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Attawapiskat members blockade Debeers
Two separate blockades of the Debeers Victor diamond mine by
Attawapiskat members have highlighted issues between the com-
munity and the mining company.
The first blockade of the road leading to Debeers, which started
on Feb. 4, lasted three days before a meeting between the company,
the First Nation and the members involved in the blockade resolved
the dispute.
A second blockade started on Feb. 10 and was unresolved at
press time.
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NAN plans for inquest
Nishnawbe Aski Nation held a gathering last week to bring the
families of seven youth who died while attending school in Thunder
Bay together.
The gathering was intended to prepare the families for the joint
inquest into the deaths, of which planning is underway now.
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Constance Lake youth
Students in Constance Lake are getting a more traditional educa-
tion option.
Mamawamatawa Holistic Education Centre is offering a trapping
course for high school credits, where students learn trapping, skin-
ning and selling animal furs.
The program is involves Elders as teachers and includes many
outdoor skills.
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Peawanuck Rangers rescue Ranger
The Peawanuck Canadian Rangers rode to the rescue again last
week, the group third rescue so far this winter.
This time it was another Canadian Ranger who had to be saved.
Jason Metatawabin was halfway home from Peawanuck to his
home in Fort Severn when his snowmobile broke down. The tem-
perature was -40, with a windchill of -60.
After relatives worried he was overdue in Fort Severn, the
Peawanuck Rangers took to the trail and found Metatawabin.
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Hockey as healing
A Right to Play program bringing hockey skills to youth visited a
Thunder Bay prison last week.
Former NHL player John Chabot brought his skills and teachings
to young men in the correctional facility, intending to develop lead-
ership skills and communication skills with the youth so that they
can take the skills to their communities when they return home.
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Kasabonika Chief Gordon
Anderson is highlighting his com-
munitys lack of a jail cell after a
23-year-old woman died while in
police custody in Kasabonika.
I guess the NAPS (Nish-
nawbe-Aski Police Service)
officer had to detain her for a
while and put her in a police
vehicle, Anderson said. We
havent had a jail cell for the last
two or three years. After (the
Kashechewan inquest) they dis-
mantled our cells here and we
havent had anything, only the
(NAPS) office.
Leona Anderson of Kasab-
onika First Nation died while
in police custody after being
detained by a NAPS officer in
the community on Feb. 1.
The Ontario Provincial
Polices Criminal Investigation
Branch is conducting an investi-
gation into the death.
Anderson said the com-
munity invested $50,000 into
a modular unit police station
with jail cells for NAPS to use
about three years ago when he
was serving a previous term
as chief, but NAPS had not yet
moved into the building. Ander-
son was re-elected as chief this
past March after Eno H. Ander-
son served the community for
the past term.
I gladly contributed $50,000
towards getting this place
(modular unit police station) in
as soon as possible, Anderson
said. But after three years now,
Im still waiting here just look-
ing at the building.
Anderson said NAPS is cur-
rently using a police office with-
out jail cells located in the band
office building.
(The modular unit police
station) is still not being used,
Anderson said. All they do is
keep (people in custody) in a
police vehicle. Its very frus-
trating. People who are intoxi-
cated or that need to be looked
after, they just keep them in the
police vehicle for a while and
then take them home, which is
also very dangerous.
Anderson said the modu-
lar unit police station has been
ready for use for some time,
adding that the public works
department had installed water
and hydro.
A NAPS spokeswoman said
NAPS has operational holding
cells in Kasabonika, but at the
time of Leona Andersons death
the holding cells were not oper-
ational.
Dr. Michael Wilson, regional
supervising coroner in Thunder
Bay, said there will likely be an
inquest into the womans death.
It is my understanding of
the case that she was in custody
at the time of her death, so an
inquest is mandatory under the
Coroners Act, Wilson said on
Feb. 5.
Wilson has since been corre-
sponding with the OPP investi-
gators and the community lead-
ership on the womans death.
As well, I am going to be
personally travelling to that
community in the next few
weeks to have further discus-
sions, Wilson said.
Wilson said the allegation
that there are no jail cells in the
community would be looked at.
Clearly, how people who
have been taken into custody
are treated would be something
that we would be looking at,
Wilson said.
A NAPS spokeswoman said
the OPP were called in to do
the investigation because NAPS
does not operate under the
Police Services Act of Ontario,
which stipulates that the Spe-
cial Investigations Unit is
responsible for investigating
circumstances involving police
and civilians that have resulted
in a death, serious injury or
allegations of sexual assault.
A post mortem was con-
ducted on Feb. 3 in Kenora with
the assistance of the Kenora
OPP Forensic Identification
Unit.
Kasabonika chief questions police custody death
Rick Garrick
Wawatay News
The DeBeers winter road has
been blocked twice over the past
week, an ongoing blockade that
began on Feb. 10 and another
from Feb. 4-6.
The first blockade was over
employment rates among com-
munity members and the use of
Attawapiskats traditional terri-
tory, while the second blockade
was over a lack of compensation
for the mines impacts.
Its the same issue as with
(the first blockade), said Danny
Metatawabin, Attawapiskats
impact benefit agreement coor-
dinator, about the second block-
ade. They have a trapline there
along with the other family.
Metatawabin said the issues
would be sorted out at meeting
with DeBeers representatives.
The mine manager is on his
way tonight, so hopefully well
sort it out by tonight, Metataw-
abin said on Feb. 11. As per the
agreement, the membership was
supposed to have been informed
that were not supposed to be
doing any blockades.
Metatawabin said the block-
ades prevented the delivery of
fuel to the DeBeers Victor mine.
There are less than a dozen
people on the second blockade,
he said, noting there has been a
mixed reaction to the blockade
from community members.
Were trying to work with the
families or the people involved
on the blockade, Metatawabin
said. Hopefully, once we have
a meeting tonight with them,
well bring this to a resolution.
The main message here is we all
need to work together.
Tom Ormsby, DeBeers direc-
tor of external and corporate
affairs, said the IBA has been in
place since 2005.
Any compensation that is
directed towards those who
may be impacted for a trapline,
that compensation is paid to the
community and the community
is responsible for the distribu-
tion of that money to those
who may have been impacted,
Ormsby said. So its not actually
something that we would do.
We just make that payment to
the community and they distrib-
ute, so theyll know better whos
got the traplines in the area and
who may be impacted and who
may not be.
Ormsby said DeBeers repre-
sentatives had already met and
worked through the issues of the
people on the first blockade.
Ormsby added that DeBeers
has been working with the com-
munity since last July on how to
maximize the benefits available
in the IBA.
Metatawabin said the first
blockade began with four indi-
viduals before other community
members joined in support.
He said the chief and council
do not support the blockade,
since the IBA the community
signed with Debeers allowed
the company to set up the Vic-
tor Mine, the winter road, and
ensure that its trucks could
move on the roads without inter-
ference.
Metatawabin said for the last
six months, the chief and council
have been working with Debeers
to address issues related to the
memberships concerns.
We do have a renewed rela-
tionships working group repre-
sented by some council members
and Debeers officials, Metataw-
abin said on Feb. 6, before first
the blockade ended. So were
very close to resolving those
issues that suddenly surfaced
coming from the blockade.
Attawapiskat members blockade Debeers winter road twice
Kasabonika First Nation band office.
Wawatay file photo
People who are intoxi-
cated or that need to be
looked after, they just
keep them in the police
vehicle for a while and
then take them home.
-Chief Gordon Anderson
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The gift of medicine
From the Wawatay archives
Wawatay News Archives
Lake Helen drum group, 2005.
Commentary
Colonial ideas
behind racism
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T
here is no doubt the Idle
No More movement has
magnified the racist
undertones within this country.
Just scroll down on any
online news story related to
the movement to read the
comments that are bred from
ignorance.
And then there s the First
Nations woman who was
abducted in Thunder Bay.
The perpetrators told her
that Idle No More would fail
and that you deserve to lose
your treaty rights.
That statement that we
deserve any mistreatment
we get is perhaps the core
thought behind all the racism
First Nations people encoun-
ter.
After all, when settlers
first arrived to Turtle Island
centuries ago, most tribes
still lived a hunter-gatherer
lifestyle. The settlers per-
ceived us as being intellectu-
ally inferior or dumber.
This justified them taking a
moral high ground and they
proceeded to use their tech-
nologically superior weapons
to massacre, dominate and
suppress our people over the
centuries.
The mindset of those early
settlers is one that continues
to exist today as we struggle
to claim our inherent rights
to this land and water, this
Mother Earth we so dearly
love.
That mentality of superi-
ority affected me during my
teen years, and I had this
underlying shame about our
people that I bottled up.
As I learned in my his-
tory classes about the great
technological advances and
innovations of the Egyp-
tians, Romans, Greeks, and
Chinese, I could not help but
wonder why our people were
unable to develop intellectu-
ally as these cultures over-
seas.
And I saw the struggles
our people have today, with
the alcoholism, low employ-
ment and graduation rates.
I was proud of the traditions
of our culture, but ashamed
at how we seem to be inferior
to the rest of Canada.
Then I read Jared Dia-
mond s Guns, Germs and
Steel.
In his Pulitzer-prize win-
ning book, Diamond asserts
that the indigenous peoples
of Africa, Australia, the Phil-
ippines, and Turtle Island
are not intellectually inferior
compared to the rest of the
world.
Instead, the people of
what is now Europe and Asia
benefited from geography
and environmental factors.
For instance, they had
access to domesticated ani-
mals like horses, cattle, pigs
and chicken, animals that
continue to be the source of
our meat.
The Incas of South Amer-
ica domesticated the llama
for transportation, but
almost no animal indigenous
to Turtle could be tamed, let
alone domesticated (the key
difference being breeding in
captivity).
For vegetation, the Eur-
asians (people of Europe and
Asia) had wheat, barley and
rice. They could be planted
and harvested with relative
ease.
The most notable agricul-
tural product on this side is
maize, but it was more dif-
ficult to plant. Where wheat
and barley could be strewn
over fields, maize had to be
planted individually by hand.
These are among some of
the advantages that allowed
the Eurasians to establish
settlements and advance
themselves intellectually at
a higher rate than indigenous
peoples in other parts of the
world, who mostly had to
worry about day-to-day sus-
tenance than sit around and
work on ideas.
That is not to say that
indigenous peoples had no
innovations. The Mayans are
the most notable example,
thanks to doomsday prophe-
cies in recent years.
And since the settlers have
dominated our cultures and
enforced racist policies like
the Indian Act and the resi-
dential school, we have taken
a while to catch up, to
show the settlers that we are
very much capable of being
their intellectual equal.
In my journalist career,
and my life experience in
general, I have met many of
our people who are lawyers,
doctors, judges, psycholo-
gists, engineers, artists.
It has taken centuries
but our people are awaken-
ing, showing that we are not
intellectually inferior, that
we do not deserve to be dom-
inated by a foreign entity.
Idle No More is part of that
resurgence, that uprising of
our culture, as our people are
stepping up.
The colonial attitude
shown by those early settlers
is alive today, but it is an
exciting time for our people
and I hope the momentum
carries on because we do not
deserve this continued mis-
treatment.
