PM#0382659799 Northern Ontario’s First Nation Voice since 1974 Blending Tradition with Technology 5500 copies distributed December 15, 2016 Vol. 43 No. 12 www.wawataynews.ca Indigenous Peoples Court gets the green light Rick Garrick wholistic approach that is consistent to sentencing aligned with Indigenous Wawatay News with the Medicine Wheel teachings of culture and traditions. Indigenous people of the region. “Our goal is to reduce the overrepre- First Nation leaders at the Thun- “This court will be a powerful pro- sentation of Indigenous people in cus- der Bay Indian Friendship Centre and cess to promote healing and reconcili- tody,” Wesley says. “And to do that, we Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services are ation in our community and to use the must take the time to consider the life excited about the recent approval of an teachings of Indigenous people to pro- experiences of Indigenous peoples and Indigenous Peoples Court in Thunder vide a wholistic approach to justice,” how they’ve been impacted by those Bay. Baglien says. experiences.” “We’re really excited about mov- The Indigenous Peoples Court will Rosanna Hudson, TBIFC’s coordina- ing it forward,” says Charlene Baglien, be held in the Aboriginal Conference tor of justice services, says the Indig- TBIFC’s executive director. “There is Settlement Suite at the Thunder Bay enous Peoples Court is almost ready to some overwhelming support from the Courthouse, which is designed for begin operations. community and I think it is a wonder- Indigenous people with a ventilation “We’re just looking at implement- ful opportunity for all of us.” system for smudging. ing the training and setting some dates The proposal for an Indigenous “That courtroom will be more com- for the court to begin,” Hudson says. Peoples Court in Thunder Bay was fortable, because it is in the round and “It will give (Indigenous people) an approved by the Chief Justice’s Office, Rick Garrick/Wawatay News we will have the medicines and we will opportunity to look at some of their Ontario Court of Justice. The Indige- Thunder Bay Indian Friendship Centre’s Frances Wesley and Rosanna Hudson have Elders and everything that will issues and be able to address them, one nous Peoples Court will be the first of and Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services’ Celina Reitberger are looking forward to the make people feel more comfortable step at a time with the support of the its kind in northwestern Ontario. upcoming implementation of the Indigenous Peoples Court in Thunder Bay. there,” Reitberger says. court.” “It’s long overdue, but now that it’s Frances Wesley, Indigenous Peoples Wesley says there has been a good here I think it is going to be a great and we’re looking forward to some great of Elders,” Reitberger says. “We know Court coordinator, says the courtroom response from the community about asset for the people of NAN (Nish- results.” that Brantford is successful. And they will also feature special sashes for the Indigenous Peoples Court. nawbe Aski Nation),” says Celina Reit- Ontario’s first Aboriginal People’s are all based on the circle and recon- the judges and a rug with a medicine “They are really looking forward berger, executive director of Nishnawbe- Court, now named the Indigenous Per- ciliation and taking responsibility for wheel design. to seeing this court proceed,” Wes- Aski Legal Services. “They make up a lot sons Court, opened in Brantford in 2014. what has been done and then trying to “So it’s going to be a really welcom- ley says. “The intent of this court is to of the people coming to