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Northern Ontario’s First Nation Voice since 1974 Blending Tradition with Technology 6000 copies distributed October 15, 2019 Vol. 46 No. 10 www.wawataynews.ca Wahgoshig Webequie shares Environmental First Nation Assessment process for new supply road opens
Rick Garrick wellbeing of our people and commu- medicinal Wawatay News nity come first,” Wabasse says. “Our approach is about building our com- Webequie Chief Cornelius Wabasse munity from within. It is a building- marijuana shared information about the commu- out strategy based on our inherent nity’s Environmental Assessment (EA) rights and self determination as a First process for its proposed Webequie Sup- Nation. As a First Nation, we have pro- ply Road Project on Oct. 9 in Thunder vided a list of priorities to the govern- dispensary Bay. ment of Ontario of our First Nation “Our goal is to share information needs — we want to be proactive, we John Gagnon about the potential Webequie Supply want to be transparent, we want to Road Project and gather feedback from be collaborative and we want to build The first medical marijuana dis- our citizens, partners and the public relationships with other First Nations, pensary has opened up in Wahgoshig about the potential project,” Wabasse government and industry.” First Nation. Wahgoshig is located says. “The information we collect will Wabasse says the needs of the 50km from the Quebec border and help our community to make informed community must always come first 50km from Matheson, Ontario. Wah- decisions about the potential impacts throughout the Environmental Assess- goshig as a community have embraced and opportunities from the supply ment process. the medical marijuana train and are road service with our First Nation. The “We will make sure that Webequie capitalizing on both the economic and supply road could help us move mate- First Nation is not left behind on any health benefits coming from hemp and rials, supplies and people from our potential opportunities on our lands,” marijuana. remote Webequie First Nation airport Wabasse says. “We are taking leader- George Sackaney and Darren to the McFaulds Lake area in our tradi- ship on our own lands. A supply road Degrosseilliers are the owners of Mah- tional territory.” offers many potential opportunities ingan Traditional: Mahingan Healing! McFaulds Lake is located about 70 and benefits for Webequie First Nation, Rick Garrick/Wawatay News Alternative Health Products. How did kilometres east of Webequie in the but we also want to assess impacts.” Gordon Wabasse, Webequie’s lands and resource director and chair of Webequie’s the process of opening a dispensary Ring of Fire mineral exploration area. The consultation and engagement project management team, speaks about his community’s Environmental Assess- begin George? “When we first started “This is the first Environmental process for the Environmental Assess- ment process for a proposed Webequie Supply Road Project during an open house we went through a procedure of what Assessment in Ontario to be led and ment process follows Webequie’s own on Oct. 9 in Thunder Bay. the band council wanted so we pro- driven by a First Nation under the Three-Tier Approach to economic vided all the paperwork and got the new Federal Impact Assessment Act,” development, which focuses on com- green light from the Chief and Coun- Wabasse says. “As a community, we munity first, overall wellbeing and pre- cil to open up. There was a big func- are taking every measure to be proac- serving Indigenous culture. of our way of life in terms of our tradi- Terms of Reference. The Terms of Ref- tion going on at the community centre tive, transparent and collaborative in “The centre piece is the community, tional way of life, lands, language and erence included details on the project’s and the OPP happen to be there, it was this process, respecting our people, our the second tier is our way of life and our territories, and it is more culturally framework and work plan as well as a job fair, I went over and introduced lands and our relationships. The focus the third tier is partnerships and work- appropriate that the community leads project studies, consultation activities myself to the OPP officer and she was is to assess development opportunities ing together,” says Gordon Wabasse, the EA process. The third tier is the and a review of potential environmen- the liaison. I told her Darren and I while practicing our First Nation Envi- Webequie’s lands and resource direc- partnership of the model that we inte- tal effects. would like to request a meeting with ronmental Stewardship responsibilities tor and chair of Webequie’s project grate with the EA in terms of working Webequie plans to finalize and sub- you guys and let you know what we to ensure both land protection and eco- management team. “So we integrate collaboratively together with various mit the Terms of Reference to the Min- were doing. nomic benefits.” our Environmental Assessment on this ministerial agencies.” istry of Environment, Conservation Wabasse says his community is not particular project in terms of how it A team from the Webequie Supply and Parks later this fall. Information on opposed to development. will impact our community in terms Road project were at the open house, the project is available online at: www. see DISPENSARY page 2 “We want to ensure our citizens can of creating jobs and opportunities. On which was held at the Victoria Inn, to supplyroad.ca. participate and that the needs and the second tier we look at the impacts provide information about the draft ᑕᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌ ᒥᑲᓇ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧᐠ ᒋᓇᒧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᕑᐃᐠ ᑲᕑᐃᐠ ᓂᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧᐊᐦᑭᒥᓇᓂᐠ.” ᓂᑲᓀᑕᑲᓂᓂᐊᐧᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᐧᐸᐢ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᓂᑲᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐊᔭᒥᐦᐃᑎᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ. ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᐃᐁᐧ ᓂᐦᓯᐣ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᐠᐸᐧᓫᐟ ᓴᑲᐃᑲᐣ ᐃᔑᑕᑲᐧᐣ 70 ᑭᓫᐊᒥᑐᕑᐢ “ᓂᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᓇᓂᐠ ᐃᑯ ᓂᐃᐧᐅᒋ ᐅᓀᑕᒥᐣ ᑲᓂᐱᒪᓄᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᐠ ᒋᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑎᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᑲᓀᓂᔭᐢ ᐊᐧᐸᐢ ᐅᑭᑎᐸᑐᑕᐣ ᐊᐧᐸᓄᐠ ᐃᓀᑫ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧᐠ ᑲᑕᓇᓄᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᓂᔑᒪᑕᓄᑭᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ. ᓂᑕᐸᒋᑐᒥᐣ ᒥᐦᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᑫᓂᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧ ᐃᒪ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐅᐱᐸᐊᒧᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 9 ᐃᒪ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᓇᓇᑕᐊᐧᓯᓂᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ. ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᒥᓂᑯᐃᐧᓯᔭᐠ ᒋᔑᐱᒧᓂᑎᓱᔭᐠ ᑲᑭᐅᓇᑐᐨ ᓂᐦᓴᐧᔦᐠ ᒋᔑᐱᒥᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐸᐸᑲᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂ “ᑲᒥᐦᐅᐁᐧ ᐁᑫᐧᓇᐠ ᐁᔭᓄᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧᔭᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᓂᑭᐅᓇᓯᓇᐦᐊᒥᐣ ᑫᐅᒋ ᔓᓂᔭᐃᐧ ᑲᐡᑭᑕᒪᓱᒪᑲᐠ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᐯᑭᐡ ᑫᐅᒋᐸᐸᒥᓯᐊᐧᐨ.” (EA) ᑲᒪᒥᑐᓀᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒋᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒥᑲᓇᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᐅᒪ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑕᓯᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᓂᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒥᓇᓂᐠ ᑲᓇᓄᑌᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐅᒋ ᑲᓇᐁᐧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᒥᓄᐡᑲᒪᑲᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᒪᒪᐃᐧᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᓇᒧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧᐠ. ᑲᒪᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐱᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑭᒥᓇᔭᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ, ᐁᑭᐃᐧᑕᒪᐊᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᑲᓇᐁᐧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣ. ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧ ᒥᑲᓇᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓇᑐᓇᐊᐧᐸᐣ “ᓂᐃᐧᑐᑕᒥᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐁᐃᐧᐸᐸᑭᑎᓇᒪᑭᐣ ᑲᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᐡᑭ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᒥᐣ ᓂᓇᐃᐧᐟ ᒋᐊᐧᑲᐃᐧᓇᒪᓱᔭᐠ, “ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᐃᐁᐧ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᓂ, ᐁᐧᑎ ᑲᐯᔑᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᐃᐧᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᒪᒥᑐᓀᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑲᐣ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᓂᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᒥᐣ ᒋᐸᑲᑭᓇᑲᐧᐠ ᓂᑎᔑᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᓂᑲᓀᑕᑲᐧᐣ, ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᐃᐁᐧ ᓂᔑᐣ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ, ᐁᑭᐸᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐧᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒋᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒥᑲᓇᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᓇᒧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧᐠ ᐊᐧᐸᐢ. “ᒪᒪᐤ ᐅᒪ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᓇ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᓂᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᒥᐣ ᒋᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑯᔭᐠ ᒥᓇ ᓂᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᒥᐣ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᑎᓇᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᐠ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧ ᑫᐅᒋᐱᒥᑕᐸᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᓇᓇᑐᐠ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ ᓂᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᑕᒥᐣ ᒋᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲ ᒋᑕᑲᑭᐧᐣ ᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᓂᐦᓯᐣ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ. ᐅᐁᐧ ᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧ ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᓂᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒥᓇᓂᐠ ᓂᓇᑕᐁᐧᓂᒪᒥᓇᐠ ᑫᑯᐣ ᒋᑲᑕᒪᑎᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᐊᓄᑲᑌᐠ, ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑭᒋᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ.” ᒋᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑎᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᐧᕑᑎᐣ ᐊᐧᐸᐢ, ᑲᑭᐊᔑᑕᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐃᐧᒋᑲᑌ ᑫᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᐠ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᐃᓀᑕᒧᐊᐧᑫᐧᐣ, ᒋᑭᑌᓂᒪᑭᑕᐧ ᑭᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒥᓇᓂᐠ, ᑭᑕᑭᒥᓇᐣ ᐊᐧᐸᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᐣᒋᑕ ᐱᑯ ᐃᓯᓭ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧ ᐊᐦᑭ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᐅᐣᑎᓂᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐅᒋᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑯᔭᑭᑕᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑭᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᑎᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᒧᒪᑲᐠ ᒋᓂᑲᓂ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᑕᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᑫᓂᔑᐱᒥ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ, ᑭᑫᐣᑕᒧᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧ ᒥᑲᓇᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᒋ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᐧᐸᐢ. “ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᑭᒋᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒋᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐱᒪᓄᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᒪᒪᐊᐧᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᒥᓇ ᒋᑭᐁᐧ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᓀᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑫᐱᒥᓂᑯᔭᑭᑕᐧ ᐅᐃᐧᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒋᐅᐣᒋᓭᑕᒪᑲᓄᐊᐧᑭᐣ ᑕᐃᐧᓭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐯᑭᐡ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ. “ᓂᑲᐊᔑᑎᓇᒥᐣ ᓂᑕᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑐᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ ᐊᐦᑭᑲᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ. ᑕᑭᐅᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌ ᓂᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᒋᐱᒧᑐᔭᐠ ᑭᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐅᓇᑭᒥᑯᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ “ᓂᐃᐧᑐᑕᒥᐣ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᐊᓄᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᐃᐸᓂᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᐠ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧ ᑭᐅᓇᒋᑫ ᐊᔕ ᒋᑭᔑᐅᓇᒋᑫᐨ ᑫᓂᔑᐱᒥ ᐅᓇᒋᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᑭᑫᑕᑲᐧᑭᐣ ᐁᑲ ᒋᐱᒥᑲᓇᐁᐧᑕᒪᐠ ᐊᐦᑭ ᑫᒋᓇᐨ ᒋᐱᒥᑲᓇᐁᐧᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᒋᐊᓭᐧᔭᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᐱ ᐊᓂᒪᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᓂᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᐊᐱ ᐊᓂᐅᐣᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᐠ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧ ᑲᒥᓄᑐᒋᑫᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑫᑭᐅᒋ ᑕᐃᐧᓂᑫᑕᒪᑫᒪᑲᐠ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐅᐣᑕᒋᐦᐅᐊᐧᑫᔭᐠ.” ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑭᑕᑭᒥᓇᓂᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᐧᐸᐢ. ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᑫᓂᑲᒋᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ. ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᑕᐠ ᑭᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᐊᐱ ᐊᔭᒪᑲᐠ ᒥᑲᓇ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐧᐸᐢ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ “ᓂᓇᐃᐧᐟ ᓂᑲᓂᑲᓂ ᐅᓇᔓᐊᐧᑕᒥᐣ ᓂᑕᑭᒥᓇᓂᐠ. ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᐃᐁᐧ ᓂᔑᐣ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂ, ᐊᒥᑯᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒥᑲᓇ ᑲᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᒥᐣ ᒋᐱᒥᐃᐧᑐᔭᑭᐣ ᐅᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒪᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᓇᑲᐡᑲᓯᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒥᑲᓇᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᔑᐣ ᑫᑐᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ ᓂᑕᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ, ᐊᐦᑭ, ᑫᓂᑕᑲᐧᑭᓂᐠ. ᐃᐧᑭᑫᑕᐠ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᐃᒪ ᑭᒋᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ, ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᐱᒥᐊᐸᒋᑐᔭᐠ ᑲᒪᒥᑐᓀᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒋᐊᓄᑲᑌᐠ. ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑕᐅᒋ ᑕᐊᐧᑯᓂᑫᒪᑲᓄᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑫᐅᒋ ᐃᔑᑭᔐᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐅᒋᐸᐱᑭᓯ ᑕᑎᐸᐦᐊᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐃᓇᐱᐣ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᒋᓇᑲᐧᐦᐊᒪᐣ: www.supply- ᒥᓇ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᔭᔓᐡᑲᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧ “ᓂᐃᐧᑫᒋᓇᐁᐧᐣᑕᒥᐦᐊᒥᓇᐠ ᓂᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒥᓇᓇᐠ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧᐠ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᑭᑕᑭᐃᐧᑎᐯᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ, ᒥᓇ ᑭᓇᐃᐧᐟ road.ca. ᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᐳᓂᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᒥᐠᐸᐧᓫᐟ ᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᐸᐸᒥᓯᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᔦ ᓂᐃᐧᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᒥᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑲᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᑭᑫᑕᒪᐠ ᒋᔑᐱᒥᓂᑲᓂ ᒥᓇ ᐅᓄᑌᓭᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᒥᓄᔭᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑫᐃᐸᓂᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᐠ.” ᐱᒥᐃᐧᑐᔭᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧ 2 Wawatay News OCTOBER 15, 2019 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Business Dispensary in Wahgoshig
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“...We’re opening up a can- nabis store she was leery at first and then as I started talk- ing to her, ‘no we just wanted to give you the common courtesy what we’re doing and let you know what we’re doing.’ She let me know she would talk to her SGT and arrange a meeting. That was three weeks ago and I haven’t heard from them, also with NAPS, a couple came in and checked out our store. One including appetite, pain-sensa- of them commented that they tion, mood, and memory. Can- should open up north, he said to nabinoid receptors are of a class help. Ask Jules the NAPS officer, of cell membrane receptors in it helps really mellowing out all the G protein-coupled recep- the community, he hardly had tor superfamily. It has sev- any calls since we opened up.” eral health benefits that helps We’re there any problems heals anything from diabetes to with the Elders? “No. I don’t weight loss to arthritis pain and know if you know Henry Mat- anxiety. They have had some thews our Traditional Healer in cases where it has assisted in the community? He was all for shrinking cancer cells.” it, you can go speak with him if What are the benefits to you like he just lives down the manufacturing medicinal mari- road.” juana, Darren? “We are plan- Where are you procuring ning to open up other stores on your product Darren? “All our other First Nation communities, products come mainly from here we are planning to open places down near Golden Lake up a more settled building with FN. We sell only First Nation a coffee shop. We are providing products. Everything we use employment in the community Defend. Protect. Avenge. is manufactured from First and we plan on making our The women of Wentworth Nations and are all tested by own edibles and cosmetics to prison are back for another third parties and are all certi- send worldwide. We are getting fied products. We’re keeping into the production of hemp season behind bars. all our procurement from First which will bring mass amounts Nations here in Ontario and of employment and that will Watch Wentworth, BC.” be a bigger area. Hemp can Thursdays on APTN. What kind of numbers are be used for building products, you pushing through? “Pushing clothing, biofuels. Pretty much through over $1,300 per day. limitless.” aptn.ca/wentworth We’ve been in business for a Before we left the commu- little over a month and provide nity we wanted to get some a variety of hemp related prod- insight on how the commu- ucts, CBD Oils etc. and THC nity behaviours had changed Oils. since the opening of the store. Can you give an explana- We spoke with Cindy Gagnon, tion of what CBD ‘s are? “CBD Health Administration Assis- is short for Cannabinoid and tant, Crisis Coordinator and is derived from the cannabis Emergency First Response. plant. It is the healing com- Cindy believes that the dis- Book your next ad with us today! pound in Cannabis. This heal- pensary is alleviating the com- ing compound does not get you munity crisis. Cindy was quite high-it heals. Our brains have adamant that this is helping Tom Scura: Phone: 807 622-6000 Fax: 807 622-6010 cannabinoid receptors. Can- alleviate the major crisis in the nabinoid receptors, located community but is also a means throughout the body, are part for people to transit from opi- [email protected] of the endo-cannabinoid sys- ates to marijuana. Positively, tem, which is involved in a vari- this can bring much needed ety of physiological processes employment to the community.
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Rick Garrick/Wawatay News Thunder Bay-Superior North NDP federal election candidate Anna Betty Achneepineskum introduces NDP leader Jagmeet Singh to kick off the NDP’s Oct. 4 campaign rally at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay.
Rick Garrick/Wawatay News Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and local Liberal candidates Patty Hajdu, Thunder Bay-Superior North, and Marcus Powlowski, Thunder Bay-Rainy River, were cheered on during a Team Trudeau 2019 Campaign NDP leader campaign Rally on Sept. 25 at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay. rally promises clean Liberal leader campaign rally held in Thunder Bay water for the north Rick Garrick water advisories on reserve. and has made sure that every Wawatay News “And being on track to meet- one of us has a fair chance to Rick Garrick Indigenous children. The fed- call home. I have also had the ing our commitment to elimi- succeed.” Wawatay News eral government recently filed honour of meeting with many Liberal Party of Canada nate all of (the boil water advi- Hajdu says she is a Liberal an appeal seeking a judicial of our people, whether it was leader Justin Trudeau prom- sories) by 2021,” Trudeau says, because she believes when New Democratic Party leader review of a Canadian Human sitting on the shores of Grassy ised to improve health care for “co-developing and implement- people have a fair chance to Jagmeet Singh promised to Rights Tribunal ruling in Sep- Narrows or on the Albany River Indigenous people and to invest ing a new approach on funding succeed the whole community address boil water advisories, tember that ordered payment or here in the wonderful Lake in community infrastructure First Nations K-12 education does better. provide community benefits of $40,000 to First Nations chil- Superior. We have a lot of work during an Oct. 4 campaign rally so that First Nations kids have “That our communities do on projects and provide equal dren who were taken from their to do to protect our lands and in Thunder Bay. the same support as non-First better when people have a safe funding for children in care homes on reserve. our waters, so let us do that “Tonight we are announcing Nation students (and) imple- roof over their heads and an during an Oct. 4 campaign rally “The tribunal decision shows together.” two important steps a re-elected menting an expanded Jordan’s opportunity to get the skills and in Thunder Bay. that the funding for Indigenous Achneepineskum says as a Liberal government will take to Principle program so Indig- education they need to make a “We’re in 2019, we’re in a kids is far less than what we person of the north she will close the gaps between the liv- enous kids can access the ser- good living and enough money wealthy country with mas- would expect for anyone else,” “continue to work really hard” ing conditions of Indigenous vices they need when they need in their pockets to raise kids in a sive amounts of technology,” Singh says. “This is not just a for her constituents. and non-Indigenous people,” them.” healthy way,” Hajdu says. “And Singh says. “I do not accept any historic injustice, it is an ongo- “I have it in my heart,” Ach- Trudeau says. “First we will Trudeau delivered his com- that’s what we’ve done over the excuses from any previous gov- ing injustice...” neepineskum says. “And I also make high quality health care a ments during the campaign last four years.” ernments why this cannot be “...Until a government takes will serve you with honesty and reality for all Indigenous people rally at Lakehead University for Hajdu says it was “powerful” tackled. I believe that we need the courage to say no, we integrity because that is who by co-developing distinctions- local Liberal candidates Patty to hear Trudeau’s announce- to immediately move to address are not going to continue to the NDP represents and that is based health legislation. And Hajdu, Thunder Bay-Superior ment that a re-elected Liberal the injustice that is happening unequally fund Indigenous kids, who we stand for.” second, we will co-develop and North, and Marcus Powlowski, federal government would co- across this country, particu- we are going to make sure they Achneepineskum says her invest in distinctions-based Thunder Bay-Rainy River. develop healthcare services and larly in northern Ontario, (to) get the same funding, I would own community — Marten Falls community infrastructure Hajdu helped to introduce infrastructure with Indigenous immediately ensure that every do that without any question.” — has been under a boil water plans. Together we will address Trudeau during the rally. peoples. Indigenous person has access Singh made the promises advisory since 2005. critical infrastructure needs in “This is an important night “Working with Indigenous to clean drinking water. I don’t during the campaign rally at “And it hasn’t been because First Nations, Inuit and Métis for us because it’s the second peoples is a key to advancing accept any excuses as other- Lakehead University for local the leadership hasn’t tried, communities over the next 10 time in seven months that the reconciliation,” Hajdu says. wise. I know it can be done, we NDP candidates Anna Betty it’s just fallen on deaf ears,” years. This will mean more prime minister of Canada has Shuniah Mayor Wendy will get it done.” Achneepineskum, Thunder Bay- Achneepineskum says. “I housing, better roads, high been to Thunder Bay,” says Landry, a Red Rock Indian Band Singh says there has to be a Superior North, and Yuk-Sem truly believe and I will follow speed Internet and new treat- Hajdu, who most recently citizen, says the crowd was community benefit for any proj- Won, Thunder Bay-Rainy River. through with it that we deal ment centres and schools, served as minister of Employ- “pretty excited” about having ects that move forward. Achneepineskum introduced with this. There’s billions of dol- because that’s what it means to ment, Workforce Development Trudeau in their community. “And that community ben- Singh to kick off the rally. lars going to rich corporations. choose forward for everyone.” and Labour and is currently “I was excited to hear a lot efit has to speak to Indigenous “I’m very proud to be part That would have already dealt Trudeau also spoke about running for her second term as of promises towards the Indig- communities as equal partners, of this wonderful team,” says with all of this for all of the boil some of the initiatives the fed- MP. “I don’t think we got that enous peoples and our First not as a top down approach Achneepineskum, who was water advisories we have. Nes- eral government has achieved kind of attention under a Con- Nations communities and a but as equal partners nation to previously a deputy grand chief kantaga has been under a boil over the past four years, includ- servative government and we promise to bring different nation,” Singh says. “We need with Nishnawbe Aski Nation. water advisory for 25 years. We ing strengthening the Canada certainly didn’t get the kind of things that we’ve been advocat- to build with that type of rela- “As a person that has lived in have third world conditions in Pension Plan, investing in tran- investments under a Conserva- ing for like high speed Internet, tionship.” northern Ontario all of her this country, so let’s start tak- sit and national parks, funding tive government. I’m incredibly safe water for our First Nations Singh also says Indigenous life I have also had the hon- ing care of our people here in for community-based men- proud to be part of this Liberal of course,” Landry says. “He children in care need to receive our of travelling throughout Canada and let’s make sure we tal health programs for First Party that has seen the north, had a lot of good things to say the same funding as non- this beautiful country that we invest in that.” Nations and eliminating 87 boil that has invested in the north tonight.”
