Mistawasis Spring - Saskatoon Tribal Council

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VOL. 3. ISSUE 1.
TO STRENGTHEN AND EMPOWER A PROSPEROUS MISTAWASIS
P. 1
SPRING EDITION
TH E N E W VO ICE
A N I R ON BUFFA LO CE N T RE PUB LIC AT I O N.
EDITOR: PETRA GOMBOS.
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E - M A I L: M I S TAWA S I S N E W S @ G M A I L. CO M
Treaty 6 Medal Comes Home to
Mistawasis
On January 8, 2014, Mistawasis received the
Treaty 6 Medal from the Glenbow Museum in
Calgary. An o!cial signing ceremony was held at
the Glenbow Museum between Chief Daryl
Watson, Treaty Commissioner George Lafond and
the Province of Alberta. Mistawasis Elders and
representatives for the FSIN, Province of Alberta,
Glenbow Museum and Treaty Commissioner’s
o!ce took part in the ceremony to o!cially have
the Treaty 6 Medal transferred back to Mistawasis
First Nation.
Presently the Treaty 6 Medal is on loan to
Mistawasis from the government of Alberta. The
Glenbow Museum and Mistawasis are in the
process of negotiating a permanent arrangement
to have the Medal repatriated to Mistawasis.
MISTAWASIS FIRST NATION • PO BOX 250 • LEASK, SK, S0J 1M0 • 306.466.4800
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MI S T A WA S I S C O M M UNI TY PL AN
What Goes into the Community Plan?
The Community Plan is a document that will contain the ideas, values and aspirations of the Mistawasis
people. It describes the physical and social assets of the community, expresses a long-term vision, and sets
out a strategy for improving the quality of life in the community.
The planning process is guided by four principles:
The Plan comes from the community. The vision, strategies, projects and initiatives are based on
the voice and spirit of community members.
The Plan is owned by the community. It is widely understood and broadly supported by the
community.
The Plan inspires and motivates. It is a community tool that is inclusive and engaging.
The Plan is holistic. It considers all aspects of the community and makes connections between them.
Action
The Action chapter describes a
way of working together and a
strategy to focus energy and
attention in order to have the most
beneficial impact in the community.
The Community Plan will show how
Mistawasis can grow physically,
and it identifies key projects,
policies and programs for many
sectors in the community. Broad
directions and priorities are set out
for areas such as culture,
governance, education, health, the
environment and housing.
The community must determine
the Community Plan’s areas of
focus. The image below shows an
example of possible areas that the
Community Plan can address. The
vision is at the heart of the strategy.
Context
The context is a snapshot of where
the community is now. It includes
information about the physical
community and the experience of
community life. Understanding the
context shows strengths that can
be built on as well as areas that can
be improved or need more
Vision
The vision describes what the people
of Mistawasis value and what our
aspirations are for future generations.
The vision is an inspiring and
memorable statement of where the
community wants to go and the key
qualities that are needed to move in
that direction.
For more information please
contact:
Anthony Johnston, Plan Lead
466-4800 (ext. 272)
Anthony.b.johnston@gmail.com
Alexis Miller, Community Planner(902) 494-3926
milleraj@dal.ca
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N E WS F RO M D IR E CTOR OF OP E RA TI O NS
Mistawasis membership as to what they would like to
see in Mistawasis in five-ten-twenty years in all
program areas.
Louis LeDoux –
Director of Operations
It is an honour to
be able to submit
a report to another
edition of “The
New Voice.”
Spring is finally
here after one of
the coldest winters
on record.
I would like to welcome
and introduce Darrol
Lafond, our General Manager for our radio station. Call
letters are CHEC – FM and 93.7 on your radio dial. We
have Myles Ermine and Loretta Dreaver as disc jockeys
in training. Mistawasis has a total of 28 hours of local
programing each week, with the remaining hours under
MBC radio, which we are a!liated with. A great big
thank you to all the people that have been involved
with bringing the radio station to Mistawasis, it has
been in the works for the last fourteen years.
Another welcome to Mistawasis is our Director
of Health – Karen Greyeyes, she started March 24th. Do
stop in and have a co"ee and chat with Karen at the
Health Centre.
