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Northern ’s First Nation Voice since 1974 Blending Tradition with Technology 6000 copies distributed July 17, 2020 Vol. 47 No. 7 www.wawataynews.ca Deputy Grand Chief Derek Fox gives update on COVID-19 Ontario reaches agreement with Rick Garrick Wawatay News Flying Post First Deputy Grand Chief Derek Fox provided an update on COVID-19 Nation on historic health recommendations, education, youth and justice during his July 7 live broadcast on WRN. land claim “We all have a role to play in keeping everyone safe,” Fox says during the The Ontario government announced WRN broadcast. “We must continue today the final settlement of a 115 to be vigilant in following all public year old land claim that addresses the health recommendations, especially shortfall of land received by Flying Post for those patients returning home after First Nation, as part of the James Bay medical travel. We must continue to (Treaty #9) that was originally encourage physical distancing, hand signed in 1905. The $14.1 million washing, covering your cough and settlement will contribute to the staying home if you are sick. Our work future economic prosperity of the First to stay home and stay healthy over the Nation. last three months has worked and it “I’m pleased that Ontario is must continue.” fulfilling its outstanding obligation Fox says the COVID-19 pandemic to , dating has been difficult on everyone’s mental back more than a century,” said Greg health. Rickford, Minister of Indigenous “We encourage you to support one Affairs. “Settling land claims through another and to reach out to any services co-operative negotiations and that may be available within your respectful dialogue is a key step communities and territory,” Fox says. Rick Garrick/Wawatay News towards reconciliation with Indigenous Fox adds that it is recommended for Deputy Grand Chief Derek Fox delivered a July 7 WRN update on COVID-19 health recommendations, education, youth and people.” individuals who are returning from justice. The Flying Post First Nation reserve travel to urban centres or who were lands are located near Timmins along exposed to COVID-19 to self isolate the Ground Hog River, however, today for 14 days after returning to their very hard on this,” Fox says. “We have when they want to start school in the people,” Fox says. “The plan will be the majority of its citizens live near community. a great staff that have developed a fall,” Fox says. “So we keep an eye on delivered also to Minister . Nipigon. “If you are experiencing any plan to present to (Indigenous Services all the announcements that are coming I just want to say I am extremely proud “This is an important moment,” said symptoms of COVID-19, fever or cough ) Minister Marc Miller. We — it varies from school to school, of (the NAN Youth Council) and the Chief Murray Ray of Flying Post First for example, do not go to the nursing have also presented this plan to the school board to school board, region to hard work they’ve put into that.” Nation. “Flying Post First Nation and station,” Fox says. “Self isolate and call provincial (Education) Minister region, different levels of schools. The Fox says NAN continues to monitor the province of Ontario have taken the Telehealth Ontario or call the nursing Stephen Lecce.” jurisdiction lies with your community the correctional facilities and any proper steps to right an historic wrong station for directions.” Fox says his main focus right now is — it’s up to the communities what they citizens that are being released to for a loss that is almost 115 years old. Fox says he is optimistic about the ensuring that NAN students, including want to do with their schools, with make sure they are being taken care of We had a successful ratification on future. those in adult learning, distance their students and it’s NAN’s duty to and can go home safely. December 2, 2019 and are confident “To those listening out there, I just education, high school, elementary, support them.” “I hope everyone out there is doing it will contribute to our economic want you to find inspiration and hope kindergarten and post secondary Fox says the NAN Youth Council their best to stay positive,” Fox says. “If and social development. We are in everything that you do,” Fox says. institutions, are safe and that they are also working on a plan to support you’re having a really good day take proud of all our citizens of voting age Fox says have the best possible plan for their NAN youth, which was scheduled to be advantage of it, get outside and do it who cast their ballot in favour of this (NAN) is working on a plan to request educational future. presented during the NAN leadership safely. But on your bad days, reach settlement.” more than $30 million from the federal “I am looking out for everyone and call on July 9. out to someone if you need to and The settlement was approved by government for educational resources. ensuring we are doing everything we “We want to do everything we can to continue to be optimistic about the the First Nation citizens in a vote in “The Grand Chief and I are working can to help them and support them ensure we are still there for our young future.” December 2019, with 100% of those who voted in favour of the agreement. ᐅᐡᑭ ᐱᒪᒋᐦᐅᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑲᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒪᐣ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂ

ᕑᐃᐠ ᑲᕑᐃᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐨ ᒪᒪᑕᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ. “ᐊᓇᐃᐧᐣ ᔕᐧᐣ ᒪᐧᓫᐃᑲᐣ, ᑲᓂᑲᓂᐱᒧᑐᐨ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ. ᒪᒪᑕᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᐅᒋᐱᒥ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᔭᓂᒪᐠ ᐊᐧᓴ ᑲᑕᔑ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᔭᐣ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᐃᒪ ᐅᐡᑭ, “ᒥᑕᐡ ᐁᔑᑭᑭᓄᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᒋᐅᒋ ᑲᓄᓇᑯᔑᓂᐠ ᐁᐅᒋ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐱᒥ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᒪ ᐅᐡᑭ ᐱᒪᒋᐦᐅᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᐧᐣᒐᐠ ᐊᒥ ᔕᑯᐨ ᐯᔑᑲᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᔑ ᓇᑭᐡᑲᒪᐸᐣ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧᓂ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐊᐸᑕᑭᐣ ᑲᐊᐃᐸᓂᐦᐅᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᐊᐧᐨ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒪᐧᓫᐃᑲᐣ. “ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᓂᐦᓯᐣ ᑲᑭᓇᑲᑕᒪᐸᐣ ᓂᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐊᑕᐃᐧ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐊᐃᔑᓂᑲᒋᑫᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ,” ᐅᐁᐧ ᑭᒋᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᑯᐱᐟ - 19 ᑲᐱᒥᔭᒪᑲᐠ ᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᑭᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐱᒥ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᔭᐣ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ. ᑲᐊᐧᐸᒪᑲᐧ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐃᓇᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᒪ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ, ᐊᔑᐨ ᐃᑭᑐ ᒪᐧᓫᐃᑲᐣ. “ᐊᐱ ᑭᑭᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐸᑲᐣ ᓄᑯᑦ ᓂᑐᑕᒥᐣ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐱᒥ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᑭᐱᔑ ᐸᑯᓭᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐅᒪ ᒥᓇ ᒋᑭᑭᓄᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᑲᓇᑕ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑭᓯ ᑲᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑲᒋᑎᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᑐᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᒥᐣ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᒪᒪᑕᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧ ᑭᒋ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ () ᒋᐱᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᑐᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐣ ᐊᓂᐡ ᓂᑕᔭᒥᐣ ᑎᐸᐦᐊᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐣ, ᓂᑭᐱᑎᓇᒥᐣ ᑲᐃᓇᑌᓭᐠ, ᐁᐅᒋ ᐊᐸᒋᑐᔭᐠ ᑲᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᔭᑭᑕᐧ. ᐊᑎᑲ ᐊᐱ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᐊᓄᑭᐦᐃᑕᐧᐸᐣ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐯᔑᑲᐧᐣ ᑫᑯᐣ ᐁᔑᑲᑫᐧ ᑲᐡᑭᑐᔭᐠ.” ᑫᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒋᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ, ᑫᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᐱᓇᒥᐣ ᑕᐡ ᑫᒋᐊᐧᐠ ᑫᑐᑕᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᐃᐁᐧ ᓂᔓᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲ ᑲᐱᒥ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒋᑕᓇᓄᑭᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᐊᐧᑭᓯᐠ ᐃᑭᑐ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓂᐊᐧ ᐱᑭᓯᐊᔭᓂᑫ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ ᐅᑲᓇᐳᓂᑫᐱᓇᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᐊᓄᓂᐨ (ᑲᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧᐸᐣ), ᐊᒥ ᓄᑯᑦ ᐱᑲᐣᒋᑲᒥᐠ. ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᐅᐡᑲᓄᑭᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᐱᒥ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᓯᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐅᐡᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᑫᐅᒋᐃᓯᓭᓂᐠ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐣ ᑲᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᑕᐸᑎᓂᐁᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᒥᔑᓂᐨ. ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᔑᓂᑲᑕᒪᐠ ᒪᒪᑕᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᐁᐅᒋ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ, ᕑᐊᐧᐣᑕ ᐱᑐᕑᐢ, ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᑐᓂ ᑭᒥᓀᐧᑕᑲᐧᐣ, ᑲᒧᑎᓇᐊᐧᐨ. ᑕᐡ ᒋᐊᐧᐃᐧᑕᒪᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑌᐸᑫᑕᑯᓯᓂᐨ ᐱᒥ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐱᑯ ᓂᐊᐧ ᑕᑊᓂ ᐱᑐᕑᐢ ᐱᑲᐣᒋᑲᒥᐠ ᐅᐣᒋᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᐦᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᐃᓀᑕᐠ ᒋᑭᐃᓇᓄᑭᐸᐣ “ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᒪ ᐅᐡᑭ ᐁᐧᐣᒐᐠ ᓂᑕᔭᒥᐣ ᒋᑭᑌᐱᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᑲᓄᒋᑫᑕᒪᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᓇᐣᑕ ᓂᑯᑕᐧᓱ ᐊᐧᑲᓭ ᐅᐱᒥ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᐊᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑊᕑᐁᐣᑕᐣ ᒪᐊᐧᑭᓯᐠ ᓀᐣᑲᐃᐧᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐊᐧᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᐊᐧᐸᒪᐸᓂᐣ ᑫᔭᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᑎᐸᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑲᐣ ᑲᐃᓇᑌᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᓂᐨ.” ᐅᐣᒋ, ᑕᑕᔑ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᐊᐧᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑲᓂᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᐱᐣ ᒋᓇᓇᑐᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᔭᓇᐣ.” ᒪᐊᐧᑭᓯᐠ ᐅᒋᔕᔑᑭᒥᐁᐧ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᐱᐅᐱᑭᐨ. ᒋᐅᒋ ᑲᑫᐧᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐊᐱ ᒪᐧᓫᐃᑲᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᓇᑌᐠ ᒋᑭᒋᐊᓄᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐅᕑᐃᓫᐃᔭ ᐅᑌᓇᐠ ᐊᐱ ᐊᓂᑭᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ “ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᓂᐱᑭᓯ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᒥ ᐯᔑᑲᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂ ᑲᑲᑫᐧᑌᐱᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ. ᐅᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ. ᐊᐱ ᑭᑭᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᑭ ᒪᐧᓫᐃᑲᐣ. “ᒥᐦᐃᒪ ᑫᐅᒋ ᑎᐸᐸᒥᑕᐧ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐁᓇᑌᑭᐣ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᐱᒧᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐅᐡᑭ “ᑕᐊᐧ ᐊᐣᑎ ᑫᑭᐅᒋ ᔕᐳᐡᑲᒪᐣ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐃᒪ OPC ᐁᑲᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᐧᑲ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑫᐃᐸᓂᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᑯᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᐁᐧᐸᓂᐠ, ᒥᑕᐡ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᔕᑯᐨ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐱᓂᑯᔭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᑲᑫᐧᑌᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ OPP ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ, ᐊᒥ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᓂᑐᒋᒥᑯᐡᑲᑌᑕᒥᐦᐃᑯᓯᒥᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒪᐊᐧᑭᓯᐠ. ᐃᒪ ᑫᑭᐅᒋ ᑲᐡᑭᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᒪᒥᓄᓂᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲ ᑲᐱᒥᔭᒪᑲᐠ ᑭᒋᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᑯᐱᐟ - 19 ᐃᒪ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᒥᐦᐃᒪ ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᒋᔑᐸᑭᑎᓂᑕᐧ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ “ᑲᑭᓇ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐊᓄᑭᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᐅᑐᑌᒥᐊᐧᐠ, ᒥᓇ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᑫᑯᐣ ᑫᐃᔑᑭᒋᐊᓂᒥᓭᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑲ ᐅᒋᐱᒥ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑲᓄᐊᐧᐣ ᒪᒪᑕᐃᐧ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ. ᑫᐅᒋᒪᒋᑕᔭᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒪᐊᐧᑭᓯᐠ. “ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐱᑲᐣᒋᑲᒥᐠ. ᑭᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐊᐧᐠ. ᓂᑭᒥᓀᐧᑕᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᐧᒋ ᒋᐊᐸᒋᑐᐨ ᔕᑯᑎᓂᑫᐃᐧᓂ.” “ᐊᐱ ᑭᐁᐧᓭᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᑐᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᑕᑲᐧᓄᐣ ᑫᑭᐅᐣᑎᓇᒪᐣ ᑕᐃᐧᓭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ “ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᒪ ᑲᑕᔑ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᔭᐣ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᓯᒪᑲᐧ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ ᒥᓇ ᒪᐧᓫᐃᑲᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ 1,000 ᓂᐸᑭᑎᓇᒥᐣ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ ᑌᐯᐧ ᐱᑯ ᑲᑭᐊᓂ ᑲᒋᑎᓇᐣ ᑲᑲᑫᐧᑌᐱᓇᒪᐣ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᔑᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᐊᐧᑲᐃᐧᐃᐧᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᑐᑕᒪᑭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᓂᔓᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑭᐁᐧᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᑭᒋᐊᓄᑲᑕᒪᐣ.” ᓂᑐᒋᑲᑭᑫᑕᓇᐣ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒪᐊᐧᑭᓯᐠ ᐅᐡᑭ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᑭ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᔭᐠ.” ᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑲᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᒋ ᑲᑫᐧᒋᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᐅᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᔭᓄᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲ ᐃᒪ 2 Wawatay News JULY 17, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Education Matawa calls for education response plan

