫᐅᐦᐁᐟ ᐁᐃᐧᐱᒥᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᒪᑕᐊᐧ ᒋᐃᓇᑕᒧᒋᑲᓂᐊᐧᓂᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᒪᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᐁᐦᐊᐠ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᑭᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᐱᓇᒥᐠ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᐁᑲᐧ ᐁᐃᐧᐃᐧᑕᒪᐧᐊᐧᔭᑲᐧ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐃᐧ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᐦᐊ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᓂᐦᓯᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑫᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᐃᑎᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᐯᔑᓇᑲᐧᑭᐣ, ᓂᐱᓇᒥᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪ ᑲᑎᓫᐃᐣ ᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐊᔭᒥᐨ ᒋᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐯ ᒥᑲᓇ ᑲᐱᒪᑕᒧᓂᓂᐠ᙮ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ — ᒋᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒋᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐁᐃᐧᑲᓇᐁᐧᐣᑕᑲᐠ ᐊᐧᑲᐡᐟ 12 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓯᐨ ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ “ᐁᑲᐧ ᓂᓇᓇᑯᒪᐠ ᒪᑕᐊᐧ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᒥᓄᓭᓂᐠ ᒥᑲᓇᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ᙮ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐅᒪ ᐊᐦᑭᓂ ᒥᓇ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑲᐅᑕᒋᐅᔭᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒪᐨ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧ, ᓂᐱᓇᒥᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᔕ ᒥᔑᓂᔭᐦᑭ ᑲᐱᒥᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑯᔭᑲᐧ ᐅᐱᒪᑕᓱᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ᙮ ᑲᑭᐅᒋᑕᑯᔑᓂᔭᐠ ᐁᑭᐅᔑᑐᔭᐠ ᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᓂᑕᑭᒥᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᓂᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒥᓇᓇᐠ ᒪᑎᐣ ᐸᐧᓫᐣ ᑲᐊᐧᐁᐧᓇᒋᑫᓂᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᐅᐅᐁᐧ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ,” ᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐦᐃᐣ ᒋᐊᓄᑲᑕᒪᐠ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᑲᓄᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐅᔑᑐᓂᐨ ᑲᐯ ᒥᑲᓇ ᒋᐱᒪᑕᒧᓂᓂᐠ ᐃᑭᑐ᙮ “ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑭᒋᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧᐣ Con’t on page 5 ᑭᒋᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐅᒋᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒪᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐊᓂ ᒪᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᓇᐧᕑᐊᐧᐣᐟ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐃᔑᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐱᑯ ᒥᐡᑕᐦᐃ ᑲᓇᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᑲᐧᑭᐣ, ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᔑᑕᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᓂ ᓂᑲᐣ ᐊᐦᐃᐣ ᑲᔭ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧ ᑲᐃᔑᐸᑯᓭᓂᒧᐨ ᑭᒋᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ

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photos by Shannon Gardner People had all sorts of different regalia, of different colours and styles. People of all ages and backgrounds were welcome to dance at the powwow. Wabigoon Lake celebrates tradition with powwow

Kyle Derosier between dances. “When I’m out brought in a fair share of tradi- Special to Wawatay News there, I feel more alive. I feel tionalists and elders, one of is more connected to nature and Elder Dorothy Parenteau. She Traditional healer comes to Wabigoon Lake Wabigoon Lake Ojibway the spirits that watch over us.” has seen the powwow change Nation held its thirty-third Bob stopped dancing for a over the years. Originally raised annual powwow this Labour few years but decided to come by her grandparents on the old Day weekend. Hundreds of peo- back to it, and since then has reserve, called Big Island, she ple watched about 200 danc- never stopped. Dancing is was taught very traditionally ers and listened to 17 different very different for him this year growing up. But as a residential drum groups from different because he lost his father in school survivor, she remembers communities. May. “I don’t know how much when Ojibway culture was sup- This powwow brings a cul- longer I have in this world so pressed. tural and family-friendly atmo- I’m gonna make the most of it.” ”Having powwows many sphere to the community. There Another attendee of the years ago was outlawed,” said were vendors selling food and WLON powwow was Iris Mous- Parenteau, adding that the crafts, as well as activities such seau from Sandy Bay, Mani- community found ways around as pageants. toba. Mousseau is a two-spirit the restrictions. “We had out “The whole thing is fun, it’s a person who has had her share roundhouse way back in the lot of family time,” said commu- of difficult times in life and bush in the old reserve, on the nity citizen Sheila Chief, who is now looking to get more in Big Island. It was nothing as remembers working at some of touch with her culture. She says beautiful as we have now.” the first local powwows when that she has been away from Parenteau is very proud of they started over three decades powwows since she was a kid her culture, and hopes that oth- ago. She saw three generations and feels very honoured to be ers will also be proud of who of her family dance throughout once again attending them. they are and hold their head the weekend, including her son “As a two-spirited person up high, especially because of and grandson. it’s beautiful,” said Mousseau, the bad things that happened in Different people danced for adding that two-spirited people the past, both in her family and different reasons, including are more and more being wel- other families. Delford Bob, Jr., who has been comed with open arms. “It’s “Never forget who you are at powwows since he was old not a struggle anymore. People as Anishinawbe,” said Paren- enough to walk. would look at us like we’re teau. “You are dancing for your photo by Shannon Gardner “There is nothing in this aliens I guess, and now today health, the people who are Traditional herbalist Raphael Moses came back to Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation in August. He world I love more than danc- it’s more accepting.” around you, [and] the people spent several days helping harvest lily pad root, which is sliced and dried to be used as osteopo- ing,” said Bob in an interview The WLON powwow also who are sick or have struggles.” rosis medication.