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Wake the Giant Music Fest rocks Thunder Bay
16-5th Avenue North P.O. Box 1180 Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B7 Serving the First Nations in Northern Ontario since 1974. Wawatay News is a politically independent monthly newspaper published by Wawatay Communications Society. ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᑲᑭᒪᑕᓄᑲᑌᐠ 1974 ᐁᐅᒋᐊᓄᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑭᐧᐁᑎᓄᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑕᐃᑦᔑᑫᐧᐃᓇᐣ. ᑕᓱᓂᔓᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲ ᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌ ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐧᐃ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐧᐃᐣ ᐅᓇᔓᐧᐁᐧᐃ ᑲᓇᐧᐊᐸᒋᑫᐧᐃᓂᐠ ᒋᐃᔑ ᐸᐸᒥᓯᒪᑲᐠ ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᑫᐧᐃᓇᐣ. Commentary Staying Connected To The Land submitted photo A group of Dennis Franklin Cromarty First Nations High School students performed with star musicians such as Metric and July Talk at Chief Walter Naveau of Nish- the Wake the Giant Music Festival at Marina Park in Thunder Bay. nawbe-Aski Nation and his wife Xavier Cathy, Deana Naveau, Gary Kataquapit and Darlene Naveau, past Chief and Elder Sally Susan Mathias UNDER THE Martel (Marcia Brown Mar- NORTHERN SKY tel), Chief Chad Boissoneau of Mattagami FN and Chief Jason Batisse of Matachewan FN just A change in the season to name a few. Of course most of their families were there above 0° C. This cool period more than double the expected why not winter storms? The ecently I participated attending also, so generations Graham persisted until mid-September monthly amount. Neskan- American National Weather in a traditional moose enjoyed getting together to Saunders when temperatures flipped taga First Nation (Lansdowne Service is using the current Rhunt camp that was held socialize and make connections. from around 5° C below average House) had a rainfall total of storm in the Dakotas to test an near Matachewan First Nation Some of these connections go WEATHER to 5° C and even 10° C above. 264.7 mm, easily the highest in experimental Winter Storm and that experience took me back for hundreds of years in These balmy conditions were Ontario Severity Index that has 5 lev- back to my days growing up in families. in place for a week or more and Early October has featured els. The forecast for much of Attawapiskat on James Bay. I can’t get to every gathering featured near-record tempera- more swings in “seasonal” North Dakota was “extreme” I connected in a healthy way and event but I do cover many tures and an extension for the weather. The first 10 days have (Category 5) due to conditions out on the land with so many over the year. Meeting the gardening season for some. been at least 7° C above average from snow, ice and wind - “Life kind and hospitable people. Out Elders and their extended fami- A number of locations but a pronounced cold front saving actions will be needed, here in more or less the non lies always makes me feel safe, hen we look back on (including Kenora, Thunder and associated cold air is likely extreme disruptions to daily Native world I am caught up in accepted and respected. recent weather experi- Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury) to put temperatures at least 7° life.” my work writing and that keeps Wenced across Northern snuck through September with- C below average! This cold spell Southern Manitoba is prepar- me very busy and it is much of Ontario it is often reasonably out an official frost and many is likely to be another example ing for flood conditions and the the time a solitary life. Also, similar. other places avoided a killing of the Westerly wind flow men- “Floodway”, the massive water because I am a recovering alco- In times like this when On one level this is quite frost. tioned in the first paragraph. No diversion channel around Win- holic I am always terrified of the country is wrapped remarkable because of the vast Many readers likely recall guarantees come with weather nipeg was opened on October 9. relapse so I spend a lot of time up in a federal area – the distance from Mani- that frost and some record low forecasts but the west to east Heavy September rains have with my work and with a few toba to Quebec compares to a temperatures took place in early should displace this cold air resulted in the Red River reach- good friends who do not drink election we are all to a distance in Europe from Paris June across the north. This fin- fairly quickly. ing record high levels, and the or do drugs. degree confused, to nearly Helsinki. Northern ish with unusual warmth prob- I think it is safe to suggest expected precipitation later in I don’t mind my situation as feeling manipulated Ontario is located in the Wester- ably did not solve all gardening that bouts of cold weather and the week means the province it is very rewarding to see my lies, a broad band of prevailing problems but certainly helped snow in October prompt think- will use the floodway to lower work in print and video and and worried about who winds that tend to transport with more ripe tomatoes and ing about what the approaching river levels in the city. to know that I am having a will become the power weather systems from west to both wild and domestic fruit. winter is likely to bring. In fact This is the first time the positive affect on promoting our brokers and how that east. Weather conditions experi- As people in the North know, there is a major winter storm on floodway has ever been opened Indigenous culture and tradi- enced in Kenora often are quite getting through September the region’s doorstep as I write in the fall season. tions. will affect us. similar to those in Geraldton a without frost is luck and, once this column. Back to the topic of seasonal I feel privileged to have day later and another 12 hours into October, it switches to bor- The most severe impacts forecasts. Many agencies issue the opportunity to write and I learn a lot and much of it is can arrive in Timmins. This pat- rowed time. At least this used are likely to be experienced in outlooks and forecasts. Next produce videos for my work. I based on a very basic traditional tern of timing was dominant in to be the case. In the mid-20th South and North Dakota and month “Weather” will examine have so many people to thank cultural teachings having to do September. Century the average date of the Manitoba but a mix of rain and the information used to cre- for supporting my efforts as a with connecting to the land and Seasonally cool tem- first fall frost was September snow is expected to have con- ate winter forecasts and their writer including First Nation to being kind with one another. peratures in late August contin- 7. Thunder Bay had its first fall sequences from Fort Frances to track record. Nils Bohr, the organizations and their direc- I come away exhausted from ued into September. Some loca- frost on October 8 this year. Sioux Lookout. The storm may Danish scientist who won the tors and staff, Chiefs and Coun- covering events but also rejuve- tions near the Quebec border Precipitation in September reach Thunder Bay but with Nobel price in Physics in 1922 cils of so many communities, nated and feeling like I am help- experienced light frost on one was above normal for most of reduced impacts. quipped, “Prediction is very dif- print, digital and video media ing my people with my work. I or two mornings. It was also Northern Ontario. Some loca- Hurricanes and tornadoes ficult, especially if it’s about the and my mentor and my partner don’t get a lot of recreational or cool to the west but remained tions in the Northwest had are ranked on a scale from 1-5, future.” Mike for having assisted me on socializing time but the satisfac- my journey for two decades. tion I find in my work dedicated I rarely go to bars or events to promoting my people all that have alcohol so I don’t across Canada is so rewarding. socialize all that much but my In times like this when the interactions with people are country is wrapped up in a CONTACT US amazing when I cover a Pow federal election we are all to a Wow, language gathering or degree confused, feeling manip- Sioux Lookout CEO/PUBLISHER CIRCULATION/PRINTING Disclaimer: All submissions to the Managing Editor must be something as exciting as the ulated and worried about who Office Hours: 8:30-5:00 CST John Gagnon Safeguard Business Systems [email protected] Thunder Bay, ON in a Microsoft Word document, traditional hunt I attended will become the power brokers double spaced, and must adhere recently. and how that will affect us. 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and living in tents at times of back the days of listening to Dealing with Healing Part 1 Xavier the year on Akamiski Island on my mom and dads favourite Kataquapit the bay. I hunted and fished popular country music. By the John Gagnon the family and community. the community still do not in many areas along the shore time I was a teenager I knew the This is a direct cause to suicide have any safe space. UNDER THE of James Bay and for much of words to most of those songs as What makes me able to in the community. It is difficult The hard thing about the NORTHERN SKY my young life I mostly spoke a result of many hours listening give the opinion about suicide enough to tell the truth as it memories is that we re-abuse my Cree language. In fact, it to the spinning discs singing and sexual abuse is not some- breaks a morbid loyalty and ourselves all over again, go was my first language before I out the tunes of Johnny Cash, thing I learned from books family connection that came through the same trauma and learned English. Hank Snow, Hank Williams, or at school; it’s something from the abuse. pain. Although it is only mem- To be out on the land near Tammy Wynette, Lorretta Lynn our family went through, it is My knowledge about sui- ories and there are no longer was on the land this week Temiskaming with so many ties and Patsy Cline to name a few. what many of our families are cide and abuse is first hand, abusers involved. Although, surrounded by fields of green to Indigenous ancestors was The sight of the children run- going through today. being subjected to the abuse again people in positions of Igrass and on high ground comforting for me because of ning in the forest and playing Our families and many beyond my power and capa- power can make you feel small overlooking Lake Temiskaming my time on the land as a child. on the land and their laughter families are dealing with bilities. We are forced to deal and unimportant with their (an Algonquin word meaning I was surrounded by Elders and joy at enjoying Indigenous healing from the imposition of with the memories of rape and callous behaviour, but the deep open waters) in what is and it was no stretch of my language teaching games under dysfunctions that came with sometimes torture. We have secret is to figure out your trig- known as Temiskaming Shores. imagination to see in my mind the tent made me feel proud colonization—especially Indian to celebrate the perpetrators gers and not allow anyone to Although most of us don’t real- those ancestors from ancient and full of hope for them. Residential Schools (IRS). The birthdays or celebrate together take away your power. ize these days there was a time times still alive in the spirits of Sometimes I feel how frag- shame base teaching taught at community and holiday Self-medication may be the when the only inhabitants of the wind, trees and water. I felt ile I am in a modern world in these schools certainly got gatherings. These are constant last vestige before someone people on the lands around very fortunate to be attending where myself and many other deep into our ancestors and triggers. What I can say is that decided to take their life, Temiskaming were the Algon- a major Indigenous Language Indigenous people have faint further into the DNA of the next the memories never go away, although I believe that when quins and Ojibways. Standing Gathering provided and orga- and fading connections to the generation. It is what we know they simply dissipate. As you a person makes the choice out there in the fresh air with nized by the Temiskaming traditions and culture of our today as intergenerational heal, the memories get further to take their life their spirit is the scent of fall under a deep Native Womens Support Group ancestors. We sense this natural trauma. A lot of these imposed apart, but can easily be trig- already gone. So, are we treat- blue sky and a warm September (TNWSG). life and respect for the land and dysfunctions are still rampant gered, especially when power ing this illness properly? Men- sun I imagined what it would Everything I experienced Mother Earth but we are not liv- within our communities, such or power over yourself by tal Health is what we are trying have been like so many hun- in the teachings of Ojibway ing it for the most part. We are as sexual abuse. another person is pushed too to achieve by treating mental dreds and thousands of years and other Native languages surrounded by so many distrac- My family, myself and many far. That’s what the abuse is: a illnesses. But this is polarizing ago. under the tents and around the tions, addictions, chaos and fear others are dealing with know- loss of power, a loss of healthy from Traditional Knowledge. I thought of the abundance fire made me feel proud to be that most of the time we seem ing that this abuse continues trust and loyalty. Your feeling And what is Traditional of animal, bird and fish there Indigenous. The ceremonies in to be just trying to survive it all. in our communities. We know of purpose is gone, and you Knowledge? It is that natural would have been for the people the circle around the fire and On a global level the world who is still perpetuating this feel like nothing better than a instinct we all have inside of to sustain themselves as they the drumming and singing pro- seems to have gone crazy with immoral behaviour, but it goes pin cushion for the sick people us, that voice that tells us right canoed on the water highways, vided a seamless reality where nuclear weapons all over the unsaid. There is a fear of ret- in your community. from wrong. When you do trekked through the forest and this could have been the scene place and idiotic leaders ready ribution if people speak about I am sure if I was brought wrong you feel sick deep in enjoyed their fires in circles hundreds of years ago. to fight and war for dominance it, although on the other edge up in a supportive non-shame- your guts. at camps along the lakes and I thought of my mom Susan and the right to kill and pillage. of the double-edged sword is based home, where boundar- When you do right you feel rivers. What a life it must have and my dad Marius as I sat We are living in a time when suicide due to lack of acknowl- ies were respected, I would joy deep in your guts. When been and I am aware of that comforted by the kind and big money and power is ruining edgement and lack of proper not have these negative and you constantly do good and time because I was fortunate wise words of Elders like Vina much of the beautiful environ- healing infrastructure in our nasty thoughts about what constantly feel this it is the enough to be born in the far Hendrix and Marie Sackaney. ment of our planet and poison- communities. I endured, I would not have base of what good was taught north in Attawapiskat on the It was good to talk in my Cree ing the air and water. The ultimate creation of the thoughts of suicide. For myself before colonization. No one great James Bay where even 30 language with Marie who is Yet, out here on a hill imposed dysfunction from IRS versus someone growing up in set out to destroy people or years ago many of our Elders originally from Fort Albany overlooking beautiful Lake were perpetrators and defend- the community I had outside hurt anyone for no particular still remembered living on the on the James Bay coast. It felt Temiskaming and comforted ers although both are survivors- sources from my family that reason. This is direct effect of land in a natural way. good to listen to the singing and and supported by good people one has continued the dysfunc- offered a sense of purpose Residential School Syndrome I have lived the life of those drumming as we reminisced reminding me of a more natural tion and the other is defending and safety, such as organized and in the next Publisher’s ancient ancestors of mine as about the bay. When Elders time in the footprints of our those perpetrated upon. Many sports. Note we will examine the a child out on the land and David Batisse and Sally Susan ancestors, I find hope. Hope times, when the horrible story Hockey in the winter and reconciliation of colonial on the bay in canoes. Much of Mathias Martel picked up a feels so so good. of abuse surfaces, the victim is baseball in the summer were mental health and Traditional my childhood was enjoyed in guitar and began to sing coun- subjected to ostracization from my places of safety. Many in Knowledge. traditional pursuits on the land try and folk songs it brought www.underthenorthernsky.com Thank You Sponsors! Thank you to our sponsors for providing support for Wawatay Radio Network’s live broadcast of the Wake the Giant Music Festival in Thunder Bay on September 12-13, 2019. 6 Wawatay News OCTOBER 15, 2019 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Commentary Hunting Season And Hunting With Respect
people, it is not hot but gener- refuse to realize. How on earth Wood Turtle. fish always made a point to tell sight for a reason. ally cool and that provides for are the next generations going In the past 100 years we me that you should take only If you want to keep hunting Xavier an easier time wandering in the to enjoy the tradition and cul- have lost 158 fish, 146 amphib- what you need to feed your into the future with your chil- Kataquapit forest and on the land. ture that is involved in the hunt ians, 80 birds and 24 reptiles. family and to never just take dren and grandchildren and Memories of sitting with my if we kill the animals and birds Much of this was due to human the life of a creature for only passing down a very worth- UNDER THE family around a campfire next into extinction. If you think encroachment and affect. Most the thrill of the hunt. My Elders while tradition then you really NORTHERN SKY to the pebble shores of James this has not happened in the recently the mainland moose taught me to give an offer- should think about dealing with Bay while out on the land in past all you have to do is con- has been added to a list of ing and give thanks when tak- the reality that all these popu- the cool fall air are still alive sider that there are currently species that are in danger of ing from the land. Although, I lations of prey are diminishing. in my mind. I can almost smell 26 creatures on the endangered becoming extinct in Nova Scotia agree with that fact that we We need to support and create the roasted goose, scent of the list in Canada. These include: and there are only about 1,000 as Indigenous people of this services and programs to keep Hunting season is upon us. pine and the sweet fall odour of American Eel, Atlantic Bluefin left in that province. So realize country have our rights when it tabs on animal populations This time of the year my peo- the forest. The time of the hunt Tuna, Atlantic Halibut, Barn- that that trend is possible in comes to harvesting, I also real- on the land and we must hunt ple the Cree of James Bay are is part of my DNA and every door Skate, Black-footed Ferret, every other province in Canada ize that we have to remember with a good sense of our impact actively out on the land hunting Indigenous person in this coun- Blanding’s Turtle, Blue Whale, as well. that there is not an unlimited on these numbers. We need to and many more non Native peo- try. It is at the same time a tra- Bocaccio Rockfish, Copper All hunters want to come amount of animals, fish and simply remember to respect ple are eager also to bag their dition for all of the non Native Redhorse, Eskimo Curlew, Fin home with something after birds in this country or world. the tradition of the hunter and moose or partridges. I never did people who love to be out on Whale, Golden Tilefish, Mar- spending a lot of time, money We know through our past gatherer in the relationship to a lot of hunting in the fall but the land and in the hunt this bled Murrelet, North Atlantic and effort to chase their prey experience that any creature the land and the creatures that many people do. It is a great time of the year. Right Whale, Redfish, Round- and that is understandable. It can become extinct and you walk it. If we refuse to do this time of the year to be out on Things are changing though nose Grenadier, Sea Otter, Sei also has a lot to do with culture would think that would make then we are ruining the tradi- the land and I have many great as time moves along. There are Whale, Shortnose Cisco, Short- and traditions for Indigenous us think about our role in a time tion of the hunt and all of the memories of sitting around less geese, ducks, partridge, spine Thornyhead, Smooth and non Native people. How- where most animals, birds and teachings and cultural aspects campfires, travelling the rivers moose and caribou. That is just Skate, Spotted Turtle, Vancou- ever, my dad Marius and the fish are on the decline. of it for our future generations. and the great James Bay. There the reality. However, it is one ver Island Marmot, Whooping Elders who taught me about On occasion I hear about That would be a very sad thing. are few if any bugs to bother that too many of us hunters Crane, Winter Skate and the harvesting animals, birds and hunters, both Native and non- I wish all the hunters good Native, over hunting, killing luck, safe hunting and above moose and leaving much of it all the notion that their experi- in the forest to rot. I also hear ence on the land is an ancient about those who kill many doz- tradition and based on respect. INSPECTION ens of geese and letting them go Let the smell of the wood stove to waste. Most often this type linger in your memory, may Inspection of MNRF-Approved Prescribed Burn Plan for of action has to do with the fact the comfort of your family and that the hunters either Native friends out on the land stay Slash Pile Burning - Trout Lake Forest or non Native are not thinking with you and if and when you right and really unwell in their take the life of a creature you The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) invites you to inspect the MNRF-approved own lives or they would not be understand what that means. prescribed burn plan for slash pile burning that will be carried out in the Trout Lake Forest (see map). doing this. Our ancestors did not teach us to kill everything in www.underthenorthernsky.com
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photo submitted by Travis Boissoneau Steve Boissoneau, Mindy Meekis, Mike Mckay, Jocelyn Cheechoo, Miranda Echum and friends help clean a moose after a successful hunt this October.