the court and “We used Brantford’s model as one find out how to heal.” ing environment for clients who come reduce the number of Indigenous peo- so we are very pleased that this is an of our bases for our proposal, but our The court is designed to draw on the through the court,” Wesley says. ple (before) the court system. It’s going alternative way to deal with very seri- model is more towards the B.C. model wisdom and experience of local Elders The Indigenous Peoples Court will to take a while to get there, but it will ous offences that our people are facing of their justice program, with the use during the court process to ensure a also use a restorative justice approach come.” ᐊᑯᑭ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᑭᑕᐁᐧᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᐅᒋᐊᐧᐸᑕᐦᐃᐁᐧᐊᐧ ᐁᐧᐡᑲ ᑲᑭᔑᒪᑎ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂ ᕑᐃᐠ ᑲᕑᐃᐠ ᑲᓂᐅᐡᑲᑭᓱ ᑲᐡᑲᑎᓄᓯᑦ ᑭᐊᑕᐃᐧ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂ ᐅᑕᓂᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐊᐣ” ᐃᑭ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐊᐧ ᐸᓂᐣ “ᒥᑕᐡ ᐃᒪ ᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᐃᑯᐊᐧ ᐊᑯᑭ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᓄᑯᒥᑫ ᑭᑕᐧᒋᑫᐊᐧᐠ “ᒪᒋ ᑕᐡ ᑭᑭᒋᑕᐧᐃᒋᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᓂᐸᑫᓂᒥᑎᓱᐊᐧ ᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᓇ ᑭᐅᒋ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᑕᐸᑕᐃᐧᐊᐧ ᑲᐊᒥᑭᑲᓂᐠ” ᐃᑭ ᓱᑯ ᓂᑭᒋᓀᓂᒪᐠ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᓇᓄᑭᐊᐧ ᑭᒋᐊ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᓄᒪᑲᐧ “ᓂᑭᐅᒋᑭᐡᑲᑯᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᐊᐧᐸᒪᑲᐧ ᐊᓂᐡ ᑲᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᒋᐃᐊᐧ ᐯᐧ ᑯ ᑲᐧᐠ ᑭᑭᓄᐊᒪᐊᐧ ᐅᒪᑯᓯᒪᐣ ᑭᑫᑕᒪᐣ ᐅᐧ ᑲᐣ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ” ᒋᒪᒋᐃᑎᓱᓂ ᒥᐅᒪ ᐅᒋᓂᑕᐧ ᐊᐊᐧᐠ ᐸᓂᐣ ᑲᔦ ᐅᑭᐅᓇᓇᐸᐣ ᐅᒋᐯᐧᑭᐧᐃᐧ “ᐊᐟᐢ ᐃᓂᑲᓱᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᐊᓄᑲᓇᐊᐧ ᓂᑭᐊᐧᐸᒪᐠ ᐊᐊᐧᐠ ᑭ ᑭᒋᓀᑕᐊᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᒋᑭᑭᓄᒪᑯᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐯᑯᑭᑲ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᐅᐊᐧ ᑕᐧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᑲᑭᐃᑲᐡᑭᐊᐧ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᐊᐧ ᐧᑎ ᓂᒥᐃᐧᐸᐡᑲᐧᐠ ᑲᓂᓇᑭᓱ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑭᒪᒪᑕᐃᐧᓇᑯᓇᐊᐧ” ᐃᑭ ᒥᓇ ᓂᑭᐊᐧᐸᒪᐠ ᐅᒪᐡᑲᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐅᒪᐊᐃᐧᓯᑦ ᐣᐃ ᑯᐢ ᒥᑯᐣᑕᐃᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᑭᓇᑲᐧᓂᐠ ᒪᐊᐧ ᐃᑯ ᓂᑭᒥᓀᐧᑕᐣ “ᓂᑭᒪᒋᒥᐣ ᑭᒋᐊᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑯ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᐡᑯᓄᑭᒪᐃᐧ ᐯ ᑯᓱ ᐊᓂᓂᓂᑫᐧ ᑲᑭᐊᐧᐸᒪᑲᐧ ᑭᒋᑭᓇᑯᓯᐊᐧ ᑕᓇᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᓇᑕᐧᑕᐊᐧ ᐅᒋ ᐅᑯᑲᐠ “ᑲᐧ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ ᑲᑭᑕᐧᐊᐧ” ᒋᓂᑭᑭᓄᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ” ᐃᑭ ᑲᐊᑯᐡᑲᐊᐧ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᑭᑕᑭᐧᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐯᐅᐃ ᐸᓂᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐊᑯᐡᑲᐊᐧ ᐸᓂᐣ “ᑭᒥᓄ ᑕᐡ ᐅᐧ ᑲᑭᒋᑲᐠ ᐅᑎᐟ ᑲᐊᑯᐡᑲᐊᐧ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᑭᑕᑭᐧᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᐡᑯᓄᐊ ᐣᐃ ᑯᐢ ᑭᒋᐊᐠ ᑭᐃᐧᒋᐃᑯᑭᑕᐧ ᐸᑲᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᐧ ᑭᒋᑫᐧ ᐊᓂᓯᐸᐟ ᐊᒋᓂᓀᐢᑲᑦ ᒥᑯᐣᑕᐃᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᐃᑭ ᑲᑭ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐊᐧ ᑲᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᐠ ᑲᑭ ᐅᑭᐊᑎᓱᑲᓇᐣ ᒪᑲᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᑭᒋᓀᑕᑯᓯ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐊᐧ ᐊᐟᐢ ᑭᓯᐧᐣᑭᑕᐧ ᒥᐢᑕᐃ ᐅᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᓇᐊᐧ ᐃᒪ ᐊᑯᑭᐠ ᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᒥᐃᒪ ᐅᑭᑭᑭᓄᐊᒪᐊᐧᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑭᒋᐊᐠ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᑭᐅᒋᐅᓇᓯᓇᐊᐊᐧ ᑎᐸᒋᒪᐊᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐃᓀᑫ ᑭᑭᓄᐊᒪᓱᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᑭᓇᒪᒥᐣ ᓂᑕᓂᓇᐯᐃᐧᑭᐧ ᑭᐅᒋ ᑕᐧᒋᑲᑫᐊᐧ” ᐸᐸᒥᓱᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐧᑯᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫ ᒥᓇ ᑕᓇᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᐊᐧ ᓱᑯ ᐃᑭ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᑲᔦ ᐅᑭᐅᐊᐊᐧᐣ ᒋᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒥᑎᓱᐊᐧ ᐅᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᐊᐧ” ᒪᑯᑲᓇᐣ ᑭᐊᐸᒋᐊᐧ ᑲᓯᐢᑲᑭᐣ ᑲᐧ ᐯᑯᒥᑯᓇᑲ ᑲᑭᐊᑕᐃᐧ ᑭᐊᐃ ᑯᐢ ᑲᐊᓂᑫᐃᐡᑯᓄᑭᒪᐃᐧ ᐊᓯᐊᐧᒋᑲᓇᑯᐣ ᑭᐊᐸᒋᐊᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐊᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐊᑯᐡᑲᐊᐧ ᑲᑭᑭᓄᒪᐊᐧ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᑕᐧᐊᐧ “ᓇᓇᐠ ᐃᑯ ᑲᑭᑕᐃᐧᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᐣᐃ ᑯᐢ ᒥᑯᐣᑕᐃᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐠ “ᑲᐣ ᐃᑯ ᑲᐃᐧᓯ ᐊᐊᐧᑲᐣ ᑭᐃᑭᑭᓄᐊᒪᑫᐊᐧᐠ” ᐃᑭ ᑭᐃᑭ ᓂᐣ ᐊᐣᑎ ᑲᐧᐃ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐠ ᐅᑭᐃᐊᐊᐧᐣ” ᐃᑭ ᓱᑯ “ᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᐸᓂᐣ “ᑭᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᒋᐃᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᐊᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᑭᑕᐢᑎᓀᐊᐧᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑭ submitted photo ᓇᓇᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᑕᐊᐧ ᑫᑯᓀᐣ ᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᐊ ᑲᐅᓇᑯᐠ ᑲᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᑭᑭᐡᑲᓇᐊᐧ ᒪᐊᐧ ᐃᑯ ᑭᑲᑭᑕᐃᐧᒪᒋᐊᐧᐠ” Students from Marten Falls Henry Coaster Memorial School recently performed a ᑲᐧᑯᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᓯᑕᐧᑕᐧ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᓂᑕᐊᐧᑭᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᓱᑯ ᐅᑭᐃᓇᒋᒪᐣ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ play based on an Elder’s traditional story with assistance from a DAREarts team. ᒥᓇ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᓱᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᑲᑭᐃᒋᑫᐊᐧ ᑲᓂᑭ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐊᐧ ᑭᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᓯᑕᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒥᓂ “ᑭᑕᑯᓄᐸᓂᐠ ᐅᒪ ᑕᓇᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑲᑭᑕᐊᐧ ᐅᑕᐧᐃᐧᓂᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᓂᑭᒥᓀᐧᑕᐣ ᐃᓀᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐃ ᑲᓂᓇᑭᓱᓂ ᐊᑲᐢᐟ ᓯᐣ ᑲᐧ ᑯᑭᑕᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑫᐊᐸᒋᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᓂᑯ ᐊᐟᐢ ᑲᐊᓄᑲᑕᐊᐧ “ᑲᑭᓇ ᑯ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑭᐃᒋᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᐧᐃᐧᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧ ᒥᐅᒪ ᑫᐊᐊᐧ ᐸᓂᒪ ᑭᐸᑲᐃᐧᓯᐣ ᑭᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐃᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᑭᒋᓀᑕᐊᐧ ᑲᐅᒋᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐃᑕᐧ ᐅᑎᐡᑲᑎᐠ ᐅᒪ ᑲᓇᑕ ” ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᑭᐊᐧᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᐊ” ᐃᑭ ᐸᓂᐣ ᐃᑭ ᐅᒪ ᐊᐟᐢ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑕᐃᒪᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᑭ ᑯᐢ ᐊ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᐅᑭᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᓇ ᐊᑭᐠ ᑲᓂᒥᐊᐧ ᑲᓱ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ ᑲᓱ ” “ ᓱᑯ “ᐅᑭᐅᓇᓯᓇᐊᓇᐊᐧ ᓂᑲᓂ ᑲᔦ ᐅᑭᐅᓇᐊᐧ ᓂᑲᐣ ᑲᐅᓇᓯᓇᐃᑲᐠ ᒥᓄᑭ ᐅᐧ ᐅᒋᒥᒋᑲ ᑭᒥᓀᐧᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᑕᐊᐧ ᑲᑕᓱᑭᐃᐧᓀᐊᐧ ᐅᒋ ᑲᑫᐧᐊᐧᐸᑕᐃᑕᐧ ᑎᐸᒋᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐊᑎᐟ ᑲᔦ ᑭᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᐊᐧᐠ ” ᑫᓂᑕᐊᐧ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᓂᐡ ᐸᑭᑎᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᓂᓂᐠ ᓂᑕᐊᐧᑭᒋᑫᐃᐧ ᐅᐧ ᑕᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐅᒋᒪᒋᒋᑲ ᒋᑫᐧᑭᐊᐧ ᑫᓂᒥᓄᐊᐧ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᐅᐊᐊᐧ ᐊᐊᐧᑲᓇᐣ ᒋᓂᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᑲᑫᐧᓇᒪᓱᐊᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓂᓂᐠ ᑭᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᐊᐧ ᑲᐊᓄᑲᑕᐊᐧ ᑕᐡ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐠ ᑭᐃᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᑯᑭᐠ ” ᑫᐃᓇᑲᐧᓂᐠ ᑫᑕᑕᐧᐊᐧ ᒥᓇ “ᑲᐧ ᐊᐣ ᑲᓂᓇᒪᓱᐊᐧ ᐯᐠ Serving Northern Ontario & Beyond People . Businesses . Communities Toll Free: 1.844.633.6294 2 Wawatay News DECEMBER 15, 2016 ᐧᐊᐧᐊ ᐊᒋᐧᐃᓇᐣ Early visit for Santa The Board and Staff at Wawatay Communications Society wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. photos submitted by Alexandre Anderson/Special to Wawatay News Santa visits the Chief Simeon McKay Education Centre in Kasabonika Lake First Nation. Wawatay News DECEMBER 15, 2016 ᐧᐊᐧᐊ ᐊᒋᐧᐃᓇᐣ 3 Education Marten Falls youth performs play with a traditional story submitted photos ABOVE: Students from Marten Falls Henry Coaster Memorial School participated in an Ojibwa language day camp on a weekend in October at the community’s powwow grounds. RIGHT: Students perform a play based on an Elder’s traditional story with assistance from a DAREarts team. Rick Garrick cant here to Marten Falls First props that were needed. It proud of what they were doing they came up with.” Elders talking about the differ- Wawatay News Nation. So they wrote a story depended on what the student and you were able to see some Bannon says the DAREarts ent teachings of the animals about it and they had the stu- was interested in, and every- of their strengths come out. It program also featured a chart that we were cooking. There Students in Marten Falls dents act out the story.” body contributed. It was a really was just awesome to see the for the students on reaching were a lot of teachings from recently performed a special Zoccole says the students positive experience.” kids blossom with this play.” their goals. the Elders. And we invited our play for the community based also built a bear out of plastic The play was developed Beverly Bannon, Grade “When they reached a goal, language teacher and the whole on an Elder’s traditional story bottles for the performance. with the assistance of staff 5-6 teacher at Henry Coaster one of the students would community came out.” about a mother bear teaching a “It was like a big puppet,” from DAREarts, a charity that Memorial School, says the check it off,” Bannon says. “So Gloria Coaster, vice principal cub to survive. Zoccole says. “The students empowers young at-risk Cana- DAREarts team taught the stu- it brought up their self esteem and Grade 3-4 teacher at Henry “(DAREarts) worked with were able to put it over their dians from ages nine to 19 to dents how to apply Discipline, and I’m impressed with the Coaster Memorial School, says the students to develop a play heads and bodies and it was ignite change as leaders. The Action, Responsibility and group’s work that they did two Frontier College staff who and it was really amazing,” says really interesting.” DAREarts team travelled to Excellence into their lives dur- together.