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Snuneymuxw National Aboriginal Day 2014 Volume 7 Issue 38, July 4, 2014 SNUNEYMUXW NATIONAL ABORIGINAL DAY 2014 Snuneymuxw News is published bi-weekly. We welcome your submissions: send to [email protected] Snuneymuxw News National Aboriginal Day and Ground Breaking Ceremony Snuneymuxw Chief, Councillors, Members and local delegates were on hand to celebrate the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the construction of the New Community Building. Gary Manson started off the day with a cultural blessing welcoming everyone. Councillor Bill Yoachim emceed the event, giving highlights of the new building and generating excitement. Then, the official Ground Breaking Ceremony was done by Chief John Wesley, Gary Manson and Nicole Wedholm. The new building drawings were on hand for viewing. Words and excitement by the Community were expressed and everyone got a chance to break the ground where the new community building will be con- structed. Photos courtesy of Dave Bodaly [email protected] 2 Snuneymuxw News After the ceremony, the community went on to enjoy the National Aboriginal Day celebrations. Billy Rae performed music with his mom to the happy crowd. Denise White provided fried bread – “Show me the Doe”. The children enjoyed the Bouncy Castles as the main attraction. Then Chris Good and Clark Good held a lacrosse camp for the youth with Constable Jindy Manj for the fastest shot. The community hosted our first Annual Bike parade which was the day’s highlight. Thank you to everyone that participated and helped out - See you all next year! See all the pictures at: www.snuneymuxw.ca/photos 3 Snuneymuxw News New community building drawings: Street View Main Floor Renderings provided by Castlemain Group Wellness of Children and Aboriginal Day The Snuneymuxw First Nations Health Center would like to acknowledge and thank the Wood- grove Save On Foods for the use of their prize wheel on June 19-20th celebrating the Wellness of Children and Aboriginal Day. Their generous contribution of bananas, apples and oranges were placed in 60 bags and presented to families attending the celebrations. Hay-ch-qua Woodgrove Save On Foods! 4 Snuneymuxw News HEALTH CENTRE IS ACCREDITED! The SFN Health Team has been informed by Accreditation Canada that the Snuneymuxw Health Centre meets its national standards and has been fully accredited! This is similar to other health institutions such as VIHA and the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. “This is a major accomplishment for our Nation”, commented Health Administrator, Sandra Good. “It has been a three year journey for our Health Team and the result is that we have achieved a major accomplishment that will benefit the entire community.” The accreditation was announced on June 6 following a three-day survey of the Health Centre’s policies, practices and intensive interviews with SFN leaders, Health Team members and cli- ents of the Health Centre. The accreditation surveyors found that the Health Centre met 320 of Accreditation Canada’s standards and only missed 10 criteria. “The organization is commended on its commitment to using accreditation to improve the quality and safety of the services it offers to its clients and its community”, the final Accreditation Canada report said. The Accreditation Canada surveyors reported: “Clients interviewed reported very positively on the care and ser- vices they have received. Some clients stating their lives have changed for the better. The clients also reported a ‘home-like atmosphere’ at the Health Centre. There were no negative comments received from clients.” The Health Team achieved a perfect 100% score in two essential categories, Home Support Services and Aborigi- nal Community Health and Welfare. In two other categories--Infection Prevention and Control and Leadership for Aboriginal Health services--ratings of 93% and 95% were achieved. “We are very proud of everybody involved, from Chief and Council, our partners and every member of the Health Team. Without their total effort, this would not have been possible”, Sandra said. A community celebration of this achievement is planned for August. “We hope that the entire commu- nity will turn out to celebrate”, concluded Sandra. Sandra Good along with Accreditation Canada surveyors Debbie Davis Van Every and Linda Sundevic. 5 Snuneymuxw News Community Genealogy Picnic On Sunday, June 22nd, there was a community BBQ and picnic on the grounds of the community kitchen. The gathering’s purpose was to share a meal and to dis- cuss our genealogy, who are we and where did our fam- ilies start. The day was celebrated with sockeye salmon, potato salad and steamed rice. There was a good and very interesting discussion about our family roots, where our families started out, along with a few laughs, realizing how we are all connected. Although it was a small gathering, it was a great day. Many thanks to Chris Good for providing the fish. Thank you, from the SFN Health Centre. 