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PM#0382659799 Northern Ontario’s First Nation Voice since 1974 Blending Tradition with Technology 6000 copies distributed November 15, 2019 Vol. 46 No. 11 www.wawataynews.ca First Nations NAN holds best practices in education forum Veterans honoured on National Rick Garrick Wawatay News Aboriginal Veterans Access to the land and traditional Day and knowledge were among the issues raised at Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s Best Remembrance Day Practices in First Nations Education Forum, held Nov. 5-7 at the Airlane Wawatay News Hotel and Conference Centre in Thun- der Bay. Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne “One of my biggest beliefs is that Archibald expresses her gratitude we need to give our kids access to the to the brave First Nations men and land,” says Deputy Grand Chief Derek women who served during WWI and Fox. “We need to give them access to WWII on this National Aboriginal culture, access to language, access to Veteran’s Day and upcoming Remem- hunting and fishing, all those things brance Day. that we may not have had as young “On National Aboriginal Veteran’s people ourselves.” Day, we remember the many individuals Fox says he recently participated in who volunteered to serve and paid the a moose hunting trip with youth from ultimate price for us. Their contributions the Matawa communities as well as and the heroic actions during these hor- Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa and rific wars must never be forgotten. Toronto Star journalist Tanya Talaga. Today provides an opportunity to “We started hunting on Thursday honour the legacy of these brave men evening and no one got anything until Rick Garrick/Wawatay News and women who fought for freedom Saturday evening,” Fox says. “So that Deputy Grand Chief Derek Fox spoke about the importance of access to the land and traditional knowledge for education during but also serves as a reminder of the next Sunday we were able to skin it, Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s Best Practices in First Nations Education Forum, held Nov. 5-7 in Thunder Bay. First Nation’s resilience and loyalty quarter it. Some of the (youth) were even when the country we fought and taking out the brain — you can use (it) spoke about the importance of return- and director at the Centre for Indi- our teaching practice.” died for didn’t recognize us as equals. for the hide. They were learning how ing to the teachings during his Mov- gegogy at Wilfrid Laurier University, Absolon says the fourth area is The prejudice was felt by many First to cut the bones open for the bone ing Toward Indigenous Curriculum located in southern Ontario, spoke rekindling the relationship with cre- Nations people serving in these wars, marrow. They were all involved and - Implementing Nishnabe Education about centring Indigenous knowledge ation and rekindling and restoring and the subsequent denial of veteran they were happy to be a part of it.” presentation. in education in an Indigenous way the relationship with the Earth by benefits upon their return was a sting Fox says an 18-year-old youth told “The main theme or the main idea during her keynote presentation on taking students out onto the land and that they would not soon forget and we him he loved being out on the land is returning to our teachings, return- Kina Anishinaabek Kaandoossiwin: teaching them about the seasons, tra- as a people should never forget. This is during a hunting trip on the day before ing to who we are as Cree, as Dene, as Indigegogy (Learning Indigenous ditional harvesting and traditional a day to recognize that we as a country the forum. Anishinabe so that we can teach our Knowledge in an Indigenous Way). medicines. can do better and must do better. “He told me: ‘I don’t know where kids who they are as Cree, as Dene, as “We do that by integrating all com- “And being conscious of our rela- I encourage all to attend one of the this has been all my life — I love it out Anishinabe,” Anderson