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CONTENTS 10 Hundreds march in Trois-Rivières

EDITORIAL

NEWS

Eeyou Park network?

Third wave fades

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Residential graveyards

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IN BRIEF

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FEATURES

A deemonstration on the last day of coroner’s inquest into Echaquan’s death.

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Once again

Politics

Revolution of reconciliaion

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Biodiversity challenge

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No means no

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Pandemic procrastination

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Another year, another evacuation

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PUZZLES REZ NOTES

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Old friends and goofballs

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Medical supply inequality

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Community

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his editorial is the one that comes around time and time again. In Kamloops, the unmarked graves of 215 children were discovered. Shock, surprise and outrage spread across the country and the world. Yet those unmarked gravesites have been talked about for years and were part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commision’s “findings.” And brace yourself for more. The Catholic Church feels Justin Trudeau’s comments about their actions are based in ignorance, yet the religious institution won’t release any of its records. It still hasn’t paid into any healing programs for residential-school survivors as it said it would in the past. Guess when you’re one of the richest religions in the world, you become miserly and arrogant. Maybe it’s time to tax the Catholic Church to fix the problems it had a hand in. It would be a nice change from having all Canadians pay for the Church’s mistakes. It was surprising to see how many Canadians were shocked about the discovery of the graves, until I remembered the history my son Eric learned in school.

When Eric was living in Montreal with me, he came home one day with a homework assignment about “Joke” Cartier. All that Eric’s textbook stated was that Cartier claimed the lands he “discovered” for France and called the Indigenous peoples he encountered “lazy thieves”. There wasn’t much more than that. This really upset me, so I assisted Eric in writing his essay on how Cartier invited some of those lazybones aboard his ship for a tour. While they were looking around the ship, he set sail for France. What a joke it was to steal people from their home and take them to some foreign place. Unfortunately, none of them ever returned to Canada alive. And that in a nutshell is why there are so many problems and misrepresentations of Indigenous peoples in the history books. The truth isn’t taught in schools and Indigenous peoples will always have a problem as long as they and their history, culture and way of life remains hidden from the mainstream of the Canadian population.

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he Nation leaves you with a Facebook post attributed to Montreal Canadians goaltender Carey Price, a member of the Ulkatcho First Nation.

“If you have not spent any time in a First Nations community and listened to their stories, then you have NO RIGHT to pass judgement on them. Racism is TAUGHT, please be mindful of your “opinions” and think about how you came to your conclusions about our First Nations peoples. Canada was NOT discovered, it was invaded. I am sick of the ignorant stereotypes and lack of respect and empathy that many have for First Nations. Our history is based on lies and omits many truths from coast to coast. The Federal Government with no apologies or accountability for the wrongdoings and pain another generation survived in Residential School, that is not something you simply “get over” – educate yourselves before taking the cop-out road of ignorant stereotyping. The truth is that the recent past and current oppression is still affecting our First Nations and the road to healing is not going to happen overnight, but what CAN happen overnight is the way we all acknowledge the wrongdoings, the way we listen to their stories in order to give them closure and help them heal, we all deserve to have a sense that we all matter and are all respected. The road forward is long, and it is not easy but together we rise.” ~Carey Price

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he Cree Health Board says the battle against Covid-19 is “improving significantly” in Quebec and across Canada due to a combination of vaccinations, restrictions and preventative health measures. Vaccinations have moved swiftly in Eeyou Istchee, with 11,849 people, or 89% of the above-18 population, receiving at least a first dose. Nearly 64% of people 12 and older have received a first dose, while 8,647 people, representing 47% of the population, have had both doses. Cree health officials said that, as early as the week of June 14, significant reductions of local isolation requirements could be made, depending on the overall Cree vaccination rate, vaccination rates in other regions and their relative number of active cases. For now, however, even individuals who have received two doses of a vaccine are required to isolate seven days when travelling to an area of risk, and everyone else must self-isolate for 10 days. The only areas of Quebec not considered at risk remained Region 8 (AbitibiTémiscamingue), Region 10 (Nord-duQuébec), Region 17 (Nunavik) and Region 18 (Eeyou Istchee). Vaccination appointments were still available to Cree beneficiaries in the Outaouais, Estrie, Abitibi and Montreal areas. The government of Quebec was also issuing proofs of vaccination through their Health and Social Services Ministry website.

Nationally, over 62% of the population had received the first dose, and 8% had been fully vaccinated Vaccinations for youth aged 12-17 began June 3 and are ongoing. CHB spokesperson Corinne Smith said that mobile youth vaccination clinics would continue through July for youth who aren’t currently attending school. The mobile clinic, headed by public health nurse Émilie Moreau, started in Mistissini June 7 and will end in Chisasibi June 24. The Cree School Board moved schools into Scenario A June 7, allowing for cloth face coverings which may be removed while in class with stable groups. Adult education facilities also allow for procedural masks to be removed when at a two-metre distance. Pfizer is to begin testing its vaccine on 4,500 children under the age of 12 across the United States, Poland, Finland and Spain, the company announced. The trial will feature smaller doses of the vaccine per age group, down to 6-month-olds. Across Canada, new coronavirus cases were at their lowest point since September, with only 1,235 new cases reported June 7. That represents a decline of 32% in just one week, as Quebec reported just 149 new daily cases the same day. Quebec Premier François Legault announced that many of the long-stand-

ing restrictions would be softened starting June 14, including allowing people to gather with another household indoors. Montreal, Laval and other areas were to return to yellow zones, allowing for indoor dining and gyms to reopen for the first time in nearly nine months. Funerals and weddings would also be allowed with up to 50 people. Quebec will begin its vaccination program for students aged 12 to 17 on June 14. Outdoor proms for high school students will be allowed as of July 8, two weeks after the end of the school year. Nationally, over 62% of the population had received the first dose, and 8% had been fully vaccinated. Many jurisdictions are rushing to get people vaccinated as another coronavirus variant, the Delta variant, spread across the country, bringing a higher rate of infection for those still not immunized. In Ontario, Kashechewan saw a spike of 59 cases recently in the community of 1,500, while Fort Albany was reporting 50 cases in the community of 900. This led MP Charlie Angus to call for the federal government to send in a deployment of armed service members to help with the situation.

Pride in our culture, our diversity and our people, this is National Indigenous Peoples Day. ᒑ ᒥᒥᐦᒋᐦᐄᑯᔨᐦᒄ ᔥᑎᔨᐦᑐᐧᐃᓂᓂᐤ, ᓂᓈᐦᑰ ᐋ ᐃᑎᔅᑳᓈᓯᔨᐦᒄ ᑭᔮ ᔥᑏᔨᔨᒥᓂᐅᒡ, ᐆ ᐋ ᐅᑎᐦᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᒥᓯᐦᑖᔅᑭᒥᒡ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐄᔅᒋᒫᐅᒡ ᐋᐦ ᒌᐦᑳᔮᐱᒫᑭᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐅᒌᔑᑳᒥᐧᐋᐤ᙮ We have special thoughts for the lost lives of the 215 children of Kamloops. ᓂᒋᔅᒌᑎᐧᐋᓈᓂᒡ ᐊᓂᒌ ᑳ ᐧᐃᓂᐦᑖᒡ ᐅᐱᒫᑎᓯᐧᐃᓂᐧᐋᐤ 215 ᑳᐦᑎᓯᒡ ᐊᐧᐋᔑᔖᒡ ᑲᒥᓘᐱᔥ ᑳᐦᐅᒋᒡ᙮

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ᐆ ᐋ ᐅᑎᐦᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᒥᓯᐦᑖᔅᑭᒥᒡ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐄᔅᒋᒫᐅᒡ ᐋᐦ ᒌᐦᑳᔮᐱᒫᑭᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐅᒌᔑᑳᒥᐧᐋᐤ, ᑭᒫ ᒌ ᐃᔑᓈᑯᐦᒡ ᒑ ᒌ ᒧᒋᒑᔨᐦᑎᒫᒄ ᒋᑐᑖᒥᐧᐋᐅᒡ ᑭᔮ ᒋᐧᐋᐦᑯᒫᑭᓂᐧᐋᐅᒡ᙮

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he discovery of the remains of 215 children on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School sent shock waves across the country and renewed calls for accountability for the thousands of Indigenous children who never returned home. The Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation made the preliminary findings using ground-penetrating radar, confirming what local survivors had said for years. As the community grapples with this “heart-wrenching truth”, it has spoken with numerous officials to determine its next steps. “To our knowledge, these missing children are undocumented deaths,” stated Kukpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir. “Our people, our families and our communities are at the centre of this pain. We’re all grieving, this is unprecedented, and we need to do the right thing – there is no roadmap.” Operating between 1890 and 1969, when the federal government took it over from the Catholic Church to make it a day school residence, the Kamloops residential school was once the largest in Canada. While the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was told 50 deaths occurred there, unreleased historical records have made it impossible to know what really happened. “Survivors talked about children who suddenly went missing,” TRC chair Murray Sinclair stated. “Some talked about children who went missing into mass burial sites. We know there are lots of sites similar to Kamloops that are going to come to light in the future. We need to begin to prepare ourselves for that.” Since the discovery, Father Ken Thorson of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, the Catholic congregation that ran the school, has committed to transferring its books of daily records to the TRC. National Indigenous leaders are planning to visit the Vatican this November to seek an official apology from Pope Francis to all survivors and their families. “It’s a very big part of healing,” said Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde. “Our missing

