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Chiefs Council Report 2019 / 2020 Chiefs Council Report Prepared for the Matawa 32nd Annual General Meeting Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability TABLE OF CONTENTS Chiefs Council Vision and Mission . 2 Chief Celia Echum Obituary . 3 Current Matawa Chiefs Council . 7 DEPARTMENT UPDATES Chiefs Council Support Services . 8 RESOLUTION UPDATES - 2019 AGM 1. Acceptance of Chairperson and Co-Chairperson for the Matawa 31st AGM . 12 2. Acceptance of 31st Annual Matawa Chiefs Assembly Agenda . 12 3. Conti nuati on of Funding for the Well-Being Pilot Project . 12 4. Justi ce Issues Aff ecti ng Matawa First Nati ons . 13 5. Homelessness Issues Aff ecti ng Matawa First Nati ons . 14 6. Support for Journey to our Homelands . 14 7. Support for the Creati on of a Matawa Two-Spirits Group . 15 8. Support for a 5-Year Renewal of Aboriginal Skills Advancement Program . 15 9. Support for Matawa’s Applicati on to CEAA’s Indigenous Capacity Program . 16 10. Matawa First Nati ons Financial Management Support Strategy . 16 11. Signing of Connect to Innovate Contributi on Funding Agreement . 17 12. Rapid Lynx Telecommunicati ons Company Opportunity for Growth . 17 13. Matawa First Nati ons Board Representati ves Reporti ng to Matawa AGMs . 18 14. Matawa First Nati ons Tribal Chair/Spokesperson . 18 15. Daycare/Headstarts in all 9 Matawa First Nati on Communiti es . 19 16. Eagle’s Earth Addicti ons Treatment & Wellness Centre . 19 17. Dawson Court Feasibility Study . 19 18. Community Electronic Medical Records (cEMR) Musti muhw Info Sharing . 20 19. Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre Youth Housing Initi ati ve . 20 20. Confi rmati on of Matawa Educati on and Care Centre as an Eligible School . 20 21. Educati on Transformati on . 21 22. Funding Under Jordan’s Principle . 22 23. Funding for Inquest Initi ati ves . 23 24. Additi onal Financial and Technical/Trades Resources for Nibi Services . 24 2019 - 2020 Matawa Chiefs Council Report RESOLUTION UPDATES - 2019/2020 CHIEFS MEETINGS 25. Rescinding of Matawa Chiefs Council Resoluti on #01-13/12/2018 . 24 26. First Nati ons Parti cipati on in REA Technical Tables/Negoti ati ons 2019/2020 . 25 27. Support for the Matawa Learning Insti tute . 26 28. Support for the 3-Year Matawa Financial Advisory Services Strategy/Proposal . 26 29. Appointment of the Sioux Lookout FNs Chiefs Committ ee on Health . 27 30. Support for Matawa Child & Adolescent Juvenile Diabetes Strategy . 27 31. Personal Protecti ve Equipment Procurement . 28 32. Support for Off /On-Reserve Funding App during COVID-19 Pandemic . 29 33. Support for the Matawa Emergency Educati on Response Plan . 30 34. Analysis of Injuries, Chronic Disease, Mental Health & Addicti ons Trends . 31 The Matawa Chiefs Council passed 34 Resoluti ons in total in 2019/2020. This is down from 38 Resoluti ons the year before. © Produced by Matawa First Nati ons Management. Any duplicati on of this document without writt en prior permission of the Matawa First Nati ons Management is prohibited. MATAWA FIRST NATIONS MANAGEMENT 233 Court Street South, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 2X9 Ph: (807) 344-4575 Toll-Free: 1-800-463-2249 Email: recepti [email protected] Web: www.matawa.on.ca 32nd Annual AGM - Webequie First Nation 1 Matawa Chiefs Council VISION We will do whatever is necessary in order to protect our land, our water and our resources for the future generations. We agree that we must stand together in order to ensure our nation is protected. Therefore, we assert our Aboriginal and Treaty rights to the land, water and resources by requiring written consent before any development activity may proceed. Failure to consult, accommodate and receive the consent of the First Nation(s) to proceed with any work or activity is an unjustified infringement upon our Aboriginal, Treaty and Custodial rights as First Nations. MISSION 1. Protection of our land, our water and our resources. 2. Protection of our Rights as Peoples of the Land. We have Inherent, Aboriginal Title, Custodial and Treaty Rights. 3. We respect and trust the autonomy of each First Nation, respecting each other’s priorities and paths to reach our common goals. 4. We want to maximize opportunities for our Peoples in any developments that they consent to, such as resource revenue and economic benefits. 