Odawa Native Friendship Centre

News letter May & June

2007

12 Stirling Ave. Ottawa,Ont.

Tel:(613) 722 – 3811 Fax: (613) 722 - 4667 www.odawa.on.ca

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Mother's Day Poem

By Rosalie S. Smith

We go through life with wonders abound

Yet, not see the beauty that lives all around

The trees, flowers, mountains and waves

Stars in the sky or the sun shining days

Smell of the ocean or fresh falling rain

We focus on trials or heartbreaking pain

As we age and grow our vision grows weak

Yet wisdom shows in the words that we speak

Or the way we see the world in which we live

Instead of us taking, we learn how to give

A mother like you from whom I''ve been blessed

You who have always given nothing but the best

I love you and thank you for all you''ve been

Patience you showed me again and again

Comfort you''ve given when spirits were down

Smile you''ve shared that erased a sad frown

You are awesome, special, beautiful and pure

The best mom in the world of that I am sure

Odawa Native Friendship Centre 12 Stirling Ave. Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 1P8

Tel:(613) 722 – 3811 Fax: (613) 722 - 4667

PROGRAM NAME TITLE EXT EMAIL

Aboriginal Healthy Babies Program

Colleen Sauve Coordinator 237

Accounting Kim Jerome Bookkeeper 233

Accounting Tina Wapachee Bookkeeper 233

Akwe:go Program Joan Sarazin Akwe:go Worker 243

Core Staff Fran Kakegamick Office Manager 245

Core Staff Jerry Lanouette Executive Director 246

Dreamcatcher's Youth Program

(Currently Vacant) Youth Coordinator 269

Employment Referral & Training

Wendy Dehler ERT Officer 228

Employment Referral & Training

Nicholas Printup ERT Intake Worker 228

Family Support Debra Payette Administrative Assistant 240

Family Support Kie Wouters Coordinator 232

Healing & Wellness Program

Vince Kicknosway Coordinator 236

IT Jamie Dube Computer Support 244

Life Long Care Program Simone Charette Care Support Worker 224

Life Long Care Program Marge Lanigan Coordinator 230

Parents As Teachers Program

Maureen Donnelly/McKay P.A.T. Worker 239

Program for Early Parents Support, Pre & Post-natal Program

Perinatal Coordinator (Currently Vacant) 270

Shawenjeagamik Aboriginal Drop In Centre (510 Rideau Street)

Carrie Diabo Coordinator p: 613-789-3077 _

Sweetgrass Home Child Care Agency Alison Tranter Supervisor 234

Sweetgrass Home Child Care Agency

Administrative Assistant Brandey Barnaby 235

Urban Aboriginal Alternative High School

Richard Sanderson Counsellor 282

Urban Aboriginal Alternative High School

Celina Cada-Matasawagon Teacher 283

Urban Aboriginal Homeless Jason Iddison Outreach Worker 280

Initiative

Urban Aboriginal Homeless Justin Penasse Coordinator 280

Initiative

HEALING AND WELLNESS PROGRAM

Vinny Kicknosway –Co-ordinator 613-722-3811 ext. 236

PROGRAM: Weekly AA meetings are held 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Every Wednesday from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Men Circles are held If anyone is interested in “Sweats” please call Vinny and he will arrange with the sweat lodge keeper for the dates, etc There is a “need” for Aboriginal men to help at an upcoming “fast” the second week of May (May 7th-12th). Any men wishing to learn to be “fire keepers” or to learn some of the “teachings”, please call Vinny at the above number.

31st Annual dawa Pow wow

May 25, 26 & 27 2007

411 Corkstown Rd. Ottawa(Nepean) Ont.

For more Information Call

Odawa Native Friendship Centre Tel:(613) 722 – 3811 Fax: (613) 722- 4667

Web: www.odawa.on.ca

Enjoy Native Drumming,Singing,Dancing, Food , Arts & Crafts

The Employment Referral and Training program would like to cordially

thank all the organizations, community members, staff and volunteers that participated in the ‘Path To Employment’ 2007 Career Symposium. We are very pleased with the involvement and contributions put forth by all that at producing such a successful event. In addition we would like to extend a special thanks to Alvin Powell for sharing his story and positive life message.

