Northern Secwepemc te Qelmucw
Shuswap People of the North
Lexey’em “to tell a story” September 2012 - Pelltemillik’t (Spawned Out Month)
NSTC Catch Monitor Data for July 12 - September 15, 2012 by Sarah Hood, NSTC Fisheries
This is a summary of the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council (NSTC) Fisheries Department 2012 Catch Monitoring Program. The project was ŝŶ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ :ƵůLJ ϭϮth to September 15th, employing a total of 12 people. Eight of these ǁĞƌĞ ĞŵƉůŽLJĞĚ ĨƵůůƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƵƌ were on-call. The Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy funded the ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ĨŽƌ :ƵůLJ ĂŶĚ ƵŐƵƐƚ ĂŶĚ Ă ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞ contract with Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Resource Management funded the remaining hours to September 15, 2012. The NSTC Fisheries Program goal is to provide an opportunity for interested applicants from the ĨŽƵƌ E^ƚY ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ĂƐƐƵŵĞ ĂŶ ĂĐƟǀĞ ƌŽůĞ ŝŶ ĮƐŚĞƌŝĞƐ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ďLJ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŶŐ ĚĂƚĂ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ &ŽŽĚ͕ ^ŽĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ ĞƌĞŵŽŶŝĂů ;&^ Ϳ ĮƐŚĞƌŝĞƐ͘ This data is important to post-season reviews of the annual sockeye returns as well as planning ĨŽƌ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ĮƐŚĞƌŝĞƐ͘ The NSTC Fisheries and DFO review the data ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƵƐĞ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŐĂŚƚĞƌĞĚ ƚŽ discuss such issues as the inability for NStQ members to meet their needs and making management decisions. dŚĞ ĨŽƵƌ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ƐŝƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ƌŝŐŽƌŽƵƐůLJ monitored and data is collected by the NSTC Program Catch Monitors are as follows: Gang Ranch Bridge area, Sheep Creek Bridge, Soda ƌĞĞŬ ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ ^ŝƚĞ ĂŶĚ ZƵĚLJ :ŽŚŶƐŽŶ͛Ɛ ƌŝĚŐĞ͘ dŚĞ E^ƚY͛Ɛ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĮƐŚŝŶŐ ƐŝƚĞ ^ĞŶ yĂůƵƐ (Farwell Canyon) is not monitored by the NSTC, however we will work towards increased ĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ĂƌĞĂ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ǁĞ ďĞŶĞĮƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ďLJ ŽƵƌ E^ƚY ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͘ WƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƐŝƚĞƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ &ƌĂƐĞƌ ZŝǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƚĐŚ ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌƐ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ ŝŶ Ă ϭ ĚĂLJ ŽƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘ E^d ^ƚĂī͕ &ŝƐŚĞƌŝĞƐ ƚĞĐŚŶŝĐŝĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ &K ƚĂŬĞ ĂŶ ĂĐƟǀĞ ƌŽůĞ ŝŶ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƚĐŚ ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌŽůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ŬĞLJ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ĂƌĞ͗ ƚŚĞ DŽŶŝƚŽƌ͛Ɛ ƌŽůĞ͖ ĂŶ ŽǀĞƌǀŝĞǁ ŽŶ ŚŽǁ ƚŚĞ ĚĂƚĂ ƐŚĞĞƚƐ ĂƌĞ ĮůůĞĚ ŽƵƚ͖ ŶŽƟĐĞ ŽĨ ĐůŽƐƵƌĞ ĚĂƚĞƐ͖ ŽŶ ƐŝƚĞ ƐĂĨĞƚLJ͖ ĮƐŚ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĐĂƟŽŶ͖ and a hands on training for scale and biological test sampling. ƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌƐ ĂĐƟǀĞůLJ ĞŶŐĂŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĮƐŚĞƌƐ͕ ŬĞĞƉ ĂŶ ĞLJĞ ŽƉĞŶ ĨŽƌ ƐĂĨĞƚLJ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐ͕ maintain the areas, and carry out interviews with ƚŚĞ ĮƐŚĞƌŵĞŶ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ĚĂƚĂ ĂƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ is being collected. The process is as follows: data is collected then ƐƵďŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽ E^d &ŝƐŚĞƌŝĞƐ ƐƚĂī ŽŶ Ă ǁĞĞŬůLJ basis, where it is entered into the NSTC-FSC
Catch Summary by Fishing Site
2012
SOCKEYE
CHINOOK
OTHER
FISHING SITE
Kept
Released
Kept
Released
Kept
Released
Gang Ranch/Churn
1,667
0
16
0
0
0
Rudy Johnson’s Bridge
819
862
62
0
1
0
Sheep Creek Bridge
410
34
7
0
0
0
Soda Creek Heritage Site Total for All Sites
462
67
6
0
0
0
3,358
963
91
0
1
0
ĚĂƚĂďĂƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ƐƵďŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽ &K͘ &K ŽŶůLJ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƚĐŚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ Ăůů ŽƚŚĞƌ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚ ŝƐ ŬĞƉƚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ E^d Fisheries Department for purposes relevant to the NStQ. (eg. How many permits were issued, Žƌ ŚŽǁ ŵĂŶLJ E^ƚY ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĮƐŚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŽƚĂů ĞƚĐ͘Ϳ The catch monitors recorded 333 interviews ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ :ƵůLJ ϭϮthto September 15th 2012. From ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁƐ ǁĞ ĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚ ϯ͕ϯϱϴ ƐŽĐŬĞLJĞ ĂŶĚ 91 chinook recorded as kept by NStQ Fishers on the Fraser. During the Early Stuart closure 963 ƐŽĐŬĞLJĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ͘ E^ƚY ĐĂƚĐŚ Ăƚ ^ĞŶ yĂůƵƐ is undetermined. The NSTC issued 26 permits to local non-NStQ ĂŶĚ ŶŽŶͲůŽĐĂů ĮƐŚĞƌƐ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƟŶŐ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĮƐŚŝŶŐ ƐŝƚĞƐ Ăƚ &ĂƌĞǁĞůů ĂŶLJŽŶ͕ 'ĂŶŐ Ranch Bridge, Sheep Creek Bridge, Soda Creek ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ ^ŝƚĞ ĂŶĚ ZƵĚLJ :ŽŚŶƐŽŶ͛Ɛ ƌŝĚŐĞ͘ In conclusion, the NSTC Catch Monitoring program had a successful 2012 season and ƚŚĞ E^d &ŝƐŚĞƌŝĞƐ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂī ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ to improve the project each year. The overall success of this season was determined by the ĐĂƚĐŚ ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌ͛Ɛ ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌŽůĞƐ ŝŶ ĮƐŚĞƌŝĞƐ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘ Following are the Catch Monitors’ Comments
Dennis Sargent catches a sockeye at the ‘Big Rock’ ĮƐŚŝŶŐ ƐŝƚĞ ďĞůŽǁ ƚŚĞ 'ĂŶŐ ZĂŶĐŚ ƌŝĚŐĞ͘
Inside This Issue WƌŝŶĐŝƉĂů EĞŐŽƟĂƚŽƌ͛Ɛ ZĞƉŽƌƚ
Ɖ͘ Ϯ
t>/ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ EĞǁƐ
Ɖ͘ ϯ
E^ƚY dƌĞĂƚLJ Ͳ ŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂů ZĞƉŽƌƚ Ɖ͘ ϰ E^d ^ŬŝůůƐ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
Ɖ͘ ϱ
E^ƚY Ͳ :Ž ŶŶĞ ŽŶ &ĂƐƟŶŐ
Ɖ͘ ϲ
^y&EͲ ƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐLJ &ŝĞůĚ ^ĐŚŽŽů
Ɖ͘ ϳ
ƌĞĞŬ
ŚŝĞĨ ŚƚĂŵ ^ĐŚŽŽů ͲWĂƌƚ Ϯ
Ɖ͘ ϴ
͞/ ůŽǀĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƌŝǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĞŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĮƐŚŝŶŐ ůŝŬĞ ŽƵƌ ĂŶĐĞƐƚŽƌƐ ĚŝĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŝůƐ͟ Ͳ Fallon William͕ ^ŽĚĂ ƌĞĞŬ ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ
^^> ^ Θ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶ EĞǁƐ
Ɖ͘ ϵ
^y&E &ĂŵŝůLJ &ŝƐŚ ĂŵƉ
Ɖ͘ϭϬ
͞dŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ / ůŝŬĞĚ ŵŽƐƚ ĂďŽƵƚ ďĞŝŶŐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƌŝǀĞƌ ǁĂƐ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ƐĂůŵŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐĂůŵŽŶ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ǀŝƐŝƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĮƐŚĞƌŵĞŶ͟ Ͳ Helena Kalelest, 'ĂŶŐ ZĂŶĐŚ
&ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶ EĞǁƐ Ͳ hE
Ɖ͘ ϭϭ
ƌŽƵŶĚ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐϳƵůĞĐǁ
Ɖ͘ ϭϮ
͞/ ĞŶũŽLJĞĚ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĮƐŚĞƌŵĞŶ͕ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĮƐŚŝŶŐ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵ͟ Ͳ
Stephen Meshue͕ ZƵĚLJ :ŽŚŶƐŽŶ͛Ɛ
͞/ ůŝŬĞĚ ŚŽǁ ƉĞĂĐĞĨƵů ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ĚŽǁŶ ƚŚĞƌĞ Θ ŐůĂĚ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ŽƵƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƐƟůů ĮƐŚŝŶŐ͟ Ͳ >ĂƌĂĞ tLJĐŽƩĞ͕ ^ŚĞĞƉ
^ŝƚĞ
NStQ Treaty News
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NStQ Principal Negotiator’s Report to Leadership ĆľĹ?ĆľĆ?Ćš ĎŽĎŹĎĎŽ ZÄžĆ‰Ĺ˝ĆŒĆš
:Ĺ?Ĺľ Ĺ˝Ć?Ç ÄžĹŻĹŻ 'Ĺ˝Ç€ÄžĆŒĹśĹľÄžĹśĆšÍ˛ĆšĹ˝Í˛'Ĺ˝Ç€ÄžĆŒĹśĹľÄžĹśĆš Ĺ?ĆŒÄžÄžĹľÄžĹśĆš dŚĞ ƚĞÄ?ŚŜĹ?Ä?Ä‚ĹŻ ƚĞĂžĆ? ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ Ä‚ ÄšĆŒÄ‚ĹŒ Ä‚Ĺ?ĆŒÄžÄžĹľÄžĹśĆš Ĺ˝ĆŒ ƉŽĆ?Ĺ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ Ć‰Ä‚Ć‰ÄžĆŒ ƚŚĂƚ Ä?ÄžĆŠÄžĆŒ Ĺ?ĚĞŜĆ&#x;ÄŽÄžĆ? ƚŚĞ E^ĆšYÍ›Ć? Ĺ?ĹśĆšÄžĆŒÄžĆ?ĆšĆ? Ĺ?Ĺś Ä‚ Ĺ?Ĺ˝Ç€ÄžĆŒĹśĹľÄžĹśĆš to government agreement with BC. This paper Ç Ä‚Ć? Ć‰ĆŒÄžĆ?ĞŜƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝Ç€Ĺ?ĹśÄ?Äž Ä‚Ćš Ĺ˝ĆľĆŒ žĞĞĆ&#x;ĹśĹ? ŽŜ ĆľĹ?ĆľĆ?Ćš ĎŽĎ´th. A copy of the paper will be included in your binders. It should be considered Ä‚ Ć?ĆšÄ‚ĆŒĆ&#x;ĹśĹ? ƉŽĹ?Ŝƚ Ä¨Ĺ˝ĆŒ ƚŚĞ ŜĞĹ?Ĺ˝Ć&#x;Ä‚Ć&#x;ŽŜĆ? ƚŚĂƚ ĆŒÄžĹ‡ÄžÄ?ĆšĆ? ƚŚĞ ƉŽĆ?Ĺ?Ć&#x;ŽŜĆ? ŽĨ ƚŚĞ E^ĆšY Ä?ƾƚ ĚŽĞĆ? ŜŽƚ Ĺ?ĹśÄ?ůƾĚĞ ƉŽĆ?Ĺ?Ć&#x;ŽŜĆ? ƚŚĂƚ žĂLJ Ä?Äž Ɖƾƚ Ä¨Ĺ˝ĆŒÇ Ä‚ĆŒÄš Ä?LJ ƚŚĞ province.
dŚĞ EÄžĹ?Ĺ˝Ć&#x;Ä‚Ć&#x;ŽŜĆ?