Lenny
Carpenter
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REPORTER
I
ve heard it said that morning
is the universe shrugging
itself into wakefulness. I like
that thought. I like it because
it suggests that its possible to
be part of that event every day.
I like it because it promises
a fresh start, with a new
approach and a new spirit to
every day. Just like waking up
from a good, sound sleep, you
become aware and then you
rise and move into the day with
hope, acceptance and open
mindedness.
Or at least, you may. I
remember days when mornings
were painful haze. Some days
were totally lacking in direction,
motivation or inspiration. There
were times in my life when a
morning represented yet another
in a line of bleak, despairing days
devoid of anything resembling
energy. But that was then.
These days in our mountain
home morning is a reconnection
experience like none Ive ever
known.
See, in our home we start
every day with meditation,
prayer and a smudge with
ceremonial medicines. Before
we do anything we do this. We
use sweet grass, sage, cedar and
tobacco. Its held in an abalone
bowl, lit with a wooden match
and fanned with a traditional
eagle wing fan. It represents
the creative, nurturing, healing
energy of the universe. Creation.
Creator. Harmony. It represents
our earnest desire to be a part of
that vital affirming energy.
I bless my wife with it and
then myself and then, in slow,
measured, solemn steps, I carry
that sacred medicine around the
rooms of our home. I say a prayer
as I have been taught. I offer
thanks for everything that is pres-
ent in my world and ask for noth-
ing more. As I make that solemn
walk through our home I connect
to everything. I recognize it. I
reclaim it. I comprehend that it is
all a gift and I am grateful and I
am filled with the knowledge that
I walk in a particular grace.
That part of our mornings
is special. Not only because
we are approaching life in a
spiritual manner but because
we do it together. Another
thing Ive heard said is that
spirituality expresses itself
most strongly in community.
It doesnt matter whether that
community is two or 20. What
matters is a gathering of spirits,
a meeting of hearts and minds
in a purposeful approach to
the energy of Creation. We are
joined. We are made more. We
are strengthened.
Then when life gets hold of us,
when the busyness and the issues
of our life lays hold of us and tugs
it in wholly different directions,
well walk through a waft of that
sacred smoke and remember. We
remember how we started the
day. We reconnect to the idea of
prayer, meditation and peace
and were calmed.
Thats the particular gift of
medicine its lingering scent
reminds us that we went into
ceremony, we went into prayer,
we went into peace and it allows
us to bring those moments into
the ongoing moments of our
days and our lives. Or, at least
to try our best to. Were human.
We have failings. We are prone
to choosing a different sort of
energy at any moment and we
forget. But the gift of medicine is
in our home to return us to that
morning place.
The smoke and scent inhabit a
room. It lingers on your clothes.
It clings to your hair. When
the travels of the day get you
weary or irritated or anxious,
theres always that frail scent
of medicine to bring you to
ceremony one more time. Im
grateful for that. Its easy to be
spiritual in a quiet room. Its out
in the world where the real tests
are. The presence of medicine
always returns us to our natural
state harmony. Thats not just
a natural state for Native people.
Its true for all of us.
Medicine burns when touched
by fire. The smoke climbs higher,
curling into the corners of the
room where you sit watching
it, following it with your eyes
and theres a feeling like desire
at your belly and a cry ready
at your throat. Theres a point
where smoke will disappear and
the Elders say that this is where
the Old Ones wait to hear you,
your petitions and your prayers,
the Spirit World where all things
return to balance and time is
reduced to dream.
It vanishes. Theres a silence
more profound than any words
youve ever heard or read and
when you close your eyes you feel
the weight of ancient hands upon
your shoulders and your brow
and the sacred smoke comes
to inhabit you and in its burn
and smolder, a returning to the
energy you were born in - and the
room and the world is filled with
you.
Thats the gift of medicine.
Richard
Wagamese
ONE NATIVE
LIFE
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Bringing this economy to its knees, then raising
it back to its human feet
Charles Wagamese
Special to Wawatay News
We might be the ones most
qualified for that raising up.
Havent we had that bended
knee experience happen to our
oikos/economy twice already
- once by visitors and more
recently by ourselves?
Thomas Paine and others
who experienced our indigenous
economic culture unsullied were
amazed at its lack of rich and
poor based in individual or class
privilege. They took that back to
Europe which sparked an age of
enlightenment.
They however have never
been able to fully translate that
to the societal level we achieved.
It is interesting that the essen-
tial ingredients of our sacred
duty to land and water is what
is most mentioned by Idle No
More (INM) on placards and in
spoken transmissions.
Little mention is made to the
First Nations Financial Transpar-
ency Act and the proposed First
Nations Property Ownership Act.
To me, it is amazing how gen-
erous and patient INM is with
those aspects. Like the major-
ity of us grassroots we continue
to await our sharing ways to be
strengthened and implemented
by elected leaders who instead
seem to move us further and fur-
ther away.
What we have allowed to go
on, may sacrifice our collec-
tive essence, this generations
responsibility to leave intact for
those yet unborn.
In the maelstrom of toxic
changes that befell us it is under-
standable that our grip on what
we are got loosened.
Oikos is a long ago Greek
word meaning household appar-
ently. Neimin, - to manage - got
added to the word Oikos to form
the word economy.
What the Europeans encoun-
tered on Turtle Island was a
means of societal providing that
collectively put the interests of
every single wigwamin and the
people in them always
It hurts me deeply as an
Anishinabe to be culturally
corrupted enough to abide
poverty within my own small
lodge and extended family
that money road we pave by
our patience is the only one
running through our economic
communities today.
We have, however, ways
and means to bring this false
economy to its knees.
George Erasmus, described as
a moderate, as head of AFN once
warned Canadians we could do
that nationally. This was back in
the mid 80s. So we know that
already.
Not that it needs us to do it.
That oikos neimin is on its knees
already - in fearful prayerful pose
of shooniah/money at all costs.
On its knees morally - as it
kneels on a permanent and
growing underclass of poverty
globally.
The real challenge is how to
raise it up off its knees - to walk
in upright human dignity.
Is the demographic tsunami
economists speak of this
spiritual portal?
The Canadian baby boomer
labour force is fast retiring. Who
will replace them? The youthful
population of Aboriginal people
are the only internal source
numerical enough to do that.
That leverage will vault us
into a position as an absolute
critical force we have not
enjoyed since the fur trade and
military alliance stages of our
relationship with non-Turtle
Islanders.
Will that opportunity
however simply turn our young
people into middle class wage
slaves?
Will those youth instead
remember their sacred duty and
help steer this country away
from its death road of climate
change?
To me, unless we also address
the poverty rampant amongst
us first, immediately today like
our nearby relatives already do
in actions like the White Earth
Land Recovery, we will likely
just end up eating protest for
sustenance. From Graumeen
banks, to perma culture, to
earth ships the ways and means
to provide our own necessities
without ransoming our essence
already exists.
A study once done of oil rich
reserves concluded that it would
take more than money to repair
ourselves.
Instead of Gross National
Product let us at least consider
the Happy Planet Index.
In 2006 the Happy Planet
Index listed the south sea island,
Vanuatu, as the happiest country
in the world. Living according
to tradition, the Vanuatu have a
unique relationship to the land.
Their strong sense of culture and
community played a significant
role in putting them at the top of
the index.
GDP hypnotized countries
with high rates of resource
consumption rated as sad and
rich comparatively.
Could INM be a tipping point?
Or will it instead fall prey
to those interests who need so
desperately to co-opt it?
Will its prayers and songs be
appeased by adding to the 10
billion already spent annually
and relatively fruitlessly in
convincing us capitalism is the
only choice there is?
There is a book called,
Accounting for Genocide,
Canadas Administrative Assault
on Indigenous People.
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To me, this is what INM
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Anonymous continues pushing police on
assaults on First Nations women
Stephanie Wesley
Wawatay News
On Jan. 28, Anonymous
launched phase 1 of
Operation Thunderbird
#OpThunderbird on Twitter
which many people thought
would unleash an onslaught of
embarrassing information on
the members of the Thunder
Bay Police Services (TBPS).
However, instead of
divulging any information on
TBPS, Anonymous posted a
lengthy essay in which they
explained that they dont
need to d0x and hack yet
condemning evidence is
available a plenty in the public
domain.
The term d0x and hack
refers to obtaining a persons
information, their documents,
and Anonymous used the essay
not to expose any documents
but to shine a light on the
public missteps that they feel
TBPS and the justice system has
made regarding First Nations
people.
The essay was dubbed phase
1, with phase 2 surfacing later
in the form of an interactive
crime map that can be viewed
online. The map documents
occurrences like sexual assault,
missing women, murdered
women, and unidentified
remains in Canada.
The essay starts off by
speaking of an assault against
a First Nations woman in
Thunder Bay in February of
2008 that was similar to the
one that took place this past
December.
The assailant was caught
and in February 2009 he was
sentenced to a year in jail, then
released after six months.
Anonymous lists off several
occurrences in Thunder Bay
involving the police service
and First Nation people to help
back their claim that the TBPS
are apathetic towards cases
involving First Nations people.
Overrepresentation of First
Nations people in Thunder
Bays murder statistics, mock-
press releases sent out to
the media making fun of the
death of a Thunder Bay First
Nations man, an officer on
the Thunder Bay Police staff
making a First Nations student
remove Aboriginal-themed
clothing during a field trip to
police station, the drownings
and deaths of seven First
Nations youth in the city while
attending high school, and the
incident where a Thunder Bay
officer dropped a First Nations
student off in the outskirts of
the city are all incidents listed
in the essay that Anonymous
feels paints a picture of the
relationship between TBPS and
First Nations people in Thunder
Bay.
In the essay, Anonymous
reiterates why they are so
adamant with exposing what
they feel is a lack of justice and
responsibility towards First
Nations women on the part of
TBPS. Many people have asked
what Anonymmis (sic) wants in
Thunder Bay and elsewhere. Its
really simple. We tweeted it out
with a half dozen or so other
Anon twitter accounts with
the first announcement of the
video: catch rapists or get out,
Anonymous said in the essay.
On Jan. 31, Anonymous
posted another entry to their
journal entitled All Suspect
Information where they have
posted tips that have come in
from the public.
Phase 2 of Operation
Thunderbird was launched on
Feb. 5. Anonymous released
an interactive crime map that
shows various crimes against
Indigenous women in North
America, where they took
place, and the status of the
reports. The crimes listed
are unsolved murder, solved
murder, hopeful messages,
unsolved verbal assaults,
unidentified remains found,
unsolved missing, and unsolved
sexual assault (unsolved sexual
assault numbers all races of
women since police do not
reveal the race of the victim).
The map also lists official
and mainstream news stories
relating to missing, murdered,
and assaulted women, and
gives users an option to report
and map their own incidences.
There are 506 reports on the
map as of Feb. 12.
Anonymous is now also in
the process of distributing post-
ers promoting the safety of
indigenous women to various
First Nations organizations and
businesses, as well as shelters,
in hopes of encouraging more
women to come forward with
any experiences they may have
had regarding assault and
abuse instead of remaining
silent.