Education/Training Funding: The new fiscal year is upon us as of April 1, 2007. Those looking at securing funding for education/training purposes are welcomed to apply. To apply for funding come into the Employment Referral and Training office and see Wendy Dehler ERT Coordinator/Officer or Nick Printup ERT In-Take Worker to begin the processing your application. Summer Student Employment:

All students in search of summer employment are encouraged to submit their

cover letters and resumes for upcoming summer student employment opportunities within Odawa as soon as possible. The specific employment opportunities will be announced and posted on the Odawa website sometime in May. To visit the Odawa Native Friendship Centre’s site log on to www.odawa.on.ca.

For more information or to submit a cover letter and resume please contact:

Wendy Dehler Employment Referral and Training Coordinator/Officer

wdehler@odawa.on.caTel: (613) 722-3811 x.228

Fax: (613) 722-7396

Or

Nick Printup Employment Referral and Training In-Take Worker

intake@odawa.on.caTel: (613) 722-3811 x.227

Fax: (613) 722-7396

Akwe:go Program What : After School Program, Homework, Games,

Cultural activities, snacks Who : Children – 7 to 12 years Why : To improve the quality of life for the urban

Aboriginal children in a safe, healthy environment.

Giving children the opportunity to learn and explore aboriginal culture and teachings, participate in a variety of activities making and meeting friends.

When : Monday to Thursday from 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm Where : Odawa Friendship Centre, 12 Stirling Avenue

How : Pre-register by: Email: akwego@odawa.on.ca Phone: 613-722-3811 ext. 243 In Person: Joan Sarazin 12 Stirling, 3rd Floor Should your child(ren) require support – please contact the Akwe:go worker to make arrangements. Active Akwe:go clientele require an intake process and an initial interview.

Odawa Native Friendship Centre 12 Stirling Ottawa, ON K1Y 1P8 613-722-3811 Ext. 243

Odawa Native Friendship Centre 12 Stirling Ottawa, ON K1Y 1P8 613-722-3811 Ext. 243

The program is funded by the Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC) through the Government of Ontario.

Parents as Teachers Program

As the most important teacher of your children you deserve to have all the resources available to help make this a most enjoyable experience. As a Parent As Teacher educator I can come into your home bringing fun activities, informational handouts, and any other information which you may need. We will sit down together with your baby or child and work together in a fun way to help him reach all the various stages of development he needs to go through to reach each growth development stage. I try to schedule to meet your availability and do approximately a one hour visit every two weeks. It is a free program offered to you and I can travel to most parts of the city. If you prefer, I can schedule a visit for you here at the centre. If you are interested please call me at 613-722-3811 ext. 239 and we will set up a time where I can go and visit you. I work with ages 0 to 6 and even if you have not had your baby yet I am available. I look forward to meeting you and your family.

Maureen Donnelly P.A.T. Educator Odawa Native Friendship Centre, 613-277-3811 ext 239 12 Stirling Avenue Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 1P8

A HUGE THANKYOU FROM THE CHILDREN’S POWWOW

COMMITTEE

We would like to thank all of our volunteers and staff who worked very hard over the two days of our 10th Annual Children’s Powwow. Thankyou to our Veterans, Elders, MC, Arena Director, Drummers and Dancers, Entertainers who gave of their time and teachings to the native community and non-native community attending the powwow. Thankyou to all of our sponsors and people who donated monies, talent, and time to make the powwow a huge success.