As part of our ongoing efforts to regenerate and protect Ontario’s forests, some recently harvested areas have been selected to be burned under the guidelines of the MNRF’s Prescribed Burn Manual. The prescribed burn will reduce the area covered in slash piles while increasing the area available for regeneration and reducing the fire ha ard. The burn is scheduled for ignition between October 15, 2019 and February 1, 2020. The approved prescribed burn plan for slash pile burning, including specific locations and maps, is available for public inspection by appointment during normal business hours at the office of Domtar Inc. and on the Ontario government website at www.ontario.ca/forestplans until March 31, 2020, when the Annual ork Schedule expires. Interested and affected persons and organi ations can arrange an appointment with MNRF staff to discuss the prescribed burn plan. For more information or to discuss the prescribed burn plan, please contact: Corinne Arthur, R.P.F. Holly Aggas, Silviculture Forester MNRF Red Lake District Office Domtar Inc. 227 owey Street, P.O. Box 5003 1 Duke Street, P.O. Bag 4004 Red Lake, ON P0V 2M0 Dryden, ON P8N 3J7 tel: 807-727-1337 tel: 807-223-9309 e-mail: [email protected] fax: 807-223-9401 Wawatay News OCTOBER 15, 2019 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ 7 Arts and Entertainment VOX Popular Media Arts Festival featured Indigenous
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FAST_2019_Wawatay_Ad_10.25Wx16H_BW.indd 1 2019-02-21 2:10 PM Wawatay News OCTOBER 15, 2019 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ 9 Education Lakehead celebrates new law students Rick Garrick fession Ceremony. “It was really recently named as the incoming as more Indigenous lawyers are important because Indigenous classroom is very important for Wawatay News nice to see some of the judges dean of law at the Bora Laskin needed in the profession and students bring a perspective to all of the students, the Indig- and the faculty up there to wel- Faculty of Law, says it is impor- more Indigenous judges are the study of law that is going to enous students and the non- Lakehead University’s Bora come us.” tant to encourage Indigenous needed on the bench. be different,” Hughes says. “And Indigenous students.” Laskin Faculty of Law Welcome Jula Hughes, who was people to pursue careers in law “But I think it is also really having that perspective in the to the Legal Profession Cer- emony included six Indigenous students among the class of 65 at the Thunder Bay Courthouse. REVIEW “The ceremony went well,” says Brittany Bouchard, a Review of Pro osed erations: Information Centre Lakehead University law stu- dent originally from Gull Bay. goki Forest 2020-2030 Forest Management Plan “I decided to pursue a career in law because I would like to The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry help Indigenous people across (MNRF), GreenForest Management Inc. and the the nation and across Canada, Geraldton Area Natural Resources Advisory Committee whether that is social justice or (GANRAC) invite you to an information centre. This any other matters or issues they information centre is being held as part of the detailed may be facing. I’d like to be an planning of operations for the ten-year period of the advocate.” 2020-2030 Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the Bouchard’s mother Stella Ogoki Forest. Nowegijick is proud of her daughter’s decision to pursue a The Planning Process career in law. The FMP takes approximately three years to complete. “I think she will prevail During this time, five formal opportunities for public in any endeavours that she consultation and First Nation and Métis community chooses,” Nowegijick says. “I involvement and consultation are provided. The second am very proud of her.” opportunity (Stage Two) for this FMP occurred on Max Hill, a Lakehead Uni- July 17, 2019 when the public was invited to review and versity law student who is Six comment on the long-term management direction. This Nations, decided to attend the ‘Stage Three’ notice is: Bora Laskin Faculty of Law due to the Aboriginal focus. • To invite you to review and comment on “I knew I wanted to go to - the details of access, harvest, renewal and tending law school for little while, and operations for the ten-year period of the plan, and knowing the Aboriginal aspects - the proposed primary and branch road corridors and focus of this school really and the proposed operational road boundaries for provided the advantage for the ten-year period of the plan, and me,” Hill says. “The ceremony • To request contributions to the background was good — it was nice to see information to be used in planning. both aspects, the legal side and the more traditional side com- How to Get Involved ing together in a court room. I To facilitate your review, an information centre will be think that’s important to see held at the following location from 2:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. as a young Indigenous law stu- on the following day: dent.” Montana Brown, a Lakehead November 5, 2019 University law student who is Nakina Community Centre, 206 Northern Avenue, Nakina, ON P0T 2H0 Metis, decided to attend the The following information may be obtained at the information centre: Bora Laskin Faculty of Law due to the Integrated Practice Cur- • Summary of the MNRF Regional Director preliminary endorsed long-term management direction; and riculum. • Summary map(s) of: “And I liked the focus on the - the planned areas for harvest, renewal and tending operations for the ten-year period of the plan; and small town sole practice and - the proposed corridors for new primary and branch roads for the ten-year period of the plan. on the Indigenous studies,” In addition to the most current versions of the information and maps which were available at Stages One and Two of the public Brown says. “I really like what consultation, the following information will be available at the information centre(s): the school stands for itself, and I think if you are going to make • Summary of public comments and submissions received to date and any responses to those comments and submissions; change anywhere it would defi- • The proposed road use management strategies; and nitely be getting an education • The list of required modifications resulting from the public review of the long-term management direction. here.” Jeremiah Johnson, a Lake- The detailed proposed operations will be available for review and comment at the GreenForest Management Inc. office and at head University law student the MNRF Nipigon District Office at the locations shown below by appointment during normal office hours for a period of whose mother is Oneida, says 60 days, November 5, 2019 – January 4, 2020. Comments on the proposed operations for the Ogoki Forest must be received by his mother recommended the Robin Kuzyk of the planning team at the MNRF Nipigon District Office, by January 4, 2020. Bora Laskin Faculty of Law. Meetings with representatives of the planning team and the LCC can be requested at any time during the planning process. “I just wanted to go to law Reasonable opportunities to meet planning team members during non-business hours will be provided upon request. If you school, so the northern commu- require more information or wish to discuss your interests and concerns with a planning team member, please contact one of nities are kind of interesting,” the individuals listed below: Johnson says. “I liked (the cer- emony). I thought it was really Robin Kuzyk, R.P.F. Richard Shwedac , R.P.F. Brian Desrochers great, it was really nice for Management Forester Plan Author GANRAC Representative everyone to take their time and Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry GreenForest Management Inc. e-mail: [email protected] offer advice and be so kind.” Nipigon District Office 1120 Premier ay Alyssa Buttineau, a Lakehead 5 adsworth Drive, P.O. Box 970 Thunder Bay, ON P7B 0A3 Ken House University law student who is Nipigon, ON P0T 2J0 tel: 807-343-6581 GANRAC Representative Metis, looks forward to learning tel: 807-887-5042 e-mail : [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] about her own heritage at the e-mail: [email protected] Bora Laskin Faculty of Law. “The ceremony was fantas- During the planning process there is an opportunity to make a written request to seek resolution of issues with the MNRF District tic — I love how they bring in Manager or the Regional Director using a process described in the 2017 Forest Management Planning Manual (Part A, Section 2.4.1). the Elders to do their songs and Stay Involved their prayers,” Buttineau says. “I also took part in their smudg- The tentative scheduled date for submission of the draft FMP is May 6, 2020. There will be two more formal opportunities for you ing ceremony prior to going to be involved. These stages are listed and tentatively scheduled as follows: into the (Welcome to the Legal Stage Four - Information Centre: Review of Draft FMP May 6, 2020 Profession Ceremony). It really Stage Five - Inspection of MNRF-Approved FMP August 21, 2020 acts as a cleansing and just kind of reinforces my ancestors and If you would like to be added to a mailing list to be notified of public involvement opportunities, please contact Robin Ku yk at what’s bringing me forward to 807-887-5042. . continue on this journey.” Cameron Holiday, a Lake- The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is collecting your personal information and comments under the authority of the head University law student Crown Forest Sustainability Act Any personal information you provide (address, name, telephone, etc.) will be protected in whose great grandfather was accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; however, your comments will become part of the from Six Nations, decided to public consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may be used by the Ministry attend the Bora Laskin Faculty of Natural Resources and Forestry to send you further information related to this forest management planning exercise. If you of Law due to the focus on envi- have questions about the use of your personal information, please contact Marie Parsons at 807-887-5012. ronmental law, Indigenous ini- tiatives and the Integrated Prac- tice Curriculum. “That (Integrated Practice Curriculum) was a big reason why I decided to go here,” Holi- day says, noting that he enjoyed the Welcome to the Legal Pro- 10 Wawatay News OCTOBER 15, 2019 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Community Rick Garrick/Wawatay News Rick Garrick/Wawatay News A group of nine women, including Theresa Daves, Catherine (Kitty) Everson, Lindsey Gladu, Anna Grizans, Jana-Rae Yerxa, program coordinator of Aboriginal Community Advocacy at Confederation College, deliv- Esther Maud, Robyn Medicine, Clara Moses, Susie Nicolson and Dorothy Taylor, were honoured with rec- ered the keynote address at the 11th Annual Honouring Indigenous Women’s Day on Oct. 5 in Thunder Bay. ognition awards. Honouring Indigenous women day celebrates 11 years Rick Garrick that really resonated with me is saying no.” is about taking the risk to lose and everything about yourself.” live lives free of violence.” Wawatay News because most of my life, espe- Yerxa says she had to chal- that relationship to hold onto Beendigen organized the The gathering also featured cially up to that point, I cared so lenge herself to learn how to say me, no is not about meeting 11th Annual Honouring Indig- the presentation of recognition Couchiching’s Jana-Rae much about what other people no, noting that for women, and that validation but honouring enous Women Day as part of awards to nine women: The- Yerxa spoke about looking for- thought of me.” especially Indigenous women, my own truth.” its 40th Dinishkaa Healing and resa Daves, Catherine (Kitty) ward to turning 40 after watch- Yerxa says she had been liv- reclaiming and standing by Debra Vermette, executive Hope for 40 Years celebration. Everson, Lindsey Gladu, Anna ing Oprah speak about turning ing her life for everybody else their no can be difficult because director of Beendigen Anishi- The gathering was held at the Grizans, Esther Maud, Robyn 40 during her keynote address and putting herself last. She of their childhood invalidation nabe Women’s Crisis Home and Prince Arthur Waterfront Hotel Medicine, Clara Moses, Susie at the 11th Annual Honouring says she has now learned that of not being seen and of their Family Healing Agency, says and Suites. Nicolson and Dorothy Taylor. Indigenous Women’s Day on real love heals people. boundaries being broken in dif- Yerxa’s keynote address was “It’s important to empower “We see some of the women Oct. 5 in Thunder Bay. “Here I am at 40 think- ferent ways through various “awesome.” women, especially women that that we started off honouring “On this one segment of her ing who knew loving yourself types of abuse going back to “I absolutely loved the poem are going through domestic vio- when they were younger and show, she spoke of how turn- could be so painful — no one colonization. that she put out about being lence or experiencing any type now we see them out in the ing 40 was a game changer ever told me that,” Yerxa says. “No is about having stan- women and loving yourself,” of violence,” Vermette says. “It community as leaders,” Ver- for her,” says Yerxa, program “I guess I had rose-coloured dards, but in order to have Vermette says. “She is abso- just kind of supports them and mette says. “So the response coordinator of Aboriginal Com- glasses on, that loving myself standards you have to recog- lutely right, it is more than lets them know that we as indi- from the community is great. munity Advocacy at Confed- was bubble baths, nice outdoor nize yourself,” Yerxa says. “No taking a bath or taking a walk vidual women and we as agen- The effect it has on the women eration College. “That this was walks to go get some fresh air, is about recognizing what it is — it’s learning how to accept cies are here to support them that we are honouring, you the time she grew into her own reading a good book or paint- I want and will not tolerate, no yourself and accept where you and help them on their journey can’t put a price on that.” and worried less about what ing my nails. And it is all those is about behaving in a manner came from and accept all your and that we will do whatever others thought of her. And things, but sometimes self love that centres my own dignity, no imperfections and all your flaws we can to make sure they do Rick Garrick/Wawatay News Thunder Bay businessmen Daniel Peever, with glasses, and Mackenzie Lockyer are looking forward to dropping off a