says. “Because ponents holistically, our spirit, how tionship and our responsibilities to many ceremonies held in honour of here, I love hunting, I love the beauty if we don’t teach them who they are, do we bring spirit into our world, into the Earth,” Absolon says. Aboriginal Veterans, as this is a cele- of the land,’” Fox says. “I share that then we are going to lose them. And our teaching, into our classroom,” The forum also featured a Student bration of their contributions and their experience because I was the same we are losing them in our schools.” Absolon says. “How do we restore Panel; a Teacher Panel; a range of pre- efforts to preserve our culture and tra- way as a kid. I played hockey, went to Anderson says the Elders carry the relationships and engage in relational sentations, including Secret Path Cur- ditions for future generations.” school. But I wish I’d had that access community’s knowledge. accountability with ourselves, with riculum Training, Urban Living Tool- It’s estimated that nearly 12,000 to the land — I probably would have “It’s our Elders who have our people, with creation. Knowledge is kit, Education and Native Language, Indigenous people served during WWI excelled at an earlier stage in my life knowledge so our Elders should be in the third one we need to work on and Why Getting Your Education and WWII, along with the Korean war, in school.” our classroom,” Anderson says. “We restoring, understanding our colonial Agreements Right Matters; a series of including nearly 7,000 First Nations Dave Anderson, who recently retired should be learning from our Elders so history, understanding our treaties, breakout sessions; and a keynote pre- identified citizens. from the Kenanow Faculty of Educa- we can bring that to the classroom — learning about our language, our cul- sentation by Eddy Robinson on Jour- There are more than 1,200 Indige- tion at the University College of the there’s lots of ways of doing it.” ture and integrating other knowledge ney of an Indigenous Student. nous people currently serving in Cana- North, located in northern Manitoba, Kathy Absolon, associate professor keepers and knowledge holders into da’s armed forces. ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐅᐃᐧᒋᒥᓇᐊᐧᑕᒧᒪᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐱᒧᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᒥᓂᑕᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᐣ 2019 ᕑᐃᐠ ᑲᕑᐃᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᒪᓯᓇᑌᓭᐠ Cake Boss ᑌᓂᐢ ᑲᓫᐊᒧᑎ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ ᐃᒪ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᒪᒪᑕᐊᐧᐱᑯ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐅᐃᐧᓂ, ᑊᓫᐊᐟ ᑭᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᔑᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐅᒋᒪᑲᐣ ᑭᒋᒧᑯᒪᐣᐊᐦᑭᐠ ᐯ ᐅᑭᐅᑕᐱᓇᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ. ᓂᓯᑕᐃᐧᓇᑯᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐅᐃᐧᓂ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ 29 ᑕᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐱᒥᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᒪᒪᓯᓇᑌᓭᐨ ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᑭᔭᓂᒪᒋ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᓂ ᐊᒥᐦᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᑭᑫᑕᐠ ᐊᓂᐣ “ᒥᑐᓂ ᐱᑯ ᑲᔭᐧᐠ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑫᐱᐣ ᑕᐣᑭ ᒥᓇ ᒐᐟ ᑕᐣᑭ ᑭᒥᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᒥᓂᑕᐧ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒪᒪᓯᓇᑌᓭ 2009 ᑲᔭᑭᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ TLC ᑫᐃᔑᐱᒧᑕᒪᓱᐨ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧᐣ. ᓂᑐᓇᑐᓇᐣ, ᑕᓴᐧ ᐱᑯ ᑭᔕᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ ᓂᑲᐣ ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐅᐃᐧᓂ. ᐅᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᐱᒧᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᑎᐱᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑲᓂᐠ. “ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᓂᑭᑭᔑᑐᐣ ᑭᔑᑌᐳᐃᐧ ᓂᑎᔑᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᑕᐣ ᑫᓂᔑᐅᓇᒋᑫᔭᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ “ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐅᒋᐊᐧᐸᑕᐦᐃᐁᐧᔭᐠ ᐅᒪ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᑭᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ ᑭᔕᐨ ᐊᓂᐊᔭᑕᐁᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐧᐣ ᑲᐧᓫᐃᐨ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᔕᑊᐁᐧᑭᓯᐠ. “ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᓂᔑᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᓂᐦᓯᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧ ᑭᒥᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᑯᑕᐧᓱ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ - ᐊᓫᐃᓴ ᒥᑭᐢ, ᑫᐊᐸᒋᑐᐨ ᑫᑭᔑᑌᐳᐊᐧᑫᐨ ᑲᐅᔑᐦᐊᐨ ᒥᑭᐢ. “ᐊᒥᐦᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᔦ ᑲᑭᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᔭᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᓂᔭᑲᓇ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑭᔕᐨ ᓂᑲᐧᔭᒋᐅᓀᑕᐣ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᓂᑲᑫᐧᐃᐧᒋᑐᒥᐣ ᐅᓫᐃᑊᔭ ᔕᑊᐁᐧᑭᓯᐠ, ᐯᐳᕑᓫᐃ ᑕᐣᑭ, ᐊᐧᕑᐃᐣ ᑫᑲᐧᐣ ᑐᑲᐣ ᐸᑫᐧᔑᑲᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐅᓴᐃᐧᐱᒥᑌᓂ ᑫᐃᔑᐅᓇᑐᔭᐣ ᓂᑕᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᒪᒋᐃᐧᐣ. ᓂᔓᔭᑭ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐁᑲ ᓇᐦᐃᓭᐠ ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᑲᐃᔑᐅᓇᒋᑫᔭᐣ ᓂᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᒋᔭᓂᑲᐡᑭᑕᒪᓱᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐸᓇᑕᔾᐣ, ᑌᐱᐟ ᑊᓫᐊᐟ ᒥᓇ ᑫᐱᐣ ᑕᐣᑭ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐱ ᑲᒪᒐᐨ ᐊᑎᑯᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᓂᑭᑕᔑᑲᐣ ᓂᑐᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ.” ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᒥᔑᓇᐧ ᐃᓯᓭ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᐧᑲ ᓂᐦᓯᐣ ᒋᓂᓯᑕᐃᐧᓇᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐊᓄᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒐᐟ ᑕᐣᑭ - ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐅᐱᒪᐊᒧᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 18 ᐅᓇᑐᑕᓇᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᒥᒋᒥᐊᑕᐁᐧᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᔕᑊᐁᐧᑭᓯᐠ, ᑲᐱᒧᑐᐨ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᓂᔭᑲᓇ ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᐊᐸᒋᑐᔭᐣ ᑕᓴᐧ ᐱᑯ ᑲᐃᔑᐃᐧᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ,” ᐃᒪ ᑌᓫᑕ ᑲᐯᔑᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᐊᐧᓂᓇᐊᐧᑲᐠ. ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᐃᒪ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ, ᑭᒥᓇ ᐃᑫᐧ ᐁᓂᒥᓄᓭᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐅᓇᒋᑫᔭᐠ.” ᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᕑᓫᐃᐣ ᒥᑭᐢ, NADF ᑲᓂᑲᓂ ᐅᑌᓇᐠ. “ᓂᐣ ᓂᑐᔑᑐᐣ ᐊᐧᑭᐨ ᑲᐊᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑫᑯᑲᐠ,” ᑲᐱᒧᑐᐨ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐅᑯᐃᐧᓂ. ᐯᐳᕑᓫᐃ ᑕᐣᑭ, ᑲᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᐁᐧᐨ ᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐨ. “ᐁᑲ ᑕᐡ ᐊᔭᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᔓᓂᔭᐃᐧ “ᓂᐣ ᐯᔑᐠ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᓇᑫᔭᐸᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᑭᐢ. “ᓇᐣᑕ ᐱᑯ ᐯᔑᑯ ᑯᓯᑲᐧᐣ “ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᑯ ᓂᑭᒋᓀᑕᒥᐦᐃᑯᐣ,” ᐊᐧᑲᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᒪᒋᑕᒪᓱᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᐊᔭᒪᑲᓄᐸᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᓴᐃᐧᐱᒥᑌ ᓂᑕᐸᒋᑐᐣ ᑲᓂᔓᐊᑭᑕᐃᐧᐦᐊᐠ ᐃᑭᑐ ᔕᑊᐁᐧᑭᓯᐠ. “ᓂᓂᑕᐊᐧᓄᑭ. ᐃᔑᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᑊᕑᐊᐣᐢᐃᐧᐠ ᐦᐊᐅᐢ, ᑭᒥᓇ ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐡᑭᐦᐅᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᐁᑲ ᐊᔭᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ ᑲᐃᐡᑯᓄᔭᐸᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᑫᐠ. ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᐃᓯᓭ ᑲᐊᐸᒋᑐᔭᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᒥᓀᐧᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᑲᓂᓯᑕᐃᐧᓇᑯᔭᐣ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐅᐃᐧᓂ. ᑲᑭ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑕᐧ, ᑭᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᒥᑭᐢ, ᑲᐱᒧᑐᐨ ᑫᐠᐢ ᑲᐅᔑᐦᐊᐨ ᐊᓫᐃᓴ, ᓇᐱᐨ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᐃᓇᑭᐣᑌ ᐅᒪ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ.” ᑲᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᑫᐧᐃᐧᔭᐣ ᑲᐱᒧᑐᔭᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ - “ᓂᑭᔭᓂᒪᑕᓄᑭᓇᐸᐣ ᒥᑎᑯᓇᐯᐃᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑕᑭᐃᔑᒪᒐᒪᑲᓯᓄᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᑎᔑᓂᑲᑕᐣ ᐅᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᒥᑭᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒋᐊᓄᑭ ᑲᑫᑯᑫᐨ ᐊᒥ ᐁᔑᓇᑲᐧᐠ ᐁᑭᑌᐯᐧᒪᑲᐠ ᐸᐊᐧᒧᐃᐧᐣ.” ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᐅᒋᒥᓀᐧᑕᒪᐣ ᑕᐡ ᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑯᒥᐣ ᒋᐃᐧᒋᐊᐧᔭᑭᑕᐧ ᐊᑎᑯᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᑭᒥᓇ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᐢ ᐊᓂᐡ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐁᑎᐱᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᑲᐟ ᔕᑊᐁᐧᑭᓯᐠ ᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑕᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐃᓇᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᑕᑕ ᓂᑭᐱᐊᐧᐸᒪ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐱᒧᑐᐨ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᓂ. ᑕᓱᑭᔑᑲ ᐃᒪ ᐊᑎᑯᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ. ᑲᑭᐱᔑ ᐸᐱᒪᓄᑭᐨ ᐅᑭᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐣ ᐱᓂᐡ ᑲᑭᐱᑎᐱᓇᐁᐧ ᐱᒧᑐᐨ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᐅᒪ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ “ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᑯ ᓂᑭᒥᓀᐧᑕᓇᐸᐣ ᐁᑭᓯᓴᐧᑲᐧ ᑫᑲᐧᐠ “ᓂᓀᑕ ᐅᒪ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐅᔑᐦᐊᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑭᔭᓂ ᑲᐡᑭᑐᐨ ᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᑭᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᐨ ᐊᐧᑲᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᐱᒋᒥᓄᓴᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐊᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᐱᐊᐊᐧᔑᔑᐃᐧᔭᐣ ᓂᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᑕᓇᐸᐣ ᑫᑲᐧᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᑭᐢ. “ᓂᑲᑫᐧᑐᑕᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑲ ᑲᐡᑭᐦᐅᐃᐧᓂ ᒥᓇ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᑲᐡᑭᐦᐅᐃᐧᓂ. ᐯᐳᕑᓫᐃ. “ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒪᐠ, ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᑭᑕᑭᒥᓇᐣ.” ᐊᑯ Cake Boss ᑲᒪᓯᓇᑌᓭᐨ ᑫᑲᐧᐣ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᒋᐃᓇᑭᒪᑲᐧ ᐊᓂᐡ ᐊᒥᐦᐃᒪ ᑫᑭᐅᒋ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᓇᑲ ᐅᑭᑫᑕᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑐᑲᐣ ᐃᓇᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᒋᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐅᔑᐦᐊᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᒥ ᑲᑭᐃᓀᑕᒪᐸᐣ ᑫᓂᐣ ᔓᓂᔭᑫᔭᐣ ᑕᓱᑭᔑᑲ.” ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᐃᓇᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫ ᒥᓇ ᐊᔑᐨ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᑭᐱᐃᓇᓄᑭ ᐅᒪ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂ.” ᑭᓇᑐᒪ ᒋᐱᑎᐸᒋᒧᐨ ᔕᓂᐣ ᒥᑕᑕᐊᐧᐱᐣ. ᐃᐁᐧ ᒋᔭᓂᑐᑕᒪᐣ.” ᒥᑭᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐸᐣ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ, ᓇᐸᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ, ᐸᓇᑕᔾᐣ ᑭᒥᓇ ᐊᓄᑭᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧ 2 Wawatay News NOVEMBER 15, 2019 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Business Rick Garrick/Wawatay News Rick Garrick/Wawatay News Rick Garrick/Wawatay News Olivia Shapwaykeesic, business manager for Safeguard Business Beverly Tangie, partner with Protec Building Solutions, accepts the Alyssa Meekis, owner of Cakes by Alyssa, accepts the NADF Youth Systems, accepts the NADF Businesswoman Award. NADF Corporation Award. Entrepreneur Award. NADF celebrates Indigenous business at 2019 awards show Rick Garrick busy” because people have Wawatay News birthdays on almost every day in Deer Lake. The 29th Annual NADF “I’m the only one that makes Awards were presented to six cakes,” Meekis says.