Rick Garrick “Our community needs an Wawatay News education plan so that we can access the same level of support The Matawa Chiefs Council in the form of teaching staff.” is calling for supplementary The Matawa chiefs are funding to make their schools calling for parity so their safe during this time of children do not fall further COVID-19. The Matawa Chiefs behind in the education gap, Council passed a resolution noting that the provincial in late June, based on an government has announced urgent recommendation from significant investments for the the education authorities provincial schools, including in their communities, to $15 million for the purchase develop a comprehensive of thousands of classroom Matawa Emergency COVID-19 computers and $10 million for Education Response Plan to the hiring of additional mental prevent the spread of COVID- health workers. 19 so parents can support the “Our problem, particularly in return of students to school in the far remote communities, is the fall. we’re not on broadband so we “This coming July 19 will don’t have the connectivity or be 115 years since the signing the capacity to take advantage of the treaty here in Fort of that online (learning), Hope,” says Eabametoong although there are other areas Chief Harvey Yesno. “Today, we could look at if we had Rick Garrick/Wawatay News education is one of key building computers that were equipped Matawa CEO David Paul Achneepineskum recently spoke about the Matawa Chiefs Council’s call for supplementary funding to make their blocks for a healthy, self- with material for learning,” schools safe during this time of COVID-19. sustaining community. It is the Yesno says. “The challenges hope and future for our youth. we have in our communities It would be a tragedy that our is we’ve got aging facilities children would lose more like say in Eabametoong here, also calling for the federal on the building itself, so that is resources that are needed,” government is waiting for instruction if the proper tools our original school was built and provincial governments going to be a major requirement Achneepineskum says. “We Matawa’s request. and resources are not in place in 1965 and it opened in the to review and consider as well,” says Matawa CEO are developing an emergency “What we’ve been doing before this September.” fall of 1967, and then we did recommendations made at David Paul Achneepineskum. response plan to meet what we throughout the pandemic, and Matawa is developing the an extension in the 1990s. Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s “We need computers for our need and we will be identifying I would say it’s been working Matawa Emergency COVID-19 We’re back to portables here in Special Meeting on Education students so they can also do that later this month (around) fairly well, is empowering Education Response Plan along Eabametoong and our portables regarding a per-student/per- work at home or (do) online July 20. Hopefully the federal Indigenous communities to with the education authorities are just classrooms with forced school funding formula for education programming.” government will take our plan have their own plans to deal in the Matawa region. air furnaces, which is a concern children in remote fly-in and Achneepineskum says there and use it as a means to move with COVID-19 and this would “At this time, Marten Falls for health. And we don’t have road-accessible are also issues with recruiting forward within the Matawa be no different,” Hajdu says. First Nation is in the process of any washrooms, so when you schools. teachers for the upcoming communities.” “I’m happy to support Matawa’s recruiting elementary teachers look at the safety and health “We have passed a chiefs school year. -Superior North work but it is up to the Chief’s and a principal for 2020/2021 of the students and (teachers), resolution in terms of what our “So it’s going to be very hard MP , whose riding Council to get that request into school year,” says Marten Falls we’ve got a lot of work to do.” needs are going to be — some pressed to get our education includes three of the Matawa the as Chief Bruce Achneepineskum. The Matawa Chiefs are of our schools need some work system going without the communities, says the federal soon as possible.”

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Rick Garrick Awashishishewiigiihiwaywiin homelessness and a health trying by doing this to have a government in terms of our Wawatay News — Matawa’s Social services clinic for Matawa facility where we can continue National Housing Strategy Services department),” citizens in the city and region. to build capacity for both on to support that work,” Hajdu Matawa First Nations Achneepineskum says. “We “We have students that come and off-reserve (citizens).” says. “That piece around Management plans to develop needed to accommodate these in from our communities and Thunder Bay-Superior North helping people to have safe, the Matawa Training and three organizations, mainly for we always run into problems MP Patty Hajdu says KKETS supportive housing while they Wellness Centre at its recently privacy and also to have more with finding accommodations has been able to provide more get rehoused is so critical, purchased former Dawson space for their clients and their for them,” Achneepineskum skills training to Indigenous because if a family experiences Court property in Thunder Bay. programs.” says. “Most times we house people from Matawa First homelessness oftentimes the “We have been examining Achneepineskum says the them in motels or hotels and it Nations since the federal family ends up fracturing with the feasibility of purchasing building is about 106,000 sq. ft. is not very convenient for our government increased funding children ending up in care. this property for over a year in size, with about 80-90,000 trainees. So with this space for Indigenous skills training by So the ability to provide that and are pleased to have sq. ft. of “good, usable space.” we can provide them with 58 per cent when she was the transitional housing for families purchased it and be in the Matawa CEO David Paul “It’s got lots of green space accommodations.” minister of employment. that are at risk gives them just position to make use of Achneepineskum. around it and potentially we Eabametoong Chief “That training is so critical a little bit more firm stability unused city infrastructure in could add more later depending Harvey Yesno says the lack of to people’s success in ending for the next steps as they move the Current River Ward to on what happens with the appropriate accommodations the cycle of poverty that many on to their more permanent re-develop into something convert the property to the surrounding buildings,” for trainees has been a “big Indigenous people have faced housing solutions.” that will add value, not only Matawa Training and Wellness Achneepineskum says. “Across challenge.” as a result of discriminatory Hajdu says her staff have for our Matawa citizens,” says Centre. Matawa estimates that the way there is Boulevard “Some people have not been access to education,” Hajdu been working with Matawa David Paul Achneepineskum, the capital costs to purchase (Lake) and there’s also a lot able to complete their training says. “Skilled trades are in high to set up funding meetings CEO at Matawa, “but the and renovate the building is of green space there, so it’s because of the cost for their demand all across the country with representatives from neighbourhood and city of about $8 million less than going to work well with our accommodations,” Yesno says. and they are a really good Indigenous Services Canada Thunder Bay itself.” constructing a new building. programs.” Yesno adds that the facility paying career.” and FedNor. Matawa concluded the “We’ve been searching for The new facility will house will also help with capacity Hajdu says Matawa’s plans “Of course I will be purchase of the property space for three of our new trades training classrooms, building for Matawa citizens to provide transitional housing advocating for Matawa because on June 12, and is currently organizations (Kiikenomaga safe and appropriate who live in Thunder Bay. units for families at risk of I think it is a fantastic project,” working with senior levels of Kikenjigewen Employment accommodations for KKETS “Eabametoong has over 800 homelessness is “very exciting.” Hajdu says. “And we will be government to obtain funding and Training Services, Matawa students, transitional housing (citizens) living in Thunder “There is a lot of opportunity continuing to work with them for capital renovations to Health Co-operative and units for families at risk of Bay,” Yesno says. “So we’re right now through the federal to push the project forward.”

