Vaccination Numbers up at Fall Flu Clinic and Health Fair

Iotorhkó:wa • January ✰ Enníska • February 2015
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Contents
Vaccination Numbers up at Fall
Flu Clinic and Health Fair
Photos: Susan Oke
Meet the KHCs New Clinical
Supervisor, Richard Rapoport.................... 4
Intima – Sources of Closeness and Connectedness in Working with Elderly Homecare
Services Clientele. ..................................... 5
Intimités: sources de proximité et de communication dans le travail à domicile auprès des
personnes âgées........................................ 6
Elder’s Center Update................................ 7
Kanesatake Community Garden................ 7
Kaniatarak’ta Christmas Celebration.......... 8
Kanehsatake Lacrosse Update.................. 9
Family Homes on Reserves and
Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act:............ 10
National Non-Smoking Week..................... 11
Wampum Belt Interpretation ...................... 14
Announcements.......................................... 15
By: Karennaha:wi McComber
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he Kanesatake Health Center hosted
a health and wellness fair in conjunction with the annual influenza clinic
on Saturday November 6th 2014. The event
was held at the Ratihente Gym and was open
to all community members of all ages. There
were a total of 23 health and/or wellness
booths on site and four influenza vaccination stations set up.
Many booths provided door prizes
and giveaways as well as a wealth of health
information specific to their field of practice.
We had approximately 200 visitors attend the
event through the day and many happy door
prize winners! According to our satisfactory
surveys, a great time was had by all who
attended. Thanks to all who participated.
According to nurse Dinah Routly,
about 200 people were vaccinated on that
day, which is a lot more than at last year’s
clinic. The health & Wellness booths within
and surrounding our area that attended this
event was as follows:
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Kanehsatake Farm
Kanehsatake Family Herbalist
Infant Vaccine & Hand Washing
CLSC
Foot Care
Sleep Apnea Solutions
Breastfeeding
Diebetes
Mental Wellness
Young Living Essential Oils
Children’s Oral Health Initiative
KHRO
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board
Chiropractique d’Oka
Massage Therapist
Herbalist
Paravie Fitness & Nutrition Trainer
Yoga Instructor
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Acupressure Practitioner
Kanehsatake Fitness Personal Training
Reiki Practitioner
Onento:kon Healing Lodge
The Healing Journey – Natural foods &
Medicinal Herbs
Door Prize winners: Amy Dillon, Isabelle
Saucy, Alice Binette, Doreen Roussin, Pamela Oke, Celyne Gaspe, Bridgette Pommeville,
Tiohenta McComber, Pauline Nelson, Merlyn Bonspille, Joanne Etienne, Andrew
Johnstone, Pierre Cloutier, Brenda Etienne,
Ann Beauvais, Debbie Beauvais, Jannis
Sheppard, Selina Etienne, Tracey Bonspile,
Nancy Haward, David Rice, Barbara Bonspille, Suzanne Haudrenille, Charlene Renee,
Terry Yaxley, Joan Nelson, Crystal Diabo and
Helene Lapine.
There are a few prizes still left unclaimed, if you see your name here and have
not picked up your prize please contact the
Kanesatake Health Center. Photos on page 2.
www.kanesatakehealthcenter.ca
Influenza Clinic & Health & Wellness Fair
Kanesatake Health Center Inc.
Presents,
For me, as a parent.
Program Facilitator:
Crissann Thompson
MCH Family Support Worker
If you are interested in this activity,
please contact Crissann at:
(450) 479-6000 ext. 287
to make an appointment.
This activity is also offered once a month
at the Parent’s and tots program.