Anonymous original video
has amassed over 28,000 views
on Youtube since its release,
and the groups Missing and
Murdered Indigenous Wom-
ens Twitter account has nearly
1,000 followers to date.
In a Twitter interview,
Anonymous stated that phase 2
is ongoing with phase 3 coming
sometime in the near future. No
word yet on what phase 3 will
consist of.
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Families prepare for upcoming inquest into youth deaths
Shawn Bell
Wawatay News
The families of seven Nish-
nawbe Aski Nation youth
who died while attending
school in Thunder Bay gath-
ered to begin preparations
for the joint inquest into the
deaths.
A three-day meeting was
held from Feb. 12-14 to
allow families to meet each
other, educate themselves
on the process of the inquest
and offer suggestions as
to elements that should be
included.
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
(NAN) Deputy Grand Chief
Alvin Fiddler said it is impor-
tant for the families to not
only be prepared for the
inquest, but to be ready to
support each other during
what is sure to be an emo-
tional and painful ordeal.
This was a good oppor-
tunity to get to know each
other, these families who
have the common experi-
ence of losing a loved one,
Fiddler said. There will be
other supports in place (dur-
ing the inquest), but they ll
be the main ones to support
each other.
Seven NAN youth died
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A Dennis Franklin Cromarty student says fairwell during a ceremony to honour the students who died in the McIntyre River since 2000.
Shawn Bell
Wawatay News
The Thunder Bay police
plan to revamp its Aborigi-
nal Liaison program in an
attempt to have more cul-
tural sensitivity training for
all officers on the force.
Police Chief JP Levesque
said that the department will
soon approach the Aborigi-
nal Liaison Advisory Com-
mittee with two new job
descriptions for the two Liai-
son officers.
Under Levesques plan for
the Aboriginal Liaison Unit,
one officer will continue
with the public advocacy
role currently employed by
the unit. The other officer s
position will be shifted away
from public advocacy into
creating a diversity-training
package and conducting
cultural sensitivity training
for officers on the force.
Once we redo the
diversity training package,
we ll offer it to everybody
(on the force), Levesque
said. As soon as a new
officer comes in the door,
that will be one of the things
we do.
Levesque added that he
has reached out to a num-
ber of Aboriginal leaders
in Thunder Bay to help the
Thunder Bay police with its
diversity training, and has
received positive response.
One of the things I m
hearing from the Aboriginal
leadership is to offer more of
this kind of training from a
historic sense, of this is why
were here and this is how we
got here, Levesque said.
NAN Legal CEO Celina
Reitberger, who has been
spearheading her organiza-
tion s push to bridge the
gap between First Nations
people in Thunder Bay and
the city s police force, said
the efforts to revitalize the
Aboriginal Liaison Unit are
good, but should be done in
conjunction with the Aborig-
inal Liaison Advisory Council
(ALAC).
Levesque agreed, and
acknowledged that he has
not taken advantage of the
ALAC as much as he should
have so far during his time as
police chief.
We re looking at cer-
tainly getting ahold of that
committee, Levesque said.
And I dont believe theres a
member of Nishnawbe Aski
Nation on that committee,
and there should be, so well
be making that invitation as
well.
between 2000 and 2011
while attending school in
Thunder Bay. An inquest into
the death of Reggie Bushie
of Poplar Hill was halted in
2011 due to jury roll issues in
Thunder Bay, at which point
calls for a broader inquiry
into the deaths of all seven
youth came from NAN.
While the joint inquest,
which was called on May
31, 2012, was originally
expected to start in the
spring of 2013, northwest
Ontario regional coroner Dr.
Michael Wilson told Wawa-
tay that a spring 2013 start
date is unlikely.
With the number of inter-
views and amount of investi-
gation that is being done, it
is likely not going to start in
the spring of this year, Wil-
son said.
While he would not com-
mit to a start date, he did say
it is in everyones best inter-
est to have the inquest start
as soon as possible.
Wilson said the meeting
with families was a good
opportunity to start the
process of communication
that is so vital to having the
inquest succeed.
It is very productive
that the families have every
opportunity to have their
voices heard, Wilson said.
Also at the meeting was
Ontario Provincial Police
(OPP) detective inspector Peter
Loree, who is overseeing the
OPPs reopening of the inves-
tigation into the seven deaths.
As for NAN s role in the
inquest, Fiddler said the
organization will be there
to do everything possible to
ensure the families have all
the support they need as the
process unfolds.
And once the inquest
wraps up, Fiddler empha-
sized that NAN leaders will
have an obligation and a
duty to ensure that the rec-
ommendations result in
effective change.
As leaders, we owe it to
the youth that have passed
on that we will do everything
we can to press the Canadian
and Ontario governments to
work with us on implement-
ing the recommendations,
Fiddler said. Wed like to
see broader, systematic
changes.
Thunder Bay police revamping Aboriginal Liaison Unit
One of the things
Im hearing from the
Aboriginal leadership
is to offer more of this
kind of training from a
historic sense, of this is
why were here and this
is how we got here.
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Garden River member
sent hate mail over
Idle No More action
Stephanie Wesley
Wawatay News
Lesley Belleau of Garden
River First Nation has received
hate mail after taking part in
Idle No More-related activities
and giving interviews about the
movement to the local Sault St.
Marie media.
The letter was delivered
to another woman, a, L.
Belleau who just so happens
to live on the same street I
did in Garden River, Belleau
explained. Belleau is currently
in Peterborough working on
her PhD. The letter was then
delivered by L. Belleau to my
sister Belinda, who lives in
Garden River.
My sister opened the
letters at my request, Belleau
explained. She said the letter
looked suspicious.
Upon opening the letter,
Belleaus sister was horrified to
find what was inside.
There were newspaper
clippings of the articles and
interviews I did for the local
papers, they were defaced.
There was a photo of Shawn
Atleo in there with crude sexual
drawings all over it.
I was horrified and dis-
gusted, Belleau said of the
envelopes contents. To think
that someone would take the
time to cut out these articles
and mail them, to put these
extremely racist remarks on the
articles. They even wrote Les-
ley Belleau, stay away from the
SOO or else with a picture of a
gun drawn beside it.
Belleau did not take the
incident lightly.
I didnt take it as a joke,
especially with the rape of a
First Nations woman in Thun-
der Bay that just happened,
she said. It was grotesque, and
it shows the extent of violence
against Indigenous women.
Belleau reported the incident
to the Ontario Provincial Police
as well as the Anishinabek
police in Garden River.
Theyre still working on it,
finger prints have been sent off
but no word so far on whether
theres been a positive identifi-
cation, she said.
Belleau explained that other
First Nations organizations
and people have also received
similar hate mail, which they
believe is being sent by the
same person.
Letters were sent to the
chief of Garden River, another
to the Sault Indian Friendship
Center, and another delivered
to Rankin reservation, which is
close to Sault St. Marie, Bel-
leau said. The letters came
in the same envelope, like a
Christmas one with holly on it.
Whoever did it put a lot of
time and effort into it, Belleau
said.
Even though receiving the
letter was unpleasant, Belleau
is not letting it coerce her into
stepping away from Idle No
More and other First Nations-
related activities.
The whole ordeal just shows
how there are people out there
who oppose anything related
to Indigenous people and
speaking the truth, Belleau
said. It absolutely did not make
me want to step away from Idle
No More.
On blogsite DividedNoMore.
com, owned by artist Christi
Belcourt, Belleau posted
an essay in response to the
incident in which she said
it is important to let the
perpetrators of such hate crimes
to know that their actions are
being monitored and does not
create a bigger gap of silence for
us as Indigenous people. This
type of attack will never stop
me from speaking.
Indigenous women need
to start stepping forward and
speaking out more, Belleau
said. The perpetrators are
trying to create fear to further
silence Indigenous women and
Indigenous people.
Be aware that there are
people out there like this,
Belleau said about the person
responsible for the hate mail.
But its important to keep
exposing it as well. Keep
speaking out.
The whole ordeal
just shows how there
are people out there
who oppose anything
related to Indigenous
people and speaking
the truth...
Lesley Belleau
Belleau not backing down in rallying
for change despite racist threats
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On Jan. 28, Idle No More
(INM) supporters convened
at Parliament Hill in Ottawa
for what was called the INM
National Day of Action. Cheryl
Suggashie of Pikangikum First
Nation, and her friends from
her universitys jingle dress pro-
gram made the journey down to
Ottawa for the protest.
It sounds weird, but I was
dreaming about it, Suggashie
said. She described seeing a sea
of jingle dress dancers in three of
her dreams throughout Decem-
ber.
Suggashie said she saw a call
for all jingle dress dancers for
the protest in Ottawa on Jan. 28
online. Thats when it clicked. I
thought, thats where we have to
go, Suggashie said.
She called her friends who
were in the Sault St. Marie
jingle dress program with her,
some having moved to different
areas of the province, and four
of them made the trip to Ottawa
with their dresses.
Suggashie said she felt ner-
Pikangikum jingle dancer joins Idle No More rally
vous before they left for Ottawa.
The night before we left I
could not sleep because I was
way too excited and nervous. I
was thinking about all those
dancers, and also meeting new
people, Suggashie explained.
I was also thinking about Chief
Spence; how I could not meet
her yet but happy she was home
with her family.
Suggashie and her friends
went to Victoria Island, the site
of Spences hunger strike, when
they arrived in Ottawa in the
evening of Jan. 27.
You could still smell the fire
and tobacco, the burning medi-
cines. I thought about the lone
Jingle Dress dancer who danced
in the legislature building when
she was asked to wait outside,
but she danced in the lobby, and
I thought about all the women
across Canada, Suggashie said.
Suggashie and the other jin-
gle dress dancers awoke early
the next day to get ready, as she
explained that it takes about two
hours to do their hair and sort
out the regalia.
We drove downtown and
it started to snow, we walked
out to Wellington and the wind
picked up, Suggashie said. We
stood in the National Archives
building to warm up, it was a
very quiet building so every
time we moved our jingles
would make a lot of noise echo-
ing throughout the lobby, she
laughed.
The dancers then walked
to Victoria Island, and were
instructed to go to Parliament
Hill to await the drummers and
all of the other INM partici-
pants. We waited for about 20
minutes and then the marshalls
came and told us to go on the
road. It was time! Suggashie
said.
My anxiety kicked in along
with crocodile tears. My stom-
ach was in knots while we lined
up to wait for the drummers to
come closer. I could see them
about 30 feet away coming closer
and closer, and then the women
started shouting and singing. I
waved my fan up and never felt
prouder, Suggashie said.
Once the drummers arrived,
the marshalls instructed the jin-
gle dress dancers to turn around
and march in front of them up
Parliament Hill.
It was loud. We all danced
and drummed in harmony, it
was amazing, Suggashie said.
We slowly got to the steps of
Parliament Hill and stopped.
We were told to do the Healing
Dance while Parliament was
in session. We danced to a side
step song while our Elder was in
the middle with her Eagle Staff,
another proud moment I will
never forget.
After the dances, there were
speakers which included INM
founders, NDP party members,
event coordinators, and the
national chief.