There are so many positives that will be
“voiced” by others in this newsletter. First of all the
Gasification project, bringing gas to Mistawasis which
was initiated by the previous Council. This Chief and
Council are taking the “baton” and finishing o" the
Gasification and Conversion projects. It is great to be
able to talk about positive transitions between Council
regimes and to continue this positive journey with
Membership.
There is an o!cial registered letter dated March
27, 2014 from Aboriginal A"airs and Northern
Development Canada (AANDC) which states “with
further reference to our letter forwarding copies of
notice of appeal lodged against the Mistawasis First
Nation general election held on April 19, 2013. All
particulars and documents filed in connection with the
notice of appeal have been examined. On the basis of
this examination, the Department of Aboriginal A"airs
and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) is
satisfied that there were no contraventions or violations
of the Indian Act or the Indian Band Election
Regulations (IBER) that might have a"ected the result
of the election. Based upon a balance of probabilities,
the analysis of the supporting a!davits and
documents to the appeal do not provide a rationale
and/or particulars to support the allegation of corrupt
practices.” A full copy of this letter can be found at the
end of the newsletter.
Therefore, based upon all of the information
received it is determined that neither the Act nor the
IBER were violated and that the EO complied with the
IBER in performing her duties. The appeal is dismissed
and the results of the election, held on April 19, 2013
stand. The candidates, appellant and the Electoral
O!cer will be notified by mail accordingly.” Letter
signed by Brenda D. Kustra, Director General –
Governance Branch.
Respectfully submitted by:
Louis LeDoux – Director of Operations
The Comprehensive Community Plan
facilitated by Dalhousie University, will create a twentyyear Vision for Mistawasis. This CCP plan will be
developed by “people power,” consulting with all
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FIN A N C E 1 0 1
A fiscal year, or financial year, is a period used for calculating annual
("yearly") financial statements in businesses and other organizations. In
many jurisdictions, regulatory laws regarding accounting and taxation
require such reports once per twelve months, but do not require that the
period reported on constitutes a calendar year (that is, January 1 to
December 31). Fiscal years vary between businesses and countries.
In Canada, the government's fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31
(Example: April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 for the current fiscal year).
This fiscal year applies to all First Nations throughout Canada because
we are federal jurisdiction.
Chief Financial Officer,
Steven Johnston
The Reason why
Budgets are
Important
– June), two major
At the end and beginning of our fiscal year, (January
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activities occur at the same time.
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Budgeting for new year; and
Audit for year end.
There are many reasons why budgets
are important. Some of the main
reasons are listed below:
Budget
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Communication to members
about incoming revenues and
outgoing expenses;
Holds Chief & Council and
management accountable to
the members;
Allows managers and decision
makers to think ahead by
formalizing
the
planning
e!ort;
Reveals potential problems
before they happen;
Coordinates activities of the
Community
Provides
interim
and
continual
analysis
of
performance;
Sets guidelines for allocation
of resources;
Reflects
community
and
funding agency priorities;
Avoids deficits and plans
surpluses;
Provides proper assessment
of projected revenues and
expenditures; and,
Prevents recovery of funds,
deficits positions and cash
flow shortages.
Essentially, a budget is a list of all planned expenses and revenues. As a
plan for saving and spending, budgets are used to monitor and manage
our community’s incoming and outgoing funds. It is a detailed plan
showing how money will be acquired and used over a period of time.
Revenue
Revenue includes increases in economic resources resulting from
operations. They include any
gains,
increases
in
economic
resources, either by way of increase to assets or decreases to liabilities,
resulting
from operations, transactions and events of the accounting
period. Examples of revenues are funding
from
AANDC,
Health
Canada, STC, CDC and income received from business enterprises.
Expenses
Expenses are costs arising as a direct result of operations, transactions
and event of the
accounting period. Examples of expenses include
salaries, travel, per diems, insurance and o#ce supplies.
Budgets are used by decision makers and mangers to support
operations planning and identify potential problems or issues. For
example, a problem that might be highlighted is that expenses are
higher than revenues. A budget shows where resources are being
allocated. Managers use the budget as a tool to run the business of the
community.
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What is an Audit?
