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NIPISIHKOPAHK
ACIMOWIN
Opaskowi Pîsim
July 2021
VOLUME 7 ISSUE 43
T ansi and welcome to another edition of the Acimowin. The
Covid 19 vaccine phone number is 780-585-3973 ext. 286 if
you want to get it and your encouraged to do so for the nation’s
safety. Moving on, The Integrated Family Services had a staff meet
and greet on June 24, 2021, and you can see the story on page Facebook: @samsoncreenation
8. On page 10 you can read Chief Vernon Saddleback’s message
to the people on Aboriginal Day. On page 12 you can read the
Open Letter from Chief Saddleback regarding the monuments in Twitter: @SamsonCree
Maskwacis and the recent discoveries across western Canada.
Crane Iron Enegy Services owner Clayton Crane got interviewed at
the Legacy Run 215+ Convoy which took place in Wetaskiwin and
you can read that on page 19. Next Acimowin July 23, 2021 Instagram: @samsoncreenation
Above: July 1, 2021, Grass dancer at the Legacy Run 215+ Convoy at
Table of Contents Wetaskiwin Reynolds Alberta Museum.
Pg 3 SCN Covid 19 Colour Code Flag The Samson Cree Nation Acimowin (Newsletter)
System for your window. Communications Coordinator, Delorna Makinaw.
Pg 4 Maskwacis Covid 19 Time Line. Email: dbmakinaw@gmail.com
Events Planner, Angela Boysis-Bull.
Pg 5 SCN Covid 19 Vaccine Email: ang.bbull@yahoo.com
Registration Phone Number.
Pg 8 Integrated Family Services Staff Samson Communications Department: Box 159
Meet & Greet Drive Through. Maskwacis, AB T0C 1N0. Ph: 780-585-3793 ext. 233 or
Pg 10 Mini Pow Wow at HBMC. 266.
Pg 12 Chief Vernon Saddleback Open SCN Departments: Please send your announcements,
Letter Regarding Monuments. events or information to the Acimowin for publication.
Pg 13 Photo from Kamloops BC Email: guide@ualberta.ca
Residential School. Ph: 780-585-3793 ext. 266
Pg 16 Chief Vernon Saddleback
Update via his Facebook page. The Acimowin is released bi-weekly every month.
Pg 18 Interview with Clayton Crane, Advertisers please call the Communications Office.
Rider on Legacy Run 215+.
Pg 19 Legacy Run 215+ Convoy in Community events can be forwarded to the Newsletter
Wetaskiwin. Please make it a JPEG format to save paper.
Vision Statement
Samson Cree Nation is a healthy, educated, knowledgeable and industrious community.
Mission Statement
Samson Cree Nation is a Sovereign Nation that is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all our
People by maximizing our Human Resources and respecting our Cree Language and Traditions of
our Peoples.
www.samsoncree.com/aboutus
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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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Indian Day Schools Class Action
Settlement: Claim Due by July 13, 2022.
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June 24, 2021
Howard Buffalo Memorial Center (HBMC)
Parking lot in Samson.
The Integrated Family Services (IFS)
had a staff meet and greet drive through
BBQ with Samson Councilor Ryan
Lightning present and handing out food
and gift bags. If you have any questions
about the upcoming programs please
give IFS a call at 780-585-2254 or email:
integratedfamily@yahoo.com
Thank you Carmella Cutknife, Clarence
Cutknife and their workers for the event.
Councilor Ryan
Lightning
Carmella Cutknife & Clarence Cutknife
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June 21, 2021
HBMC in Samson.
On behalf on SCN Chief & Council I want to wish all First Nations, Metis and Inuit a wonderful
National Indigenous Peoples Day! In the spirit of Wahkotowin, reach out to your loved ones and
family members. Call your parents, call an old friend and do not forget to tell your children you love
them. All Canadians enjoy this beautiful day!
Ekosi Pitima
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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
Lyle Littlepoplar, Manager 1-780-335-6073
Everette Omeasoo, Supervisor 1-780-312-9748
Gas Co-op Shop 780-585-3547 Please Leave A
Message
Email: gasutility.scn@gmail.com
Please call EXT#215, Cell 780-335-6073 or
Email: lyle.littlepoplar2020@gmail.com
If you have any questions on this matter. Thank
you.
The Acimowin (Samson’s local newsletter)
Submission Dates for 2021.