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Discovery of 215 bodies of children at BC residential school launches campaign for truth about the missing children have not received the same dignity nor respect in death or in life that every human being deserves.” Following the revelation, federal flags were flown at half-mast and mourning ceremonies sprung up across the country with many leaving tiny shoes and stuffed bears in memory. While Casimir welcomed statements of support from federal leaders, she insisted more than symbolic gestures are necessary to address the tragedy. When the federal government pledged $27 million to help communities locate and identify those lost, Casimir pointed out this funding had already been allocated toward implementing TRC recommendations in 2019 but has not yet been spent. Several groups are now using similar ground-penetrating radar to investigate other former residential schools for unmarked burial sites. “I know every school had a graveyard of some kind and we can only expect to see more stories like this coming out,” said Kisha Supernant, a Métis anthropology professor who has used this technology and other techniques to help Indigenous communities. “The truth is, we’re never going to find all the children. But I certainly am committed to using my expertise and knowledge, when communities want, to find as many as we can.” Supernant explained that the first step is for communities to determine whether they’d like to participate in the culturally sensitive process and what outcome they’re seeking – repatriating the bodies,

establishing memorials or identifying each child without removing them. Complicating this work is the fact that many schools had students from multiple First Nations. At its peak, about 500 students attended the Kamloops residential school from communities across British Columbia and beyond. Death was a common result of the significant malnutrition, disease and abuse suffered by children at these schools and officials would often claim it was too expensive to send their bodies home. Angela White, executive director of the Indian Residential School Survivors Society, believes investigations should extend to other institutions where Indigenous children disappeared, such as day schools and “Indian hospitals”. Since the announcement, her organization has been supporting BC survivors connect with culturally appropriate healing as their initial anger turns to sorrow. “Finding these remains is showing that [survivors’] truth wasn’t made up, it wasn’t in their head, it is as valid as they thought it was,” White told the Al Jazeera news channel. “Because these schools conditioned these children and continually told them their voice did not matter and no one would ever believe them.” In 1937, the first residential school in Quebec was established at Fort George in Eeyou Istchee. Although these schools originated in Quebec later than elsewhere in Canada, another four were founded in the province in the following years, often coinciding with the displacement of

local Indigenous populations for resource exploitation. The Kamloops discovery brought back painful memories for residential school survivors and their families. With so many unanswered questions rising to the surface after all these years, some have speculated about what secrets the old Fort George school could be hiding. “Way too many Indigenous families remain without closure on the death of their children,” shared Maïtée LabrecqueSaganash. “Years without answers, like my grandmother who had to wait decades to know where her first child was buried and what happened to him. There is no justice for residential school survivors and all those impacted without locating the children who never made it back.” In honour of those lost children in BC and across Canada, Grand Chief Abel Bosum declared an hour of remembrance at noon on May 31. Wearing orange shirts “in solemn remembrance of the children we have lost,” Bosum gathered with his son, Ouje-Bougoumou Chief Curtis Bosum, and others in the community to commemorate the occasion. “As I sit writing this message, with my keyboard soaked with tears, I pray for the souls of those innocent children who did not deserve their fate,” Bosum shared. “I also pray that we all renew our resolve to create a better world – one founded on truth, justice, compassion and love, and let hate not enter our gates.”

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In Brief Settlement for day scholars A settlement was reached June 9 in a class-action lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of those who attended residential school as day scholars and their descendants. Advocates said this long-awaited agreement means that finally no residential school survivor will be left behind. Day scholars attended residential school during the day but returned to their homes at night. They were excluded from the 2006 Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement despite suffering the same destruction of language and culture as other students. Hundreds of eligible survivors will receive $10,000 in compensation. Families or estates of those who have died since May 30, 2005, are able to apply on their behalf. A $50 million Day Scholars Revitalization Fund was also established to support healing and linguistic and cultural reclamation. Two survivors of the Kamloops Residential School speaking at a press conference said they were glad they are finally being recognized, while acknowledging no compensation can account for their experience. “These years were the dark ages of my life,” said Diena Jules. “The other children and I were physically and verbally abused for speaking our Native languages. I was taught to feel that I did not belong with Secwépemc people practicing my culture and traditions and became disconnected from my family and community. I lost my language,

my cultural pride and my owidentity.” This proposed settlement does not affect the claims of the Band Class regarding the collective losses suffered by Indigenous communities because of the destruction of language and culture caused by residential schools – those claims will continue to trial in the latter half of 2022.

Health funding The Quebec government will spend $27.4 million to support Indigenous healthcare services, including $12 million for the Minowe Clinic run by the Val-d’Or Native Friendship Centre, which offers prenatal health services for Indigenous women, plus medical / cultural care and healing services. Quebec Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafrenière announced the funding May 28 in Val-d’Or. Val-d’Or Native Friendship Centre Director General Édith Cloutier called the move a “historic milestone.” The rest of the funding will go towards creating similar clinics in locations across Quebec, though no projects have yet been identified. Health Minister Christian Dubé alluded to the announcement at the Joyce Echaquan inquiry, saying the case of the Atikamekw woman who died in a Joliette hospital after facing racism from healthcare providers had “shaken us all.”

Since then, the Quebec government has pledged $15 million to train hospital staff to better serve Indigenous patients, but rejected an action plan submitted by the Atikamekw Nation called “Joyce’s Principle.”

Digital celebrations National Indigenous Peoples’ Day will continue to be a mostly digital affair this year, with events both on APTN and online. Starting at 8pm on June 20, and repeating June 21, APTN will feature many of Canada’s best Indigenous musicians on stages from Calgary to Toronto to Montreal.

Hosted by Earl Wood and Janelle Wookey, the show will feature performers such as Buffy Sainte-Marie, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, iskw , Silla + Rise, Anachnid, and Alan Syliboy & The Thundermakers. The Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival is also online this year. Events throughout the month include a fish taco workshop, sealskin keychain making, talks by Indigenous authors, a competition pow-wow from June 14-17, bingo nights, music awards (for which Mistissini’s Angel Baribeau is nominated), and live performances. You can find all the information online at summersolsticefestivals.ca.

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Revolution of Reconciliation by Ben Powless

Coroner’s inquiry into Joyce Echaquan’s death wraps up as hundreds march in Trois-Rivières

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ore than 1,000 people gathered in TroisRivières June 2 to remember Joyce Echaquan, the Atikamekw woman who died last September while enduring racist insults and negligence in a Joliette hospital. The demonstration came on the last day of a coroner’s inquest into Echaquan’s death. Led by Géhane Kamel, the inquest was ordered following the national attention generated by videos Echaquan posted of the abuse she faced from hospital staff the day she died. The crowd marched through the streets demanding “Justice for Joyce,” and calling for concrete change in how the medical system treats Indigenous people in Quebec. At the inquest, it was revealed that Echaquan likely died from heart failure after excess fluid accumulated in her lungs. However, doctors had misdiagnosed her as suffering from opioid withdrawal after she cont’d on pg 16

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QUALIFICATION TO VOTE The qualification for eligibility to vote and to participate in the elections is as follows: a) To be a Cree beneficiary in the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement. b) To be of the age of majority at the date of the elections (18 years of age on July 14, 2021). Polling stations will be designated and announced by the Chief Electoral Officer.

THE SCHEDULE FOR THE ELECTION IS AS FOLLOWS: ADVANCE POLLS: Wednesday July 7, 2021 - From 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ELECTION DAY: Wednesday July 14, 2021 - From 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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complained about severe stomach pain. Lawyers representing her community of Manawan said that systemic racism in the health care system led to numerous failures to treat Echaquan properly, saying that she would still be alive if she hadn’t been Indigenous. Patrick Martin-Menard, a lawyer for Echaquan’s family, asked for people to remember her for more than just what happened in the video. “She was devoted to her family and had all sort of plans,” he said. “She had her life before her, and I think it’s important to see Ms. Echaquan from this vantage point and not simply as a patient.” A lawyer for the Joliette regional health board recognized that there is bias and discrimination, conscious or unconscious, within its staff and that it is prepared to act.

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Kamel will issue recommendations for governments and different entities to implement to avoid similar deaths and mistreatment in the future. The inquest doesn’t seek to rule on liability but rather causes and circumstances surrounding death and ways it could be avoided. The inquest sat for 13 days between May 13 and June 2, hearing testimony from witnesses and interested parties. Kamel said there was a duty to rewrite the story of Echaquan’s death. He also addressed Carol Dubé, Echaquan’s husband, about how to explain her death to their children: “To your children, you will have to tell them the small revolution of reconciliation started with their mother.”

