November 2010 Elders Voice
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Volume 10 Issue 12 ATTENTION: Elders Contact People Please Remember To Make Copies of The November 2010 EV Each Month For Your Elders And If EV’S 120th Issue! You Could Also Make Copies For Your Chiefs and Councils That Would Be A Great Help, And Much Appreciated! ______________________________________________________________ THE DATES ARE ANNOUNCED!! Hosts: Sto:lo and Coast Salish 35th Annual BC Elders Gathering July 12, 13, 14, 2011 LOCATION: The Fraser Valley Trade & Exhibition Centre or Tradex 1190 Cornel Street, Abbotsford _____________________________________________________________ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL ELDERS BORN IN NOVEMBER !! _____________________________________________________ SPECIAL THANKS TO THE 1ST PARTICIPANTS IN: ‘HAVE A FUNDRAISER FOR THIS ELDER’S OFFICE EVENT’ 1. Shirley Matilpi, BC Elders Council & the Namgis Elder`s Group - $200 2. Deanna George, BC Elders Council & the Tsleil-Waututh Nation- $250 3. Grace Charest, BC Elders Council & the Weiwaikum First Nation$100 *BC Elders Council Members and their support people will be conducting 50/50 draws/raffles in local communities to help fundraise for the BCECCS. Your support is appreciated. **Any group who does not yet have a member on the BC Elders Council is encouraged to contact this elder’s office. LEST WE FORGET - NOVEMBER 11th Pg. 9: Winter Family Gathering Tradi- Inside this issue tional Pow Wow Easy Bakers Corner/Handy 2 Pgs. 10-11: Dream Fund Bursary Info Tips/Website Information Pg. 12: Minister of Children and Fam- ily Development Opinion - Editorial List of Paid Support Fees 3 Pgs. 13-15: Aboriginal Childhood Dev. Pg. 16: Gladue Training Workshop KINGCOME INLET FLOODED 4 Pgs. 17-18: Gladue Workshop Info Pg. 19: Downtown Eastside Day of Ac- Government Support 5 tion for Ashley Machisknic Pg. 20: National Chief Shawn A-in-chut BC ELDERS COMMUNICATION CENTER SOCIETY BC ELDERS COMMUNICATION CBC NEWS FLOOD ARTICLE 6 Atleo Letter to the Editor Pgs. 21-22: Electronics Tips King & Queen Thanks 7 Pg. 23: Keeping A Healthy Smile Tips Back Pg: Annual Elders Gathering Info, UBCIC Election Results 8 Our Contact Info, Quotes, and Jokes Easy Bakers Corner – Zucchini Nut Loaf- Conayt F.S. Cookbook In a large mixing bowl stir together 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp baking soda, 1/8 tsp salt, 1 tsp cinnamon, and a 1/4 tsp of nutmeg. In a medium bowl stir together 2 lightly beaten egg whites, 1 1/2 cups of finely shredded zucchini, 3/4 cup of sugar and 3 Tbsp of cooking oil. Add to the flour mixture, stirring just till combined. Add 1/4 cup chopped walnuts. Pour the batter into a greased and floured 8x4x2 loaf pan. Bake at 350°F for 50 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool the bread in the loaf pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then remove bread and cool completely on rack. HANDY TIPS 1. Spray your plastic food containers with nonstick cooking spray before pouring in tomato based sauces and there won't be any stains. 2. Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks. 3. When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help bring out the corn's natural sweetness. 4. A little leftover wine? (it happens): try freezing it into cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces. What Can you please share? The following is a short list of Elders suggestions of what might be shared: Your local Newsletters/Upcoming Local Events/Prayers/Poems/Quotes/Comments/Storytelling/Drawings/Articles of Interest/Native Songs Lyrics/Wellness Seminars/Obituaries, etc. Submissions are best forwarded to me via email by the 15th of the preceding month. If you are interested in providing articles, please do so, I look forward to hearing from anyone who wants to contribute to the content of your newsletter. Gilakasla, Donna Stirling ‘PRESERVING THE PAST’ New Elder’s Website: www.bcelders.com The First Ever Elder’s Website “Preserving the Past” is now online (as of Sept. 2002). Registration forms, booth forms, maps of the host territory, accommodation information, etc. concerning the Annual Elders Gatherings are available each year on the BC Elders Communication Center Society’s website www.bcelders.com as soon as they are made available from each new host community. Issues of your Elders Voice Newsletter are also posted on the website each month, though all issues still continue to be mailed out to your Elder’s Contact People throughout the province (to ensure that no one is left out because of a lack of access to the internet). Disclaimer: Health articles, etc. are provided as a courtesy and neither the BC Elders Communication Center Society’s Board/ Members or anyone working on its behalf mean this information to be used to replace your doctor’s and other profes- sional’s advice. You should contact your family physician or health care worker for all health care matters. Information is provided in the Elders Voice for your reference only. And opinions contained in this publication are not those of Donna Stirling, Coordinator unless her name appears below the material. Page 2 BCECCS 10th Year GRATITUDE LIST Dec. 1st 2009 – Nov. 30th 2010 Year ($250) 1. Indian Residential School Survivors Society 46. Doig River First Nation 2. Ditidaht First Nation 47. Soowahlie Health Services 3. Qualicum First Nation 48. Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs 4. Cowichan Elders 49. Whispering Pines/Clinton Indian Band 5. Tsleil-Waututh Nation 50. Seton Lake Elders 6. Laich-Kwil-Tach Treaty Society 51. Dzawada’enuxw First Nation 7. BC Assoc. of Aboriginal Friendship Centres 52. Tobacco Plains Indian Band 8. Kla-How-Eya Circle of Elders 53. Cook’s Ferry Indian Band 9. BC Transmission Corporation 54. Shxw’ow’hamel First Nation 10. K’omoks First Nation 55. Carrier Sekani Family Services 11. Douglas Band 56. Gitanyow Human Services 12. Kluskus Indian Band 57. Gitxsan Health Society 13. Lower Nicola Indian Band 58. Simpcw First Nation 14. Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society 59. Ulkatcho Indian Band 15. Hartley Bay Village Council 60. Ka:’Yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h’ Nation 16. Squiala First Nation 61. Tansi Friendship Centre Society 17. Akisqnuk First Nation 62. Ts’kw’aylaxw Elders 18. Wei Wai Kum First Nation 63. In-SHUCK-ch Nation 19. Wet’suwet’en First Nation 64. Leq’a:mel First Nation 20. Kitamaat Village Council 65. British Columbia Assembly of First Nations 21. McLeod Lake Tse’khene Elders Society 66. Tsawwassen First Nation 22. Da’naxda’xw First Nation 67. Taku River Tlingit First Nation 23. Gitwangak Education Society 68. Nicomen Indian Band 24. Quatsino Band 69. Ts’lkt Elders (Nuxalk) 25. Spallumcheen Indian Band 70. Eniyud Health Services (Xeni Gwet’in F.N.) 26. Williams Lake Indian Band 71. T’IT’Q’ET Elders Council 27. Bridge River Indian Band 72. Pacheedaht First Nation ($125) 28. Lytton First Nation 73. Yakweakwioose First Nation 29. Lower Kootenay Band 74. Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council 30. Ehattesaht Tribe 75. Mount Currie Band Council 31. Xaxli’p Indian Band 76. Chawathil First Nation 32. Adams Lake Indian Band 77. Canoe Creek Band 33. Kwikwetlem First Nation 78. Wuikinuxv Nation 34. Osoyoos Indian Band 79. St. Eugene Golf Resort Casino 35. Hailika'as Heiltsuk Health Centre 80. Toosey Band ($125) 36. Carnegie Community Centre 81. Heskèn`scutxe Health Services 37. First Nations Health Society 38. We Wai Kai Nation 39. Hesquiaht First Nation 40. Sumas First Nation 41. Kamloops Indian Band 42. Shxwha:y Village 43. Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society 44. Chawathil First Nation 45. Gingolx Elders VOLUME 10 ISSUE 12 Page 3 EMERGENCY PRESS RELEASE BELOW: Dear First Nations Elders and Community Members, Below please find a press release about the devastation of Dzawada'enuxw First Nation (Kingcome Inlet) and the hardship of its 97 members. I know with our people that it doesn’t matter what nation we are from these are our brothers and sisters, our children, grandchildren and our friends and they need our help now! We all know that the government doesn’t jump to help us when problems strike like tainted water or mould- ridden homes, so keeping that in mind; we all need to do whatever we can to help as quickly as we can, as the crisis is happening to these 67 adults and 30 children right now. If every person reading this newsletter across BC could donate and/or come up with fast fundraising campaigns we could make a difference and help these First Nations families. Donations can be made to the Kingcome Inlet Relief Fund at the Coastal Community Credit Union Acct. #726917. Sincerely, Donna Stirling, Coordinator BCECCS For: Dzawada'enuxw First Nation Date issued: September 28, 2010 Contact: Joe Willie, Chairman Primary Phone: 250-974-8203 DZAWADA'ENUXW FIRST NATION VILLAGE FLOODED & EVACUATED Kingcome Inlet, BC, NEWS RELEASE, Sep.28 /CCNMatthews/ - 97 members of the Dzawada'enuxw First Nation of Kingcome Inlet, BC were evacuated by helicopter from the remote and isolated community on the Kingcome River on Saturday September 25, 2010. The Kingcome River flooded its banks and caused severe devastation to the village infrastructure and homes. This was a result of the torrential downpour of rain leading up to the weekend experienced in the North Vancouver Island region. "The Dzawada'enuxw First Nation members who have been evacuated need a sustained and strategic assistance plan from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. We invite Minister John Duncan to visit our village and see for himself the extent of this natural catastrophe and the challenges that we will face in our near future" says Chairman Joe Willie.