An
audit
is
an
independent examination
of
our
Communities
transactions and financial
statements, to determine
if the financial statements
are
prepared
in
accordance with GAAP.
The audit is conducted in
accordance with GAAS.
Independent means that the examination is carried
out by a third party – an accounting firm that is
not part of the organization.
GAAP – Generally
Accepted Accounting
Principles
Concepts or guidelines and detailed practices in
accounting that make up accepted accounting
practice.
Audited Financial
Statements and Reporting
Requirements
Audited financial statements support informed
decision making by providing timely and accurate
financial data. As a result, the statements meet
common information needs of a variety of
individuals or groups including Chief & Council,
management, community members, financial
institutions and funding agencies.
Financial
statements provide information about the:
First Nation’s finances;
Sources and types of revenues;
Allocation and use of economic resources;
Cost of goods and services provided in the
accounting period;
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met by the revenues for that period;
! First Nation’s financial position; and
! Predicting future financial and resource
capacity.
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GAAP refers to the principles of how statements
are prepared and presented.
GAAS – Generally
Accepted Auditing
Standards
Guidelines and detailed practices for auditing that
are established by the Canadian Institute of
Chartered Accountants (CICA). As of March 31,
2011 First Nation year end audits MUST comply
with the Canadian Auditing Standards (CAS).
GAAS refers to the standard relating to how
auditor’s report statements.
Uses of financial statements are varied and include
determining if the Community has:
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Accomplished its goals;
Met its short term and long term financial
obligations;
Used its money wisely;
Maintained the ability to e!ectively maintain
its programs and services;
Identified spending priorities; and
Had an impact on economic activities.
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NE WS F R OM M I STY VE NTUR E S
The refresh and start of Misty Ventures since last
Fall has been very positive. Our first step was to
look at what are the opportunities that best fit for
Mistawasis First Nation. The support of the Chief
and Council, administration, and community has
been extremely positive. I know in most Economic
Development strategies people want to see
results quickly. We are working on a few projects
which I will discuss in this newsletter.
For purposes of Confidentiality Agreements that
w e s i g n e d i n o rd e r t o re v i e w p o t e n t i a l
opportunities we will share general information at
this time. The most important opportunity is the
development of bulk diesel fuel sales to
surrounding communities and Mistawasis. This
project is still in progress and we anticipate an
announcement in the near future upon due
diligence.
The next priority project is the purchasing of an
existing company in the Town of Martensville. This
is going through a procedure of securing funding
for our due diligence work that needs to be
completed for formalities such as valuations,
business plan, and possible financing.
Our next priority item is the Dalmeny property near
Saskatoon, and finalizing some plans on what are
the most feasible and sustainable opportunities
available in our planned timelines.
As you are all aware, the Land designation
process has been completed, now the next steps
are in motion of preparing documents for approval
by Mistawasis First Nation, Misty Ventures, and
AANDC. A big thank you to Chief and Council,
Lands and Specific Land Claims trust o!ce for
moving this process forward.
We have also been exploring the opportunities of
the Oil and Gas sector.
Jay and Angela are continuing to work on the
other properties owned by Mistawasis First Nation
that were included in the land designation process
to be developed for Economic Development
opportunities. Most recently, there has been
connections and contacts made with other Native
American Tribes and other potential investors in
regards to Economic Development opportunities
with Misty Ventures. One of these groups is
meeting with Misty Ventures in the second week
of April here in Saskatchewan at Saskatoon. I
would like to close by stating that with the support
of a strong community and Leadership, progress
and success will happen in stages.
Have a great Spring and we wish everyone from
Mistawasis First Nation all the best!!
Respectfully,
Councillor Greg Pechawis for Misty Ventures
Corporation
MISTY VENTURES DEVELOPMENT BOARD
MEMBERS ARE:
Bobbie danials
chair
(306) 370-9198
jay ahenekew
CEO
(403) 819-3865
angela hopper
project manager
(403) 616-8431
gene oullette
(780) 616-8917
garry danials
(306) 222-1565
greg pechawis
non-voting
member(chief and
council rep)
(306) 222-1565
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HEALTH C ENTRE NEWS
Mistawasis Welcomes New Health Director
Tansi, members of the community! My name is Karen Greyeyes
and as of March 24, 2014, I am the Health Director for
Mistawasis.
