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NIPISIHKOPAHK
ACIMOWIN
Opiniyâwi Pîsim
May 2021
VOLUME 7 ISSUE 41
T ansi and welcome to another edition of the Acimowin. Spring
has begun and you can read Chief Vernon Saddleback’s
update on where the nation is headed on page 8. Basically, Chief
Vernon mentions that we are at a 50% vaccination rate right now
but we need to hit that 70% to be safe so please continue to wear Facebook: @samsoncreenation
your masks, hand sanitize and get vaccinated. Moving on, the
Riverside Cemetery Feast will be held on June 6, 2021. From there
the University of Alberta is requesting people from Maskwacis to Twitter: @SamsonCree
participate in their survey and you can a get a $25 gift card, see
page 26 for details. Finally, Patrick Buffalo is offering a Horse
Therapy program for healing please contact Pat at 780-312-0144
or Email: pbuffalo@daywalker.ca Instagram: @samsoncreenation
Table of Contents The Samson Cree Nation Acimowin (Newsletter)
Communications Coordinator, Delorna Makinaw.
Pg 3 SCN Covid 19 Colour Code Flag Email: dbmakinaw@gmail.com
System for your window. Events Planner, Angela Boysis-Bull.
Pg 5 SCN Celebration Committee Email: ang.bbull@yahoo.com
Upcoming Events.
Pg 6 Elders & People with Disabilities Samson Communications Department: Box 159
Research Project Information. Maskwacis, AB T0C 1N0. Ph: 780-585-3793 ext. 233 or
Pg 8 Chief Vernon Saddleback 266.
Update.
Pg 11 Samson Riverside Cemetery SCN Departments: Please send your announcements,
Feast Information. events or information to the Acimowin for publication.
Pg 12 Message from the Band Email: guide@ualberta.ca
Administrator (BA). Ph: 780-585-3793 ext. 266
Pg 13 MHS Covid 19 Statistics.
The Acimowin is released bi-weekly every month.
Pg 17 Maskwacis RCMP Notice. Advertisers please call the Communications Office.
Pg 20 Community Clean Up Results. Community events can be forwarded to the Newsletter
Please make it a JPEG format to save paper.
Pg 25 Alberta’s Stage 3 Opening
Information.
Vision Statement HAWK 93.5 FM Radio
Samson Cree Nation is a healthy, educated, To advertise with the only central Alberta
knowledgeable and industrious community. First Nations radio station please call:
780-585-4295.
Mission Statement
Email: hawk.radio891@gmail.com
Samson Cree Nation is a Sovereign Nation that is
connect@hawkradio935.com
dedicated to improving the quality of life for all our People
Web: www.hawkradio935.com
by maximizing our Human Resources and respecting our
Contact: Robert “Bobby Jack” Ward.
Cree Language and Traditions of our Peoples.
www.samsoncree.com/aboutus Samson Communications Department @SamsonCreeNation 3
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Please send your announcements, events or information to the Acimowin for publication.
Email: guide@ualberta.ca
Ph: 780-585-3793 ext. 266
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current national Chief Perry Belgarde has decided not to run this time. The Treaty 6 Chiefs had a
discussion about whether we support the AFN or not. We were given word that Treaty 8 does not
support the process. We never came to a decision yet, however I pointed out to the Treaty 6 Chiefs
that what I’ve learned in politics is that you have to be present at the discussion table. The AFN is
a paid entity of the federal government but it is one table the government does speak at. So the
elections are coming up and there are people running from Alberta running for national chief. They
are going through nominations as we speak.
Wednesday we did a Covid 19 town hall meeting. I want to thank Lowa Beebe who was the
moderator. CFWE Radio was the host for this along with the Alexis Nakota Sioux so thank you to both
of them. I am trying to get the word out for vaccinations.
Thursday I was at the HUB meeting. Metal health is becoming an issue in our community due to the
pandemic. Two issues we discussed was how do we get certain supports out to certain families and
sometimes we have to go find people who go missing.