load of donated clothing for community members during their upcoming business trip to promote their lines of eco-friendly products in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug and Wapekeka. Bazaar and Novelty makes donation trip to KI Rick Garrick could send this up north some- munities to promote the range schools, because they do rentals more eco-friendly items like in Canada,” Lockyer says. “I Wawatay News where.’” of snack foods and other prod- for fundraisers and things like paper straws and compostable started offering the eco-friendly Peever says he talked with ucts they have. that. We’re in the whole region cups,” Peever says. “A lot of our line in about May or June, to Bazaar and Novelty’s Dan- some of the band councillors “The people up north would too — we service the north customers up north are isolated which I told Daniel how well it iel Peever and ACO Services’s in KI who suggested that they know us for Slush Puppie — we shore, Geraldton, Longlac, Mar- so they want to try and deal was doing and he should start Mackenzie Lockyer are looking bring the donated clothing to do a lot of the slush and nachos athon, all the way to Kenora.” with their garbage a little bit thinking about that.” forward to dropping off a load the band office for distribution. and things like that up there,” Peever says the business was better as well, so we are trying Peever says his main supplier of 600-700 pounds of donated He adds that the donated goods Peevers says. “They’d also know started by his parents in 1980 as to meet those needs.” had already started offering clothing during an upcom- are being shipped up to KI at no us for the bingo paper. We do a bingo and party supply store. Lockyer, managing partner at eco-friendly products, so when ing business trip to Kitchenu- cost by North Star Air. lots of bingo business up there.” “You got your wedding deco- ACO Services, says he teamed Lockyer lined up a customer in hmaykoosib Inninuwug and “It’s primarily like elemen- Peever says the business also rations here, your Halloween up with Peever to launch a Gull Bay he also approached Wapekeka. tary school kids size but some supplies hockey arenas and costumes, all the New Year range of eco-friendly products, the customer about using eco- “My mom gathers lost and adults (donated) some clothes mom and pop corner stores in stuff,” Peever says. “Bingo back including compostable cups, friendly products. found (clothes) from the too,” Peever says. “My spouse the Thunder Bay region with 30-40 years ago was much big- plates and cutlery through “They were happy with it — school boards every year here and I just had our first baby, their products. ger than it is nowadays.” Bazaar and Novelty and pro- that was kind of the moment in town … so she has certain so there are some young baby Peever says they recently motional clothing through ACO when both of us realized that places where she (donates the clothes left over that don’t fit “We also do Great Canadian hired a new sales representative Services. there was an opportunity here clothes),” says Peever, store him already so a little mix of Meat, which is a meat beef and are looking to add some “We offer eco-friendly pro- for us to do business,” Peever manager at Bazaar and Novelty. everything.” jerky product line, pepperoni new healthier food options to motional clothing, so jackets says. “She had lots left over this year Peever says this will be his sticks and things like that here their product list. made from recycled plastic all and she approached me and second trip to KI. He usually in town,” Peever says. “And we “We’re trying to move some ethically made here in Canada, said: ‘Do you think maybe we travels to the road access com- do some stuff with some of the of our cup and straw lines to so all the money stays here Wawatay News OCTOBER 15, 2019 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ 11 Community Rick Garrick/Wawatay News The Orange Shirt Day Indian Residential School Awareness Walk participants walk past the Thunder Bay Courthouse on Miles St. on Sept. 30 in Thunder Bay. 2019 Orange Shirt Day walk Rick Garrick Cromarty says her residen- she was sent to as a child and Wawatay News tial school experiences began how she fell to the ground and to emerge when she was about could not get up for about two Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s 40-years-old. hours. Sarah Jane Cromarty spoke “That’s when I realized some- “I couldn’t even move, so about healing from her resi- thing happened to me in my life it took me about two hours dential school experience at the but I couldn’t figure out what it to regain my energy back,” Orange Shirt Day Indian Resi- was,” Cromarty says. “The life Cromarty says. “When I got up dential School Awareness Walk I was leading, bringing up my I felt so new, so light. I knew in Thunder Bay. own kids, my marriage, those my inner child left, so I left “All along I thought I was were the things I’d learned in my inner child there where it learning the good things, residential school. Then one belongs and that’s how I did United in creating healthy but deep inside I knew it was day I started to have flashbacks my healing. 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And I know I can do this alone Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, Ontario when I went back last year. I know that I am healing and I rd can stand on my own.” The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) invites you to its 3 Annual The Thunder Bay Orange National Water Symposium and Tradeshow: First Nations Water Shirt Day walk began with com- Future Post-2021, taking place November 20–22, 2019 at the ments from leaders at Paterson Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, Ontario. The Government of Canada Park before the participants has made a commitment to end all Long-Term Drinking Water walked along Miles, Vickers Advisories on-reserve by March of 2021…but what will happen and Arthur Sts. to the grounds of Pope John Paul II Elemen- after that? tary School where the former St. Joseph’s Indian residential The AFN Water Symposium will host plenary sessions, workshops school once stood and a monu- and dialogue opportunities to hear your views on the long-term ment now stands on the south- Rick Garrick/Wawatay News goals, objectives and strategies for First Nations water and waste- west corner. The walk was held Sarah Jane Cromarty, family support coordinator with Nishnawbe Aski water future post-2021. to honour the children who Nation, speaks about her healing journey. survived the Indian residential school system and to remember that will come through their about the families that were, This Symposium will also provide an opportunity to update the those who never made it home. classrooms. We owe it to our basically, the whole family unit existing AFN National Water Declaration and to convey to Canada “It is important that we do children that they know about was destroyed in so many ways.” and the world our goals, objectives and priorities as First Nations in this, it is important that we take what happened in this country Magiskan says the monu- the post-2021 water future. this time to remember what — many children died and suf- ment was unveiled on June 5 happened because that is part fered and they are still suffering through a partnership between of who we are, and I just want today. We still feel the impacts NAN, the City of Thunder Bay to acknowledge the many vol- in our communities and it is and the Thunder Bay Catholic unteers who held the memorial going to take a long time for us District School Board. over the weekend,” says Grand to be able to heal these horrible “A lot of my heart is in this Please watch Contact: Chief Alvin Fiddler. “And I impacts.” monument because my step acknowledge that this is in part- Ann Magiskan, Indigenous mom went to St. Joseph’s for updates at Nov2019Water nership with the Thunder Bay liaison with the City of Thunder Indian residential school,” Mag- www.afn.ca [email protected] Catholic District School Board Bay, invited participants to visit iskan says. “She was from Mani- — it is important that all school the monument and reflect on toba, so you can see the impacts boards across the province and the walk. of when somebody was taken across the country actively “Think about why we are from their home or their own become involved in these types walking today, think about the community and sent to a school of initiatives because it is up children that never came back farther away from where they to them to teach the children home,” Magiskan says. “Think lived.” Mamow Obiki-ahwahsoowin Everyone working together to raise our children Tikinagan is an Indigenous agency helping families and children. Our services are rooted in the culture, traditions, and values of our First Nations. We recognize that everyone in the community has a role to play in this work - parents, extended family, Elders, Tikinagan, community resources and the leadership. Tikinagan is Your Agency. We are governed by our First Nations’ leadership, and First Nation-appointed Board of Directors. We are led by First Nation management, and 75% of our employees are proud Indigenous workers who are dedicated to helping their community and working with our service model: Mamow Obiki-ahwahsoowin. Mamow Obiki-ahwahsoowin is based on traditional values and customary care, which means we work with each community, family and child’s circle of care to respond to abuse or neglect concerns. We work to keep children at home, but if a child does need to leave their home we first look to extended family and follow our tradition of customary care. While we do follow Ontario laws to respond to concerns about children and their families, we rarely use the court system as our communities prefer to operate with Mamow Obiki-ahwahsoowin and our traditional ways. Tikinagan truly is your agency- an agency built by our people, for our people. Learn more about Mamow Obiki-ahwahsoowin and what makes Tikinagan unique at www.tikinagan.org. Become a Foster Parent. Make a Difference In some situations, children may need to live apart from their family for awhile. While we always first look to extended family, some children don’t have these options. We need healthy and safe foster homes. We are looking for Indigenous foster families throughout the region. We support our foster parents with training, respite, regular contact and emergency support. We also give foster parents a daily rate to cover costs of each child’s care. Call us and we will connect you with a Residential Care Worker to answer your questions and guide you throughout the process. (807) 737-3466 or 1-800-465-3624 Employment Opportunities throughout the region! Learn more online or call today! www.tikinagan.org 1-800-465-3624 Visit www.tikinagan.org/careers to see our current vacancies and apply today! Wawatay News OCTOBER 15, 2019 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ 15 Community Full Moon Memory Walk honours MMIWG Rick Garrick “We need this (walk) to hap- to continue raising the issue of Wawatay News pen and not to stop the aware- Missing and Murdered Indig- ness,” Osbourne says. “We enous Women and Girls. Norway House’s Brenda need our loved ones back and “It’s very important that Osbourne, whose daugh- we need (people to know) our we raise this issue and ensure ter Claudette Osborne went loved ones matter and they that we make the changes, missing in Winnipeg in 2008, are loved. My granddaughter whether it be in the court sys- returned to Thunder Bay for the is here with me — her mother, tem, with policing, with our 15th annual Full Moon Memory my daughter, has been missing own Indigenous governance,” Walk. since 2008. We do the vigils, Achneepineskum says. “We “I met the Johnson fam- gatherings, dragging the river, need to make sure that women ily when I went through here doing long-distance walks, are protected and that the stats in 2011 to go to Ottawa, so we Mother’s Day gatherings and we represent as women who started coming here now three Christmas gatherings for fami- have been victims of violence years in a row,” Osbourne says. lies because that is the hardest or homicide, that needs to be “There’s a lot of people sup- part of the year.” addressed.” porting (the walk) — that’s The Full Moon Memory Walk Achneepineskum says the good, that’s what we need. We was held from Thunder Bay recommendations of the Final need more young people here City Hall to the site on the Nee- Report of the National Inquiry to understand what is going on bing-McIntyre Floodway where into Missing and Murdered in the world. It’s not safe for organizer Sharon Johnson’s sis- Indigenous Women and Girls Rick Garrick/Wawatay News the young people, so we’re try- ter, Sandra Johnson, was found need to be implemented by Full Moon Memory Walk organizer Sharon Johnson leads the Full Moon Memory Walk along Victoria Ave. ing to tell them that you always murdered in 1992. governments and First Nations in Thunder Bay. tell your family where you are “There was a really good communities across the coun- going.” turnout,” Johnson says. “I’m try. Osbourne says it is important happy with all of the support. I “I’ve been coming out here Oct. 21 federal election, says munity events like this walk The Full Moon Memory Walk to continue raising awareness think I know almost every sin- every year since this walk has it was activists from across the for many years and I’m just flag was raised at City Hall about the issue of Missing and gle one of these people here — been on,” Achneepineskum country such as Johnson who excited to be a part of a govern- before the walkers headed to Murdered Indigenous Women it’s almost like a family.” says. “The paint that I have on insisted that the issue of Miss- ment that says: ‘Yes, this is an the Neebing-McIntyre Flood- and Girls, noting that her cousin Anna Betty Achneepines- my face represents that we can’t ing and Murdered Indigenous issue, and yes, we do need to way, where a drum ceremony Helen Betty Osbourne was mur- kum, the NDP candidate for the be silent anymore.” Women and Girls was taken take action to end this terrible was held along with a potluck dered in The Pas in 1972 and Thunder Bay-Superior North Patty Hajdu, the Liberal can- seriously by the federal govern- tragedy that happens to far too feast. A sacred fire was also other relatives and friends have riding in the Oct. 21 federal didate for the Thunder Bay- ment after the 2015 election. many women and girls,’” Hajdu held from sunrise until the end been shot or murdered. election, says it is important Superior North riding in the “She has been holding com- says. of the event. Jordin Tootoo speaks at Ka-na-chi-hih SAAFE Walk