At this time my mind was
still in awe about what had just
happened that my ears were not
paying attention to the speakers.
I wanted to keep dancing, Sug-
gashie said.
Suggashie remembered dur-
ing one of the round dances that
she was holding hands with a
non-Anishinaabe man from out
east who was fascinated with
the whole event. He told her he
had never been to a round dance
before.
When it was over he shouted
for joy, clapped his hands and
shook our hands, and he said
thank you. I never realized there
are people out there who never
heard of a round dance, who
think it is just for First Nations
people but it is for anyone, Sug-
gashie said. I realized then that
there is still a lot of work to be
done.
Since her experience in
Ottawa on Jan. 28, Suggashie
said she wants to learn more
teachings about the jingle dress,
carrying the Eagle staff proto-
cols, and especially fasting.
See Jingle on page 13
Cheryl Suggashie was one of four Jingle Dancers to travel from Sault
St. Marie to Ottawa for the Jan. 28 Idle No More rally. Suggashie said
shes never been prouder than dancing at the rally.
Submitted photo by Alice Beaudoin Photography
10 Wawatay News February 14, 2013 Wawatay News February 14, 2013 11
Idle No More: What happens next?
Idle No More timeline of events:
Oct. 18: Bill C-45 is introduced to Parliament with the title,
A second Act to implement certain provisions of the bud-
get tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012, and other mea-
sures.
More than 400 pages in length, it is also known as the sec-
ond omnibus budget bill and changes the legislation con-
tained in 64 acts or regulations, including the Indian Act, Nav-
igation Protection Act, and the Environmental Assessment
Act.
Late-October: Four women in Saskatchewan (Jessica Gor-
don, Sheelah McLean, Sylvia McAdams and Nina Wilsonfeld)
begin exchanging e-mails about Bill C-45. They express con-
cern that the bill would erode indigenous rights.
They decide to hold an event in Saskatoon to protest the bill
and turn to Facebook. They call the page Idle No More as a
motivational slogan.
Nov. 4: Gordon is the first to use the #idlenomore hashtag on
Twitter. Within weeks, it trends onTwitter and spreads over to
other social media.
Nov. 10: The first Idle No More event, a teach-in, is held in
Saskatoon.
Mid-November: More events are held in Regina, Prince Albert
and North Battleford, Sask., andWinnipeg.
Dec. 5: Bill C-45 passes third reading and goes to Senate.
Dec. 10: National Day of Action. A month after the first Idle
No More event, rallies are held in cities across the coun-
try, including Vancouver, Toronto, Thunder Bay, Saskatoon,
Edmonton, Regina, Whitehorse andWinnipeg.
Dec. 11: Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence begins her hun-
ger strike on Victoria Island in protest of Harper government
eroding treaty rights. Demands meeting with prime minis-
ter and the Crown, represented by the governor general.
Spence is only aware of the Idle No More movement but is
not an organizer or spokesperson.
Dec. 14: Bill C-45 is passed and receives royal assent. It is
nowknown as the Jobs and Growth Act, 2012.
Dec. 21: Ottawa holds its first Idle No More rally, with a march
that begins on Victoria Island. Rallies are also held in differ-
ent parts of Canada.
Meanwhile, members of Aamjiwnaang First Nation in south-
ern Ontario blockade a CNrailline in protest of Bill C-45. They
later announce support of Idle No More and Spence and
declare blockade will end once Spences demands are met.
Mid-late December: Events continue over Christmas holi-
days, with many flash mobs and round dances taking place
in malls during the shopping season.
Dec. 27: It is reported that there had been 30 Idle No More
protests in the United States, and solidarity protests in
Stockholm, Sweden, London, UK, Berlin, Germany, Auckland,
NewZealand, and Cairo, Egypt.
Jan. 2: Idle No More founders release mission statement and
manifesto. The movement declares First Nations to be sover-
eign and that treaties were made on nation-to-nation basis;
that First Nations receive unequal share of benefits from
resource development; and that resource development leads
to poisoned water, land and air.
Jan. 3: After two weeks and after two court injunctions are
filed, the Aamjiwnaang rail blockade is dismantled.
Jan. 4: Prime Minister Stephen Harper agrees to meet with a
small group of First Nations leaders on Jan. 11 but does not
mention Spence or Idle No More. Spence announces she will
boycott meeting since the governor general is not involved.
Jan. 5: Protests shut down multiple border crossings through-
out Canada, including Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia, Interna-
tional Bridge in Cornwall, and the Peace Arch crossing in Sur-
rey, B.C.
Jan. 11: Rallies are held in cities, towns and communities
across Canada and various parts of the world.
In Ottawa, marchers gather outside building where Harper
is meeting with chiefs but the rally proceeds peacefully to
Parliament Hill. Spence and chiefs later meet with governor
general. Spence leaves unsatisfied with meeting and contin-
ues hunger strike.
Jan. 12: Council of Canadians National Chairperson Maude
Barlow, author/activist Naomi Klein, and singer Sarah Slean
return their Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals as a
sign of solidarity with either Spence, Idle No More or both.
Jan. 16: The Journey of Nishiyuu begins. Six youth from
Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuaraapik, located along the Hudson
Bay coast in Quebec, set out on a 1,500 kmjourney to Ottawa
in support of Idle No More.
Jan. 24: Spence officially ends her hunger strike after 44 days
after she and First Nations and federal opposition leaders
sign 13-point declaration of commitment to press govern-
ment to address longstanding issues.
Jan. 28: World Day of Action. Rallies are held in at least 30
cities. In Ottawa, the rally gathers outside Parliament Hill as
MPs return to the House of Commons after a month-and-a-
half break.
Lenny Carpenter
Wawatay News
On the surface, it appears
that the Idle No More move-
ment is waning in its support
and momentum.
Following a flurry of activi-
ties in December and Janu-
ary that involved rallies,
round dances, marches, flash
mobs, blockades, fasting, and
national days of action, Febru-
ary is quiet. Very quiet.
The top hit of a Feb. 11
Google news search, after
two months of the movement
making headlines with ral-
lies, fasts and blockades, was
a report that showed online
activity related to Idle No
More dropped by 84 per cent
in the last four weeks.
but the lack of media atten-
tion and online activity is not
indicative of where the move-
ment is currently at, says one
of Idle No Mores co-founders.
If were talking about
corporate media space, Idle
No More looks like its not
going too well, said Sheelah
McLean, one of the four
women from Saskatchewan
who began the movement. If
were talking about what Im
hearing about whats activat-
ing communities, and coali-
tion building, and how its
just starting globally in differ-
ent spacesits growing and
becoming more powerful.
The idea that the movement
is dying leaves some organiz-
ers in Winnipeg bemused.
Michael Kannon is one of
more than a dozen activists
who organizes events in the
Manitoba capital in the name
of Idle No More. Speaking to
Wawatay News on Feb. 7, he
noted that the last national
day of action was Jan. 28.
That was 10 days ago,
Kannon, a 47-year-old mem-
ber of brokenhead Ojibway
Nation, said with a laugh. We
still have our active partici-
pants and were expanding.
Indeed, in media terms, 10
days feels like eons, especially
after the frenzy of activities
that followed a month after
the first Idle No More event in
Saskatoon on Nov. 10.
McLean, Jessica Gor-
don, Nina Wilson and Sylvia
Mcadam organized a teach-in
weeks after they learned that
bill C-45, also known as the
second omnibus budget bill,
was introduced into the House
of Commons.
They were worried it would
impact First Nations treaty
rights since it changed aspects
of several acts that affect First
Nations. They also learned the
bill was written with little to
no consultation with aborigi-
nal communities.
Wanting to raise aware-
ness about the bill, they orga-
nized the teach-in and turned
to social media to spread the
word. They created a Face-
book page and called it Idle
No More. a movement was
born.
a month later, rallies and
events adopted the name in
various cities across Canada
as part of a national day of
action.
The next day, on Dec. 11,
attawapiskat Chief Theresa
Spence began her hunger
strike. Citing poor living con-
ditions and the pain she sees
in the youth, she called on the
prime minister and the Crown
to meet with First Nations
leaders to talk about their
treaty relationship.
Over the following weeks,
thousands of community
members across the country,
aboriginal and non-aboriginal
alike, joined in on rallies and
blockades. Many had taken up
Spence as a figurehead or icon
in the movement.
Organized over social
media, flash mobs and round
dances occurred seemingly
everyday in malls and other
public places during the holi-
day shopping season.
The rallies culminated on
Jan. 11, when Prime Minister
Stephen Harper met with a
small contingent of chiefs in
Ottawa to discuss First Nations
issues. Harper had agreed to
the meeting without mention-
ing Idle No More nor Spences
hunger strike, and Spence
boycotted the meeting since
the governor general would
not be present.
Thousands rallied that day
in at least 30 Canadian cities,
and more in smaller commu-
nities. In Ottawa, more than
3,000 people marched to Par-
liament Hill and converged
around the building where
Harper was meeting the
chiefs.
The meeting did not pro-
duce any positive or concrete
results.
Less than two weeks later,
Spence ended her fast.
a global day of action took
place on Jan. 28, but most
would say not with the same
fervor and zeal that accompa-
nied earlier rallies.
Now, a country waits to see
where the movement goes
from here.
Impact of hunger strike
When Idle No More began
to gain momentum, it gar-
nered criticism from media
and politicians for its lack of
focus and direction.
being a grassroots move-
ment, there was no central
voice or base for organizers to
follow.
and then Spence began her
hunger strike.
Though she never spoke
for or organized an event in
the movement, Spence would
be indelibly linked to Idle No
More over the course of her
fast.
Idle No More support-
ers saw a figurehead to rally
around. Many showed up to
rallies and events with signs
expressing support for Spence
and thousands made the pil-
grimage to Victoria Island to
see her.
but Spence also provided
politicians and pundits a fig-
ure to attack and discredit in
hopes of negating the rising
intensity of the movement.
Two of the movements co-
founders have mixed feelings
about Spences hunger strike
and its impact on the move-
ment.
both McLean and Gordon
agree that Spence was instru-
mental in bringing some of
the issues behind the Idle
No More movement to the
national spotlight.
For her to ask Harper and
the governor general to meet
with chiefs and have a dia-
logue...it was essential to see
how that consultation process
isnt happening, McLean said.
but as people questioned
the validity of her fast and her
leaderships financial account-
ability, Spence brought some
negative press to the move-
ment.
The downfall of her hun-
ger strike is the targeting of
aboriginal people and aborig-
inal stereotypes, said Gor-
don, a member of Pasqua First
Nation, located in Treaty 4
territory The co-founders also
feel that Spences fast nearly
overshadowed the movement.
While I think it was essen-
tial, it started to look like it
wasnt a movement of thou-
sands of people, McLean said.
I dont think (the Canadian
public was) easily making con-
nection between her callout
to address these issues and
the same callout by grassroots
people.
When Spence ended her
fast, many wondered how the
movement could sustain with-
out a figure to rally around.
but Gordon feels the end
of the fast has re-empowered
grassroots people and given
them the opportunity to exam-
ine themselves and their role
within Idle No More.
Itll push people to look on
their own inside, she said.