Newsletter Item - Children’s Pow Wow As Chair of this year’s committee of the 10th annual Children’s Pow Wow I would like to acknowledge and thank a number of sponsors, volunteers, committee members for a successful event that was held on March 17th and 18th at the Odawa Native Friendship Centre. The following sponsors for this year’s event were: Canadian Forces Anishnabe Printing Macy’s Best Western Hotel Ontario HIV/AIDS Strategy Gignul Non-Profit Housing Minwaashin Lodge Odawa Native Friendship Centre Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health Other acknowledgements and thank you goes out to these community members: Elders : Claudette Commanda-Cote and Paul Skanks and for their generous donation to the Children’s Pow Wow Fund. To Our Honoured Elder William Commanda for his presence and enlightening words of wisdom. Aaron Benson-MC; Marc Meekis-Arena Director for a job well done; N.A.V.A. Veterans as always ready and willing to assist and for the continued generous contribution; Smoke Trail-Host Drum, Drum Groups -Little Turtle Singers from Maniwaki, Oji-Cree, Bull Rock and White Tail Singers; Tito Medina – PCS; Jack Meness; Tim Horton’s; Young Woman’s Drum Group, young Metis Jiggers; Makonsag Aboriginal Head Start Program for the use of their kitchen; Pat Graham and all our hard working volunteers,Deak (ZNP) for his fantastic fry bread and corn soup,Jason from the Homeless outreach Program and for both working so hard to keep everyone happy and will fed, Gerry Villeneuve for security. Mii-gwetch to All! The event was well attended on both days by various community members and spectators admiring the colourful array of children and adult dancers; heartfelt beats and singing of drummers; a number of activities were planned for the children in the basement room (formerly known as the “Green Room”). Some highlights of the event included a Tiny Tots Special dance - where new little dancers were introduced and a Baby Welcoming Ceremony by Elder William Commanda. Eight vendor booths were displayed with artistic craft work ranging from moccasins, beadwork, ribbon shirts to jewelry and handcrafted ceramic gems. Children’s Pow wow t-shirts were on sale as well a raffle table were set up amongst these vendors which made for a busy area at the entrance of the building. The Rogers Cable community cruiser gang were handing out Tim Horton’s Coffee and timbits to all, what a great treat that was first thing Saturday morning. The Canadian Forces had their display set up in the gym to promote the military and to seek interest from the Aboriginal Youth. A 50/50 draw was also done during the latter part of the afternoon and the winner of this draw was Ned Benson collecting $152.50 and donating $50.00 back to the Children’s Pow Wow fund…thanks Ned. Bob Barrett also did a raffle and donated $30.00 into

the Children’s Pow Wow fund….mii-gwetch Bob for your support. So as you can see much of the funds for this pow wow are received through generous donations. The kitchen canteen was a very popular spot with tacos, hot dogs, hamburgers, soup and fry bread for sale; while the gym window canteen sold pop, water and chips. Jack Meness had his carts of cotton candy and popcorn which was always surrounded by children until the day’s end…with great thanks to Jack for his contribution to the weekend event, it was well appreciated and enjoyed. The Saturday evening winded down with a potluck feast of an assortment of foods for everyone to enjoy and then entertainment by Young Woman’s Drum Group and a Musical Chair Event lead by Marc and Greg Meekis with prizes being handed out to the winner of the last one seated in the chair…such great fun. The weekend ended on Sunday afternoon with a performance by our young Metis Jiggers led by Jamie Kobel….thanks Jamie for displaying such great talent shining through with these young girls Raffle winners were also announced and they were: 1st prize – dump truck Jason Gass-Lachance 2nd prize – small quilt Odette Lalumiere 3rd prize – tricycle Terry McKay 4th prize – West Coast print Barb Stimpson (which she donated back) Congratulations to all the winners! As well at the end of each traditional pow wow a giveaway is done to thank everyone for attending. These giveaway items were generously donated by various programs and services throughout the Aboriginal community as well within the City of Ottawa. Last but not least I would like to extend my appreciation and gratitude to all committee members for their diligence, hard work and commitment to making this event such a success: Alison Tranter Brandey Barnaby Colleen Sauve Vinny Kicknosway Kie Wouters Debra Payette Maureen Donnelly Elaine Kicknosway Ida Meekis Denise Heringer Rebecca Fiddler Tania Dopler I look forward to working with this committee again in preparation for next year’s event! In the Spirit of our Community! Delores Peltier Chair-Children’s Pow Wow Committee

10TH ANNUAL NOONGAM TRADITIONAL POWWOW

JUNE 15, 16, 17, 2007

Admission and Parking: free

Location: Queen Julianna Park, Carling Ave. and Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, Ontario

Friday June 15

Gates Open: 3:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Grand Entry: 6:00 p.m.