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UNDER THE The bottom line is that the NORTHERN SKY powers to be have very much decided from the beginning of this pandemic to keep things The Heat Of Summer running as much as possible to save the economy. However, in areas as snow or rain. just before mid-June. A heat Perhaps a mistake, but I ou would think that this reality by not being proactive spell began just after mid-June looked at the recent reports and Corona-virus pandemic in the first place, business is Graham and lasted one week. Humid they confirmed this 22-degree Yhad gone away judging hurting all across the country. Saunders Northern weather air combined with warm difference. The winds were very by the way people are acting When Air Canada starts pulling temperatures resulted in high different. Fort Severn has winds here in northern Ontario. I have out of well established routes WEATHER highlights in June Humidex values. Moosonee from the north and been doing curbside pick up across the country you can and some other communities from the southwest. Something mostly at grocery and hardware bet they know as do many The first confirmed tornado next to James Bay experienced like a dog with a bone, I looked stores now for some time. It corporations that dark days are in Ontario this year took place a Humidex of 40 on June 17 at a weather chart and there surprises me to see people ahead for the economy. on June 8 near Brooks Lake, and in the high 30s on the next was a low pressure centre that heading into stores with no There are no easy answers to approximately 35 kilometres days. explained the almost opposite mask or gloves and seeming to defeat this virus and experts say ccurate weather northeast of Nestor Falls. The Last month Fort Severn First winds. And another map not pay too much attention to it could be two years or more forecasting always has Northern Tornadoes Project Nation had special mention in indicated there is there was still the two metre social distance before we have a sufficient Aissues and complications, at Western University in this column because it is the ice cover on . Ice rule. vaccine or treatments. Many no matter what season we are London, used aerial images most northerly community also was present immediately I am doing the bare believe life will never return in. Forecasts rely more and and confirmed forest damage in Ontario. It has the most off shore near Peawanuck, but minimum in being careful and to the normal we knew five more on numerical weather was caused by an EF 2 tornado. daylight on the Summer wind direction was the key. following rules so that I do not months ago. We are stuck with modeling. Computer-generated Wind gust speeds were Solstice and still has the most get Covid-19 or bring it home this difficult situation and it models incorporate data from estimated between 179 and 217 light in Ontario because of to my partner who has a lung is up to us as independent, surface observations, weather kilometres an hour. Tornadoes latitude. Warmest start for condition. It gives me some intelligent people to do what balloons, satellite imagery and are rated on a scale from EF 0 I routinely glance at the pleasure to see the reaction of we can to protect ourselves and commercial air traffic is used to EF 5. Environment Canada current July on record for people who are not wearing loved ones from getting this to create a projection of future David Sills, executive director weather site: masks in stores when I walk disease. We have to remember weather. Forecasters assess of the Northern Tornadoes https://weather.gc.ca/ Northern Ontario in with my black mask, black that it is not only the number many forecast models that Project, noted “This is a damage forecast/canada/index_e. hat, black t-shirt and black of deaths that should concern revised several times a day and path that’s about 32 kilometres html?id=ON Another heat spell was gloves as most people look us but also the number of then decide which has been long and up to three kilometres affecting Northern Ontario intimidated at the site of the cases in which people have best in capturing the current wide, so that’s substantial”. One of the features is a list in late June and a few daily man in black. However, I know been sick and hospitalized. weather and what is likely next. The tornado was part of a of “Hot spot” and “Cold spot” maximum temperatures were I am protecting others, myself Recent research and analysis We are in summer so let powerful storm system which in Ontario and Canada. During set across the region. More and maybe more importantly shows that many of those who us focus on what makes featured heavy rain events in the afternoon of 29 June 2020 records were replaced in the making people think and became sick and recovered have meteorologists ponder at this and around the Lake of Fort Severn was listed as the first week of July. Examples on remember that there is actually severe damage to lungs, heart time of the year. Thunderstorm the Woods and wind damage to “Cold spot” in Ontario with 11° July 1 (Canada Day) include a serious world wide pandemic and other organs. People are prediction presents special buildings near Fort Frances. C. It made sense because of Moosonee 34.2° C, Ogoki 34.0° going on and all of the experts surviving but they are left with challenges because thunder Average temperatures in latitude and the location near C, 33.7° C. July 2 are sure that it will not be injuries and some of these are shower rainfall can cause June ranged from well above- Hudson Bay. featured more records including leaving us anytime soon. devastating and permanent. flash flooding while little or normal in the northwest Peawanuck, just down the Thunder Bay 34.1° C, and many As I write this about 8,700 It is also affecting people at nothing is experienced mere to slightly above-normal in coast from Fort Severn was locations to the north recorded people have died in Canada and younger ages rather than just kilometres away. As well, the Northwest. Sometimes listed at the “Hot spot” of both highs at or above 30° C. there are 106,000 confirmed the old at this point. thunderstorms can result in averaging obscures notable Canada and Ontario! The Environment Canada and cases in the country. Due At the very least I am happy damage (occasionally death) features. The first week of June temperature was listed as 34.3° some other agencies predicted a to the fact that we are not that many cities and towns from lightning and wind gusts featured several days warmer C, a Humidex of 39 and a “Heat warmer than usual summer. In doing adequate testing and across the country are making and, although not common, than seasonal by 5 to 8° C, but Warning”. Yes, a distance of mid-July good agreement that tracing in the country many it mandatory to wear a mask hail and tornadoes. This is the next week brought days 178 km is not a day hike but above normal temperatures epidemiologists suggest it might inside public places. As things in contrast with cool or cold and especially overnights much Peawanuck is near Hudson Bay will prevail at least into early be a good idea to multiply the open up we will have some season precipitation which cooler than typical. Many and the second most northerly August. However, below number of confirmed cases by protection as mask wearing often can be predicted two days locations across the North weather station in Ontario. You average rainfall and low soil 10 or perhaps even 20 to arrive becomes part of our culture prior and occurs over larger had frost one or two mornings may appreciate my confusion. moisture may present concerns. at the real number of cases. for the foreseeable future. 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John Gagnon citizens since its inception.” to be the new programming communities. the north, so that our people individuation of our citizens. Some people believe that for society. Celebrities and It appears that many if the are healthy, prosperous and Personally, my situation Excuse my absence for the COVID-19 isn’t real because adver-tisements seem to community’s historic issues happy? as single man living alone, is past few months, between hospital parking lots are be spending a lot of time and concerns have hit the back- In Timmins, we have had trying to say the worst thing year-end duties, Coronavirus empty. Coronavirus deniers convincing us that we’re now burner. The communities more deaths from suicide that has occurred is the loss of and working from home, it’s are declaring this pandemic in a new normal. Also, that that are already burdened and overdoses than we have my mother. Not due to death, been an unusual time to say a hoax due parking lots this new normal will have been with limited health care and had from Corona. In one but as she is in the late stages the least. After four months being empty, when in reality the ‘TSN turning point’ for faced with drug and alcohol fatal night we had eight of Alz-heimer, my mother no on lockdown working daily to visitors for most non-COVID our society, and that we will addictions must work harder overdoses with four deaths. If longer recognizes her children. avoid a fear filled virus called patients have been told to stay not notice this new norm until to defeat Covid-19, while the isolation wasn’t enough, The memories of giving birth the Coronavirus, cabin fever home and potential COVID- it has become the old norm trying to relieve com-munity the four deaths brought four to seven kids is gone, never has set in. We are all missing 19 patients are discouraged and the life we once knew has citizens of the everyday issues. families and umpteen friends to return. Corona stole my family and friend’s intimate from admitting themselves to changed dramatically. So much It is just one more strain on into a sad state of mental mother and took the last few interactions and conversations. emergency rooms. so that Gen-Xer’s will be the already strained First Na-tion health, which only perpetuates precious moments of lucidity Basically, we are miss-ing hugs Some others believe that last generation to know what communities. Where do we go addiction and mental health she had and set it free in the and handshakes. COVID-19 is caused by 5G freedom looked and felt like in from here? How can we repair issues. This has also con- wind. She no longer knows us, In the beginning, all networks. This stems from our old society. What isn’t new the issues the government tributed to the disintegration and no longer knows herself, we knew, hasn’t changed. the fact that Wuhan China is is the unspoken issues in our has historically created in of family life and further this is our family’s new normal. According to the Service where it’s believed the virus Canada website these are originated from, which was the symptoms and tools to also the test pilot city for 5G combat the virus: symptoms cell coverage. Coronavirus of human Coronaviruses deniers believe that 5G cell can take up to 14 days to networks can weaken the appear after exposure to the immune system and make it virus; be very mild or more more difficult to breathe. INSPECTION serious; vary from person to In a more obscure person. Coronaviruses are article, the conspiracy Inspection Of Approved Aerial Herbicide Project most commonly spread from that Corona is alien was an infected person through: explained according White River And Pic Forests respiratory droplets when to Professor Chandra you cough or sneeze; close Wickramasinghe of the The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) invites you to inspect the personal contact; such as Buckingham Centre for MNRF-approved aerial herbicide projects. As part of our ongoing efforts to regenerate and touch-ing or shaking hands; Astrobiology. He claimed protect Ontario’s forests, selected stands on the White River and Pic Forests (see map) will be touching something with the Covid-19 arrived on earth sprayed with herbicide to control competing vegetation, starting on or about: August 20, 2020. virus on it, then touching your via a fireball from space eyes, nose or mouth before that burnt up in China washing your hands. These last October. This theory viruses are not known to gained mainstream media spread through ventilation notoriety when the Daily systems or through water. Mail covered this story: And we’re all aware https://www.dailymail. that the best way to prevent co.uk/sciencetech/ the spread of infections is to: article-8104085/Scientist- wash your hands often with claimed-coronavirus-came- soap and water for at least 20 SPACE-says-prevailing- seconds; avoid touching your winds-spreading-disease. eyes, nose or mouth, especially html with unwashed hands; avoid The comet Neowise close contact with people who made the list of conspiracy are sick; theories also. It was thought cough and sneeze into your that gov-ernments of sleeve and not your hands; world had a real viable fear practice physical distancing at that comet Neowise was all times; heading directly for earth stay home if you are sick for an imminent collision to avoid spreading illness that could be catastrophic to others; and wear a non- for most of the Earth. The medical mask or face covering, principle of this theory made with at least two layers is that “if” global citizens of tightly woven fabric, knew about the comet constructed to completely hurdling through space to cover the nose and mouth deliver death to the Earth, without gaping, and secured people would go mad! to the head by ties or ear loops, Mob mentality would run to pro-tect the people and amuck through the planet, surfaces around you. and the elite would fear The Government of Canada that the have-nots of the has also implemented an world, which equated to Emergency Order under the approximately 90% of the Quar-antine Act for everyone population, would storm the who is entering Canada by castles so to speak. air, sea or land must stay The most outlandish home for 14 days in order to conspiracy theory is that limit the spread of COVID-19. the Covid-19 vaccine The approved project description and project plan for the aerial herbicide project are The 14-day period begins on will contain a micro-chip available electronically for public inspection on the Ontario government website at the day you enter Cana-da. fulfilling a Bible prophecy. www.ontario.ca/forestplans beginning July 20, 2020 until March 31, 2021 when the If you have travelled and The mark of the beast will be Annual Work Schedule expires. have no symptoms, you must in the vaccine. It is written Interested and affected persons and organizations can arrange a remote meeting with MNRF quarantine (self-isolate). If in Revelation 13:16-18: also staff to discuss the aerial herbicide project. For more information, please contact: you have travelled and have it causes all, both small and symptoms, you must isolate. great, both rich and poor, Brian Harbord, R.P.F. Rebecca Merritt These were the basic both free and slave, to be MNRF Wawa District Office Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation reactions from health marked on the right hand or 48 Mission Road, P.O. Box 1160 22 Peninsula Road, P.O. 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Rick Garrick Bellegarde says the Wawatay News graduates have accumulated a “great deal of power” by National Chief Perry educating themselves, but the Bellegarde focused on question is what will they do Lakehead University’s success with it. with Indigenous students, “You have likely heard that COVID-19, the Black Lives phrase — with great power Matter movement, the comes great responsibility,” Wet’suwet’en protest in B.C. Bellegarde says. “And I am and power during his keynote confident you will exercise speech at Lakehead’s online that responsibility and power Indigenous Student Graduation to better yourselves, your Celebration. About 180 communities, your country and Indigenous graduates were the world.” celebrated during the online Yolanda Wanakamik, Master screenshots ceremony, which was held of Education graduate, vice- National Chief Perry Bellegarde delivered the keynote speech at the Lakehead University Office of Indigenous Initiatives Online Indigenous by the Office of Indigenous president with the Lakehead Student Graduation Celebration for about 180 Indigenous graduates. Initiatives. Alumni Association and “I’m especially proud to Whitesand citizen, says it was be speaking to the Lakehead incredible to see the array of University students — the graduates from across all the institution you are graduating faculties during the online from today has done more ceremony. to educate and empower the “Graduating with my fellow next generation of Indigenous community and nation citizens leaders than almost any other is really important to me, it in Canada,” Bellegarde says. always has been, so I am really “It’s a record we should all be grateful for the opportunity proud of.” to share this space together,” Bellegarde says the world Wanakamik says. “Even though looked dramatically different at we are not physically in the the beginning of 2020 than it same space, I definitely feel does today. like we are emotionally and “On the last day of 2019 a spiritually connected today mysterious illness was reported through this opportunity.” for the first time in Wuhan, Karen MacDougall, Bachelor China,” Bellegarde says. “The of Science Nursing graduate Wet’suwet’en people and their and Sachigo Lake citizen, also supporters were peacefully appreciated the opportunity protesting the construction of to participate in the online the Coastal GasLink pipeline ceremony. in B.C. and in Minneapolis, “Learning through COVID-19 Minnesota a 46-year-old man for me wasn’t too bad because named George Floyd was of the compressed nature simply living his life.” of the program — I actually Bellegarde notes that more finished my placements in than 400,000 people have since February,” MacDougall says. died of COVID-19, including “But I was worried about my more than 8,000 Canadians, peers because they were on and people have been forced placements and they didn’t to stay at home to avoid each know if they were going back or other due to the coronavirus. what was happening with that. “And in cities across Canada Luckily the fourth year students and around the world, we were allowed to complete their are seeing people of all races year so everybody finished up and religions unite in support on time.” of the Black Lives Matter Fort William Chief Peter movement,” Bellegarde says. Collins and Chippewas of Rama “As , as First Councillor Ted Williams were Nations peoples, we are all too also featured as guest speakers familiar with the injustice and during the online ceremony. the power imbalances that are Other speakers included at the heart of so many of those Wanakamik; Moira McPherson, issues. We are at a point in this president and vice-chancellor country where what we must at Lakehead; David Barnett, be talking about is realizing provost and vice-president our human rights, our inherent (Academic) at Lakehead; and rights and our treaty rights. Denise Baxter, vice-provost, We must repudiate colonialism Indigenous Initiatives at and racism in all of its forms Lakehead. in favour of a contemporary human rights framework.” Wawatay News JULY 17, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ 7 Education 180 ᑭᑭᓄᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ ᐅᑭᑭᔑᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᑭ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᓫᐁᐠᐦᐁᐟ

screenshot Whitesand’s Yolanda Wanakamik was one of about 180 Indigenous graduates celebrated during the Lakehead University Office of Indigenous ᑭᒋᑭᑭᓄᒪᑎᐃᐧᓂᐠ Initiatives’ online Indigenous Student Graduation Celebration.