What are the issues that I
hold dear? What should I do?
In transition
The Idle No More move-
ment is a mere four months
old and Gordon feels the
movement is still developing.
Its always so far been in its
baby stage, she said. Were
slowly building up, figuring
out better structures and how
to mobilize people.
One of the co-founders of
the Thunder bay chapter of
the movement agreed that
Idle No More is regrouping.
The movement is now
strategizing, in tandem, with
organizers from across Can-
ada, said robert animikii
Horton, a member of rainy
river First Nations. We are
not divided, but actively diver-
sifying our strategies.
That is not to say the move-
ment has been inactive since
the Jan. 28 rally. Horton
recently travelled to several
communities in Treaty 3 terri-
tory in northwestern Ontario
to provide teach-ins about
the legislations, our sovereignty
and treaty rights that protects the
lands we share from massive envi-
ronmental degradation.
Meanwhile in Winnipeg, Kannon
said there are always three to four
active members of the local group
leading teach-ins within the city.
The founders have called for Feb.
21 to be National Indigenous rights
education Day, when they hope
grassroots organizers will hold
teach-ins about indigenous rights.
a look at the events listed on the
Idle No More website show a num-
ber of events are planned in various
cities and communities across the
country.
The movement is also building
alliances, as environmental and
activist groups press to support the
cause.
but Kannon emphasized that
despite many non-aboriginal sup-
porters joining the cause because
of its focus on environment issues,
Idle No More at its core is an indig-
enous movement.
Its about First Nations using
constitutional rights and duty to
consult to stop the Crown, Kan-
non said. It hinges on First Nations
rights to help protect the environ-
ment, which affects everybody.
and while bill C-45 has since
been passed, Horton said there are
more bills being read.
Canada is completely forgetting
or downplaying bill S-6, The First
Nation education act, bill S-2, bill
S-207, bill S-212, bill C-428, bill
S-8, and bill C-27, which all func-
tion together like a jigsaw puzzle
that takes direct aim at First Nation
people, our sovereignty, and our
treaty rights, Horton said.
Branching off
The movement also appears to
have branched off in some areas of
the country.
angela bercier was asked to
help organize the Dec. 21 rally in
Ottawa, but the 31-year-old from
Long Plain First Nation was com-
mitted to helping Spence in her
hunger strike.
and while she would help to
organize the Jan. 11 and Jan. 28
Idle No More rallies in the city, ber-
cier said her experience on Victoria
Island with Spence was a spiritual
awakening and felt that Idle No
More is more than the legislation
being discussed on Parliament Hill.
Its about Chief Spence and that
spiritual awakening and carrying
on her work, bercier said.
Idle No More maintains that it
is a grassroots movement and
some organizers in different
regions have eschewed the
participation of elected chiefs
in their events.
but during her fast, Spence
said the grassroots people
and the leaders need to unite,
together with the youth, in
order to achieve their goals.
bercier had helped to
organize a youth summit in
Winnipeg on Feb. 5. It was
initially under the Idle No
More banner but as the sum-
mit approached, its name was
changed to Indigenous Nation
Movement youth Forum to
better fit with Spences vision,
according to bercier.
The organizers had invited
chiefs to the forum to engage
the youth.
I respect what the (Idle
No More) founders are doing,
keeping it grassroots, ber-
cier said. but we all need to
all work together. We cant
exclude leadership and show
division.
bercier said any events she
plans in the future will be in
line with Spences work.
Looking to spring
When Idle No More began
to emerge, some compared it
the Occupy movement that
began in September 2011 in
New york City.
Most involved in the Idle No
More felt it was not a fair com-
parison, including Kannon.
The Occupy movement
died down as winter set in, he
said. We started in the dead
of winter.
The upcoming spring has
many excited for the move-
ment, especially the founders.
If were able to mobilize
this quickly, and this big in
the dead of winter, can you
imagine spring is going to look
like? Gordon said. Theres
going to be tons of people out
there.
McLean said grandmoth-
ers have told her they would
be more active when tempera-
tures warm up, while noting
that classes will end in april,
enabling more youth to be
more involved.
Gordon said she is looking
forward to seeing what actions
and activities the movement
will take in the upcoming
months.
I really like the rallies and
round dances, but we should
target more places like indus-
tries, banks and corporations,
she said.
The founders have never
spoken for or against direct
actions like blockades, so long
as they are peaceful.
It always comes down to
people and their heart, what
they feel is best for their com-
munities, Gordon said. Its
not us to say yes or no. Im
sure when the time is right,
it will be time for certain
actions.
Lenny Carpenter/Wawatay News
Drummers help to pump up the crowd before commencing the march fromVictoria Island to Parliament Hill on Dec. 21, the first Idle No More rally in Ottawa. The movement seems to have died down over recent weeks but two Idle No More co-founders and organizers say
it is in transition as organizers regroup and re-strategize. Idle No More began began in the dead of winter and co-founders Jessica Gordon and Sheelah McLean look forward to seeing more participation and direct action in the spring and summer months.
Movement in transition as organizers re-strategize, build alliances
Pundits argue that Idle No More
movement is dying but co-founders
and organizers say it is in transition
and they look forward to a resurgence
in the spring and summer months
If were talking about
what Im hearing about
whats activating com-
munities, and coalition
building, and how its
just starting globally in
different spacesits
growing and becoming
more powerful.
-Sheelah McLean
Idle No More co-founder
Its about First Nations using constitutional
rights and duty to consult to stop the Crown. It
hinges on First Nations rights to help protect the
environment, which affects everybody.
-Michael Kannon, an organizer in Winnipeg
on the core of the Idle No More movement
If were able to mobilize this quickly, and this big
in the dead of winter, can you imagine spring is
going to look like?
-Jessica Gordon
Idle No More co-founder
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Wawatay (WWT): How
would you describe the Idle
No More movement, and
what it has done to date?
National Chief Shawn
A-in-chut Atleo (SA): It is
an amazing and inspiring
accomplishment of coming
together of our people, of
the idea that we may be very
diverse. In the events I have
attended, its not just First
Nations citizens, its been other
indigenous peoples from the
Metis and Inuit communities,
its been mainstream Canadian
citizens who are concerned
and supportive.
I know that our leaders for
decades have been struggling
to have our issues be on the
forefront of the national
consciousness and there has
always been a real thirst for
our people to be helping to
drive the change required. So I
think all of those are incredibly
important aspects the idea
of being very self-aware about
the issues that face each and
every single one of us as First
Nations, as indigenous peoples.
WWT: How has leadership
been trying to connect to
grassroots people since the
Idle No More movement took
off?
SA: I know there has been
deep respect for the grassroots
nature of the movement
that is just that, it is a
movement. So I know leaders
have had discussions amongst
themselves as well as with the
grassroots about their place,
welcoming invitations as I have
when rallies have been held. I
have been proud to march in
support of the people as they
have brought their messages
to the public and to Parliament
Hill. Ive been thankful to
speak with groups and have
discussions with them about
how we capture the old ways of
inclusiveness and that leaders
have always throughout
the history of our peoples
recognized that the strength
of each leader is only matched
by the willingness to listen and
to follow what it is that the
people want.
I believe that with the
external imposition of things
like the Indian Act, the
disconnection of our people
from their homelands, the
artificial provincial and
territorial boundaries that
have been placed, and the
lack of things like funding
for homes and schools in our
villages have helped to create
divisions and that our people
are saying we must be united
in overcoming these divisions,
including between ourselves
and between the people and
the leadership.
So this moment is an
opportunity for us all to
consider how it is that we
continue to rebuild and
strengthen our nations,
to rebuild and strengthen
the connections between
our people as well as with
leadership and the people,
and using new ways to do that.
I think it is a very powerful
moment for all of our people to
think about and act on the
reconnecting of our people and
overcoming divisions we didnt
create.
WWT: Why do you think
grassroots people feel the
leadership has let them
down?
SA: There is a shared sense
of the frustration about moving
forward and accomplishing the
changes that are required that
go back now really for decades
if not generations. Youll recall
that back in 2010, the Auditor
General at the time, Sheila
Fraser, had finished doing
a 10-year audit and said at
the time that the conditions
were getting worse in our
communities. That Amnesty
International released a report
just two months ago that said
there was a grave human
rights crisis facing First Nations
in Canada.
So while the rest of
the world and the rest of
the country is beginning
to understand about our
frustrations and challenges,
our people have been feeling
these frustrations for a long,
long time. And right now First
Nations leaders in each village
and each community receive
transfer payments, receive
funding that is on a grant basis
on the part of government, and
receive this in a very arbitrary
manner. So its created, I think,
a very difficult cycle that has
us really facing incredible
difficulties to achieve change.
Theres been a pattern of
finger pointing and blaming,
especially on the part of
governments to First Nations,
for things like accountability.
It still seems to be the pattern
on the part of government to
blame First Nations, when I
witness First Nations leaders
doing everything they can,
every single day, very often
being faced with really
impossible decisions like
whether to fund resources
for clean drinking water
when housing is required, or
to have the school repaired
when there is needs for child
welfare funding. Its been a
near impossible pattern that
we have been subjected to and
I think all leaders have been
making good faith efforts.
This movement is really
the external extrusion of
frustration that weve been
feeling for a long time and
in fact so many of us have
known that especially with the
growing youth population that
this country needs to recognize
that it must invest in those
young people.
And for us as First Nations,
it means finding a way to
recognize and respect our
diversity and to support one
another in our efforts. That
poses a challenge too, but its
always something that the
Elders encourage us to come
back to.
WWT: What do you see in
the future with Idle No More
movement and some of the
issues they have raised?
SA: One of the powers and
strengths of Idle No More
is its grassroots nature and
raising awareness between
and amongst all of us as First
Nations citizens and as people
of nations will continue to
be very important. I believe
that this momentum and
the strength of our people
standing up will continue until
the day when we feel that our
rights are being recognized,
respected and implemented,
until the day when our people
are enjoying a standard of
living that we know that we
deserve, when we receive a
fair share of the wealth and
resources of our lands, when
our children are supported
to learn their language and
culture, when those most
vulnerable, especially the
women and children and
Elders, that they feel safe and
secure in their homes and in
their communities, and when
our nations are being rebuilt
in a manner that reflects our
history.
I think that we have reached
a tipping point or turning point
at this juncture and should all
be thankful for it. Of course
its challenging, because
achieving real change, it must
be challenging. And we must be
prepared to rise to the occasion,
to accept the challenges that
pushing for change demands of
all of us. Becoming aware of our
own rights and responsibilities
is really the important first step
and then acting on those to take
care of both our territories and
to take care of each other within
our communities becomes
most critical, recapturing those
laws and re-implementing
them and knowing that no
outside government, including
a Canadian government, they
cant and will not stand in the
way of our people exercising our
rights and our laws.
An amazing, inspiring accomplishment
AFN National Chief Shawn Atleo has been involved in some Idle No
More rallies, and watching from the outside on others. But as he tells
Wawatays Rick Garrick, through it all he has been inspired by what the
grassroots people across the nation have accomplished so far.
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Wawatay News (WWT): To
go back to the beginning, in
December when Idle No More
first got going, what were
your thoughts on how much
momentum it might have?