6 Snuneymuxw News ‘”Our Dreams Matter Too” Walk for Wellness on June 19th The walk was to provide awareness for First Nation Children living off reserve who get less funding for education, Child Welfare and health. To hold up our children and youth and ensure they know that their dreams matter too! The event was held at Maffeo Sutton park. The Health Centre had a booth with a ‘Spin the Medicine Wheel’. They had a great time assisting people in realizing the little things they do in a day to keep themselves healthy Spiritually, Emotionally, Physically and Mentally. We would like to thank Central Drugs, London Drugs, Walmart, and Target for their donations. 7 Snuneymuxw News Year End Celebration concluding the school year! On June 30th, the Snuneymuxw Education celebrated the end of another school year! A good time was enjoyed by all. The highlight of the evening was the announcement that Darcy Good had been accepted into UBC Medical Uni- versity. In four years our young Darcy will be a doctor! Darcy spoke to those in attendance, inspiring them to follow their dreams. Darcy began, “To all my fellow students in the community, find out what inspires and motivates you.” He is a remarkable young man that has a dream and he is following it. “Learning becomes so much more enjoyable when you pur- sue your passions. When you learn about what interests you, it's no longer work; it becomes a way of life and a hobby that is insatiable. It can be hard at times to continue through your education, so make it easier in any way that you can. There are many opportunities to pursue anything that you can dream of, so take advantage of that and make our community stronger. “ Darcy concluded by saying, “Happiness comes from within, and following a path that you set for yourself is one of the first steps you need to take. And always remember that I'm always avail- able if you have any questions about education or the pursuit of knowledge, whether you're in elementary, high school, university, or you want to con- tinue on with your education.” Congratulations Darcy! 8 Snuneymuxw News Congratulations to Emmy Manson for receiving her Masters in Social Work! MENTAL HEALTH - Men’s and Women’s Groups Cancelled Both the Men’s and Women’s Groups have been cancelled for the summer months and will resume in September. If you are in need of support call us at 250-740-2337 and set up an ap- pointment with one of our counsellors. If you are in crisis call 1-888-494-3888 for the Crisis Line and 911 for Police Assistance. 9 Snuneymuxw News 10 Snuneymuxw News 11 Snuneymuxw News Immunization Stories from Parents First time parents... For my son, when we brought him home after his immunizations, he had a fever (...) and he experienced that through the night (...) at first my husband and I, because we were first time parents. He was upset and we were upset because we were up through the night with him but then looking back, this was much better than him hav- ing one of those horrible diseases that he was just vaccinated against. - First Nations mother, BC It just makes sense... I think it's important for everyone in our community and in our family to be immunized to stay healthy and con- tinue to be healthy and to pass it on to our children and grandchildren - the importance of being immunized. With the knowledge of these diseases and what you can do to prevent them, it just makes sense for people to go in and do whatever they can to prevent getting these diseases.- First Nations Elder, BC We need to protect ourselves... I think vaccinations are really important in our community, and in Aboriginal communities. Things like flu, the people that are most susceptible are children, babies and Elders. We lost so many of our Elders. They carry our knowledge, they carry our languages and our traditions and we really need to have them as long as we can and keep them healthy. So protecting them against those diseases means vaccinating your children. - First Nations nurse and mother, BC My daughter is very healthy... I did choose to get my daughter immunized just because with her age and her entering daycare, she might come into contact with people who have the disease. The nurses were very helpful. My experience has been pretty good and I think they did their job very well and now my daughter is very healthy so I think it had something to do with it. - First Nations mother, BC 12 Snuneymuxw News Cedar Ball Hockey Challenge Association hosting their Fifth Annual Cedar Ball Hockey Challenge Event DJ Entertainment • 50/50 Draws • Raffles and Prizes • Concession Cedar Ball Hockey Challenge Association (CBHCA) is hosting a ball-hockey tournament taking place at the SFN Lacrosse Box this coming weekend July 4th to 6th.
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