His reasons were that their government was concerned that not enough work has been completed to close the gap between NStQ and BC and that as it stood he would be making an Ĺ˝ÄŤÄžĆŒ ƚŚĂƚ žĂLJ ŜŽƚ ĆŒÄžĹ‡ÄžÄ?Ćš ƚŚĞ Ĺ?ĹśĆšÄžĆŒÄžĆ?ĆšĆ? ŽĨ ƚŚĞ NStQ and it was their fear that this may cause a ÄšĹ?Ć?ĆŒĆľĆ‰Ć&#x;ŽŜ Ĺ?Ĺś ƚŚĞ ŜĞĹ?Ĺ˝Ć&#x;Ä‚Ć&#x;ŽŜĆ?͘
ŽĨ Ç Ä‚Ć?Ć&#x;ĹśĹ? ƚŚĞ Ć&#x;žĞ Ç Ä‚Ĺ?Ć&#x;ĹśĹ? Ä¨Ĺ˝ĆŒ Ä‚Ĺś Ĺ˝ÄŤÄžĆŒÍ˜ dŚĞ province agreed with this proposal as long as the land work was completed prior to the closing ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽƾƚĆ?ƚĂŜĚĹ?ĹśĹ? Ä?ĹšÄ‚Ć‰ĆšÄžĆŒ Ĺ?Ć?Ć?ƾĞĆ?͘ tÄž Ä‚Ĺ?ĆŒÄžÄžÄš to this subject to leadership concurrence. So in Ć?ƾžžĂĆ&#x;ŽŜ͗
EĞdžƚ DĞĞĆ&#x;ĹśĹ? /Ćš Ç Ä‚Ć? ĹšĹ?Ć? Ć?ĆľĹ?Ĺ?ÄžĆ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ ƚŚĂƚ Ç Äž ĚŽ ĂĚĚĹ?Ć&#x;ŽŜĂů ůĂŜĚ Ç Ĺ˝ĆŒĹŹ ƚŚĹ?Ć? ĨĂůů Ĺ?Ĺś Ä‚Ĺś ĂƊĞžƉƚ ƚŽ Ä?ĹŻĹ˝Ć?Äž ƚŚĞ Ć‰ÄžĆŒÄ?ÄžĹ?ǀĞĚ tÄž Ç Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻ Ä?Äž žĞĞĆ&#x;ĹśĹ? Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ ƚŚĞ Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝Ç€Ĺ?ĹśÄ?Äž ĆšĹšĆŒĹ˝ĆľĹ?ŚŽƾƚ Ĺ?ĂƉ Ä?ÄžĆšÇ ÄžÄžĹś ƚŚĞ Ć‰Ä‚ĆŒĆ&#x;ÄžĆ? ĂŜĚ Ä‚ĆŒĆŒÄ‚ĹśĹ?Äž Ä‚Ĺś Ĺ˝ÄŤÄžĆŒ Ä¨Ĺ˝ĆŒ the month of September subject to the Ä?ŽŜÄ?ĆľĆŒĆŒÄžĹśÄ?Äž ŽĨ ƚŚĞ >ÄžÄ‚ÄšÄžĆŒĆ?ĹšĹ?Ɖ ŽƾŜÄ?Ĺ?ĹŻ Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ žLJ early next summer. ĆŒÄžÄ?ŽžžĞŜĚĂĆ&#x;ŽŜ Ä?ŽŜƚĂĹ?ŜĞĚ Ĺ?Ĺś ƚŚĹ?Ć? ĆŒÄžĆ‰Ĺ˝ĆŒĆšÍ˜ tÄž ƉŽĹ?ŜƚĞĚ Žƾƚ ƚŚĂƚ Ĺ?Ćš Ç Ä‚Ć? Ä‚ĹŻĆ?Ĺ˝ Ä‚Ć‰Ć‰Ä‚ĆŒÄžĹśĆš ƚŽ ĆľĆ? that this showed a failure to complete the work Fall 2012 ƚŚĞLJ Ä?ŽžžĹ?ƊĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĹ?Ć? Ć?ĆľĹľĹľÄžĆŒ ĂŜĚ Ä‚Ĺś ĆľĆŠÄžĆŒ Courses offered In Partnership ĨĂĹ?ĹŻĆľĆŒÄž ƚŽ Ä?ŽžžƾŜĹ?Ä?ĂƚĞ Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ ƚŚĞ Ĺ˝ĆšĹšÄžĆŒ Ć‰Ä‚ĆŒĆ&#x;ÄžĆ?͘ tÄž Ć?ĆľĹ?Ĺ?ÄžĆ?ƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĹ?Ć? ĚĞůĂLJ Ç Ĺ˝ĆľĹŻÄš Ä?Ĺ˝Ć?Ćš ƚŚĞ Northern Shuswap E^ĆšY Ć?Ĺ?Ĺ?ĹśĹ?ÄŽÄ?ĂŜƚ ÄšĹ˝ĹŻĹŻÄ‚ĆŒĆ? ĂŜĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĹ?Ć? Ä?Ĺ˝Ć?Ćš Ç Ĺ˝ĆľĹŻÄš Tribal Council need to be repaid. TRU- DSTC program requirement
dŚĞ ŜĞĹ?Ĺ˝Ć&#x;Ä‚Ć&#x;ŽŜĆ? ƚŽŽŏ ƉůĂÄ?Äž Ä¨Ĺ˝ĆŒ ŽŜĞ ĚĂLJ Ĺ?Ĺś ƚŚĞ E^ĆšY ŽĸÄ?ÄžĆ? Ĺ?Ĺś tĹ?ĹŻĹŻĹ?Ä‚ĹľĆ? >Ä‚ĹŹÄž ŽŜ ĆľĹ?ĆľĆ?Ćš ĎŽĎľth. The tÄž Ä‚ĹŻĆ?Ĺ˝ Ć?ĆľĹ?Ĺ?ÄžĆ?ƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ç Äž ĆšĆŒÇ‡ ĂŜĚ Ä?ĹŻĹ˝Ć?Äž ƚŚĞ /W Ä?ŽůůĂÄ?Ĺ˝ĆŒÄ‚Ć&#x;ǀĞůLJ ƚŚĹ?Ć? ĨĂůů ĂŜĚ Ç Ĺ?ĹśĆšÄžĆŒ Ĺ?ĹśĆ?ƚĞĂĚ ĚĂLJ Ć?ĆšÄ‚ĆŒĆšÄžÄš Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ Ä‚ Ć?Ĺ?ĚĞ ƚĂÄ?ĹŻÄž žĞĞĆ&#x;ĹśĹ? Ä?ÄžĆšÇ ÄžÄžĹś ƚŚĞ Ä?ĹšĹ?ĞĨ ŜĞĹ?Ĺ˝Ć&#x;Ä‚ĆšĹ˝ĆŒĆ?͘ dŚĞ Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝Ç€Ĺ?ĹśÄ?Ĺ?Ä‚ĹŻ ŜĞĹ?Ĺ˝Ć&#x;Ä‚ĆšĹ˝ĆŒ Ĺ?ĹśÄ¨Ĺ˝ĆŒĹľÄžÄš ƚŚĞ Ĺ˝ĆšĹšÄžĆŒ Ć‰Ä‚ĆŒĆ&#x;ÄžĆ? ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ Ç Ĺ˝ĆľĹŻÄš Ä?Äž ƾŜĂÄ?ĹŻÄž ƚŽ žĂŏĞ Ä‚ ůĂŜĚ ĂŜĚ Ä?Ä‚Ć?Ĺš Ĺ˝ÄŤÄžĆŒ Ä‚Ćš ƚŚĹ?Ć? Ć&#x;ĹľÄžÍ˜ >ÄžĹŒ Ͳ Ćš ƚŚĞ ĹŻÄ‚Ć?Ćš >ÄžÄ‚ÄšÄžĆŒĆ?ĹšĹ?Ɖ DĞĞĆ&#x;ĹśĹ? ĆšĹšĆŒÄžÄž ŜĞÇ
t>/ Ä?ŽƾÄ?Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻĹ˝ĆŒĆ? Ç ÄžĆŒÄž Ć?Ç Ĺ˝ĆŒĹś Ĺ?Ĺś Ä?LJ ĹšĹ?ĞĨ Ğǀ ^ĞůͲ ĹŻÄ‚ĆŒĆ? ŽĨ ^ŽĚĂ ĆŒÄžÄžĹŹ Ä‚ĹśÄšÍ˜ ZĹ?Ä?ĹšÄ‚ĆŒÄš ^ÄžĹŻĹŻÄ‚ĆŒĆ? ^ĆŒÍ˜Í• tĹ?ĹŻĹŻĹ?Äž ^ÄžĹŻĹŻÄ‚ĆŒĆ? ĂŜĚ ZĹ?Ä?ĹŹ 'Ĺ?ĹŻÄ?ÄžĆŒĆš Ç ÄžĆŒÄž ĞůĞÄ?ƚĞĚ ŽŜ ĆľĹ?ĆľĆ?Ćš ĎŽĎŻÍ• ĎŽĎŹĎĎŽÍ˜ tĹ?ĹŻĹŻĹ?Ä‚ĹľĆ? >Ä‚ĹŹÄž /ŜĚĹ?Ä‚Ĺś ĂŜĚ ŚĂĆ? Ĺ?ĆšĆ? Ĺ˝Ç Ĺś ĞůĞÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ Ä?ŽĚĞ Ç ĹšĹ?Ä?Ĺš Ć?ĞĞĆ? Ä¨Ĺ˝ĆľĆŒ Ç‡ÄžÄ‚ĆŒ ĆšÄžĆŒĹľĆ? Ä¨Ĺ˝ĆŒ Ä?ŽƾŜÄ?Ĺ?ĹŻ Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ Ć?ƚĂĹ?Ĺ?ÄžĆŒÄžÄš ĞůĞÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜĆ? ŽĨ Ä?ŽƾŜÄ?Ĺ?ĹŻ ƚŽ ĞŜĆ?ĆľĆŒÄž Ä?ŽŜĆ&#x;ŜƾĹ?ĆšÇ‡Í˜
Start date: End of September-Saturdays (to be announced) Time: to be announced  EDTL 3100 Teaching and Learning 1 (3 credits)Â
 This course will focus on preparing lesson plans for teaching small groups of children. The course will be integrated with EDLL 3100 (Language and Literacy I) and EDPR 3100 (Practicum I), and this will create links between course topics and classroom practice. Teacher candidates will have opportunities to implement teaching practices curriculum content being determined by the EDLL 3100 course. For example teacher candidates could prepare a lesson plan on teaching new vocabulary in a cooperative group format, teach the lesson in EDPR 3100, and then make effective revisions to their teaching based on this experience. The method to teach vocabulary would be generated in EDLL 3100, and planning the lesson (including preparing a lesson plan that includes teaching essential group social skills) would be covered in EDTL 3100. Â
Pre-requisites: Successful completion of Year 1, Term 1.  (TRU B.ED. Program Course) (or completion of Language proficiency-as per instructor) Â
 Instructors: To be announced  Course Fees:          Registration Fee (First Time Student) -  $25.50                                   $375.00 course fee                                   Â
Registration:  NSTC Skills Development Coordinator  250-392-7361 or  c.charleyboy@nstq.org Â
ÍžĆŒĹ?Ĺ?ŚƚͿ ĹšĹ?ĞĨ DĹ?ĹŹÄž ĆŒÄ?ĹšĹ?Äž ŽĨ Ä‚ĹśĹ?Ĺľ >ĂŏĞ͕ ĹšĹ?ĞĨ Ğǀ ^ÄžĹŻĹŻÄ‚ĆŒĆ? ŽĨ ^ŽĚĂ ĆŒÄžÄžĹŹÍ• ĹšĹ?ĞĨ tĂLJŜĞ ĹšĆŒĹ?Ć?Ć&#x;Ä‚Ĺś ŽĨ ^ƉůĂƚ͛Ć?Ĺ?Ĺś ÍžĹ?Ĺś ƚŚĞ Ć?ŽƾƚŚ ^ŚƾĆ?Ç Ä‚Ć‰ ĹśÄžÄ‚ĆŒ ĹśÄšÄžĆŒÍ˛ Ä?LJͿ͕ ĹšĹ?ĞĨ Ä‚Ç€Ĺ?Äš ĆŒÄ?ĹšĹ?Äž ŽĨ ^ĆšĆ?Ç ÄžÄ?Ğž͛Ä? yĹ?Ăƚ͛ƚĞž͕ ĂŜĚ ĹšĹ?ĞĨ ŜŜ >ŽƾĹ?Äž Ä‚Ćš ĹŻÄ‚Ć?Ćš žŽŜƚŚ͛Ć? >ÄžÄ‚ÄšÄžĆŒĆ?ĹšĹ?Ɖ ŽƾŜÄ?Ĺ?ĹŻ žĞĞĆ&#x;ĹśĹ?͘ ĹšĹ?ĞĨ tĂLJŜĞ ĹšĆŒĹ?Ć?Ć&#x;Ä‚Ĺś Ç Ä‚Ć? Ä‚ Ĺ?ƾĞĆ?Ćš ƚŽ ƚŚĞ >ÄžÄ‚ÄšÄžĆŒĆ?ĹšĹ?Ɖ žĞĞĆ&#x;ĹśĹ?Í• Ä‚Ć? ŚĞ žĂĚĞ Ä‚ Ć‰ĆŒÄžĆ?ĞŜƚĂĆ&#x;ŽŜ ŽŜ ƚŚĞ ĹśÄžÇ ,ĞĂůƚŚ Ĺ?ĆŒÄžÄžĹľÄžĹśĆš ĂŜĚ ĹšĹ˝Ç ĆšĹšÄž ^ÄžÄ?Ç ÄžĆ‰ÄžĹľÄ? ĂŜĚĆ? ÄŽĆŒ Ĺ?ŜƚŽ ƚŚĞ ͚ĚĞÄ?Ĺ?Ć?Ĺ?ŽŜ žĂŏĹ?ĹśĹ? Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝Ä?ÄžĆ?Ć?͛͘
dŚĞ >ĞdžĞLJ͛Ğž Ĺ?Ć? Ä?ĆŒĹ˝ĆľĹ?Śƚ ƚŽ LJŽƾ Ä?LJ ƚŚĞ EĹ˝ĆŒĆšĹšÄžĆŒĹś ^ŚƾĆ?Ç Ä‚Ć‰ dĆŒĹ?Ä?Ä‚ĹŻ ŽƾŜÄ?Ĺ?ĹŻ ĂŜĚ dŚĞ tĹ?ĹŻĹŻĹ?Ä‚ĹľĆ? >Ä‚ĹŹÄž dĆŒĹ?Ä?ƾŜĞ Publisher: Lisa Bowering,The WLTribune Editor: Agness Jack, NSTC Advertising: The WL Tribune
E^ĆšY ŽžžƾŜĹ?Ä?Ä‚Ć&#x;ŽŜĆ? ŽžžĹ?ƊĞĞ ĎŽĎŹĎĎŽ DĞĞĆ&#x;ĹśĹ? ĂƚĞĆ? Communications Committee: x Monday, Oct 15 # 167& 2IÂżFH @ 1:00 pm x Monday, Nov 19 # 167& 2IÂżFH @ 1:00 pm x Monday, Dec 17 # 167& 2IÂżFH @ 1:00 pm
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ĂŶĚ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚ ƚŽ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ ͘͘͘
t>/ ŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ >DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚ͗ Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ĂŶĚ ;t>/ Ϳ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ĂǁĂƌĞ͕ ŝŶ :ĂŶƵĂƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ t>/ ǁĂƐ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ϭϴ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ from across the country granted entry to the &ƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ŽŶ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶ >ĂŶĚ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ (the “Framework Agreement”). KŶ Ɖƌŝů ϭϬ͕ ϮϬϭϮ͕ ŚŝĞĨ ŶŶ >ŽƵŝĞ ĂƩĞŶĚĞĚ Ă ĐĞƌĞŵŽŶLJ ŝŶ KƩĂǁĂ ƚŽ ĨŽƌŵĂůůLJ ƐŝŐŶ ŽŶ ĂƐ Ă ƉĂƌƚ of the Framework Agreement. t>/ ŵƵƐƚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ Ă >ĂŶĚ ŽĚĞ ƚŽ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĞ land management provisions of the /ŶĚŝĂŶ Đƚ. dŚŝƐ >ĂŶĚ ŽĚĞ ŝƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ Framework Agreement, which is a governmentto-government agreement with Canada which ĂůůŽǁƐ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƌĞƐƵŵĞ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ũƵƌŝƐĚŝĐƟŽŶ͕ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ĂŶĚ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ over their lands and resources. ƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ͕ ƚŚĞ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ /ŶĚŝĂŶ īĂŝƌƐ manages land and natural resources on our reserve lands under the /ŶĚŝĂŶ Đƚ. ,Žǁ ŽĞƐ ŝƚ ůů tŽƌŬ͍ x
t>/ ǁŝůů ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ Ă >ĂŶĚ ŽĚĞ ƚŽ replace the Indian Act land management provisions
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t>/ ǁŝůů ĞŶƚĞƌ ŝŶƚŽ ĂŶ ĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĂĚĂ ƚŚĂƚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ ŽĨ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ Canada and the Band
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t>/ DĞŵďĞƌƐ ǁŝůů ƚŚĞŶ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ ƚŽ ƌĂƟĨLJ ƚŚĞ >ĂŶĚ ŽĚĞ ĂŶĚ Individual Agreement in order to take control of our lands.