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Muskrat Dam’s Joe Duncan recently completed his final leg of the 4,265-kilometre (2,600- mile) Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) from Mexico to B.C. after three summers of hiking. “It’s the longest hiking trail in the world and it takes the average person six months to hike,” says Duncan, a third-year Outdoor Recreation student at Lakehead University. “You fly down to San Diego and you take a bus out to the desert. There is a southern monument of the PCT and you start from there — it’s right on the Mexi- can border. My cousin dropped me off and I’ve got a video on Youtube of him filming me tak- ing off.” Duncan trained for about a month before beginning his journey in May 2015. “And I just ate, ate, ate — when I left I was 210 pounds,” other than Alaska at 14,505 gon portion of the journey in Duncan says. “It took around a feet, during the 2015 leg of his about four or five weeks. month-and-a-half to go through journey. “I got to the Bridge of the the desert. After 800 miles you “When you do a summit you Gods (on the Columbia River) get to Kennedy Meadows. The start hiking at 2 o’clock in the that divides Oregon and Wash- High Sierras starts at Kennedy morning,” Duncan says. “At ington State,” Duncan says. Meadows, that’s where trees that point I was getting altitude “The High Sierras (in Califor- are starting to come out and sickness. When you get altitude nia) was beautiful, and I would there is glacier water coming sickness, you have no appetite say Washington was next for down. In the desert you are like whatsoever, so in two or three how beautiful it was with the 4,000 or 5,000 feet going over days you might have one power trees and the water.” hills but in the High Sierras, bar.” Duncan says it took about every day you are going over a Duncan began the 2016 leg four-and-a-half weeks to hike pass.” of his hike at Mammoth Lakes, across Washington to the Cana- Duncan says the passes, California and this summer’s dian border. which are routes between leg at Lake Tahoe. He com- “It was an awesome feeling mountains, are about 11,000 to pleted about 1,100 miles in to complete it,” Duncan says. 13,000 feet high. 2015, about 500 miles in 2016 “That morning was the most I “It takes six hours going up and about 1,000 miles this year. ever hiked. I got up at 4:30 and (the pass) and two hours com- “In some areas everything started hiking by 5 a.m. I got ing down,” Duncan says. “It was still covered in snow — it to the (northern) monument was difficult. You are hiking was deep, around four-feet, around 3 p.m. (on Aug, 25), between 20 to 30 miles a day. three-feet deep,” Duncan says took pictures, signed the log You get into this routine — you about this year’s leg. “You’re in book. I had a quick lunch break wake up, you take your tent the High Sierras. Because of the there. Then I crossed into Can- down, and you start walking. altitude up there, it doesn’t melt ada to Manning (Provincial) Your mind really slows down until the sun is right on it.” Park, which was seven miles out there, it gives you time to Duncan also ran into an (from the border). So that day I reflect on life and yourself.” unusual incident at a camp- did 27 miles.” Duncan says he picked up site in Oregon when a large Duncan says he met people supplies, mainly dehydrated creature stood outside his and from all around the world dur- food or canned sardines or another hiker’s tents at about 2 ing his journey. Spam, every four days or so a.m. “My trail name was Canada whenever he was near a small “I was scared — it was proba- Joe, because the first thing town along the route. He adds bly the freakiest moment of my people ask you is where are you that a group of people called life,” Duncan says. “As a hunter from,” Duncan says. the Trail Angels provide sup- you know when you hear deer Duncan was one of the first plies of food and water along or moose. All my hunting skills three hikers to report in this the route to help the hikers. was telling me it wasn’t a bear, year that they had completed “In certain areas of the it wasn’t a caribou, it wasn’t a the whole PCT. As of Sept. 7, he Mohave Desert there are certain deer. If it was a bear, it would was one of 4,888 people who areas where there is no water, go after my backpack, but it just completed the PCT since 1952. so they leave containers of walked right by it.” About 700 hikers completed the water for hikers,” Duncan says. Duncan says he checked for PCT last year. “And sometimes they leave a tracks the next morning but Duncan plans to use his cooler there with snack food.” couldn’t find any evidence of experiences on the PCT for a submitted photos Duncan also summited what had been walking around research project during his Out- Muskrat Dam’s Joe Duncan stopped for photos at many picturesque sites during his 4,265-kilometre hike Mount Whitney, the highest the campsite. door Recreation studies. on the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada over the past three summers. mountain in the United States Duncan completed the Ore-

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16-5th Avenue North P.O. Box 1180 Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B7 Serving the First Nations in Northern Ontario since 1974. Wawatay News is a politically independent monthly newspaper published by Wawatay Communications Society. ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᑲᑭᒪᑕᓄᑲᑌᐠ 1974 ᐁᐅᒋᐊᓄᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑭᐧᐁᑎᓄᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑕᐃᑦᔑᑫᐧᐃᓇᐣ. ᑕᓱᓂᔓᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲ ᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌ ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐧᐃ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐧᐃᐣ ᐅᓇᔓᐧᐁᐧᐃ ᑲᓇᐧᐊᐸᒋᑫᐧᐃᓂᐠ ᒋᐃᔑ ᐸᐸᒥᓯᒪᑲᐠ ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᑫᐧᐃᓇᐣ. Commentary In another time and place how difficult it was to survive and how hungry people were in Xavier times of famine. Kataquapit I know the good and the bad about being raised in a remote UNDER THE First Nation. Back in my home NORTHERN SKY community of Attawapiskat I was raised in a small settlement where everyone was close and photo submitted by Javier Lawson depended on each other to sur- The students of Kevin Gardner’s class put on their game faces for the first day of school! Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation has its own vive. People drew on their large k-8 school, which celebrated its 30th anniversary this year. Left to right: Connor Brown, Travis Williams, Morales Pitchenese. s I get older, I am under- families for support. standing more and more There is a great feeling of Awhat my parents felt with community when you have so the passage of time. Often as a many people to call your own teenager, I saw my mom Susan but it comes with the high price and dad Marius become more of being connected to so much contemplative as they grew tragedy and misfortune in envi- older. Many times, I noticed ronments that are so difficult. For the love of culture them pause and just stare off After four decades of life, I have into the horizon. I know now seen more than my fair share of Xavier as well. They give us a sense of have been part of the Matta- Attawapiskat. Traditional gath- they were probably remem- tragedies in my large extended Kataquapit hope in our future generations. gami FN leadership like former erings had been suppressed bering, imagining, wonder- family of relatives and friends. I met our Ontario Regional Chiefs Walter Naveau and Joyce for years because of European ing about people, family and I fondly remember two small UNDER THE Chief Isadore Day, of Chiefs of Luke. It was good also to see a assimilation but by the mid friends that they had outlived. children Cassandra and David, NORTHERN SKY Ontario and it was humbling new generation of leaders like 1980s our home community Often, mom would confide whom I saw every day one sum- and comforting to spend time Jennifer Constant, Arthur Con- began hosting a Pow Wow. in me about her Kookoom, or mer long ago. They were my with him as we set up his tent stant, Juanita Luke and Dana I can remember Elders like grandmother, Maggie Paulmar- cousin Maria and her husband shelter in preparation for the McKenzie. It was satisfying to the late James Carpenter, who tin. She told me how so full of Joseph’s children. I walked by day’s events. It felt good to watch young people like Max led us on the path to recon- wisdom and knowledge her their house on my path leading speak with him and Mattagami Worme, Kiara Constant, Jason necting to our traditional past. Kookoom had been and mom to work at the Northern Store ecently, I attended the FN Chief Chad Boissoneau as Theriault, Brent Boissoneau, Others like Charlie, Adrian and recalled many of the ancient when I was a teenager. seventh Annual Matta- they told me about their time Neebin Prince, Coral Saile, Andrew Sutherland, Conrad stories about our people that The two children often Rgami First Nation Pow as children in Sault Ste Marie Janelle Golinowski and Nolan Iahtail, Lindy Kataquapit and came from her granny. I helped waited for me on the path for Wow. In recent years traditional where they played as part of Naveau all pitching in to make Xavier Wheesk have since taken mom often in the kitchen where a treat. It grew to be a habit for leadership and Elders have the Little Beavers hockey team. the Pow Wow great. on the role of preserving our she taught all of her children me to buy some chocolate bars, been working hard to make It reminded me that no mat- I looked at the beginning cultural heritage as singers, how to cook and to develop a chips and pop on my way home the Pow Wow an annual event. ter how high a political office of life in two day old Scarlett drummers and dancers. strong work ethic. and hand them off to these Long ago these gatherings had our leaders may hold, they Kimberly Juanita Luke and I felt proud as I left the As we worked, she would bright eyed, smiling kids. It felt been part of the culture. still prefer to keep themselves her infant brother Roman who Mattagami FN Pow Wow. I had smile when she recalled the silly good to be able to brighten up Annual Pow Wows serve grounded to their communities. were brought to the Pow Wow filled myself up with fresh fish things she and her siblings did their day. the function of strengthen- As I wandered the grounds, by their parents Jessica Vaillan- thanks to Larry Naveau and when they were children living When I got to work at the ing the bonds we have in our I met local Elders like Mike court and Scott Luke. Scarlett his family, pulled moose meat in the wilderness with just their store, I was employed with sev- community and keeping us Naveau, Morris Naveau, Leon- is the granddaughter of Juanita sandwiches from Betty Naveau close family circle and nobody eral of my Kataquapit cousins. I grounded to our culture, our ard Naveau, Lawrence Naveau and Josh Luke. and a feast of modern food else around for many, many worked closely with Ernie and traditions and our heritage. It and Frank McKay. It was good On the Pow Wow grounds, I served up by Tracy Harnack kilometres. Often she would George Kataquapit. Ernie was serves to remind us that we are to hear the wise words of Elders was surprised to meet a child- and her sister Winona. My day also recall the darker times of slightly older than me and was First Nation people and that we Alex Jacobs, Agnes Naveau and hood friend Charlie Kioke was full of excitement with life on the land. She remem- like an older brother. George should be proud of that fact. Fire Keeper Morrison Solomon. from my home community, traditional dancing, drummers bered with pain and sadness was much older with a family of The Mattagami Pow Wow Elder Mike Naveau, a tradi- Attawapiskat. He was dressed and singers, under the watch- the story of her uncle Matthew his own and he was someone I gave me the opportunity to tional hunter and trapper who in full regalia. I had watched ful eye of the soaring eagles. who died as a child after having saw as more of a fatherly figure meet family, friends, make new lives in a small log cabin facing Charlie take on this role when I socialized with wonderful consumed poison herbs and with more knowledge and expe- friends and reconnect with peo- Lake Mattagami, told me that we were children attending people from a baby two days of the anguish of witnessing her rience than me. We all looked ple. I spent time with Nathan he had been watching three Indian Days back home and I age to Elders in their 80s. The aunt Mary Rose who contracted up to him. George was also Naveau and Mark Carpenter, eagles visit the community over was happy to know that he had food was good, the laughter polio as a child and lost the use very kind and fun to be around. two singers and drummers I the past few days. As we spoke, continued on this traditional was plenty and there was heal- of her legs. Ernie, George and I had a run- have come to associate with just an eagle gracefully soared over path. I was also surprised to ing in many forms which made Sometimes as I worked with ning joke between us. Since about every Native gathering I the Pow Wow grounds keeping meet my cousin Margaret Oki- us kinder and gentler this day. dad on a project in construction I was younger than either of visit in the north. They are two an eye on the day’s activities. maw and it was heart warming It was everything a Pow Wow on the land or building in the them, they often passed down young people who sing beauti- Everyone was excited and we to spend time with someone I should be. Chi-Meegwetch community, he would stop for menial jobs to me with the fully at every event they visit, all took it as a sign of good have known all my life. Mattagami Nichineeneemuk. a break and reminisce about excuse - ‘Kee-tee-k Oh-kee-mow’ yet they have a sense of con- fortune. 