As I enter into the early stages of my work, I look forward to
working with Leadership, other departments within the
community, and health sta! to ensure that we are providing
quality of care to our clientele within the community.
Respectfully,
Karen Greyeyes
Message from Councillor Carol Ledoux
Health Director, Karen Greyeyes
Tansi Membership. My portfolio
is Health. Council would like to
welcome
our
new
Health
Director- Karen Greyeyes to
Mistawasis Health Centre. We
will be introducing a new Health
Committee in the very new
future.
Looking forward to
working with the new Health
Director.
Councillor Carol Ledoux
Mistawasis Health Disengagement
Mistawasis health disengagement/transition meeting. Representatives included Mistawasis First Nation including Mistawasis
consultant Sherry Jimmy (white coat), Saskatoon Tribal Council and Health Canada-First Nation and Inuit Health Branch
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MI S T A WA S I S N E WS
This is an update on what I been
busy at in the last year. First of all,
I would like to tell you what
portfolios I am responsible for. I sit
on the, the Community
Development Corporation (CDC)
Board. I represent Mistawasis First
Nation along with other
representatives from other First
Nations within the Saskatoon
Tr i b a l C o u n c i l . We r e v i e w
proposals from communities. Most
often the requests are based on
community needs; such as Water
Tr u c k s , Yo u t h I n i t i a t i v e s ,
Transportation, Band Building
upgrades etc. All the funds
allocated to Tribal Councils come
from all the Indian run casinos in
Saskatchewan. Funds are
allocated to the communities if
approved by the CDC Committee.
Some initiatives and projects
approved for Mistawasis are the
Band O!ce Upgrade, Iron Bu"alo
Centre Upgrade, New Shuttle Bus,
New Water Truck, New Sewer
Truck, Summer and Winter Games.
Also under the CDC came the
Legacy Fund, a pool of dollars
which was allocated to each
community in the amount of
$250,000.00 on a one time basis
and was used at our discretion
based on need. After lengthy
discussions it was decided we
need an Outdoor Rink and a Radio
Station.
I’m also responsible for the
Communication Strategy. What
Leadership wants to see is ways
to better our lines of
communication with all Mistawasis
Band Membership, regardless of
residency. The method we used is
a newly upgraded web-site which
for your information is:
www.mistawasis.ca We also
appointed 2 reps from Prince
Albert, Mervin Watson and Deloris
Werchola, 3 reps from Saskatoon,
Noel Pechawis, Collin Ledoux and
Derek Generaux, and from North
B a t t l e f o rd w e a p p o i n t e d E d w i n
Villebrun. These Urban reps
communicate with band members in
their area, they also sit in at our regular
council meetings if they choose to do
so. We find this to be an excellent tool
as it help keep our lines of
communication open. The best thing in
respect to our Communication Strategy
is our newly established Radio Station!
This has been in the works a long time,
I remember trying to put this together
14 years ago,lo and behold it
happened this year and were on air as
we speak. For your information you can
dial on to your Radio Station at CHEC
93.7, let’s utilize this operation in a
professional manner. In the last month
we’ve had hands on training for 2
Loretta Dreaver/Johnston and Myles
Ermine. They have an opportunity to
expand on their training in September
at the Western Radio Broadcasting in
Saskatoon. So bear with us folks, our
Broadcasting will only get better in
time. At this time we have on board
with us, as part of our Radio
Broadcasting, Darrel Lafond, he is a
member of the Muskeg First Nation.
Darrel 20 years of experience under his
belt. He started his career in
Edmonton, Alberta where he graduated
in the Broadcasting Industry.
Mistawasis
consists of
L i n d a Councillor Chippy Pechawis
Johnston,
Yvonne Ledoux, Michael Horsefall,
Jean Pechawis and Vivian Pechawis.
Bingo Sta" consists of Kendy
Pechawis, Evert Badger, Stephanie
Dreaver, Ken Bird, Pam Daniels, Shaina
Ledoux and Breanna Daniels. All
requests for support are reviewed by a
Distribution Committee which looks at
all applications. This review committee
is made up of Lester Ledoux, Pat
Johnstone, Eddy Ledoux and myself,
Chippy Pechawis.