Tim Fontaine (TF): Person-
ally, I was sort of cynical about
it. I didnt know where it was
going to go, or how far it was
going to go. I thought well, its
another one of those flash in the
pans. I think it was a few weeks
after that, when it wasnt slow-
ing down over Christmas, that
was when I really knew some-
thing very large is going on.
WWT: I remember hav-
ing the same thought, after
Christmas, after New Years
came, and it was still going,
maybe something big is hap-
pening
TF: I think the Aboriginal
media, even they didnt know.
But we covered it and we stuck
with it, and then the main-
stream media sort of picked up
on it. Suddenly it had become a
big story, but it had been there
for quite awhile. And then it just
kept growing and growing. Cer-
tainly I didnt expect it to get to
the size it is now. And the scale,
and sort of going international.
I dont know what indication it
is when something goes inter-
national like that, but to see
the name and the word Idle No
More being mentioned in other
countries is pretty amazing
because it doesnt happen all
that often.
WWT: You covered some
of the big rallies in Ottawa.
What was the sense on the
ground there, and what was it
like to be there as a reporter?
TF: You got a sense of the
scale of this movement when
you saw literally thousands
of people walking down Wel-
lington to the Prime Ministers
office. You realized, something
big is happening here. It was
anger and frustration at a sys-
tem that wasnt working any-
more. And I dont mean just the
government. Im talking about
First Nations governments, the
AFN, about all these things,
there was frustration about
the way life is for First Nations.
That was the sense I got from it,
and that was what made it dif-
ferent as well.
A lot of the times there is
anger directed at one thing.
C-45 is the easiest target. C-45
was an indication of what
people perceive as the govern-
ments stance on First Nations.
Were going to make changes
and theres nothing you can do
about it. But that wasnt just
what the anger was directed
at. There was anger over every-
thing, over every aspect of First
Nations life. Thats when I real-
ized that this movement isnt
just about politics, it isnt just
about legislation or anger with
the government. Its anger with
the status quo, anger at whats
happening in our communities,
whats happening in our towns,
our communities and our fami-
lies. It is about changing every-
thing. And I think all media is
having a hard time with that,
because we want the simplest
possible explanation. Say in one
line what it is you guys are mad
about. That was what I heard
somebody say. And it cant be
done like that. I think thats
the most frustrating thing for
reporters covering it, is to have
to realize there isnt just one
thing, theres no one leader, no
one spokesperson, its a move-
ment coming from within com-
munities. Its a pretty amazing
thing to see.
WWT: After having been
in Ottawa and then going
back to Halifax, do you get
the sense theres a similar
thought process about Idle
No More, a similar vision that
ties it across the country?
TF: No, I dont think so. I
know that the situation in Mic-
mac communities is very differ-
ent than what is happening in
Manitoba. Just in terms of eco-
nomic development, the rela-
tionship with chiefs, all of that
is very different. In Manitoba
and Saskatchewan, I think we
saw elected officials purposely
excluded from Idle No More.
Youre seeing a divide there,
theres a lot of labeling going on.
He or she is an Indian Act chief,
and were the people and this
is a peoples movement. Thats
still being worked out. I dont
see that sort of division happen-
ing on the east coast. In the very
beginning they invited the chiefs
not to lead the movement here
but to stand with the people. A
lot of chiefs responded to that.
So when you go to Idle No More
movements here youll see the
chiefs standing with the people.
And some of the aims of Idle No
More in this area, its a lot more
about bringing both Canadians
and First Nations together to
look at an unjust system. Its not
so much that were mad at Can-
ada as a whole, at least on the
east coast.
WWT: The number of ral-
lies has tapered off over the
past month. Do you think the
energy of Idle No More has
peaked?
TF: I dont know. We at APTN
were discussing that as well and
trying to figure out if thats what
it was. And I dont think so. Its
almost like a moment of reflec-
tion. People feel that this move-
ment has to evolve, that there
has to be a next step. I think
thats what is going on right
now. Theres a bit of reflection,
and a bit of looking back and
saying how do we move this for-
ward? I think thats what theyre
trying to figure out here.
I hate saying Idle No More as
a whole, because I dont think
its a whole. Its not one large
movement. Its one banner that
they can all carry, but in each
region I think its very spe-
cific for whats going on there.
Speaking for what Ive seen
here, I think thats whats hap-
pening but it could be far dif-
ferent in BC, Alberta, Saskatch-
ewan.
WWT: As a reporter, what
are you guys looking for in
terms of next steps?
TF: Well were also doing a
bit of reflecting ourselves, and
thinking how do we cover these
things now? We cant have
the same story of a rally every
night. As reporters were look-
ing for the next step, what are
some goals and other things?
People want change. Report-
ers want change too, because
we dont want to keep telling
the same stories. I think were
looking for how theyre going to
advance this movement. I think
were going to be hearing that
pretty soon. Personally I dont
think its going to go all in the
same direction. I think each
region, each nation is going
to start figuring out ok, this
is what we want. And I think
thats probably what should
happen, because were not one
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Theres anger with the status quo
Tim Fontaine, a reporter with APTNs Halifax bureau, was born
and raised in Winnipeg and spent a number of years living in
Ottawa before moving to the east coast. He has been covering the
Idle No Movement since its early days, and offers his perspective
on the movement itself and where it may go from here.
Continued from page 9
People were commenting on
the weather that day, Suggashie
said. Sure it snowed hard but we
were all reminded it is another
form of water, and that weather
would not stop First Nations
from doing what they have to do,
that our ancestors had survived
through in all types of weather
conditions.
Suggashie also wants to pay
more attention to her dreams.
Since her time in Ottawa, she
feels that she dreams differently
now.
Her trip to Ottawa taught her
more about grassroots move-
ments, and she learned that that
they can be started by anyone.
While living in Sault Ste.
Marie, I used to wait for people to
organize this or coordinate that,
only because the thought of not
being from this area I thought I
was not allowed to. But it is quite
the opposite; one of the local
chiefs reminded me of that, Sug-
gashie said.
Suggashie said that she went
to Ottawa mostly for her chil-
dren, whom she wanted to show
that they are capable of doing
anything and also for her late
great-grandmother.
I remember her being on
APTN saying that no one wanted
to learn the Traditional teachings
anymore; I would want her to be
proud of me too, Suggashie said.
I think this event is one of
my most inspiring, I doubt it will
be the last. Im more motivated
now, not as scared as I used to
be, and I also found out who my
main supporters and true friends
are, Suggashie laughed. Its a
great feeling.
Jingle Dancer inspired by Ottawa rally
I dont think its going
to go all in the same
direction. I think each
region, each nation is
going to start figuring
out, ok, this is what we
want. And thats prob-
ably what should hap-
pen, because were not
one people.
-Tim Fontaine
Peter Moon
Canadian Rangers
With the rescue of one of
their own, Canadian Rangers
in Peawanuck have completed
their third successful search
and rescue mission of the year.
Ranger Jason Metatawabin
set out to travel back to his
home in Fort Severn on
February 6 after spending
several days visiting relatives in
Peawanuck. He was about half
way through the usual six-hour
journey when his snowmobile
broke down.
The temperature was 40C
with heavy winds driving the
windchill down to about 60C.
I wasnt too worried, he
said. I didnt have the spare
parts for my machine I usually
carry but I had everything else.
I had my pots, emergency gear,
and I had caribou meat.
To get out off the frigid wind
on the open tundra, he made
two trips on foot and carried
the survival gear he needed
into the tree line, which was
about three kilometers away,
and where there was plenty of
firewood.
He built a big fire to melt
the deep snow to the ground
and spread the embers, placed
spruce boughs on the warm
ground to retain the heat, built
windbreaks, made tea, cooked
some caribou ribs, and settled
down in his sleeping bag to wait
for the rescuers he knew would
come looking for him.
The search for him began
when worried relatives
contacted the police and the
Rangers and said he was
overdue. The Rangers set up
command posts in both Fort
Severn and Peawanuck and a
two-person Ranger search team
set out from each community.
Master Corporal Mike
Koostachin and Ranger Thomas
Mack from Peawanuck found
Metatawabins abandoned
snowmobile at 1.50 a.m. and
followed his tracks into the
tree line, where they found him
comfortable and warm next to
his fire. The Rangers took him
back to the nursing station
in Peawanuck where he was
quickly released unharmed.
Jason had been exposed for
20 hours to minus 40 degree
weather with strong winds,
said Sergeant Matthew Gull of
Peawanuck. He had everything
with him for an emergency.
He had a chain saw, axe, food,
everything. Hes a Canadian
Ranger, he knows how to travel.
He was unharmed. My two
Rangers finished up with some
minor frostbite. It was a good
outcome.
That he was unharmed
is a rarity, said Sergeant
Jamie Stirling, provincial
search and rescue coordinator
with the Ontario Provincial
Police. When you look at
those temperatures and the
environment he was in thats
incredible. But he was well
prepared for an emergency
and well trained by the
Rangers. Everyone travelling
in the North should be as well
prepared as he was for an
emergency.
The OPP had a search team
and a helicopter ready to
join the mission at first light,
he said, but the successful
nighttime search made their
involvement unnecessary.
In January, Rangers in
Peawanuck participated in two
successful search and rescue
missions that saved the lives of
three men from the community.
(Sergeant Peter Moon is the
public affairs ranger for 3rd
Canadian Ranger Patrol Group
at Canadian Forces Base
Borden.)
14 Wawatay News FEBRUARY 14, 2013
REVIEW
Review of Proposed Operations: Information Centre
Whiskey Jack Forest 20122022 Forest Management Plan
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), the Kenora Local Citizens Committee (LCC) and the Red Lake Resource Management Committee invite
you to an information centre. This information centre is being held as part of the detailed planning of operations for the first five-year term of the 20122022
Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the Whiskey Jack Forest.
The Planning Process
The FMP takes approximately two years to complete. During this time, five formal
opportunities for public and Aboriginal involvement are provided. The second opportunity
(Stage 2) for this FMP occurred on December 14, 2011January 31, 2012 when the public
was invited to review and comment on the long-term management direction. This Stage 3
notice is:
To invire you ro review anc commenr on
o the details of access, harvest, renewal and tending operations for the first
five-year term; and
o the proposed primary and branch road corridors and the proposed harvest areas for
the second five-year term of the plan; and
To requesr conrriLurions ro rhe Lackrounc inlormarion ro Le usec in plannin.
How to Get Involved
To facilitate your review, information centres will be held at the following locations on the
following days and times:
Kenora Best Western Lakeside Inn Monday, March 4, 2013 3 7 p.m.
Sioux Narrows Community Hall Tuesday, March 5, 2013 4 7 p.m.
Red Lake Super 8 Wednesday, March 6, 2013 3 7 p.m.
Ear Falls Legion Thursday, March 7, 2013 3 7 p.m.
The following information may be obtained at the information centre:
Summary ol rhe MNF Feional Direcror encorsec lonrerm manaemenr cirecrion, anc
Summary maps ol:
o the planned areas for harvest, renewal and tending operations for the first
five-year term of the plan;
o the proposed harvest areas for the second five-year term of the plan; and
o the proposed corridors for new primary and branch roads for the 10-year period of the
plan.