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The Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre is pleased to announce the winners of our 13th Annual OCCC Scholarship awards. Congratulations to Jade Elizabeth Wesley from Peetabeck Academy in Fort Alany, recipient of the Willie Wesley Memorial Award 2017 Rick Garrick/Wawatay News Roots to Harvest program coordinator Kim McGibbon, green jacket, speaks with Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Food Symposium participants about the greenhouse at the Roots to Harvest Volunteer Pool garden site in Thunder Bay on the first day of the Aug. 22-24 gathering. Congratulations to Janice Beaver from Nibinamik Education Centre in Summer Beaver, recipient of the Gilbert and Barbara Baxter Memorial Award 2017 Local food production focus The Scholarships are provided in memory of Gilbert and Barbara Baxter (western NAN) and Willie Wesley (eastern NAN) in recognition of their e orts in promoting at NAN food symposium language and culture within the NAN area. Consequently, the purpose of these scholarships is to honour those Grade 8 students who are actively involved with Rick Garrick Trylinski says the Roots to I could take some of this (infor- language and culture activities in the school or community and show good Wawatay News Harvest garden at Lillie Street mation) back to the youth, they attendance and achievement in school. includes a prototype four-sea- might get as enthused as I am,” Local food production was son greenhouse that is being Steven says. the focus of the first day of the built through a partnership Charles Megan, a participant 9th Nishnawbe Aski Nation between NAN, Roots to Harvest, from Aroland, appreciated the Food Symposium at three gar- ASM Innovations and Lakehead opportunity to see the water- den sites in Thunder Bay and Public Schools. The greenhouse ing and composting systems Fort William. will enable Roots to Harvest to employed at the Roots to Har- “It’s amazing — everything is grow food and engage school vest gardens. beneficial for the First Nations, groups in gardening through- “Maybe that (watering sys- especially up north,” says out the winter. tem) can be better used by Matachewan Chief Alex Batisse “We hope to replicate (the us (in Aroland),” Megan says. on the first day of the Aug. greenhouse) in one of the NAN “And learning that you can use 22-24 food symposium. “It’s a communities, so we’re very some of the older (plants) for high cost to get food in there, so excited about that,” Trylinski compost is really interesting.” this would be really beneficial says, noting that the green- Angela Towedo, a participant for them.” house is made from shipping from Aroland, enjoyed seeing Jade Elizabeth Wesley from Peetabeck receiving award. The Janice Beaver from Nibinamik Education Centre receiving her award. Batisse also attended last containers. “So we’re hoping we how everything works together presentation was made by Brent Nakoochee, a school board From left: (Mom) Michelle Whitehead, (Scholarship Winner) Janice year’s NAN Food Symposium, can get that greenhouse out to in the Roots to Harvest gardens. member. Proud parents beside her. Beaver, (Band Councillor) Stanley Oskineegish, (Principal) Kevin Booth. which included three Elder a northern community by late “The bees help the flower- Teachings workshops, beaver fall. They’ve got the foundation ing,” Towedo says. “I love that skinning and goose cooking built, so they’re hoping that they are raising animals here workshops and two Food for the whole structure should be because you get to learn about Thought workshops and an ready by the end of September.” the life cycles of the animals evening performance of Global Trylinski adds that youth and the plants. I love their gar- Savages by the Debajehmujig account for about half of the den.” Theatre Group. participants in the food sympo- In addition to the garden “I enjoy it,” Batisse says. sium this year. tours in Thunder Bay and “It’s (good) to see the commit- “What we’ve seen today Fort William, the food sympo- ment behind doing these (food was some of the youth that are sium also includes a variety of symposiums) and the benefits working with Roots to Harvest workshops, including Smok- that are going to help the First are very knowledgeable and ing Cessation, Wild Rice, Tra- Nations as well.” very eager to share what they’ve ditional Foods and Diabetes, The NAN Food Symposium learned,” Trylinski says. “So it’s Sour Dough Making and other participants toured two Roots to going to be a nice blend of com- healthy breads and Aroland Harvest garden sites in Thunder munity citizens and youth and First Nation School Garden, at Bay and the community garden just continuing that sharing the Quetico Park Learning Cen- site in Fort William. that we’ve been doing over the tre in Atikokan on Aug. 23 and “Roots to Harvest has a really last nine years.” 24. Presentations on the NAN innovative garden over by Vol- Ruth Stevens, a participant Food Strategy, TIDES Canada/ unteer Pool where they’re not from Eagle Lake, also noted Manitoba First Nations Food only gardening, but they have how active the youth were in Initiatives and Gut Health are bees and rabbits,” says Wendy the Roots to Harvest garden also scheduled, as are a Spe- Trylinski, NAN’s director of projects. cial Recognition for Simon public health education. “So “We already have a commu- Frogg and the Food Champion they are trying to look at a sus- nity garden going that we’ve Awards. tainable holistic system.” had for the last few years, but if Wawatay News SEPTEMBER 571871_Happy15, 2017 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ Time ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ 7 Sept. 1 ali.sarshogh Community Full moon memory walk hits 13th year Rick Garrick Winnipeg on Sept. 6. been forgotten, it’s good that TOUR 2018 Wawatay News “(We’re) remembering the we are coming back year after lady (Barbara Kentner) who year to make sure that they are The 13th Annual Full Moon died from an injury with the never forgotten, and hopefully May 15, 2018 Memory Walk was kicked off trailer hitch and remember- some day we won’t have to do with a screening of the Go ing the daughter that was left these things but I think we still Two Days Home, Baby Girl documentary behind and also those teenagers have to do them for a while yet.” film and comments by Ceejai that (died) in the river here,” Brian Eyolfson, a commis- Julian at Lakehead University says Brenda Osbourne, one of sioner with the National Inquiry Fully Escorted from Thunder Bay on Sept. 5. the Manitoba walkers. “I’m hop- into Missing and Murdered “Ceejai shared her story after ing that people will continue to Indigenous Women and Girls, Package includes: the documentary and there have these awareness (walks) appreciated the “great turn- was questions and comments,” across the country.” out” for the Full Moon Memory • Shania Twain live at the Xcel Energy Centre in St. Paul says Sharon Johnson, orga- Osbourne says her group of Walk. • 1 night at the Radisson Roseville (Indoor pool, on-site dining, free nizer of the Full Moon Mem- walkers are considering a walk “There were some very ory Walk, which was held on to B.C. next year. inspiring speakers and some shuttle within 5 mile radius, in-room coffee, hairdryer, etc.) Hot Sept. 6 from Thunder Bay City “Your feet get sore, but we moving