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ᐆ ᒥᓯᐦᑖᔅᑭᒥᒡ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐄᔅᒋᒫᐅᒡ ᐋ ᒋᐦᑳᔮᐱᒫᑭᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐅᒌᔑᑳᒥᐧᐋᐤ, ᓂᔫᐧᒫᓐᕪ ᐁᓕᐧᓈᕐ ᒋᐦᑳᔮᐱᒫᐅᒡ ᐅᑎ ᐊᔨᐦᑐᐧᐃᓂᔨᐤ, ᐅ ᐱᒫᑎᓯᐧᐃᓂᔨᐤ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐊᓂᔮᔨᐤ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᐱᑯᐦᐧᑖᓱᔨᒡ ᒥᓯᐧᐋ ᐋ ᐃᑎᔅᑳᓈᓯᔨᒡ ᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐄᔅᒋᒫᐤᐦ᙮ ᓂᒥᐦᒥᑖᑯᓯᓈᓐ ᐊᓂᔮᔨᐤ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᐧᐃᒑᐅᒋᐦᒡ ᐅᒌ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᑳ ᐃᑎᔅᑳᓈᓯᒡ

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he Cree Nation Government and the Quebec government have officially designated 23 territorial reserves in Eeyou Istchee for inclusion in the Quebec Register of Protected Areas. These selected areas were first announced in December, almost doubling the legally protected portion of the territory from 12% to 23%. With the new protections announced May 21, Quebec has now met the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity target to preserve 17% of its land area. Establishing a network of biodiversity conservation zones is also integral to the Grande Alliance development partnership between the Cree and the province. “These areas, carefully selected by community members and land users, bear witness to the importance given to prioritizing social and environmental protection within the wider framework of the Grande Alliance,” stated Grand Chief Abel Bosum. “Community engagement and inclusion of these exchanges, as we continue to protect Eeyou Istchee, remain fundamental for designing a potential development scenario that accounts for the practice of traditional activities.” The accomplishment is a more than a decade in the making. It follows the adoption of a Cree Regional Conservation

Strategy in 2015 by all communities, the Cree Youth Council and the Cree Trappers’ Association. Through extensive consultation, nearly 400 land users helped to identify priority areas for protection. “We were able to gather a lot of data very significant to the Cree,” said Deputy Grand Chief Mandy Gull. “Areas where tallymen had identified wildlife activities like calving grounds or fish spawning, areas where people had hunted a long time, sites that had historical importance like traditional portage areas, summer sites where families had storytelling attached to them. We even looked at cool information like areas associated with Cree legends.” Gull made the protected areas file a priority for her term as Deputy Grand Chief, which ends this year. She worked alongside an all-women “dream team” comprised of Chantal Otter Tetreault, Lindsay Notzl and Flora Weistche. Despite their tiny budget, the team gathered partners and developed a proposal for Canada’s “Challenge Fund” that was chosen as the country’s best project. “We received the most funding in Canada and took almost half the funding in Quebec,” Gull told the Nation. “We did so well that in the end when Quebec was missing area to reach their 20%, they

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asked the Cree because we had documented everything. We established our own model to create this protected area. It was completely unique, the first of its kind, and custom designed for our needs.” With the support of the Nature Conservancy of Canada, computer modelling software incorporated Cree cultural features and various scientific data to identify and prioritize potential protected areas. Watershed-based planning focused on headwaters to reduce the risk of pollution from development outside protected regions. “We were looking at projected data 300 years into the future,” Gull shared. “How climate would affect us, where there was projected flooding or risk of forest fires. We took all of this information and fed it into two computer models – looking at the industrial impact for the northern part of the Cree territory, and then in the south we took into consideration previous and projected forestry activity.” The priority was to choose pristine areas with high biodiversity and cultural significance. As other types of protection exist for areas already impacted, the team strategically selected zones that could permanently maintain their natural state.

Land protection target met; goals include development of an Eeyou park network by Patrick Quinn

“This 20% is just the beginning of protection for Eeyou Istchee,” emphasized Gull. “The goal was also to make them into living spaces that showcase who the Cree are and what we do with our territory. We asked regional entities: if these protected areas were set aside, in what ways would you make use of them? It was such a long process but so beneficial.” Discussions are underway on identifying more areas that would meet a target of 30% protection by 2030, and on which kinds of non-industrial development will be allowed. In the meantime, the $5 million obtained during the fundraising process is supporting various conservation initiatives, including wildlife and water studies. “We’re even doing an ecotourism study to see what potential we have to invite people to the protected areas,” Gull said. “The goal is to make these areas Eeyou parks – not national or provincial parks. Parks for Crees to manage and invite visitors to enjoy the beauty of Eeyou Istchee.” The resources employed to achieve the new protections will also simplify the establishment of future biodiversity and aquatic reserves, Category III land protections and Indigenous Self-Protected Areas. As the province pursues an ambitious goal of protecting 50% of north-

ern territory by 2035, excluding Nunavik, ensuring Cree priorities are met is always a struggle. “Quebec could have given more on their side, especially in the Broadback,” said Gull, however. “That’s an area that has been subjected to so much logging and mining activity. We tried to support the community as much as we could. I wish there would have been more dialogue at the local level – that discussion needs a little more steam in it.” Although an additional 959 square kilometres of the Broadback River Forest are now secured, certain key areas remain unprotected in one of the world’s most carbon-rich areas. Gull would like to see Waswanipi members leverage existing policy and paperwork to push for these protections, which she said Quebec must respond to. “Sending that message out into the world is how you get Quebec to realize the expectations of the Crees,” Gull asserted. “We need to legislate more in the environmental domain. In my term, I had hoped to see the development of protocols that define Cree activities in the territory and expectation in terms of development. I’m sure this is something we’ll see in the future.”

The goal is to make these areas Eeyou parks – not national or provincial parks. Parks for Crees to manage and invite visitors to enjoy the beauty of Eeyou Istchee - Deputy Grand Chief Mandy Gull

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No means no Cree Nation reaffirms its opposition to uranium mining in Eeyou Istchee by Patrick Quinn | Photos provided by Joshua Iserhoff

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he Cree Nation has once again affirmed its firm opposition to uranium development within Eeyou Istchee. While this position would seem self-evident by now, the resolution passed on May 26 responded to an announcement that the Matoush Uranium Project had been acquired by junior mining company International Consolidated Uranium. “The social acceptability of proposed development projects in Eeyou Istchee has been recognized as a fundamental aspect of the strong and successful nation-to-nation relationship between the Cree Nation and Quebec,” said Grand Chief Abel Bosum. “The Cree Nation is committed to protecting our environment and our way of life from the unacceptable risks that uranium mining presents, now and for future generations. Our position on this important issue has not and will not change.” The mine proposal, located on the Matoush family’s traditional hunting grounds 210 km northeast of Mistissini, had previous-

ly been pursued by Strateco Resources. The company’s exploration in the area began in 2006 but stopped abruptly in 2013 when the Quebec government refused its request to build an active mine, citing a lack of Cree “social acceptability” as one of the key factors in its decision. Strateco sued the government in 2014 to recover its loss on investment, raising the demand for damages to $200 million when it appealed to the Quebec Superior Court in 2017. Last October, the Supreme Court of Canada refused to consider its appeal, essentially ruling that social acceptability is the law of the land. Following the decision, Cree Nation Government executive director Bill Namagoose told reporters that Strateco’s “assets are totally worthless.” Regardless, Vancouverbased International Consolidated Uranium

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announced it had purchased the “high grade, advanced stage” Matoush Project in early May. “We look forward to bringing a fresh perspective to development of the project with a focus on engagement with the local Indigenous stakeholders before undertaking any project level activity,” stated CEO Philip Williams. “We recognize that uranium mining can be a lightning rod issue and, as such, it is incumbent on us to garner social acceptance before attempting to advance a project.” Williams argued that uranium mining in Canada is strictly regulated by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and studies show no significant impacts to the health of people living near these mines. He did not respond to a request for an interview. The CNSC granted an exploration licence to Strateco in 2012 and vigorously opposed the Quebec environmental commission’s 2015 report supporting a provincial moratorium on uranium mining because of uncertainty around health and environmental risks.

Uranium’s risk to water contamination prompted over 20 physicians in SeptÎles to threaten to leave the community in 2009 if a mine was to open upstream. The potential damage such a project could cause to Mistissini’s land and waters inspired Justice Debassige to launch a petition in early 2012 that soon catalyzed a movement. The then-17-year-old and two classmates collected over 200 signatures in early 2012, drawing the attention of Mistissini’s Youth Chief and Band Council, who declared a uranium moratorium in the territory following two days of hearings with the company. As the court battles began, anti-uranium activism surged in both Cree and environmental organizations, culminating in a group of Cree youth marching from Mistissini to Montreal in late 2014. “On the day of the walk, I put on my shoes for what I thought would be a 5-km walk, standing in solidarity,” recalled Joshua Iserhoff, who was then chair of the Cree Nation Youth Council. “They were asking people to lead the walk but couldn’t

find anyone, so I said okay. My 5 km turned into 850 km. But what an interesting and rewarding time that was.” Enduring often wintry conditions as they walked an average of a marathon each day over three weeks, about 20 Cree youth arrived in Montreal in time for the last public hearing on uranium exploration. Iserhoff was one of seven protesters who trekked the entire journey, meeting with politicians and community members along the way. “We went through four seasons,” Iserhoff told the Nation. “I’ve seen a lot of toenails come off, had countless blisters and went through two [pairs of] shoes. It was tough but when you do this for a reason, with heart, it’s a journey. Every town was packed – we had a lot of support.” Iserhoff said he’ll never forget the generous receptions and gifts from Indigenous communities who shared their love of the land. While he was motivated by his friends’ love of traditional activities and the devastating impact a uranium could have, it was a hunting expedition with his father Matthew that inspired a deeper intention to his experience. “We caught a bear, my first bear,” he recalled. “I remember laying the spruce boughs for the bear to be gutted and thinking, ‘Okay Creator, what’s my intention for this?’ I had a deep awakening when I remembered how the bear’s coat was naturally so silky, beautiful and thick. That was truly the defining moment for me, when I thought about how

uranium could affect this beautiful animal.” Since the internationally recognized march, Debassige has won a Nuclear-Free Future Award and Iserhoff occasionally contributes messages to anti-uranium organizations on behalf of Mistissini youth. It’s a testament to the profound Cree connection to the land, continuing a tradition of grand statements like the famed 1990 Odeyak expedition to New York City to protest the Great Whale hydroelectric project. “Every generation has a time to fight,” Iserhoff asserted. “The greatest leaders taught us how to fight amicably and peacefully. This is how we’re known – we walk. Instead of warring, a peaceful walk achieves many great things.” The battle against the Matoush Project has always been about more than uranium. It’s demonstrated that Indigenous communities have the power to stop resource projects in their tracks and that Crees must be participants regarding any development in Eeyou Istchee. “When Crees say that something is not accepted, that statement is heard loud and clear,” said Deputy Grand Chief Mandy Gull. “Maybe this company is not very familiar with the playing field, but I think they’ll learn some things when they come to Eeyou Istchee. We really stick together as a Nation and one of our biggest successes in the past decade was our fight against uranium.”

