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September 2019, in Odanak W8BANAKI PILASKW ODANAK ABENAKI NEWSPAPER VOLUME 14 - NUMBER 3 fall 2019 Nd'elosa Odanak: I walk to the village Word from the Chief Kwei fellow band members, Hope you all had a great summer and took time to rest and enjoy the abundant benefits of holiday. Sun, family and a little fun are the gifts of this past season. Our 60th anniversary pow wow was a success bringing family and friends down memory lane. Coming into the fall season we are facing a monumental junction as a nation. As mentioned in my last articles many changes are coming in the areas of land management, "f nothing is done, we will lose our culture along with our land", warns Mali Obomsawin. jurisdictional laws, cannabis, wills and testaments and status and registrations. BY MALI OBOMSAWIN healing (I call it my “spiritual new year”). I feel At the end of kikas pôgwas, I did a blessed to be able to intimately come to know Throughout this summer changes to the Indian act, which the land and route that our W8banaki completely do away with the inequities between genders with ceremonial run along our sacred rivers and historic trails– from Dartmouth College in ancestors have always traveled, and the respect to the registration of our children and their children, W8bankis that continue this ceremony. have come into force. This change is called “6-1 all the way”. New Hampshire to Odanak. The journey was 215 miles, crossed the Canada-U.S. border, and Last spring as I was preparing to graduate This change incites a very important reflection on our part as took 5 days. My sister Tagwôngo and father from college, I was making visits to Odanak to a nation. Tom Obomsawin joined and road-crewed for learn how to make my regalia for graduation. me on the journey, and I am happy to share my On one of my drives to Odanak, I was In the 90s when this inequity in the Indian act discriminated experience with my fellow W8banaki people reflecting on how connected I feel to the against our women and did not allow their children to be upon the Grand Council’s request! Eastern W8banaki territories in Maine, but recognized as equals, we came together to try and rectify this. My name is Mali Obomsawin, and I have how disconnected I felt from the Western From the efforts of the time, the citizen code was developed been coming to Odanak my whole life to visit territories of New Hampshire, Vermont, and and adopted. It’s main reason for being developed was to ensure family and attend powwow and other southern Quebec. I felt separated from our that lands could remain in families following the death of our ceremonies. I am now 23 and graduated from land, and W8banaki didn’t feel like one elders, male or female. With the recent change in the Indian act Dartmouth College last June (2018). I grew up Dawnland, but multiple, scattered pieces. this document would stand to become obsolete. As a nation in Maine near Norridgewock, the site of the Moreover, I was feeling guilty for graduating we have to think seriously about the impact of not addressing 1724 massacre of our people and Father Rasles from a colonial institution responsible for such this very important step in the process of establishing the by Roger’s Rangers, and from whence many tremendous cultural damage to the W8banaki foundation for the survival of our Abenaki nation. Abenaki, including our family, came to people through erasure, land theft, and Odanak. Christianization. I told myself that when I Not addressing the citizenship, membership and residency Growing up in Maine, my siblings, Dad, and graduate, I’ll focus my attention on learning codes will only stand to ensure the eventual vanishing of our I annually joined the Penobscots and other our language and cultural arts better, which nation. With all of us, men or women now having the same Wabanaki for local ceremonies, including their hold so much of our traditional knowledge and criterion for recognition and registry we need to act to ensure sacred journey along the Penobscot River to ways of thinking. that our nation conserves its blood quantum and identity. their spiritual center, Mt. Katahdin, which the Disregarding this important element can jeopardize our Penobscots have been making since ancient integrity as a nation. times. Every year, the journey is incredibly - CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 - We will be addressing this issue as a priority this fall. I hope to have many of you participate in this crucial process. NEXT PUBLIC GENERAL MEETING In peace and friendship, Wednesday, September 25th, 2019, at 7:00 pm at the Community Chief Rick O’Bomsawin Center, 58, Waban-Aki Street. For more information (450) 568-2810 2 Word from Councillors and equip themselves for this type specifically at the ITA (Institut