moments,” Eyolfson breakfast included Hall to the Neebing-McIntyre keep going, we don’t stop,” says. “It was a really great turn- • All tickets in the Club Level - Section C26-C27 Floodway where Johnson’s sis- Osbourne says. “We walk and out and I was really honoured ter Sandra was found murdered pray, putting tobacco down.” to be a part of it. It is really • Shopping at Twin Cities Outlet Mall in 1992. “Everybody was just Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says important to participate and • All Taxes, Exchange impressed with her strength to it is good to see the Full Moon show support for families who keep on going after all she went Memory Walk grow each year. have lost loved ones, for survi- • Tour Manager & Driver and all transportation through.” “It seems to be that there vors of violence and to partici- The documentary film, by is more again here this year, pate in remembering the lost Audrey Huntley, focuses on the which is encouraging,” Fiddler loved ones and also drawing story of Julian’s family as they says. “And to see the support attention to this very tragic struggled for justice over the from the City (of Thunder Bay) issue that urgently needs to be 1992 murder of Julian’s sister is something that we need to addressed.”

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Rick Garrick nizations in Thunder Bay to pro- ing for that study to be done.” Wawatay News vide more and a better range of Sharon Angeconeb, principal services for their students. of DFC, is disappointed with First Nation education ser- “One of the challenges how- the 67 per cent overall ranking vice providers received the ever that the education service from the Aboriginal Legal Ser- highest grades in the Aborigi- providers have is that many of vices report. The overall rank- nal Legal Services 2017 Report the things they were asked to ing included the Thunder Bay Card on Recommendations do require funding,” Rudin says. Police Services’ 79 per cent from the First Nations Youth “And this is one of the challenges ranking, City of Thunder Bay’s Inquest. Keewaytinook Oki- that we faced in rating this — 67 per cent ranking, Ontario’s makanak received 85 per while the education providers 67 per cent ranking, Nishnawbe cent, Matawa Learning Cen- have done what they need to do Aski Nations’s 65 per cent rank- tre received 82 per cent and it doesn’t necessarily mean the ing and Canada’s 51 per cent Northern Nishnawbe Education recommendations themselves ranking. Council and Dennis Franklin are complete because funding “I do feel saddened for the Cromarty First Nations High has to be found from the rel- families of the seven students School received 80 per cent. evant authority to allow them who passed,” Angeconeb says. “All of them essentially stable funding to permanently “I was hoping that we could received As and they are the put these initiatives in place.” have done more, but we do high achievers among the par- Norma Kejick, executive have limited resources. But on ties,” says Jonathan Rudin, director of NNEC, says her orga- behalf of the school, we con- one of the Aboriginal Legal nization did what they could tinue to do what we can with Services counsel for the fami- with the resources they had to the resources that we have. And lies of Jethro Anderson, Reg- implement the short-term rec- I hope too that we will do better gie Bushie, Robyn Harper, Kyle ommendations directed at them. next year.” Morrisseau, Paul Panacheese “But in order for us to con- Norm Gale, Thunder Bay’s and Jordan Wabasse. “This is tinue to implement the short- city manager, says the City of encouraging because these are term recommendations, we Thunder Bay is “absolutely the organizations that are actu- need reliable, sustainable fund- committed” to the 31 recom- ally providing the education ing and that still hasn’t come mendations for the city from services to the students. It is through from Canada,” Kejick the Seven Youth Inquest as obviously very important and says. “We need more funding well as the broader Indigenous significant that they embraced for the living centre. There is issues within the community. the recommendations so thor- the feasibility study that we “Thunder Bay City Coun- oughly that they have the best received money for that we will cil unanimously directed us grades. Just as examples, all the be working with Canada. On to respond in the way we did education authorities are now the feasibility study, we have with tangible things in the 31 providing significant orienta- included two schools, Pelican recommendations,” Gale says. tions to new students.” Falls First Nations High School “It’s part of a broader effort by Rudin says the education and Dennis Franklin Cromarty the City of Thunder Bay to deal authorities are also providing First Nations High School, and with the broader implications of new and enhanced programs the need for the residence will Indigenous issues that we face...” on alcohol and substance abuse be part of that feasibility study. issues and partnering with orga- Canada has committed to fund- see RELIABLE page 10

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from page 8 “... The City of Thunder Bay has been working for some time, not just on the 31 recom- mendations, but other issues. Right now, for example, we are looking at waterway safety and cameras and lights on our waterways and also in our downtowns. That is a substan- tial project that requires sig- nificant financial investment, regardless of what one thinks of the utility of the idea. Nish- nawbe Aski Nation brought that to us separately and we are looking at it now in good faith.” Gale says the city has been “working with strong partner- ships” with Fort William First Nation, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Matawa First Nations. “An example is the recent announcement of, pending council approval, of trans- ferring Grandview Lodge to Matawa for their educational purposes,” Gales says. “The City of Thunder Bay, at the direction of Thunder Bay City Council, is energetic and enthusiastic about responding to the recom- mendations and we are produc- ing results.” NAN, the federal government and the provincial government also released a joint response after the Aboriginal Legal Ser- vices report was released. “NAN has developed a plan of action to respond to the stu- dent safety crisis,” the state- ment says. “The governments of Canada and Ontario are supporting that plan with a federal investment of $4.67 million annually for the com- ing three years and a provin- cial investment of $5.5 million for the 2017-18 school year to address the immediate needs of NAN students. This funding is in addition to specific fund- ing for priority needs for these students that is already in the hands of communities for the September 2017 school year, bringing the total amount of new federal funding for stu- dents who leave their com- munities to $14.3 million. The goal of this funding is to ensure that students will have safe and healthy school choices in an environment that offers cul- turally relevant and appropri- ate learning in the