May this Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day be a day of celebration for all.

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On May 28th, 2021, Eeyou Eenou Police Force (EEPF) headquarters in Chisasibi hosted a small number of guests to On May 28th, 2021, Eeyou (EEPF) headquarters in Chisasibi hosted a small number of guests celebrate the launch of the Eenou Eeyou Police EenouForce Call Dispatch Centre (EECDC) on Sunday, May 31st. Invitees included Chief to On May 28th, 2021, Deputy Eeyou Eenou Police Force (EEPF) headquarters Chisasibi a small number of Chief guests to celebrate the launch of the Chief Eeyou Eenou Call Dispatch Centre on Sunday, May Invitees included Daisy House-Lameboy, Paula Napash, Youth Chief Steven(EECDC) Tapiatic,inChisasibi Firehosted Chief31st. Maurice Napash, Police CommisDaisy Paula Napash, Youth ChiefViolet Steven celebrate the launchDeputy of theChief Eeyou Eenou Call Dispatch Centre (EECDC) on Sunday, May 31st. 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We English, look forward to strengthening our relationduring eachMedical shift dispatchers willand be able communicate in three languages (Cree, and French) and therefor respond to Emergency Medical Technicians,The anddispatchers Cree Health Board Youth Protection Services. We look forward tocontinue strengthening our relationships with those organizations. have undergone a rigorous training process and will to upgrade their specalls from all community members. Not only will they be dispatching police officers to the scene but also the local Fire Department, ships with those organizations. The dispatchers havetoundergone a rigorousand training processinand will continue to upgrade their specialized skills. EEPF believes in continuous learning keep staff qualified competent their fields. Emergency Medical Technicians, and Cree Health Board Youth Protection Services. We look forward to strengthening our relationcialized skills. 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Pandemic procrastination Auditor General finds that Ottawa had a late response to medical needs in Indigenous communities by Ben Powless

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n Auditor General’s report on health resources in Indigenous communities found that the federal government met less than half their requests for additional health care staff during the Covid-19 pandemic, though it generally provided communities with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on a timely basis. The report calls on Ottawa to work with 51 isolated First Nations to address ongoing nursing shortages, and to provide standard levels of nursing and paramedic support to all Indigenous communities. The report showed that, between March and November, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) processed 82% of the 1,622 requests for PPE from Indigenous organizations in an average of one and a half business days. However, the Auditor General found that the department often did not have complete or accurate data on its own PPE stockpile, resulting in wildly inaccurate records and tracking, which could lead to problems determining what items needed to be replenished

or which items were available for distribution to communities and organizations. ISC was supposed to have a stockpile of PPE, a policy began after the 2003 SARS outbreak. The policy was neglected, however, and ISC had critical shortages of necessary PPE items at the beginning of the pandemic. “If the department does not provide the PPE needed by health care workers in Indigenous communities and organizations in a timely manner, health care workers may not be adequately protected against Covid-19,” reads the Auditor General’s report – putting all members of communities at higher risk. In response, ISC said it is developing an “automated

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inventory management tool” to track inbound inventory and is finalizing inventory management requirements for warehousing services. The department also committed to maintaining adequate PPE to respond to public health emergencies. Congress of Aboriginal Peoples National Chief Elmer St. Pierre said the report matched what he had heard from communities. “We have received reports from our communities on their Covid support programs that there have been serious shortages of personal protective equipment and staffing,” he said. “For PPE, our Covid response programs have reported stores being sold out of PPE available for

sale, and a lack of government-supplied PPE available for off-reserve and non-Status Indigenous communities. For staffing, there have been serious shortages of personal support workers, in particular, ones available and willing to reach people in their homes who need support.” St. Pierre said that off-reserve Elders were some of the most impacted by the failures of the federal government to provide adequate PPE and personnel, while also dealing with other health problems and socioeconomic issues such as poverty. St. Pierre pointed to the Supreme Court ruling in the Daniels v. Canada case of 2016, which established that Canada was constitutionally responsible for Métis and non-status Indians, saying, “The federal government has the final responsibility for ensuring that the rights, needs and interests of Indigenous people are recognized and protected, including the right to health and safety.” The Cree Health Board did not respond to a request for comment.

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ᓂᐱᑯᓵᔨᒫᓈᓂᒡ ᒥᓯᐧᐋ ᐊᐧᐋᓂᒌ ᒑ ᒥᐧᔮᔨᐦᑎᐦᒡ ᒑ ᐅᑎᐦᒋᐲᔨᒡ ᒥᓯᐦᑖᔅᑭᒥᒡ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐄᔅᒋᒫᐅᒡ ᐋᐦ ᒌᐦᑳᔮᐱᒫᑭᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐅᒌᔑᑳᒥᐧᐋᐤ᙮ ᒑ ᒧᒋᒑᔨᐦᑎᒫᒄ!

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From Haida Gwaii to Eeyou Istchee, SiriusXM Canada’s new channel devoted to Indigenous Peoples has you covered

Let’s face it: we are at a moment. Never has there been such a diverse cultural outpouring from Indigenous artists in Canada as now. That’s why – in time for National Indigenous Peoples Day – SiriusXM Canada has launched The Indigiverse on Channel 165. The Indigiverse is SiriusXM’s investment in this moment, the artists, and the issues faced in communities across the country. It’s an exciting time. Musicians like William Prince, A Tribe Called Red, RIIT and the Snotty Nose Rez Kids are changing the sounds we listen to. Filmmakers, visual artists, writers, businesspeople, political leaders and changemakers from all parts of Turtle Island are changing the way we see and are seen. Now they are coming together in one universe that can help bind us together wherever we are. Yes, the Indigiverse. SiriusXM Canada wants you to be part of this moment, too. Two new Indigenous team members are helping build the channel. Kim Wheeler is Mohawk and Anishinaabe. She has brought positive Indigenous stories to mainstream

and Indigenous media since 1993, carving out a career as a journalist, publicist and producer across a variety of disciplines. Kim currently works from her treehouse media office in Treaty One Territory. “The Kim Wheeler Show” has made its debut, featuring, for the first time, Indigenous talk programming covering news, issues and current events. As Kim says, “I talk to artists, newsmakers and tastemakers from across Turtle Island. We’ll be talking all things Indigenous, and I can’t wait for you to tune in and join the conversation.” Kaylen Belair produces “The Kim Wheeler Show”, and the channel’s new artist spotlight. Kaylen is Métis from St. Laurent, Manitoba, where he also produces Canada’s longest-running Indigenous chart program – NCI’s “Indigenous Music Countdown” – which airs weekly on the Indigiverse. Kim and Kaylen lead the vision for the Indigiverse and help frame the conversation around why now is our time. How this cultural moment is about acknowledging a colonized past and defining a present and future together. Be a part of it.

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Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day!

ᒥᓯᐧᐋ ᒑ ᒥᐧᔮᔨᐦᑎᒫᒄ ᒑ ᐅᑎᐦᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᒥᓯᐦᑖᔅᑭᒥᒡ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐄᔅᒋᒫᐅᒡ ᐋᐦ ᒌᐦᑳᔮᐱᒫᑭᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐅᒌᔑᑳᒥᐧᐋᐤ!

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Another year, another evacuation Kashechewan and Fort Albany residents spend spring break-up ‘on the land’ by Ben Powless

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early floods returned to communities along the western coast of James Bay, with Kashechewan and Fort Albany once again seeing community members move out onto the land to wait out rising waters. Spring flooding was reported in Kashechewan starting April 13, earlier than expected. The community has normally flown members to nearby towns to wait out the floods, but for the second year in a row, chose to support community members returning to the land, which began in 2020 over Covid concerns. Both Kashechewan and nearby Fort Albany launched an “On the Land” initiative with the support of the federal government, which provided $4.2 million from the Emergency Management Assistance Program. The funds cover essential costs, but the initiative also promotes traditional food harvesting, intergenerational knowledge sharing and language education. About 900 people moved out to the wilderness while others stayed, waiting to see if the floods would reach the community. Elders and others with medical conditions were able to fly to communities like Timmins and Kapuskasing, where hotels were available.