>ĂŶĚ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƵŶĚĞƌ Ă ůĂŶĚ ĐŽĚĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ͗ x
Interests and licenses for land and natural resources
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Revenue and expenditures
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Zoning, land use, subdivisions, land development
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Environmental Assessment
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ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů WƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ
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Transfers, including wills and estates
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Matrimonial property
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ŝƐƉƵƚĞ ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ
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Enforcement
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ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ Θ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ ŽĨ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ƌƵůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞůĞŐĂƚĞĚ authority
>ĂŶĚ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƵŶĚĞƌ Ă >ĂŶĚ ŽĚĞ K ^ EKd ĂƉƉůLJ ƚŽ͗ x
Oil and natural gas
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Atomic energy
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Migratory birds
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Endangered species
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Fisheries
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dĂdžĂƟŽŶ ĞdžĞŵƉƟŽŶƐ and powers
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Any lands except reserve lands
ĞŶĞĮƚƐ dŚĞ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ŽĨ Ă ůĂŶĚ ĐŽĚĞ ƚŽ t>/ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƟŵĞůLJ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞ decisions without having to go to the Minister ŽĨ /ŶĚŝĂŶ īĂŝƌƐ ĨŽƌ ĂƉƉƌŽǀĂů͘ /ƚ ǁŝůů ĞŶĂďůĞ t>/ to enact and enforce sound environmental ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ ůĂǁƐ͘ /ƚ ǁŝůů ĂůƐŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ t>/ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ĂƌďŝƚƌĂƌLJ ĞdžƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ our reserve lands. dŚĞ &ƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ ĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ǁŝůů ŶŽƚ ĂīĞĐƚ ĂŶLJ treaty rights or Aboriginal rights. It is not a treaty͘ t>/ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ǁŝůů ƐƟůů ƌĞƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚĂdž ĞdžĞŵƉƟŽŶ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ͘ ,Žǁ ĚŽ / ŐĞƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͍ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĂƌ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĐŽŶĚƵĐƟŶŐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŵĞĞƟŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ to discuss in more detail what it means to have control over lands management under the Framework Agreement. tĞ ǁŝůů ƐĞĞŬ LJŽƵƌ ŝŶƉƵƚ ŽŶ ŬĞLJ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ
ŚŝĞĨƐ ĂŶĚ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŽĸĐŝĂůƐ Ăƚ ƐŝŐŝŶŐ ĐĞƌĞŵŽŶLJ ŚĞůĚ ŝŶ KƩĂǁĂ ůĂƐƚ Ɖƌŝů͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ĂƩĞŶĚĞĚ ďLJ ŚŝĞĨ ŶŶ >ŽƵŝĞ ŽĨ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ĂŶĚ͘
ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĚƌĂŌŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ >ĂŶĚ ŽĚĞ͘ WůĞĂƐĞ ĐŽŵĞ to these sessions. And do contact us to discuss ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ >ĂŶĚƐ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ system means. tĞ ŶĞĞĚ LJŽƵ͊͊͊ dŚĞ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ >ĂŶĚ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ǁŝůů ĂůůŽǁ t>/ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ŽĨ ůĂŶĚƐ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ on reserve. It will be part of your government structure, ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ LJŽƵƌ ĂƉƉƌŽǀĂů. In early 2014 we will be having a vote on the >ĂŶĚ ŽĚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ĂƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘ tŝƚŚŽƵƚ LJŽƵƌ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ǀŽƚĞ͕ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ >ĂŶĚ ŽĚĞ͕ ǁĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŵŽǀĞ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͘ ^Ž ƉůĞĂƐĞ ŐĞƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŶŽǁ͕ ĂŶĚ ůĞƚ͛Ɛ create the best product we possibly can! &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ <ŝƌŬ ƌĞƐƐůĞƌ Žƌ LJƌŽŶ >ŽƵŝĞ Ăƚ ;ϮϱϬͿ ϮϵϲͲϯϱϬϳ ŬŝƌŬ͘ĚƌĞƐƐůĞƌΛǁŝůůŝĂŵƐůĂŬĞďĂŶĚ͘ĐĂ or ůŽƵŝĞΛǁŝůůŝĂŵƐůĂŬĞďĂŶĚ͘ĐĂ
ďLJƌŽŶ͘
EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ĂŶĚƐ ,ŽƐƚ &ŝƌƐƚ ͚^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ hŶŝƚLJ DĞĞƟŶŐ͛ Ăƚ >ĂĐ >Ă ,ĂĐŚĞ ^ŝŶĐĞ ^ŝŐŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶ dŚĞ ϭϳ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ŚŝĞĨƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƐŝŐŶĞĚ Ă ĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ŽŶ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĞīĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ŶĂƟŽŶ ĂƐ Ă ǁŚŽůĞ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ŚĞůĚ Ăƚ >ĂĐ >Ă ,ĂĐŚĞ ŽŶ &ƌŝĚĂLJ͕ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ ϭϰ͘ dŚĞ ŵĞĞƚͲ ŝŶŐ ǁĂƐ ĂƩĞŶĚĞĚ ďLJ ĐŚŝĞĨƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƵŶĐŝů ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂͲ ƟǀĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ E^d ĂŶĚ ^Ed ƐƚĂī͘ dŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ŝƐ ƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞĚ ĨŽƌ <ĂŵůŽŽƉƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ dŬ͛ĞŵůƵƉƐ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŐLJŵŶĂƐŝƵŵ ŽŶ &ƌŝĚĂLJ͕ ĞͲ ĐĞŵďĞƌ ϳ͕ ƐƚĂƌƚ ƟŵĞ ŝƐ ϭϬ Ă͘ŵ͘ ^Ed ǁŝůů ƐĞŶĚ ŽƵƚ ĂŶ ĂŐĞŶĚĂ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ƉƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ͘
NStQ Treaty News
Pelltemillik’t
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Constitutional Survey Results Now In
LJ ůŝī dŚŽƌƐƚĞŶƐŽŶ,yĂƚ͛ƐƵůů 'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ ĚǀŝƐŽƌ
Ɛ LJŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ĨƌŽŵ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ >ĞdžĞLJ͛Ğŵ ĂƌƟĐůĞƐ͕ over the past several months, the NStQ Treaty Team has conducted a survey with community members on a number of issues related to an E^ƚY ƉŽƐƚͲƚƌĞĂƚLJ ŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ͘
the respondents felt that a recent criminal ĐŽŶǀŝĐƟŽŶ͕ Ă ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ǀŝŽůĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĂŶ E^ƚY ůĂǁ Žƌ ĚĞĨƌĂƵĚŝŶŐ E^ƚY ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŝŶ ĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐ ĚŝƐƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ depended on the seriousness of the act and how recently it occurred. A number suggested ƚŚĂƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĂĐƟǀĞ ĂĚĚŝĐƟŽŶƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ďĞ ĚŝƐƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ͘ KƚŚĞƌƐ ƐĂŝĚ Ă ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů candidate should have an opportunity to show what healing they had done since the event that ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ůĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚŝƐƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ͘
Under a treaty, NStQ will be a self-governing ďŽĚLJ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůůLJ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŝŶŐ authority which will fall under an NStQ ŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞ dĞĂŵ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŽ ďĞŐŝŶ ĚƌĂŌŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ͕ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ^ƵƌǀĞLJ͘ Part Three dealt with NStQ government accountability. A majority felt the standards A total of 203 NStQ members aged 13 years and ĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ older completed the survey over the spring and ŽĨ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ summer of 2012. ͞ďĞƐƚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͟ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ ŽĨ ŽƚŚĞƌ governments in Canada. The survey asked Part One of the survey asked what it means to about conduct that should result in discipline be Secwepemc and what are Secwepemc values or impeachment of members of the NStQ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ ŽĨ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ͘ government once elected. Respondents felt that Pride and respect were two themes that ĂĐƚƐ ŽĨ ĚŝƐŚŽŶĞƐƚLJ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĞŌ ĂŶĚ ĨƌĂƵĚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ came up again and again. The importance of be grounds for discipline but discipline should family, community, culture, language, and the ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ŽĨ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐϳƵůĞĐǁ depend on the seriousness of the conduct and there should be a right of appeal and an ǁĞƌĞ ŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚ ďLJ ŵĂŶLJ͘ ZĞƐƉŽŶĚĞŶƚƐ ǁĂŶƚ opportunity for healing circles and apologies in ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ǀĂůƵĞƐ ƌĞŇĞĐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ͘ DĂŶLJ ŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ͕ ŚŽŶĞƐƚLJ͕ some cases. Some suggested the opportunity for suspensions of government members for accountability and the willingness and ability to ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶ Žƌ ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ͘ dŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƚŽŶĞ ŽĨ ůŝƐƚĞŶ ĂƐ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ͘ comments was that NStQ government members need to held to a high standard of conduct. Part Two dealt with the structure of the posttreaty NStQ Government, which will include Part Four dealt with the enactment of NStQ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ DĞŵďĞƌƐ ĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ďLJ Ăůů ŽĨ E^ƚY ĂŶĚ >ĂǁƐ͘ Ŷ ŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵŝŶŐ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ĨĞůƚ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐ ĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ members had to review laws in detail and debate ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ Ŷ ŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵŝŶŐ them and pass them in public sessions. Most ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞŶƚƐ ƐĂŝĚ ďŽƚŚ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ felt laws should be passed by majority vote, but Members and Community Reps should be about half the respondents from one community ĐŚŽƐĞŶ ďLJ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŵĞĂŶƐ͘ DĂŶLJ ĨĞůƚ ĐĂŶĚŝĚĂƚĞƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĞĞƚ ĨĞůƚ ĐŽŶƐĞŶƐƵƐ ǁĂƐ Ă ďĞƩĞƌ ǁĂLJ ŽĨ ƉĂƐƐŝŶŐ ůĂǁƐ͘ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐ ŽĨ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ Part Five dealt with the enactment and ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ŽĨ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ĂŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ E^ƚY ŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ͘ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘ DĂŶLJ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŽ majority of members supported the need for ďĞ Ă ĐĂŶĚŝĚĂƚĞƐ ĨŽƌƵŵ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ĨŽƌ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ a referendum to both and enact and amend Members where candidates may come from ƚŚĞ ŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ďƵƚ ǁĞƌĞ ŵŽƌĞ Žƌ ůĞƐƐ ĞƋƵĂůůLJ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ ďŽƵƚ ŚĂůĨ ƚŚĞ ĚŝǀŝĚĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůĞǀĞů ŽĨ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ƚŽ ĚŽ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞŶƚƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŵ ŽĨ ŽĸĐĞ ĨŽƌ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ so—50% plus one of all eligible voters (a “double Members should be 4 years and the term for majority”, 50% plus one of those who vote, or ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ Ϯ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ a 2/3 majority. Some respondents suggested There was a general preference for “staggered” ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĞǀĞŶ ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ůĞǀĞůƐ ŽĨ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͘ KƚŚĞƌƐ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶƐ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ Ăůů ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ suggested proposed amendments should be ĂƌĞ ĞůĞĐƚĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƟŵĞ͘ discussed and passed at a public hearing. A strong majority of respondents liked the idea Part Six dealt with the transfer of ownership of ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ ƌŽůĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐ͕ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ E^ƚY dƌĞĂƚLJ ^ĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ >ĂŶĚƐ͘ dŚĞƌĞ but many did not like the names “ministries” or was strong support for the idea that the only ͞ƉŽƌƞŽůŝŽƐ͘͟ dŚĞLJ ĂůƐŽ ƐĂŝĚ͕ ƌĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ ones who should be able to own “fee simple” roles, all members of NStQ government need to ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ ŝŶ dƌĞĂƚLJ ^ĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ >ĂŶĚƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ stay up-to-date on all issues. E^ƚY ŝƟnjĞŶƐ͕ E^ƚY ŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŽŶƐ Žƌ ƚŚĞ E^ƚY Most respondents supported an advisory-- rather Government. A strong majority of respondents ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌůLJŝŶŐ ƟƚůĞ ƚŽ E^ƚY dƌĞĂƚLJ than a decision-making-- role for Elders on the NStQ Government. Many commented that Elder ^ĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ >ĂŶĚƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŶĞǀĞƌ ďĞ ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƌĞĚ͘ involvement was very important as “keepers of Part Seven listed a number of rights that could knowledge”. Others also urged a role for youth ďĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ŝŶ ĂŶ E^ƚY ŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ in post-treaty government. There was general very strong support for all of them, including ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨŽƌ Ă ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ ǀŽƚĞƌ ĂŐĞ ŽĨ ϭϴ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ Canadian ŚĂƌƚĞƌ rights, the right to challenge E^ƚY ůĂǁƐ ŝŶ ĐŽƵƌƚ͕ ĞƋƵĂů ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ E^ƚY Community members were asked what programs and services and especially Aboriginal ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĚŝƐƋƵĂůŝĨLJ Ă ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ďĞŝŶŐ Ă rights and human rights. candidate for the NStQ government. Over half
The survey responses and the pages of ƚŚŽƵŐŚƞƵů ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ǁŝůů ĨŽƌŵ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐŝƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĚƌĂŌ ŽĨ ĂŶ E^ƚY ŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ͕ which is being worked on by the NStQ Treaty dĞĂŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂů ^ƚĞĞƌŝŶŐ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͘ KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĞdžĐŝƟŶŐ ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌŬ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐ >ŝnj WĞƚĞ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ůĚĞƌƐ ƚŽ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ĂŶ ͞E^ƚY ĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶ͟ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ responses to Part One of the survey. KŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĚƌĂŌ ŝƐ ĚŽŶĞ͕ ƚŚĞ dĞĂŵ ǁŝůů ŚŽůĚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƌŽƵŶĚ ŽĨ E^ƚY ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƐ͘ Thanks again to all the NStQ members who took part in the survey! EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ƚĞ YĞůŵƵĐǁ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ^ŚƵƐǁĂƉ dƌŝďĂů Council
ϭϳ ^ŽƵƚŚ &ŝƌƐƚ ǀĞŶƵĞ͕ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ V2G 1H4 WŚ͗ ϮϱϬͲϯϵϮͲϳϯϲϭ dŽůů ĨƌĞĞ͗ ϭͲϴϴϴͲϯϵϮͲϳϯϲϭ &Ădž͗ ϮϱϬͲϯϵϮͲϲϭϱϴ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ Ͳ Yvonne Smith dƌĞĂƚLJ dĞĂŵ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ Ͳ Allan Tweedie džĞĐƵƟǀĞ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ Ͳ Frieda Belleau ŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ͕ ĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ Θ ZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌʹsĂĐĂŶƚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ Ͳ vacant ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ Ͳ ŐŶĞƐƐ :ĂĐŬ
^ƚƐǁĞĐĞŵ͛ĐͬyĂƚ͛ƚĞŵ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶ ;ĨŽƌŵĞƌůLJ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂƐ ĂŶŽĞ ƌĞĞŬ ĂŶĚͿ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů ĞůŝǀĞƌLJ͕ ŽŐ ƌĞĞŬ ͕ sK> ϭ:Ϭ WŚ͗ ϮϱϬͲϰϰϬͲϱϲϰϵ dŽůů ĨƌĞĞ͗ ϭͲϴϴϴͲϮϮϬͲϰϮϮϬ Fax: 250-440-5672 ĐƟŶŐ dƌĞĂƚLJ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ Ͳ Patrick Harry 'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ Ͳ Allan Adams 'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ dƌĂŝŶĞĞ Ͳ Heather Camille dƌĞĂƚLJ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚͬ Žŵŵ͘ Ͳ Rick Archie
dƐƋ͛ĞƐĞĐŶ͛ ; ĂŶŝŵ >ĂŬĞ ĂŶĚͿ PO Box 1030, 100 Mile House BC VOK 2E0 WŚ͖ ϮϱϬͲϯϵϳͲϮϬϬϮ dŽůů ĨƌĞĞ͗ ϭϴϲϲͲϳϵϳͲϮϮϳϳ Fax: 250-397-2769 dƌĞĂƚLJ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ Ͳ Elizabeth Pete 'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ Ͳ Helen Henderson dƌĞĂƚLJ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ Ͳ Melody Henderson DĂƉƉŝŶŐ dĞĐŚͬ ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ Ͳ Irene Gilbert
yĂƚ͛ƐƵůůͬ ŵĞƚĞŵ͛ ;^ŽĚĂ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ĂŶĚͿ ϯϰϬϱ DŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ,ŽƵƐĞ ZŽĂĚ͕ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ sϮ' ϱ>ϱ WŚ͗ ϮϱϬͲϵϴϵͲϮϯϮϯ &Ădž͗ ϮϱϬͲϵϴϵͲϮϯϬϬ dƌĞĂƚLJ DĂŶĂŐĞƌͲ Gord Keener 'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ Ͳ ůŝī dŚŽƌƐƚĞŶƐŽŶ dƌĞĂƚLJ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ Ͳ<ĞůůŝĞ >ŽƵŝĞ
d͛ĞdžĞůĐ ;tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ĂŶĚͿ ϮϲϳϮ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ƌŝǀĞ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ sϮ' ϱ<ϵ WŚ͗ ϮϱϬͲϮϵϲͲϯϱϬϳ dŽůů ĨƌĞĞ͗ ϭͲϴϳϳͲϴϱϲͲϯϱϬϳ Fax: 250-296-4750 dƌĞĂƚLJ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ Ͳ ŚƌŝƐ tLJĐŽƩĞ 'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ Ͳ ŚĂƌůŽƩĞ 'ŝůďĞƌƚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ Ͳ Kirk Dressler dƌĞĂƚLJ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ Ͳ :ƵĚLJ ŽƐƚŽŶ
First Nation News
September 2012
167& 6NLOOV 'HYHORSPHQW ,V )RU <RXU %HQHÀW tĞLJƚŬ ǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͊ My name is ŝŶĚLJ ŚĂƌůĞLJďŽLJ and I have recently been hired as your Skills Development Coordinator. Many of you may remember ŵĞ ǁŚĞŶ / ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ E^d tĞĞŬĞŶĚ University program. I have spent the past year in Nunavut working with children and community members, learning a new culture and developing Ă ĚĞĞƉ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ /ŶƵŝƚ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ͘ tĞ͕ ŵLJ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ KƌƌŝĞ ĂŶĚ /͕ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ Ă ƐůŝĚĞƐŚŽǁ of our adventures…I will keep you posted! I am extremely excited about this new opportunity to support your NSTQ community members! As you are in the Treaty process, skills development is crucial for upcoming ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ĚĂLJ ŶĞĞĚƐ͘ tĞ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ƟŵĞƐ and I am honored to be part of a team of ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ for your members.