July September
Friday April 9 Friday May 10
Friday April 23 Friday May 24
August October
Friday March 13 Friday Oct. 8
Friday March 27 Friday Oct. 22
Integrated Family Services (IFS) Ph: 780-585-
2254 Email: integratedfamily@yahoo.com Please be advised that the Samson Cree The Samson Community
Nation Personnel Department has a New Email
MMIWG 24/7 Toll Free Support Phone Address: Initiatives Program 780-585-0111
Line: 1-844-413-6649
Maskwacis Mobile Mental Health: Call us at any
personnel.179@gmail.com Check them out on Facebook.
Anybody applying for a job or submitting their @samsoncommunityinitiativesprogram
time on our hotline 780-362-2150
documents to Personnel Department can send to
or Email : info@maaems.com
the email provided. Thank You.
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July 2, 2021 government will be announcing a massive mental health support program. So when Minister Rick
Wilson came into the meeting and if you remember the prior meeting with the federal representatives,
Chief Vernon Saddleback update via his Elder Richard Lightning brought up the Charles Camsell hospital in Edmonton. Rick Wilson brought
Facebook page. up the Charles Camsell hospital idea as well. So it is a location that the province will be looking at.
That was fascinating to hear.
Chief Vernon Saddleback: Good afternoon
everybody. It’s funny we didn’t have a lot of work I met with the Maskwacis Cultural College (MCC) and we are still trying to find a permanent home
days but it was a busy week. I’ll do my best with for the college. We will be meeting all Summer long to see how we can assist the college. That was
my internet connection because it’s not the best. Wednesday June 30th.
This past Monday June 28 and Tuesday June
29, 2021, we did a two day meeting with Council. On Thursday June 1 it was Canada day. [Chief takes a minute to reflect]. The tough part about
We’re trying to figure out our post pandemic plan. Canada day was the massive call to cancel it out of respect for the residential schools. It was
I challenged Council to think about how we are controversial. The mayor of Wetaskiwin, Tyler Gandam, called me and asked if he should cancel
going to think about infrastructure. We have an Canada day. I’ve been told by the Elders that there can be no reconciliation until the truth comes out.
increase in population. We are thinking about We’ve always known as First Nations that they were always mass grave sites. It’s time for the rest
building a new gymnasium or hockey arena or of Canada to find out that painful part of our history. I told Mayor Gandam that we have to go ahead.
an Elders lodge. We want to build a gas station So he invited me to the Legion hall and I want to thank the people at the Legion. They brought the
out at Bonnet Farms. We are at 9000 plus people residential schools up and apologized for it and they also acknowledged the painful history of our
and we haven’t built anything in a long time, so region. I appreciate the people of Wetaskiwin on trying to find a way to reconcile it for themselves and
we have to build. It was a great team building for the region. They had two drum groups and dancers at the Legion and this was done so we can
experience with Council. It was nice to get share our culture and traditions.
the whole team together because we’ve been
Zooming for months. At 1:30 PM June 1st, I met with Bob Small and the Legacy Run 215+ Convoy at the Reynolds Alberta
Museum in Wetaskiwin [video edited].
On Wednesday June 30, we had a meeting with
the Treaty 6 Chiefs. There were discussions about a lot of issues. We met with the federal people Open Letter, July 1, 2021, Chief Vernon Saddleback: “They, the survivors, are asking our nation
first then the provincial people after. First, we talked with Marc Miller from the federal government, members to preserve the monuments, including churches, as evidence as a testament to what
and they announced 27 million that’s already been marked for searches at residential schools. This really happened to them, and to refrain from destroying evidence. Our community has experienced
money was already made available so we don’t know if they are going to increase it from there. ‘collective trauma’ and has the right to remember, and the right to justice, as an ongoing individual
We are also asking for more money for mental health supports. One stand we are taking is for and collective process that will require public education, positive meaningful engagement, and truth
commemorative monuments to put in place at these sites and legislation to protect these grave sites. telling. Our Elders state they will always advise against the use of retaliation, revenge, destructive
It’s not enough that we find these sites we need to protect them after the fact. We met with the federal tendencies/behaviours and counsel for a collective positive mind set in the face of challenge.’
representatives and they’ve identified that there are 146 residential schools that they are looking That is powerful and it came from our Elders of Samson Cree Nation. That is the official response
at. Elder Richard Lightning sat in on the meeting and he said that they need to look at the Charles from the nation that we do not burn churches. It’s not our way. Yes I know it’s a time of anger but
Camsell hospital in Edmonton. Richard said we need to go look there because a lot of our people there are healthier ways to express your anger. So I am going to ask everybody to be calm as you
were treated at the Charles Camsell hospital back in the day. The federal representatives announced can be at this moment. I attended residential school and if you need help please call the National
there will be an extension of the Indian Dayschool program by three more years making the deadline Indian Residential School Crisis Line 1-866-925-4419. This is for people who are suffering from post
2027. As for the Maskwacis residential school it is located in Ermineskin and Chief Ermineskin traumatic related to the residential schools and if you’re a child of a residential school person [video
mentioned that they are aware that many other people came to the Ermineskin residential school. edited].