Saturday June 16

Gates Open: 7:00 a.m. (breakfast after sunrise ceremony) – 11:00 p.m. Feast: 5:00 p.m. (any donations appreciated)

Sunday June 17

Gates Open: 7:00 a.m. (breakfast after sunrise ceremony) – 11:00 p.m.

Give Away 5:00 p.m.

FOR MORE INFORMATION EMAIL US AT noongampowwow@yahoo.com

3 Ottawa-area teachers recognized for excellence Outstanding teachers among 15 educators in Ontario to receive the first Premier's Awards for Teaching Excellence.

The Ottawa Citizen Saturday, April 21, 2007

More than 1,000 educators were nominated for the first Premier's Awards for Teaching Excellence, Education Minister Kathleen Wynne said yesterday. A panel of a teacher, principal, student and parent selected the 15 recipients from across the province who will be recognized at an event on May 2. From the Ottawa area are:

Outstanding New Teacher

Celina Cada-Matasawagon

Aboriginal Alternative School, Ottawa

Celina Cada-Matasawagon is being honoured for increasing opportunities for aboriginal students to build self-esteem and pride in their heritage.

She also organized trips and helped find classrooms for students who were evacuated from Kasheshewan, Ont.

In addition, she has developed courses that incorporate culturally relevant material, such as outdoor education credits that include dog sledding and winter camping.

Excellence in Special Needs

Peggy Morris

Broadview Public School,

Ottawa

Peggy Morris is cited for using her love of teaching and the arts to help students accomplish things beyond their own expectations.

"She recognizes abilities, uncovers hidden talents and is dedicated to helping students with special needs excel," Ms. Wynne said.

Ms. Morris also works with students to brighten the walls of the school with murals, and to write and perform puppet shows for young children.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Denis Sauve

Ecole Secondaire Catholique Le Relais, Alexandria

Denis Sauve has been "an outstanding teacher and mentor for 31 years, and is a passionate leader in his francophone community," the release said.

He is known for his "breadth of knowledge, contagious love of learning and his challenging lessons," the minister said.

He is the driving force behind Cafe De Chantant (Singing Cafe), an acclaimed student musical theatre troupe he co-founded 20 years ago.

MAY is PhysicalActivityMonth

Try it!During the week of May 6 to 13, participating recreation facilities will be offering FREE fitness passes.

Enjoy fitness classes, weights,treadmills, bikes, ellipticals,and much more.

Beginning May 1, pick up your FREE 5-day pass at the following recreation centres.Dovercourt (week-long pass, May 6 to 13)Orléans Recreation ComplexKanata Leisure CentrePlantNepean SportsplexPinecrest St. Laurent ComplexWalter Baker Sports Centre

Pick up your FREE week-long pass (May 6 to 13) at the following YMCA-YWCAs.NepeanOrléansMetro CentralCarlingwoodKanataDowntown Y

Get active your way, everyday!

Try it!Information:Ottawa Public Health, 613-580-6744TTY: 613-580-9656ottawa.ca/health

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Take the Every Day in Maywalking challenge. Start walking 30 minutes a day and track your progress along the way!

Win Great Prizes!H One of 2 bikes from Valiquet te Source for Sports

and Fresh Air ExperienceH One of 5 Fitness Gear PackagesH One of 2 Pedometers or 5 - $20 Gift Certificates

from the Running Room

Colour one tulip along the tulip route for each 30 minutes you walk during the month of May. Once you have completed your route, submit this form by June 15 to be eligible for a prize.Attention Heather Seaman, Ottawa Public Health

= 30 minuteswalking

Get Active Your Way Everyday!

Every Day in May - Walking Challenge

Walking map designed by

By mail:

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*Winners will be notified by June 30.

For more information visit: ottawa. ca/health or call: 613-580-6744

Please complete:

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Ottawa, ON K2G 6J8

613-580-9653

For an average paced walker 30 minutes of walking =approximately 3000 steps = approximately 2.4 km

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