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Voice matters, writing heals

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Watching people surprise themselves with their writing is a key for the presenter of two recent videoconference writing workshops.
“I love meeting people … and seeing people surprise themselves,” said Elizabeth Ruth, the published author, editor and writing teacher from Toronto who presented the Home is Where the Art Is videoconference workshop Oct. 14 through K-Net and KiHS (Keewaytinook Internet High School). “You saw it today – those women surprised themselves with what they had to say. And that makes it worthwhile to me. It’s inspiring to me.”

First moose of year in Kingfisher

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Kingfisher Lake’s Henry McKay shot the first moose in his community on the way back home from where he is building a cabin on the land.
“It was in the evening just before sundown,” said the National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program worker and former band councillor from 1989-2001. “We didn’t have any knives or axes, but I had a radiophone with me and I called back in the community ... to get my son to come over to bring all the knives and axes and a flashlight. We were three boats all together and not even one of us had a knife or an axe.”

Hunting great this year in Sandy Lake

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Although Sandy Lake’s Kenny Goodwin Jr. hasn’t had much luck hunting moose this fall, he had plenty of luck earlier in the year.
“This year I got eight moose all together, starting in the spring,” Goodwin said. “But I did not have any luck this fall.”
Goodwin hunted for about two weeks this fall at his camp on the Severn River, which is located about two-and-a-half hours by boat north of the Treaty 5 community near the camps of Sandy Lake Chief Adam Fiddler and Coun. Fabian Crowe.

Sleepover at DFC a fun experience for students

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Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School students held a sleepover Oct. 29-30 at the Thunder Bay-based Northern Nishnawbe Education Council school.
“It was really good – a lot of people had fun,” said Kevin Anderson, a Grade 12 student from Poplar Hill who helped organize the 18-hour event. “We are also planning to have a November sleepover too.”
The students even played a manhunt game late at night, which involved one of the students searching for all the other students, who were hiding somewhere within the school.

NNEC hires new ED

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Northern Nishnawbe Education Council’s (NNEC) new executive director is looking to strengthen communications and increase community engagement at the 32-year-old Sioux Lookout-based education organization.
“My goal is to strengthen the communication within the organization, both in the organization and outside with our tribal councils, with our communities directly and with the parents, getting more community engagement involved in NNEC,” Norma Kejick said.
Kejick has worked with NNEC for 20 years, including as principal of Wahsa Distance Education Centre.

First Nation wins water challenge

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Ochiichagwe’babigo’ining Ojibway Nation (Dalles) recently won the Water Taste Challenge at the 57th Annual Northwestern Ontario Water and Wastewater Conference in Thunder Bay.
“This is the first time ever First Nations have been entered, and we won,” said Phil Tangie, technical services officer with Bimose Tribal Council. “Isn’t that amazing.”

Eabametoong couple undergo Suboxone treatment

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Eabametoong’s Melanie Oskineegish and Richard Quisses have turned their lives around after undergoing the community’s Soboxone prescription drug abuse treatment program.
“I feel good,” Oskineegish said after undergoing the week-long Suboxone program Oct. 7-14. “It’s a big step for me to get off the Oxys (OxyContin).”
Suboxone is a combination medication used together with an overall addiction treatment program including medical, social and psychological support to treat adults dependent on opiates such as oxycodone (OxyContin) or morphine.

Nursing station expands

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Eabametoong now has dental services available at its newly expanded nursing station.
“The hygienist is coming in next week and the following (week) the dentist is coming back again,” said Bill Shawinimash, community health representative in Eabametoong. “For about two years now all our dental appointments had to go to Thunder Bay.”
Shawininmash said the community’s health staff now feels like a team at the nursing station, with Home and Community Care and Healthy Babies, Healthy Children program staff also located in the building.

Ochiichagwe’babigo’ining wins Water Taste Challenge

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Rick Garrick — Wawatay News

Ochiichagwe’babigo’ining Ojibway Nation (Dalles) recently won the Water Taste Challenge at the 57th Annual Northwestern Ontario Water and Wastewater Conference in Thunder Bay.
“This is the first time ever First Nations have been entered, and we won,” said Phil Tangie, technical services officer with Bimose Tribal Council. “Isn’t that amazing.”
Wabauskang also took third place in the Water Taste Challenge while Eagle Lake finished in fifth place.

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