“Going onto the land is really peaceful, and no worries happening, like what happens when we go to urban centres,” Kashechewan Chief Leo Friday told CBC News. Kashechewan reached an agreement with the federal and provincial governments in 2019 that would see the community relocated to higher ground. While that relocation effort was expected to take several years, interim funding was promised for dyke repairs and improved drainage. A representative of the Kaschechewan Fire Department was only able to confirm that flooding season had ended. Data shows the Albany River water levels rising five metres by April 13, gradually returning to more normal levels by May 16. Further north, Fort Severn Chief Paul Burke said that his community didn’t need to be evacuated this spring, but still had problems with ice blocking the river, causing water to crest riverbanks and enter the community.

Burke says that during break-up, the community hires a helicopter for between 10 days and two weeks to monitory the ice transit. “Three times a day we go out to monitor that. If we issue an emergency, we’re running for the hills,” he said. Break-up this year occurred May 12-14. That’s the new normal, Chief Burke observed. In the past, breakup came in June, a change he attributes to climate change. “I’ve been chief six years now, and every year it’s getting worse and worse. Last year we were fishing our equipment out of the muskeg,” Burke recounted. The community lost two bulldozers in one year, and finally received funding to realign its winter road. The community receives $50,000 from the government for ice monitoring each year but must budget an additional $93,000 to cover costs. Landslides are now more frequent as permafrost declines, while the community designated a no-build zone within 100

metres of the rivers. As well, Fort Severn has made funding requests to move houses inland, away from the river. The Kwetabohigan River and North French River – which feed into the Moose River that encircles Moose Cree First Nation – both showed flooding of five metres and two metres respectively by mid-April, returning to normal levels by the end of April, according to Environment Canada. Neighbouring Moosonee was the hottest place in Canada May 19 with the temperature reaching 29ºC, smashing the community’s previous record for that date by eight degrees. The Attawapiskat River also showed a metre of flooding by April 16, before returning to usual levels by May 8. That represents flooding nearly a year earlier than in 2020. Meanwhile, the Winisk River, south of Weenusk, rose four metres from mid-April to midMay before retreating.

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ᐆ ᒉ ᓃᔥᑎᓅᐯᔭᑯᒌᔑᐧᑫᓯᑦ ᐧᐋᐱᑯᓂᐲᓯᒻ ᐁᑯᐦ ᒉ ᒌᐦᑳᔮᐱᒫᑲᓄᐧᑖᐤ ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᐄᔨᔫᒡ, ᐄᔅᒋᒣᐅᐦᒡ ᑲᔦᐦ ᒫᔥᐄᔨᔫᒡ ᐆᑦᐦ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᔅᒌ᙮ ᐁᔑᑯᒻ ᒌᔑᑳᐤ ᒋᑲ ᒌ ᓅᑯᐦᑖᓐ ᐁ ᒋᔥᑌᔨᐦᑖᒻ ᐄᔨᔫ ᐁ ᐃᑎᔅᑳᓀᓰᓐ᙮

June 21st is a time to commemorate all Indigenous people. Today – and every day – let us honour who we are as Eeyou.

ᓲᐦᑳᑎᓰᐧᐃᓐ ᓅᑯᓐ ᐁ ᒋᔥᑌᔨᐦᑖᒻ ᐄᔨᔫᐊᔨᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐄᔨᐦᑑᐧᐃᓐ᙮

Let us celebrate our language, culture, and resiliency.

ᒥᔦᔨᒨᒄ ᐆ ᒉ ᒌᐦᑳᔮᐱᒫᑲᓄᐧᑖᐤ ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᐄᔨᔫᒡ ᐆᑦᐦ ᑲᓇᑕ!

Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day!

LeArN FrOm ThE LaNd!

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How to beat Str8ts – Like Sudoku, no single number can repeat in any row or column. But... rows and columns are divided by black squares into compartments. These need to be filled in with numbers that complete a ‘straight’. A straight is a set of numbers with no gaps but can be in any order, eg [4,2,3,5]. Clues in black cells remove that number as an option in that row and column, and are not part of any straight. Glance at the solution to The solutions will be published here in the next issue. see how ‘straights’ are formed.

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Old friends and goofballs by Sonny Orr

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s we grow up, friends become an important part of your life. Someone you can relate to no matter how goofy they may seem; it makes sense somehow to go along with any antic we could think up. One young lad made daredevilry his death wish in life. He would come up with some deadly weapons for a seven-year-old, one particularly dangerous even for an RCMP officer. Goofball attached some heavy nuts (the nutsand-bolts variety) to a piece of string and improvised a deadly bolo. His unwitting victim, strolling casually along a path, was nearly decapitated as he struggled to untangle the rope around his neck and throat. In the meantime, our goofy friend scampered up a tall poplar tree where he pissed down on the world with an arrogant laugh. It was a laugh I got to know for the next five decades. Then, in our teenage years, life takes a drastic turn. Which way to go – with our friends, of course. Teenage years seemed to last a long time, but it was just

Any hunter becomes a friend when it comes to storytelling us walking back and forth for miles and miles. And when the night ended and the light glow of the sun told us it was time to go home, sneak into bed and ignore all reasons to wake up during the remaining daylight hours. Supper was breakfast and then we would return to the same routine. One thing for sure, it was hard to get lost on an island. Even though we were bound by a shoreline, we still could escape into long conversations on just about anything. Some friends still do the same thing, pass time gently and take life as it comes, with no real rush to finish anything. In our adult years, it’s the battle of the wits and the beer-belly bulge. Back in the day, local Rummoli games or a long night of playing cards for money would pass away the time, and eventually the games would be scheduled week after week. This is where the

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art of counting coin came in and number strategy and some bluffing. Today, it’s kids of those parents scheduling some serious betting nights as life goes on, to pass time and friendship… When you get into serious relationships, friends suddenly become a little more remote. But in the end, the goofballs usually are the most faithful of friends, who can generate a good laugh over just about any topic and get away with it. They get along with anybody who can understand their quirks and quarks. But no one forgets their hunting buddies. This is one place where it doesn’t matter how good you are in real life, but how good you are in natural settings without the aid of anyone but your hunting buddies. The quick signal that needs no explaining other than hide and get ready to shoot in a split second, the time when no words are needed.

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Hunting is a team effort and the stories and memories become more entrenched as the years go by. In my lifetime, I heard many hunting stories that would amaze anyone within hearing distance. The great thing about this is that any hunter becomes a friend when it comes to storytelling. Some friends just don’t shut up, but hey, it’s about what unites us – the goofy story of a goofy guy making goofy hunting mistakes. Then there are the friends you just get along with automatically and they stay that way forever, even after they leave town or pass on to a better hunting ground. Yep, in this case that goofy friend is probably all you ever needed throughout your life, to keep the chaos balanced and drama-free. A toast to all friends who are goofy or incredible embellishers when it comes to hunting stories.

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hen I feel down, it motivates me to remember who my relatives are. My family – like many families in our communities – experienced hard and dark moments in their lives. Still, my relatives carry themselves with such pride and dignity. Even though they were hurt, they are still the most caring and loving people I know. My dad came out of La Tuque residential school and studied briefly in Senneterre. One of his former teachers told me he would practice basketball alone with weights attached to his ankles to make his training harder. For me, this image sums up his journey. My dad fought the colonial system while fending off his own demons. He still does. The fact that he’s still out there fighting for our human rights is something I respect a lot. My parents told me how the Cree Nation Youth Council came into existence. It was bunch of young people – many of them residential-school survivors living under a new, modern treaty – who wanted to be part of a larger conversation on the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement. When I sometimes feel like my work is meaningless, I reflect on that to keep on going. The CNYC used to have a strong voice in Eeyou politics. Now, regionally, I feel it lacks that essence and purpose. It has become corporate and looks more like a mini Cree Nation Government where youth leaders copy career chiefs. My dad contributed to the creation of the CNYC with rad folks like Redfern Mark-Stewart and Bertie Wapachee. They were loud, unapologetic and didn’t wait for space to be given to youth in important conversations. They imposed their presence. In my own experience, the CNYC isn’t always a safe space to speak out on some issues. There’s bullying, sketchy moves and side-eyeing going on, which is unfortunate. A lot of youth don’t want to contribute to those spaces because of the unnecessary lateral violence going on there. I’m not saying that everything the CNYC does is bad, but I wish their spaces would be safer and more inclusive, and that it would recover its grassroots origins. We as youth should reclaim our rightful voice on the regional political scene and within Cree country as a whole. We have little to no contact with other Cree youth entities in Canada and that’s something we should work towards – uniting the Crees and broadening our vision of decolonization. The CNYC is having their elections this summer. I’m hoping to see a shift in how we use this platform and political tool. Most importantly, I wish we become nicer to each other within youth spaces.

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by Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash

We as youth should reclaim our rightful voice on the regional political scene and within Cree country as a whole.

We have been present since 1939. All members of the large Deshaies' family are by your side today and will also be for the better days to come.