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Local Area Clinics
Polyclinique Saint-Eustache
75, rue Grignon
Saint-Eustache (Québec)
J7P 4J2
Tél. : 450 473-6777
Téléc. : 450 473-1916
Unité de médecine de famille Polyclinique Médicale
Saint-Eustache CSSS du Lac- Fabreville
des-Deux-Montagnes
380, boul. Labelle bureau 113
57, boul. Industriel, bureau 2200
Saint-Eustache (Québec)
J7R 5B9
Tél. : 450 491-6001
For a SAME DAY clinic appointment
Téléc. : 450 491-7311
Starting at 5:00 am
Call (450) 970-2697
For a SAME DAY appointment
call Starting at 8:00 am
(450) 491-6001
GMF Montée de la Baie
3942, chemin Oka
Polyclinique 640
Saint-Joseph-du-Lac (Québec)
2000, Cours le Corbusier
J0N 1M0
Tél. : 450 473-7225 ou 450 473-3930 Boisbriand (Québec)
J7G 3E8
Téléc. : 450 473-2160
Tél. : 450 434-3434
For an appointment the NEXT DAY
Téléc. : 450 434-6494
starting at 9:30 PM
For a SAME DAY clinic appointment
Call (450) 970-2693
Starting at 5:30 am
Call (450) 970-3034
Clinique Médicale
Deux-Montagnes
201, 9e Avenue
Deux-Montagnes (Québec)
J7R 3M1
Tél. : 450 472-7520
Téléc. : 450 472-0886
Centre Médical
Sainte-Dorothée
1, boul. Samson
Laval (Québec)
H7X 3S5
Tél. : 450 689-6334
For an appointment the NEXT DAY Téléc. : 450 689-6339
Starting at 10 :00 pm
Call (450) 970-2692
CLSC Sainte-Rose
280, rue Roi du Nord
Centre Médical des
Laval (Québec)
Générations
H7L 4L2
465, rue Bibeau, bureau 200
Tél. : 450 622-5110
Saint-Eustache (Québec)
Téléc. : 450 622-5085
J7R 0C8
Tél.: 450 472-1955
Téléc. : 450 472-1905
For a SAME DAY appointment
Starting at 7 :00 am
Call (450) 970-2695
Polyclinique Concorde
300, boul. de la Concorde Est
Laval (Québec)
H7G 2E6
Tél. : 450 667-5310
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Laval (Québec)
H7P 5L3
Tél. : 450 628-5800
Téléc. : 450 628-0217
Clinique Médicale
Sainte-Thérèse
233, rue Turgeon bureau 15
Sainte-Thérèse (Québec)
J7E 3J8
Tél. : 450 430-1030
(urgence – sans rendez-vous)
Tél. : 450 430-4301 (médecine familiale)
Clinique Médicale de l’Avenir
1150, boul. de l’Avenir bureau 200
Laval (Québec)
H7N 6L9
Tél.: 450 680-1150
Téléc.: 450 680-1151
Centre Médical Jolibourg Inc.
1271, boul. Jolibourg
Laval (Québec)
H7Y 1Z8
Tél. : 450 689-2424
Tiny Tots Clinic
203-3400 du Marche
DDO, QC
H9B 2Y1
Tel: (514) 685-3531
Fax: (514) 685-7971
Walk-in Clinic appointments
Tel: (514) 685-3531
www.kanesatakehealthcenter.ca
Meet the KHCs New Clinical Supervisor,
Richard Rapoport
materials for the federal government.
I was the co-founder of the Association Québeçoise d›entraide
des anciens combattants de la guerre du Vietnam (Quebec Vietnam
Veterans Outreach Center), and have previously been involved in
drug and alcohol prevention training programs in Mistassini and in
training on elderly residential care provision for the Cree Board of
Health and Social Services of James Bay.
I believe that it will be helpful that I have worked for over twenty
years in a CLSC setting, including work with palliative care patients,
the elderly and those receiving psychiatric services... During this time,
I was associated with MUHC-Royal Victoria Hospital Psychology
Department and had a private practice focusing on anxiety, depression, alcohol and substance abuse, as well as doing performance
enhancement training for NHL and other professional sports persons.
For over ten years, I was «Shrinkrap», a therapy call-in show
on CJAD in Montreal and on CFRB in Toronto providing both information and entertainment on matters of well-being, relationship
by Richard Rapoport MSW, PSW, Clinical Supervisor
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and culture. I was previously an Editor at the Concordia University
t is a great pleasure to join with you here at the KHC. I have been
newspaper, and have published in professional journals in the United
asked to say something about myself. My background is in health
States, England, France and Israel, as well as by UNESCO.
care administration and social welfare management studies at
Having said all of the above, who you are, is ultimately more
Washington University’s Brown School of Social Work, and officer
important than what you do, and so I look forward to bringing “who”
leadership training with the U.S. Army. I have previously managed
I am to the position. As I get to meet you and get a sense of our work-
a large network of public residences in Montreal offering health and
ing environment, I see each of us inspiring a shared vision, dialogue;
housing services to the elderly and to those with psychiatric difficul-
imagining exciting and empowering options for our future, with col-
ties. Prior to this, I was a national fashion buyer for Simpson’s-Sears,
laboration and connection. Sometimes, as you know, the most simple,
and assistant to the Director of a large facility housing specialised
personal gestures can make the biggest difference (!). RR
Are you ready to quit smoking?