immediate term.” Some of the actions sup- ported by the federal invest- ment are coordinated on- call workers programming, increased accommodations rates, a boarding home pilot program and an urban-living curriculum to talk about health, safety and succeeding in school away from home. Some of the actions sup- ported by the provincial invest- ment are addressing the safety and wellness of youth attend- ing school away from their home communities, enhancing existing education options for high school students who wish to continue their education in their communities and ensur- ing resources are available to accommodate students who wish to continue their educa- tion in other urban centres. “This funding meets the short-term priorities estab- lished by our Emergency Edu- cation Task Force, and we are encouraged by the response of our provincial and federal treaty partners for immediate action to improve safety and education outcomes for our stu- dents,” says Grand Chief Alvin Book your next ad with us today! Fiddler. “This is a tremendous accomplishment in such a short period of time, and I thank Tom Scura everyone involved for pulling together to ensure that our stu- Phone: 807 622-6000 Fax: 807 622-6010 dents are able to pursue their education in a safe and support- [email protected] ive environment.” Wawatay News SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ 11

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DFC student ambassadors to Federal Government to support Wabigoon housing infrastructure act as role models, leaders Kyle Derosier Special to Wawatay News

Rick Garrick “(I spoke about) having free- cultural Youth Council (RMYC) Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation is gearing up to spend a cash injection from the federal gov- Wawatay News dom of choice for the students in Thunder Bay. ernment, as Ottawa increases its support for Treaty Three First Nations by $16 million. on where they go to school “One thing that came up was The funding, which is meant to go to housing projects such as building new homes along A Student Ambassadors/Peer because there was talk about a peer support system so that with renovating existing ones, was announced recently by Minister Carolyn Bennett Leaders and Role Models ini- closing down the school or add- students who walk in the same Wabigoon is one of seventeen First Nations in the treaty three area which is to receive tiative was launched at Dennis ing restrictions on who could hallways and share the same this funding. Its share of the funding is around $400,000. According to the local council, the Franklin Cromarty First Nations go, like by age,” Sakchekapo classrooms in the city can meet money will be used to complete a duplex on the reserve, and also to create a new housing High School on Sept. 5 to help says. “We’re like peer support, with the new students and just policy. students stay safe and succeed so just knowing that we’re there reassure them that (Thunder While the community is road accessible, it still has housing issues. Lack of housing is among in school. is really going to help them. Bay) can be a safe place if you the main concern; there are about five hundred registered citizens in WLON, but only about “All summer I’ve been work- I hope to do a followup if they avoid the risky and bad places two hundred actually live on the reserve. Some community citizens have also voiced worries ing on the DFC orientation wanted to talk more about what to go and then of course sup- about overcrowding and housing quality. from a student’s perspective to exactly went on at the (Emer- port them if they are struggling make sure that they will be safe gency) Chiefs Meeting and if with school work,” says Moffat in the City (of Thunder Bay),” they had any questions for me Mukato, executive director of says Ashley McKay, a Grade 12 about that. I’m very open to the RMYC. “And then again the Wabigoon Lake Tree Nursery hits growing milestone DFC student from Sandy Lake. talking to people and I want to best thing is to give the young Kyle Derosier “Some of the main points were let them know what is going people a voice. So it’s trying to Special to Wawatay News racism, being safe, making sure on in their school and that they give the young people a voice so where to go on the city buses, should have the choice.” that we can address the issues Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation’s own tree nursery has reached a milestone by growing its and graduation. It is important Meschaquin Neekan, a Grade so we can make sure they are 100 millionth tree. This didn’t come without its share of challenges though. In operation for to graduate.” 10 DFC student from Mish- safe and then graduate.” about 25 years, the tree nursery suffered a nearly catastrophic breakdown ten years ago. McKay also shared infor- keegogamang, spoke to the DFC Principal Sharon Ange- In a recent interview with Glen Wetalainen the economic development officer for the com- mation on using a whistle and students about overcoming shy- coneb says the school had pre- munity, he paid tribute to the dedicated staff of the facility for overcoming this breakdown. following the buddy system to ness during his presentation. viously been looking at devel- “It was a long, hard road to get to the 100 million mark,” said Wetelainen. “We had a col- keep safe while in Thunder Bay “I talked about taking posi- oping a student ambassadors lapse 10 years ago and had to rebuild. And I give a lot of props to the staff at the nursery for a during her presentation. tive chances, new challenges program for the students. job well done” “I think they will know now (such as being on) APTN and “Young people will listen to The nursery grows mainly spruce trees to help the environment. When they reach approx- what to do in case something bringing awareness to the other young people,” Ange- imately six feet tall, they can capture twenty tons of carbon per year. This makes them happens,” McKay says. “The challenges of the First Nation coneb says. “Young people extremely valuable in the fight against climate change. next steps are to follow up with students,” Neekan says. “(The know how to talk to other The Wabigoon Lake band is hoping to one day revamp and expand the tree nursery even the students, check in on them, students) were pretty obser- young people. And it shows the more. say hello. We all go to school vant and they got to understand new students that they have a here, so we’ll probably go class- what the school offers. And voice when they see their stu- room to classroom again in a they do realize now they are not dent leaders speaking up, that month or two to check in with alone and if they have problems they could speak up too when everybody.” or anxiety they have someone there is something that they Alaina Sakchekapo, a to talk to, like to the teachers feel needs to be said or some- Grade 12 DFC student from and to their friends at school.” thing needs to be done. And … Weagamow, spoke to the stu- The Student Ambassadors it is part of the (Seven Youth) dents about the Nishnawbe initiative was developed this Inquest recommendations that Aski Nation Emergency Chiefs past summer by a group of DFC we have peer mentorship.” Meeting on Education that she students who were hired to attended in early July at DFC. work with the Regional Multi-