Rick Garrick need to exist. It can stop with bed treatment centres hosted by says. “We need to work together William First Nation and the along Balmoral St., an eve- Wawatay News us. Today my life is great — I Ka-Na-Chi-Hih will be opening to address this and I was very Thunder Bay Police. We all have ning comedy session was also have a beautiful wife, I have up in Sioux Lookout and Tim- happy to see (how) many peo- to be involved.” scheduled with comedians Ron Former NHL player Jordin two healthy daughters, I got to mins in 2020. ple were here and those part- In addition to the SAAFE Kanutski and DerRic Starlight. Tootoo shared his own experi- spend 13 years in the NHL. But “Thank you to Indigenous nerships with the city and Fort Walk along the fitness path ences of suicide and addiction it wasn’t always that way — at Services Canada, the Ministry at the Ka-Na-Chi-Hih Special- one point I wanted to end my of Children, Community and ized Solvent Abuse Treatment life.” Social Services and Nishnawbe Centre’s 21st Annual SAAFE Tootoo says he was earning Aski Nation (NAN),” Simon Walk in Thunder Bay. “a ton of money” and was doing says. “The ministry and NAN “My intent is not to offend “a lot of partying” with friends. recently appointed Ka-Na-Chi- OJIBWAY AND CREE anyone, but the story must be “I was playing in the NHL Hih to host (the) two new treat- told,” Tootoo says. “We all need but I felt so alone,” Tootoo says. ment centres.” CULTURAL CENTRE to lend a helping hand to one “I lived in fear. As a young kid Anna Betty Achneepines- another in order to overcome growing up, there was a lot of kum, the NDP candidate for the GRADE 8 SCHOLARSHIP 2019 struggles, hardships, adversi- disfunction in our household.” Thunder Bay-Superior North ties. My goal is to encourage all Tootoo says it takes “a lot of riding in the Oct. 21 federal of us to look in the mirror and hard work and a lot of commit- election, says the two new treat- he Ojibway and Cree Cultural understand what we can do dif- ment” to face one’s fears head ment centres were part of the TCentre is pleased to announce the ferently within our communi- on. action items she was working winners of its 14th Annual OCCC ties.” “When we change the way on when she was serving as a Tootoo encouraged the we do things, it is hard, and deputy grand chief with NAN. scholarship awards. Congratulations SAAFE Walk participants to it is easy to go back to the old “I’m glad that Ka-Na-Chi-Hih to Aurora Bouchard of Migizi reflect on a loved one who has ways,” Tootoo says. “I hope has now taken on that role of Wazisin Elementary School in Long struggled with mental health, none of you have felt the lows the implementation part of it,” Lake 58 First Nation and Anthony substance abuse or suicide. that I’ve felt, but I also hope Achneepineskum says. “For me, I am picturing my you think about my story, about Achneepineskum adds that Mekanak of Michikan Lake School brother Terence,” Tootoo says how fear holds us back and it is important to continue rais- in Bearskin Lake First Nation. about his brother who commit- about how it frees us when we ing awareness about drugs and These scholarships are provided ted suicide in 2002 at the age confront those fears.” addictions and the impacts they of 22. “I’m imagining what life Vince Simon, executive direc- have on all citizens. in memory of Willie Wesley (for would be like if my brother had tor of the Ka-Na-Chi-Hih Spe- “I’ve been coming out to this eastern NAN) and Gilbert and Barbara the tools to cope. This painful cialized Solvent Abuse Treat- event now for pretty well the Baxter (for western NAN) in reality, we all share, does not ment Centre, says two new six- last 10 years,” Achneepineskum Aurora Bouchard and her mother, recognition of their efforts in Barbara Bouchard. Aurora was the promoting language and culture recipient of the 2019 OCCC Willie within the NAN area. Consequently, Wesley Memorial Award. the purpose of these scholarships is to honour those Grade 8 students who are actively involved with language and culture activities in the school or community, and show good attendance, attitude, and achievement in school. Aurora and Anthony each received a plaque and $200.00 at their schools surrounded by friends and family. In addition, their names were placed on a plaque at the OCCC in Timmins. Special thanks to Mrs. Sheilah Gaffney and Mr. Howard Miller, Mrs. Alice Meekis and Mrs. Amy Schwindt for nominating Aurora and Anthony. Nominations for next year will be posted in March 2020. To be eligible students must be members of one of the 49 NAN communities and returning to Grade 9 in the next school year. One student from the east and one student from the west will be chosen as recipients of these awards. The OCCC encourages all NAN schools to submit nominations at that time. Any questions, don’t hesitate to contact our office. Telephone (705) 267-7911, Fax (705) 267-4988, email: [email protected]. No photos were submitted for Anthony at press time. 16 Wawatay News OCTOBER 15, 2019 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Community Lakehead hosts 11th annual Fall Harvest Rick Garrick came out in 1988 as a lesbian. Lakehead University Sweat Wawatay News “But I knew I was a two-spirit Lodge Site. when I was four-years-old,” “I think it’s really wonderful Lakehead University’s 11th Chacaby says. “My grand- for young people to learn what annual Fall Harvest gathering mother told me that, and she we used to do,” Chacaby says. included Two Spirited Teach- was teaching me about two- Denise Baxter, vice-provost ings by Elder Ma-Nee Chacaby, spirit people that existed way Aboriginal Initiatives at Lake- author of A Two-Spirit Journey: back before the (Europeans) head University, says the gath- The Autobiography of a Lesbian came, that we lived together ering also featured a children’s Ojibwa-Cree Elder. and nobody was teased and game area. “Today went really well - I nobody was made fun of before. “So inside the big teepee we really enjoyed the tea and I Most of them were taught to had activities for kids,” Baxter really enjoyed the food and the become shamans, most of them says. “There’s smaller chairs in medicines,” Chacaby says. “Peo- were taught to look after fire in there that are kid-sized. We’re ple asked questions and I tried the village.” doing some work with the to answer them the best way Chacaby says this was the childcare facility at the univer- that I know how.” first time she delivered Two- sity.” Rick Garrick/Wawatay News Chacaby says she started her Spirited Teachings at the Fall Peggy Smith, professor emerita at Lakehead University, checks out some of the plants in the Medicine two-spirited journey when she Harvest, which was held at the Con’t on next page... Garden. REVIEW Review of Draft Forest Management Plan: Information Centre ordon Cosens 2020-2030 Forest Management Plan The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. and the Kapuskasing Local Citizens’ Committee (LCC) invite you to review and comment on the 2020-2030 Draft Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the Gordon Cosens Forest. The Planning Process The FMP takes approximately three years to complete. During this time, five formal opportunities for public and Aboriginal involvement are provided. The third opportunity (Stage Three) for this FMP occurred on June 3, 2019 when the public was invited to review and comment on proposed operations for the first and second terms of the plan. This Stage Four’ notice is to: • Invite you to review and comment on the draft FMP, and • Request contributions to the background information to be used in planning. Comments from the public will be considered in revisions to the draft FMP. How to Get Involved The Draft FMP and the Draft FMP summary will be available on the Ontario government website at www.ontario.ca/forestplans and at the Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. office at the location noted below, by appointment during normal office hours for a period of 60 days, November 19, 2019 – January 18, 2020. Comments on the draft FMP for the Gordon Cosens Forest must be received by Joshua Breau of the planning team at the MNRF Kapuskasing Field Office, by January 18, 2020. The Ontario government Information Centre in Toronto and ServiceOntario locations in Kapuskasing and the MNRF District and Field Offices may provide Internet access. To assist you in the review and to provide the opportunity to ask questions, information centres will be held at the following location on the following days: From 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (for First Nation and Métis members only) Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - Centre de Loisirs 7 Aurora Avenue, Kapuskasing, ON P5N 1J6 From 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (for the public) Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - Centre de Loisirs 7 Aurora Avenue, Kapuskasing, ON P5N 1J6 In addition to the most current versions of the information and maps which were previously available, the following information will also be available: • Draft FMP, including supplementary documentation; During the planning process there is an opportunity to make a written request to • Draft FMP summary (copies may be obtained at the information centres); seek resolution of issues with the MNRF District Manager or the Regional Director • MNRF’s preliminary list of required alterations. using a process described in the Forest Management Planning Manual (2017). The Meetings with representatives of the planning team and the LCC can be last possible date to seek issue resolution with the MNRF Regional Director is requested at any time during the planning process. Reasonable opportunities to February 17, 2020. meet planning team members during non-business hours will be provided upon Stay Involved request. If you require more information or wish to discuss your interests with a planning team member, please contact one of the individuals listed below: A final opportunity to inspect the approved plan before it is implemented will take place during the inspection of the MNRF-approved FMP (Stage Five), which is Joshua Breau, R.P.F. Kevin Del Guidice, R.P.F. tentatively scheduled for February 26, 2020. Management Forester Planning Superintendant The approval date of the FMP is tentatively scheduled for April 3, 2020. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry RYAM Forest Management Kapuskasing Field Office 1 Government Road East, P.O. Box 150 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is collecting your personal R.R. 2, 122 Government Road est Kapuskasing, ON P5N 2Y2 information and comments under the authority of the Crown Forest Sustainability Kapuskasing, ON P5N 2 8 tel: 705-337-9773 Act. Any personal information you provide (address, name, telephone, etc.) will be tel: 705-337-9314 e-mail: [email protected] protected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy e-mail: [email protected] Act; however, your comments will become part of the public consultation process Gilbert Peters and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may be Local Citi ens’ Committee Representative used by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to send you further 32 McPherson Avenue information related to this forest management planning exercise. If you have Kapuskasing, ON P5N 1T9 questions about the use of your personal information, please contact Josee tel: 705-367-2114 Tourville at 705-372-2227. e-mail: [email protected] Renseignements en fran ais : Joshua Breau au 705 337-9314. Wawatay News OCTOBER 15, 2019 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ 17 Community ...from page 16 the Sweat Lodge Site, about six weeks ago for the gathering. Elder Dolores Wawia, profes- “Folks are sitting bundling sor emerita at Lakehead Univer- it right now,” Smith says. “It’s sity, also delivered some of her been drying for about six weeks stories for the second year at and we are probably going the gathering. to take out one batch of the “When somebody comes and tobacco. We have sweetgrass sits down beside me, we just growing but it is not really well start off with ordinary conver- established yet so we are not sation — then it turns into a going to harvest it.” story,” Wawia says. “Everybody Elders Ella Gagnon and Sara has stories to tell. That is how Sabourin shared their bannock- Native people learn — they making skills with students dur- teach their children through ing the gathering. storytelling. Kids learn to listen. “It was really good — As soon as they are babies, they people enjoyed it,” Gagnon are told stories.” says. “(Sara) and I are always Elder Gene Nowegejick assigned to make bannock. shared the teachings of how All you need is baking powder to build a sweat lodge with a and flour. I made about four group of students before hold- batches and she made about ing a sweat lodge ceremony four batches. I love being out later in the day with 28 grand- in the outdoors and I like to see father rocks. people enjoying themselves.” “We put in 12 poles,” Nowe- Elder Sarah Moonias shared gejick says. “It is designed as a how to burn the hair off a four-direction sweat lodge — moose nose over a fire during there are different types. This the gathering. one is going to have four rings “I’m going to cook that at around it to represent the four home,” Moonias says. “It’s levels of the teachings of the good.” sweat lodge.” The gathering also included Peggy Smith, professor teachings on making stewed emerita at Lakehead University, blueberries, labrador tea with Rick Garrick/Wawatay News harvested sage from the Medi- mint and cedar and fried wall- Elder Sarah Moonias showed how to burn the hair off a moose nose in preparation for cooking at home during the 11th annual Lakehead Uni- cine Garden, which is located at eye and sturgeon. versity Fall Harvest gathering in Thunder Bay. REVIEW Review of Draft Forest Management Plan: Information Centre Lakehead Forest 2020-2030 Forest Management Plan The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), Greenmantle Forest Inc. and the Local Citizens’ Committee (LCC) invite you to review and comment on the 2020-2030 Draft Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the Lakehead Forest. The Planning Process The FMP takes approximately three years to complete. During this time, five formal opportunities for public consultation and First Nation and Métis community involvement and consultation are provided. The third opportunity (Stage Three) for this FMP occurred on June 4, 2019 - August 6, 2019 when the public was invited to review and comment on proposed operations for the ten-year period of the FMP. This ‘Stage Four’ notice is to: • Review and comment on the draft FMP and MNRF’s preliminary list of required alterations. Comments from the public will be considered in revisions to the draft FMP. How to Get Involved The Draft FMP and the Draft FMP summary will be available on the Ontario government website at www.ontario.ca/forestplans and at the Greenmantle Forest Inc. office at the location noted below, by appointment during normal office hours for a period of 60 days October 16, 2019 to December 15, 2019. Comments Vishnu Kowlessar, R.P.F. Phil Brown, R.P.F. Mike Grant on the draft FMP for the Lakehead Forest must be received by Management Forester Plan Author LCC Representative Vishnu Kowlessar of the planning team at the MNRF Thunder MNRF Thunder Bay District Office Greenmantle Forest Inc. Lakehead Forest LCC Bay District Office, by December 15, 2019. 