Ermineskin will be working with the other three nations when the time comes on this important matter.
Samson will support Ermineskin in the direction they want to go. Phone numbers: Maskwacis Health 780-585-2268 or 780-312-5268. Samson Outreach Team 780-
335-9347. Mobile Mental Health 780-362-2150
When Alberta Minister Rick Wilson came on he said that the province will be allocating 8 million in
funding for community and local driven projects associated with the residential schools. The 8 million Please reach out if you are struggling with post traumatic stress issues related to what’s been going
from the Alberta government funds can be used for engagement, research and related activities on. It is affecting our Elders. We need to remember that this is a very painful subject for them. My
associated with the deaths and burials at the residential schools. We can get ground penetrating heart, my prayers and blessings go out to all those who have been affected by the residential schools
radar or support programs. The province said they want to work with us to find the truth behind the but let’s not be rash about our decisions. Our Elders want our monuments protected because it is part
residential schools. We really appreciate that from the province of Alberta. A lot of our technicians of our truth telling process. The Elders council said that reconciliation doesn’t happen until the truth
are going to get on that and figure out how to utilize it. This coming Monday July 5, 2021, the Alberta comes out. You know what the truth is coming out. More and more residential schools are finding
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more mass grave sites and we need to go through this painful process as our healing continues with Guide: Is there anything else you would like to add before we end or anybody you would like to say
respect to the residential schools. thank you too?
Clayton: Today I rode without my leather jacket or pants. I just wore a T-shirt and every little rock I
With that, my blessings to everyone. My internet keeps freezing so my apologies for that. That’s felt, that was a soul that hit my body. That was a child’s soul that was found at one of the sites. I felt
how rural internet works. I can’t wait for Council to start launching projects soon. As soon as we get thousands of rocks.
it organized we will get it out to the people. The election process is going and the referendum law
is almost done, the Elders have been working on that and Councilor Holly Johnson is part of that Guide: Thank you Clayton for the interview.
process so thank you Holly. Councilor Laurie Buffalo is part of the Treaty Elders and they provided
us a letter in response to the churches. Our Council are busy and I am grateful to everyone of them. Legacy Run 215+ Convoy. From Enoch to Wetaskiwin. July 1, 2021.
They are a reflection of the people [video edited].
I am grateful to everyone of you [video edited]…Erica Johnson and Marcella Dion out at Pigeon Lake.
Thank you both and I reached out to both of them [video edited]…Enjoy your weekend. Blessings to
everyone and have a great weekend everybody. Ekosi Thank you.
July 1, 2021: Clayton Crane interview at the Legacy run
215 Convoy at the Wetaskiwin Reynolds Museum.
Guide: What company do you work for?
Clayton: Crane Iron Energy Services call 780-312-5105 or
Email: craneironenergy at telus dot net. You can get a hold of
me on Facebook.
Guide: You were on this ride from the Enoch River Cree
casino to the Reynolds Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin. How
many bikers were there?
Clayton: I would have to say about 200 with Aboriginal and
non-Aboriginal riders.
Guide: Have you ever been in a group of riders this big
before?
Clayton: I’ve been on few bike runs. Yes I have.
Guide: What makes this day so special?
Clayton: Our ancestors that we’ve lost have finally been
found. Which raises awareness to everybody in the world
that there was residential school abuse that was happening. So this ride is to bring awareness to
everyone that didn’t know about it.
Guide: Were you in residential or dayschool?
Clayton: No I was not. I went to the Ponoka school. I’m going to be honest it wasn’t a good
experience.
Guide: What do you want to say to the youth who are just experiencing this for the first time?
Clayton: Honour and respect your Elders. Get the courage to talk to them. Spend more time with
them and that time is so precious. We are losing our Elders. You need to know your culture and
language and get involved in cultural community events. Stay away from the drugs and alcohol.
Today’s generation is the Aware Generation. We are part of the survivors out there. It’s up to us to
make the future generations aware of this issue. We are warriors of the people.
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July 2021
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Canada Day/
Convoy from
Enoch to Erm.
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AFN National Newsletter.
Chief Election
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Newsletter.
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26 Samson Communications Department @SamsonCreeNationJuly 1, 2021, Legacy Run 215+ Convoy, Wetaskiwin ►Jim O Cultural
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.
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