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This year, we in the Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee, have so much to celebrate on National Indigenous People’s This year, we in the Cree Eeyou years. Istchee, have so much to celebrate on National Indigenous People’s Day—perhaps much more Nation than in of previous Day—perhaps much more than in previous years. As always, National Indigenous People’s Day is a time to celebrate the richness and the depth of Indigenous As always,cultures, Nationallanguages Indigenous People’s is a time to celebratethe thecontributions richness and of theIndigenous depth of Indigenous Peoples’ and way of Day life—and to acknowledge people to the Peoples’ fabric of cultures, Canadianlanguages society. and way of life—and to acknowledge the contributions of Indigenous people to the fabric of Canadian society. This year, however, as we are emerging from the long and difficult journey through the COVID-19 pandemic, we in his year, however, we are emerging the long journey through the COVID-19 pandemic, TEeyou Istchee canasalso celebrate thefrom success we and havedifficult experienced in addressing the challenges ofwe thein last Eeyou Istchee can also celebrate the success we have experienced in addressing the challenges of the last year-and-a-half. We have successfully navigated our way through the dangers and ambiguities posed by the year-and-a-half. We have successfully navigated our way through the dangers and ambiguities posed by the pandemic by relying upon ourselves, our institutions, our community leadership, and above all, our people. We pandemic by relying upon ourselves, our institutions, our community leadership, and above all, our people. We have together—chiyaanuu—given further evidence of the importance of our unity as an Indigenous people, the have together—chiyaanuu—given further evidence of the importance of our unity as an Indigenous people, the importance of relying on our own instincts and our own expertise, and the importance of placing the health and importance of relying on our own instincts and our own expertise, and the importance of placing the health and safety o of our people as the highest priority. of our people as the highest priority. safety o We continue tocelebrate celebratethe theeffectiveness effectivenessand andthe the strength our governance institutions wisdom of our We continue to strength of of our governance institutions andand thethe wisdom of our taking responsibility responsibilityto toput putinto intoplace placethe themeasures measures that will best serve interests of our people. taking that will best serve thethe interests of our people.