WůĞĂƐĞ ƐƉĞĂŬ ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵƌ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌƐ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ŽŶ Ă ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ďĂƐŝƐ ƚŽ strengthen our partnerships and also to create ĂŶ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ƉůĂŶ͘ tĞ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ŶĞǁ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ ĐĂŵƉƵƐ ŽĨ dŚŽŵƉƐŽŶ Rivers University, and are working hard on ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ŶĞǁ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĞĞƚ the needs of the NSTQ. Please feel free to contact me with any ideas, ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐ͕ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͕ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐ͘ dŚĞ ^ŬŝůůƐ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵƌ ďĞŶĞĮƚ͕ ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŐƵŝĚŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ŶĞĞĚƐ͘ ĞůŽǁ ŝƐ Ă ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ƵƉĐŽŵŝŶŐ courses. ZĞƐƉĞĐƞƵůůLJ͕ ŝŶĚLJ ŚĂƌůĞLJďŽLJ͕ ^ŬŝůůƐ Development Coordinator Đ͘ĐŚĂƌůĞLJďŽLJΛŶƐƚƋ͘ŽƌŐ
Phone: 250-392-7361
Fall 2012 Courses offered In Partnership Northern Shuswap Tribal Council NAST 0500, First Nations Studies September to December 2012 To be announced SEPT. � Dec. 14, 2012 Mondays and Thursdays 1:30pm-4:30pm
Introduction to First Nation Studies (4 Credits)
Prerequisite: None Course Fees:
* Note: Subject to instructor availability
Registration Fee (First Time Student) - $25.50 Ancillary & Other Fees - $84.76 Textbooks �**Instructor decides
* Band Funding is eligible if Math and English upgrading course taken with First Nations Studies. Call the Williams Lake TRU Registrars Office @ 250-392-8020 or
1-800-663-4936.
For more information on registration visit:
http://www.tru.ca/williamslake/registration.html If you have any question please forward them to the NSTC Skills Development Coordinator @ 250-392-7361 or administration@nstq.org
Northern Shuswap Tribal Council
Introductory Office Skills Time Management: 3:30 pm ˇ6:30pm Tuesday and Wednesday
Room for 20 Students
In this course, learners study various First Nations issues in Canada, such as those surrounding identity, origins, governance, and the land question. Classroom activities may include interviewing community leaders, inviting guest speakers to the class, taking field trips to certain locations, participating in local gatherings, and conducting Internet and library searches. Students will be expected to participate in classroom activities by discussing assigned readings/viewings, taking notes, submitting completed assignments and tests, and writing examinations. Assignments will include an annotated bibliography, an essay, and an oral report.
* To Register:
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***REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN***
September 18 & 19, 2012 Room for 20 Students
Learning Objectives for the day – Managing Our Lives Managing Our Time - Discussion around the clock and the speed that we now operate in today's society. Some of the topics include; භ KƵƌ WĞƌƐŽŶĂů ůŽĐŬ͕ භ ŝƌĐůĞ ŽĨ dŝŵĞ͕ භ WƌŝŽƌŝƚŝĞƐ භ ^ĞƚƚŝŶŐ 'ŽĂůƐ භ dŽ ĚŽ ůŝƐƚ͕ භ dĂŬĞ ĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ LJŽƵƌ ĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ͕ භ ŶĞƌŐLJ ͕ භ WƌŽĚƵĐƚŝǀŝƚLJ භ WƌŽĐƌĂƐƚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ͕ භ KǀĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐ WƌŽĐƌĂƐƚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ͕ භ ΗEĞƚǁŽƌŬĞĚ tŽƌůĚΗ Working with what we learneĚ͕ භ ŶĚ ŽĨ ĚĂLJ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ භ
Keyboarding: 3:30 pm ˇ6:00pm Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Sept. 25, 2012 ˇOct. 24, 2012 Room for 15 Students
This course will introduce basic computer skills and keyboarding on a computer. Emphasis in the course will be on the touch-typing concept of keyboarding and increasing speed and accuracy. The goal of this course will be to provide the opportunity for students to use the computer effectively to input information efficiently and accurately.
The Operating System: 3:30 pm ˇ6:00pm Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Oct. 30, 2012 ˇDec. 4, 2012 Room for 15 Students
ƐŽůŝĚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ Ă ĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌ͛Ɛ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŝŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ŝƐ ĞƐƐĞŶƚŝĂů ƚŽ ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ LJŽƵƌ microcomputer effectively. In this course, you will be shown how to move around and manage the Windows environment, share information between programs, as well as learn the computer components and their role in the system. A strong emphasis will be placed on file management throughout this course. This course will be offered on Windows 7.
FREE TUITION !
* To Register: Please contact the NSTC Skills Development Coordinator 17 First Avenue South Williams Lake, BC V2G 1H4 Phone: (250) 392-7361 Fax: (250) 392-6158 Email: administration@nstq.org Priority will be given to NSTC Members first. ***REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN***
Lo’s Florist
124B North 2nd Avenue Williams Lake, BC V2G 1Z6 Ph: 250-392-4633 Fax: 250-392-5420 Toll Free: 1-877-588-4633 Tammy French & Wendy McPhee www.losflorist.com
3 - 2 Col Ads www.treadpro.ca
Sugar Cane Treadpro Willie Sure, Manager
P: 250.296.4453 F: 250.296.4473
2579 Cariboo HWY 97 S Williams Lake
RANCHING RODEO HISTORY BC COWBOY HALL OF FAME History of Williams Lake
Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin
Open Year Round
Monday to Saturday 10 am - 4 pm
250-392-7404
Located downtown Williams Lake Web: cowboy-museum.com At the corner of 4th & Borland Email: mccwl@uniserve.com
NStQ Citizen Data Base The NStQ Citizen Data Base is up & running. The NSTC needs your current information. To have your information included, s ee the ‘contact’ person for your community. EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ^ŚƵƐǁĂƉ dƌŝďĂů ŽƵŶĐŝů ĂǀĞ &Ğŝů ŽŶƚĂĐƚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ WŚ͗ ϮϱϬͲϯϵϮͲϳϯϲϭ͕ džƚ͕ ϮϬϲ &Ădž͗ ϮϱϬͲϯϵϮͲϲϭϱϴ ĂŶŝŵ >ĂŬĞ ;dƐƋ͛ĞƐĐĞŶ͛Ϳ :ĞƐƐĞ ƌĐŚŝĞ WŚ͗ ϮϱϬͲϯϵϳͲϮϮϮϳ &Ădž͗ ϮϱϬͲϯϵϳͲϮϳϲϵ ͲŵĂŝů͗ ĞĂƐΛĐĂŶŝŵůĂŬĞďĂŶĚ͘ĐŽŵ ^ƚƐǁĞĐĞŵ͛Đ yĂƚ͛ƚĞŵ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶ >ŽŶŝ &ĂƐƚůŝŶ WŚ͗ ϮϱϬͲϰϰϬͲϱϲϰϱ &Ădž͗ ϮϱϬͲϰϰϬͲϱϲϳϵ ͲŵĂŝů͗ ĨĂǁĐĂŶŽĞΛŵŝĚďĐ͘ĐŽŵ ^ŽĚĂ ƌĞĞŬ ;yĂƚƐ͛ƵůůͿ ZŽdžĂŶŶĞ ^ƚŽďŝĞ WŚ͗ ϮϱϬͲϵϴϵͲϮϯϮϯ &Ădž͗ ϮϱϬͲϵϴϵͲϮϯϬϬ ͲŵĂŝů͗ ƌ͘ƐƚŽďŝĞΛdžĂƚƐƵůů͘ĐŽŵ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ ;d͛ĞdžĞůĐͿ Ăƌď tLJĐŽƩĞ WŚ͗ ϮϱϬͲϮϵϲͲϯϱϬϳ &Ădž͗ ϮϱϬͲϮϵϲͲϰϳϱϬ ͲŵĂŝů͗ ďĂƌď͘ǁLJĐŽƩĞΛǁŝůůŝĂŵƐůĂŬĞďĂŶĚ͘ĐĂ The Citizen Data Base will assist in areas such as planning for funding needs for Citizen training & education programs.
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My Fasting experience out at Dog Creek and Soda Creek ... JoAnne Moiese / ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ŵLJ ĨĂƐƟŶŐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ Ăƚ Dog Creek in 2009. The site was between Canoe and Dog Creek. A highlight from that was seeing all the children at the camp. They ǁĞƌĞ >ŽƵŝƐĞ ,ĂƌƌLJ ĂŶĚ :ĞĂŶŶŝĞ Robbins grandchildren, and Mary ,ĂƌƌLJ͛Ɛ ƚǁŽ ďŽLJƐ͘ It reminded me of my youth, playing outside in the summer ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵ ĐŽƵůĚ ĮŶĚ͘ dŚĞ children had taken a tree, folded it down and were riding it like it was a horse. Then ůĞƫŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĞĞ ŐŽ ďĂĐŬ ƵƉ ŶŽ ǁŽƌƐĞ ĨŽƌ ǁĞĂƌ͘ My prayers that year, were for my safety and ŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ͕ ĂƐ / ǁĂƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĞĂĐŚ Ăƚ ŶĂŚŝŵ >ĂŬĞ that fall. I feel strongly the prayers worked as I had a ǀĞƌLJ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞ LJĞĂƌ͘ / ĨĞůů ŝŶ ůŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ hůŬĂƚĐŚŽ Mountains but it was too far away from my family. / ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚ ŚŽŵĞ ĂŌĞƌ one year out there. My second fast in 2010, took place above Dog Creek which was so peaceful. That year, my late mother, my sister Roxanne, my niece :ĞƐƐŝĐĂ DĂĐŬ ĂŶĚ ŵLJ nephew (apple of my ĞLJĞͿ WĞLJƚŽŶ :ĞƌŽŵĞ Stobie went out into d͛ĞdžĞůĐ dĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ ƚŽ gather cedar for our altars. Cedar is a Secwepemc medicine which is used for cleansing, purifying and ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ͘
dŚĂŶŬ LJŽƵ >ŽƵŝƐĞ͕ DĂƌLJ ĂŶĚ :ĞĂŶŶŝĞ ĨŽƌ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐŽ ƉĂƟĞŶƚ with her. You see my mom was a lot like me. She liked to ƚĂůŬ ĂŶĚ ĂƐŬ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͘ ^ŚĞ asked about why we were using sage and what the colors ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƟĞƐ ŵĞĂŶƚ͘ / ĨĞůƚ ƚŚĞ mountain had helped her too. Each year we held ceremonial sweats to prepare for our fast. During many of those sweats ǁĞ ƉƌĂLJĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŵLJ ŵŽŵ͛Ɛ ŚĞĂůƚŚ͘ tĞ ƉƌĂLJĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌ ĂƌƚŚƌŝƟĐ ƉĂŝŶ ƚŽ ďĞ ĞĂƐĞĚ͘ / ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ǀŝƐŝƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ǁĂƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ŵŽŵ͛Ɛ healing. She looked so alive and it was full circle for her. As you see, she passed away in December of 2010. My third fast in 2011, was once again held above Dog Creek. I was blessed to have my sister, Roxanne, my brother Stan Moiese and my nephew Peyton :ĞƌŽŵĞ ^ƚŽďŝĞ ǁŝƚŚ me.