ᕑᐃᐠ ᑲᐦᐃᐠ ᒋᑲᑫᐧᓂᓯᑕᐁᐧᑕᒪᑭᐣ ᑭᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧ ᑌᐸᑫᑕᑯᓯᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ, ᑭᓇᑲᑕᒪᑯᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑲᑕᐧᐊᐸᓐᒋᑫᐧᐃᓐ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐯᕑᐃ ᒪᐡᑲᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐯᓫᑲᕑᐟ ᐅᑭᔭᓂᒧᑕᓇᐣ ᓫᐁᐠᐦᐁᐟ ᑭᑐᑭᒪᐃᐧ ᐊᔓᑕᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ. ᑕᓇᓇᑲᑕᐧᐊᐸᒋᑲᑌ ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐧᐃᓐ ᐃᔥᐸᓯᒋᑲᓂᒃ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐸᑭᑕᓯᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᒪᓐᒍᔕᒃ ᑭᒋᑭᑭᓄᒪᑎᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑭ ᑭᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲ ᒋᐅᑕᐱᓇᒪᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ, ᐁᐧᒥᑎᑯᔑᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓂᓯᑯᐧᐊᒡ ᒥᔅᑯᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᒃ ᓄᐱᒪᑲᒥᑯᒃ ᑭᒋᐊᑭᑯᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑯᐱᐟ - 19, ᒥᓇ ᒪᒉᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐃᑯ ᒪᑲᑌᐃᐧᔭᓴᐠ ᐅᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᐃᔑᓂᑲᐧᐠ ᒥᐡᑲᐧᐨ ᑕᐡ ᐅᓐᑌᕆᐅ ᐅᑭᒪᐧᐃᓐ ᐧᐃᔭᓯᑫᐧᐃᑭᒪ ᑲᔦ ᑭᔥᑲᐊᐧᑫᐧᐃ ᑲᑭᒋᓀᑕᑲᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᓂᐸᐃᐧᑕᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ, ᒋᐅᑕᐱᓇᒪᐠ ᐅᐱᒪᑎᓴᐠ ᑕᐱᑕ ᐊᓄᑭᐧᐃᓐ ᑲᐸᒥᓇᑭᓐ (MNRF) ᑭᓇᑐᒥᒃ ᓀᑲᐱᐦᐊᓄᐠ ᐁᐧᐟᓱᐁᐧᑎᐣ ᐅᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒥᑯᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒋᐱᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᔭᓐ ᐧᐃᔭᓯᑫᐧᐃᑭᒪ ᑲᑭᐅᓇᑐᒡ ᐃᔥᐸᓯᒋᑲᓂᒃ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᓇᓄᑲᑌᐠ.” ᒋᐅᒋᓯᓱᐸᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᒪᓐᒍᔕᒃ ᑲᓂᓯᑯᐧᐊᒡ. ᓂᐱᒥᑐᑕᒥᓐ ᒋᑭᐧᐁ ᐁᑲ ᒋᐱᓄᒋᒋᑲᓂᐊᐧᓂᐠ ᐯᓫᑲᕑᐟ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᑕᐧᐃᑭᒪᑲᒃ ᑲᔦ ᒋᒪᓇᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐅᓐᑌᕆᐅ ᓄᐱᒪᑲᒥᑯᓐ, ᐅᑕᑭᒥᐊᐧᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑭᐅᓇᐸᒋᑲᑌ ᓯᓱᐸᒋᑫᐧᐃᓐ ᐃᐃᒪ ᒥᔅᑯᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᒃ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᑭᐸᐣ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᑐᒋᑲᒋᑎᓇᓇᐊᐧ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᓄᐱᒪᑲᒥᑯᓐ (ᑲᓇᐧᐊᐸᑕᓐ ᐊᑭᐧᐃᒪᓯᓇᐃᑲᓐ) ᑕᓯᓱᐸᒋᑲᑌ ᐃᒪ ᓫᐁᐠᐦᐁᐟ ᒪᒪᑕᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᒪᐡᑲᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᓂ ᑲᑭᑭᓄᒪᓱᐊᐧᐨ, ᒪᓐᒍᔕᒃ ᑲᓂᓯᑯᐧᐊᒡ ᑯᑕᒃ ᑫᑯᓇᓐ ᒋᓂᑕᐧᐃᑭᓯᓄᑭᓐ, ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᔕᑯᐨ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᑫᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᑕᒪᒋᒋᑲᑌ ᒣᐧᑲ ᐊᐱ ᑫᒪ ᒪᑭᐧᔕ: ᐊᑲᔅᑦ ᑭᓯᔅ 1, 2020. ᑲᑭᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑕᐡ ᑫᐃᓇᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ. ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓴᑭᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 16, “ᑭᑭᐱᓄᑕᓇᐊᐧᑐᐠ ᐃᑭᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᓄ ᐊᔕ ᑲᑭ ᑭᔑᐅᓀᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᓯᓱᐸᒋᑫᐧᐃᓐ, ᑲᔦ ᐅᓇᒋᑲᓐ ᐁᑲᐧ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐱᑯ 180 - ᑭᒋᒪᐡᑲᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐣᒋᒪᑲᐣ ᐊᔭᐧᐊᓐ ᐧᐁᓀᓂᑯ ᐧᐃᐧᐊᐸᓐᑕᑭᓐ ᐃᐃᒪ ᒪᒪᑲᑕᐱᑯᒃ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ ᑭᒋᐸᐸᒥᓯᐃᐧᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᐯᓫᑲᕑᐟ. ᐅᓐᑌᕆᐅ ᐅᑭᒪᐧᐃᓐ ᒪᒪᑲᑕᐱᑯᒃ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑭ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐊᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭ “ᐁᑲᐧ ᓂᑌᐸᑫᐣᑕᐣ ᒋᐃᐧᐊᓄᑲᑕᒪᐣ www.ontario.ca/forestplans ᑕᐃᔑᒪᒋᓭ ᒍᓚᔾ ᑭᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑲᓂᐠ ᑭᐸᐸᒥᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑭᒪᐡᑲᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᓯᔅ 1, 2020 ᐊᑯᓇᒃ ᒥᑭᓯᐧᐃᑭᓯᔅ 31, 2021, ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒥᑕᐧ, ᒋᐅᒋ ᒥᓄᓴᐦᐃᑎᓱᔦᐠ, ᑕᓱᐱᐳᓐ ᑲᐃᔑᐅᓇᑌᒃ ᐊᓄᑭᐧᐃᓐ ᑲᔥᐳᓭᒃ. ᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑭᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ, ᑭᑕᑭᒥᐊᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐧᐁᓀᓇᒃ ᑫᐸᑲᒥᔥᑲᑯᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᐅᐧᐁ ᐃᔑᒋᑫᐧᐃᓂ ᑲᔦ ᐊᓄᑭᑲᒥᑯᐠ. ᒥᓯᐁᐧᑲᒥᐠ.” ᐊᓄᑭᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑲᑭᐅᓇᑐᓇᐧᐊ ᒋᐅᒋ ᑲᓄᓇᐧᐊᒡ ᐧᐃᔭᓯᑫᐧᐃᑭᒪ “ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᑭᒋᓀᑕᐣ ᑲᐊᔭᒥᐦᐊᑲᐧ ᔪᓫᐊᐣᑕ ᐊᐧᓇᑲᒥᐠ, ᑲᑭ ᐊᓄᑭᐊᑲᓇᓐ ᐧᐃᑕᔑᑕᒪᓐ ᓯᓱᐸᒋᑫᐧᐃᓐ. ᑫᔭᐱ ᐧᐃᑭᑫᑕᒪᓐ ᓫᐁᐠᐦᐁᐟ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ - ᐃᒪ ᑭᔑᑐᐨ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᐃᐧᐣ, ᑲᑭᐊᓂᑫ ᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᑭᔑᑐᔦᐠ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐨ ᓫᐁᐠᐦᐁᐟ ᑲᒪᒪᐃᐧᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᓄᓂᒃ ᐅᑯ: ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᑭᑐᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐧᔾᐟᓴᐣᐟ Mark Zhang, R.P.F. Robert Partridge, R.P.F. ᑭ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᐅᐣᒋ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ Management Forester General Manager ᐁᐅᒋ ᒪᐡᑲᐃᐧᓯᐦᐃᑯᔦᐠ ᑭᒥᓀᐧᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᓇᓇᑲ ᑲᑭ ᑭᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᑕᓂᑫ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᐊᐧᐸᒪᐨ ᐃᒪ MNRF Red Lake District Office Red Lake Forest Management Company ᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᓂᒥᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᐱᐨ ᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑲᓂᐠ. 227 Howey Street, P.O. Box 5003 138 Howey Street, P.O. Box 1338 ᐃᐧᐣ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᐅᒪ ᑲᔭᐊᐧᐨ “ᓂᑭ ᑭᒋᓀᑕᐣ ᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᑭᔑᑐᔭᐠ Red Lake, ON P0V 2M0 Red Lake, ON P0V 2M0 ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐯᓫᑲᐟ. ᑲᐃᐧᒋᑕᔑᑫᒪᑲᐧ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑭᑭᑐᐧᐃᓐ: 807-727-2575 ᑭᑭᑐᐧᐃᓐ: 807-728-3832 “ᑭᑕᑭ ᑭᒋᓀᑕᒥᐣ ᑕᐡ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒥᓇ ᓂᒋᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ, ᑲᐯᐦᐃ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᒃ ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ: [email protected] ᐱᐧᐊᐱᒃ ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ: [email protected] ᑲᑭᑕᓯᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑲᑭ ᓂᑭ ᑭᒋᓀᑕᐣ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ.” ᓂᓇᓇᑯᑦ ᑲᐃᓯᓭᐠ ᐅᒪ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐯᓫᑲᕑᐟ ᐃᑭᑐ ᓇᐱᐨ ᒪᒪᐃᐧᐡᑲᔭᐠ, ᐊᒥ ᐁᓀᑕᒪᐠ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑭᑭᒋᐸᑲᓂᓇᑲᐧᐣ ᑭᑕᑭᒥᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᑌᐯᐧ ᐱᑯ ᑫᒋᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᓂᒪᑕᑭᐣᑌᐠ 2020 ᐊᐱᐨ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐁᐅᒋ ᐯᔕᐧᐸᒥᑎᔭᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ. ᐊᐧᓇᑲᒥᐠ. “ᐊᓇᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᑫᒋᐊᐧᐠ “ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑭᔭᓂᑭᔑᐱᓭᑭᐸᐣ ᐁᐅᒋ ᐯᔕᐧᐸᒥᑎᔭᐠ, ᐃᒪ 2019 ᑫᑕᑕᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐅᒋᒧᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᓂᑐᒋᐯᔕᐧᐸᒥᑎᒥᐣ ᒧᔑᐦᐅᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᑲ ᐁᓂᓯᑕᐁᐧᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᒐᑯᐠ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐊᑲᒪᑭᐠ ᐅᐦᐊᐣ, ᒐᔾᓇ,” ᑲᐃᔑᑕᐃᐧᓭᑕᒪᑯᔭᐠ.” ᐃᑭᑐ ᐯᓫᑲᕑᐟ. “ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑫᕑᐃᐣ ᒪᐠᑐᑭᓫ, ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐃᐧᑫᐧᐃᐧ ᑕᐡ ᐁᐧᐟᓱᐁᐧᑎᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑭ ᑭᔑᑐᐨ INSPECTION ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐯᔭᑕᐠ ᐱᒥ ᑭᐱᐡᑭᑫᐸᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᒋᑯᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐱᒥ ᐃᐧᒋᑲᐸᐃᐧᑕᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒋᑎᐯᑕᑯᓯ, ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᒥᓀᐧᑕᐣ Inspection of Approved Aerial Herbicide Project ᐁᑲ ᐁᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ed ae orest ᒋᐱᑕᐱᑫᓯᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑲᓂᐠ ᒋᐅᒋ ᑭᒋᐱᒪᐱᑫᓯᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᐅᑕᑭᒥᐊᐧᐠ ᓇᑯᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐅᑭᔑ The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources ᐃᒪ ᐱᓯ ᒥᓇ ᐃᒪ ᒥᓂᔭᐱᓫᐃᐢ, ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ. and Forestry (MNRF) invites you to inspect the ᒥᓂᓱᑕ ᑭᒋᒧᑯᒪᓇᑭᐠ 46 “ᑲᑭᐱᒥ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᔭᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ MNRF-approved aerial herbicide project. As ᐁᑕᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᓀᐸᐣ ᒐᐧᕑᐨ ᑊᓫᐊᐧᔾᐟ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐱᒥᔭᒪᑲᐠ ᐊᑭᑯᑲᐃᐧᐣ part of our ongoing efforts to regenerate and ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐃᑯ ᐁᐸᐱᒪᑎᓯᐸᐣ.” ᑯᐱᐟ - 19 ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᐱᐨ ᒋᐅᒋ protect Ontario’s forests, selected stands on ᐯᓫᑲᕑᐟ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᐊᓂᒥᐦᐃᑯᔭᐣ - ᑭᐃᓯᓭ ᐃᐧᐸᐨ the Red ae Forest (see map) will be sprayed 400,000 ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐊᔕ ᒋᑭᔑᑐᔭᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑭᔐᐱᓯᑦ,” with herbicide to control competing vegetation, ᐅᑭᐱᓂᓯᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᐠᑐᑭᓫ. “ᔕᑯᐨ starting on or about August , 2020. ᑭᒋᐊᑭᑯᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑯᐱᐟ - 19, ᓂᑭᐅᒋ ᓂᓂᑌᓂᒪᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᐧᒋ ᐊᔑᐨ ᒥᓇ 8,000 ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᓯᒪᑲᐧ ᐁᑲ ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ The approved project description and ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐯᔑᑲᐧᐣ ᐁᑭᐅᒋ ᐃᔑᑭᑭᓄᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ project plan for the aerial herbicide project ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐱᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᒋᑭᐃᔕᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᐅᒋ ᑭᑫᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ are available electronically for public inspection ᒥᐱᑯ ᐅᑲᐯᔑᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐊᐱᐣ ᒋᑭᑭᐁᐧ on the Ontario government website at ᒥᓇ ᐁᑲ ᒋᐯᔕᐧᐸᒥᑎᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐱᑯ www.ontario.ca/forestplans beginning ᐁᑲ ᒋᑲᒋᑎᓂᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᒋᑭᐅᒋ ᑭᑫᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐊᐱᐣ uly , 2020 until Marc , 202 when ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᓂ. ᑫᐃᓯᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ. the Annual Work Schedule expires. “ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᔭᑭᐣ ᔕᑯᐨ ᑭᓇᐦᐃᓭᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᐅᔭᑭᐃᐧᐣ nterested and affected persons and ᑭᒋᐅᑌᓇᐊᐧᐣ ᑌᑎᐸᐦᐃ ᑲᓂᐱᒥ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ organiations can arrange a reote eeting ᑲᓇᑕ ᒥᓇ ᒥᓯᐁᐧᑲᒥᐠ, ᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᑭᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑭᐊᐧᐸᒪᒥᓇᐠ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐊᓂᓂᑯ with MNRF staff to discuss the aerial herbicide ᑲᔭᑭᐊᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᑭᓇ ᑭᐃᓯᓭᓂ project. For ore inforation, please contact ᑲᐅᐣᑕᑲᓀᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐸᐸᑲᐣ ᒋᑭᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐱᑭᑭᓄᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ.” ᑲᐃᔑᐅᑕᔭᒥᐦᐊᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐨ ᐸᐧᕑᐟ ᐃᐧᓫᐃᔭᑦ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐱᑐᕑ Mar ang, R..F. Robert artridge, R..F. ᐁᒪᒪᐃᐧᑲᐸᐃᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᐃᐧᒋᐦᐊᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐧᓫᐃᐣᐢ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐱᐊᐧᐢ ᐊᑊ ᕑᐊᒪ Manageent Forester eneral Manager ᒪᑲᑌᐃᐧᔭᓴᐠ ᐅᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐅᓇᔓᐁᐧᐃᐧᓂ ᑌᐟ ᐃᐧᓫᐃᔭᑦᐢ MNRF Red Lake District Office Red Lake Forest Management Company ᑲᑭᒋᓀᑕᑲᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᓂᐸᐃᐧᑕᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ,” ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᑭᐊᔭᒥᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᐅᒋ 227 Howey Street, P.O. Box 5003 138 Howey Street, P.O. Box 1338 ᐯᓫᑲᕑᐟ ᐃᑭᑐ. “ᑭᓇᐃᐧᐟ ᒪᓯᓇᑌᔑᒥᑕᐧ ᑲᑭ ᑭᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ Red Lake, ON P0V 2M0 Red Lake, ON P0V 2M0 ᑕᐡ ᑲᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧᔭᐠ, ᐅᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ. ᐁᑲᐧ tel: 807-727-2575 tel: 807-728-3832 ᒥᑐᓂ ᑭᓂᓯᑕᐁᐧᑕᒥᐣ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᑲᑭᐊᔭᒥᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐧᓇᑲᒥᐠ, e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] ᐁᑲ ᑲᐃᔑᒥᓄᓴᐦᐃᑯᔭᐠ ᒪᐧᔾᕑᐊ ᒥᐠᐳᕑᓴᐣ, ᑲᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐨ ᑎᐸᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᓂ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐊᓂᑫᓯᐨ ᒐᐣᓯᕑᐅᓫ ᒪᐡᑲᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᒪᔭᑦ ᐃᒪ ᓫᐁᐠᐦᐁᐟ, ᑌᐱᐟ ᐸᕑᓂᐟ, ᐁᔑᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒥᑯᔭᐠ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐊᓂᑫᓯᐨ ᑲᐃᔑᐱᒧᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᓇᐱᐨ (ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᓫᐁᐠᐦᐁᐟ, ᐁᒥᔑᓇᑭᐣ ᑲᔭᓂᒥᐦᐃᑯᔭᐠ. ᒥᓇ ᑎᓂᐢ ᐸᐠᐢᑐᕑ ᐊᓂᑫ ᐅᑭᒪ, ᐊᔕ ᑭᑐᑎᑕᒥᐣ ᐅᒪ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᔭᐠ ᒋᒪᒋᔭᓂᒧᑕᒪᑭᐣ ᐃᒪ ᓫᐁᐠᐦᐁᐟ. 8 Wawatay News JULY 17, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Education Oshki police foundations students studying with Ontario Police College