5. We will achieve our goals through control and ownership of any development and activities in our territories. 2 2019 - 2020 Matawa Chiefs Council Report IN LOVING MEMORY OF Chief Ashe Celina (Celia) Echum DEC 15, 1952 - MAY 9, 2020 OUR COLLEAGUE, OUR FRIEND. YOU WILL BE MISSED. 32nd Annual AGM - Webequie First Nation 3 Love is how you stay alive. Even after you are gone. An article from Windspeaker, May 12, 2020 The family announces with sorrow the sudden passing of Chief Ashe Celina (Celia) Echum at Geraldton District Hospital on Saturday May 9, 2020 at the age of 67 years. Beloved wife of Gabriel Echum (passed August 26, 2013), and dearest mother of Vincent Echum (Sonia), Derek Echum (Lisa), Scott Echum (Krista-Lee), Myles Echum, and Troy Echum (Britt ney) of Longlac, Ontario. She is survived by her mother, Sarah Jane McKay (Kitchnuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nati on), and also by fi ve of her siblings: Robson McKay (Winnipeg, Manitoba), Stephanie McKay (Kitchenumaykoosib Inninuwug First Na- ti on), Esther Tait (Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nati on), Keith McKay (Joyce) of Kasabonika First Nati on, and Joe McKay (Elsie) of Sandy Lake First Nati on. Celia was the second-oldest child of the eight children in the family, and she was the eldest of the four girls in the family. She is also survived by her sister-in-law Theresa Mo- rin (Ron) of North Bay, Ontario. Celia was predeceased by: her late husband Gabriel Echum, her father Cornelius McKay, her sister Eva Ostaman, and her brother Marlon (“Roland”) McKay. Celia was also predeceased by her sister-in-law Alvina Echum-Aber- not, and by her brother-in-law George Abernot. A� er the passing of George in 2005 and Alvina in 2011, Celia took on their children as her own: Cheryl Imbeault (Edmonton), George Echum (Longlac), Clarine Echum (Lon- glac), and Ron Echum (Thunder Bay), as well as their children (her grandchildren). Celia will be sadly missed by not only her children, but also by her grandchildren, and her great-grandchildren. Celia also had numerous nieces and nephews, far too many to list. Celia will be greatly missed by everyone who knew her, as she was a “people’s Chief” just as her husband Gabriel was. She sacrifi ced her life for the bett erment of the people and of the community that she served. She was an intelligent, strategic, and powerful leader for the Ginoogaming First Nati on people. Like her husband Gabriel, as a Chief, Celia put the peoples’ needs ahead of her own personal needs. In taking care of everyone as best she could, Celia possessed a drive to assist others that is rare, that most of us do not have. Celia was born in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nati on (a.k.a. “Big Trout”), and as a child she att ended the Cecilia Jeff rey Residenti al School in Kenora. She would tell stories of how she witnessed abuse that the other chil- dren were facing. In her later years, Celia spoke of running away from the residenti al school at ti mes, so that she could endure the pain of punishment with her fellow students, so they would not have to face suff ering alone. Celia later arrived at Geraldton High School, 33 km west of Longlac, in the 1960’s in search of Ontario Secondary School educati onal att ainment. It was during those years, at the age 14-15, when she met the love of her life: Ga- briel Echum of Ginoogaming First Nati on, who she would later marry in 1970 a� er she completed her secondary school studies. Gabriel would become Ginoogaming First Nati on Chief in 1973, and this commenced their family’s politi cal life of dedicati on to the Ginoogaming First Nati on people, which would conti nue on for the following fi ve decades. A� er the birth of her fi rst four sons in 1970-1975, Celia att ended Laurenti an University via distance educati on to att ain her Community Health Representati ve (CHR) certi fi cati on. She excelled at this role in her assistance to the Ginoogaming First Na- ti on community members. She built strong relati onships with the local people. While living in Ginoogaming First Nati on with her husband Gabriel and their fi ve sons (Troy Echum born later on, in 1982), Celia culti vated very close relati onships with local community Elders, and especially Gabriel’s father David Echum (“Omie”) who passed on in 2001 at the age of 91 and his wife Elizabeth Echum (“Zebate”) who passed on a few years before David.
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