It was a bit heavy that summer, as I remembered that only a year before our mom had been with us up there. But I was also glad that she was at JoAnne did a presentation at Xatsull Heritage Village peace with the rest of in early August. Her sister Louise Harry and Jeannie her family in heaven. Robbins were there to give her support. She spoke I would like to thank to the youth about ‘fasting’, and being Secwepemc ŵLJ ƐŝƐƚĞƌ >ŽƵŝƐĞ ĨŽƌ being there with me. and answered their questions. It was so special to the I was to go out in Ɛŝdž ŽĨ ƵƐͲ :ĞĂŶŶŝĞ͕ >ŽƵŝƐĞ͕ DĂƌLJ͕ ĂƌƌLJů͕ ĚǁĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ :ƵŶĞ ϮϬϭϭ ďƵƚ / ŚĂĚ ƚŽ ůĞĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ / ǁŚŽ ǁĞƌĞ ĨĂƐƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĐĞĚĂƌ ƟŵĞ ĂƐ / ǁĂƐ ŝŶ ŵLJ ŵŽŽŶ ƟŵĞ͘ ĨƌŽŵ ŵLJ ƐŝƐƚĞƌ͛Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůLJ͘ / ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ŝŶ :ƵůLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ͘ Ɛ LJŽƵ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŽďĂĐĐŽ ƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵƌ ĨĂƐƚ͕ LJŽƵ ƉƌĂLJ ĨŽƌ / ǁĂƐ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐǁĞĂƚ ǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐ ŵLJ ŶĞƉŚĞǁ one person or one desire. The focus of my prayers WĞLJƚŽŶ ĚƵƐƟŶŐ Žī ƚŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚĨĂƚŚĞƌƐ ;ůĂǀĂ ƌŽĐŬƐͿ ǁŚŝůĞ ǁĞƌĞ ĨŽƌ ŵLJ ƐŝƐƚĞƌ ZŽdžĂŶŶĞ ĂŶĚ :ĂLJƐŽŶ <ŽďĞůƚ͘ dŚĞLJ my brother Stan held the grandfathers on a pitchfork. ŚĂĚ ďĞĞŶ ďůĞƐƐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ŐŝŌ͕ WĞLJƚŽŶ :ĞƌŽŵĞ They would then pass the grandfathers into the and I wanted them to be the best parents for him. I sweathouse. I thought, wow, Payton is 2 years old wanted them to be healthy and happy so that Peyton and is already on the mountain. :ĞƌŽŵĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ŐƌŽǁ ƵƉ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ƐŽ ůŽǀĞĚ͘ Another highlight that year was the vision I had at the / ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŝŶ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ͕ :ĂLJƐŽŶ <ŽďĞůƚ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ŵLJ ĨĂƐƚ͘ / ƐĂǁ Ă ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ďƌŝŐŚƚ LJĞůůŽǁ ůŝŐŚƚ ǁĂƐ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĐĂƌ ĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ͘ tĞ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ŝůůƵŵŝŶĂƟŶŐ ĂŶ ŽůĚ ůŽŐ ĐĂďŝŶ͘ / ĐŽƵůĚ ŚĞĂƌ ŽůĚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ŝƚ͘ / ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƐŝƫŶŐ ĮĚĚůĞ ŵƵƐŝĐ ĂŶĚ ůŽƚƐ ŽĨ ůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĂƚ in my car outside Costco in Kamloops, talking to my cabin. Then there on the front porch, was my late ƐŝƐƚĞƌ >ŽƵŝƐĞ ,ĂƌƌLJ ĂŶĚ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƐŽ ŚĂƌĚ ƚŽ ůĞĂǀĞ ƵŶĐůĞ :ŽĞ Žď͘ ,Ğ ďĞĐŬŽŶĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĞ ĂŶĚ ƐĂŝĚ ͞zŽƵƌ Roxanne and Peyton in Kamloops. At that point, mom is OK. She is with us now and she is having a :ĂLJƐŽŶ ǁĂƐ ŝŶ / h ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĚŽĐƚŽƌƐ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ŬŶŽǁ ŝĨ ŚĞ ŐŽŽĚ ƟŵĞ͘͟ KŚ͕ / ĐƌŝĞĚ͘ / LJĞĂƌŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƉĞĞŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ would pull through. window to see our family on the other side (Henry, ƵŶƟĞ ů͕ DŽŵ ;ŽƵƌ 'ƌĂŶͿ : ͕ ĞĐŝůĞ͙Ϳ Ƶƚ / ŬŶĞǁ ŝƚ >ŽƵŝƐĞ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ŵĞ͕ ͚ĚŽ LJŽƵ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ǁŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ĚŽ ƐŽ͘ ƉƌĂLJĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ͛͘ / ƐĂŝĚ͕ ͚zĞƐ͕ / ƉƌĂLJĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŵLJ ƐŝƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ :ĂLJƐŽŶ ƚŽ ďĞ ŚĞĂůƚŚLJ͛͘ ^ŚĞ ƐĂŝĚ͕ ͚ũƵƐƚ / ƉƌĂLJĞĚ Ă ůŽƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂƐƚ LJĞĂƌ͘ / ŚĂĚ Ă ŚĂƌĚ ƟŵĞ ůĞƫŶŐ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƉƌĂLJĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ĞĂĐŚ ƟŵĞ mom go. I wanted so much to be able to visit and to you pray what you are asking for. So that when your go out picking berries with her. I could not even go to ƉƌĂLJĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ĂŶƐǁĞƌĞĚ͕ LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ŬŶŽǁ͛͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ƐƵĐŚ Ă ŚĞƌ ŚŽƵƐĞ ŽƵƚ Ăƚ d͛ĞdžĞůĐ͘ dŚĞ ŝŶƚĞůůĞĐƚƵĂů ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ŵĞ ďůĞƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ :ĂLJƐŽŶ ƌĞŐĂŝŶ ŚŝƐ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ŬŶĞǁ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ďĞƩĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌ ƚŽ ďĞ ŝŶ ŚĞĂǀĞŶ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŵLJ ŶĞƉŚĞǁƐ ĚĂĚ ƐƟůů ŚĞƌĞ ŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ĞĂƌƚŚ͘ dŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂů ƐŝĚĞ ƐƟůů ǁĂŶƚĞĚ ŚĞƌ ŚĞƌĞ͘ power of the mountain! My eldest son, Anthony Sellars came to help take me It was also very special to see our late mom, Isabelle Žī ƚŚĞ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ͘ / ĐƌŝĞĚ ĂƐ / ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ŽĨ Śŝŵ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŽŶ Stobie up on the mountain. I felt so special, to have the mountain helping carry my altar back to camp! I ŚĞƌ ǀŝƐŝƚ ŽƵƌ ĨĂƐƟŶŐ ĐĂŵƉ͘ ^ŚĞ ĐĂŵĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ am so proud of him and the work he does. His main ĂƐ ǁĞ ǁĞƌĞ ĮŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ Žī ŽƵƌ ĂůƚĂƌ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ũŽď ŝƐ ƚŽ ĮŐŚƚ ĮƌĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝůĐŽƟŶ ZĂǀĞŶƐ
and in his spare ƟŵĞ he gets over 100 salmon for our family out Ăƚ yĂƚ͛ƐƵůů͘ In the ƐƉƌŝŶŐ ŽĨ ϮϬϭϮ / ďĞŐĂŶ ƚŽ ĨŽĐƵƐ ŽŶ ƐƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƟŵĞ with my mother in law Doreen Sellars. She has ĂůǁĂLJƐ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƐ Ă ƐŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ďŽĂƌĚ͘ tŚĞŶ / ǁĂƐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ Ă ŚĂƌĚ ƟŵĞ Ăƚ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ƐŚĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ƉĞƌŬ ŵĞ ƵƉ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀĞ ŵĞ ĂĚǀŝĐĞ͘ tĞ ĂůƐŽ ƚĂůŬĞĚ Ă ůŽƚ ĂďŽƵƚ ǁŚĂƚ ŽƵƌ ŵŽŵƐ ŵĞĂŶƚ ƚŽ ƵƐ͘ tŚĞŶ Doreen told me she was experiencing health problems in the late spring of 2012. I asked my ƐŝƐƚĞƌ >ŽƵŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵLJ ƵŶĐůĞ ZĂůƉŚ WŚŝůůŝƉƐ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ƉƵƚ ŵĞ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ ĨĂƐƚ Ăƚ yĂƚ͛ƐƵůů͘ In all of Secwepemculcw the most Spiritual and strongest site is believed to be located at yĂƚ͛ƐƵůů͘ ^Ž͕ ǁĞ ŚĞůĚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƐƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ^ůŝĚĞ ƌĞĂ Ăƚ yĂƚ͛ƐƵůů ŝŶ :ƵůLJ ϮϬϭϮ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ƐŽ ŚŽƚ͘ / ǁŽƌƌŝĞĚ about the heat, and I prayed for the strength to ƐƚĂLJ ŽƵƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƐƟŶŐ ƐŝƚĞ͘ On the second night I was thankful my grandson Keanne Philbrick visited. I could not see him. But, to hear his voice and laughter was tremendous. That evening the temperature ǁĂƐ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ ϰϬ ĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ Ăƚ yĂƚ͛ƐƵůů͕ ĂŶĚ / ǁĂƐ not able to sit up in the heat. But when I heard <ĞĂŶĞ LJĞůůŝŶŐ ͞ ,ŝ <LJĞϳĞ͘͟ tĞůů͕ ƚŚĂƚ ŐĂǀĞ ŵĞ the strength to sit up and pray for my grandson and the rest of our family. I am thankful that my youngest son, Mykel Sellars and my husband Pat Sellars visited that second night, it meant the world to me. Another focus on my fourth year was to ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ĨƌŽŵ yĂƚ͛ƐƵůů ƚŽ ďĞŐŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ Spiritual journey. This was answered when the LJŽƵƚŚ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ yĂƚ͛ƐƵůů ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ sŝůůĂŐĞ came to bring me in from my fast. Thank you ƚŽ tĞƐ ŝĐŬͬ ŚĞůƐĞĂ͕ DŝŬĞ ^ƟŶƐŽŶ͕ ŝŽŶŶĞ͕ Roxanne and Tyrell Phillips for being there. I felt so honored to share a bit of my journey with you. I am hopeful that one of you will join me ŶĞdžƚ LJĞĂƌ ǁŚĞŶ / ŐŽ ŽƵƚ ŽŶĞ ůĂƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ĨĂƐƚ͘ Each year, you have an altar knife that cuts ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŶĞŐĂƟǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚƌŝĞƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵĞ Ăƚ LJŽƵ͘ dŚŝƐ ŬŶŝĨĞ ŝƐ ƉůĂĐĞĚ ďĞůŽǁ LJŽƵƌ ĞĂŐůĞ ƐƚĂī͘ tŚĞŶ LJŽƵ ĞŶĚ LJŽƵƌ ĨĂƐƚ LJŽƵ ŐŝǀĞ ŝƚ ƚŽ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ special. The knife from this past year is going ƚŽ ŵLJ ƐŽŶ ŶƚŚŽŶLJ͘ / ǁĂƐ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ͕ ͚KŚ / ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ ŶƚŚŽŶLJ ŚŝƐ ŬŶŝĨĞ͛͘ ,Ğ ǁĂƐ ĮŐŚƟŶŐ Ă ĮƌĞ ƵƉ ŝŶ &Žƌƚ EĞůƐŽŶ ĂŶĚ / ǁĂƐ ǁŽƌƌŝĞĚ ĂďŽƵƚ him. I believed the knife would keep him safe. tĞůů͕ ŵLJ LJŽƵŶŐĞƐƚ ƐŽŶ DLJŬĞů ŚĞĂƌĚ ŵĞĂŶĚ ƐĂŝĚ ͞DŽŵ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŵLJ ŬŶŝĨĞ͍͟ / ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ Śŝŵ͕ ĂƐ / ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ͘ hŚ ŽŚ͘ tĞůů͕ / Ăŵ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽŶĞ ůĂƐƚ ƟŵĞ͕ ƚŽ ƉƌĂLJ ĂŶĚ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŬŶŝĨĞ ĨŽƌ DLJŬĞů͘ This is part of my Spiritual journey. It has been ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ĨƵůĮůůŝŶŐ͘ / ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ďůĞƐƐĞĚ to have had such a great teachers in Harold ,ĂƌƌLJ͕ tŝƉ ZŽďďŝŶƐ͕ yƉĞϳĞ ZĂůƉŚ WŚŝůůŝƉƐ ĂŶĚ >ŽƵŝƐĞ ,ĂƌƌLJ͘ / ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŵLJ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ŝƐ ƚŽƚĂůůLJ ŽǀĞƌ͘ / ǁŝůů ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ŶĞdžƚ LJĞĂƌ ƚŽ yĂƚ͛ƐƵůů ƚŽ ĨĂƐƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚŽƉĞĨƵůůLJ / ǁŝůů ƚŚĞŶ ďĞ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ yĂƚ͛ƐƵůů ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂƐƟŶŐ͊ ůů DLJ ZĞůĂƟŽŶƐ͘ Ͳ :Ž ŶŶĞ DŽŝĞƐĞ
SXFN Community News
September 2012
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Archaeology Field School Held in SXFN Traditional Territory
Visitors and some of the ƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐLJ ĐůĂƐƐ ƉŽƐĞ ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐĂďŝŶ͘ /Ŷ the foreground is one ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ͚ĞdžĐĂǀĂƟŽŶ ƐŝƚĞƐ͛ that was dug up during ƚŚĞ ĮĞůĚ ƐĐŚŽŽů͘ Beth said it was interestŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ƉƌĞͲϭϴϲϱ ĂƌƟfacts in the earth rubble ůĞŌ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽĨ ĐĂǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ͘ dŚĞ ĞdžĐĂǀĂƟŽŶ Ăƚ this site is important in ƐŚŽǁŝŶŐ ͚ĐŽŶƟŶŽƵŽƵƐ occupancy ‘ on the land ĞƚŚ ƐƚĂƚĞĚ͘
LJ ŐŶĞƐƐ :ĂĐŬ͕ E^d ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ
An Archaeology Field School was hosted by the ^ƚƐǁĞĐŵĞ͛Đ yŐĂƚ͛ƚĞŵ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă partnership between the Northern Shuswap Tribal ŽƵŶĐŝů ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ dŚŽŵƉƐŽŶ ZŝǀĞƌƐ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞ ĮĞůĚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ǁĂƐ ŚĞůĚ ŽŶ :ƵůLJ ϮϯͲ ƵŐƵƐƚ 24. dŚĞ ͚ĮĞůĚ ƐĐŚŽŽů͛ ǁĂƐ ŚĞůĚ ŽƵƚ Ăƚ ŶƚŽŝŶĞ ŝůůLJ͛Ɛ ĐĂďŝŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĞƐƚ ƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŝǀĞƌ ĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ tĂƌĚ ƌĞĞŬ͘ ŶƚŽŝŶĞ ŝůůLJ ǁĂƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŽŐ ƌĞĞŬ ǁŚŽ ŵĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŶŶŝĞ ZŽƐĞƩĞ͕ ĂŶĚ chose to give up his Indian Status. Antoine and Annie had ƚŚƌĞĞ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ :ŽĞ ĂŶĚ :ŽŚŶ ZŽƐĞƩĞ ĂŶĚ &ůŽƌĂ dĞŶĂůĞ͘ The students and TRU Archaeology professor Beth Badard ĐĂŵƉĞĚ ŽƵƚ Ăƚ ŶƚŽŝŶĞ͛Ɛ ĐĂďŝŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĚƵƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͘ ĞƚŚ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ͚ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ͛ ƚŽ ĐĂƌƌLJ ŽƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĮĞůĚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĂƐ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ ĂŌĞƌ ϭϴϲϱ ŚĂƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ͚ƉƌŽǀĞŶ͕͛ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐLJ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ǁĂLJ ŽĨ doing this. dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ƚŚĞ E^d ǁĂƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŚŝƌĞ ƵƐƟŶ ^ĂƌŐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ĂƐƐŝƐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĮĞůĚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ͘ /Ŷ ƉĂƌƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐLJ ĮĞůĚ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ ƌĞĂĚ ͚͘͘͘ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŽĐĐƵƉŝĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĂŶĐĞƐƚŽƌƐ of the Secwepemc for thousands of years and has a very rich archaeological history. The focus of the research for ϮϬϭϮ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĮŶĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƟŵĞ͘ dŚĞ ĮĞůĚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ǁŝůů provide students with the opportunity to gain experience ŝŶ Ă ǁŝĚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĂƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐ͛͘
KŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŝƐ ŶƚŽŝŶĞ ŝůůLJ͛Ɛ ƚƌĂƉƉŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŚƵŶƟŶŐ cabin located on the west side of the Fraser alongside tĂƌĚ ƌĞĞŬ͘ ŶƚŽŝŶĞ ǁĂƐ ŵĂƌƌŝĞĚ ƚŽ ŶŶŝĞ ;ZŽƐĞƩĞͿ͘ He also had a family cabin ĂďŽǀĞ ŽŐ ƌĞĞŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŚŽŵĞ͘ dŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŚĂĚ Ă ǀĞŐĞƚĂďůĞ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŝƚĞ͘
Beth explained that several sites were chosen in and ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐĂďŝŶ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ as to the use of the site. She would like to see a possible ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ ĚŽŝŶŐ ŵŽƌĞ ĂƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĞdžĐĂǀĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂ ŶĞdžƚ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ͕ ĂƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ ŽŶůLJ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ͚ƐĐƌĂƚĐŚ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ͛ ƐŽ ƚŽ ƐƉĞĂŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ŽĨ ƟŵĞ ƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ past summer. dŚĞƌĞ ǁĞƌĞ Ă ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ĂƌƟĨĂĐƚƐ ĨŽƵŶĚ͕ Ă ĨĞǁ ƉƌĞĚĂƟŶŐ ϭϴϲϱ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƐƚ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ĚĂƚĞ͘ /ŶƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ĐĂďŝŶ ǁŚĂƚ the students found was that the material used to cover the roof was taken from around the site and included ĂƌƟĨĂĐƚƐ ŵĂĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐƚŽŶĞ͘ ĞƚŚ ƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁĞƌ ĂƌƟĨĂĐƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ various glass shards, a bead, part of an earring. Some pieces of glass looked as though they had been chipped away in a similar fashion as the Secwepemc and other &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ĚŝĚ ǁŚĞŶ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ ƚŽŽůƐ͕ ĂƌƌŽǁŚĞĂĚƐ ĂŶĚ other implements out of stone. The class hosted a tour and a luncheon on the second last Friday, August 17 for anyone interested from the ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ůůĂŶ dǁĞĞĚŝĞ ĂŶĚ / ĂƩĞŶĚĞĚ͘ dŚĞ students had prepared a meal which was partly cooked ŝŶ Ă ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů Ɖŝƚ ĐŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƐƚLJůĞ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ ǀĞŶŝƐŽŶ͕ salmon, baked potatoes, salad and various desserts including a large cake and fruit. Beth had an opportunity to meet with Flora Tenale in order to get more of an idea on the use of the cabin by her father, Antoine Billy, She also met with chief and ĐŽƵŶĐŝů ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƐŽŵĞ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ ŽŶ ǁŚĂƚ ŬŝŶĚ ŽĨ Archaeological projects could be carried out next summer ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ dZh ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ tribal council.