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Three Oshki-Pimache-O- Win The Wenjack Education Institute Police Foundations graduates/students are currently studying at the Ontario Police College (OPC) after being hired by the Ontario Provincial Police for the Pikangikum detachment. The three OPP recruits, Rhonda submitted photo Peters and Daphne Peters from Police foundations students display hand drums made during a Pikangikum and Brendan cultural activity included in their curriculum at the Oshki-Wenjack Mawakeesick from Sandy campus in Thunder Bay. Lake, will also study at the OPP Foundations coordinator and the application of the training facility in Orillia after at Oshki, says the Police charter, and then they conduct completing the OPC training. Foundations program focuses a search.” Once the recruits complete on policing in Ontario, Mulligan says the their training at OPC and the including learning about the delivery model for the Police OPP training facility, they will federal and provincial statutes Foundations program is the be assigned a coach officer in and how to enforce them, how same as the other Oshki Pikangikum. to do proper note taking and programs, but with the “Being at Ontario Police the application of use of force in ongoing COVID-19 pandemic College is a great experience,” de-escalation strategies. the program is being delivered submitted photo Mawakeesick says in an e-mail “Additionally through through an online format. Oshki-Pimache-O-Win The Wenjack Education Institute Police Foundations graduates/students Rhonda comment. “Being far away from Oshki-Wenjack we have what’s “When we’re running Peters, Daphne Peters and Brendan Mawakeesick pose with Nishnawbe Aski Police Service Sgt. Jackie home has it challenges, but known as the MILO Range normally they’re in class for George at the Ontario Police College in Aylmer where they are studying. these are the same challenges Pro simulator which allows up to two weeks, they return I faced when I had to leave (students) to apply their back to their communities my home community for high knowledge during the fourth for five weeks during which school. Meeting new people semester in simulations that time they do online training that dreamed of being here are projected on the screen in the evening with the faculty makes it easier because we all in front of them,” Mulligan members,” Mulligan says. “With have the same goal to achieve.” says. “Depending on how they the COVID-19 pandemic we’ve Mawakeesick says the interact with the situations, had to switch gears a little bit, four-semester Oshki Police then they are able to resolve the and it worked to our advantage Foundations program was a situation peacefully without the because we have been doing “great environment,” noting application of force.” a lot of it online with them. he developed an interest in Mulligan says more than For the two weeks that they policing after seeing First 1,000 scenarios can be are doing (the former in-class Nation police officers in his projected onto the MILO Range session), we call it the online community when he was Pro simulator screen. intensive training now. So they growing up. “What the students have may be spending anywhere from “The (Police Foundations) to do is interact using proper four-to-six hours online with instructors were great and posture and verbal cues,” faculty members.” made us feel comfortable,” Mulligan says. “Once they are Mawakeesick encourages Mawakeesick says. “All the done the situation, if there is people to “work hard” towards staff were very friendly, kind an apprehension we freeze the their education or career goals. and very supportive. I really scenario, bring in a role player “There are ways to go enjoyed spending time with and the students actually have around barriers and asking my classmates and doing the the ability to handcuff the for help is always the first physical fitness exercises and individual (and) continue with step,” Mawakeesick says. learning new things.” the arrest. They have to advise “Opportunities are everywhere Sean Mulligan, Police them of their right to counsel and hard work does pay off.” Wawatay News JULY 17, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ 9 Health As more businesses and services reopen, and with social gatherings increased to 10 people, we all must continue our e orts to protect each other.

Practice physical distancing, stay 2 m Rick Garrick/Wawatay News Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler wrote a letter to the CEO of the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre to two metres apart. express his concerns about the communications process with First Nation communities at Meno Ya Win after six staff tested positive for COVID-19. Grand Chief Fiddler calling Wear a face for more communication covering when physical distancing after SLMHC affirms is a challenge. positive COVID-19 cases

Rick Garrick writing a letter to Heather Lee, to be communicated to our Wawatay News president and CEO at SLMHC, leadership right away,” Fiddler to express concerns about the says during a June 24 phone Continue to wash Grand Chief Alvin communications issue and to interview. Fiddler is calling for more remind her of the negotiations “We still have (citizens) hands frequently. communications with First with First Nation leaders in who are travelling from our Nation communities after six the 1990s that led to the Sioux communities to Meno Ya Win staff at the Sioux Lookout Meno Lookout Four Party Hospital or through Meno Ya Win for Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Services Agreement signed by various appointments or for tested positive for COVID-19. Canada, Ontario, Town of Sioux treatments. So that is a huge “Obviously we’re concerned Lookout and Nishnawbe Aski concern for our leadership, by these developments — not Nation on behalf of the Sioux the risk of catching this virus only are we concerned about Lookout Zone First Nations while travelling through Sioux the six or so positive cases that that officially implemented the Lookout whether it’s at the have been identified, we’re amalgamation of the General hospital or the hostel.” also concerned about the Hospital and Zone Hospital in Lee says SLMHC’s priority as Get tested if you communication process from Sioux Lookout. a hospital is, and always will be, the hospital,” Fiddler says, “the “That is why I wrote that patient and client care. are worried you may fact that there have been delays letter today to remind her to communicate the news of of that agreement and that have COVID-19, or these troubling developments anything that may impact the see HOSPITAL on page 10 to our communities.” wellbeing and the health of Fiddler says he is currently our communities, those need have been exposed to the virus. WAWATAY NEWS Date Completed: January 13, 2012 Size: 3 COL x 45 AGATES Completed by:

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______Signature Visitof Client’s Approval ontario.ca/coronavirus Note: Paid for by the Government of Ontario Ad proofs may not print out the same size as they will appear in the newspaper. 10 Wawatay News JULY 17, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Heath Hospital staff following COVID protocols to keep community safe from page 9 “It must be noted that to wear face masks throughout SLMHC has always operated their shift, all non-essential “We have received the Grand under the guiding principle travel outside of northwestern Chief’s concerns and his letter,” of the Four Party Agreement,” Ontario was restricted, visitor/ Lee says in a June 25 e-mail Lee says. “However currently, escort restrictions continue to reply. “We acknowledge that our main focus is keeping be in place and screening for all communication is important, our patients, our staff, our staff and anyone entering the especially in times when we physicians and all of the facility is being completed at are all very concerned with communities we serve safe the entrance.” the threat of this pandemic to from the COVID-19 virus. This Federal Health Minister Patty the people we serve. As such, has been a very difficult process Hajdu says Indigenous Services SLMHC has provided timely globally for every hospital. We Canada (ISC) is working and accurate information are learning as we go and we “very closely” with the Sioux under the rapidly changing ask for your patience as we Lookout First Nations Health environment that COVID-19 has continue to provide the best Authority (SLFNHA) and the created.” services we can under such Northwestern Health Unit testing policy so if you feel handling internal contact hand-in-hand with us to Lee says SLMHC has trying times.” (NWHU). at all unusual, if you have a tracing. People who have navigate this situation and participated in conference calls The SLMHC began “And the First Nations Inuit headache, if you have diarrhea, been in contact with the six as we work to complete our with its partners in health, as surveillance testing for 241 Health Branch is continuing if you have a cough, if you have staff who tested positive with individual mandates,” Lee well as community leadership staff and physicians on June to support in terms of doing a fever, any of these things it is asymptomatic conditions are says. “We want to reassure the across its entire catchment 18 after a recent cluster of any contact tracing, et cetera,” really important to step forward being notified and SLMHC public and our communities, area, in addition to addressing a positive COVID-19 test results, Hajdu says. “That is being and ask to be tested and also to has been working with the both locally and in the north, specific update on positive cases including three patients who led by Meno Ya Win and the isolate,” Hajdu says. “When I SLFNHA to keep the leadership that our highest priority is the in the form of a letter to Chief tested positive after being local health authority, so I say isolate, I think what people and residents of First Nation safety of all patients, staff and and Council of each community. admitted to SLMHC for other think the key point is that don’t realize is sometimes communities in the area physicians.” “We also work closely with reasons during the week of everybody is working together they think isolate in the home informed. SLMHC states that staff and the public health teams at June 15-19 and a positive test here to try and make sure the with your family. It is really “Despite the risk physicians who have symptoms both the Sioux Lookout First result among staff that SLMHC outbreak is contained. It is important that you have as little of transmission from are required to follow an Nations Health Authority and became aware of during that a very concerning area and contact as possible with the asymptomatic positives being immediate in-hospital protocol, the Northwestern Health same week. The staff testing has this is what we’ve always said other members of the family, so low compared to those with which includes isolating at Unit,” Lee says. “As we’ve since resulted in 149 negative about COVID-19, what we’re if there is a separate bedroom symptoms, contact tracing home, contacting the staff communicated with leadership, results and 86 pending results trying to do is keep it out of the to use that as a place you can go has been promptly initiated health nurse and making test results are updated often as of June 22. north, keep it out of especially where there is less people.” to determine if the virus arrangements to be tested. as surveillance is ongoing and “We recognize that these vulnerable populations because The SLMHC states that it has has spread further,” says Dr. The Sioux Lookout lab results are continuously new cases of COVID-19 create we know it can be very easily been testing all inpatients for John Guilfoyle, public health Assessment Centre has also being reported to public concern among the residents of spread and it can be very COVID-19 at the hospital site physician at SLFNHA, in the been offering testing for health units in our region. We the communities we serve, and devastating for communities and surveilling residents and June 23 SLMHC online update. anyone who is concerned about will continue to update the we wish to remind everyone that don’t have access to health staff at the William A. George The SLMHC states that it possibly having COVID-19, residents and leadership of the that SLMHC has been prepared care or have underlying health Extended Care Facility, which has also been working with with appointments available by communities we serve, working for COVID-19 since March and conditions.” has not had any positives cases. the NWHU and SLFNHA’s calling 737-5880 from 8 a.m.-4 closely with Sioux Lookout First we have a pandemic plan in Hajdu, Thunder Bay- The SLMHC online update Preventing Infectious Disease p.m. Monday to Friday. Nations Health Authority and place which has been guiding Superior North MP, says any adds that the NWHU has been program to update the public Northwestern Health Unit.” us for several months,” Lee says person who is feeling ill should conducting external contact and ensure public safety as Further information is available Lee says every aspect of how in a June 23 SLMHC online identify themselves to the local tracing and case management further results come in. online at: www.slmhc.on.ca/ SLMHC used to operate has update. “Since implementing health authority or nursing with the confirmed positive “We are very grateful to our covid19, www.nwhu.on.ca or changed due to the COVID-19 the pandemic plan, all staff station. cases and SLMHC’s Infection partners at the NWHU and www.slfnha.com. pandemic. and physicians are mandated “Ontario has a very liberal Control department has been SLFNHA who are working