In addition to the most current versions of the information and maps, which were available at
Stages 1 and 2 of the public consultation process, the following information will be available
at the information centres:
Summary ol puLlic anc ALoriinal consulrarion ro care, inclucin responses, anc
The lisr ol requirec mocilicarions resulrin lrom rhe puLlic review ol rhe lonrerm manaemenr cirecrion.
The cerailec proposec operarions will Le availaLle lor review anc commenr ar rhe MNF Kenora Disrricr llice ar rhe locarion shown Lelow curin normal ollice
hours for a period of 60 days from March 4, 2013 to May 6, 2013. Comments on the proposed operations for the Whiskey Jack Forest must be received by
Kurr Fochailo ol rhe plannin ream ar rhe MNF Kenora Disrricr llice, Ly May 6, 2013.
Meerins wirh represenrarives ol rhe plannin ream anc rhe LCC can Le requesrec ar any rime curin rhe plannin process. FeasonaLle opporruniries ro
meer plannin ream memLers curin nonLusiness hours will Le provicec upon requesr. l you require more inlormarion or wish ro ciscuss your inreresrs anc
concerns with a planning team member, please contact one of the individuals listed below:
Kurt Pochailo, RPF Kenora Local Citizens Committee Red Lake LCC
Plan Author c/o Wayne Bruce c/o Dutchie Loman
Minisrry ol Narural Fesources Box 124 F.. Box 8c
808 FoLerrson Srreer, F.. Box 5080 Minaki, N F0X 1J0 Ear Falls, N F0v 1T0
Kenora, N FN 3X email: minaki.Lruce@mail.com
rel: 8074c8257
email: kurr.pochailo@onrario.ca
Durin rhe plannin process rhere is an opporruniry ro make a wrirren requesr ro seek resolurion ol issues wirh rhe plan aurhor, rhe MNF Disrricr Manaer or rhe
Feional Direcror usin a process cescriLec in rhe Forest Management Planning Manual (2009).
Stay Involved
The tentative scheduled date for submission of the Draft FMP is July 2013. There will be two more formal opportunities for you to be involved. These stages
are listed and tentatively scheduled as follows:
Stage 4 nlormarion Cenrre: Feview ol Dralr FMF August 2013
Stage 5 nspecrion ol MNFApprovec FMF December 2013
If you would like to be added to a mailing list to be notified of public involvement opportunities, please contact Lil Anderson at 807-468-2578 or
e-mail: lil.anderson@ontario.ca.
The Minisrry ol Narural Fesources is collecrin your personal inlormarion anc commenrs uncer rhe aurhoriry ol rhe Crown Forest Sustainability Act. Any personal
information you provide (address, name, telephone, etc.) will be protected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act;
however, your comments will become part of the public consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may be
usec Ly rhe Minisrry ol Narural Fesources ro senc you lurrher inlormarion relarec ro rhis loresr manaemenr plannin exercise. l you have quesrions aLour rhe
use of your personal information, please contact Stephen Duda at 807-468-2543.
Canadian Rangers rescue one of their own
Everyone travelling
in the North should be
as well prepared as he
was for an emergency.
Sergeant Jamie Stirling, OPP
NEWS
BRIEFS
Thunder Bay-Superior MPP
Michael Gravelle is taking over
as minister of Ontarios ministry
of Northern Development and
Mines (MNDM).
Gravelle was announced as
MNDM minister on Feb. 11, as
new premier Kathleen Wynne
was sworn in and her new cabi-
net announced.
Sudbury MPP Rick Barto-
lucci had previously announced
he would be stepping down as
minister and leaving politics at
the end of his current term.
Wynne also announced that
Ontarios ministry of Aboriginal
Affairs would become an inde-
pendent ministry in her govern-
ment.
David Zimmer, MPP for the
Toronto riding of Willowdale,
becomes the new minister of
Aboriginal Affairs.
Gravelles previous position
at Natural Resources will be
filled by David Orazietti, the
MPP for Sault Ste. Marie.
Gravelle takes
over Northern
Development
and Mines
All parties in the Canadian
parliament have agreed to make
the economic outcomes of First
Nations, Inuit and Metis people a
central focus of Budget 2013.
An opposition motion moved
by the NDP critic for Aboriginal
Affairs was passed Feb. 5 with all
party support.
The motion stated that the
House, recognizing the broad-
based demand for action, call
on the government to make the
improvement of economic out-
comes of First Nations, Inuit and
Mtis a central focus of Budget
2013, and to commit to action on
treaty implementation and full
and meaningful consultation on
legislation that affects the rights of
Aboriginal Canadians, as required
by domestic and international
law.
Assembly of First Nations
National Chief Shawn Atleo said
the parliamentary support is wel-
come for First Nations, as bands
across the country continue to
seek transformative change in
the relationship with Canada and
Canadians.
First Nations have clearly dem-
onstrated that the government
of Canada cannot continue to
make decisions and pass legisla-
tion without full and meaningful
consultation regarding its impact
on Treaties and Aboriginal rights,
Atleo said in a press release. This
approach only furthers unilateral-
ism that contributes to the broken
system we must swiftly act now to
move away from.
Atleo added that in his view
the governments motion affirms
calls to improve the relationship
between First Nations and Can-
ada.
I urge the government of
Canada to provide tangible invest-
ments and movement on its com-
mitments to First Nations in Bud-
get 2013, Atleo said.
Canadas finance minister Jim
Flaherty has gone on record say-
ing that Budget 2013 will avoid
risky spending and keep taxes
low.
Canada agrees
to emphasize
First Nations in
Budget 2013
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Junior ranger patrol
opens in North
Caribou Lake
By Peter Moon
Special to Wawatay News
Parents, relatives, friends
and community members filled
the Sena School gymnasium
in North Caribou Lake for a
ceremony marking the opening
of the communitys new Junior
Canadian Ranger patrol.
This is an awesome moment
for our community, said Coun-
cillor Swanson Kenequanash.
It is going to help our youth to
keep out of trouble. It will teach
them the traditional uses of
the land and how to look after
themselves.
They are going to train with
an older group, our Canadian
Rangers. Thats going to be a
really good thing for the com-
munity.
The opening of the patrol
in North Caribou Lake brings
the number of Junior Rang-
ers to 750 in 20 communities
across northern Ontario. Across
Canada there are 3,450 Junior
Rangers in 126 remote and iso-
lated communities.
The program emphasizes
safety on the land and water
and in personal lifestyles for
youth aged 12 to 18.
Lieutenant-Colonel Morley
Armstrong, commanding offi-
cer of the Canadian Rangers in
northern Ontario, welcomed
the 35 new Junior Rangers
and said the patrols opening
was a great day for north-
ern Ontario. He urged the new
Junior Rangers to have fun
while they took part in their
training.
Im hoping to have a lot of
fun, said Junior Ranger Myles
Halfaday, 12. Its been a lot of
fun so far. Weve already been
snowmobiling, setting traps,
and got our new uniforms. A lot
of my friends have joined. Yeah,
its going to be fun.
All the new Junior Rangers
received a surprise gift of $50
at the opening ceremony. That
shows the appreciation of chief
and council, said Councillor
Kenequanash. We are showing
our gratitude to them for what
they have completed during
their first days of training and
lets them know that we believe
in them.
Master Corporal Ivan
Wapenisk was appointed the
Canadian Ranger in charge of
the new Junior Ranger patrol.
Im looking forward to working
with them, he said. I believe
it will be good for them and for
our community. To be involved
in a program like this will do
something good for them on
the inside. This will be our big-
gest youth program.
Captain Caryl Fletcher, offi-
cer commanding Junior Rang-
ers in northern Ontario, said
the community response was
impressive. I was surprised
and happy at seeing so many
people turn out, he said. The
gym was full, five members of
the band council turned up, and
a lot of Canadian Rangers were
there, too. Its a great start.
Rangers and Junior Rangers
worked together to prepare the
food for the feast that followed
the inaugural ceremony.
The Junior Rangers first four
days of training included snar-
ing, snowshoeing, snowmobil-
ing, building improvised emer-
gency shelters, and different
methods of outdoor cooking.
The uniform issued to each
Junior Ranger included a
distinctive green Junior Ranger
sweatshirt, parka, pants,
t-shirts, hat, and gloves.
(Sergeant Peter Moon is the
public affairs ranger for 3rd
Canadian Ranger Patrol Group
at Canadian Forces Base Bor-
den.)
It is going to teach our
youth the traditional
uses of the land and
how to look after them-
selves.
- Swanson Kenequanash
Junior Canadian Ranger Melody Chikane, 12, is congratulated by North Caribou Lake Councillor Paul Johnup on becoming a new Junior Ranger.
Peter Moon/Canadian Rangers
16 Wawatay News FEBRUARY 14, 2013
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Human Resource Department
Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority
P.O. Box 1300, 61 Queen Street
Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8
Phone: (807) 737-1802 Fax: (807) 737-2969
Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com
Closing Date: February 22, 2013
The Health Authority wishes to thank all applicants in advance.
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SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY
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ON CALL WEEKEND COUNSELLOR
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Location: Sioux Lookout, Ontario
The Laundry Aide is responsible to provide clean laundry for
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dialects of the Sioux Lookout Zone will be an asset;
Experience and understanding of Native cultural issues,
the geographic realities and social conditions within
remote Northern First Nation communities;
Innovative problem solving and decision making skills;
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Must be willing to do shift work;
Must be willing and able to relocate to Sioux Lookout.
Please send cover letter, resume, three most recent employment
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Human Resource Department
Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority
P.O. Box 1300, 61 Queen Street
Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8
Phone: (807) 737-1802
Fax: (807) 737-2969
Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com
Closing Date: OPEN
The Health Authority wishes to thank all applicants in
advance. However, only those granted an interview will
be contacted.
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please visit our Web-site at www.slfnha.com
SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY
Client Services Department
LAUNDRY AIDE
Internal/External Posting
Casual Employment
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Please send cover letter, resume, three most recent employment
references and an up-to-date Criminal Reference Check with a
Vulnerable Persons Sector Check to:
Human Resource Department
Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority
P.O. Box 1300, 61 Queen Street
Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8
Phone: (807) 737-1802 Fax: (807) 737-2969
Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com
Closing Date: February 22, 2013
The Health Authority wishes to thank all applicants in advance.
However, only those granted an interview will be contacted.
**Please ensure the SLFNHA receives your Criminal Reference
Check as soon as possible to avoid delays in processing your
application. **
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SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE UNIT
SCHEDULER
Internal/External Posting
Full Time Position
Location: Sioux Lookout, Ontario
HUMANRESOURCES MANAGER
Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF) is a
non-proft, independent, Aboriginal-owned and operated
fnancial institution that provides business, fnancial and
economic development services to Aboriginal people living
in northern Ontario.
NADF is seeking a qualifed individual to join its team as
the Human Resources Manager.
Under the direction of the Executive Director, the
Human Resources Manager is responsible for supporting
efective management of employee recruitment, selection,
retention, health and safety and performance assessment/
development, and training.