There are resources available to help.
www.gosmokefree.gc.ca/quit
toll free quitline: 1-866-366-3667
You can order or download Health Canada’s help guide: On the Road to Quitting
http://hc-sc.gc.ca/hc-ps/pubs/tobac-tabac/orqa-svra/index-eng.php
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Intima – Sources of Closeness and Connectedness in Working with Elderly Homecare Services
Clientele.
homes – of having to forego their own preferences, needs, values,
and aspirations.
Yet, elderly recipients of such care may ultimately find that the
relationships that they can develop with service providers to be of
Richard D. Rapoport, Clinical Supervisor,
Kanesatake Health Center
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he homecare program is considered to be one of the essential services offered by the Kanesatake Health Center, and
allows the individual to be maintained in their home setting.
The presence of homecare providers such as professional nurse case
managers and home health aides also serves a significant role in
providing an important element of “intimacy,” as home care relies
on such non-invasive interventions such as listening, acknowledging,
respecting, and comforting.
Merely being connected to someone, trusting them, being able
to reveal private thoughts and feelings are deeply meaningful factors
in compensating for the many losses older persons experience with
their health, their independence, and in their previous contacts with
friends and family. Such losses can have a very limiting effect on
the expression and realization of the desire for closeness, tenderness,
touch, and intimacy. In fact, these are essential to the process of
genuinely “caring” care, as well as, lessening the adverse effects of
certain psychological and medical conditions.
Homecare service providers are uniquely situated to provide for
the needs for closeness and connection in their homecare clientele.
Indeed, the Latin term intima means the deepest level of something
inside – where two things may be touching but still remaining separate.
The need to have company, to have a witness to one’s existence,
and the desire to touch, hug, and hold another person is a profound
requirement that eludes many older persons who are essentially
confined to their home settings. They, as all of us, have a deep need
for intimacy, which is a core aspect of identity. The need to feel light
and playful with someone, where laughter can flow easily, when they
can feel safe when they are with someone who is very accepting,
caring, and compassionate is of ultimate importance.
However, many elderly persons may respond with discomfort
to the idea of having such services in their homes as they see this as
great benefit to their overall sense of well-being. A friendship can
develop that also provides companionship and social support. One
author described reciprocity between clients and care-providers in
which interest was taken in each other’s experiences and room was
made for verbal exchange - there was “a vested interest” in each
other’s lives. The author noted that “a pattern or rhythm and symmetry developed in the relationships where elders’ needs were known,
anticipated and met”.
Such programs will go a long way in sensitizing professional
care providers as to the issues surrounding aging and the need for
intimacy and to confront those negative attitudes, stereotypes, myths
and taboos that work against older persons’ legitimate right and need
to want to continue to have intimate relationships that include physical
expressions of caring, tenderness or love. As in younger people, the
need to care for and be cared about continues into older ages. The
role and training of professional homecare services providers can
go a long way to ensure that the emotional, mental, spiritual, social
and physical aspects of intimacy, that are are needs that all people
have regardless of age, and which can be responded to in the home
environment.
Excerpted from Rapoport, Richard D. « Intimités : Sources de Proximité et de Communication dans le travail à domicile auprès des
personnes âgées » Gérontologie et société (Fondation Nationale de
Gérontologie), Numéro 122 – septembre, 2007
an invasion of their privacy and as threatening to their independence.
Their need for outside support may challenge their very conception
of who they are, and more importantly, who they have become.
This eroded sense of self is only further heightened by the sense of
being compromised by accepting the presence of “strangers” in their
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Intimités: sources de proximité et de communication dans le travail à domicile auprès des
personnes âgées
Ce sentiment d’identité est encore plus mis à mal lorsque les
by Richard D. Rapoport
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es services de soins à domicile de la clinique médicale de
Kanesatake sont considérés comme un élément essentiel de
prise en charge des personnes âgées. Le soutien à domicile
permet aux personnes de rester chez elles et de prévenir les situations
de crises qui pourraient déboucher sur une institutionnalisation.