At this time I would like to commend
and acknowledge all the hard work the
Bingo/IGR committees put in to make
this a success. They work extremely
hard to set up the Family Center prior
to and after bingos. Bingos are now
held twice a week as opposed to 3
times a week that we originally started
with. The duties of the sta" are as
follows, Floor Walking, Canteen Sales,
Book Sales, Nevada Sales,
Administrative Duties, Bingo calling,
Janitorial Duties and Kitchen
Workers.Thank you Mistawasis First
Nation for taking time to read my
message to you and please feel free to
come in to the o!ce, to bingo hall or to
our New Radio Station to see what is
happening, if you need information or
just to chat! For more information feel
free to contact me at: Home:
Another area I am involved in is the
Indian Gaming Regulators (IGR), this is
an organization that polices and
monitors licensed Bingos on First
Nations. The Bingo Committee on 1-306-466-4420 Cell: 1-306-466-7654.
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N E WS F RO M ED UCA TI ON DEP A R TME NT
Memorandum of Understanding Signed Between
Mistawasis First Nation and North West Regional College
Type to enter text
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NE WS F R OM S PE C I AL PR OJ E CTS
Anthony Johnston, Special Projects, Iron Buffalo Centre
This year I will be working on 3 projects that will look to our
future and look back at our past:
! The Comprehensive Community Plan
! The Leadership Selection Code
! The Regina Industrial School and Cemetery.
Comprehensive Community
Plan
Mistawasis has entered into an
agreement with the Cities & Environment Unit based out
of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This
team of community planners will guide our community
in planning for the next 20 years.
We hope that all community members will participate
and o!er views. This plan will be stronger if and when
community members are the planners.
Alexis Miller and Ross Soward made an introductory
visit to Mistawasis on January 30th and 31st. Alexis and
another planner will return to our community April 29th
and 30th for fuller community discussions. Our team of
planners will return for at least 2 more visits after April.
This will work out to a visit for each of our seasons.
More than half of our community members live o!
Reserve.
We will use technology to allow our o!
Reserve members to participate and provide their views.
At the end of this year and Phase One of this planning
process, the hope is that community members will vote
on the Plan. With a vote, this will require that future
leaders and administrators continue following the
Mistawasis First Nation Comprehensive Community
Plan.
Leadership Selection Code
Chief and Council would like to
have community discussions on
developing
Mistawasis
First
Nation leadership selection rules
and
procedures.
Current
leadership
would
like
the
community to provide direction
on whether we should stay
under the Indian Act and its
Election Regulations, or, should we develop our own
Leadership Selection Code. In order to start the
conversation, we have posted a sample election code
on the website, mistawasis.ca You are invited to make
comments on the website.
We will be holding
meetings later this Spring in Mistawasis, Saskatoon
and Prince Albert. Again, because more than half our
community members live o! Reserve we will use
technology to allow all members to participate and
provide their views.
This is phase one, and if membership decides we will
begin a formal ratification (vote) process to move out
of the Indian Act and implement a Mistawasis First
Nation Leadership Selection Code.
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CO MM U N ITY N O TI C ES
MISTAWASIS
Comprehensive
Community Plan 2014
What is your VISION for Mistawasis ?
Mistawasis has begun an exciting project to create a
Comprehensive Community Plan (CCP). Developing a
Community Plan is about understanding the need for
change and preparing to move forward together as a
community. To do this, we need to have a clear sense of
where we are, a vision for where we want to go and a
strategy for how to get there.
WORKSHOPS APRIL 29th & 30th
A Community Plan can
only come from the
ideas, thoughts and
values of community
members like you.
These are our fi
first
rst
workshops to kick-off
kick-off
the Community Plan
in Mistawasis- hope
to see you there!!