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Rick Garrick is going to be safe and healthy the Ontario Ministry of Educa- Wawatay News for our students,” Achneepines- tion and the federal Ministry kum says. “I’m very thankful for of Indigenous and Northern Matawa First Nations Man- today — it’s been a long time Affairs are supporting First agement is moving forward coming. We look forward to Nations youth health and safety with the development of a stu- the day that we’re going to offi- to the tune of $10 million over dent education and accommo- cially open this facility for our the next three years in the City dation centre at the Grandview students. We have 50 students of Thunder Bay,” Ferris says. Lodge in Thunder Bay. right now in our current facility, “Matawa First Nations, I am “We’ve always been con- and they are going to remain sure, will be exploring how this cerned about the safety of our there for a while. Hopefully we commitment might relate to our students at our current location will have our classroom facility students and this facility. With and we’ve also had them placed ready by January of 2018.” this announcement this morn- in boarding homes,” says David Thunder Bay Acting Mayor ing, we are on our way to build- Paul Achneepineskum, Mata- Linda Rydholm says the sign- ing an education system that is wa’s CEO. “It will take some ing of the Letter of Intent is a responsive to our students (so) time to get all of the facility “major step forward” in improv- our students will benefit in the ready for (the students) to be ing the safety of First Nations future.” accommodated here. We want youth who are pursuing their Danielle Yellowhead, a grad- to start with our high school education goals in Thunder Bay. uate of the Matawa Learning facility first and from there, “Recent tragedies over the Centre and a security employee hopefully by September 2019, last number of years in our in Thunder Bay, says the the accommodation facilities community have brought to the Matawa students will be more will all be ready for them.” forefront that First Nation stu- secure in the new accommoda- Matawa and the City of dents from remote communi- tions. Thunder Bay signed a Letter of ties living in Thunder Bay need “They will have councillors Intent on Aug. 29 to begin mov- safe and supportive accommo- available onsite and there will ing forward with the transfer dations,” Rydholm says. “The be cultural teachings available of the surplus facility after the city’s strategic plan supports for them,” Yellowhead says. City Council Committee of the this project under the principles “As a First Nation youth myself, Whole approved and ratified that the city be a safe, welcom- I feel that my culture is very the granting of the Grandview ing and inclusive community, a important to me. It is who I Lodge building to Matawa on place to live with appropriate am.” Rick Garrick/Wawatay News Aug. 28. The next steps in the housing for all, and a leader in Yellowhead says the Grand- Matawa First Nations CEO David Paul Achneepineskum looks forward to opening the Grandview Lodge, process are the negotiation of public policy advocacy.” view Lodge property is “very a former long-term care facility in Thunder Bay, for high school classes in January 2018 and for student an agreement and the trans- Darius Ferris, president of beautiful.” accommodations by September 2019. fer of the property to Matawa. the Matawa Board of Direc- “It’s a very good location,” Matawa will then complete pre- tors, adds that the Seven Youth Yellowhead says. “It’s very liminary design drawings and Inquest and recent tragedies in green, and then the brightness Matawa communities in the was to organize some recre- ety of events, including a neigh- obtain funding for the renova- Thunder Bay have highlighted is just very welcoming. I feel it’s mid-1990s about setting up an ational activities and wrap- bourhood barbecue, this fall as tions. the need for safe and support- very positive.” education centre in Thunder around services that would part of its Neighbourhood Out- “Throughout the feasibil- ive accommodations for First Constance Lake’s Frances Bay. include health, recreation reach program to get to know ity and the design study we are Nations youth who are pursu- Wesley says the Letter of Intent “So I’m really happy to be facilities and just keeping the residents and businesses in the going to be doing, we are going ing their studies in Thunder signing is history in the making, here to see it actually happen- students together so they get to area. to be having inspections done Bay. noting that she was involved ing,” Wesley says. “What we know each other.” on it to make sure the building “We are pleased to hear that in talks with the chiefs and the had talked about in the plans Matawa plans to hold a vari-

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Rick Garrick from primary grades working Beaver Wawatay News together and teachers from the junior and intermediate grades Fleece The first Keewaytinook Oki- working together,” says Jona- Clothing makanak Board of Education than Woolley, First Nations stu- Summit featured a variety of dent success program coordina- collaboration and training tor for KOBE. “So it’s really cre- opportunities for teachers, prin- ating that networking and con- Heat with cipals and board members from nections with each other. We do the BEST! Aug. 28-30 in Thunder Bay. have a lot of returning staff, but “They wanted to have a we do have some new staff and forum so they can collaborate, new teachers coming up to the they can get together and meet schools. 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The staff are ready support their students.” to go in, they are ready to start with some of the new initia- tives.” The summit included Google sessions on the first day by a Google team from Mexico, the United States and southern Ontario at Lakehead Universi- ty’s ATAC building. “They went through some of the latest and very innovative and captivating applications in Google — things that can really engage the students in activi- ties in the classroom,” Potter says. “Our students all have a Google Chromebook, a laptop, so we want to be able to use it for instruction, not as a tool for students to use on their leisure. This (laptop) is part of their instructional day.” Potter says Google has “so many educational applica- tions.” The Google sessions included Who’s The Boss? Taking Charge of your Gmail; Introduction to Google Admin; Google Classroom: A Beginner’s Guide; and Using G Suite to Support Literacy. “It’s a whole new world from when I went to school or even when I first started teaching,” Potter says. “What (the stu- dents) have accessible to them right now is amazing. They are global students, they’re not just students in their commu- nity. Even living in remote First Nations like Fort