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Rick Garrick with their lives. “I wanted to be free to Wawatay News “We need to move on,” represent the survivors,” Metatawabin says. “We need Edmund says. “Because I Fort Albany recently to address these issues and we was the coordinator of the released a statement on need to move on so we can have association I thought it would justice for survivors of St. betterment for the community. be a conflict of interest for me Anne’s residential school This has taken too long and to be in there.” who are trying to have their we need to have healing for Fay Brunning, lawyer for Independent Assessment our intergenerational impact, the St. Anne’s survivors, says Process (IAP) compensation so they can start healing more than 12,000 documents cases reopened. The survivors themselves so we don’t pass comprised of about 40,000 did not have important on these crises to our future pages of evidence were evidence presented during generations, so they don’t withheld from the IAP process. their IAP because the federal need to carry that. So we need “Everybody has an individual government withheld to resolve this issue as soon as confidential hearing — they information it possessed, possible.” have to prove their own case including the testimonies Former Fort Albany chief but to prove their own case of hundreds of St. Anne’s Edmund Metatawabin, they were supposed to get survivors that were gathered a St. Anne’s survivor and full disclosure first from the and shared with the Ontario coordinator/spokesperson government about everything Provincial Police in the 1990s. for the Peetabeck Keway they knew, not only about “We made a statement in Keykaywin (St. Anne’s abuse at the school but also support of the survivors that residential school survivors) about the specific abuser,” are not receiving justice or any Association, says the Brunning says. “The whole sort of compensation for their individuals going through the (IAP) system started in 2007 hardship at the residential IAP did not have a full narrative and I took it forward for (the submitted photo school,” says Fort Albany pertaining to their case. survivors) in 2013-2014 and we Former Fort Albany chief Edmund Metatawabin Chief Leo Metatawabin. “We “Or even then we didn’t have didn’t get disclosure and all the made a statement to support a complete narrative for all proper reports until almost the their cause so that the hidden claimants to that AIP process,” end of November 2015.” Ontario Superior Court orders schools receive compensation found that Canada has kept documents can support their Edmund says. “There were Brunning says they won a that survivors already won eligible under the Settlement its promise to make records claim.” segments missing, persons stay decision on July 10 in the in 2014 and 2015. They want Agreement, and has complied available, met its document Metatawabin says he was of interest. We didn’t really Ontario Court of Appeal over the orders enforced for the with all court orders regarding disclosure obligations, and that also a survivor of St. Anne’s, have a full accounting of the a recent ruling about having survivors whose claims were IAP documents for St. Anne’s in no further action is required. and was subjected to the perpetrators involved in those their case heard before the B.C. heard without full disclosure/ an e-mail response to a request We are working with survivors, homemade electric chair that abuses, so without the proper Supreme Court. reports from the government for comments. “All claims their representatives, and other was used on students. documentation how could you “Yesterday, the Ontario about child abuse at St. Anne’s.” filed by survivors of St. Anne’s Indigenous partners toward “I sat on it myself and you have a satisfactory process for Court of Appeal agreed to ‘Stay’ Mélanie Mellon, sr. 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Learn more at tikinagan.org. 12 Wawatay News JULY 17, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Politics Feds announce mental health funding for NAN Pandemic Response Program

Rick Garrick them that the gaps that were Wawatay News there pre-COVID-19 in terms of access to mental health support Indigenous Services Canada services became even more (ISC) recently announced pronounced,” says Grand Chief $2,657,560 in funding for Alvin Fiddler. “The intent of this Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s program is to begin to address Mental Health and Addictions those gaps so that everyone in Pandemic Response Program, the NAN territory, including which responds to the specific children and youth as well as health needs of community Elders, … will have access to citizens in northern Ontario. mental health supports 24/7.” submitted photo “During the early part of the Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says the recently funded Nishnawbe Aski Nation Mental Health and Addictions Pandemic Response Program sets out pandemic when we established pathways to access mental health and addiction services and incorporates 24/7 rapid-access emergency and crisis support for citizens on and our own NAN COVID-19 task con’t on next page off reserve. team, it became very clear to Wawatay News JULY 17, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ 13 Politics More resources for mental health care needed during pandemic from page 12 and others to combine all those Health and Addictions Initiative vulnerable populations during they require,” Fiddler says. “First Nations communities resources into this system we along with our partners, this challenging time.” “This innovative program sets and organizations such Fiddler says the need for want to create.” the Ontario Health-Ontario Fiddler says the program out pathways to access mental as NAN, KO and SLFNHA mental health supports became The program, which will Telemedicine Network and is scheduled for launch in the health and addiction services worked tirelessly and with more urgent after the loss of be run by KO eHealth and Sioux Lookout First Nations second week of August. and incorporates 24/7 rapid- great leadership to address two young people to suicide SLFNHA, is designed to provide Health Authority,” says William “Our First Nations are taking access emergency and crisis the COVID-19 crisis and its in late June as well as other community citizens with Hutchison, a/executive extraordinary measures to keep support for citizens on and effects on the mental health suicide attempts. equal access to high-quality, director for KO. “We strive to safe, and many community off reserve. I congratulate of the peoples they represent,” “This is so important that culturally safe substance use provide quality health services citizens are experiencing everyone involved in its Miller says. “Their actions we do this work,” Fiddler says. treatment and mental health utilizing video-conferencing. heightened feelings of isolation development, and I thank the are saving lives. We will “Now that we have secured the services with direct input from From the beginning of the and uncertainty, which has government for their quick continue to support and work financial resources to do this, communities. KO eHealth KO telemedicine initiatives, understandably resulted in action to fund these much- collaboratively with these we have to take a bit of time to will receive $1,666,185 and the main goal has been to increased levels of anxiety needed services.” partners on this First Nations- lay the groundwork to make SLFNHA will receive $991,375 provide access to services for and depression — without ISC Minister Marc Miller says led and distinctions-based sure all the pieces are in place, of the funding. First Nations that otherwise proper supports, people in COVID-19 has affected nearly approach to meeting the including the Keewaytinook “Keewaytinook Okimakanak would not be available in the these circumstances often every facet of day-to-day life, specific health needs of their Okimakanak (KO) eHealth, eHealth Telemedicine Services communities. We believe this turn to unhealthy coping and in particular the lives of communities and citizens.” Sioux Lookout First Nations and KNet are pleased to be a project will alleviate stress and mechanisms, and we need to people in remote and isolated Health Authority (SLFNHA) partner with the NAN Mental anxiety for youth and other ensure they receive the support parts of the country.

REVIEW Review of Long-Term Management Direction Kenora Forest 2022-2032 Forest Management Plan

The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), Miisun Integrated Resource Management Co. (Miisun) and the Kenora Local Citizens’ Advisory Committee (LCAC) invite you to review and comment on the proposed long-term management direction for the 2022-2032 Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the Kenora Forest. The Planning Process The FMP takes approximately three years to complete. During this time, five formal opportunities for public consultation and First Nation and Métis community involvement and consultation are provided. The first opportunity (Stage One) for this FMP occurred on November 12, 2019 when the public was invited to “Participate” in the development of the plan. This ‘Stage Two’ notice is: • To invite you to review and comment on: - the proposed long-term management direction for the forest; - the areas which could reasonably be harvested, and the preferred areas for harvest operations, during the 10-year period of the plan; - the analysis of alternative one-kilometre wide corridors for each new primary road which is required for the next 20 years. • To request your contribution to background information to be used in planning. How to Get Involved To facilitate your review, a summary of the proposed long-term management direction for the forest can be obtained electronically on the Ontario government website (www.ontario.ca/forestplans). A summary map(s) of the preferred and optional harvest areas for the 10-year period of the plan and alternative corridors for each new primary road which is required for the next 20 years will also be available electronically. In addition to the most current versions of the information and maps which were available at Stage One of public consultation, the following information and maps will be available electronically: • Summary of public comments and submissions received to date and any responses to those comments and submissions; • A summary report of the results of the desired forest and benefits meeting; • Environmental analysis, including use management strategies of the alternative corridors for each new primary road; • Maps that portray past and approved areas of harvest operations for the current forest management plan and the previous 10 years; • Criteria used for the identification of areas that could reasonably be harvested during the 10-year period of the plan; • The rationale for the preferred areas for harvest; • Summary report of the activities of the local citizens' committee to date. The above information can be made available electronically by contacting the Company and/or MNRF contact listed below, during normal office hours for a period of 30 days: July 6, 2020 to August 4, 2020. Comments on the proposed long-term management direction for the Kenora Forest must be received by Kyle Myschowoda of the planning team by August 4, 2020. Remote meetings with representatives of the planning team and the LCAC can be requested at any time during the planning process. Reasonable opportunities to remotely meet planning team members during non-business hours will be provided upon request. If you require more information or wish to discuss your interests and concerns with a Stay Involved planning team member, please contact one of the individuals listed below: There will be three more formal opportunities for you to be involved. These stages are listed Kyle Myschowoda, R.P.F. and tentatively scheduled as follows: MNRF, Office 808 Robertson Street, Kenora, ON P9N, 3X9 Stage Three - Information Centre: Review of Proposed Operations January 27, 2021 tel: 807-468-2559 Stage Four - Information Centre: Review of Draft Forest Management Plan August 18, 2021 e-mail: [email protected] Stage Five - Inspection of Ministry-Approved Forest Management Plan December 8, 2021 Kurt Pochailo, R.P.F. Dean Caron If you would like to be added to a mailing list to be notified of public involvement opportunities, Miisun Integrated Resource Kenora Local Citizens’ please contact Kyle Myschowoda at 807-468-2559 or [email protected]. Management Inc. Advisory Committee The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is collecting your personal information and 510 Ninth Street North c/o MNRF, Kenora District Office comments under the authority of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act. Any personal information Kenora, ON P9N 2S8 808 Robertson Street you provide (address, name, telephone, etc.) will be protected in accordance with the Freedom of tel: 807-467-3351 Kenora, ON P9N 3X9 Information and Protection of Privacy Act however, your comments will become part of the public e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may During the planning process there is an opportunity to make a written request to seek be used by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to send you further information related resolution of issues with the MNRF District Manager or the Regional Director using a to this forest management planning exercise. If you have questions about the use of your personal process described in the 2017 Forest Management Planning Manual (Part A, Section 2.4.1). information, please contact Shannon Diehl at 807-468-2538 or [email protected]. 14 Wawatay News JULY 17, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ

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REVIEW Review of Long-term Management Direction for the 2023-2033 Forest Management Plan and Review of Proposed 2021-2023 Contingency Plan for Armstrong Forest

The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), NorthWinds Environmental Services and the Armstrong Local Citizens’ Committee (LCC) invite you to review and comment on the proposed long-term management direction for the 2023-2033 Forest Management Plan (FMP) and review and comment on the proposed 2021-2023 Contingency Plan (CP) for the Armstrong Forest. Currently, the MNRF is taking steps toward separating the amalgamated Lake Nipigon Forest (MU815). This process will create two new forest management units, the Armstrong Forest being one. The development of a forest management plan for each of the new units is currently taking place. The Planning Process The CP will take approximately two years to complete and the 10-year FMP will take an additional year to complete. During this time, five formal opportunities for public consultation and First Nation and Métis community involvement and consultation are provided. The first opportunity (Stage One) for the concurrent development of this FMP occurred on September 27, 2019 when the public was invited to “Participate” in the development of the plan with the intent to implement the CP starting 2021. This ‘Stage Two’ notice is: • To invite you to review and comment on: - the proposed long-term management direction for the forest; - the areas which could reasonably be harvested, and the preferred areas for harvest operations, during the 10-year period of the plan; - the analysis of alternative one-kilometre wide corridors for each new primary road which is required for the next 20 years. • To request your contribution to background information to be used in planning. How to Get Involved To facilitate your review, a summary of the proposed long-term management direction for the forest can be obtained electronically on the Ontario government website (www.ontario.ca/forestplans). A summary map(s) of the preferred and optional harvest areas for the 10-year period of the plan and alternative corridors for each new primary road which is required for the next 20 years will also be available electronically. In addition to the most current versions of the information and maps which were available at Stage One of public consultation, the following information and maps will be available electronically: • Summary of public comments and submissions received to date and any responses to those comments and submissions; • A summary report of the results of the desired forest and benefits meeting; • Environmental analysis, including use management strategies of the alternative Stay Involved corridors for each new primary road; • Maps that portray past and approved areas of harvest operations for the current There will be three more formal opportunities for you to be involved. Stages One through Three forest management plan and the previous 10 years; of both plans will run simultaneously using the same information. After Stage Three, the plans will • Criteria used for the identification of areas that could reasonably be harvested become distinct and the CP implemented. during the 10-year period of the plan; • The rationale for the preferred areas for harvest; These stages are listed and tentatively scheduled as follows: • Summary report of the activities of the local citizens' committee to date. Key dates for the CP include: The above information can be made available electronically by contacting the Company and/or MNRF Stage Three - Information Centre - Review of Proposed Operations August 2020 office listed below, during normal office hours for a period of 30 days: July 2, 2020 – July 31, 2020. Stage Four - Information Centre - Review of Draft Contingency Plan November 2020 Comments on the proposed long-term management direction for the Armstrong Forest Stage Five - Inspection of the MNRF-Approved Contingency Plan February 2021 must be received by Vishnu Kowlessar of the planning team by July 31, 2020. Approved Contingency Plan Implementation April 1, 2021 Remote meetings with representatives of the planning team and the LCC can be Key dates for the FMP include: requested at any time during the planning process. Reasonable opportunities to remotely Stage Three - Information Centre - Review of Proposed Operations May 2021 meet planning team members during non-business hours will be provided upon request. If you require more information or wish to discuss your interests and concerns with a Stage Four - Information Centre - Review of Draft Forest Management Plan August 2021 planning team member, please contact one of the individuals listed below: Stage Five - Inspection of the MNRF-Approved Forest Management Plan February 2022 Approved Forest Management Plan Implementation April 1, 2023 Vishnu Kowlessar Jeff Cameron, R.P.F. Don Plumridge If you would like to be added to a mailing list to be notified of public involvement opportunities, MNRF, Thunder Bay Senior Consultant, Plan Author Armstrong LCC District Office NorthWinds c/o MNRF, Thunder Bay please contact Vishnu Kowlessar at 807-475-1163. 435 James Street South Environmental Services District Office The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is collecting your personal information and Suite B001 195 Park Avenue 435 James Street South comments under the authority of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act. Any personal information Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6S7 Thunder Bay, ON P7B 1B9 Suite B001 you provide (address, name, telephone, etc.) will be protected in accordance with the Freedom tel: 807-475-1163 tel: 807-631-8744 Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6S7 of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; however, your comments will become part of the tel: 807-473-3082 public consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information During the planning process there is an opportunity to make a written request to seek may be used by MNRF to send you further information related to this forest management resolution of issues with the MNRF District Manager or the Regional Director using a planning exercise. If you have questions about the use of your personal information, please process described in the 2017 Forest Management Planning Manual (Part A, Section 2.4.1). contact Alison Dupuis at 807-475-1512. Wawatay News JULY 17, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ 15 Politics

photo submitted by Alex Tetreault National Chief Perry Bellegarde and Indigenous Services Canada Minister Marc Miller addressed the high percentage of Indigenous children in care, 52.5 per cent according to Census 2016, during the signing of a Protocol agreement to advance the transfer of Child and Family Services to First Nations on July 7. Agreement to transfer child family services to First Nations in place

