Rick Garrick — Wawatay News

Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Grand Council Treaty #3 have raised concerns about residential school survivors being “victimized” over their compensation claims.
“Indian Residential School survivors acted in good faith when they agreed to take part in the Independent Assessment Process, and it is shameful that these survivors are once again being victimized,” said Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, who holds the justice portfolio at NAN.

First Nation artists Jean Marshall and Christian Chapman had a shorter winter than most artists in northwestern Ontario due to their seven-week group residency in Alberta.
“When we were out west, there were snowboarders walking around in t-shirts and shorts,” said Chapman, an artist from Fort William First Nation. “I was working on a series of large-scale paintings. I used contemporary storytelling as a theme.”
Marshall, an artist from Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, worked on printmaking during the residency.

Fort Albany’s Edmund Metatawabin does not want the Independent Assessment Process (IAP) residential school compensation claim records to be destroyed.
“Why would you want to destroy a piece of history,” Metatawabin said. “It’s the pain of the survivors that is there and you cannot destroy pain from your survivors.”
Metatawabin said it took a “lot of courage” for the survivors to recall what had happened to them during residential school.

Aboriginal business students across Canada are now eligible for 188 $3,000 HSBC Indigenous Business Award scholarships over three years thanks to Indspire and HSBC Bank Canada.
“Indigenous business students have a vital role to play in shaping the economic futures of their communities and Canada as a whole,” said Roberta L. Jamieson, president and CEO of Indspire. “But in order to succeed, they need to complete their studies, so we are thrilled that HSBC Bank Canada is demonstrating their support of Indigenous business students with such a strong commitment.”