The Treaty Chiefs met with Dr. Dina Hinshaw to get the latest update in the province. So we are part
of the central zone. Information for on and off reserve First Nation people are:
16,633 Covid 19 cases
18 In ICU (Intensive Care Unit)
777 Active Cases
67 Hospitalized
143 Deaths
Out of those 143 deaths, Samson lost 18 of those. So the message is everyone stay safe. The on
reserve central zone Covid 19 statistics are:
409 Active Cases
7710 Recovered
80 Deaths
32 Hospitalized
May 21, 2021 32 Communities with Cases
So Alberta has some rules in place. If you have 30 active cases in your community you will be on
Chief Vernon Saddleback update via the Samson Cree Nation Facebook page and his own Chief severe lock down conditions. Samson does not currently fall under that rule. One last important
Vernon Saddleback Facebook page. statistic is about Vaccine Doses: 50.26% of Albertans have been vaccinated. We are shooting for that
magic number of 70% vaccinations which will starve the Covid 19 virus of hosts. Then we can open
Good morning everyone. I apologize for last week. My internet connection was not that great and the up. People ask me if we are going to have a pow wow this year. We might be able to if we reach that
signal was dropped a few times and people let me know about it. I am going to talk about that later 70% vaccination rate. If you have not gotten vaccinated please do it when you can. I appreciate the
on. It was kind of interesting how that worked out. Alberta Health Authority who let the Chiefs know what’s going on so we can tell the people about our
current situation.
May 7: I’ve posted before that we have been trying to get our own health clinic in Samson. I’ve
arranged a meeting with FNIHB (First Nations and Inuit Health Branch) and our Maskwacis Moving on, I met with Rogers Communications and their Indigenous Representatives and they
Ambulance Authority (MAA) about funding. The meeting went well and we are having another one on want to create partnerships to expand communications into rural Alberta. Basically, they want to get
May 31. So the discussions are beginning. internet access out to the rural community. When I had my experience with my Facebook live stream
freezing last week; this meeting came just in time. The background story is that the four nations
I also did a rehearsal for a town hall meeting. Lowa Beebe has her own radio talk show with the filled out an application to the federal government for them to provide fibre optic internet service.
Windspeaker Radio Network. It was broadcast on CFWE Facebook live. I was asked to sit on this The program is for the four nations including Pigeon Lake. Just to let you know laying down fibre
panel to see if the technology worked properly and it did. optic cable is not cheap but that would give you high speed internet in the country side. To complete
the project would cost 35 million dollars. The host has to pay 20% of the cost which is what the four
Tuesday we had our regular council meeting. Right after that I had a meeting with the AOTC (Alberta nations would do. Samson would pay approximately 2 million to get high speed internet to the rural
Organization of Treaty Chiefs). Then we met with the Treaty 6 Chiefs. We were talking about the areas. We have not heard back from the federal government but the project is still in progress. So
upcoming Assembly of First Nations (AFN) national chief election which will be on July 7, 2021. Our Bruce Buffalo we are going to try and get you working with Rogers. Bruce provides internet service for
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the town site and this is why we want the two to work together. My last shout out goes to Chase Soosay. Chase went to my old university, MacEwan University.
Chase got a 3.82 GPA out of 4 at MacEwan and he is applying for the Presidents Medal which I am
The band office may be closed but I am still going to funerals and feasts if people invite me. I visited sure he will get. Chase’s Mom is Violet Soosay and I am sure she is proud of him of being on the
Elvis Wahkeenew this week because he invited me. I speak for people when they invite me to their honour roll.
homes. I went to see the condition of Elvis’s home. I’ve always believed that if your in leadership you
have one job: and that’s to speak for the people. So I am going to see what the housing department In Ending, even if you have been vaccinated please wear your mask. When you get to a store use the
can do for him because he has a lot of smoke damage in his place. If you want me to come see your hand sanitizer that they have out for you. With that, you all have a great long weekend and stay safe.
house send me a message and I’ll do my best to come out and visit you. Basically, I do home visits so Enjoy your families and Bar Be Q if you can. We all have Church service Sunday and remember our
give me a call. Lord watches over us. Enjoy Spring. Ekosi. I will see you all next Friday.