Tuesday April 29: 5-7:30 pm
Open Community session- Family Centre
Wednesday April 30: 12-2:30pm
Open Community session-Family Centre
** Food will be provided!
Mistawasis has engaged the Cities & Environment Unit
(CEU) from Dalhousie University (Halifax, NS) to help
develop the Comprehensive Community Plan. For more
information about CEU,, visit www.ceunit.dal.ca
For more information on the Community Plan project please contact:
Anthony Johnston
Plan Lead
t. 466-4800 (ext. 272)
e. Anthony.b.johnston@gmail.com
Alexis Miller
Community Planner
t. (902) 494-3926
e. milleraj@dal.ca
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NEWS F R OM S P EC I AL PR OJ E CTS
From 1891 to 1910, Canada and the Presbyterian
Church operated the Regina Industrial School in what
is now the northwest corner of the City of Regina.
Mistawasis had 48 to 50 community children who
attended this school. We know that all of these
children did not return home and may be buried on
the site of this old school. The original building
burned down in 1948.
A group of concerned churches and citizens have
for med a group called the “Cemetery
Commemoration Working Group”. A representative
for this group has contacted Chief Daryl Watson and
asked if Mistawasis would like to speak with and meet
this group.
During an April
9th C o u n c i l
meeting I was
appointed to
Mistawasis Presbyterian Church
r e p r e s e n t
Mistawasis for discussions about the Regina Industrial
School, the school’s cemetery and our children who
went to this school. I hope that my university history
studies and work as a federal government historical
researcher will be a meaningful contribution. I am
deeply moved and honoured to represent Mistawasis
on these matters. My Grandpa Joe Dreaver and his
siblings attended this school. One of Grandpa Joe’s
sisters did not return home from this school. She is
likely buried at this cemetery.
Knowing our past will help guide our present and
future journeys.
Regina Industrial School Photos Courtesy of Sask. Archives
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N E WS F RO M CH I EF MI STA WA SI S S CH O O L
April News
School Playground
March was a busy month here at
CMS, and April is going to be just as
busy if not busier. We have a lot
going on this month, as you will see
on our calendar.
I would just like to take this
opportunity to thank the parents
who have been coming in to
volunteer their time to help out in
the school and on the playground,
and on class trips. As it is April and
we do not have many days left in this
school year, now is the time for our
students to really start applying
themselves and take ownership of
their own learning, to assure that
they are getting the most out of their
education. Parents please continue
to encourage your child to read every
day
and
keep
that
open
communication with your child’s
teacher. We are all in this together!!
UPCOMING EVENTS
FOR MAY AND JUNE
MAY
1
K-4 Science Fair
5
Victor Lethbridge
(Music and Story Teller)
7 Culture Day
Our playground has been a topic of
discussion for quite a while and now
like the quote on this page says, we
are going to ‘’spring into action’’. In
order to make this project a success,
we will be having fundraisers starting
this month. Watch for notices that
will be sent home as to what our
fundraisers will be. We will also
accept any donations to our project,
so if you happen to win big or have a
few extra dollars bulging out of your
wallet or purses, donations will be
greatly appreciated!!
ST Math
8 CMS Mini Pow Wow
9 Treaty Day
21 K-4 Science Fair
22 Awards Day
JUNE
3 Card Board Boat
Challenge (Grade 8s)
I am just so proud of the students in
our school for taking charge of their
own learning and working so hard to
increase their Math skills, as well as
the sta! for helping and encouraging
our students every day. I would also
like to thank all the parents who
have been helping to support their
children at home. CMS has been
leading all other STC Schools in
percentage all year and we recently
reached 50%. YAHOO!!!
Stray Dogs
Stray
dogs
coming
around
the school, into
the school yard
and getting into
our garbage, has
been
a
big
problem
again
this school year.
Please help us to
keep our children
safe, and our
community clean
by ensuring that your dog or dogs
are staying at home and not running
around the community.
4 CMS Track Meet (CMS
Host) Mistawasis, Muskeg
and Leask
9 & 10 Camp Kadesh
(Grades 5 & 8)
19 Headstart Graduation
23 Kindergarten
Graduation
25 Last Day of School
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Chief Mistawasis School has had an
excellent year thus far, we have had some
excellent staff that joined our already existing
excellent staff, we had to unfortunately bid
farewell to Mr. Milton Eyahpaise, Grade 7 teacher
who had to leave due to illness, we certainly hope
he gets better and we wish him great luck and
wellness indeed. Mr. Charles Smith was added to
wish her luck, we would like to welcome Felicia
Cameron, who is on a temporary position till June.