of journey. technologique agroalimentaire) in For example, dissection and management and technologies of suture, ultrasound and laparoscopy agricultural enterprises. workshops were given to Congratulations and much success participating students. They were in your future plans. also fortunate enough to work with a number of health professionals such as Dr. Stanley FLORENCE BENEDICT Vollant, surgeon. Councillor Hubert Latour, age 10 and son Thaya will begin her Secondary of Nathalie Cardin and Martin 5 this fall and will eventually enter Kwai, Latour, was awarded the trophy for the health field. the most-improved player during Hello to all you loyal readers of the last season in minor hockey, as our quarterly journal. a novice player for the St-David I hope you had a nice summer Penguins. vacation. I would like to take this Congratulations Hubert! opportunity to wish all our students a safe return to school for Hubert will be in grade 5 this fall the 2019-2020 semeste r! For this at Vincent-Lemire. edition, I do not want to talk about myself, but rather to share important moments in the lives of our children who have Délya Gamelin Rainville, distinguished themselves at the 17 years old and daughter of local and provincial levels, and in Nancy Gamelin and Robert different areas of activities. Rainville, was awarded a Let's start with Louka certificate in Flag Football as a O'bomsawin, 9, son of Atoan player of excellence in 2019. She O'bomsawin and Evelyne Boisvert. also received the very distinguished medal of the In closing, I would like to take I would like to congratulate Louka Thaya Lachapelle, age 17 and this opportunity to congratulate all and his dek hockey team, as they daughter of Johanne Lachapelle, National Assembly, which rewarded her sustained efforts for graduates, bachelor's graduates, are the big winners of the Dek received a certificate of masters and doctoral students and Hockey Tournament - Final (b) recognition by completing the First her great improvement during the last five years in high school and future recipients for the 2019-2020 Atom, which was held in Nations youth course entitled period, wherever you may be. Drummondville last July. Louka “Mini-School of Medicine” (Mini- was even awarded a $ 75 école de medicine) which aims at scholarship. Délya completed her You, dear Abenaki students, are contributed to the win with 2 the future and hope of our Nation. goals and one assist. introducing Aboriginal youth in high school studies at Notre-Dame- Congratulations to the champions! secondary 3, 4 and 5 to the field of de-l'Assomption College in Nicolet. health and provide support to She is now in the agricultural field Thank you and see you soon, Louka will enter the Vincent in Saint-Hyacinthe, more Lemire School this fall in grade 4. young people who want to prepare Wliwni Last July, elders were very happy elections will be held. I know there that I am running for an eighth term. to participate in the 60th edition of will be great changes in terms of I want you to know that after almost the Odanak Pow Wow. Some of our Indian affairs for our communities, 14 years in office, I'm still motivated elders even had a craft or kitchen and I want to be part of these to represent the people in my kiosk on the event site. We had a discussions because our future community. Your support will be very good time. I take this generations must be protected. It is much appreciated. opportunity to congratulate the with pride that I announce to you Thank you for your trust. Pow Wow organizing committee. The event was a success all along the line. CLAIRE O'BOMSAWIN With the terribly hot summer we Councillor had, I requested 34 air conditioning units from the Abenakis of Odanak Council for our community elders; a request that was granted. I would Dear Odanak community like to thank Chief Rick members, O'Bomsawin for his support in this All the elders’ activities (lunches, process. The air conditioners were meals on wheels, Saturday installed after the Pow Wow. This is breakfasts) ended for the summer an initiative I am very proud of period and returned to service in because it proves that the well-being September. Elders spent a of our elders is important to us. wonderful holiday period and had After all, our elders built our plenty to do. Indeed, a variety of community. In addition, we want Thank you all for participating in the aqua fit classes! summer activities such as a corn them to maintain their roast and various trips took place. independence for as long as possible Why aqua fitness? We even took aquafitness classes at by allowing them to stay in their - When we are in the water there is only 50% of our body weight, therefore the community pool thanks to the homes despite the summer heat.
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