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Fort Albany First Nation Mushkegowuk Council Weehtamakaywin Newsletter Fall Edition NEWLY ELECTED GRAND CHIEF & DEPUTY GRAND CHIEF TAKE OFFICE PAGE 1 issue no. 4 Grand Chief CONTENTS Jonathon Solomon Grand Chief Welcome pg. 1 Wahchee-yek, Greetings Deputy Grand Chief Welcome pg. 2 First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for giving Executive Director Report me the opportunity to be your Grand pg. 3 Chief of Mushkegowuk Council. Employment & Training I am very humbled and blessed to be pg. 5 in this role. I would like to first thank my God for his many blessings in my Grand Chief’s Commit to a life, and this is one of them, to be your Better Working Relationship Grand Chief. pg. 6 I also would like to say thank you to Improving our Community Policing Services the most important people in my life, pg. 7 my wife Linda and my children for their support and also, you, the People of Mushkegowuk Aski for bestowing on Past Grand Chiefs Tribute me this honor. Gitchi meegwetch. pg. 8 For these past few days, I have been in office, I have read many of the briefing The Real Agreement As Orally notes on the many files that the previous Grand Chief and Deputy Grand Agreed To - Mushkegowuks Chief have been working and certainly they are important projects. As we Bottom Line move forward, there are many more issues that we will as a region will tackle. pg. 10 Foremost the well being of our People. GIS Centre Activities There are many challenges and certainly there will be more but if we stay the pg. 11 course, I am sure we can achieve a lot. We need to be united. We need to stand together and we need to speak in one voice. It is only then we will begin to see Western James Bay Telecom the results. Network Update pg. 12 Our First Nation communities are diverse but with the same symptoms,such as poor living conditions, poverty, health issues etc. Recognizing and respecting Happiness & Prosperity Message the diversity, then can we move forward and progress for a better and healthy pg. 13 future and I look forward to being part of this. Upcoming Events At this time I cannot comment on the issues before us as I am in the transition pg. 14 period of grasping the many files of the Grand Chief’s office. I look forward to the Annual General Assembly that is scheduled on October 21, 22, 23 in the homeland of Missanabie Cree First Nation. Cover Photo by Doug Cheechoo On a safe note. goose and moose hunting season is among us and I plea for you 1 WEEHTAMAKAYWIN | FALL EDITION to stay safe, handle your gun in a safety manner. Also if you and your hunting partner(s) or family are hunting with you and are traveling by boat, I urge you to wear your life jacket. I, as your Grand Chief look forward to the future opportunity to work, advocate on your behalf. I made a pledge to work hard and commit to do my best to serve the People and the Council of Chiefs. These are the wise words of late Elder James (Jeemis) Wesley that have stuck with you me for many years. “Do not be afraid. Do not hesitate. Do not Fear”. It is these wise words, as your Grand Chief, I will remember and use politically. Gitchi meegwetch (Thank you very much) and God Bless You All. Submitted By Jonathan Solomon, Grand Chief of Mushkegowuk Council Deputy Grand Chief Rebecca Friday It is with great honor to be your next Deputy Grand Chief of Mushkegowuk Council. I thank the Creator for allowing me to represent you all and the trust that is put upon me to serve you, to the best of my ability to do the work that is needed to be done. I thank my husband Bertie and my children, for the greatest support they have given me during this time, and also believing in me to do the work I will be doing for the next four years. I believe in working together, in unity for all nations, we can achieve much more. There is so many items that we need to work on and it has to start as soon as possible. As I have stated in my platform, we need to be proactive. The first and foremost is our Treaty Rights. During this transition, I will be briefing myself with the previous work that the Grand Chief and Deputy Grand Chief has done. These issues will continue to move forward with a lot of involvement with our Council of Chiefs and our people. Have a safe Fall Hunt! Meegwetch Submitted by, Rebecca Friday, Deputy Grand Chief of Mushkegowuk Council MUSHKEGOWUK COUNCIL NEWSLETTER 2 Executive Director Donna Seary Summer is nearly over; and fall is just around the corner. Shortly families will be heading to their camps for the fall hunt. Congratulations to the two successful candidates