Severn, they are a global student.” Fort Severn education direc- tor Moses Kakekaspan says the summit brought all of the KO communities together to get prepared for the upcoming school year. “The teachers are interacting with one another and getting to know each other,” Kakekaspan says. “It’s going pretty good — everybody is really engaged and showing up for sessions.” Kakekaspan says his com- munity has six teachers for the upcoming year, including four Teach for Canada teachers. “I had three (Teach for Can- ada teachers) last year and this year I have four,” Kakekaspan says. “Two of them came back and I hired a couple more this year. They come here (to Lake- head University) during the summer for orientation, so they teach them what to expect when living in a small commu- nity.” In addition to the Google ses- sions, the summit also featured a variety of other sessions on the second day, including Jump Math; Later Literacy; Cross Cur- ricular Planning; Technology; School Improvement Planning; Outdoor Ed Activity; and Early Literacy. “For today’s sessions, we are trying to bring specific groups together, so we have TAs from each of the schools working together, we have teachers 14 Wawatay News SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Business Technations honours youth Rick Garrick Corbiere was recognized as the Wawatay News Derrick Kamanga Memorial Award Winner during the Aug. The efforts of four northern 23 dinner. 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DEER LAKE, NORTH SPIRIT LAKE, KEEWAYWIN, POPLAR HILL & FORT SEVERN. 16 Wawatay News SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Business Pikangikum power line announced Rick Garrick Supporting Aboriginal Success Wawatay News www.nadf.org The “first step” of the Wataynikaneyap Power line, from Red Lake to Pikangikum, was announced by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada Minister Carolyn Bennett on Aug. 17. “This is about planning for a region as well as for a com- Rick Garrick/Wawatay News munity,” Bennett says. “This Wataynikaneyap Power CEO Margaret Kenequanash says the mustn’t be viewed as a one-off 117-kilometre power line project from Red Lake to Pikangikum initiative; this is about a first announced on Aug. 17 will open the door to addressing the energy step for a region.” crisis in remote First Nation communities and the need to connect Bennett announced up to them to the provincial electrical grid. $60.2 million in funding for Wataynikaneyap Power, a to be pulled out of its unit and of Wataynikaneyap Power, says licensed transmission com- transported out to Winnipeg the power line will open the pany equally owned by 22 First and serviced. During the times door to addressing the larger Nation communities in partner- when we have less units going, energy crisis and the need to ship with Fortis Inc., to build we are told to conserve energy connect other remote First the 117-kilometre power line as best as you can. And one of Nation communities to the pro- with associated infrastructure them is don’t cook too much.” vincial electrical grid. during a press conference at the Owen says the community “It’s really wonderful to hear Victoria Inn in Thunder Bay. looks forward to being able to that we’ve achieved a milestone “This is a first step to a new expand once the power line is in the major project that we chapter where they can rely on completed. are working on,” Kenequanash the power and they can build “We are very hopeful now says. “Currently we have a busi- the kind of hope for their com- that we will be able to grow in ness plan that we are working • Microloans (as low as $1,000) • Grants (up to $249,999)* munity that is about the future,” terms of much needed infra- on and a plan on connecting the Bennett says. “This is something structure, water and sewer, rest of the communities that are • Term Loans • Commercial Mortgages* that has been in the works for more housing, a new health still on diesel generators.” a very long time. This is out of centre,” Owen says. “We do Kenequanash says the time- • Winter Road Financing • Non-Commercial Loans* cycle budget funding that took have major cleanups that need line for completing the phase the finance minister and the to be addressed after we’ve shut one 300 kilometre 230 kV *Certain conditions apply prime minister to agree to do.” down our generators.” transmission line to Pickle Lake Construction on the power Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler to reinforce power supply in the line is scheduled to begin in says the funding announcement area is 2019 and the timeline October, with completion was a “great day” for the com- to connect 15 phase two com- expected in November 2018. munity. munities north of Red Lake and Pikangikum currently operates “It was a long time coming,” Pickle Lake is 2023. a diesel generating station as Fiddler says. “What we said “Investing to build better- an Independent Power Author- though is that it is only the first connected electricity systems ity to provide power for the step — it’s a significant first step and promote cleaner, more community of about 2,300 on- for this community in terms of reliable energy supply in rural reserve citizens. being able to sustain its growth and remote communities will “We’re anticipating change, now that they will have ade- help create new opportunities a new beginning for our com- quate power within a year.” for social and economic devel- munity,” says Pikangikum Chief Fiddler says the Watayni- opment in these communities,” Dean Owen. “Not only for our kaneyap Power line is designed says Jim Carr, minister of Natu- community, but for our youth.” to significantly reduce the finan- ral Resources. “Our government Owen says the community cial burden for First Nations will invest in projects to reduce currently experiences power while eliminating the health, reliance on diesel fuel in rural outages ranging from one-to- safety and environmental and remote communities across three days in duration with the impacts associated with diesel. Canada as part of our broader about 38-year-old diesel gener- “It is our hope that Pikangi- plan to build the low-carbon ating station, which has been kum will now, with adequate economy.” operating at capacity since 2010. power, be able to plan for the Wataynikaneyap Power was “In the back of your mind future, whether it is expanding selected by the provincial gov- START BUILD GROW you are telling yourself this is the community, improving their ernment in July 2016 to connect ridiculous,” Owen says. “Our infrastructure to begin to address 16 remote First Nation commu- community, they don’t want to their housing needs and to nities that rely on diesel power be there, nobody wants to be ensure they have access to clean, to the provincial electrical grid there during those times (when safe drinking water for the whole through about 1,800 kilometres the power is out). Sometimes community,” Fiddler says. of 230 kV, 115 kV, and 44 kV a generator will actually have Margaret Kenequanash, CEO power lines.

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