2013 10 30 Yo! News

PAGE 1 GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW NATIONS YO! NEWS 30/ 10 /2013

FOOD FISH DISTRIBUTION A

SUCCESS

We are happy to say that the

Chum fish distribution went very

well, we are happy that we have

only been hearing good comments

back about the food fish.

Thank you to those of you who

helped make it a success, Big

thank you to Dion Walkus and

Silena George who stayed through

the whole day helping make the

process go smoothly, also thank

you to Ernie Henderson for your

help as well as Brian and Lloyd

Walkus! A big success it was and

last but most certainly not least

thank you James Walkus and

crew for making it happen.

YO! News

3 BIRTHDAY WISHES & REQUESTS

4-5 TREATY UPDATE

6-8 FOOD SECURITY & NUTRITION UPDATE

9-10 SPORTS & RECREATION

11-14 EKE ME-XI NEWSLETTER & PICS

15 AVIATION EGRESS SYSTEM

16 FAMILY FINGER PRINT ORNAMENT

17 ABORIGINAL AIDS AWARENESS

18-19 MEMORIAL HOCKEY

20 HELPING AT RISK YOUTH

21-24 LOCAL JOB POSTING

25 JOB POSTING


YO! NEWS IS PREPARED BY BERNADINE CLAYTON

GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW RECEPTIONIST

This newsletter is delivered to all houses on the Tsulquate Reserve every second week and posted to the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw website. If you have questions or comments about this newsletter, contact Bernadine at (250) 949-8343 or e-mail [email protected]

The purpose of this newsletter is to keep Gwa’sala-

’Nakwaxda’xw community members informed about what is happening in the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Band Office and the surrounding community. Anybody is welcome to make submissions to the newsletter, including announcements,

lost-and-found, photographs, bakwam’kwala words, stories, legends, drawings, etc. etc. etc.

Other ways to stay connected to the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw

community are: Website (www.gwanak.info)

Facebook (User: Gwasala Nakwaxdaxw)

Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Nations Band Office

PO Box 998, 154 Tsulquate Reserve Port Hardy, B.C. V0N 2P0

COUNCIL To get on the agenda please contact Les Taylor

Chief Paddy Walkus: (250) 949-1486

Sits on all committees / [email protected]

Ernie Henderson: (250) 230-3404

Health & Social Development, Housing, Fisheries, Education, Ec. Dev., Treaty, Personnel and Finance

Portfolios

Gary Walkus: (250) 230-3852

Health & Social Development & Ec. Dev. Portfolios

Victor Walkus: (250) 230-2335

Health & Social Development, Housing, Forestry, Ec. Dev., and Recreation Portfolios

Eddie Charlie: (250) 230-9251

Housing Portfolio

Sandra Charlie: (250) 230-4677

Housing Portfolio

Darryl Coon: (250) 230-0360

Housing Portfolio

Terry Walkus: (250) 230-2459

STAFF

Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Band Office

Phone: (250) 949-8343 / Fax: (250) 949-7402 Les Taylor, Band Manager

[email protected] / (250) 902-2307 Margaret Bernard, Finance

[email protected] / (250) 902-2308 Conrad Browne, Economic Development

[email protected] / (250) 902-2301 Pat Dawson-Hunt, Social Development

[email protected] / (250) 902-2309 Colleen Hemphill, Treaty

[email protected] / (250) 949-8424 Linda Paul, Treaty Administrative Assistant

[email protected] / (250) 902-2311 Lucy Scow, Communications & Exec. Assistant

[email protected] /: (250) 902-2300 Lorna Henderson, Housing

[email protected] / (250) 902-2304 Nicole McLelland, Natural Resources Manager [email protected] / (250) 902-0550 Fax: (888) 345-5063 Grace Smith, Education

[email protected] / (250) 902-2320 Bob Swain, Public Works

[email protected] / Cell: (250) 230-0087 Native Courtworker Office

(250) 902-2223 Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Elders Centre

Elders’ Coordinator

(250) 949-7406

Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Health & Family Services

Front Desk: (250) 949-8131 / Fax: (250) 949-6811

Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw School

Front Desk: (250) 949-7743 / Fax: (250) 949-7422 www.gwanak.bc.ca

Eke Me-Xi School

(250) 949-8332


Birthday wishes & Requests

Very Special Birthday wishes going to my daughter Caroline J.A.

