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ᓂᓯᒋᐊᐧᓄᐠ ᓂᓂᒋᓇᑲᐧᐣ ᒋᒧᐡᑭᐱᐠ ᐊᓫᐸᓂ ᓯᐱ ᑭᐸᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ
ᓂᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐊᓂᒥᑭ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᓄᑭᒪᑲᐠ ᑭᐸᑲᐧᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐱᓇᑲᑲᒥ ᓯᐱᐠ ᐯᔓᐨ ᑲᐣᐢᑕᐣᐢ ᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐅᑐᒋ ᓇᓂᓴᓀᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᐅᒋᓂᓯᒋᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐊᓫᐸᓂ ᓯᐱᐠ ᑲᐊᔭᑭᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ.
ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐱᑕᐯᑯᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑭᔐᒋᐊᐧᓄᐠ ᐅᓂᓂᑌᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᐅᒋ ᒪᒋᑐᒋᑫᒪᑲᓂᐠ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐅᐣᒋ ᐃᐡᐱᐱᓭᓂᐠ, ᒋᒪᒋᑐᑕᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᓄᔐᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᔑᔕᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐅᒋ ᒪᒐᑲᒥᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ ᐅᐣᒋᓂᓯᒋᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑭᐸᑲᐧᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ.
“ᐊᔕ ᐣᑭᐱᓇᑭᐡᑲᒥᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐁᐱᑌᐣᑕᑲᐧᑭᐣ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᑕᓇᓄᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐣᑕᑭᒥᓇᓂᐠ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑭᔐᒋᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᒐᐧᓂᑕᐣ ᓴᐧᓫᐅᒪᐣ.
ᓇᐧᕑᐟᓫᐊᐣᐟ ᐸᐅᕑ ᑭᒋᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐣᐢᑕᐣᑊ ᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᑭᓇᑯᒥᑐᐸᓂᐠ ᒋᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᓂᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐸᑲᐧᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ. ᐃᐁᐧ ᐯᔑᐠ ᒋᐅᐣᒋᒪᑲᐠ 6.5 ᒣᑲᐊᐧᐟᐢ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᐃᒪ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᓂᑯᐊᓄᑭᒪᑲᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᐃᐧ ᐱᒥᐸᓂᒋᑲᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᐱᒥᐱᑌᐠ.
ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑕᐡ ᐃᐁᐧ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧᐣ ᐱᒥ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑐᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᐊᐦᑭᑲᐠ.
Downstream concerns for Albany River dams
The four proposed hydro projects set for the Kabinakagami River near Constance Lake are causing concern in communities downstream on the Albany River.
Chiefs from Fort Albany and Kashechewan worry about the impacts on water levels, fish and wildlife and potential pollution coming downstream from the dams.
“We’re already feeling the consequences of past projects that have happened in our tributaries,” said Kashechewan Chief Jonathon Solomon.
Northland Power Inc. and Constance Lake First Nation have partnered to build the four dams. Each will produce 6.5 megawatts of power that will be tied into the provincial energy grid.
The project is currently undergoing environmental assessment.
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ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᑭᐃᔑᐊᔭᒥᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᒋᐊᒪᐧᐊᒋᐦᐃᑎᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐁᔑᒪᒋᓭᓂᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᐣ
ᓂᐦᓯᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᐊᐣᑕᐃᐧ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᒋᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐊᑲᒪᑭᐠ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᑭᔭᓂᒧᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᓯᓴᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓄᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ.
ᒉᓫᓯ ᐁᑐᐊᐧᐟ, 16 ᑕᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᓀ ᐊᑕᐊᐧᐱᐢᑲᐟ ᐁᐅᐣᒋᐨ, ᒥᐦᐊᐁᐧ ᐯᔑᐠ ᑲᑭᐊᐣᑕᐃᐧᑎᐸᒋᒧᐨ. ᐅᑭᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᑲᐧᐱᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᑭᒋᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑐᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᒋᐳᐃᐧᒋᑫᒪᑲᓂᐠ ᐱᒥᑌᓂ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᒥᐊᐧᐠ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐃᐧᐣ ᑎᐱᓇᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᓇᑭᐡᑲᐠ ᑎᒥᐣᐢ ᐁᑭᐃᔕᐨ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ ᒋᐊᐣᑕᐃᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᐨ.