Par leur présence les intervenants à domicile jouent aussi un rôle
significatif en procurant un élément important « d’intimité » car les
soins à domicile reposent sur des actions douces telles que l’écoute,
la reconnaissance et le réconfort. Le simple fait de communiquer avec
quelqu’un, de lui faire confiance, de pouvoir lui révéler ses sentiments
personnels et ses sentiments constitue un moyen fort de compenser les
pertes nombreuses que les personnes âgées expérimentent au niveau
de leur santé, de leur indépendance et de leurs contacts antérieurs avec
leurs familles et leurs amis. De telles pertes peuvent avoir un impact
négatif sur l’expression et la réalisation de leur désir de proximité,
de tendresse, de contact et d’intimité. Ces dernières sont pourtant
indispensables pour assurer des soins de qualité ou diminuer les effets
négatifs de certains états psychologiques et médicaux.
Les services de soutien à domicile ont une place unique pour
répondre aux besoins de proximité et de communication de leur clientèle. D’ailleurs le terme latin Intima signifie le niveau le plus profond
à l’intérieur de quelque chose, là où deux choses peuvent se toucher
tout en restant séparées. Le besoin d’avoir de la compagnie, d’avoir
un témoin de son existence et le désir de toucher, d’étreindre, de
tenir quelqu’un dans ses bras sont des aspirations profondes et les
personnes confinées chez elles n’ont pas toujours la possibilité de
les satisfaire.
Comme pour nous tous, le besoin d’intimité est constitutif de
leur identité. Elles ont besoin de se sentir légères, gaies et de pouvoir
rire facilement avec quelqu’un. Il faut aussi qu’elles puissent se sentir
en confiance avec quelqu’un qui les encourage et leur témoigne de
l’attention et de la compassion.
Cependant beaucoup de personnes âgées rechignent à l’idée de
bénéficier de services à domicile car ils leur apparaissent comme une
intrusion dans leur vie privée et une menace pour leur indépendance.
Le besoin de recevoir une aide extérieure peut mettre en danger l’opinion qu’elles ont d’elles-mêmes et, plus grave encore, de ce qu’elles
sont devenues.
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personnes doivent accepter la présence « d’étrangers » chez elles
et renoncer à leurs préférences, leurs besoins, leurs valeurs et leurs
aspirations.
En conséquence, leur adaptation et leur acceptation des services
de soins à domicile se font plus difficilement. Cependant, les bénéficiaires âgés des services de soins à domicile peuvent finalement
se rendre compte que les relations qu’ils sont susceptibles de nouer
avec les intervenants peuvent grandement favoriser leur bien-être.
Une Une relation étroite peut aussi se créer et procurer compagnie
et soutien social.
Un auteur a décrit une relation de réciprocité entre usagers et
prestataires dans laquelle chacun prenait le temps de parler avec
l’autre personne et de s’intéresser à sa vie. L’auteur a remarqué que
la relation s’est développée à sa manière propre avec un rythme et
une réciprocité qui permettaient de connaître et d’anticiper les besoins
des personnes âgées et d’y répondre.
De tels programmes auront beaucoup d’importance pour répondre aux besoins concernant l’âge et le besoin d’intimité. Ils devront
aussi lutter contre les attitudes négatives, les stéréotypes, les mythes
et les tabous qui nient le droit et le besoin légitime des personnes
âgées à continuer des relations intimes pour exprimer physiquement
leur tendresse et leur amour. Comme pour les jeunes gens, le besoin
d’aimer et d’être aimé perdure au grand âge. La rôle et la formation
des intervenants à domicile est essentielle pour qu’ils soient bien
conscients, que chacun, quel que soit son âge, a une vie intime et
des besoins émotionnels, mentaux, spirituels, sociaux et physiques.
Adapté de Rapoport, Richard D. « Intimités : Sources de Proximité
et de Communication dans le travail s domicile auprès des personnes âgées » Gérontologie et société (Fondation Nationale de
Gérontologie), Numéro 122 – septembre, 2007
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Elder’s Center Update
By Noreen Cree, Coordinator
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reetings to everyone. I trust that the holidays
were enjoyed by all. I would like to wish the
community a happy new year and the very best. I
pray and hope that God will bless and grant good
health and peace to all.
The elders had an enjoyable Christmas luncheon, as usual. The cook, Sharon, served turkey
and all the trimmings.
