SEVEN Magazine, Volume 3
Volume 3
- From gangs to self discovery, healing: For myself when I was growing up, we didn't know how to be Anishnawbe. We didn't know our way of life. We didn't know how to be so-called "Indian."
- Seasons Greetings: Wachiye! Winter is almost upon us and with it comes Christmas and New Years. I can't believe how quickly this year has flown by for us at SEVEN. It's been a really good year with an abundance of sharing.
- One simple photo changed my life.
- Paleoindians
- Get your brain in the game: Whitesand's Tyson Nodin, a Grade 4 student attending Armstrong Public School, has an innate ability to strategize and calculate the next moves of his opponents.
- The Tomson Highway experience: My name is Ardelle Sagutcheway and I am proudly from Eabametoong First Nation. I am Ojibwa, 20 years old, attending college, and a full-time mother to a beautiful, crazy five year old.
- Overcoming hate; finding forgiveness: In mid-September my family received some shocking and disturbing news. At first we didn't believe it. But as the hours passed, the news finally sank in.
- Spirit horse: Angelina and Jesse, two characters in a play called Spirit Horse, are touring 33 communities throughout north-western Ontario acting out an adventure about the challenges they face as members of an Aboriginal family caught between the traditional ways and contemporary urban culture.
- Child Soldier: The most important life lesson Michel Chicwanine (pronounced Cheek-juan-knee-nay), who hails from the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa, learned at a very early age was to always appreciate what he had.
- Urban Dictionary: I’ve got to say I was impressed today to learn that the Ojibway exclamation Howah! is defined at urbandictionary.com as is the Cree exclamation Jishtug!
- Where the Water Ends: Delano Suggashie participated in the Lieutenant Governor’s Literacy Program this summer through Titotay Memorial School in Cat Lake.
- Marco's doing WHAT?!: Comic by Brandon Meekis.
- Have you ever considered what it’s like to become a parent?: My name is Cinnamon Kelly. I’m 18 years old. I’m from Naotkameg-wanning First Nation and currently live in Thunder Bay On.
- MOVIE MAKER: My name is Tyler Angeconeb and I am an Aboriginal filmmaker from Sioux Lookout, ON. I have completed my first year in Film Production at Confederation College and am going back for a second this fall.
- Interest in Becoming a Writer: Hello, my name is Nico Suggashie and I am from Poplar Hill First Nations. I am 18 years old, and I am attending Pelican Falls First Nations High School where I will complete Grade 12 in December.
- I’m an artist: Hi! I’m Kathleen Elizabeth Keeash, but I go by Kat Keeash. My online friends call me KaStella.
- Greetings from the Oshkaatisak Council!: We are happy to provide you with a brief update on our activities and events. The Sandy Lake Youth Council successfully hosted their 3rd annual Youth Conference on June 7 & 8, 2010.
- The last veil of secrecy in Canada will be revealed: I am in Ottawa participating in the Youth & Elder Gathering on Hope & Reconciliation and had a chance to partake an experience of a lifetime with the National Forgiven Summit.
- Marco's doing WHAT?: Comic by Brandon Meekis
- Iron Man 2: Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) suits up again in this sequel to the blockbuster hit from two years ago. Like the first film, Iron Man 2 is high on action, special effects, and the scathing wit and quirky humour of Tony Stark.
- Violinist: Nicole Waboose was little more than a toddler when she experienced love at first sight.
- SUICIDE: Our community of Moose Factory, Ontario has been facing what has been called an epidemic of suicides. This has affected many of our families. Especially our youth.
- Raven Wheesk: Twelve-year-old Raven Wheesk’s iron self-discipline has made him a three-time world champion martial artist and he’s now looking to clock new achievements as a representative of Team Canada internationally in his chosen sport.
- Fashion Show: Eight women and two girls hit the stage in Thunder Bay in July and August to show the public what happens when you mix fashion with First Nation culture.
- Praise for SEVEN: Letters and kudos for SEVEN Youth Media.
- In loving memory of Shannon Koostachin: I am sad to announce the passing of an extraordinary youth activist and youth leader who came out of our territory in 2008 after having made a stand at 13 that she was looking for a better school and better educational standards for her community.
- SEVEN wins first Youth Award: Excitement was spreading through SEVEN recently.
- Letter: Response to “The price of thoseâ€: We are writing in response to the article titled Ceremonies & Teachings: The Price of Those reflecting the misuse of honorariums by corporate elders practicing Nishnawbe Spirituality related to ceremony, healing and teachings.
- North American Indigenous Games North American Hockey Championships: Aboriginal Team Ontario (ATO), which is Ontario’s voice for Aboriginal sport, is inviting SEVEN readers (youth and adult alike) to submit their ideas, comments and submissions towards developing a Far North Strategy to promote healthy living through sport.