435 James Street South 179 25th Side Road e-mail: To assist you in the review and to provide the opportunity Suite B001 Rosslyn, ON P7K 0B9 [email protected] to ask questions, an information centre will be held at the Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6S7 tel: 807-939-3136 following location from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on the tel: 807-475-1163 e-mail: following day: e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Wednesday, October 16, 2019 – Victoria Inn Hotel & During the planning process there is an opportunity to make a written request to seek resolution of Convention Centre, Regency A Boardroom, 555 Arthur Street issues with the MNRF District Manager or the Regional Director using a process described in the West, Thunder Bay, ON 2017 Forest Management Planning Manual (Part A, Section 2.4.1). In addition to the most current versions of the information and The last possible date to seek issue resolution with the MNRF Regional Director is January 14, 2020. maps which were previously available, the following information will be available at the information centre: Stay Involved • Draft FMP, including supplementary documentation; A final opportunity to inspect the approved plan before it is implemented will take place during the • Draft FMP summary (copies may be obtained at the inspection of the MNRF-approved FMP (Stage Five), which is tentatively scheduled for February 7, 2020. information centre); The approval date of the FMP is tentatively scheduled for February 1, 2020. • MNRF’s preliminary list of required alterations. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is collecting your personal information and Meetings with representatives of the planning team and the comments under the authority of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act. Any personal information you advisory committees can be requested at any time during the provide (address, name, telephone, etc.) will be protected in accordance with the Freedom of planning process. Reasonable opportunities to meet planning Information and Protection of Privacy Act; however, your comments will become part of the public team members during non-business hours will be provided consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may be upon request. If you require more information or wish to used by the MNRF to send you further information related to this forest management planning discuss your interests and concerns with a planning team exercise. If you have questions about the use of your personal information, please contact Alyson member, please contact one of the individuals listed beside: Dupuis at the MNRF Thunder Bay District Office at 807-475-1512. 18 Wawatay News OCTOBER 15, 2019 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Culture Severn River Annual Fall Hunter Festival Ziggy Beardy Special to Wawatay News Michikan Lake First Nation hosted their annual Severn River Annual Fall Hunter’s Festival. A total of 24 boats left Sfor a 36 hour hunting expedition to garner as many points as they possibly can in order to win the top cash prizes and awards for their participation. The awards were handed out and the following were the winners: 1st place Ivan Beardy&Jack McKay 182 points 2nd place Archie & Shayne McKay 179 points 3rd place Thomas Beardy & Danny Mick. 148 points 4th place Richard Mosk. & Howard Fiddler 137 points 5th place Roy Brown & Eddie Brown 109 points 6th place Randy M & Wayne Brown 70 points 7th place Lawrence M & Roger McKay 69 points 8th place Scott Nothing & Salio Meekis 67 points 9th place Ryan Nothing & Rain Defreitas 58 points 10th place Leon Beardy & Randy Fiddler 51 points Most Rabbits tied Wayne B/Randy M Leon B/Randy F With 1 Rabbit Most Partridges Salio Meekis/Scott Nothing with 10 partridges Most Species Wayne B/Randy M with 8 species Brandon Beardy Memorial Award most waterfowl-Archie & Shayne McKay with 35 birds Lance Trimble Memorial Award- most mallards Archie & Shayne McKay with 11 mallards We had a draw for Skunk Prize 20 points and under qualified and winners picked were Edward G & Samuel M We had additional prizes that were drawn from 11th place to 23rd place 100 gift certificate Josie Mekanak 100 gift certificate Ronnie Fiddler Wasaya Return ticket Jennifer Fiddler CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS FROM HUNTERS ABOVE: 1st place Ivan Beardy&Jack McKay COMMITTEE TOP RIGHT: 2nd place Archie & Shayne McKay MIDDLE RIGHT: 3rd place Thomas Beardy & Danny Mick ALSO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN MAKING THIS HUNT- RIGHT: 4th place Richard Mosk. & Howard Fiddler ERS FESTIVAL HAPPEN EVERY YEAR MEEGWETCH. Thank you the invited groups singers as well: Sagatay Band, Claude McKenzie (Kashtin) and Roy and Gabe Fiddler for providing great music and entertainment. FEDERAL ELECTION MONDAY, OCTOBE R 21 #ItsOurVote Election day is October 21. Are you registered to vote? n Yes – Check your voter information card. It tells you when and where to vote. n No or don’t know – Contact Elections Canada to find out where and when to vote. You can register at your polling station when you go to vote. Visit elections.ca for the official information you need to vote 1-800-463-6868 elections.ca TTY1-800-361-8935 EC_PRINT_IND_Blended_REG_ED_BW_ENG_02_v3.indd 1 2019-09-19 8:24 AM Wawatay News OCTOBER 15, 2019 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ 19 Culture Indigenous Language Gathering held in Temiskaming Shores Xavier Kataquapit ing, children’s painting, nature Special to Wawatay News walks and scavenger hunts. A language bingo that used tradi- The Temiskaming Native tional language and teachings Women’s Support Group drew many participants and (TNWSG) hosted a weekend the making of traditional crafts Language Gathering over- including shakers and dream looking the panoramic view catchers provided hands on of Lake Timiskaming in North knowledge. The three day event Cobalt from September 27 to also featured many opportuni- 29. Over 100 participants took ties for sharing circles, story part in the gathering where telling and fire side gatherings Native language speakers were with participants, as well as tra- encouraged to share their ditional drumming and singing knowledge. The event brought and modern singing and guitar together First Nation Elders performances by David Batisse and language speakers from of Matachewan FN and Sally the First Nations of Beaver- Susan Mathias Martel (Marcia house, Matachewan, Temiska- Brown-Martel) of Beaverhouse ming and citizens of the Metis FN. Nation. They came together for Elder Vina Hendrix of the event with community citi- Matachewan FN, made a great zens and their children to learn effort to attend the event on a the Ojibway language dialects fast flight from her attendance Xavier Kataquapit/Special to Wawatay News of northeastern Ontario driven at a cultural and language Over a hundred people participated in a Language Gathering hosted by the Temiskaming Native Women’s Support Group which was held from by great interest of the First gathering in Fort Albany FN September 27 to 29. Pictured are those who enjoyed Indigenous Language Teachings during the three day event. Nations of Matachewan and on the James Bay Coast. She is Beaverhouse. Other Native dia- reknown for her knowledge of lects were spoken during the TNWSG. gram was created in response The energy, efforts and skills is originally from Wikwemikong the Ojibway language, tradi- event. The gathering was held Batisse, together with Arlene to the Truth and Reconciliation of staff and volunteers from First Nation on Manitoulin tions and culture. at a field that offered a pictur- Hache, Keepers Of The Circle Commission of Canada which Beaverhouse FN, Matachewan Island, shared her traditional “Life is so different esque view of Lake Timiskam- Program Developer, led the pro- provided their final report in FN and the TNWSG combined knowledge and cultural teach- up north compared to what we ing just outside North Cobalt posal effort to access funding June 2015, as an ongoing pro- to provide a venue where Indig- ings with everyone during have here in the south. Hear- close to the old settlement of which was provided through cess that is aimed at addressing enous Language was front and the gathering. She is a fluent ing the Cree speak and use the Mill Creek, which has historic health and wellness programs the historic legacy of the Indian centre. The gathering’s lead Indigenous speaker of the Wik- language while on the land ties to First Nations. This is the by the Ontario provincial gov- Residential School system in organizer for the weekend was wemikong FN dialect and led reminded me of what life was second language event to be ernment. The planning process Canada. Melissa Gill, TNWSG. various ceremonies using her like when I was a child and it hosted by the TNWSG with the was also led by an Elders Circle. “The work that has been “This is a very emotional and original language. felt good. They are more con- first held this past July near The TNWSG works closely done by everyone involved to powerful event for many of us “I feel like I am a walking on nected to language and the Kirkland Lake. with the District of Timiskam- make projects like this happen here. Our communities have so air to be here among our Elders land up there and that is what “Our goal with these lan- ing Social Services Adminis- has been amazing. I am thrilled much trauma and difficult his- and community citizens. I feel I would like to see our people guage events is to invite lan- tration Board (DTSSAB) to at the level of commitment tory to deal with and many of fulfilled and proud to see every- move towards here. The gath- guage speakers to spend time develop programs and proj- that everyone has provided to our Elders share those stories one here wanting to learn more ering we have here is making with others on the land, sur- ects that promote culture and make these projects in culture here as a form a healing for about their language and their that happen and I hope it keeps rounded by nature and to speak language for communities in and language so successful. It everyone,” said Gill. culture. Language is only part going on. Meegwetch to all the and share stories around a northeastern Ontario. Dani has been a long journey and I Guidance and leadership was of our culture. We also share organizers and funders for mak- campfire. This is how our ances- Grenier-Ducharme, (DTSSAB) am proud of what we have all provided by First Nation Elders stories, teachings and lessons ing this possible,” commented tors learned to speak their lan- Children’s Services Manager accomplished so far. I am proud as well as traditional drum- among one another,” said Elder Elder Hendrix. guage and shared their knowl- explained that his board has to say that I am from Temiska- mers and teachers including Oshkabewisens The organizers are edge. We were very pleased been working with the TNWSG ming because projects such as Elder Roberta Oshkabewisens, The event included hopeful that they can turn this that a long time supporter of under the provincial govern- this show who we are and what TNWSG; Elder Marilyn Chev- story telling by Elders, tradi- into a regular gathering with our efforts Dani Grenier-Ducha- ment’s program Journey we represent as peoples and our ier-Wills, Temiskaming FN and tional teachings for adults and events that take place during rme joined us to share our time Together: Ontario’s Commit- capacity to organize such ben- Elder Marie Liliane Ethier of the for children, daily traditional the four seasons and give Elders devoted to language, tradition ment to Reconciliation with eficial traditional and cultural Temiskaming Metis Council . ceremonies, teepee raising an opportunity to share stories and culture,” commented Anne Indigenous Peoples which was events,” said Grenier-Ducha- Elder Oshkabewisens, and teachings, trapper tent and activities that go with every Batisse, Executive Director, announced in 2016. The pro- rme. TNWSG Wisdom Keepers, who setup and teachings, tea boil- part of the year. Traditional Moose hunt camp features teachings by Elders Xavier Kataquapit Chief Batisse, his son Anthony on our lands. I thank all of the way to give thanks to the Cre- Special to Wawatay News and wife Samantha for all of Elders, the families and in par- ator, the land and the animals their help and for harvesting ticular the children who came for our survival. Everyone has A Traditional Moose Hunt a moose,” commented Anne to join us for this hunt camp been so helpful to the Elders Camp was run by The Temiska- Batisse, Executive Director, so that they can learn about and it is great to be out here ming Native Women’s Support TNWSG. our connection to the land and with the hunters and the chil- Group (TNWSG) near Matache- Melissa Gill of the TNWSG respect for all of the animals as dren as culture and tradition is wan First Nation in Northeast- assisted with the organizing of well as the harvesting and prep- shared,” said Elder Nolan. ern Ontario October 4 to 6. The the event with help from many aration skills needed to provide Elder Gilbert, an Elder on event brought together First volunteers and the Chief and for a good hunt,” explained Campus with Northern College Nation hunters, Elders and Council of Matachewan FN. Elder Mario Batisse, who is a in Kirkland Lake, pointed out families from the First Nations “I want to thank our leader- past Chief of Matachewan FN. that Indigenous people have of Matachewan, Beaverhouse, ship and Elders for having the Elders Vina Hendrix, Jea- always had a culture and tradi- citizens of the Metis Nation vision to establish our first ever nette Gilbert and Gertie Nolan tion based on gatherings many and invited guests. They came Traditional Moose Hunt Camp. were on hand to assist with the times over the year. together for the event with It takes a lot of expertise, skill teachings of