Walkus who’s turning ten

Also Nephew Darryl Coon jr Who is turning sixteen

Friday November. 1 / 2013

Love: Lano & Family

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Wishing Colleen Walkus , Tyren Walkus and Leslie Taylor a very

Special Birthday October.31/2013

From: Lucy, Ernie & kids

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Happy Birthday Miley Walkus From: Dad & Grandpa

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Happy 6th Birthday Tyren Curtis Drake Charlie on October 31st! Have

a wonderful day! Lots of love from all your uncles, aunties & Nan Tiff.

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My nephew mike is fundraising for Ice Hockey doing 50/50 this week till

Thursday and he will do the draw at the band office before it closes. He

will also be collecting empties if anyone has any they would like to

donate to him. Lastly he is willing to chop and stack wood for whatever

you want to pay him. So if you would like anything done you can contact

him at 949-5977 or txt Terry 230-2459 thank you

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Special Birthday wishes going out Brenda Lee ( October 28 ) Love you !

hope you have a good one…From: Aunty Jean Ann & family. Happy

Birthday To my beautiful Niece Mary King Love Ya Man ( October 30 )

Hope you have a good one! love Aunty Jean Ann & kids.


Treaty Update

Hello Community Members.

Remembering…

It has been a very emotional time

for all this past week as we

mourned the loss of our colleague,

friend, and family member. Last

Friday I was in awe of how the

family and community

remembered her and celebrated

the contributions she made to

this community over the past 30

years. “Bunny, we will always

remember your smile and the

bounty of love you gave and may

we always remember to live your

legacy…”

Communications

Last year our leaders and

Hereditary Chiefs gathered at the

Elders Centre for the purpose of

treaty planning and

communications. At that time

they instructed our treaty office

to host Family Meetings. It is felt

that in this way more members

will attend because there may be

a higher comfort level to have

treaty related talks among

family.

Today we begin to hold family

meetings to help our people

further understand the Treaty

Process as well as to get updated

on the most recent treaty

negotiation activities. Hereditary

Chief Willie Walkus has

communicated with his family

and today we will have our first

meeting at 2:00 pm.

Commonly Asked Questions

about Treaty

Q. Are we ready for Self

Government? A. Under treaty,

everything our government does

must be consistent with the

Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations

*Constitution, and the laws that

our Government will make. Our

constitution will say we must

manage our financial affairs

according to Gwa’sala-

‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations Laws. We

must be open, transparent,

accountable, effective and

efficient. We must plan for the

future, and create trusts that


protect our money. There will be

annual financial audits, regular

budgets and borrowing and loan

guarantees. A treaty government

will be more accountable to the

Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw people

and less reliant on ANCI (INAC).

Our Government will be better

able to respond to the needs of

our community. Citizens may

challenge any decisions not

consistent with the Constitution,

including financial management.

[*Constitution – We held Treaty

Advisory Council Meetings from 2010

– 2011 and during that time we

worked on a draft Constitution. There

is more work to be done to complete

this – it is hoped that future Family

Meetings will offer opportunity for

input.]

Meetings

Two weeks ago I attended a Chief

Negotiators Meeting at the Musqueam

Cultural Centre in the Musqueam

Community in Vancouver. During

these meetings Chief Negotiators take

time to share information about how

negotiations are going in their

respective communities, including

negotiations with the governments.

Also there is a report on the

“Principals Meetings”, these are high

level meetings where representatives

of all BC First Nations meet with reps

from government to find solutions on

several key issues such as, Certainty,

Fisheries, Tax/Fiscal matters,

Negotiation Loans, etc. ‘Certainty’ is a

critical issue where progress is being

made. The Government

representatives are now prepared to

recommend to their higher bosses that

they move the word “extinguishment “

out of negotiations. This means that

any rights and title that are not in

treaty will continue to exist after a

treaty has been implemented.

Contact

Please contact me if you would like

further information on the above or

other treaty issues where you have

concerns or questions. To make

contact, call our Band Office and

Bernadine will connect you to the

Treaty Office. Gila’kasla.

Treaty Update prepared by Colleen

Hemphill, Chief Negotiator.


Food Security & Nutrition

Update

The Good Food Box Program

The Good Food Box is a non-

profit program for families

and individuals who want to

purchase good quality, fresh

and healthy produce at a

lower price than shopping at

grocery stores. The boxes are

paid for by community

members a week in advance,

produce is purchased in bulk

from the grocer, volunteers

sort and pack the boxes and

then the boxes can be picked

up at a central location on the

reserve.