Important phone numbers below:
Maskwacis Health 780-585-2268
780-312-5268
Samson Outreach Team
780-335-9347
Mobile Mental Health
780-362-2150
If your struggling with mental health issues or your children are affected, or a family member or a
friend is affected, don’t be afraid to reach out and try and get some services and help for yourself or
someone you love. We are in the middle of a pandemic right now and I’ve said it many times in my
podcasts that if your struggling with anxiety problems, and this is what social isolation is doing to our
people, please call the phone numbers provided. We are still trying to get mental health supports here
in our community.
Another item on our agenda is the Covid 19 long haulers. Long haulers are people who had Covid 19
but still have health problems for months later on. Eventually we will have to deal with this but right
now I am working on the mental health issues in our community.
Here is a shout out to Carmen Yellowbird and her team. I put the poster on my Facebook page so
you can go see it if you want. I was in Lethbridge a few years ago and I ran into a nation member
who was working for CP rail and he took this training that I am talking about. The opportunity has
unfortunately expired but Carmen Yellowbird and her team did this for our community. I want to thank
the Councilors who are working on this initiative for our members: I do believe it’s Councilors: Mario
Swampy, Louise Omeasoo and Marvin Yellowbird but all the Councilors support this. The Samson
Work Force and Training Development phone number is 780-585-3305. Give them a call about
upcoming programs. The Maskwacis Employment Center was offering a Class 7 drivers license
program and you can give MEC call about upcoming programs at 780-5854450 or 780-360-4423.
I want to give a shout out to the Maskwacis Ambulance Authority, that’s Stu Schmidtt and the men and
women who work there. They have gotten a fifty thousand dollar health project approved. Boehringer
Ingelheim, a pharmaceutical company, and a native based health company gave 5 communities in
Canada fifty thousand dollars each to start a diabetes research project. Maskwacis was picked out of
one of the five so thank you for the hard work in getting that project here.
With Community Wellness they will be doing a door to door survey for a cancer research project. The
purpose is to reach out to those who have cancer, those who have had cancer and for caretakers
who help people with cancer past or present. The project will find out what is working and what is
not working for people who have cancer in our community. Surveys take about 10 to 15 minutes to
complete and they can be done over the telephone. Covid 19 safety protocols will be in place. So
that’s Community Wellness and they will be going door to door.
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Samson Community Friendship
Center
FC Source: Samson Community
Friendship Center Facebook.
Samson Cree Nation:
SC
Soup Kitchen
Monday to Friday
8:30 AM to 12:00 PM
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Dr. Heather Dreise
Pediatry
Every Wednesdays at 12:00 PM. soup
and bannock with desert. PEDIATRIC CLINIC NOW OPEN
Our Volunteers networking group Dr. Heather Dreise-Pediatrician
come together and build the entire Location: former MYI Building
community a beautiful, hearty meal. Hours: Tuesday & Thursday
9 AM to 4 PM
New Volunteers are always welcome to the kitchen. Free WIFI and much more. Positive choices
For Appointments call 780-585-4062.
make for better lifestyles. Call Janet at the Food Bank. PH 780-361-7383
Walk Ins are available.