For the 10th year, “Santa Baby,” was here
to pass out the gifts. The door prizes were appreciated. We had a special treat when Guillaume
Belisle sang a few Johnny Cash songs. The el-
Photos: Barbara Simon
ders sang Christmas carols in English and French.
There was a lot of laughter from stories that were
exchanged and fun was had by all. Nia:wen.
Kanesatake Community Garden
Lorrie Ann Oke
Community Action Organizer/Quebec en
Forme Coordinator
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he Kanesatake Mohawk Council and the Community Action
Organizer/Quebec en Forme Coordinator are cooperating
in creating a community garden for the Collective Kitchen
initiative and for interested individuals, couples or families to grow
their own vegetables and fruits.
The garden is located along Ahsennenhson Road, adjacent to
the old Peacekeepers station. Chiefs John Canatonquin and Bruce
Montour offered this location because of its central aspect in the
community. It is also within an area where wells are available for
watering the gardens. The land was once an apple orchard and has
not been used in years, therefore it’s an excellent location for growing
vegetables and fruits.
Three gentlemen from the Mountain Crew were asked to
clear the land, and did a great job preparing the land for Mr. Martin
Dagenais who offered to till the land for free.
There are four sections or strips of land tilled. Two sections will
be reserved for the Collective Kitchen and the food produced will
be used in the collective kitchen activities/workshops. The other two
sections will be available for the community`s personal use in growing
vegetables and fruits. We will be sending out more information on
the Community Garden as the weather warms and planting season
approaches.
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Kaniatarak’ta Christmas Celebration
& Nia:wen to Kaniatarak’ta supporters
Photos: Carolee Brassard
Lorrie Ann Oke, Community Action Organizer
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arie-Josée Martin and Mary Nicholas would like to thank
the CKHQ United Voices Radio workers for continuing to
offer the elders monthly BINGO packages. The monthly
Wednesday night BINGO is an activity that many elders look forward
to. It makes their night when one of them gets to yell BINGO. BINGO
players can surely understand the feeling. Nia:wen to Jacob Jacobsen, who yearly donates the money he makes from collecting bottles
and cans. The money is put towards movie night and refreshments.
Thanks Jacob for sharing; the elder’s love the extra treats. There are
anonymous donations to the home and the support that is offered is
so appreciated, so a big Nia:wen for your help.
December was an active month for the Elders. On December
th,
16 the Elders shared an afternoon and a meal with the children
from Kid’s Zone. Nia:wen to the organizers involved and
to the children who brought all the wonderful energy to the
home with the Mohawk Christmas Carols. Graciously, the
Kanesatake Health Center provided presents for the elders
and the children. They opened their presents all together.
Gloria Nelson played Santa, without the red suit, and she
did a great job. A meal for the elders and children closed off
the get together. The exchange for the children is a lesson
in understanding, caring, and giving. The elders love the
children’s happy faces and their songs, it offers a snap shot
in time, reminding them of their youth and gives them the
knowledge that they are not forgotten but loved. This is the
second year that the Kids Zone-Afterschool Program attends
Riverside at Christmas to spend quality time with the Elders.
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This event is also to share and teach the children that it’s not
only the time of year for receiving but also giving, it supports
and reinforces values. Once again niawen!
On December 18th, the Home offered a meal for the
elder’s and their families. The ambiance was created with the
idea of creating intimacy and quality time for the families,
so the staff worked hard moving and arranging the tables in
a cozy restaurant style set up. The elders remarked that it
was like going out to a restaurant without going out. What a
wonderful expression to the staff that work hard for the elders
and a message for them that their efforts are appreciated.
Nia:wen to Connie and Melinda Nelson who volunteered to
help out in the kitchen. The night was magical and something
special for all to cherish.
On December 19th, the High School students from Ratihente
came to visit and once again offered their handy work of knitted and
crocheted hats, scarves and mitts to the elders. The skill set that the
students used to create such lovely gifts is wonderful. The elders appreciated the presents because the majority of the elders have used
their skills in creative manners like this, because for their generation
it was normal to learn how to make items. Hand made gifts are extra
special because the time, attention, creativity, and patience to make
something special and unique for the elders is understood by them.