The boxes can be purchased

on a weekly basis. The cost of

the box is $10 and payment

must be received a week

before the boxes are picked

up. The money will be used to

purchase the produce that

will go into the boxes.

Because the produce is being

purchased in bulk, your $10

will go further than it would

in the grocery store.

An important component for

the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw

Good Food Box will be the

traditional/wild foods

component. Youth Volunteers

will harvest seasonal wild

foods when they are available.

The food harvested will be a

free component of the good

food box. This will serve to

teach youth how to harvest

and prepare traditional/wild

foods, and also to provide

community members with

traditional and wild foods,

which are both nutritious and

delicious!

Also included in the boxes

will be recipes showing how to

cook with the produce in the

good food box. A cooking


demonstration using the good

food box produce will be held

each week and will be

available to view on Youtube

for reference at a later date.

A sample of what a good food

box would contain is listed

below:

4 Potatoes

1 Bunch Carrots

½ pound Apples

½ Basket Tomatoes

1 Cucumber

2 lbs. Onion

1 Bunch Broccoli

1 Romaine Lettuce

1 Bunch Bananas

1 jar of smoked chum (free)

It’s important to note that not

every box will be the same.

Produce will be purchased

according to what’s in season.

Participants will get a chance

to provide feedback about

their boxes and changes will

be made accordingly. Initially

there will be only one size of

good food box, if participants

want a bigger box, we will

look at providing more

options in the future. Also,

not every box will contain a

traditional/wild food

component, these will be

provided when the youth

volunteers have had a chance

to harvest and prepare them.

Benefits of the Good Food Box

program

Receive a box of fresh

fruits and vegetables

once a week.

Enjoy adding a variety of

nutritious foods to your

diet.

Save money.


Get connected and

involved in your

community.

Know where your food

comes from and how it is

produced.

Enjoy trying out a new

recipes and food tips.

We aim to have to have 20

participants in the good food

box program. Of those 20

participants, 8 of them will

have diabetes. We believe the

Good Food Box Program will

improve the blood sugar

levels and cholesterol levels of

Diabetic Participants as well

as overall satisfaction with

their diet. The participants

with diabetes will need to

have their blood checked

before starting the program

and once at the end of the

program in March 2014.

If you’re interested in this

great opportunity, you can

sign-up at the Reception Desk

in the Band Office.

Participants will be chosen on

a “first come first serve”

basis. An information lunch

will be held before the launch

of the Good Food Box

Program. Look for a notice

about the date and time

sometime next week. As

always, if you have any

questions about this or any

other of the Food Security &

Nutrition Programs, feel free

to contact me via e-mail or

phone.

Keep well,

Lucy Hemphill, Food Security

& Nutrition Coordinator

250-230-2707

[email protected]


SPORTS AND RECREATION

Ross E Hunt Jr

[email protected]

C: (250) 230-4131

W: (250) 949-8343

Wish a safe and happy Halloween to community and encourage

everyone to look after each other.

Gathering Our Voices update; I have Stephen George, Alisha

Walkus, Thelma George, Mary-anne, Kelly, Roberta, Eileen,

David Charlie, Chassidy Jacobson signed up and helping

fundraise for the Youth Conference in Vancouver this year. Our

goal is to raise $8,000.00, this will change in event additional

youth sign up =D.

Also included for any interested is the “Call for Exhibitors”

application for the GOV 2014. Along with “Call for Facilitators”.

Sponsored the GOV group to compete in the “Angry Birds

Dodgeball Tournament” to win big! Woohoo come cheer them on.

Keep an eye out for upcoming fundraisers for the GOV youth

group and support them as future leaders to reach our goal and

attend the Youth Conference in Vancouver.

Watch for upcoming community meetings for Qatuwas 2014.

Heading back to where tribal journeys began in Bella Bella.

mailto:[email protected]






LEAH HUBBARD AND HAROLD NELSON TEACHING THE LADIES DANCE FOR CULTURE CLASS. THE

OTHER IS OF K'ODI TEACHING ME AND SOME STUDENTS FROM EKE ME-XI AND GNN

ELEMENTARY HIS FILLET TECHNIQUES. THE LAST PIC IS ME TEACHING MIKE REGINEAU AND SOME

OF ROBIN;S GNN CLAS HOW TO FILLET SALMON.