From the Office of Samson Gas Utility
Box 1200 Maskwacis, AB T0C 1N0
Ph: 780-585-3793 Email: gasutility.scn@gmail.com Samson Cree Nation
Purchase your SCN
Lyle Littlepoplar, Manager 1-780-335-6073 Covid 19 mask for $10
Everette Omeasoo, Supervisor 1-780-312-9748 Call the SCN
Gas Co-op Shop 780-585-3547 Please Leave A Message Communications
Department
Email: gasutility.scn@gmail.com 780-585-3793
Please call EXT#215, Cell 780-335-6073 or Email: lyle.littlepoplar2020@gmail.com Samson Cree Nation Urban Office in Edmonton. SCN Community Wellness: Client Support
If you have any questions on this matter. Thank you. Location: 12046 - 77 St. Edmonton. Services Ph: 780-335-5953. Outreach 780-335-
Ph: 780-477-6648 ext. 257 7439. Respite Care 780-335-9687.
October 5, 2020
Source: SCN Facebook.
Maskwacis Transport Ltd.
We apologize for this inconvenience. If you have questions or concerns regarding these routes, Please be advised that the Samson Cree
you can contact Wayne Saddleback at 403 783 1476. At this moment we are short staffed in the Nation Personnel Department has a New Email
Administration office and only have one person answering phones. We are asking parents and Address:
guardians to be patient with us as we are doing our best to keep up with the phone call. Please be personnel.179@gmail.com
kind. Anybody applying for a job or submitting their
Email: maskwacis_transport@outlook.com documents to Personnel Department can send to
Please email to lower the phone call volume. the email provided. Thank You.
The Samson Cree Housing
The Acimowin May June July Department is now located at the
(Samson’s local Friday May 14 Friday June 11 Friday July 9
newsletter) Friday May 28 Friday June 25 Friday July 23 Trades Centre (on Cranes Road).
Submission Dates for August Indian Day Schools Class Action New phone number: 780-585-3919
2021. Friday August 13 Settlement: Claim Due by July 13, 2022.
Friday August 27
Please apply on website: The Samson Community
MMIWG 24/7 Toll Free Support Phone
Line: 1-844-413-6649 www.indiandayschools.com Initiatives Program 780-585-0111
Maskwacis Mobile Mental Health: Call us at any time on our hotline 780-362-2150 Check them out on Facebook.
or Email : info@maaems.com @samsoncommunityinitiativesprogram
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Good Morning Guide Maskwacis RCMP warns against telephone scams
It is a pleasure to speak with you. I will attach
a few resources our team uses. I will include Maskwacis, Alta. RCMP are warning residents to be cautious of telephone fraud scams. A recent
information on both services provided by scam involves the STARS lottery. A scammer phones and says that the resident has been randomly
Edmonton’s Food Bank and other community selected to win money or a vehicle, but they ask that the “winner” pay fees in advance. This is a
partners throughout the city. Edmonton’s scam! STARS Lottery will never ask winners to send money to claim their prize.
Food Bank does provide a delivery service If you believe you really are a winner, hang up and call STARS lottery at 1-855-STARS 68 (1-855-
to clients that fit specific criteria. These 782-7768) or check their website at ab.starslottery.ca for the list of official winners.
clients are usually Elderly, disabled or have If you receive any phone calls from someone asking you for money or gift cards, whether it is a
a medical condition that prevents them from lottery, the Canada Revenue Agency, or your bank, you should hang up and call the organization
travelling outside their home. Persons in back at their official phone numbers, NOT at the phone number that the person on the phone give
quarantine are also eligible to receive a one time delivery while they are in quarantine but this service you.
is mostly for those that have no other means of accessing food. If you think you have been scammed, call us at 780-585-3767 for the complaint line and call the
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501.
Hailey Helset, Agency/Depot Engagement Manager, Ph 780-425-2133 ext 225, Email: If you have questions about these scams, we are here to help! You can call our administrative line at
hailey@edmontonfoobank.com 780-585-4600.
11508 120 St. NW, Edmonton, T5G 2Y2, Box 62061 Edmonton T5M 4B5
Surplus Food and Related Items
MEAL PROGRAMS!!! We have plenty of items in our freezer ranging from an assortment of meat,
beyond beef, frozen waffles, and other frozen desserts. Please come in and dig through these items
for your programs.
We have been recently donated a wide variety of fresh produce including lettuce, strawberries, and
yogurt. All of these items can be found in the agency cooler.
Please let us know if you can use any of these items. If you are unable to find these items when you
visit please ask for our team at reception.
-Frozen Waffles-Coffee
-Rice -Adult depends
-Crackers-Pasta Sauce
Email: yagut@edmontonfoodbank.com
Wakes & Funerals
Please be advised that due to our Nation’s current situation with the Covid 19 pandemic it is important
to that we have a record of all the people that are attending the wake or funeral.
For Covid 19 safety: a record must be kept of each person and a contact phone number in the event
that there is a positive case.
During wakes and funerals all Covid 19 protocols must be followed: sanitizing, wear gloves, wear
masks.
Thank you for your cooperation in keeping your family members safe.
SCN Emergency Management and SCN Community Initiatives.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact:
Harper Potts @ 780-335-0303 or Debra Buffalo @ 780-362-0272
Birthday Greetings for May 2021
May 10-to Vaughn Rabbit coming from Dad, Angela and Family.
May 20-to Rod Saddleback coming from your sister Angela.
May 21-to My Everything I call MOTHER Celina Saddleback coming from Angela, Marty and all the
Grandkids/Capans.
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May 14, 2021
Samson Cree Nation Community Clean Up
Submission by Angela Boysis Bull, Pictures from Samson Cree Nation Facebook page.
We had 39 entries for the Samson Celebrations Community Clean Up. Thank you to Chairperson Ms.
Louise Omeasoo and the Samson Celebrations Committee for the prizes. Congratulations to all the
participants.
GROUPS
Tia Omeasoo - Littlechild
Erin Saddleback
Myrna Buffalo
WINNERS COUNTRY
Sara Potts house 432
Cletis Louis house 318
Crystal Applegarth house 1
Tova Crane house 139
Dean Dion house 212
Mary Okeymow house 397
WINNERS MAMEO
Amber Yellowbird house #49
Janet Johnson house 66
Marcella Dion house 6
Ida Rowan house 34
Peter Johnson house 14
Bev Dion house 29
WINNERS TOWNSITE
Janet Swampy 9A
Charmaine Soosay 32A
Gilda Soosay 50A
Gary Masuskapoe 2A
Grace Johnson 5A
James Thom 47A
WINNERS WHOVILLE/KNOTTS LANDING
Dezmone Rowan house 7 k.l
Royce Buffalo 6D whoville
Quinten Littlepoplar house 8 k.l.
Tyrone Nepoose whoville
Pam Johnson house 4 k.l.
Shaleen Buffalo house 13 k.l
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Bobby Jack Department
Hawk Radio and @SamsonCreeNation
Elder Floyd Whitstone. 21
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Source: Samson Cree Nation Facebook page.
The Pigeon Lake recreation center and SCN
Satellite office: A huge thank you to the Samson
Cree Nation and SCN Public Works crew.
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June 2021
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Riverside Newsletter.
Cemetery Feast
12:00 PM
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Kisewatisiwin Golf Tournament
Support Group. 585-3771
5-7 PM.
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Solstice National Newsletter.
Indigenous
Peoples Day.
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July 2021
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Referendum
Canada Day Leadership salary.
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AFN National Newsletter.
Chief Election
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Newsletter.
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Centre News:
Samson Band
Members $150
Non Refundable.
Non Samson
Band Members
$150 Non
Refundable. $50
Damage Deposit.
Centre must be
cleaned after use,
kitchen cleaned
up, floors swept,
chairs put away.
Call 780-585-
3793 ext. 159. No
Double Booking.
No Smoking. No
Public Phone.
►Samson
Trades: High
volume of calls
due to not
changing furnace
filters, please do
not pour grease
down the drains,
the Housing
department has
moved into the
Trades Center.
To see the back issues of the Acimowin.
www.issuu.com/samsoncreenation
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