the Traditional “We need to do more work community citizens and their and knowledge to set up and Moose Hunt and to share their to make sure our traditions and families as part of a three day run a hunt camp like this, that knowledge of the land, the cer- culture are passed on to future hunt camp dedicated to sharing is based on respect for the land emony and language. James generations and I know that the teachings of Elders involv- and sharing the tradition and Bay Cree Elders Margaret Choo- gatherings such as this moose ing traditional moose harvest- culture related to moose har- komolin and Marie Sackaney hunt camp will ensure that our ing on the land. Community vesting,” said Gill. assisted with food preparation young people do not lose the Xavier Kataquapit/Special to Wawatay News Moose skinning and butchering were some of the teachings provided volunteers including Matache- The event featured teachings and teachings. skills and knowledge of our by Elders and hunters at the Traditional Moose Hunt Camp which was wan FN Chief Jason Batisse, and demonstrations in respect “I grew up on the land and ancestors. These gatherings and held near Matachewan FN from October 4 to 6. Clockwise around local First Nation Councillors for the hunt, setting up camp, our family lived in tents and teachings serve to ground our the table from L-R: Elder William Edwards, Erin Baker (in back), Ann and hunters gathered at a cen- preparing for the hunt, tracking small buildings on the land youth to assist them on their Batisse, Executive Director, Temiskaming Native Womens Support tral camp dotted with expertly the moose, moose calling, har- much the same as our ancestors journeys,” explained Elder Gil- Group (TNWSG); Anthony Batisse, Brittany Batisse, Paris Burns-Judd, erected canvas tents to bring vesting a moose and skinning did. Our survival as a people bert. Elder Mario Batisse, Amanda Julien (holding baby Parker), Chief together people in cooking, har- and butchering the animal. depended on our relationship to Much of the event was cen- Jason Batisse (in back), Chelsea Daley, Katlyn Julien, Gavin Gill and vesting and socializing environ- Elder Mario Batisse, Matache- the land, the animals and the tred around the fire where sto- Melissa Gill, TNWSG. ments. wan FN who is also a tradi- fish and we always had respect ries were told and an historic “This was the first time ever tional hunter, with help from and made offerings when we reunion of the Batisse brothers to make everyone feel welcome play our tunes here around the that we have run the Tradi- Chief Jason Batisse and William harvested any of these for music group happened with and to entertain our people,” fire and I know how important tional Moose Hunt Camp and Edwards, a traditional Cree food,” explained Elder Hendrix. performances by David, Mario commented David Batisse. music is too all of us as it is heal- it has been such a success that Elder and hunter originally Elder Nolan commented that and Sonny Batisse. Sonny Batisse, who is a well ing and uplifting,” explained already we are looking at part- from Fort Albany, led everyone it made her feel very nostalgic “I think it is been more than known musician, has played Sonny Batisse, also a former nering with Matachewan First in hands on participation in to be part of this gathering as 20 or 25 years since we played with an award winning Native Chief of Matachewan FN. Nation and other possible spon- skinning the moose and butch- she remembered the people guitar and sang together. I feel band in Nashville and continues A feast was hosted by sors to make this an annual ering it to be shared. meeting up on the land to hunt very blessed tonight as I sit here to perform locally. Matachewan FN at the Ann event. My thanks to all of our “I feel so good to be here many years ago. playing the tunes we loved so “This night was a good time Batisse Community Complex citizens of the TNWSG that today and surrounded by sev- “I think we need to see this many years ago. I thank my and a lot of fun. I can’t believe and featured a moose supper worked so hard to make this eral generations participating event run every year because it brothers Mario and Sonny for the three of us managed to get with all the trimmings by Adam happen. We are also grateful to in the Traditional Moose Hunt brings us all together in a good joining me here at the campfire together here at this camp to Gilbert of Matachewan FN. 20 Wawatay News OCTOBER 15, 2019 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Culture Mattagami First Nation hosts its ninth annual Powwow photo submitted by Mattagami Pow Wow THE GRAND ENTRY is pictured here at the start of the Ninth Annual Mattagami First Nation Pow Wow which was held September 14 and 15 in the community. Xavier Kataquapit all of her team and volunteers Special to Wawatay News for making this event so great,” commented Chief Boissoneau. In sight of nearby eagles the Deputy Grand Chief Naveau, traditional Ninth Annual Matta- who made a point to be in his gami First Nation Powwow home community for the Pow took place. This year’s theme Wow, had to travel to another was “Noojimo’iwewin giinita- event the same day but he made mawind abi” which translates sure to welcome all of those in from Ojibway as “Healing Our attendance before departing. Home.” The host drum was “I am so grateful that we photo submitted by Mattagami Pow Wow the Young Eagle Singers and have our Powwow and tradi- Chief Chad Boissoneau, Matta- Co-Host was the High Ridge tional and cultural ways coming gami FN, led the Grand Entry singers both of Moose Cree back to us here in Mattagami for the Ninth Annual Mattagami photo submitted by Mattagami Pow Wow FN. Invite Drum was North- First Nation. I applaud every- Pow Wow. He is pictured here The Ninth Annual Mattagami First Nation Pow Wow brought together many First Nation youth. Pictued are ern Spirit Singers, Brunswick one for all of their hard work to with Faye Naveau, Mattagami FN Mattagami Youth Head Dancers Beesym Couchie, Nippissing FN and Ava Naveau, Mattagami FN. House FN. make this possible and I thank citizen. The Lead Female Dancer all of you who are visiting our was Dawn McKenzie, Matta- community today,” said Deputy #3322 HAND CRANK BINGO gami FN and Lead Male Grand Chief Naveau. Pow Wow when I was a child. Dancer was Tyrone Shawana, Ontario Regional Chief Thanks so much to Chief and CAGE WITH BINGO BALLS AND Wikwemikong FN. The Lead Archibald, who hails from the Council, our Executive Direc- BINGO MASTERBLOWER BOARD Female Youth Dancer was Ava north remarked on how won- tor Juanita Luke, Jennifer Con- Naveau, Mattagami FN and derful she was welcomed into stant, Dorothy Naveau and all Lead Male Youth was Beesym the community and how happy of our team and volunteers Couchie, Nippissing FN. she was to be invited. in particular our citizens who Featured Grandmother “These are special days for organized and supplied our for the Pow Wow was Agnes me when I get to come and visit feast and our local youth for Naveau, Mattagami FN and our First Nations and see all keeping this Pow Wow alive,” Arena Director was Gerald of the good things being done commented McKenzie. Chum, Moose Cree FN. Kirby with our traditions and culture. Prayer and guidance was led Mianskum, Moose Cree FN I see the joy on the faces of the by Mattagami FN Elders Agnes kept the event rolling as Master people here and in the eyes of Naveau, Leonard Naveau and of Ceremonies and Head Vet- the children and it makes me Pastor Carol Gagnon. #3322 eran for the Powwow was Elder feel good,” commented Ontario Theland Kicknosway a glow Leonard Naveau Sr., Mattagami Regional Chief Archibald. hoop dancer thrilled and enter- FN. The event coordinator Dayna tained everyone with dance and MAY NOT BE EXACTLY AS ILLUSTRATED. Dignitaries on hand included Doll McKenzie, who is also a stories. 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Wawatay News OCTOBER 15, 2019 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ 21 Culture First ever Maawandoo’itiwin language gathering hosted by Thunder Bay Public Library Rick Garrick former to teach the language after people read the word, Wawatay News through puppetry,” Johnson because reading any other lan- says. guage that you are not familiar The Thunder Bay Johnson and Miller were with is difficult.” Public Library’s first part of the planning commit- Medicine says Sharon shared Maawandoo’itiwin Language tee for the gathering, which the Musical Word Bag game Gathering featured puppet also included Sharon Johnson, live on the Thunder Bay Public shows and Anishinabemowin Sheila Karasiewicz, Yvonne Library Facebook page. reading circles and bingo games Morrison, Robert Ostamas and “So you could see how that at the Waverly Community Hub Robyn Medicine, Indigenous game went,” Medicine says. Auditorium. liaison with the Thunder Bay “When I counted, we had 54 “I’ve been creating the pup- Public Library. people in a circle who passed pets for a few years now with Miller says this was the first the bag around until there was my sister (Marcella) — she puppet show she participated no more words. That one was makes them and I create the in, noting that it “went well.” really fun.” Rick Garrick/Wawatay News costumes,” says Ira Johnson, “We enjoyed ourselves — it Medicine says an Anishi- The Maawandoo’itiwin Language Gathering included two puppet shows created and performed by gather- who worked with Tiffany Miller was a lot of fun,” Miller says. nabemowin Bingo game was ing planning committee members Tiffany Miller and Ira Johnson at the Thunder Bay Public Library Waverly to create and perform two pup- “There was a lot of laughter also led by Johnson and Tanya Community Hub Auditorium. pet shows during the gath- and earlier we had a full room Gignac using bingo cards with ering using a creation story of students from Lakehead Uni- pictures of animals. even so we had a good number whole day.” celebrate the United Nation’s Miller suggested. “I translated versity and community citizens. “He would say the animal in of attendees and there were a The Thunder Bay Public 2019 International Year of some of the words into (Anishi- People seemed really interested (Anishinabemowin),” Medicine number of them that stayed the Library hosted the gathering to Indigenous Languages. nabemowin), so we used the in learning the vocabulary, so it says. “We had asked people cue cards to use it as a teaching was nice to see an enthusiasm who were playing the game to lesson. When we do the puppet for learning the language.” help each other, so if somebody show it just goes to the (Anishi- Medicine says the gathering knew what Mahkwa is they nabemowin) words each time also included a Musical Word would say: ‘Oh, it’s a bear.’ So with the English translations Bag game led by Karasiewicz, then other people learned the flowing through it.” which involved the passing of a word too.” Johnson plans to perform bag of Anishinabemowin words Medicine says Bruce Beardy puppet shows at the Brodie around to the participants. also led an Oji-Cree Bingo game Community Hub in October and ”Sheila would drum and using bingo cards with numbers November, the Dennis Franklin close her eyes and they would as well as pictures of animals. Cromarty First Nations High pass the bag around as she is “(The gathering) was very School Christmas concert and in drumming,” Medicine says. successful based on the number Sault Ste. 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And it’s a lot brighter.” and Gakina Nindinawemaaga- make a central student space in Loyie says the Gakina Nindi- nag lounge are more centrally the core of the university.” nawemaaganag lounge is open located near the main entrance, McPherson says there was to all students at Lakehead Uni- which is next to the city bus an “excellent turnout” for the versity. stop. grand opening. “I’m excited to see more “Starbucks is right around “I’m really happy in par- Indigenous students here, but the corner and we’re right ticular to see the number of as well as more non-Indigenous across the Agora from Student Rick Garrick/Wawatay News students that are here today,” students so that people know Central, that provides all the Moira McPherson, president and vice-chancellor at Lakehead University, speaks during the grand opening McPherson says. “Every time this space is welcome to all student services for any student of the Lakehead University Aboriginal Cultural and Support Services offices and the Gakina Nindinawe- I have gone by in the hall I’ve students on campus to create on campus,” Twance says. “So maaganag (All My Relations) Aboriginal Student Lounge. popped my head in and it’s just more diversity for non-Indige- it’s great being front and cen- getting busier and busier.” nous students to feel welcome tre.” Rick Garrick lounge are located next to the Elders room, where students Wawatay News Agora and Student Central on can smudge during regular the main level of the University office hours, and a charging sta- Lakehead University cele- Centre building at UC1007. tion for cell phones. MacBooks brated the grand opening of the “It is important to have a are also available for students new Aboriginal Cultural and space for students to just relax, to use in the Gakina Nindinawe- Support Services (ACSS) offices where they can be themselves maaganag lounge. and the Gakina Nindinawe- and can come together as Indig- “I’m really pleased with maaganag (All My Relations) enous people and know that it how the space turned out,” Aboriginal Student Lounge. is a safe place for them,” says Baxter says. “I think having an “This is incredible,” says Denise Baxter, vice provost increased square footage which Elder Dolores Wawia, a profes- Aboriginal Initiatives at Lake- has some really great healthy sor emerita who taught at Lake- head University. “We also have lighting and workspace for stu- head University for 39 years. a lot of supports, academic, dents to pursue their academ- “When I first came here there transitional, health and wellbe- ics will really serve the students was only three of us. And today ing, cultural/spiritual supports well.” I hear there are about 1,200 with our Elders and certainly Moira McPherson, president Native students. It’s just great just some good old fashioned and vice-chancellor at Lake- what has happened.” fun as well.” head University, says the new The new ACSS offices and The Gakina Nindinawe- ACSS offices and Gakina Nindi- Gakina Nindinawemaaganag maaganag lounge includes an nawemaaganag lounge are also You can protect their future A SMOKE ALARM CAN BE THEIR SAFE GUARD Ensure your family has a future by installing a smoke alarm and developing a home escape plan. 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