Once again Nia:wen to all involved with Kanitarak’ta Elder’s
Home the support and caring keep the elders in their community and
close to their families.
www.kanesatakehealthcenter.ca
Kanehsatake Lacrosse Update
Photos: Karlie Diabo
by Kevin Nelson
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he 2014 season was a successful one, as we had five teams registered to play. Tyke, Novice, Midget, Junior, and Women’s senior.
We played our season out of the Olympia arena in Two Mountains.
The growth of lacrosse in this community over the last few years is a sign
that the youth are becoming more physically active and taking pride in
representing Kanehsatake. Our goal every year is to simply improve from
the season before and continue to grow the game while teaching the youth
to respect themselves, each other, and the community. By having kids play
lacrosse you teach them the value of hard work, working towards a goal,
and working together.
One of the things I am most proud of this year is the youth who volunteered to become coaches last year. Joseph Beauvais, Nicholas Tremblay,
Dylan Gabriel, Steven Mcphee, and Teki Albany all volunteered last year
to assist the head coaches with practices. I would like to take the time to
thank Randy Etienne, Travis Etienne, Brandon Etienne, Melody Beaudin,
John Nicholas, Hawi Mccomber, Melissa Simon, Alana Simon, Norman
Beaver, Bobby White, Mark Tolley, Pat Gelinas, Kimberly Simon and
Nadine Etienne for their help in making my job as president that much
easier. I would like to thank Valerie Tewisha, our treasurer and Joanne
Etienne and Julie Cataford for their help in fundraising. Here is a look at
some of the things we accomplished this season.
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played Akwesasne for the first time in close to 15 years
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defeated Kahnawake tykes twice( home and away)
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Ratihente high school won bronze in field lacrosse
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4 players represented team Quebec Midget
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our junior team led the league in attendance
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6 trained refs, 2 certified coaches
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affiliated with the Tyendinaga Wolfpack
On behalf of Kanehsatake minor lacrosse I would like
Our goals for the 2015 season
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create a field for field lacrosse
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start a field lacrosse team
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host a tournament
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start a mini tyke group
to thank the following organizations. CKHQ, Nicebutts,
Smileys, Marias Gas Bar, Big Chiefs Store, Kanesatake Health
Center, Kanehsatake Education Center, Crime Prevention. This
initiative (or project) is made possible by the support and financial assistance of Québec en Forme .
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Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial
Interests or Rights Act: taken from www.coemrp.ca
submitted by Amanda Simon
Mohawk Council of Kanesatake
Certified Professional Aboriginal Lands Manager
In the event a community does not enact its own matrimonial real property (MRP) law by
December 16th 2014, Provisional Federal Rules will be applied, with some exceptions, until a
First Nation develops their own matrimonial real property law. These provisional rules provide
the following right and protections’: • Equal right to occupancy of the family home (S.13)
• Requirement of spousal consent for the sale or disposal of the family home (S.15)
• Emergency protection order (S.16-19)
• Exclusive occupation order (S.20)
• Entitlement of each member spouse or common-law partner to an equal division of the
value of the family home and any other matrimonial interest of rights (S.28)
• Order for the transfer of matrimonial real property between spouse or common-law
partners (S. 31)
• Entitlement of surviving spouses or common-law partners ( S.34-38)
• Enforcement of agreements on the division of the value of the matrimonial property (S.52)
I encourage everyone with access to the internet to visit the Centre of Excellence for Matrimonial Real Property at www.coemrp.ca As the incumbent Certified Lands and Estates Manager I will be advising the community of
information sessions which will be taking place at the end of January 2015 or the beginning of
February 2015. These sessions will be an overview of the legislation, the importance of First
Nation views, the process of creating a law and what it means to the First Nation. For any questions or concerns, please call Amanda Simon, 450-479-8373 ext. 114 or by e-mail: simon.amanda@kanestake.ca
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National Non-Smoking Week
taken from Health Canada’s website: http://hc-sc.gc.ca/hc-ps/tobac-tabac/res/nnsw-snsf-eng.php
Objectives
The goals of NNSW are:
N
ational Non-Smoking Week (NNSW) has been observed
during the third week in January for more than 37 years.
With a wide variety of activities and participants across the
country, National Non-Smoking Week is one of the most important
events in Canada’s ongoing public education efforts on controlling
tobacco-use.