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ᐊᔨᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐆ ᐆ ᒑᒑ ᐅᑎᐦᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᐅᑎᐦᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᒥᓯᐦᑖᔅᑭᒥᒡ ᒥᓯᐦᑖᔅᑭᒥᒡᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡᑭᔮᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐊᔨᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐄᔅᒋᒫᐅᒡ ᐄᔅᒋᒫᐅᒡ ᐋᐦ ᐋᐦ ᒌᐦᑳᔮᐱᒫᑭᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᒌᐦᑳᔮᐱᒫᑭᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐅᒌᔑᑳᒥᐧᐋᐤ ᐅᒌᔑᑳᒥᐧᐋᐤ ᐊᓅᐦᒡ ᒑᐧᑳᓐ ᒑ ᒌᒑ ᐅᐦᒋ ᒧᒋᒑᔨᐦᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᐆ ᐋ ᐊᓅᐦᒡ ᐅ ᐅ ᐧᐹᐳᐦᒡ, ᐧᐹᐳᐦᒡ, ᒋᔮᓂᐤ ᒋᔮᓂᐤ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᐋᐋ ᐃᑎᔅᑳᓈᓯᔨᐦᒄ ᐃᑎᔅᑳᓈᓯᔨᐦᒄᐅᑎᐦ ᐅᑎᐦᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᐄᔨᔨᐤᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ, ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ,ᓇᔥᒡ ᓇᔥᒡᒫᒥᐦᒑᓐ ᒫᒥᐦᒑᓐ ᒑᐧᑳᓐ ᒌ ᐅᐦᒋ ᒧᒋᒑᔨᐦᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᐆ ᐋ ᐅᑎᐦᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᐊᑎᑎᐤ ᐆ ᐆ ᐧᐹᐳᐦᒡ ᐃᔥᐱᔥ ᐧᐃ ᐧᐃ ᐊᓂᐦᐄ ᐅᑎᐦᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᒥᓯᐦᑖᔅᑭᒥᒡ ᒥᓯᐦᑖᔅᑭᒥᒡ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐄᔅᒋᒫᐅᒡ ᐄᔅᒋᒫᐅᒡᐋᐦᐋᐦᒋᐦᑳᔮᐱᒫᑭᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᒋᐦᑳᔮᐱᒫᑭᓂᐧᐃᒡᐅᒋᔑᑳᒥᐧᐋᐤ ᐅᒋᔑᑳᒥᐧᐋᐤ- ᐧᑳᐧᓵᓐ - ᐧᑳᐧᓵᓐ ᐊᑎᑎᐤ ᐧᐹᐳᐦᒡ ᐃᔥᐱᔥ ᐊᓂᐦᐄ ᐅᑖᐦᒡ ᐹᔨᑯᓂᐦᒡ ᒑ ᒌᒑ ᐃᔑ ᑭᓂᐧᐋᐱᒥᑯᐧᐃᔨᐦᒄ ᐅᑖᐦᒡ ᑳᑳ ᐸᒋ ᐸᒋ ᐱᐳᐦᒡ᙮ᑳᓂᐧᐋᐱᐦᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᐱᐳᐦᒡ᙮ᑳᓂᐧᐋᐱᐦᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᒫᒃᒫᒃ ᐊᓐ ᐊᓐ ᑳ ᑳᐃᔑ ᐃᔑᒋᐦᒋᓂᐧᐋᒋᐦᑖᑭᓂᐅᒡ ᒋᐦᒋᓂᐧᐋᒋᐦᑖᑭᓂᐅᒡ“ᐋ“ᐋᐱᑯᐦᐧᑖᓱᔨᐦᒄ ᐱᑯᐦᐧᑖᓱᔨᐦᒄ ᐹᔨᑯᓂᐦᒡ ᒌ ᐃᔑ ᑭᓂᐧᐋᐱᒥᑯᐧᐃᔨᐦᒄ ᐅᑖᐦ ᒑ ᒌ ᒋᑏᔅᐧᑳᒥᓂᐅᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐄᐧᔅᑳᓯᓴᒡ ᒑ ᒑ ᐅᑖᐦ ᐃᔑ ᐃᔑ ᓂᔅᑖᒥᐦᒡ” ᓂᔅᑖᒥᐦᒡ” ᐊᑭᓂᐧᐋᐱᐦᑖᑭᓂᐅᒡ ᐊᑭᓂᐧᐋᐱᐦᑖᑭᓂᐅᒡᐆᐆᐋᐋᐃᔑ ᐃᔑᐅᑎᐦᑎᑯᔨᐦᒄ, ᐅᑎᐦᑎᑯᔨᐦᒄ,ᒋᐱᒋᔅᑎᓂᓱᓈᓂᐤ ᒋᐱᒋᔅᑎᓂᓱᓈᓂᐤ ᒑ ᓯᑐᔅᑭᐅᐦᒄ ᒌ ᓯᑐᔅᑭᐅᐦᒄ ᒋᑏᔅᐧᑳᒥᓂᐅᒡ ᐄᐧᔅᑳᓯᓴᒡ ᒌᒌ ᒥᐧᔮᔨᒧᒡ ᐋ ᐋ ᐊᔨᐦᑭᒥᐦᑯᒡ ᒫᒃ ᒫᒃ ᒋᑎ ᒋᑎ ᐄᔅᐧᑳᒥᓂᐅᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒥᐧᔮᔨᒧᒡ ᒑᒑ ᒌᒌ ᑎᐱᑐᑎᐦᒡ ᑎᐱᑐᑎᐦᒡ ᒫᒃᒫᒃ ᐊᓂᔮᔨᐤ ᐊᓂᔮᔨᐤᑳ ᑳᐃᔑ ᐃᔑᐱᑯᓵᔨᐦᑎᒡ ᐱᑯᓵᔨᐦᑎᒡᒑ ᒑᒌ ᒌᑐᑎᐦᒡ᙮ ᑐᑎᐦᒡ᙮ ᐋᑳᐋᑳᐳᓂᔨᐦᒄ ᐳᓂᔨᐦᒄ ᐊᔨᐦᑭᒥᐦᑯᒡ ᐄᔅᐧᑳᒥᓂᐅᒡ ᐃᔮᐱᒡ ᐊᔅᑯᐊᔅᑯ ᒑ ᐹᐧᓵᔨᐦᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᐅᑖᐦᐅᑖᐦ ᐃᔑ ᐃᔑ ᐃᔮᐱᒡ ᐋᑳ ᐋᑳ ᐳᓂᔨᐦᒄ ᐳᓂᔨᐦᒄ ᐋᐋ ᓈᑭᑎᐧᐋᔨᐦᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᓈᑭᑎᐧᐋᔨᐦᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᐊᔅᑎᐦᑖᐧᐃᓂᐤ ᐊᔅᑎᐦᑖᐧᐃᓂᐤᒥᔪᐱᒫᑎᓯᐧᐃᓂᐦᒡ, ᒥᔪᐱᒫᑎᓯᐧᐃᓂᐦᒡ,ᓈᔥᒡ ᓈᔥᒡᐃᔮᒻ ᐃᔮᒻᐃᑖᔨᐦᑖᑯᓐ ᐃᑖᔨᐦᑖᑯᓐ ᒑ ᐹᐧᓵᔨᐦᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᓂᔅᑖᒥᐦᒡ ᒫᒨ ᒋᔮᓂᐤ ᐊᐦᑎᓯᔨᐦᒄ᙮ ᓂᔅᑖᒥᐦᒡ ᒫᒨ ᒋᔮᓂᐤ ᐊᐦᑎᓯᔨᐦᒄ᙮ ᐅᒋᔑᑲᒥᐧᐋᐤ ᐊᑯᑎᐦ ᐧᐋᑎᐦᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒫᒃ ᒫᒃ ᐊᓐ ᐊᓐ ᒧᔥ ᒧᔥ ᐃᔮᐱᒡ ᐃᔮᐱᒡ ᐆᐆ ᐧᐋᑎᐦᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᐧᐋᑎᐦᒋᐱᔨᒡᒥᓯᐦᑖᔅᑭᒥᒡ ᒥᓯᐦᑖᔅᑭᒥᒡᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡᑭᔮᐦ ᑭᔮᐦᐄᔅᒋᒫᐅᒡ ᐄᔅᒋᒫᐅᒡᐋᐦᐋᐦᒋᐦᑳᔮᐱᒫᑭᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᒋᐦᑳᔮᐱᒫᑭᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐅᒋᔑᑲᒥᐧᐋᐤ ᐊᑯᑎᐦ ᐧᐋᑎᐦᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᒑᒑ ᒌᒌ ᒧᒋᒑᔨᐦᑖᑭᓂᐅᒡ ᐊᓂᔮᔨᐤ ᐋ ᐃᔑ ᒥᓯᒋᓯᒥᑭᓂᔨᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐊᔥᐱᔥ ᒋᔅᑎᒫᐅᓂᔨᒡ ᐅᑎ ᐃᑖᑎᓯᐧᐃᓂᐧᐋᐤ, ᐅᑎ ᐊᔨᒧᐧᐃᓂᐧᐋᐤ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒧᒋᒑᔨᐦᑖᑭᓂᐅᒡ ᐊᓂᔮᔨᐤ ᐋ ᐃᔑ ᒥᓯᒋᓯᒥᑭᓂᔨᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐊᔥᐱᔥ ᒋᔅᑎᒫᐅᓂᔨᒡ ᐅᑎ ᐃᑖᑎᓯᐧᐃᓂᐧᐋᐤ, ᐅᑎ ᐊᔨᒧᐧᐃᓂᐧᐋᐤ ᒫᒃ ᐅᑎᐦᐅᑎᐦ ᑳᓈᑖᐦ ᐋ ᐋ ᒫᒃ ᐊᓂᔮᔨᐤ ᐊᓂᔮᔨᐤ ᑳᑳ ᐃᔑ ᐃᔑ ᐸᒋᐱᒫᑎᓯᔨᒡ ᐸᒋᐱᒫᑎᓯᔨᒡ - - ᑭᔮᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒑ ᒑ ᒋᐦᑳᔮᐱᐦᑖᑭᓂᐧᐃᔨᒡ ᒋᐦᑳᔮᐱᐦᑖᑭᓂᐧᐃᔨᒡᐊᓂᔮᔨᐤ ᐊᓂᔮᔨᐤᑳ ᑳᐃᔑᐃᔑᒥᔨᐧᐋᒡ ᒥᔨᐧᐋᒡᐅᒌᐅᒌᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᑳᓈᑖᐦ ᐱᒫᑎᓯᓈᓂᐧᐃᔨᒡ᙮ ᐱᒫᑎᓯᓈᓂᐧᐃᔨᒡ᙮ ᐊᓅᐦᒡ ᐆ ᑳ ᐸᒋ ᐳᐱᐦᒡ, ᐊᑎ ᐊᓐ ᒌ ᐃᔑ ᓂᒋᔅᑭᒥᐅᐦᒃ, ᐋᑎ ᐸᒋᓵᐳᔅᑭᒥᐦᒄ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ ᐋᒋ ᐱᒧᐦᑖᔨᐦᒃ ᓈᐅᔥ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐋᒌ ᐊᔨᒥᐦᒡ ᐆ ᑳ ᐊᓅᐦᒡ ᐆ ᑳ ᐸᒋ ᐳᐱᐦᒡ, ᐊᑎ ᐊᓐ ᒌ ᐃᔑ ᓂᒋᔅᑭᒥᐅᐦᒃ, ᐋᑎ ᐸᒋᓵᐳᔅᑭᒥᐦᒄ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ ᐋᒋ ᐱᒧᐦᑖᔨᐦᒃ ᓈᐅᔥ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐋᒌ ᐊᔨᒥᐦᒡ ᐆ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᓂᒋᔅᑭᒥᐦᒄ COVID-19 ᐊᐱᒥᐱᔨᒡ, ᒋᔮᓂᐤ ᐅᑎᐦ ᐆ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᔅᒋᐦᒡ ᐋᐦᑖᔨᐦᒄ, ᒋᑭ ᒧᒋᒑᔨᐦᑖᓈᓂᐤ ᐊᓐ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᓴᐳᔅᑭᒥᐦᒄ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᐃᔑ ᓂᒋᔅᑭᒥᐦᒄ COVID-19 ᐊᐱᒥᐱᔨᒡ, ᒋᔮᓂᐤ ᐅᑎᐦ ᐆ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᔅᒋᐦᒡ ᐋᐦᑖᔨᐦᒄ, ᒋᑭ ᒧᒋᒑᔨᐦᑖᓈᓂᐤ ᐊᓐ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᓴᐳᔅᑭᒥᐦᒄ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᓂᒋᔅᑭᒥᐦᒄ ᐋ ᑐᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᐊᓐ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᐊᔨᒥᔨᑯᔨᐦᒄ ᐆ ᐸᔨᒄ ᒥᓐ ᐊᐱᐦᑐ ᐱᐳᓐᐦ ᐃᔑ ᐸᒋ ᐅᑖᐦᒡ᙮ ᔅᒋᐦᓵᐳᔅᑳᓈᓂᐤ ᐊᓐ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᓂᒋᔅᑭᒥᐦᒄ ᓂᒋᔅᑭᒥᐦᒄ ᐋ ᑐᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᐊᓐ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᐊᔨᒥᔨᑯᔨᐦᒄ ᐆ ᐸᔨᒄ ᒥᓐ ᐊᐱᐦᑐ ᐱᐳᓐᐦ ᐃᔑ ᐸᒋ ᐅᑖᐦᒡ᙮ ᔅᒋᐦᓵᐳᔅᑳᓈᓂᐤ ᐊᓐ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᓂᒋᔅᑭᒥᐦᒄ ᐋ ᐊᔨᒥᐦᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒫᒃ ᐊᓐ ᐋᑳ ᐅᐦᒋ ᒋᔅᒑᔨᐦᑖᑯᐦᒡ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᑐᑖᒑᒡ ᓂᒋᔅᑭᒥᐦᐧᑳ ᐊᓐ ᒫᐧᑳᒡ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᐱᒥᐱᔨᒡ ᒥᒄ ᒋᔮᓂᐤ ᐊᒌ ᐱᒋᔅᑎᓂᓱᔨᐦᒄ, ᐋ ᐊᔨᒥᐦᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒫᒃ ᐊᓐ ᐋᑳ ᐅᐦᒋ ᒋᔅᒑᔨᐦᑖᑯᐦᒡ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᑐᑖᒑᒡ ᓂᒋᔅᑭᒥᐦᐧᑳ ᐊᓐ ᒫᐧᑳᒡ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᐱᒥᐱᔨᒡ ᒥᒄ ᒋᔮᓂᐤ ᐊᒌ ᐱᒋᔅᑎᓂᓱᔨᐦᒄ, ᒋᐧᐋᔅᑳᐦᐄᑭᓂᒥᓂᐤ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒫᒃ ᐊᓂᒌ ᓈᑳᓂᔅᑳᑎᐦᑯᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒫᒃ ᒋᑎ ᐄᔨᔨᒥᓂᐅᒡ᙮ ᒋᔮᓂᐤ ᑖᐱᑑ - ᒋᔮᓂᐤ - ᐊᓐ ᐋ ᐃᔑ ᓄᑯᐦᒡ ᒫᐅᒡ ᒋᐧᐋᔅᑳᐦᐄᑭᓂᒥᓂᐤ ᒫᒃ ᐊᓂᒌ ᓈᑳᓂᔅᑳᑎᐦᑯᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐋᒫᒃᐄᑎᔅᑳᓈᓯᒡ, ᒋᑎ ᐄᔨᔨᒥᓂᐅᒡ᙮ ᑖᐱᑑᐋ - ᐃᔑ ᒋᔮᓂᐤ - ᐊᓐ ᐋᐋ ᐃᔑ ᓄᑯᐦᒡ ᒫᐅᒡ ᐊᓐ ᐊᒋᔅᑎᒫᐅᐦᒡ ᐋ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒫᒨᑳᐳᐧᐃᒡ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐄᔅᒋᒫᐅᒡ ᒋᔅᑎᒫᐧᐃᓐ ᒋᔮᓂᐤ ᒋᔮᓂᐤ ᐋᓐ ᒋᔅᒑᔨᐦᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᐃᔑ ᒥᒥᓯᔨᐦᒄ ᐊᓐ ᐊᒋᔅᑎᒫᐅᐦᒡ ᐋ ᒫᒨᑳᐳᐧᐃᒡ ᐄᔅᒋᒫᐅᒡ ᐋ ᐆᐄᑎᔅᑳᓈᓯᒡ, ᒋᔅᑎᒫᐧᐃᓐ ᐋ ᐃᔑ ᒋᔅᒑᔨᐦᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᐋ ᐃᔑ ᒫᐅᒡ ᒥᒥᓯᔨᐦᒄ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒋᔮᓂᐤ ᒋᑭᔅᒋᐦᐅᐧᐃᓂᔨᐤ ᑭᔮᐦᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᒫᒃ ᐊᓐ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐊ ᓂᔅᑖᒥᔅᑖᐅᐦᒄ ᒥᔪᐱᒫᑎᐧᓯᓂᐧᐋᐤᐦ ᑭᔮᐦᒋᔮᓂᐤ ᒫᒃ ᐋᐋᓐ ᐧᐃᒥᓈᒋᐦᐄᑯᐦᒡ ᒋᑎ ᐄᔨᔨᒥᓂᐅᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒋᔮᓂᐤ ᒋᑭᔅᒋᐦᐅᐧᐃᓂᔨᐤ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒫᒃ ᐊᓐ ᐊ ᓂᔅᑖᒥᔅᑖᐅᐦᒄ ᐆ ᒥᔪᐱᒫᑎᐧᓯᓂᐧᐋᐤᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒫᒃ ᐋ ᐧᐃᒥᓈᒋᐦᐄᑯᐦᒡ ᒋᑎ ᐄᔨᔨᒥᓂᐅᒡ ᒫᐅᒡ ᐋ ᓂᔅᑖᒥᔅᑖᔨᐦᒄ᙮ ᐋ ᓂᔅᑖᒥᔅᑖᔨᐦᒄ᙮ ᐊᔅᑯ ᒫᒃ ᒋᒧᒋᒑᔨᐦᑖᓈᓂᐤ ᐊᓂᔮᔨᐤ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᐱᑯᐦᐧᑖᑎᐦᑯᒡ ᐅᓲᒋᓯᐧᐃᓂᐧᐋᐦᒡ ᐅᐦᒡ ᒋᑎᐹᔨᐦᒋᒑᓯᐅᑭᒥᑯᓂᐤ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒫᒃ ᐊᓐ ᑭᒑᐦᑖᐧᐋᔮᔨᐦᑎᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐊᔅᑯ ᒫᒃᐋ ᒋᒧᒋᒑᔨᐦᑖᓈᓂᐤ ᐊᓂᔮᔨᐤ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᐱᑯᐦᐧᑖᑎᐦᑯᒡ ᐅᓲᒋᓯᐧᐃᓂᐧᐋᐦᒡ ᐅᐦᒡ ᒋᑎᐹᔨᐦᒋᒑᓯᐅᑭᒥᑯᓂᐤ ᒫᒃ ᐊᓐ ᑭᒑᐦᑖᐧᐋᔮᔨᐦᑎᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᒋᔮᓂᐤ ᐱᒥᐲᐦᐧᑖᓱᔨᐦᒄ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᐆᐧᐋᑎᔅᑖᔨᐦᒄ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ ᒑ ᒌ ᐅᐦᒋ ᒥᔪᐱᔨᐦᐄᑯᒡ ᐊᓂᔮᔨᐤ ᐋ ᐃᔑᑭᔮᐦ ᓂᑎᐧᐋᔨᐦᑎᐦᒡ ᐊᔅᑏᐃᔨᒥᓂᐅᒡ᙮ ᒋᔮᓂᐤ ᐋ ᐱᒥᐲᐦᐧᑖᓱᔨᐦᒄ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᐆᐧᐋᑎᔅᑖᔨᐦᒄ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ ᒑ ᒌ ᐅᐦᒋ ᒥᔪᐱᔨᐦᐄᑯᒡ ᐊᓂᔮᔨᐤ ᐋ ᐃᔑ ᓂᑎᐧᐋᔨᐦᑎᐦᒡ ᐊᔅᑏᐃᔨᒥᓂᐅᒡ᙮ ᐊᑎ ᒫᒃ ᒋᐦᑐᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᐋᑳ ᒑ ᒌ ᒥᓯᐦᑖᐱᔨᒡ ᐆ ᐊᐦᑯᓯᐧᐃᓐ ᐊᔅᑎᐦᑖᐧᐃᓈᐦᒡ, ᐃᔮᐱᒡ ᒫᒃ ᔅᒋᐧᐃᓂᐦᐋᓂᐅᒡ ᒋᑏᐃᔨᒥᓂᐅᒡ ᐊᒌ ᑲᒋᔅᑎᓂᐦᒃ ᐊᑎ ᒫᒃᐊᐦᑯᓯᐧᐃᓂᔨᐤ ᒋᐦᑐᑎᒥᐦᒄ ᐋᑳ ᒑ ᐅᐦᒡ ᒌ ᒥᓯᐦᑖᐱᔨᒡ ᐊᐦᑯᓯᐧᐃᓐ ᒫᒃ ᔅᒋᐧᐃᓂᐦᐋᓂᐅᒡ ᒋᑏᐃᔨᒥᓂᐅᒡ ᐊᒌ ᑲᒋᔅᑎᓂᐦᒃ ᐅᔮᔨᐤ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᐧᐃᐧᐃᐧᑎᒫ ᐆ ᐃᔨᔨᐤ ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ᙮ ᐊᔅᑎᐦᑖᐧᐃᓈᐦᒡ, ᒋᒫᒨᑳᐳᓈᓂᐤ ᐃᔮᐱᒡ ᒫᒃ ᐋ ᐧᐃᒋᑳᐳᔅᑐᐦᑯᒡ ᐊᓂᒌ ᐅᑐᑖᒪᐅᒡ ᑳ ᐧᐃᓂᐦᐋᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐅᔮᔨᐤ ᐊᐦᑯᓯᐧᐃᓂᔨᐤᒋᒥᔮᓂᐅᒡ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᐅᐦᒡ ᐧᐃᐧᐃᐧᑎᒫ ᐃᔨᔨᐤ ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ᙮ ᒋᒫᒨᑳᐳᓈᓂᐤ ᒫᒃ ᐋ ᐧᐃᒋᑳᐳᔅᑐᐦᑯᒡ ᐊᓂᒌ ᐅᑐᑖᒪᐅᒡ ᑳ ᐧᐃᓂᐦᐋᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒋᑎᒫᒑᔨᒧᐧᐋᐧᐃᓂᔨᐤ ᐊᒋᔅᒌᑐᐦᑯᒡ᙮ ᒋᑎᒫᒑᔨᒧᐧᐋᐧᐃᓂᔨᐤ ᒋᒥᔮᓂᐅᒡ ᐊᒋᔅᒌᑐᐦᑯᒡ᙮ ᐆ ᐊᓅᐦᒡ ᐧᐹᐳᐦᒡ ᒥᓯᐦᑖᔅᑭᒥᒡ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐄᔅᒋᒫᐅᒡ ᐋᐦ ᒌᐦᑳᔮᐱᒫᑭᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐅᒌᔑᑳᒥᐧᐋᐤ, ᑭᒫ ᒥᓯᐙ ᐊᐙᓐ ᒥᓐ ᐅᐧᐋᑎᐦᐄᓲᑦ ᒑ ᒌ ᐆ ᐊᓅᐦᒡ ᐧᐹᐳᐦᒡ ᑭᔮᐦᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᐄᔅᒋᒫᐅᒡ ᐋᐦ ᒌᐦᑳᔮᐱᒫᑭᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐅᒌᔑᑳᒥᐧᐋᐤ, ᑭᒫ ᒥᓯᐙ ᐊᐙᓐ ᒥᓐ ᐅᐧᐋᑎᐦᐄᓲᑦ ᒑ ᒌ ᓂᐦᑖᐅᒋᐦᑖᔨᐦᒄ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒥᓯᐦᑖᔅᑭᒥᒡ ᐅᐧᐋᑎᔅᑖᔨᐦᒄᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᐆ ᒋᔮᓂᐤ ᐋ ᐃᑎᔅᑳᓈᓯᔨᐦᒄ᙮ ᓂᐦᑖᐅᒋᐦᑖᔨᐦᒄ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐅᐧᐋᑎᔅᑖᔨᐦᒄ ᐆ ᒋᔮᓂᐤ ᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᐋ ᐃᑎᔅᑳᓈᓯᔨᐦᒄ᙮ ᒥᔨᐧᑳᒡ ᒥᔨᐧᑳᒡ

Dr. Abel Bosum Dr. Abel Bosum Grand Chief/Chairperson Grandᐳᔑᒻ Chief/Chairperson ᐊᔨᐱᓪ ᒋᔖᐅᒋᒫᐦᑳᓐ/ᑖᐦᑎᐳᐧᐃᓐ ᐅᒋᒫᐤ ᐊᔨᐱᓪ ᐳᔑᒻ ᒋᔖᐅᒋᒫᐦᑳᓐ/ᑖᐦᑎᐳᐧᐃᓐ ᐅᒋᒫᐤ

Mandy Gull Mandy Gull Deputy Grand Chief/Vice-Chairperson Deputy Grand Chief/Vice-Chairperson ᒪᓂᑏ ᐧᑳᓪ

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