In addition, the Human Resources Manager provides
analytical support and opinions on relevant regulations
with regards to personnel issues.
Qualifcations:
t Bachelors degree in Human Resources or related
feld with minimum 3 to 5 years experience. CHRP
designation is an asset.
t Demonstrated knowledge of labor laws, including
relevant employment standards.
t Experience working with formal salary band rating systems.
t Strong organizational skills.
t Profcient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and
Internet Explorer.
t Excellent interpersonal and communications (written
and verbal) skills.
t Knowledge of and commitment to the services provided by NADF.
t Ability to speak Ojibway, Cree Oji-Cree would be an asset.
LOCATION: Tunder Bay, ON
CLOSING DATE: Friday, February 22, 2013 at
4PM (EST)
APPLICATIONS: Please send a resume, including
three (3) work references to:
Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund
200 Anemki Place
Fort William First Nation, ON
Attn: Dawn Willoughby, Executive Assistant
Fax: (807) 622-8271
E-mail: dwilloughby@nadf.org
We thank all those who apply however, only those
applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
Constance Lake students earn credits
while learning trapping from Elders
Patrik Lowen and
Martin MacPherson
Special to Wawatay News
Mamawamatawa Holistic
Education Center in Constance
Lake First Nation is offering
its students a more traditional
option while earning credits
towards their high school
diploma.
The vision of the course is
to introduce students to the
culturally relevant process of
trapping, skinning, and selling
animal furs while involving
Elders as teachers to the youth.
It has become much more.
Students are learning outdoor
skills like preparing for winter
hiking trips and recognizing
animal tracks but also learning
about conservation regulations
and policies that are in place to
sustain animal populations.
Student Sonny Sutherland-
Taylor says that he really likes
to make his own traps and
catching marten.
So far students have been
able to trap weasels, marten,
mink, fisher, and beaver.
Students also made a field trip
to the Annual Fur Harvesters
Auction in North Bay where the
students were able to witness
the fur market culture first
hand.
The program has built
positive relations between
the youth and elders in the
community and students are
getting to use their visual and
experiential learning skills. The
school is now hopeful that the
youth will carry on the tradition
of trapping in the area.
photo submitted by Patrik Lowen
from left Chief Roger Wesley, Gavin Wesley, Shane Wesley,Gabriel John-George, Dalton Baxter, Corey Stephens, Sonny Sutherland, Ken
Neegan, Brandon Taylor. The students are learning traditional bush skills and earning high school credits for their efforts.
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Youth grow through hockey program
Lenny Carpenter
Wawatay News
Youth held in custody at a
Thunder Bay youth detention
centre had the opportunity
to learn hockey and life skills
from a former First Nations
NHL player from Feb. 4-6.
John Chabot, who played
in the NHL for nine years in
the 1980s, instructed about
a dozen First Nations youth
at the Justice Ronald Lester
Youth Centre.
The hockey camp was part
of the Hockey for Develop-
ment program, which was
created out of a partnership
between Right to Play and
the Ministry of Children and
Youth Services (MCYS).
By learning the game of
hockey, Chabot said, youth in
secure custody can develop
important life skills, includ-
ing fitness, nutrition, team-
work leadership and goal set-
ting.
The level of hockey is
good, the understanding and
acceptance is good, Chabot
said as the youth practiced
behind him. He said one
youth only knew how to skate
but never played hockey
before the camp.
Now hes learned how
to shoot, handle the puck,
he said. His confidence has
grown.
Chabot is a member of Kiti-
gan Zibi Anishinabeg First
Nation in Quebec but grew
up in urban areas. But while
most of the youth in the camp
are from isolated communi-
ties, he said they faced similar
challenges as individuals.
Hockey, and sports in gen-
eral, is a way to allow the
youth to share more common
ground.
Hockey is great equalizer
that way, he said. We teach
them hockey can be used to
tool as something else. So for
us, (the program) would be a
success no matter what.
Lauren Simeson, sport for
development manager at
Right To Play, said the pro-
gram was successful after see-
ing the youth develop skills
and participate in off-ice
leadership skills activities.
Theyve developed strong
leadership skills, and theyre
coming out of their shell and
setting goals for themselves,
she said.
The program is the second
time Right To Play and MCYS
have partnered up to provide
a sports camp for youth in
the centre. Last September,
they organized a week-long
lacrosse camp, where profes-
sional lacrosse players were
brought in to work with the
youth.
Zoltan Kovacs, a proba-
tion manager with MCYS
and former Sault Ste. Marie
Greyhounds coach, said the
lacrosse program went very
well and said they plan on
holding it again but this time
at a youth detention centre in
Fort Frances in June.
The ministry is excited
about our partnership with
Right To Play, he said. We
want to help these kids who
are in conflict with the law.
The Hockey for Develop-
ment program is part of Right
to Plays Promoting Life Skills
in Aboriginal Youth (PLAY)
program, which is offered in
communities across Ontario.
Simeson said the PLAY
program was held recently
in Atttawapiskat, Webequie
and Sachigo Lake. Following
the Hockey for Development
camp in Thunder Bay, Sime-
son said the PLAY program
was heading to Big Trout
Lake.
Theyve been so successful
and there are a lot of inspira-
tional stories that came out of
it, she said.
Rick Garrick/Wawatay News
Former NHL hockey player John Chabbot brought his skills and teach-
ings to the Justice Ronald Lester Youth Centre in Thunder Bay.
Lenny Carpenter/Wawatay News
Youth at the Justice Ronald Lester Youth Centre had a chance to learn the game of hockey last week, as Right to Play hopes to inspire them to
take the lessons of sport back to their communities when they go home.
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Tournament season arrives
Rick Garrick
Wawatay News
Little Bands Native
Youth Tournament
A brand new 2013 Chevrolet
pickup truck is up for grabs at
the Little Bands Native Youth
Hockey Tournament, being held
from Feb. 11-17 in Dryden.
Chevrolet Canada donated
the pickup truck for a shoot-
out event, which involves con-
testants whose name has been
drawn shooting a puck from
centre ice at a five-inch by
four-inch hole in the middle of
a hockey goal. The shootout
is scheduled for 8 p.m. on the
final day of the tournament,
just before the midget A-side
final game.
The 79-game round-robin
event kicked off on the morn-
ing of Feb. 11 with a Pool A pee-
wee game between Sandy Lake
Team 1 and Round Lake.
Three novice teams, three
atom teams, 13 peewee teams,
six bantam teams and nine
midget teams are scheduled to
play during the tournament,
which will be played on two ice
surfaces.
Four imports are allowed
for the novice teams and two
imports are allowed for the
atom, peewee, bantam and
midget team.
Playoffs are scheduled to
begin on Feb. 15 at 11:30 a.m.
Northern Bands
Tournament
The Northern Bands Hockey
Tournament has been reestab-
lished for 2013 with two for-
mer National Hockey League
players invited to attend:
Wayne Babych and Thomas
Steen.
Its just for an attraction
just to have somebody there,
said Robert Kakegamic, one
of the tournament organiz-
ers from Sandy Lake. First
time it (the Northern Bands
Hockey Tournament) was in
Red Lake in the olden days, ...
in the 1960s. Then they moved
to Sioux Lookout. Then about
10 years ago or something like
that they moved to Thunder
Bay, (where) they had it for a
couple of years and then they
stopped at that time.
Twenty-four teams have
signed up as of Feb. 8 for
the tournament, which is
scheduled for March 11-16 in
Dryden. Tournament organiz-
ers are looking for 28 teams to
compete for $65,000 in cash
and prizes, with the A-side
champions taking home
$25,000, the A-side runners-up
$15,000, the B-side champions
$10,000, the B-side runners-up
$7,000, the C-side champions
$5,000 and the C-side runners-
up $3,000.
The tournaments eligibil-
ity rules stipulate that it is
open only to previous North-
ern Bands Hockey teams from
remote communities in the
Tikinagan Child and Family
Services catchment area.
All team players must be
band members of the commu-
nity they are playing for, with
permanent residency. Team
players with permanent resi-
dency who are currently resid-
ing out of the community due
to education and/or employ-
ment are eligible.
You cant bring in hockey
players from down south who
have been playing sort of semi-
pro hockey, Kakegamic said.
Thats not fair to the people
who are living in the north.
Its not fair to be competing
against those kind of players.
Kakegamic said the tourna-
ment gives hockey players from
the northern communities an
opportunity to have excite-
ment and exhibit their hockey
skills.
Its just to have fun out
there, Kakegamic said.
Northern First Nations
Tournament
The 13th Annual Northern
First Nations Hockey Tourna-
ment is scheduled for March
11-17 in Sioux Lookout, with
13 teams on the confirmed list
as of Feb. 9.
Tournament organizers are
looking for 32 teams to com-
pete for $44,000 in prizes,
with the A-side champions tak-
ing home $18,000, the A-side
runners-up $12,000, the B-side
champions $5,000, the B-side
runners-up $4,000. the C-side
champions $3,000 and the
C-side runners-up $2,000.
The Lac Seul Eagles won the
A-side championship in 2012
5-4 over the Michikan Mav-
ericks, the Sandy Lake Chiefs
won the B-side championship
9-8 over REZ 64 and the Bam-
aji Ice won the C-side champi-
onship 7-4 over the Pikangi-
kum Moose.
The Lac Seul Eagles won the
2011 A-side championship over
the Bushtown Jets, the Scream-
ing Otters won the 2010 A-side
championship over the Lac
Seul Eagles and the Bush-
town Jets won the 2009 A-side
championship over the Obishi-
kokang Islanders.
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OPPORTUNITY TO INSPECT
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY REPORT
HARDY DAM
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is inviting comments on a Draft Environmental
Study Report (ESR) regarding alternatives for the future of the Hardy Dam, located on the shoreline of
the Rawn Reservoir, within the Township of Atikokan.
The draft ESR is prepared in accordance with the requirements for Category C projects as per the
Class Environmental Assessment for MNR Resource Stewardship and Facility Development
Projects document. It describes the process for the analysis of alternatives, selection of a preferred
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A copy of the draft ESR will be available for review during normal business hours at the MNR Atikokan
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MNR will host a Public Open House for the project on Thursday, February 21, 2013, from 2:00 -
8:00 pm at Riverview United Church Hall, 169 Pine Crescent, Atikokan. Visitors are welcome to view
displays, examine background reports, and discuss the project with MNR staff.
Comments and personal information regarding this proposal are collected under authority of the
Environmental Assessment Act to assist MNR in making decisions. Comments not constituting
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shared among MNR and others as appropriate, and may be included in documentation available for
public review. Personal information will remain confdential unless prior consent to disclose is obtained.
For inquiries, comments, or requests regarding the ESR, or to be placed on the project mailing list, please contact:
Kevin Brown, P. Eng., Sr. Project Engineer Sheldon Haw, Integrated Resource Mgmt Technical Specialist
Ministry of Natural Resources - Northwest Region Ministry of Natural Resources Fort Frances District
435 S. James Street 108 Saturn Avenue
Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6S8 Atikokan, ON P0T 1C0
Tel: 807-475-1342 Tel : 807-597-5026
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