ᐁᑐᐊᐧᐟ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᐸᑯᓭᓂᒪᐨ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐣ ᒋᐅᔑᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᐅᐡᑭ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᓂ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐊᔭᑭᐣ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓇᐣ ᑫᒋᓇᐨ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᐢ ᐁᑲ ᒋᓇᑲᓇᐨ ᐅᐊᐧᑯᒪᑲᓇᐣ, ᐅᑐᑕᑲᓀᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐁᐱᒥᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᐨ.
ᑫᐣᑕᐧᓫ ᐊᐧᔾᐟ ᑌᒪᑲᒥ ᐁᐅᐣᒋᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒐᐧᐣ ᐸᐧᓫ ᒉᓫᐃᑲᐧᑊ ᒥᒋᐱᑯᑎᐣ ᐁᐅᒋᐨ ᒥᐅᑯ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᔕᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒋᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑐᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᓂᐦᓯᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᐸᑲᐣ ᑎᐸᐦᐊᑲᓂᐠ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᐃᔕᐊᐧᐠ.
Students speak to UN on First Nations education
Three First Nations youth from Ontario presented to the United Nations last week about education issues in First Nations communities.
Chelsea Edwards, a 16-year-old from Attawapiskat, was one of the speakers. She told the UN about the diesel contamination of Attawapiskat’s school, and her own experience of having to move to Timmins to attend high school.
Edwards said she wants the government to build schools in all communities so First Nation youth do not have to leave their families, traditions and culture to go to school.
Kendall White of Temagami First Nation and John-Paul Chalykoff of Michipicoten First Nation were the other Ontario youth presenting to the UN. There were also three other First Nations youth from other provinces.
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ᐯᑭᐡ ᑲᔦ ᑲᒥᔑᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐸᐯᔑᐠ ᐊᐧᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑲ ᑲᐊᔭᑭᐣ ᐊᐧᑲᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ, ᐊᒥ ᑲᔦ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐁᔭᓂᔑᓇᑭᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒣᐡᑭᑲᐧᑲᒪᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᔭᓂ ᒪᓂᒍᔑᐊᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᓂᐸᐊᐧᐨ.
ᐣᑯᑕᐧᓱ ᐊᐧᑲᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᑭᒥᑭᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᐁᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑐᑲᓂ ᒪᓂᒍᔕᐠ, ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑭ ᑭᑫᓂᒥᑕᐧᐸᐣ ᐁᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᓂᐱᓄᐠ.
ᐅᐁᐧ ᑕᐡ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᐱᐳᐠ ᐅᐣᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᐣ ᐁᑲ ᓇᐱᐨ ᒋᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᓂᒍᔕᐠ, ᐁᓴᑭᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑌᓴᐳᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᓂᐯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐊᑲᐧᒋᐠ ᒋᑲᐧᐊᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᓂᒍᔕᐠ. ᔕᑯᐨ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᑲᐧᓂ ᒪᐠᑫ ᑯᕑᐁ ᐅᓂᓂᑌᑕᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᔑ ᒥᔑᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐯᔑᐠ ᐊᐧᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ, ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᑯ ᑕᐅᐣᒋ ᑭᔕᑕᐱ ᒥᔑᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᒪᐣᒍᔕᐠ.
Mishkeegogamang has bedbugs
On top of overcrowded houses and a lack of homes, Mishkeegogamang is also now dealing with bedbugs.
Six houses have been found to have the insects, after the first was discovered last summer.
The winter weather is helping contain the bugs, as furniture and bedding can be taken outside to let them freeze. But Chief Connie Gray-McKay is worried that with the crowded houses, the bugs may spread quickly.
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ᐅᑕᓇᑭ ᑲᓄᓇᐊᐧᐸᓂᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓄ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᓂᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐣ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᒋᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᐸᐣ ᔓᓂᔭᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ, ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᐃᑭᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᔭᑦ ᒥᐢᑕᐃ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᔓᓂᔭᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᔑ ᑕᑌᐱᓭᐃᐧᓇᑲᐧᐣ.
ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐅᓇᑕᐁᐧᓂᒪᐣ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐣ ᒋᑲᑫᐧᑭᔑᑐᓂᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᐱᒥ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐊᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᐅᒋ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᓂ, ᒥᓇ ᑎᐱᓇᐁᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᔭᓂ ᐱᒧᑕᒪᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᐊᐧ.
ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᓂᔑᐡ ᑌᕑᐃ ᐊᐧᐳᐢ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᓂᔭᓇᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓇᑫ ᐅᑕᔭᓇᐊᐧᓯᐣ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᑲᒥᑯᓂ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓇᐣ ᓄᑌᓭᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᓄ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ ᑐᑲᐣ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ, ᒪᓯᓂᐱᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ.
ᐊᐧᐳᐢ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓇᑫ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪ ᒋᐃᐧᑎᐸᐸᑕᐠ ᑲᐊᐱᒋ ᐃᐡᐸᑭᐣᑌᑭᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓇᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐃᐡᑯᓄ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᓇᐣ.
First Nations education funding, control needed
While a national First Nations education panel called on the government to provide more funding for education, Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) says that more money is not enough.
NAN wants the government to finish self-government negotiations with First Nations on education, and give control over First Nation schools to the First Nations themselves.
Deputy Grand Chief Terry Waboose said that five communities in northern Ontario do not even have schools, and most other communities have schools that lack things like libraries, arts facilities and enough textbooks.
Waboose also said that the government fails to account for the high cost of shipping supplies into remote communities when it budgets for education.
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ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᐃᐧᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᑲᐅᒋᐊᓄᑭᒪᑲᐠ ᐁᓇᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᒋᐅᒋ ᒐᑲᐱᑫᓯᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᐊᔕ ᑕᐡ ᒋᑲᑫᐧ ᑭᔑᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ 2018 ᐊᐦᑭᐊᐧᓂᐠ ᐅᑎᔑᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᓇᐊᐧ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑎᔑᓇᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᑲᐠ ᐃᑯ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐱᒧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑎᐯᐣᑕᑲᐧᐠ.
ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐢᑕᐣ ᐯᕑᑎ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᐱ ᑭᓇᐸᐱᑫᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᐦᐃᒪ ᑫᐅᐣᒋᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᒋᐅᐣᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᒪᒋᑕᒪᓱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐅᒋ ᑲᐡᑭᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᐅᔑᑕᒪᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᐅᒋᐊᓄᑭᒪᑲᓂᐠ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᑌᒥᐊᐧ ᐃᒪ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ.
ᐊᑎᑲ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑐᑲᐣ ᑫᑲᐟ ᐯᔑᑲᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᐠ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐅᑭᐅᒋ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᒋᑲᑫᐣ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᓂᔭᓇᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑎᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᐱᑕᐯᑯᐠ, ᑭᔐᒋᐊᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᑕᐊᐧᐱᐢᑲᐟ ᑲᑭᐅᔑᑐᐊᐧᐸᐣ 270 ᑭᓫᐊᒥᑐᕑᐢ ᒋᐊᐱᒋᐊᔭᓂᑯᔭᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᐃᐧᔭᑊ ᐁᐧᑎ ᒉᒥᐢ ᐯ ᓇᓀᐤ ᑭᒋᑲᒥᐠ ᓂᔭᓄᔕᐠ ᑕᓱᔭᑭ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ.
ᐯᕑᑎ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᔭᓂ ᐱᒋᓂᑭᔕᐧᔭᐠ ᐊᓂᐊᓂᒪᐣ ᒋᑭᐊᐸᑕᐠ ᐱᐳᓂᒥᑲᓇ ᒋᐱᒥᔭᐊᐧᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ, ᒥᓇ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐁᔭᓄᒋ ᒣᑎᓂᑫᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐱᒥᑌᓂ ᑲᐅᒋ ᐊᐧᑌᓂᑲᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᔭᓂᐃᐡᐸᑭᐣᑌᓂᐠ.
Electricity grid needed for North
Nishnawbe Aski Nation is calling for a northern Ontario electricity grid to connect all First Nations.
NAN wants the grid in place by 2018. The organization wants it to be First Nations-owned and controlled.
Grand Chief Stan Beardy said the transmission project will stimulate economic growth, provide business opportunities and enable the development of renewable power in communities.
In a similar project, the Five Nations Energy Inc. partnership between Fort Albany, Kashechewan and Attawapiskat built a 270-kilometer transmission line up the James Bay coast 15 years ago.
Beardy said warming temperatures are making ice roads more difficult to keep open, and that is causing diesel electricity costs to rise.
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