LOCAL JOB

POSTINGS Job Title : Shore Worker

Company Name : Bear Cove

Ice

Date Posted : 10/28/13

Full/Part-Time : Seasonal

Location : Port Hardy

Salary : $14.50/hr

Details : Hardworking,

reliable individuals needed

for offloading on an on call

basis.

Contact : Phone 250-949-7796

or fax 250-949-7703

Job Title : Floater

Company Name : Dunlop's

Home Hardware


Full/Part-Time : Part-time


Salary : Minimum

Provide customer service,

operate cashier till, help in

lumber yard. Must be

comfortable with computers,

meet physical requirements of

heavy lifting, be punctual &

work well alone or with team.

Must have DL.

Additional Info : Shift is

weekend work which could

lead into full0time. Start

ASAP.

Contact : Apply in person

with resume. 8945 Granville

St.

Job Title : Marine Mechanic

Company Name : Tri Port

Marine Ltd.


Full/Part-Time : Full-Time


Details : Looking for marine

mechanic. Preferably a

trained Mercury marine

mechanic.

Additional Info : Drop into

shop for details.

Contact : Email:

[email protected]

m or Phone: 250.949.7882

Job Title : Office Manager

Company Name : Mill &

Timber Products Ltd





Details : Office manager,

friendly and approachable.

Creative problem solver,

flexible with regards to job

responsibilities, days and

hours of work. Strong

working knowledge of MS

Office, especially Word and

Excel.

Contact : Please email your

resume to

[email protected]

Job Title : Chef

Company Name : Sam's Place




Details : Qualified Chef

required to run beautiful new

restaurant in Port Hardy.

Call to arrange interview.

Start ASAP.

Contact :Phone Yani:

250.949.0169

Job Title : Servers





Details : Position can be full

time or part time-new

restaurant in NI Mall. Call to

arrange interview. Will

provide training. Start ASAP.

Prefer experience but will

train

Contact : Phone Yani:

250.949.0169

Job Title : Line Cook





Details : Prefer experience

but will train: Position can be

full time or part time. New

restaurant in NI Mall. Call to

arrange interview. Will

provide training. Start ASAP.

Contact : Phone Yani:

250.949.0169

Job Title : Clerk/Cashier

Company Name : Old

Schoolhouse Store




Details : Must be available for

weekends, days or afternoons.


Position is 3 days/week. Start

asap. Apply in person.

Contact : Pat Rollinson: 4950

Beaver Harbour Road, Port

Hardy BC

Job Title : Poverty Consultant

Company Name : BC

Government-MCF


Full/Part-Time : Contract


Salary : $28.93-$33.01/Hr

Details : This PT .5 posting

goes to Mar 31-2014. Partner

with local gov't agencies &

business to develop strategies

to reduce poverty for local

families with children. Full

details from

[email protected].

ca

Additional Info : Resume

must indicate Degree in

related field, 5 years related

experience including working

with diverse agencies, First

Nations, government, health,

community & the public.

Apply online "Community

Poverty Strategy Consultant"

Contact : Apply online:

https://search.employment.go

v.bc.ca/cgi-

bin/a/highlightjob.cgi?jobid=1

6804

Job Title : Line Cook

Company Name :

Quarterdeck Pub




Details : Experienced Line

Cook required immediately.

Must have FoodSafe

certification.

Contact : email resume to

[email protected]

Job Title : Cashier/ Sales

Clerk

Company Name : Supreme

Convenience Store




Salary : 10.25/ hr

Details : We require a

reliable, motivated cashier to

work in our busy convenience

store. A team player who is

self directed to see what


needs to be done. Experience

with lottery and Food Safe

certificate are an asset.

Additional Info : We need

someone who enjoys

interacting with the

customers and staff. Someone

who will work hard and take

pride in their work. Attention

to details and cleanliness are

important to us.

Contact : Send resume to :

[email protected]

Job Title : Cashier/ Sales

Clerk

Company Name : Supreme

Convenience Store




Salary : 10.25/ hr

Details : We require a

reliable, motivated cashier to

work in our busy convenience

store. A team player who is

self directed to see what

needs to be done . Experience

with lottery and Food Safe

certificate are an asset.

Additional Info : We need

someone who enjoys

interacting with the

customers and staff. Someone

who will work hard and take

pride in their work. Attention

to details and cleanliness are

important to us.

Contact : Send resume to :

[email protected]


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2013 10 30 Yo! News