National Non-Smoking Week is truly a national endeavour,
involving agencies and individuals working at the federal, provincial/
territorial, regional and local levels. Every year, thousands of people
across Canada take part in various NNSW activities sponsored by local
health units, local and provincial/territorial councils on smoking and
health, health charities such as the Canadian Cancer Society, the Heart
and Stroke Foundation of Canada, the Canadian Lung Association,
and provincial, territorial and federal Ministries of Health.
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to educate Canadians about the dangers of smoking;
to prevent non-smokers from starting to smoke and becoming addicted to tobacco;
to help smokers quit;
to promote the right of individuals to breathe air unpolluted by tobacco smoke;
to denormalize tobacco products and tobacco-use; and
to assist in the attainment of a smoke-free society in Canada.
Weedless Wednesday
Weedless Wednesday focusses on the benefits of cessation and promotes the community resources available to help smokers quit. It
takes a “one day at a time” approach to quitting smoking, a concept
appealing to many smokers who may be discouraged at the thought
of an entire week -- or lifetime -- without cigarettes, but who may be
able to cope with one smoke-free day.
Some Tobacco Facts From the
World Health Organization
taken from the who website: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs339/en/#
]] Tobacco kills up to half its users.
]] Tobacco kills nearly 6 million people each year. More than five million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use, while more that 600,000 are the result of non smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. Unless urgent action is taken, the annual death toll could rise to more than eight million by 2030.
]] Nearly 80-percent of the world’s one billion smokers live in low and middle income countries.
There is no safe level of exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke.
]] In adults, second-hand smoke causes serious cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, including coronary heart disease and lung
cancer. In infants, it causes sudden death. In pregnant women, it causes low birth weight.
]] Almost half of children regularly breathe air polluted by tobacco smoke in public places.
]] Over 40-percent of children have at least one smoking parent.
]] Second-hand smoke causes more than 600,000 premature deaths per year.
]] In 2004, children accounted for 28-percent of the deaths attributable to second-hand smoke.
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Fire safety
http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/security-securite/home-maison/fire-feu-eng.php
Being prepared is your best defence against a fire in your home.
Minimize your family’s risk of fire-related injury by following these
safety tips.
Electrical Products
You can follow some simple rules to reduce the risk of hazards associated with electrical products:
Smoke Detectors
• Check for counterfeit electrical products that do not meet
Smoke detectors save lives. It is important to put smoke detectors in Canadian electrical safety requirements. Signs of counterfeit
the right places in your home. You should also test them regularly to products include poor quality, very inexpensive price, make sure that they work properly. You can minimize your family’s grammatical errors and unusual fonts on the product, labelling
risk of fire-related injury or death by installing the right number of or packaging.
smoke detectors in the right places in your home, and by keeping • Regularly check and clean appliances with filters and screens such as dishwashers and clothes dryers. In the case of clothes them all in good working order.
dryers, leftover lint in the screen and piping can ignite in high • Install smoke detectors outside each bedroom and sleeping area, temperatures, causing fires.
and on each level of your home, including the basement.
Power Cord Safety
• Read and follow every step of the manufacturer’s directions when you install your smoke detectors.
• Keep cords for electrical appliances, such as deep fryers, kettles, • Test your smoke detectors every month to make sure that they steam irons and toasters, out of the reach of children. They can
are working properly.
be hurt or burned if they pull an appliance off a counter.
• Follow the manufacturer’s directions for cleaning your smoke • Keep cords a safe distance from heat and water sources.
detectors.
• Make sure that the proper indoor and outdoor cords are used for • Change the batteries as often as recommended by the manufacturer. electrical products.
• Replace any smoke detector that is more than ten years old.
• Discard or replace worn and/or distressed cords and plugs on • Investigate any false alarms, and have an escape plan in case of any electrical product. Frayed/damaged lamp cords are a fire and a real fire.
shock hazard.
Fire Extinguishers
Purchase a fire extinguisher for your home and keep it handy in the
event of a small fire. Make sure you know what to look for when
buying a fire extinguisher for your home.
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Ensure your extinguisher is labelled by a nationally recognized testing laboratory.
The higher the number rating on the extinguisher, the more fire it puts out. It is important to make sure you can comfortably hold and operate the one you buy.
Have your extinguisher serviced and inspected regularly, and re
charge it after use.
Install your fire extinguisher near an escape route and away from potential fire hazards.