for the positions of Grand Chief and Deputy Grand Chief. On behalf of the Council of Chiefs and staff we congratulate and welcome our new Grand Chief Jonathan Solomon and Deputy Grand Chief Rebecca Friday. We look forward to the next four years and to the positive changes that will be made in our organization and the Mushkegowuk communities. This is the first time we have had a female in the position of Deputy Grand Chief. We look forward to working with the Deputy Grand Chief and the issues that are important to her and to the region. After many years at Mushkegowuk Council it is with a saddened heart that we say goodbye to our Deputy Grand Chief Leo Friday; and at the same time congratulate Leo on his successful candidacy in his community of Kashechewan as Chief. We wish Chief Leo Friday all the best and look forward to working together. Administration and Financial Update We are finalizing our 2014/15 fiscal year. This was Mushkegowuk Council’s first year under the new Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) Tier 3 budget of $500,000. We suffered a 60% cut in funds. We expect to be in a deficit this year but at this point in time we are not sure how much. The audit will be finalized shortly. We continue to keep an eye on our spending as much as we can. Orientation Manual is a work-in-progress. The manual will be provided to all new staff and current staff. All necessary information, forms, etc., will be accessible and at every staffs’ fingertips. Examples of all forms are also included. This will be made available to the First Nation community offices. Microsoft in-house training has started. Barb Duffin is providing the training. The goal is to have all staff trained (new and existing). (Microsoft: Word, Excel, REMINDER Outlook, Power Point) Training is also available to our communities. All Resolutions are available for Our ‘Go Paperless’ initiative is underway. Our goal by 2016 is to have everyone review on our website at accessing and using the on-line “shared drive” templates. These templates www.mushkegowuk.com include travel, leave, p.o.’s etc. 3 WEEHTAMAKAYWIN | FALL EDITION Another template we will be utilizing is the Attendance Mushkegowuk Office Building – Moose template. Staff will be able to track their own leave Factory throughout the year and be responsible for keeping tabs on their leaves. At some point in the near future the rest of the building will require renovations – new roof, new windows, new The Finance staff is setting up the Attendance template electrical panel to name a few. The cost will be quite for each employee and is being trained to utilize it so that substantial and until we can afford it we will not be their time is spent efficiently. proceeding. However what we are doing is freshening up the building by painting and cleaning the building. We are also looking into adding the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). At this stage we are currently exploring Special Mamowihitowin of the Omushkegowuk additional benefits of dental and health (eye glasses, dental, and prescription drugs). A Special Assembly will be held in Missanabie Cree First Nation, at Dog Lake, October 20, 21 and 22, 2015. Due to We continue to review, revise and update existing and the tribal council funding cuts MC business will be held outdated policies and procedures. over two or three days for cost saving measures. On-line training for the staff is to be provided and Western James Bay Telecom Network (WJBTN) completed by April 2016 - Occupational Health & Safety, Violence in the Work Place and Sexual Harassment. I continue to be the Mushkegowuk Council representative for WJBTN. Sally Braun, WJBTN General Manager provides Election for Grand Chief and Deputy Grand an update in this newsletter. You can also find them Online Chief Positions at www.wjbtn.com November 2014 the cost of the by-election was Mushkegowuk Council Website approximately $25,000. This year’s election, the costs are approximately $35,000.00 to $40,000.00. To keep costs Jon Kapashesit, Communications Officer, has made great down we took over some of the responsibilities and costs. changes to our website, such as updating the department information, job postings, and regular site maintenance. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)/Mushkegowuk Council (MC) Copies of the Newsletter are sent out to all our First Nation communities. To save costs the Newsletter is printed in Work Plan house and distributed by our staff. You can also view our newsletter on our website at www.mushkegowuk.com.
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