We would like to send a special thanks out
to our finance team who have worked long and
hard to make sure our events are a success,
without their hard work and dedication our events
would not happen. Lastly we the staff at CMS
would like to thank all the community members
and parents for all your support and patience.
the team in his place, and we would like to thank
Mrs. Linda Johnstone for filling in until someone
was hired, we are so thankful that we can
always count on you.
We would like to welcome Miss Kim
Greyeyes to our teaching staff, she took over for
Miss Jennifer Dijeh who went on maternity leave
to have her beautiful bouncing baby boy, and we
look forward to her return. We want to give a
special shout out to our Teacher Aids who have
been a great support to our teaching staff,
without you wonderful individuals we would not
be as successful as we are today, many thanks
and blessings to all of you. We unfortunately
had to bid farewell to Norma Johnstone,
(Administrative Assistant), she decided to move on
to bigger and better things and we would like to
AHO, HIY HIY, MERCI CHO
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MI S T A WA S I S ME M BE R SH I P NE WS
Treaty Day
Date: Friday May 9th 2014
Time: 10:00-12:00 & 1:00-3:00
Place: Mistawasis School Gym
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED:
•
•
•
•
Certificate of Indian Status Card
Valid Passport, Photo Driver’s License, Health Card
Parents must bring their children’s Valid Saskatchewan
Health Card to receive payment for that child or
children.
Current Photo Identification from a recognized
Employer or Governance Agency.
Did you
know that
as of April
3, 2014
our total
Indian Registry – Tonie Black
Call: 1 (306) 466-4800 Ext. 257
Email: tonie08black@gmail.com
population is
2,609?
Once again we need current postal addresses or email
addresses of membership 18 years and over so information
can be sent out. Please pass this message on to any Band
Members you may have contact with.
NEED A STATUS CARD?
Please come into the o#ce to apply for a status
card and bring your identification with you such
as:
•
•
•
•
Birth Certificate
Health Card
Driver’s License
Expired Status Card
Please note that we currently have no Status cards
available right now but we are in the process of
getting more from AANDC. Also status cards will
only be held for 7 days after it is made if no one
comes to pick up the card it will be cancelled.
New Parents
If you are expecting a child or already a parent
and need to register your child please call the
band o#ce to register your child. You must
bring the Original Birth Certificate or you will
have to wait for the Birth Extract which takes
some time.
Birth Certificates
The appropriate forms are available at the band
o#ce.
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MIS T A WA S I S L A N DS AC TI VI TY R E P ORT
Matrimonial Real Property Rights
on Your Reserve
Treaty Land Entitlement (TLE)
•
•
•
•
•
To give people living on reserves, comparable protections
•
and rights as those living o" the reserve, a new federal
law was put in place on December 16, 2013, called the
“Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial
Interests or Rights Act”
•
Matrimonial real property can include land held by one or
both spouses or common-law partners and used by the
family, i.e. house, sheds, mobile homes or other
structures on that land. It does not include things such as
cars, money, clothing or televisions.
Mistawasis - Canada – Saskatchewan are
negotiating a settlement based on 1992
Framework Agreement
NOTE: There is no o!cial settlement to-date.
One issue we are negotiating is the adjusted price
per acre. The 1992 Framework Agreement is based
on $262.00 per acre. Mistawasis, Canada and
Saskatchewan agreed in principle to a di"erent
price per acre. Canada is now reconsidering this
amount
Chief Daryl Watson is scheduled to meet with
Saskatchewan Conservative Caucus in Ottawa to
continue lobbying with Canada to obtain a
mandate to settle based on the price per acre
adjustment.
The negotiations are on-going and we are unable
to disclose details of the negotiations at this
time due to the protocol agreement signed
between Mistawasis, Canada, and Saskatchewan.
All discussion during negotiations are on a
“Without Prejudice” basis. (nothing is final, until
all parties agree).
