PM#0382659799 Northern Ontario’s First Nation Voice since 1974 Blending Tradition with Technology 4500 copies distributed June 15, 2016 Vol. 43 No. 6 www.wawataynews.ca Over 2-million in drugs and meds intercepted • 706 grams of cocaine, • 476.6 grams of marihuana, and • 154.25 fentanyl patches. The street value of the seized drugs is estimated at 2.1-million headed for northern communities, and 800-thou- sand headed for the south. Police also seized more than 252-thousand dollars in Canadian cur- rency, one shotgun and a bulletproof vest. As a result, 55 people have been charged with 341 offences under the Controlled Drug and Substances Act (CDSA) and the Criminal Code of Can- ada. NAPS Chief Terry Armstrong also went on to say, “the trafficking of ille- Press Conference photo gal and prescription drugs brings an OPP representatives, NAPS representatives, as well as Mushkegowuk Grand Chief Jonathon Soloman addressed the media in Timmins, Ontario on May 24. element of society into our commu- nities that engage in further criminal behaviours to protect their enterprises. Wawatay News The lengthy investigation focused on seized during the six-month probe. the end, this is the beginning of the By working collaboratively with our the Timmins and Chapleau area and They were also joined by Nishnawbe war against drugs because it’s hurting police partners and mobilizing com- Project COAST, a multi-jurisdiction James Bay coastal communities, noting Aski Nation leaders who provided our children, it’s hurting our families, munity leaders, the individuals who drug investigation in northeastern these drugs typically sell at four times insight into the challenges and devas- it’s hurting our communities. We love target our people have been arrested Ontario has resulted in dozens of the street price compared to urban cen- tating impacts illegal drugs and misuse our people, we care for our people, and charged as we tackle several chal- arrests and more than 300 charges, ters. This provides considerable profit of prescription medications have had we care for our children and we want lenging issues.” as well over 2-million in seized illegal incentive for criminals to exploit vul- on their citizens. the best for them, we want to be able Several of the accused persons will drugs. nerable residents in Aboriginal com- “I would like to say to those who to see them succeed in life, instead of appear at Ontario Courts of Justice at In November 2015, the Nishnawbe- munities. are dealing drugs, you are hurting our struggling with an addiction,” Mush- various times, dates and locations. Aski Police Service (NAPS) and At a May 24 news conference in communities. You are causing destruc- kegowuk Grand Chief Jonathon Solo- “Project COAST demonstrates that Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Orga- Timmins, NAPS Chief Terry Arm- tive matters in the family unit and in man said. the OPP will do whatever it takes to nized Crime Enforcement Bureau strong, OPP Deputy Commissioner the home. Just like any addicted per- During Project COAST, 21 search support our police and Aboriginal com- (OCEB) began a joint investigation to Rick Barnum, Timmins Police Chief son, you need help and I hope you seek warrants were executed earlier this munity partners to support the well- identify and dismantle drug distribu- John Gauthier and Anishinabek Police that help because the path that you month at locations in northern and ness of our most vulnerable communi- tion networks trafficking prescription Service Deputy Chief Dave Whitlow are walking is causing destruction as eastern Ontario. Police seized: ties and prevent further harm and vic- medications and illicit drugs to com- unveiled details of the investigation you move along on that journey. And • 57,792 methamphetamine tablets, timization,” OPP Commissioner J.V.N. munities in northeastern Ontario. and displayed samples of the evidence I’d like to close off with this: this is not • 7,229 oxycodone pills, (Vince) Hawkes said. ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ 2 ᒥᓫᐃᔭᐣ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑫᑭᔓᓂᔭᑲᑌᑲᐧᐸᐣ ᒪᒋᒪᐡᑭᑭᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᑕᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᑲᒋᑎᓂᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑎᒥᐣᐢ, ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᓂᑕᐊᐧᔑᔑᒥᓇᓂᐠ, ᓂᓇᑕᐁᐧᓂᒪᒥᐣ NAPS ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧᑭᒪ ᑌᕑᐃ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᐃᐧᓯᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐡᑭᐦᐅᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᓀᐤ ᑭᒋᑲᒥᐠ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ, ᐊᕑᒥᐢᐟᕑᐊᐣᐠ, OPP ᐊᓂᑫ ᑎᐸᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᑭᒪ ᒋᔭᓂᑌᐱᓇᒪᓱᐊᐧᐨ, ᑲᐃᐧᓂᐣ ᑭᐃᔑᓂᑲᑌ ᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᒪᒪᐊᐧᓄᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᕑᐃᐠ ᐸᕑᓇᑦ, ᑎᒥᐣᐢ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧᑭᒪ ᓂᓇᑕᐁᐧᓂᒪᓯᒥᐣ ᒋᑕᔑᑲᑲᐧᑕᑭᓴᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑲᑫᐧᑲᒋᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᒧᒋᐊᑕᐊᐧᑌᑭᐣ ᒐᐧᐣ ᑯᒋᔦ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐠ ᐊᓂᑫ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᑲᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᓂᐠ,”ᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᐊᐧᓂᐊᐸᑕᑭᐣ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧᑭᒪ ᑌᑊ ᐃᐧᐟᓫᐅ ᒪᐡᑭᑯᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᒐᐧᓂᑕᐣ ᓴᐧᓫᐊᒪᐣ. ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᒥᔑᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐅᑭᐊᐧᐃᐧᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓇᓀᐤ ᑭᒋᑲᒥᐠ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᑲᒋᑎᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑭᐅᑕᐱᓂᑕᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᒥᓇ ᑭᐊᐧᐸᑕᐦᐃᐁᐧᐊᐧᐠ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ, ᒪᒪᐤ 21 ᓇᓇᑐᓂᑫᐃᐧ 300 ᐊᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᑲᒋᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓂᑯᑕᐧᓱᐱᓯᑦ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᑭᐊᐸᑕᓄᐣ ᓄᑯᒥᑫ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ 2 ᒥᓫᐃᔭᐣ ᑕᓴᐧᐱᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᒥ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐊᐧᐨ. ᑲᑭᐱᓯᒧᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐧᐸᓄᐠ ᑕᑭᐅᒋ ᔓᓂᔭᑫᒪᑲᓄᐸᐣ ᐅᓀᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᔦ ᐅᑭᐱ ᓇᑭᐡᑲᑯᐊᐧᐣ ᐃᓀᑫ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ. ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᑕᐡ ᒪᒋᒪᐡᑭᑭᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᑕᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ. ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐅᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᐅᑭᑲᒋᑎᓇᓇᐊᐧ: ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐊᐱ ᑲᐡᑲᑎᓄᐱᓯᑦ 2015, ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᑭᔭᓂᒧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ • 57,792 ᒣᑕᐯᑕᒥᐣ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐣ, ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᔑᐊᐧᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐱᒋᔭᓂᒥᓴᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᒪᒋᒪᐡᑭᑭᐣ • 7,229 ᐊᐠᓯᑯᑐᐣ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐣ, submitted photo (NAPS) ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐊᐧᓇᐸᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐣ. • 706 ᑕᓱᑯᓯᑲᐧᓀᐢ ᑯᑫᐣ, Police seized over 2-million in various drugs, as well as over 200-thousand in cash ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐊᐧᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ (OPP) ᒪᒪᓂᐃᐧ “ᐊᒥ ᐁᔑᐃᐧᑕᒪᐊᐧᑲᐧ ᑲᓄᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ • 476.6 ᑕᓱᑯᓯᑲᐧᓀᐢ ᒣᕑᐅᐊᐧᓇ, ᐁᑲᐧ during the latest drug bust by Project Coast. ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐊᓄᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ (OCEB) ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐣ, ᑭᑐᒋᐃᐧᓴᑫᑕᒥᐦᐊᐠ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑭᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑭᔭᓂᒪᑕᓄᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᓇᓇᐣ. ᒥᑐᓂ 154.25 ᐯᐣᑕᓂᓫ ᐊᑲᐧᑎᓂᑲᓇᐣ. • ᐁᐅᒋ ᐱᒥᔭᓄᑲᑕᒪᑭᐣ. ᐁᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑭᑭᒋᐱᑯᐱᓇᐠ ᑎᐯᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑕᓯᐣ ᐃᓀᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒪᒪᓂᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ” ᐊᑎᐟ ᑲᑭᒪᒥᔑᐦᐅᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐱ ᑕᓂᐊᔭᑭᓀ ᐁᐃᐧᑭᐱᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᒧᒋᐊᑕᐊᐧᑌᑭᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ. ᐯᔑᑲᐧᐣ ᐃᑯ ᑲᑭᑲᒋᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒪᓭᓯᐠ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᐅᓇᑯᓇᑲᓂᐃᐧᐊᐧᐠ ᐸᐸᑲᐣ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᒪᒋᒪᐡᑭᑭᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᔭᑭᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᑭᐡᑲᐠ ᑲᑲᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐨ ᑫᑯᓂ, ᑭᐃᓇᑭᒋᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ 2.1 ᒥᓫᐃᔭᐣ ᑕᓴᐧᐱᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧᑭᒪ ᑎᐸᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ. ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᐊᐧᐸᓄᐠ ᐃᓀᑫ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ. ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᒋᑭᐅᒋᔓᓂᔭᑲᑌᑲᐧᐸᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄ ᑌᕑᐃ ᐊᕑᒥᐢᐟᕑᐊᐣᐠ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᓇᓀᐤ ᑭᒋᑲᒥᐠ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᓀᐧᐡ ᑭᐱᒥ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᓴᑫᐣ ᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᓯᓭᑐᐣ ᒋᔭᓂ ᓇᓇᑐᓇᒪᐣ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ 800 ᑭᒋᒥᑕᓱᒥᓇ ᑭᔭᓂᑭᑐ,“ᑲᐊᑕᐊᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᒋᒪᐡᑭᑭᐣ “ ᑭᐊᐧᐸᑎᓂᐁᐧᒪᑲᐣ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑎᒥᐣᐢ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐧᐠᕑᐊᐣ ᐃᓀᑫ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒋᔭᓂᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᔭᐣ ᐊᓂᐡ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐁᐧᑎ ᔕᐊᐧᓄᐠ. ᒥᓇ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐣ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᐁᑯᑲᐡᑭᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒉᒥᐢ ᐯ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᔭᑭᐣ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᑭᑎᔑᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᔑᐊᐧᓇᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᐅᑭᐅᑕᐱᓇᐊᐧᐣ ᐱᑯᓂᑫᒪᑲᓄᐣ ᑭᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᒋᐊᓱᐡᑲᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᒥᓇᓂᐠ ᑕᐡ ᐅᓀᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᐊᑕᐊᐧᑌᑭᐣ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐣ ᐃᔑᒥᑭᐁᐧᒪᑲᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒪᒋᐨ ᓂᑲᐃᑭᐟ, ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ 252 ᑭᒋᒥᑕᓱᒥᑕᓇ ᑕᓴᐧᐱᐠ ᐁᓄᒋᐅᔑᐦᐅᒪᑲᐠ ᒪᒪᓂᐃᐧ ᐃᔑᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᓂᑕᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᒋ ᓂᐊᐧᐅᒋᓇᓴᐱ ᐊᔭᑭᑕᐃᐧ ᐃᓇᑭᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᓂᐣ ᐅᒪ ᑕᐃᔑᓀᐱᒋᐳᓂᓯᓭᐣ, ᒥᐦᐅᒪ ᔓᓂᔭᐣ, ᐯᔑᐠ ᐸᐢᑭᓯᑲᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒥᑕᐡ ᐃᒪ ᐁᐅᒋᐊᑲᐧᓇᐃᐧᔑᒧᓄᐊᐧᐨ. ᐊᐧᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒪᔭᑭᑕᐧ ᑲᐱᒥᓇᑕᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᑲᐊᑕᒥᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐱᐨ ᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᒋᐅᑌᓇᐠ ᐊᔕ ᐁᐅᒋᒪᑕᓄᑲᑕᒪᐠ ᑲᓄᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᐸᑭᑲᓀᐦᐅᐣ. ᓂᑭᑐᑕᒥᐣ ᑕᐡ ᐁᑭᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᔭᐠ ᐁᑲ ᓇᐣᑕ ᒋᔑᒪᓭᑭᐣ ᑲᓂᓇᒥᓯᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᑲᑕᓇᑕᐊᐧᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᓇᑭᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ. ᒥᑕᐡ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᒋᒪᒋᓴᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᑕᐡ ᑲᑭᔭᓂᓯᓭᐠ 55 ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᓂᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᓇᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒋᓇᑲᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᐁᑲ ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐊᑕᐊᐧᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐣ ᑭᑕᐊᐧᔑᔑᒥᓇᓂᐠ, ᐅᐃᐧᓴᑲᐦᐅᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᑭᐊᑭᑕᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᒪᒪᐤ 341 ᐁᑭᐅᒋ ᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᔭᑭᑕᐧ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᒋᐅᒋ ᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᐊᓂᒥᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ, ᑲᐅᒋ ᑭᒋᔓᓂᔭᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑭᑎᒪᑭᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᑎᐯᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᑭᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᒪᒪᓂᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᐅᓇᔓᐊᐧᑌᐠ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐣ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ, ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ” ᑎᐸᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᑭᒪ ᐱᐣᐢ ᐦᐊᐧᐠᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑕᓇᐱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ. ᐅᒋᐃᐧᓴᑫᑕᒧᒪᑲᓄᐣ. ᓂᓴᑭᐦᐊᓇᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᑲᐊᐧᓇᐸᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑲᑭᐊᔭᓄᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒥᓇᓂᐠ OPP ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᒪᑯᐱᓯᑦ 24 ᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌ ᓂᑭᒋᓀᓂᒪᓇᓂᐠ ᓂᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒥᓇᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᓇᑯᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ ( ) ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐃᒪ ᑭᑲᒋᑎᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑭᐊᑭᑕᒪᐊᐧᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ CDSA ᐯᑭᐡ ᑲᔦ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᔭᓂᒪᑭᐣ 2 Wawatay News JUNE 15, 2016 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ Politics Education New Treaty #3 Grand Chief elected Rick Garrick wawatay News 25 years at Wahsa Naotkamegwanning’s Francis Kavanaugh was selected as the new Ogichidaa (grand chief) of the Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty #3 on the fifth round of the traditional selection pro- cess. “I never planned on run- ning,” Kavanaugh says. “I was chairing the meeting and I got offered tobacco so that is how I became grand chief.” Kavanaugh was selected on May 25 at the Treaty #3 Spring submitted photo Assembly in Wauzhushk Oni- Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty #3 Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh was gum (Rat Portage). A former selected on the fifth round of the traditional selection process on May grand chief during the 1990s, 25 during the Treaty #3 Spring Assembly at Wauzhushk Onigum. he was one of eight candi- dates nominated for the selec- tion process, including previ- honouring our sacred respon- Liberals.” ous Ogichidaa Warren White, sibilities to the land and the Kavanaugh also wants to Andrew Johnson, Gary Allen, water. Our women, youth and work on getting communities off Adolphus Cameron, Jason Wil- our Elders will be integral to their boil water advisories. son, Eli Mandamin and Fawn the work being undertaken in “I’m from Naotkamegwann- Wapioke. accordance to our Anishinabe ing and we’ve had boil water “I’ve been chairing meetings ways of governance.” advisories off and on,” Kavana- for many years so I know what Kavanaugh says the Treaty ugh says. the current issues are,” Kava- #3 office building needs to be A member of the Sturgeon naugh says. “I’m up to date in replaced due to its condition. Clan, Kavanaugh also previously terms of what is important for The building is located on the served as chief of his community the chiefs and for the commu- old Cecilia Jeffrey residential for a few terms. He is married nities. So I’ve never really been school property in Kenora. to Betty and is the father of four out of the loop. In terms of a “It’s crumbling and it is not and grandfather of seven. learning curve, I pretty well a safe place to be,” Kavanaugh Regional Chief Isadore Day know what is going on.” says. “That will be one of my congratulated Kavanaugh on his Kavanaugh plans to work priorities is to move on trying to selection as Ogichidaa. with the leadership to protect get a new building.” “I want to welcome Grand treaty rights and empower Kavanaugh says Treaty #3 Chief Kavanaugh to the Political Treaty #3 through its laws, has needed a new building for Confederacy and look forward organizations and people. a long time, noting that a sod to working with this seasoned “Our nation has survived turning ceremony was held the First Nation leader who will be by the strength and resiliency last time he was grand chief a strong and committed voice of our people and we will con- from 1997-1999.