- Narrators. Documentarians.: They might be unlikely terms for teenagers, but that’s what a group of First Nation youth from remote First Nations have become, says Thunder Bay’s Alice Sabourin.
- Teen pregnancy: Over the past couple years, I have worked with the youth and can see that there are more youth parents than actual adults.
- Volunteering: Greetings! It’s been a while since I wrote something freely like this, with the exception of my glorious Facebook updates.
- Texting and Driving: We are in an ever-changing society where technology continues to advance before our very eyes.
- What we were meant to be: I am a big fan of SEVEN Youth Magazine. Each time I read SEVEN, I am humbled and inspired to be more focused.
- Sunset Jail Viewed: I look up to the skies and reminisce days high on life so right playing games on dark nights.
- An Elder’s Mind: An Elder’s mind, knowledge, stories and courage are like a priceless ruby.
- Marco's doing WHAT?: comic by Brandon Meekis
- Donations Drive: What started out as a Public Interest Advocacy Project for a group of Confederation College students ended as a labour of love.
- 2010: The Year of the Metis: Hello, Seven Youth Readers. My name is Dallas Fiddler-Boyer.
- Congratulations to Mishkeegogamang's Davery Bottle!: The Grade 9 Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School student is the grand prize winner of the Daily SEVEN Fitness Challenge.
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- Ceremonies & Teachings: The Price of Those: I do not hold Traditional Beliefs but I firmly believe in respect and diversity. I have been an Urban First Nation my whole life and every time I have attempted to learn my ancestral language or traditions I have been discouraged by those holding the knowledge and skills.
- I want to be a Comic Book Artist
- Ripping Through High School: You don’t have to like it. Just do it. This mantra is the only rule for a high school drop out’s success.
- Stupid Useless Facts: This is a useless subject I know, but I enjoy stupid and useless facts from time to time because it’s something that we will never use in our lifetime.
- From the Naming Ceremony: I remember, in great detail, the personal process of finding my son Riley his name.
- Coming out.: I lived all over western Canada, due to many transfers in foster care, Winnipeg, Brandon, Edmonton, and eventually settling in Opaskwayak Cree Nation with my older brother, when my biological mother received full custody of us.
- The Long Arm of the Law: Hi my name is Marty Loon and I’m from Mishkeeg-ogamang Ontario. I’m on placement/training program with SEVEN and my first assignment was to attend a mock trial that was hosted for the benefit of Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School students by the Ontario Justice Education Network in Thunder Bay at the Superior Court House.
- Hosting Radio in Summer Beaver: I host a radio show in my community called Rezzed Out Youth Show. It’s mainly about getting youth and kids involved in speaking out, having fun, playing games, and it’s a great way for them to learn how to talk when they’re in the spotlight.
- Following a Sports Junkie: Motivated by her athleticism, Courtney Iahtail made the decision to say goodbye to her family in Attawapiskat at 14 and jetted south to Timmins this past fall to pursue her high school education and, more importantly to her, to seek out more opportunities in sport.
- Did you get "the Money Talk"?:
I was irresponsible with that “shiny new credit card.†I recall having an emergency involving these very awesome leather boots at Aldo and I HAD to buy them.
- SEVEN Fitness Challenge:
I was active as a kid. I regularly played hockey, baseball, and soccer, both with friends and in organized leagues.
- Importance of drinking water:
Recently, I started drinking more water and less other beverages thinking this would be good for a blog for Seven as well as to better my health.
- Happy New Ears NAN Youth! ….I mean New Year!: The holidays are a great time for reflection on the year that has passed. I hope you were able to learn from everything that has taken place this past year.
- Narcotics and Addiction: Special Report:
What are narcotics? The word narcotic is used for the group of drugs or medications that are opioids.
- Martha’s Story: My life after I quit prescription drugs has been a rocky road because at times I have used alcohol as a substitute, which is wrong. Alcohol has always been a backup for everything because it’s easier and cheaper to get.
- Cost to communities:
Answering the Cry for Help: Martha’s Story gives a glimpse of the gravity of prescription drug abuse in our communities of Northwestern Ontario.
- Falling back in Love with My Arts:
Booshoo! Wachyey Wachyey! My name is Kerina Wabasse, I am 20 years old.
- On the Catwalk with Jade Willoughby: I recently moved to Toronto to further pursue my modeling career, while attending post secondary at George Brown College.
- Oshki Negamowina Showcase:
Music. It reverberated through his house for as long as he could remember. It has become an integral part of his identity.
- The uncertain journey with a jagged road: My name is Forrest Rain Shapwaykeesic. This story is about my journey to get my high school diploma.
- Letter: My name is Daniel MacPherson, but everyone calls me Twix. I’m a young Nishnawbe from Aundeck-Omni-Kaing First Nation, Manitoulin Island.