ĞƚŚ͕ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƵƐƟŶ ^ĂƌŐĞŶƚ ; :Ϳ ĂŶ E^d ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƌ ůĞŌ͕ ǁŚŽ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĞĚ ĞƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƵƌŽƵŐŚůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĞĚ ŚŝƐ ƐƵŵĞŵƌ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚĞ͕ ^y&E ůĚĞƌ ZĂLJŵŽŶĚ ZŽƐĞƩĞ ; ŶƚŽŝŶĞ ǁĂƐ ŚŝƐ ďƌŽƚŚĞƌͲŝŶͲ ůĂǁͿ͕ ĂŶĚ ,ĂƌŽůĚ ƵƐƚĂĐŚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƌ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĨƌŽŵ ŚƵ ŚƵĂ ǁŚŽ ƐĂŝĚ ŚĞ ĞŶũŽLJĞĚ ďĞŝŶŐ ŝŶ ͚EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ͛͘
;ĂďŽǀĞͿ dŝĂ ŽƐƚŽŶ ĂŶĚ Eathan Camille spent the day with their families Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚĞ͘ ,ĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ pose with the local 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ DŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ͛Ɛ ŵĂƐĐŽƚ ͚dƌŝdžŝĞ͛͘ dŝĂ ĂŶĚ Eathan enjoyed exploring around the site, especially the area close to the creek, which at this ƟŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ ŚĂƐ Ă ůŽǁ ŇŽǁ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚƐ ǁĂLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ &ƌĂƐĞƌ ZŝǀĞƌ͘
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How Chief Atahm Elementary School Became a Success Story ... Part 2 ͚ ĞǀĞůŽƉ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ͕ ŚŽŶŽƵƌ ƚŚĞ ƐƉŝƌŝƚƵĂů͛͘ dŚŽƐĞ ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ ŐƵŝĚĞ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ůŽǁ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘
ƐĂŝĚ͕ ͚ LJĞĂƌ ĂŐŽ / ĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ ƐƉĞĂŬ Ă ǁŽƌĚ ŽĨ DĂŽƌŝ͛͘ dŚĂƚ ƌĞĂůůLJ ŇŽŽƌĞĚ ŵĞ͘͟ dŚĞ ƐƉĞĞĐŚ ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ DŝĐŚĞů͛Ɛ ůŝĨĞ ƉĂƚŚ͘ KŶ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŶŐ ƐŚĞ ŵŽǀĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĚĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ reserve, where her parents then lived, determined to start her own Secwepemctsin language nest.
make a choice of which side of the playground he wanted to play in,” Michel says. “And I said, ͚EŽ ĮǀĞ LJĞĂƌ ŽůĚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĞǀĞƌ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ͘͟
tŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂŐŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ language nest, Dick Billy and Michel pressed ĞLJŽŶĚ Ă ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ... ƚŚĞ ĚĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ ďĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ŵŽŶĞLJ ƚŽ ƐƚĂƌƚ Ă ŬŝŶĚĞƌŐĂƌƚĞŶ͘ tŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚ ĂŐƌĞĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞLJ Chief Atahm follows the same model for “I made brochures up and I went door to door ŶĂŵĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞǁ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĂŌĞƌ ĂŶ ĂŶĐĞƐƚƌĂů ĮŐƵƌĞ ŬŝŶĚĞƌŐĂƌƚĞŶ ƚŽ 'ƌĂĚĞ ϯ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ĞŶƟƌĞůLJ ƚĞůůŝŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ͚WůĞĂƐĞ ƐŝŐŶ LJŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚ ƵƉ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŚŽƐĞ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ǁĞŶƚ ŽŶ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŚŝĞĨƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ >ŝƩůĞ in Secwepemctsin. The teachers run the gamut ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ŶĞƐƚ͕͛͟ <ĂƚŚƌLJŶ ƌĞĐĂůůƐ͘ Ƶƚ ƐŚĞ ĨĂĐĞĚ Shuswap and the Neskonlith Indian bands in ĨƌŽŵ ƉƌŽĮĐŝĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŇƵĞŶƚ͕ ƐŽ ůĚĞƌƐ ĂůƐŽ Ɛŝƚ ŝŶ ŽŶ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ƐŚĞ ĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ͗ ͛͞tĞůů͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ǁŝůů ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌůLJ ϮϬƚŚ ĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ͘ ŝĐŬ ŝůůLJ ƋƵŝƚ ŚĞƌ ƉƵďůŝĐͲ ĐůĂƐƐĞƐ͕ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ŚĞůƉ Žƌ ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ ŝƚ ďĞ͍͛͘͘͘ KŚ͕ / ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ŬŶŽǁ͘ ͚tŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ŝƚ ĐŽƐƚ͍͛͘͘͘ system job to teach there. their own lessons. KŚ͕ / ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ŬŶŽǁ͘ dĞŶ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĞŶƌŽůůĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĐůĂƐƐ͘ Ƶƚ ŶŽƚ Unlike most reserve schools in the province, “I had no answers.” every parent knew what immersion meant, and ŚŝĞĨ ƚĂŚŵ ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ĨŽůůŽǁ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂů ƐŽŵĞ ƉƵůůĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŬŝĚƐ ŽƵƚ ĂŌĞƌ ƌĞĂůŝnjŝŶŐ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ Finally someone directed Michel to the public curriculum. Instead teachers -- mostly veterans was in English. They feared their children would ƐĐŚŽŽů͛Ɛ 'ƌĂĚĞ ϭ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ͕ Ă ǁŽŵĂŶ ǁŚŽ ĂůƐŽ of the public system -- and parents adapt do even worse at Chief Atahm than in the public lived on the reserve and had her own keen ĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂů ĐůĂƐƐƌŽŽŵ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ƚŽ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ DŝĐŚĞů ƐĂLJƐ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ ƌĂƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ůŝĨĞ͗ ŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ͘ :ĂŶŝĐĞ ŝĐŬ ŝůůLJ ŚĂĚ Ă &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ǁĞƌĞ ĂƐ ůŽǁ ĂƐ ƌŽŽƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞƐ͕ ĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐŵŽŬŝŶŐ ĮƐŚ͕ ǀĞƌLJ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƌĞĂĐƟŽŶ͘ two per cent. The Kamloops School District could ƐŝŶŐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ Ăƌƚ͘ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƌĞĂĚ ďŽŽŬƐ “I showed her what I wanted to do,” Michel says. ŶŽƚ ĐŽŶĮƌŵ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ŚĂǀĞ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ŝŶ Žƌ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐƚƐŝŶ͘ data that went back that far. “And she took out notepaper and the next thing They watch and listen as Elders tell stories ƐŚĞ ƐĂLJƐ ŝƐ͗ ͚,Žǁ ŵƵĐŚ ĚŽ LJŽƵ ƚŚŝŶŬ LJŽƵ͛ůů ŶĞĞĚ͍ through audio and video recordings, speaking Ƶƚ DŝĐŚĞů ĂŶĚ ŝĐŬ ŝůůLJ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ͘ ͞tĞ ƐĂŝĚ͕ ^ŽƵŶĚƐ ůŝŬĞ LJŽƵ͛ůů ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ŚŝƌĞ ĂŶ ůĚĞƌ͘ ^ŽƵŶĚƐ in Secwepemctsin about important places or ͚tĞ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ďŝƚ ŵŽƌĞ ŽĨ Ă ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ůŝŬĞ LJŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƚĂƌƚ Ă ďŝŶŐŽ͛͘ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ŚƵŶƟŶŐ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͘ ŚĞƌĞ͛͘ ^Ž ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŶŽǁ͕ where we talk about what our visions are for the ͞ ĐƚƵĂůůLJ͕ ƐŚĞ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ƐĂLJ ͚LJŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ͛͘ ^ŚĞ ƐĂŝĚ ͚ǁĞ “In Grade 4 in the public school, they do bean ƐĐŚŽŽů͕ ǁĞ ƚĂůŬ ĂďŽƵƚ ǁŚĂƚ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ͛ ƌŽůĞƐ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ͛͘͟ ƐĞĞĚƐ ŝŶ ĂŶ ĞŐŐ ĐĂƌƚŽŶ͕͟ ƐĂLJƐ DĂƩŚĞǁ͘ ͞tĞ be, and parents sign a contract saying that they go out and study a real plant that has a stem, The two convinced the band council to let them understand that and they agree with it,” says Ă ŇŽǁĞƌ͕ Ă ƌŽŽƚ͘ tĞ͛ƌĞ ŽďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ use an empty log building. Kathryn recruited Michel. ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ͗ ƚŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ͘͟ ŚĞƌ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ĂƐ ŇƵĞŶƚ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐƚƐŝŶ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ͕ DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ͘͘͘ WĂƌƚ ϯ ŽĨ ϯ ŶĞdžƚ ŝƐƐƵĞ as well as several other prominent Elders in the ƵŝůĚŝŶŐ Ă ŶĞƐƚ community. A couple of bingo nights later Michel and Dick Billy had their start-up costs. Chief Atahm is the brainchild of Kathryn Michel, The Antoine Billy ‘2012 Archaeola Secwepemc woman born and raised in ogy Field School’ Site also had ͚'ŝǀŝŶŐ ƉŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůĚĞƌ͛ ĚŽǁŶƚŽǁŶ <ĂŵůŽŽƉƐ͘ DŝĐŚĞů͛Ɛ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ͕ :ŽĞ ĂŶĚ CMTs alongside Ward Creek ŶŶĂ͕ ƐƉŽŬĞ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐƚƐŝŶ ŇƵĞŶƚůLJ ďƵƚ ĐŚŽƐĞ KŶůLJ <ĂƚŚƌLJŶ DŝĐŚĞů͕ :ĂŶŝĐĞ ŝĐŬ ŝůůLJ ĂŶĚ not to teach it to their nine children. Disciplined one other mother enrolled their babies in the ĂŶĚ ĂďƵƐĞĚ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌ ƵƐŝŶŐ ŝƚ Ăƚ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ŇĞĚŐůŝŶŐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ŶĞƐƚ͘ ŶĚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƐŽŽŶ ĐůĞĂƌ school, Anna Michel thought it would prevent that no one involved knew how a language nest ŚĞƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĨƌŽŵ ŐĞƫŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘ was really supposed to work. There was no <ĂƚŚƌLJŶ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƐŝďůŝŶŐƐ ĂƩĞŶĚĞĚ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƐĐŚŽŽů͕ internet, and it was too expensive to call New Zealand. ŽŌĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ŬŝĚƐ ŝŶ ĐůĂƐƐ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ she did well there, Kathryn was keenly aware of DŝĐŚĞů ŽƉƚĞĚ ƚŽ ůĞĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĚĂLJͲƚŽͲĚĂLJ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ŚĞƌ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů͛Ɛ ƵƌŽͲ ĂŶĂĚŝĂŶ up to the Elders. It turned out to be an inspired ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͘ Ƶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĨĞǁ ƌĞůĂƟǀĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂ ĂŶĚ choice. “Giving that power and responsibility to ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ǁŚŽ ƌĞĨƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƉĞĂŬ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĂƟǀĞ the Elder was the key to how it actually evolved language to her, Kathryn scarcely gave a thought into the Chief Atahm school and then a resilient to learning Secwepemctsin. ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ƚŽĚĂLJ͕͟ ƐŚĞ ƐĂLJƐ͘ ͞/ƚƐ ĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ By <ĂƟĞ ,LJƐůŽƉ, September 6, 2011, TheTyee.ca
ůů ƚŚĞ DŝĐŚĞů ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŌĞƌ ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƌŝƟƐŚ ŽůƵŵďŝĂ ǁŚĞƌĞ <ĂƚŚƌLJŶ͛Ɛ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌ ŶĂƟǀĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĮŶĂůůLJ ŝŐŶŝƚĞĚ͘ ƚ Ă tŽƌůĚ Indigenous Conference on campus, Kathryn heard a young Maori woman from New Zealand give a speech in ƚĞ ƌĞŽ DĂŽƌŝ about the “language nest” concept.
really the language and the cultural knowledge of our Elders.”