Rick Garrick decades: that their jurisdiction Indigenous groups and family services at a pace they meeting the needs of the really is about bringing down Wawatay News over child and family services communities to transition choose. children, this can get done,” those numbers (of Indigenous be affirmed so they can decide towards exercising partial or “If all levels of government Bellegarde says. “It should children in care) and a system National Chief Perry what is best for their children, full jurisdiction over child and focus on the children and really be embraced because it that doesn’t work.” Bellegarde and Indigenous their families and their Services Canada Minister communities. Marc Miller signed a Protocol “It’s under First Nations law agreement to advance the and jurisdiction, so we can start transfer of Child and Family focusing on prevention making INSPECTION Services to First Nations on July sure the children are kept with 7. their family in a loving, caring, “This Protocol will ensure nurturing home,” Bellegarde Inspection of Approved Aerial Herbicide Project that Bill C-92, An Act respecting says. “That’s what this is all Lac Seul Forest First Nations, Inuit and Métis about, so it should make a children, youth and families, is difference in time.” The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources fully implemented and adheres The key elements of and Forestry (MNRF) invites you to inspect to a First Nations distinctions the Protocol include: a the MNRF-approved aerial herbicide project. based approach that formally commitment to regular As part of our ongoing efforts to regenerate acknowledges First Nations bilateral meetings on the Act and protect Ontario’s forests, selected stands Inherent Rights, and best and on the co-development of on the Lac Seul Forest (see map) will be sprayed knowledge when it comes to schedule and agenda; support with herbicide to control competing vegetation, the well-being of our children,” for the development of national starting on or about: August 4, 2020. Bellegarde says. “First Nations distinctions-based policy children deserve to grow up through the establishment The approved project description and project in a home that is full of love, of the Joint National Working plan for the aerial herbicide project are available culturally relevant, and has the Group on Legislative for public inspection on the Ontario government resources to ensure success in Implementation in relation to website at www.ontario.ca/forestplans life.” First Nations; the development beginning July 4, 2020 until March 31, 2021 Census 2016 data indicates and creation of tools and when the Annual Work Schedule expires. that Indigenous children mechanisms at the federal level account for 52.2 per cent of to support implementation of Interested and affected persons and children in foster care in private the Act; and the establishment organizations can arrange a remote meeting homes but only make up 7.7 of a Joint Fiscal Table on First with MNRF staff to discuss the aerial herbicide per cent of all children up to Nations Child and Family project. For more information, please contact: 14-years-old. Services reform to explore and Kevin Pruys, R.P.F. “Right now the existing identify fiscal issues relevant to Management Forester system we all can admit very First Nations implementation Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry clearly is not working, so of the legislation. The Protocol 49 Prince Street, P.O. Box 309 this is an alternative to that,” does not interfere with the Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 0A7 Bellegarde says. “The existing unique rights of section 35 tel: 807-738-0712 system is based on somebody rights-holders, including e-mail: [email protected] else’s law, and (this) is all about groups not wishing to be making a better quality of life represented by the AFN. Robert Auld for children that are in that “Just as the Act was Silviculture Supervisor, Lac Seul Forest provincial system. There’s over co-developed with partners, Obishikokaang Resources Corp. 40,000 (Indigenous children the signing of this Protocol Lac Seul Training Centre of Excellence in care) across Canada and we with the Assembly of First 33 3rd Street, P.O. Box 38 know it is not acceptable, we Nations will help ensure that Hudson, ON P0T 1X0 know it’s not right.” discussions surrounding its tel: 807-738-1073 Introduced by the federal implementation happen in government in February 2019, a way that works for First Renseignements en français : Annie Wheeler Bill C-92 was co-developed Nations, and the children of au 807 475-1461 ou [email protected] with Indigenous, provincial their community,” Miller says. and territorial partners with “By formalizing discussions on the goal of keeping Indigenous the Act’s implementation, we children and youth connected are working together to reduce to their families, communities the number of Indigenous and culture. The Act children in care.” implements what Indigenous The Act, which came people have been requesting for into force on Jan. 1, enables 16 Wawatay News JULY 17, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ

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Mark Zhang, R.P.F. Amy Doudiet Management Forester Silviculture Forester Domtar Inc. MNRF Red Lake District Office 227 Howey Street, 1 Duke Street, P.O. Bag 4004 Dryden, PM Trudeau helps P.O. Box 5003 Red Lake, ON P0V 2M0 ON P8N 3J7 ᑭᑭᑐᐧᐃᓐ: 807-727-2575 ᑭᑭᑐᐧᐃᓐ: 807-223-9162 ᐱᐧᐊᐱᒃ ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ: [email protected] ᐱᐧᐊᐱᒃ ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ: [email protected] Tikinagan celebrate Honouring Our Children Day

Rick Garrick importance of children, noting Wawatay News they are the future, to teach INSPECTION them well so they can lead the Prime Minister Justin way, to give them a sense of Inspection of Approved Aerial Herbicide Project Trudeau, Regional Chief pride so their path is easier and RoseAnne Archibald and to let their laughter remind Trout Lake Forest Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler were adults about how they used among the leaders who helped to be. They also encouraged The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) invites you to inspect the MNRF-approved Tikinagan Child and Family people to share the video within aerial herbicide project. As part of our ongoing efforts to regenerate and protect Ontario’s forests, selected Services celebrate its annual their communities. stands on the Trout Lake Forest (see map) will be sprayed with herbicide to control competing vegetation, Honouring Our Children Day “Happy Honouring Our starting on or about: August 1, 2020. with a four-minute video. The Children Day,” says Jason The approved project description video, which featured the Simon, a former NHL player and project plan for the aerial comments of the leaders one and Aamjiwnaang citizen. herbicide project are available after another as they spoke “Have fun and stay safe.” electronically for public inspection about how important and The video also featured on the Ontario government website special the children are, is comments from Sandy Lake at www.ontario.ca/forestplans posted on Tikinagan’s website First Nation Chief and Council, and social media pages. Sioux Lookout Mayor Doug beginning July 1, 2020 until “On Wednesday, June 24 Lawrance, City of Thunder March 31, 2021 when the Annual our country will celebrate with Bay Mayor Bill Mauro, Ontario Work Schedule expires. Tikinagan Child and Family Association of Children’s Aid Interested and affected persons and Services on their annual Societies CEO Nicole Bonnie, organizations can arrange a remote Honouring Our Children Day,” Kenora MP Eric Melillo meeting with MNRF staff to discuss Trudeau says. and Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol the aerial herbicide project. For more “We at the Chiefs of Ontario, Mamakwa. information, please contact: celebrate with Tikinagan “We are beyond honoured Child and Family Services for to have Mr. Trudeau, the chiefs Mark Zhang, R.P.F. their annual Honouring Our and these leaders celebrating Management Forester Children Day,” Archibald says. with each our 30 First Nation MNRF Red Lake District Office The leaders also noted that communities and honouring 227 Howey Street, P.O. Box 5003 Honouring Our Children Day is the children and youth with a Red Lake, ON P0V 2M0 an important day and just one positive message,” says Thelma tel: 807-727-2575 way to remind First Nations Morris, executive director at e-mail: [email protected] children about how awesome, Tikinagan. “This is done in the amazing, super, incredible, true spirit of our service model Amy Doudiet smart, fun, strong and special Mamow Obiki-ahwahsoowin, Silviculture Forester they are while also emphasizing which means everyone working Domtar Inc. the uniqueness, dignity and together to raise our children. 1 Duke Street, P.O. Bag 4004 value of every child. The messages are just one way Dryden, ON P8N 3J7 “Since 2010, Honouring Our we can celebrate what this day tel: 807-223-9162 Children Day is recognized means to our children, families, e-mail: [email protected] throughout the summer and communities and staff.” into the fall by the agency, and Tikinagan serves 30 each of the 30 First Nation Nishnawbe Aski Nation communities,” Fiddler says. communities north of Sioux “This year our world is Lookout, the majority of looking a little different right which are fly-in communities. now, and making children feel The agency was created by special at a time like this takes the chiefs to provide child a community effort,” Trudeau protection services that are says. sensitive to the unique needs Tikinagan released the video of First Nation children and to remind people about how families, Indigenous culture important and special children and traditions and the concept are, especially during this time of the extended family. Book your Wawatay News ad today! of COVID-19. Tikinagan states that its “Let’s honour our children,” mission is about honouring Archibald says. Indigenous history, traditions “Let’s work together to give and culture every day, 24-hours children and youth love, safety, a day, while protecting children Contact our Sales Representative: attention and compassion,” and supporting families. says Archibald and Danette “At Tikinagan, we have the Tom Scura, Phone: 807 622-6000 Fax: 807 622-6010 Restoule, Elder in residence at responsibility of supporting our the Association of Native Child families that takes us as First and Family Services Agencies of Nations people back to the past [email protected] Ontario. to prepare ourselves for the A group of Tikinagan future,” Morris says. staff also spoke about the Wawatay News JULY 17, 2020 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ 17 Community North Spirit Lake lifts Emergency Response Protocol

Rick Garrick Rae says the weather “It is important to remember “We’re just trying to protect appropriate PPE (personal Wawatay News changed when the negative the virus is still a threat to the people on the reserve here protective equipment). test results were returned to the enter the community and the best we can,” Rae says “(People were) not happy North Spirit Lake lifted its community. harm community citizens,” during the lockdown. “We have with having to self-isolate at Emergency Response Protocol “It was a rainy day this states the community’s June a lack of medical access so I home, but people seemed to be after receiving negative COVID- morning and when the test 26 press release. “We can think if we were to get a virus happy that there precautions 19 test results for a citizen results came in the sun came continue to gather in small here, it would probably not be were (put) in place,” Rae says. who breached self-isolation out,” Rae says. “So it’s sunny groups of 15 or less, so long very good.” “Nobody wants to get sick (with procedures after returning out there now. I hope we don’t as we take precautions to be The protocol called for COVID-19).” from medical appointments in have to go into lockdown safe and healthy, by social all citizens to self-isolate in Rae says the community Winnipeg. anymore. I’m glad that the distancing and practicing their homes and to have no of about 300-400 on-reserve “We lifted the lockdown, so people in North Spirit Lake good hygiene. Please continue contact with people outside citizens were encouraged to everybody can (resume) their understand … that the to respect and follow the their household; the closing stock up on food and other normal life — people can go Pandemic Team is doing their Pandemic Plan. We thank you of all facilities, band buildings supplies before the lockdown back to work,” says North Spirit best to protect everybody for your understanding and and stores; the suspension was implemented at 6 p.m. on Lake Councillor and Pandemic during the pandemic.” cooperation.” of any passenger travel to or June 24. Team lead Brandon Rae during North Spirit Lake has now North Spirit Lake from North Spirit Lake with “The stores were open til a June 26 phone interview. returned to Phase 1 of the implemented the Emergency the exception of medical 5:30 so people in the First North Spirit Lake logo “The test results returned Pandemic Team Community Response Protocol on June emergencies, natural disasters, Nation were able to go and negative so that is a very good Recovery Plan, but chief 24 after the citizen returned police officers, nurses and stock up on food for four or (result). The Pandemic Team and council are stressing the from Winnipeg and made doctors; and the closing of the five days until we got the test the year. here in North Spirit Lake importance for citizens to have contact with other citizens and clinic except for emergencies. (results) back,” Rae says. “It’s really good for kids — and the chief and council a self-isolation plan prior to locations in the community as Essential workers were also Rae says people usually go they like to run around,” Rae are committed keeping the leaving the community and to well as with patients in Sioux required to complete their daily out on the land fishing, hunting says. “They have a lot of energy community as safe as possible.” follow it when they return. Lookout. work requirements wearing and harvesting at this time of (and) they love swimming.” How Tikinagan is continuing services during a pandemic

Rick Garrick “In the midst of the COVID- telephone response is our main virtual check-ins. Reporting phones to some of our children of your children’s media lives,” Wawatay News 19 pandemic that has taken the way to connect rather than child abuse or neglect is still a and families that we recognize said Morris. “What your kids world by storm, our methods in person,” Morris says. “We priority.” have a higher need,” Morris are watching, playing, reading Tikinagan Child and Family of service delivery have had explain this keeps everyone safe Tikinagan recently received says. “We are very appreciative and listening to is a big part of Services is continuing to to change and we have taken from COVID-19. We are here to 40 cellphones and $0 prepaid of the donations from Telus.” the person they’re turning into, provide essential services via unique measures to still be help them with everything from wireless plans through Telus’ Morris stresses that children and their online lives can be a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week able to provide services,” groceries, cleaning supplies, Mobility for Good COVID-19 are at increased risk of being just as important to them as the phone line to protect children Morris says. “No matter what, advice or just someone to Emergency Response program, exposed to online predators ‘real world.’” and support families during the 24-hours a day, seven days a talk to. We have counselling which will enable isolated, low- because they are now online Tikinagan has posted a COVID-19 global pandemic. week, we are here for children, supports as well to help with income and at-risk individuals more often due to social variety of ways to keep children “We continue to receive youth and families. If you have dealing with the anxiety and to stay connected during this isolation measures and schools safe on their website at: www. referrals from First Nation a well-being concern about a stress caused by COVID-19 or time of COVID-19. being closed. tikinagan.org/news/keeping- leadership, community citizens child or youth, call us. We’re any other mental health issue.” “We are providing those “It is important to be a part kids-safe. and service providers — people here to help. We’re here to that are concerned about work together with our First children,” says Thelma Morris, Nation communities to raise our executive director at Tikinagan. children and keep them safe.” “No matter what, The Ojibway & Cree “We’re here to check on these Tikinagan can be reached 24-hours a day, seven families so we do respond by by phone at 1-800-465- days a week, we are phone, by e-mail, by any other 3624. It serves more than 30 Cultural Centre Is technology. We also do the communities from Marten Falls here for children, Looking For An in-person (contacts), so we in the east to Fort Severn in the youth and families...” continue to do that. People do north to the Manitoba border in rely on Tikinagan to do this the west. – Thelma Morris Oji-Cree & Ojibway important work because we are “This pandemic has changed in partnership with our First the way we deliver services, Translator/Transcriber Nations. We are guided by our so we need to work together Morris says children and Mamow Obiki-ahwahsoowin in new ways to keep kids youth who have lost nearly all service model which was safe,” Morris says. “Their well- in-person contact with teachers, ON CONTRACT developed by the chiefs from being guides the work that Elders, youth programs and the northern communities.” we do while working together other community citizens still Mamow Obiki-ahwahsoowin, with our 30 First Nations need to be supported. which means everyone working communities. We rely on adults “Everyone is staying at home, You can work from home. together to raise our children, in the lives of children and so children, youth and families was developed after about youth to report their concerns.” may be under increased stress Translator/transcriber needed to assist with OCCC Elder’s Inter- 35 years of work to create a Morris says Tikinagan and need support,” Morris culturally appropriate response frequently contacts the foster says. “And the problem is there view project, funded by the Multicultural History Society. We are to children and families who parents, children in care and is no one there to see it, hear looking for an Oji-Cree translator and Ojibway translator. are in need of help in First families they are working with. it or report it. We encourage Nation communities. “They understand the adults to make telephone or Candidate must be able to read and write fluently in either or both Oji-Cree and Ojibway language. 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submitted photo Pikangikum artist Barry Peters’ Fisher and Rabbit print is one of the art pieces featured in the Thunder Bay Art Gallery’s Waabooz/Rabbit: Selections from the Permanent Collection exhibition, which is scheduled from July 10-Dec. 31. Thunder Bay Art Gallery presents new Waabooz/Rabbit exhibition Rick Garrick Ahmoo Angeconeb, Angelique show called 10 Rabbits — it’s sculptures are featured in front relationship with the gallery passed in 1996, is known Wawatay News Merasty, Norman Moonias and a small pencil drawing with 10 of the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, — his first solo exhibition was for incorporating images of Barry Peters. The exhibition is repeated images of rabbits. It’s which also has 43 pieces of his here in 1987. He had his work flowers, insects and animals in The Thunder Bay Art scheduled from July 10-Dec. 31. one of my favourite pieces in art in the permanent collection. displayed across the country her birch bark biting pieces. Gallery’s recently opened “There are two pieces by the permanent collection.” “Upcoming in August it and internationally, and has Waabooz/Rabbit: Selections Ahmoo in the show,” says Angeconeb, a Lac Seul artist will be 25 years since those been collected across the from the Permanent Collection Meaghan Eley, registrar at who passed in 2017, is known (sculptures) were first installed world.” see GALLERY on page 20 exhibition features the work the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. for his drawings and prints. His out in front of the gallery,” Merasty, a Woodland of various artists, including “One is what really started the Man from the Caribou Totem Eley says. “He had a long Cree First Nation artist who

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Xavier us that there should be a better He was open to new ideas, the gift of making everyone “We have several pieces of Kataquapit way. he wanted young people to who came to visit him feel very “We have quite a few of his prints in the permanent Luckily every now and then understand who they were and important. her pieces in our permanent collection as well two paintings,” UNDER THE someone comes along that where they came from and most When he talked with collection and they are all Eley says. “The piece in the show NORTHERN SKY makes us think about what the importantly he wanted them to someone he made them feel as (birch bark) biting,” Eley says. is called Fisher and Rabbit.” real purpose of life might be. heal and move on in life to do if they were being heard. He “This particular one is a small The Waabooz/Rabbit People like Carl Sagan, John F. good things. was a good listener and could rectangle of birch bark where exhibition is designed to take Kennedy, Victor Hugo, Martin identify very quickly where a she has bitten in a design of a deeper look at the rabbit and Luther King and Leonardo Da person was coming from. He four rabbits. Those are stylized how it has been seen, used, t is raining. It will be raining Vinci arrive on this good earth We all know a special cared so much for Attawapiskat but they are very distinctly spoken of and reproduced. most of this week and that and in their short lives make us and for his family, friends and rabbits and they are very “It’s quite an array of artists Ivery much puts my plans on all think. person who is kind, neighbours. delicate.” and materials and mediums that hold as Mother Earth reminds By raising us up with their wise and positive and John never rose to the shows a really good variety of me that my notions don’t mean insight they in fact count for many of us have been prominence of those famous the work that is housed in the much in the big picture. change in the direction of people I admire on the world lucky enough to be “Moonias... is known permanent collection here at At times like this as I feel humanity. stage through history but he the gallery,” Eley says. “There helpless in the midst of this These special, good natured able to turn to these was indeed one of them in for his woodcarvings are some playful pieces as well Covid-19 pandemic, a number and wise people are all around people for strength, nature. of everyday life in the as some more serious works. It’s of rainy days in a row really us. They live and work in our Many of us who came in a fun and interesting take on drives home the fact that nature own communities. guidance and hope. contact with him benefited by north.” rabbits.” rules all. We all know a special person his good nature, quiet way, wise The Waabooz/Rabbit No matter how smart we who is kind, wise and positive words, encouragement and an Moonias, a Neskantaga exhibition also features art by think we are or how powerful and many of us have been unconditional love for his fellow artist who passed in 2011, is Delia Beboning, Amanda Burk, when it comes right down to it lucky enough to be able to turn human beings. known for his woodcarvings of Shannon Two Feathers, Rose we are at the mercy of the whim to these people for strength, Today, with the rain everyday life in the north. Meekis, Clara Kooses, Carolyn of Mother Earth. guidance and hope. John was one of those people sprinkling on my windows “There’s two works of his in Harrington, Ethel Linklater, As capable humans beings Recently, in my home remote who supported traditional and and drumming on my roof I the show,” Eley says. “Neither Saladia Meekis, Joe Sonny we have evolved to the point First Nation of Attawapiskat, we cultural learning and he was a give thanks for having had of them has a title but one is White, Lance Belanger and Alec where we understand much of lost one such special elder by great promoter of encouraging the opportunity to spend a known as Rabbit Hunter — it’s McCauley. what life and the universe is all the name of John Mattinas. He young people to identify and little time in the presence of a a wonderful carving of a rabbit The Thunder Bay Art about. lived to be 95 years of age. deal with drug and alcohol bright light and beacon of hope and then there is a little tree Gallery has introduced visitor Scientists tell us we are just When I last saw him in a visit addictions. that now shines on in many or bush between him and the guidelines to protect visitors a tiny bit of time in the grand back home years ago he was He was one of those quiet memories. hunter. The other one is known and staff due to COVID-19, picture of existence. Amazingly, aged and feeble but still had a yet powerful figures in my Those memories carry as A Trapper — it’s a full scene including social distancing, we have come to a point where strong spirit and the kindness community and his openness, many of us down a better path of a trapper and in this case reduced visitor capacity and we have a wealth of knowledge burned brightly in his eyes. advice, words and actions and hopefully one where we it’s not actually a rabbit he is hand sanitizing stations. and the capacity to do many John grew up on the land and helped many discover a more pay his good nature forward. trapping, I think it might be Information about the things yet we are bogged down held so many cultural teachings peaceful, happy and sober life. Meegwetch John Mattinas for a mink or a fisher he’s got in guidelines is posted at: theag. and on a destructive path. that centred on kindness, His main quality that your being there for so many there. You can see his entire ca/visitor-guidelines/. The Somehow we have fallen into openness and love. endeared him to so many and and know that you are well camp in that carving.” Thunder Bay Art Gallery is a system in which a very few He had so much traditional gave him the capacity to help loved and will be missed. Peters, a Pikangikum artist offering free admission to the wealthy billionaires control just knowledge and curiosity and people heal was due to his who was part of the Triple K gallery for frontline workers about all of the economy and wonder kept him current. He kindness and open heart. www.underthenorthernsky.com Co-operative, is known for his until Sept. 1. wealth on this planet. was also worldly beyond his John was always happy to Woodland Style prints and

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Practical Nursing Business Diploma Program Business Program 2 Year Diploma 2 Year Diploma 1 Year Certificate Anita Ball Suzanne Anderson Suzanne Anderson Become an Oshki-Wenjack student today! Clarissa Baxter Ryan Kaminawash Ryan Kaminawash Jacqueline Beardy Nicole Kanate Carl Paypom Sarah Begg Theresa Machimity September 2020 Programs Martine Kanakakeesic Karen Nothing Personal Support Worker Janet Kayongo Carl Paypom 1 Year Certificate • Personal Support Worker Minsoo Kim Carrie Lynn Peterson Veronica Cheesequay • Pre-Health Sciences *NEW Cyanne Sandau Shannon Mamakwa Marie Stewart • Business Diploma Star Quequish Susie Whiskeyjack Anishnawbe Forestry Now accepting Lovena Tait Operations & Trades Training • Early Childhood Education Delphine Yellowhead Early Childhood Education Certificate applications for Fall 2020 • Police Foundations Program thru Fall 2021 Indigenous Wellness and Jennifer Cockroft • Social Service Worker - Indigenous Specialization 2 year Diploma Nicolas Dube Addictions Prevention Program Karen Bouchard OSHKI-WENJACK delivers unique - Pikangikum 2 Year Diploma Skylar Dumont Levi Echum full time accredited post-secondary January 2021 Program Taneesha Cheesequay Albert Fortier Crystal Black Barbara Hardy programs through our partnerships with • Indigenous Wellness and Addictions Prevention Annalee Keesick Timothy Kostelecky colleges and universities. Georgette Keno Matthew Marino Summer 2021 Programs Lex King Darcy Peters Courtney Moose Dinah Matasawegon You can obtain a post-secondary • Indigenous Classroom Assistant Tracey Quill Ricky Mattinas education certificate, diploma, or degree Wanita Pascal Christie Sakakeep • Pre-Health Sciences Samantha Quill Charles Megan 100% online while studying in your Geraldine Turtle Todd Mendowagon home community for the majority of your Chrissa Trudy Strang Ronalda Vincent September 2021 Programs Shana Turtle Megan Montana program or until COVID-19 restrictions Amanda Wesley-Metatawabin Christian Nate are lifted. • Bachelor of Education (University Degree Program) Police Foundations Social Service Worker - Native Alexis Okeese • Business Diploma 2 Year Diploma Owen O’Nabigon Mission Statement: Specialization Program • Early Childhood Education Tyrone Kakepetum Justin Shagonesh To achieve excellence as a leader in the 2 year Diploma • Police Foundations Natalie Kamenawatamin Shalon Adams Sylvan Simard innovative design and delivery of quality Eileen Koostachin Rhoda Angees Darryl Wesley • Social Service Worker – Indigenous Specialization Dallas Medicine post secondary and training programs Shannon Courchene which meet the holistic educational Deborah Meekis Tannis Foulconer Joseph Meeseetawageesic Keelin Fowler needs of Nishnawbe Aski Nation and To speak to someone about enrolling in one of our Harold Meeseetawageesic Laureen Machimity other learners in a safe, inclusive, exciting programs please contact: Daphne Peters Rachelle Macklin supportive and culturally enriched learning April Head Kelly Fossum Rhonda Peters Maria Mekanak Community Liaison & Admissions Julian Walker environment. Harry Suganaqueb Recruitment Officer  807-626-1878 Cynthia Wynne For more information visit:  807-626-1897  [email protected] www.oshki-wenjack.ca  [email protected] www.oshki-wenjack.ca New Beginnings New Beginnings 106 Centennial Square, 2nd Floor, Thunder Bay Ontario, P7E 1H3 106 Centennial Square, 2nd Floor, Thunder Bay Ontario, P7E 1H3