Any settlement agreement in principle reached
between the parties will need to be ratified by each
party.
a) Mistawasis will need Membership
to ratify, b) Canada will need Cabinet to ratify, c)
Saskatchewan will need Cabinet to ratify.
First Nations can develop their own Matrimonial real
•
property laws at any-time, that must be voted on by
membership. If the First Nation makes its own law then
the Federal Law of December 16, 2013 do-not apply.
• For more detailed information, visit www.aadnc.gc.ca/
MRP contact mrp-bim@aadnc-aandc.gc.ca about the
Act
Note: Current addresses of Members 18 years and older are needed so we can send information and ballots once the TLE is
settled. Membership have to vote on the TLE Settlement Agreement. (if you provide an E-mail address, we can send
electronic copies of information.)
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Chief Watson Officially Signed the First Nation Land
Management Act submission (FNLMA) With Bernard
Valcourt, Minister of AANDC on December 12, 2013 in
Ottawa
In January 2014, a joint meeting was held between
Mistawasis Council, AANDC O!cials, and First
Nations Land Management Resource Centre
O!cials. The following were reviewed:
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
Review of the Community Approval
Process Plan (CAPP)
Appointment of a Verifier who is
recognized as qualified is a requirement
of CAPP process
Process for developing a Land Code
Requirements of Environmental Site
Assessments
Requirement and role of NRCAN/
Surveys
Review of the Developmental Budget for
2014/2015 fiscal year
Review of the reporting and First
Nations’ requirements under the
Framework Agreement on FNLMA
Dave Ho"man provided a resume to be the Verifier– He
is on the list for recognized verifiers for the FNLMA
process. Mistawasis must appoint a Verifier in April –
AANDC must approve Verifier. Funding for the verifier
is paid by AANDC and not through the developmental
funding the Band receives for the FNLMA program.
E v e l y n G a re a u / A N N D C / R e g i n a i s p re p a r i n g
Community Action Plan Process (CAPP) documents to
be signed by Chief, AANDC and LAB/Chairperson.
Funding for FNLMA starts April 1, 2014 and will be
processed through the Land Advisory Board (LAB) - Ed
Bear will be the contact. Meeting will be scheduled, in
April, with AANDC, LAB/Ed Bear, Verifier & Mistawasis.
A review of roles and responsibilities and action plan
will be discussed. Note: Mistawasis is still under the
RLEMP program through AANDC. Funding for the
Regional Lands Environmental Management Program
(RLEMP) will be the same as last fiscal year - based on
AANDC formula.
Councillor Greg Pechawis, Chief Daryl Watson and AANDC
Minister Bernard Valcourt. FNLMA signing ceremony held in
Ottawa Dec. 12, 2013
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Designation of Reserve Lands
One of the components of a comprehensive economic development plan is for the First Nation to have the ability to
enter into long term leasing with potential investors or partners. Before this process can take place, under section
37(2) and 38(2) of the “Indian Act” requires that land be designated to Her Majesty.
The primary purpose of this designation is to allow the Band Council and future Band Councils the ability to make
arrangements with AANDC so that the lands may be leased by Canada, on behalf of Mistawasis, for specific
purposes.
The Designation Vote was for February 5, 2014. Results of the vote is as follows:
o Pre-reserve designation: 180 voted. 130 voted yes. 49 voted no. 1 ballot rejected.
o Reserve designation:
180 voted. 126 voted yes. 53 voted no. 1 ballot rejected.
AANDC/Regina has completed the review of the Designation Documents and voting results. Documents will be
submitted to Ottawa for Cabinet review and Minister of AANDC will then issue an Order in Council. Once OIC is
issued, Mistawasis will be in position to request long term leasing for economic ventures through Misty
Ventures Inc. AANDC - Department of Justice (DOJ) and Mistawasis are in process of preparing a Head
Lease for this process. A meeting was set in March with Misty Ventures Inc. – AANDC – Chief and Council –
Lands Manager to discuss and understand process of Head Lease and Commercial Lease.
Thanks to Tonie Black, Mitchell
Daniels and Gail Lafond for
assisting AANDC staff in
preparing and inserting mail
out information for the
Designation Vote scheduled
for Feb. 05, 2014.
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Mistawasis Spring - Saskatoon Tribal Council

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