“At the end of her speech,” Michel recalls, “she
“My child is fair [skinned] enough to have had to
But as her own child got older, Kathryn faced a decision about where he would go to elementary ƐĐŚŽŽů͘ >ŝǀŝŶŐ ũƵƐƚ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ local public school, she had seen white and ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ƐĞŐƌĞŐĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ŽŶ the playground.
SXFN member Harley Tenale was one of the ƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐLJ ƐŝƚĞ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ Ăƚ ŶƚŽŝŶĞ ŝůůLJ͛Ɛ ĐĂďŝŶ͘ ,ĞƌĞ ,ĂƌůĞLJ ƐŚŽǁƐ Ă ͚ĐƵůƚƵƌĂůůLJ ŵŽĚŝĮĞĚ ƚƌĞĞ͛ ŬŶŽǁ ŝŶ ƌĐŚ ƚĞƌŵƐ ĂƐ Ă Dd Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚĞ͘
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SSLCS - Secwepemc Language Coordinator Report By Cody William
tĞLJƚŬ yǁĞdžǁĞLJƚĞƉ >ĞdžĞLJĞŵ ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ͕ I started as the ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ Coordinator for ^ƉŝϳƵLJ ^ƋƵƋůƵƚƐ >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƵůƚƵƌĞ ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ ;^^> ^Ϳ ŽŶ Tuesday, September 4, 2012. ,ĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ďƌŝĞĨ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ǁŚŽ / Ăŵ Ͳ / ůŝǀĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞǁ ƵƉ Ăƚ d͛ĞdžĞůĐ ;tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ ĂŶĚͿ͘ DLJ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ :ĞĂŶ tŝůůŝĂŵ ŽĨ d͛ĞdžĞůĐ ;tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ ĂŶĚͿ ĂŶĚ tŝůĨƌĞĚ tŝůůŝĂŵ ŽĨ EĞŵŝĂŚ Valley. My maternal grandparents are Anastasia ^ĂŶĚLJ ;ŶĞĞ tLJĐŽƩĞͿ ĂŶĚ &ƌĂŶŬ ^ĂŶĚLJ͘
DLJ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ :ĞĂŶ ŝƐ Ă ŇƵĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌ ŽĨ Secwepemctsin and it is mainly through her that I learned about our language, culture and history. I can read and write the language and know a lot of the language.
I have assisted my mother in curriculum development as I have experience working with computers and computer programs. Since early childhood I have been immersed in our culture ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŚƵŶƟŶŐ͕ ĮƐŚŝŶŐ͕ ďĞƌƌLJ ƉŝĐŬŝŶŐ͕ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĚĂŶĐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚŽƌLJͲƚĞůůŝŶŐ͘ tŝƚŚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐŬŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ / ǁŝůů ĂƐƐŝƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ language and culture.
^ŝŶĐĞ / ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͕ / familiarized myself with the language resources ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ ĮůŝŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘ / I graduated from Columneetza Senior Secondary ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ƵůƵƌĂů ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ^ĐŚŽŽů ŝŶ ϭϵϵϴ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŽ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ͕ >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͕ <ĂƚŚLJ DĂŶƵĞů͕ ŝŶ College of the Cariboo, now the Thompson Kamloops. Rivers University, in the Bachelor of Arts Kathy provided me with language resources they ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘ ŌĞƌ Ă ĨĞǁ LJĞĂƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂĐŚĞůŽƌ have of our Northern Dialect and a current list of ŽĨ ƌƚƐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ / ƚŚĞŶ ĂƩĞŶĚĞĚ EŝĐŽůĂ sĂůůĞLJ resources that are available in Kamloops, which /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ dĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͕ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ EĂƚƵƌĂů ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ we will have here at NSTC in the near future. Program, where I received a Natural Resource Diploma in 2006.
DLJ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĚƵƟĞƐ ǁŝůů ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ĂŶ ŝŶǀĞŶƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐƚƐŝŶ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͖ ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͛Ɛ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͖ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjŝŶŐ ^^> ^ ŵĞĞƟŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƉĂƌŝŶŐ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ͘ As part of the inventory, I will be transferring ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐƚƐŝŶ ĐĂƐƐĞƩĞ ƚĂƉĞƐ ƚŽ ĚŝŐŝƚĂů ĨŽƌŵĂƚ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ^^> ^ ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ ĐĂŶ ŵĂŬĞ ͛Ɛ͕ which can then be made available to northern soeakers. / ĂƩĞŶĚĞĚ ŵLJ ĮƌƐƚ ^^> ^ ŽĂƌĚ DĞĞƟŶŐ ŝŶ ƐŬ͛Ğƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚŝƐ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ / ǁŝůů ŚĂǀĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂĐƟŽŶ items. I will be one of the main contacts for the ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ŚĞůƉ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶLJ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ Žƌ direct you to appropriate personnel. / ůŽŽŬ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ^ƉŝϳƵLJ ^ƋƵƋůƵƚƐ >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƵůƚƵƌĞ ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ of our culture and language. dŚĞ ^^> ^ ŽĸĐĞ ŝƐ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ŇŽŽƌ of the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council (NSTC) ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ Ăƚ ϭϳ ^ŽƵƚŚ &ŝƌƐƚ ǀĞŶƵĞ ŝŶ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŶLJ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ŐŝǀĞ ŵĞ Ă ĐĂůů Ăƚ ƚŚĞ E^d ŽĸĐĞ Λ ϮϱϬͲϯϵϮͲϳϯϲϭ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ Ϯϭϯ, or by sending an e-mail to ƐŚƵƐǁĂƉůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌΛŚŽƚŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ
On Treaty Negotiations 20th Anniversary - FNS leaders call for renewed government commitment K ^d ^ >/^, d ZZ/dKZz͕ sĂŶĐŽƵǀĞƌ͕ ͕ ^ĞƉƚ͘ Ϯϭ͕ ϮϬϭϮ ͬ Etͬ Ͳ dŚĞ ƐŝŐŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ dƌĞĂƚLJ Commission Agreement, 20 years ago today, ŵĂƌŬĞĚ Ă ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŽǁŶ ĂŶĚ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ͘ dŚŝƐ ĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ƐŝŐŶĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ Prime Minister of Canada, the Premier of BC and ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ^Ƶŵŵŝƚ͕ ǁĂƐ ĐĞůebrated by a sacred Coast Salish cultural ceremoŶLJ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚŽŶŽƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌƟĞƐ͛ ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ŵŽǀĞ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƉĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ďƵŝůĚ Ă ŶĞǁ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ŵƵƚƵĂů ƚƌƵƐƚ͕ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ understanding. hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ͕ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐ ŚĂǀĞ been far too slow, far too costly and have not met these commitments. dŚĞ ƌŽǁŶ͛Ɛ ĨĂŝůƵƌĞ ƚŽ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ƟƚůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌůLJ LJĞĂƌƐ ŽĨ ͛Ɛ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ůĂŶĚ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ that largely remains unresolved. ͞tŚŝůĞ ƚƌĞĂƚLJ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐ ƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƐŽŵĞ success stories, we hoped there would have been many more. Some 20 years later, many First EĂƟŽŶƐ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ĚĞďƚ ĂŶĚ ƐůŽǁ ƉĂĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ƚƌĞĂƚLJ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕͟ ƐĂŝĚ 'ƌĂŶĚ ŚŝĞĨ ĚǁĂƌĚ :ŽŚŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ^Ƶŵŵŝƚ ;&E^Ϳ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞ͘ ͞KǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ ϮϬ LJĞĂƌƐ͕ ďŽƚŚ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ and the courts have repeatedly advanced the themes of ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶ͕ ƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ, ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ͕ ŐŽŽĚ ĨĂŝƚŚ, ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ and ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂͲ ƟŽŶ. These ŵƵƐƚ be the cornerstones as Canada, ĂŶĚ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ĨĂŝƌ͕ ĞƋƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌŬĂďůĞ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘ dŚĞ ƟŵĞ ŚĂƐ ĐŽŵĞ ĨŽƌ ĂŶĂĚĂ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ
ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐůŽǁ ƉĂĐĞ ŽĨ ƚƌĞĂƚLJ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞLJ ŵƵƐƚ ƐŚŝŌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨŽĐƵƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƵŶŝůĂƚĞƌĂů ƚĂŬĞͲŝƚͲŽƌͲůĞĂǀĞͲŝƚ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶ ŵĂŶĚĂƚĞƐ͕ to recognizing a need to change their approach ƚŽ ƚƌĞĂƚLJ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐ͕͟ ĂĚĚĞĚ ŚŝĞĨ :ŽŚŶ͘
ĞdžƟŶŐƵŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ͘ tĞ ǁŝůů ŶŽƚ ƚŽůĞƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƟŶŐƵŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ƌŝŐŚƚƐ͊ >Ğƚ ƵƐ ďĞ ĐůĞĂƌ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŽĚĂLJ”, added Chief tŚŝƚĞ͘
“Canada and BC must abandon and renounce their colonial policies to seek certainty through ƚŚĞ ĞdžƟŶŐƵŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ Žƌ ƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌ ŽĨ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ƟƚůĞ ĂŶĚ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ͘ Ɛ ŚŝĞĨ :ŽĞ DĂƚŚŝĂƐ ƐĂŝĚ ϮϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŐŽ ƚŽĚĂLJ͖ ͞ƚŚĞ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ǀŝĞǁ͕ ǁŝůů ŶŽƚ ďĞ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƟƌĞĚ ŽůĚ ŶŽƟŽŶ ŽĨ
the Economic and Social Council of the United EĂƟŽŶƐ͘ ^Ƶŵŵŝƚ ŵĂLJ ďĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ Ăƚ www.fns.bc.ca. &Žƌ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͗ 'ƌĂŶĚ ŚŝĞĨ ĚǁĂƌĚ :ŽŚŶ ;ĐͿ ϳϳϴͲϳϳϮͲϴϮϭϴ͖ ŚŝĞĨ ŽƵŐ tŚŝƚĞ͕ ;ĐͿ ϲϬϰͲϵϭϬͲ ϴϴϱϯ͖ Žƌ͕ ŽůŝŶ ƌĂŬĞƌ͕ &E^ ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ;ĐͿ ϲϬϰͲϯϮϴͲϰϬϵϰ
͞ ĂŶĂĚĂ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ŝƚƐ ŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƐŚŝŌ ŝƚƐ ĨŽĐƵƐ ĂŶĚ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ŽŶ ƚĂďůĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ FNS leaders encourage Canada to heed recomŝƚ ĚĞĞŵƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĂŶŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ :ƵŶĞ ϮϬϭϮ ^ƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ^ĞŶĂƚĞ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ZĞƉŽƌƚ͕ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ͞ƚŚĞ other intolerable indicator Canada has become federal decision making processes and mandates overly concerned in how it can disengage from ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶ ƚĂďůĞƐ͕͟ ƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ ŽƵƚ ĂŶ ^ŵŝƚŚ͕ &E^ ďĞ ƌĞǀŝƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĂĐĐŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ŶĞŐŽƟĂƚŽƌƐ ƐƵĨĮĐŝĞŶƚ ŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĞŶŐĂŐĞ ŝŶ ŽƉĞŶ͕ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞ͘ ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ďĂƐĞĚ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƚƌĞĂƚLJ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŵŵŝƚ&ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ͘͟ ƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƐƟůů ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚƌĞĂƟĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁĂLJ ƚŽ ƌĞƐŽůǀĞ ƚŚĞ ůŽŶŐ ƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ůĂŶĚ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ŝŶ ĂŶĚ ŚŝĞĨ ŽƵŐ tŚŝƚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ^Ƶŵŵŝƚ ƚŽ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽǁŶ͛Ɛ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŽŶ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞ͕ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ƐƚĂƚĞ ŽĨ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐ ͞tĞ ĮŶĚ ŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ Ăƚ ĐƌŽƐƐƌŽĂĚƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƵƌ ƉƌĞͲĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͘ tĞ ŵƵƐƚ Ăůů ǁŽƌŬ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ĐŽŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚƌĞĂƟĞƐ Ăůů ŽĨ ƵƐ Ͳ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌŽǁŶ Ͳ ŵƵƐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ͛ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ confront the reality of the future paths open ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂīĞĐƚ ŽƵƌ ůŝǀĞƐ͕ ůĂŶĚƐ͕ to us. One path - the path we have been on - is resources and territories. ŽŶĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƚƌLJŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĨŽƌŐĞ ƚƌĞĂƟĞƐ ŽĨ ƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŽůƐ͕ /ƚ ŝƐ ƵƌŐĞŶƚ Ăůů ƉĂƌƟĞƐ ĂĐƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŽǀĞƌĐŽŵĞ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƐ͕ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝĞ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƵƐ ƐŽ Ăůů &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ to achieve such an outcome. That path is not ŝŶ ǁŚŽ ǁŝƐŚ ƚŽ͕ ĐĂŶ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ sustainable. I fear it will only lead us to greater ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͕ ĚĞĞƉĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶƐĞ ŽĨ ŝŶũƵƐƟĐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞƌŽĚĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĨƵů ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ƟƚůĞ ĂŶĚ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚƌĞĂƟĞƐ͘ trust. The other path is the one that accepts from the outset that whatever the future may dŚĞ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ^Ƶŵŵŝƚ ƐƉĞĂŬ ŽŶ ďĞŚĂůĨ ŽĨ &ŝƌƐƚ ŚŽůĚ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ƚŚĂƚ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌŽǁŶ EĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƚƌĞĂƚLJ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ͘ dŚĞ ^Ƶŵŵŝƚ must forge together. ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĂŶ E'K ŝŶ ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟǀĞ ^ƚĂƚƵƐ ǁŝƚŚ
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The ‘Lena Jack Family Fish Camp’ at Churn Creek
by Tracy Ned
DLJ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ͕ Ăƚ Ă ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĮƐŚ ĐĂŵƉ͕ ǁĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ the best ones so far and I can honestly say I will be doing this every year with my children. My cousin Phyllis emailed me before the summer ĂŶĚ ƚŽůĚ ŵĞ ƐŚĞ ŚĂĚ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ Ă ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĮƐŚ ĐĂŵƉ for the end of August at Churn Creek, I agreed to go and am so glad I did. tŚĞŶ ŵĞ ĂŶĚ ŵLJ ŵŽŵ DĂŶĚLJ͕ ŵLJ ďƌŽƚŚĞƌ Trevor and three of my four children Tyrrell, Damon and Brooklyn arrived it was on Indian ƟŵĞ ĂƐ ƉĞƌ ƵƐƵĂů͙͘ǁĞ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ ŽŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƌĞ by early evening and ended up there at 10:30 p.m. where we found Phyllis and her mom, Rose tŝůƐŽŶ͕ ŚŽůĚ ƵƉ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ^hs͘ They had just about fallen asleep when we arrived up and they were happy to see us. They told us their dilemma with a fox that was hounding them and this is why they were in the vehicle and thinking about packing up and ŚĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŚŽŵĞ͘ ^Ž ŐůĂĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ƐĞƚ ƵƉ our tents and went to sleep. DLJ ƐŽŶ dLJƌƌĞůů͛Ɛ ĨƌŝĞŶĚ ĞǀŽŶ ĂůƐŽ ĐĂŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƵƐ͕ ŚĞ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ͘ The next morning I was eager to check out the ĐĂŵƉ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƐŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵLJ ĂƵŶƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƵƐŝŶ͘ tĞ had a few more family members show up that night, my cousin Terrance, Uncle Ray, Aunty Vera, ĂŶĚ ƵŶƚLJ ŽƌĂ͘ dŚĞ ĮƐŚŝŶŐ ďĞŐĂŶ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĮƐŚ ĐĂƵŐŚƚ ǁĂƐ ŚƵŶŐ ƚŽ ĚƌLJ ĂƐ ǁĞ ŚĂĚ ďĞŐƵŶ ƚŽ ƐĞƩůĞ ŝŶƚŽ ŽƵƌ ůŝƩůĞ ĐĂŵƉ Ăƚ ŚƵƌŶ Creek.