Smoking is one of the leading causes of house fires. Smokers should
regularly check their furniture for fallen cigarettes or embers, which
can smoulder for hours before bursting into flames. Make sure to properly extinguish cigarettes and never leave lit cigarettes unattended.
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Never break off the third prong of a plug.
Unroll cords completely before use to avoid overheating.
Unplug heat producing electrical products when not in use, such as kettles, toasters, irons and hair dryers.
Extension cords should not be:
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Run through doors, walls, ceilings
Run under rugs
Run behind or on radiators or baseboards
Used to support heavy objects
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Do not place heat producing electrical products too close to
flammable material.
Do not place lamp shades too close to combustibles, including light bulbs.
Do not bring electronic devices to bed, such as laptops and smart-phones. They contain lithium batteries which can explode
and cause fires when they fail.
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Coloring Page
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Wampum Belt Interpretation
by Susan Oke
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s part of the Kawennenhas project, Harvey Gabriel arranged
to have a wampum belt explanation done at Ratihente high
school on January 12, 2015. The belts were explained or
interpreted by Darren Bonaparte, from Akwesasne’s Native North
American Travelling College.
There were at least 20 replica wampum belts, including the
Two Dog Wampum from Kanesatake, which is the biggest wampum
belt (See photo on the right). The Two Dogs on this belt guarded our
boundaries, according to our local history and our history book At The
Wood’s Edge (p. 271). But in his talk, Darren Bonaparte offered up
an alternate interpretation of the dogs; he stated that the white dogs
on the belt may refer to a very old ceremony involving the sacrifice
of white dogs. The audience, made up of students and a large number
of community members, were encouraged to make a trip to the McCord Museum in Montreal, where the original Two Dog Wampum
belt can be found. After the mornings talk, a lunch was sponsored by
the Kanesatake Health Center.
If you are interested in learning more about the Native
North American Travelling College
visit their website: www.nnatc.org
If you are interested in purchasing our local history book, At The Wood’s Edge, an Anthology of the History of the
People of Kanehsatake, by Arlette Van Den Hende and Brenda Katlatont Gabriel, The book is available in English
or French. You can buy it through the Tsi Ronterihwanónhnha ne Kanien’kéha Language and Culture Center:
(450) 479-1651 ext. 701, Hilda Kanerahtenha:wi Nicholas.
Mini-Mohawk Lesson
Courtesy of Tsi Ronterihwanónhnha ne Kanien’kéha Language and Culture Center
BoatKahonwé:ia
ShipKahonweiakó:wa
Sailboat
Canoe
Watshirótha
Onà:ke
Dug out canoe Oròn:tok
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Announcements
Health Center Birthdays
Jason Proulx
January 5
Crissann Thompson
January 29
Teionata’a Tolley
January 15th
Happy 12th Birthday to our Baby Girl You’re
growing into a beautiful young lady. We are
so proud of everything you do! May all your
dreams come true!
Love, Mom, Dad, Hank & Adryan
Gloria Nelson
February 10
Donna Nelson
February 19
Dinah Routly
February 19
Karennahawi McComber
February 20
Tekawisarih’tha Cree
January 1st
Happy Birthday to our beautiful niece
Lots of love
Aunty, uncle and your cousins.
Diane Harding
February 24
Mike Malo
February 27
Happy birthday everybody!!
Kelly Tolley
February 17th
Shaelyn Nelson
January 15th
Happy Birthday to our awesome aunty
The Tolley’s would like to wish our awesome
niece Shaelyn Nelson a happy birthday!
Congratulations on all your accomplishments!
Lots of love from the Tolleys!
Love Uncle, Aunty and your 3 bratty cousins.
Crissann Thompson
January 29th
Happy Birthday to one of my besties,
Love from Karennahawi & Family
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January
February
Alzheimer Awareness Month
Heart Month
New Years Day
January 1
Ground Hog Day
February 2
Weedless Wednesday
January 21
World Cancer Day
February 4
Family Literacy Day
January 27
Valentine’s Day
February 14
Chinese New Year
(Year of the sheep)
February 19
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Karihwi:ios Deadline
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February 10, 24
January 9, 23
February 6, 20
More Health Fair & Flu Clinic Photos on
Page 2. Story on front page.
March/April
February 19, 2015
Emergency Phone Numbers
Fire and Ambulance:
911
Police Emergency:
310-4141
*4141 (cell)
Police Non-emergency
(SQ office) (450) 479-1313
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