tĞ ŚĂĚ ƐŽ ŵƵĐŚ ĨƵŶ ƐƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƟŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ďĞŝŶŐ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƌŝǀĞƌ ǁŚĞƌĞ / ŚĂĚŶ͛ƚ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ƐƉĞŶĚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƐŝŶĐĞ / ǁĂƐ Ă child.
I felt completely at home there and my children will never forget this experience as long as they ůŝǀĞ͘ tĞ ũŽŬĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ǁĞƌĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŶĞĞĚ Ă to listen to when we went home that had the ƐŽƵŶĚ ŽĨ ĐƌŝĐŬĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌŝǀĞƌ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŇŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŽ fall asleep. Although it gave me some weird dreams I slept ƐŽƵŶĚůLJ ĞĂĐŚ ŶŝŐŚƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ Ă ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶ that the Secwepemc People had done for thousands of years and I feel honored to have ƐƉĞŶƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝǀĞƌ͘ ƚ ƟŵĞƐ / ĨĞůƚ ůŝŬĞ / ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ŽƵƚ ŵŽƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĮƐŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚƌLJŝŶŐ ďƵƚ / ŬŶĞǁ that each and every one of us did our part no ŵĂƩĞƌ ŚŽǁ ƐŵĂůů͘ tĞ Ăůů ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ƚĞĂŵ ĂŶĚ contributed to the end result and I believe that is how our people should always do things. I hope that next year more of my family could come out and join in and make this experience ŽŶĞ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ĨŽƌŐĞƚ͊ &ĂŵŝůLJ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ very important to me and I will make sure that ŝƚ ƐƚĂLJƐ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĂLJ͕ ŵLJ 'ƌĂŵŵĂ͛Ɛ ƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ camp made it feel complete and I know she will always be there with us….her heart and ƐƉŝƌŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƵƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƐŚĞ ǁĂƐŶ͛ƚ ĞǀĞŶ physically there. I know she thought about us and wanted to be there taking part and I am so glad she came. I think all families should organize this kind of ĞǀĞŶƚ ĞĂĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŽŶ͛ƚ ƌĞŐƌĞƚ it!
My cousin Phyllis, and my aunts Dora and Theresa and my mom, Uncle Ray, my brother dƌĞǀŽƌ ĂŶĚ ŵLJ ĐŽƵƐŝŶƐ dĞƌƌĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ :ĞƌĞŵLJ ǁĞƌĞ KƵƌ ĐŽƵƐŝŶ ZŽŶ DĂƩŚĞǁ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĐĂŵƉĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĮƐŚĞƌŵĞŶ͘ not too far from us during the last few days we The kids had found the creek was a refreshing ǁĞƌĞ ĚŽǁŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝǀĞƌ͘ >ĂƌƌLJ ŵŝůĞ ĂŶĚ ,ĞůĞŶĂ escape from the heat and even the adults had Kalelest, who worked as Catch Monitors, joined ƌƵŶ ŽǀĞƌ ĨŽƌ Ă ƋƵŝĐŬ ĐŽŽů Žī͘ DLJ ĐŽƵƐŝŶ ZŽƐŝĞ ŽƵƌ ƐƚŽƌLJ ƚĞůůŝŶŐ ĐĂŵƉ ĮƌĞ ŽŶĞ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ EĂƚŚĂŶ͕ ĂĐŚĂƌLJ͕ ƵƌƟƐ͕ LJůĂŶ shared some of their stories. and Angelina arrived and it was a nice surprise to ƐĞĞ ƵŶƚLJ dĞƌƌŝ ĂŶĚ 'ƌĂŵŵĂ >ĞŶĂ ŚĂĚ ĐŽŵĞ ĨŽƌ tĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĂŶŬ ĞŶŶŝƐ ^ĂƌŐĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐ ƵƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĮƐŚ ĂƐ ǁĞůů͕ ĞŶŶŝƐ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ĂƐ Ă a visit. Catch Monitor for the Band. My mom had always told me how much she Kukwstsetsemc, Tracy Ned disliked camping because as a child that is ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ĚŝĚ ǁŝƚŚ 'ƌĂŵŵĂ >ĞŶĂ and Grampa Francis. So I was surprised that she had come along but very grateful for her experience and support. KƵƌ ĚĂŝůLJ ƌŽƵƟŶĞ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞĚ ŽĨ ĞĂƌůLJ ƌŝƐŝŶŐ͕ ĐĂŵƉĮƌĞ dŝŵ ,ŽƌƚŽŶ͛Ɛ ĐŽīĞĞ͕ ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ͕ ĮƐŚ cleaning, dishes, tent cleaning, snack/lunch and dinner. The evening was my favorite as we all ŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĮƌĞ ƚŽ ǀŝƐŝƚ ĂŶĚ ƚĞůů ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ͙ ĞĂƟŶŐ ƐŵŽƌĞƐ͊ My Aunt Agness came by on the weekend, as did ŵLJ ĐŽƵƐŝŶ 'ĂƌƌĞƩ 'ŽƌŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůLJ͘ ůƐŽ ŵLJ ĐŽƵƐŝŶ :ĞƌĞŵLJ ŽƐƚŽŶ ĐĂŵĞ ďLJ ƚŽ ĮƐŚ͘ Originally I had planned on spending three days and ended up staying for nine, my decision was ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ / ũƵƐƚ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ůĞĂǀĞ͘
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Interview with Grand Chief Edward John on the UN Declaration UN News Centre 9 August 2012 – The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples shines a spotlight on the contributions and challenges of some 370 million people in culturally diverse communities around the world.Ăƒâ€šĂ‚ This year’s theme, Indigenous Media, Empowering Indigenous Voices, highlights how media can allow indigenous perspectives to be heard and also can be used to counter stereotypes. To celebrate the Day, Grand Chief Edward John of the Tl’azt’en Nation, came to New York Headquarters in his role as Chairperson of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, which gives an institutional voice to indigenous people in their effort to secure economic and social rights under the Declaration of the Rights of the Indigenous peoples, which all nations have now endorsed. UN News Centre: Can you describe progress made since the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2007? Ed John: The adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
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peoples face on a day-to-day basis – quality of life issues, education, health and so on. There is an implementation gap, steps have not been taken to see how the provisions or the standards will be implemented on a State-byState basis, with the involvement of Indigenous peoples. In other cases, we see the Declaration being fully embraced by States working toward the implementation of those standards. That is the exception rather than the rule. The rule seems to be hesitation on the part of States to fully apply and implement the Declaration provisions. So it means continuously raising these issues. The Declaration is an important document for Indigenous peoples, but also an important document for the United Nations as a whole.
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myself. We work as a team. At the end of the day, when the Annual Session
Report is completed and adopted by the Permanent Forum, then becomes a set of advice forwarded to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and then to the General Assembly (GA). How the GA deals with it or how the UN implements it is an important indication of the degree and level of commitment. It is important how States take those recommendations and work to implement them. Over the 11-year history of the Permanent Forum, we have some 950 recommendations on education, culture, health, in all of the areas of the mandate of the Permanent Forum. Some of them have been acted on and others are still languishing. UN: What do you see as major issues in giving Indigenous peoples a voice, countering stereotypes, and preserving languages? Ed John: Today, there are a lot of ongoing misconceptions that need to be
challenged, that need to be corrected. We all have a responsibility. The role of the Indigenous communicators, broadcasters, writers, journalists, is an important one: to have communications in the Indigenous languages, to ensure those languages continue to be working languages for all of us.
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be politically driven. For example this notion of free gas. People think Indigenous peoples get everything for free, that is not the case. It’s important to ensure at least on those issues where there is misinformation or underlying misconceptions, they are challenged. I suggest in many parts of the globe there is a degree of prejudice, discrimination and even racism towards Indigenous people. The public education system in many countries is devoid of Indigenous content. The curriculum does not provide the teachings to youth to learn about their Indigenous neighbours.
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Secwepemc Nation Wide Health Meeting Discussion on the Social Determinants of Health Housing, Education, Social Development, Health, Culture and Economic Development
300 Chilcotin Road Kamloops B.C. V2H 1G3
Please join us in a very important discussion between the Chiefs, Housing, Social Development and/or Child and Family Services within our communities to come up with a plan of action towards the Holistic Health for our Secwepemc Communities
Please confirm your attendance with Hub Assistant Sanik Edwards. Travel and Accommodations unfortunately are unable to be provided due to funding cutback. Our apologies, but Please do not let this deter you from attending this historic and important event. Lunch will be provided
Kukpi7 Wayne Christian Chair of SHC Phone: (250) 838-6496 Email: kukpi7_christian@splatsin.ca
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ĂŶŝŵ >ĂŬĞ 6:00pmx Drumming outside 100 Mile Community Hall x Candle Light Vigil x March- to 100 Mile Women’s Resource Centre 6:30pmx Light dinner and Refreshments, x Video Presentation, Speakers 7:30pmx Closing Drum
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This event is with the annual Take Back the Night march organized by the 100 Mile Women’s Resource Centre. You are encouraged to bring a pair of shoes to represent a loved one who has gone missing or murdered.
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tŝŶĚŽǁƐ ϳ Ͳ ^ŚŽƌƚ Ƶƚ <ĞLJƐ ŶŶŽLJĂŶĐĞ ^ŝŶĐĞ ǁĞ͛ǀĞ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ƵƐŝŶŐ tŝŶĚŽǁƐ ϳ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ Ă ŶĞǁ ůŝƩůĞ ŝƐƐƵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ƐĞĞŵ ƚŽ ĂīĞĐƚ yW ďĂƐĞĚ ĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌƐ͘ ,ĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ͕ ǁŚŝůĞ ^ƚĂī ĂƌĞ ƚLJƉŝŶŐ ƵƉ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ĮŶĞ͕ ƚŚĞŶ Ăůů ŽĨ Ă ƐƵĚĚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ƐƚĂƌƚ ƚLJƉŝŶŐ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ like: É, >, ^^,`` when they wanted normal characters like ͍,|,},”. ^Ž ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĐŬ ŝƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŽŶ͍ ĐĐŝĚĞŶƚůLJ ƉƌĞƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ůĞŌ dZ> н ^,/&d ŬĞLJƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƟŵĞ ƚŽŐŐůĞƐ Ă ǁĞŝƌĚ ƐĞƫŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ͘ ŶĞǁ ďƵŝůƚͲŝŶ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ tŝŶĚŽǁƐ ϳ͘ The default Keyboard that works in our region is “US” The Canadian DƵůƟůŝŶŐƵĂů ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ ĂŶĂĚŝĂŶ &ƌĞŶĐŚ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŐŝǀĞ you the weird keys when you are typing. Most computers sold in ĂŶĂĚĂ ĐŽŵĞ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞdžƚƌĂ ŬĞLJďŽĂƌĚ ƐĞƫŶŐƐ͕ h^͕ ĂŶĂĚŝĂŶ &ƌĞŶĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĂŶĂĚŝĂŶ DƵůƟůŝŶŐƵĂů ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ <ĞLJďŽĂƌĚƐ͘ ^Ž ŝĨ LJŽƵ ĮŶĚ LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ Ăůů ŽĨ Ă ƐƵĚĚĞŶ ĐŚƵƌŶŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ǁĞŝƌĚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ǁŚĞŶ LJŽƵ͛ƌĞ ƚLJƉŝŶŐ ĂůŽŶŐ͕ ƚƌLJ ƉƌĞƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ůĞŌ dZ> н ^,/&d ŬĞLJƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ƐǁŝƚĐŚ ŝƚ ďĂĐŬ ŽǀĞƌ ;zŽƵ ŵŝŐŚƚ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ƉƌĞƐƐ ƚŚĞŵ Ă ĐŽƵƉůĞ ƟŵĞƐͿ͘ Kƌ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ŝƚ ďĂĐŬ ďLJ ĐůŝĐŬŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ Ăƌ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ďLJ LJŽƵƌ ĐůŽĐŬ͘ ^ŝŵƉůLJ ůĞŌ ĐůŝĐŬ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ůŝƩůĞ <ĞLJďŽĂƌĚ /ĐŽŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĐůŽĐŬ͕ it will show you a list of installed keyboards and which one that is ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ďLJ Ă ŚĞĐŬŵĂƌŬ͘ >ĞŌ ĐůŝĐŬ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ LJŽƵ ǁŽƵůĚ like to use to select it. dŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ŝƚ͕ ĂƐ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ĂƐ ƚŚĂƚ͊