Nipisihkopahk Acimowin

NIPISIHKOPAHK ACIMOWIN

Tansiand welcome to another edition of the Acimowin. Christmas and the New Year will be here soon. There are Christmas Dinners and Drive Throughs in December, you can see most of the posters here. There will be one more edition of the Acimowin on December 16, 2022, so please have your submissions in by then. To all the Acimowin readers and supporters, thank you for all the invitations to attend your events this year. Everybody have a safe and happy holiday season. Hai Hai !

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

Table of Contents

Settlement Referendum Results

from Chief Vernon Saddleback. Economic Development Information. Swampy Parenting Bursary.

Community Check Stop Information. Remembrance Day.

Water Settlement Information.

National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW). Community Wellness Information. MHS Health Fair.

NITF Award Night.

The Samson Cree Nation Acimowin (News)

Communications Coordinator

Delorna Makinaw Email: dbmakinaw @samsoncree.com

Administrative/Social Media Assistant: Email: comms @samsoncree.com

Samson Communications Department: Box 159 Maskwacis, AB T0C 1N0. Ph: 780-5853793.

SCN Departments: Please send your announcements, events or information to the Acimowin for publication. Email: guide.f@samsoncree.com Ph: 780-585-3793 ext. 202

The Acimowin is released bi-weekly every month. Advertisers please call the Communications Office.

Community events can be forwarded to the Acimowin. Please make it a JPEG or PDF format to save paper.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram and Youtube. Website: www.samsoncree.com

Cartoon source: @dolighan. The County Market. Wednesday November 16, 2022 edition.

Editor: Dillon Giancola. Lacombe, Alberta. Postmedia Network Inc.

Maskwacis

Timeline

The Cenotaph

hosted this year’s Remembrance Day event and it took place in about -25C weather. Chiefs, Councilors and those who had someone serve or are serving stood in place while Trevor Larocque (US Marine) did the MC duties. There was a drum group and one female Elder from Maskwacis laid a wreathe for the all the sons who were lost. The Chiefs all said a few words to the people who were gathered and there was lunch served at the end.

November 11, 2022

in Samson: Louis Bull Tribe

Trevor Larocque (US Marines) MC for event.

Chief Vernon Saddleback says a few words to the crowd gathered.

Female Elder lays wreathe down for all the sons that were lost.

Forms can be printed off from the above website, they will look like the documents to the right and on page 15.

Help With A Claim: 1-833-252-4220.

Samson Communications Department @SamsonCreeNation

Water Class

Action Water Class Action

Carmella Cutknife

Integrated Family Services:

We want to thank the following community agencies for joining us for this years Nations Child Day 2022:

IFS Mentorship Program

Samson COHI Program

IFS SPNP Program

Early Years Program

Indigenous Teen Study

Samson Daycare and Headstart

MHS Public Health

MHS Community Health

Ermineskin Womens Shelter

Samson Youth & Sports Development (SYSD)

American Sign Language Class

We had 157 children signed in and approximately 60 adults. Thank you so much for joining us for this years National Child Day 2022. See you next year.

Ordell

Source: Hockey Indigenous facebook.

“We would like you all to meet Ordell Saddleback Jr, Cree from Maskwacis, Alberta.

Ordell currently plays for the Leduc Oil Kings in the U15 AAA of the AEHL where he has 19 goals, 13 assist for 32 points in 14 games played. He is also an affiliate player for the U17 AAA Leduc Oil Kings in which he played his grist game with the club on November 13, 2022. Ordell also played with Leduc U15 AAA for the 2021/20222 season where amassed 9 points in 34 games played, a huge jump from this season. Notably, he made the AAA squad as a 1st year. The season is still young, keep up the hard work Ordell.”

(www.facebook.com/hockeyindigenous/)

National Addictions

(NAAW)

Awareness Week

HBMC in Samson: The Community Wellness department hosted the annual NAAW conference with guest speakers, community awareness of programs and services and discussions. If you want to see what programs and services are available for the people please see the facebook page:

Community Wellness NNADAP

Scroll through the page and take a look at what the service has to offer.

When I arrived Samson Councilor Frank Buffalo was speaking about his experiences and he told the people to take of one another, to love each other and to keep helping each other if you can.

Next up was Staff Sargeant Travis McKenzie. If you ever have time go see Travis’s presentation. He gives up to date statistics of what’s going on in the community, where we are at and where we can possibly go in the future. Travis does not hold back on his presentations. He basically talks about the truth of what gang life is and recommendations that parents can take to avoid potential problems in the future. It is also about choices. Right now, role models are needed in this community. Travis mentioned that the mainstream media will give you a role model if you don’t produce one yourself.

Travis said that addictions come from the past for most people. Jail is not an viable option when something does happen and that a cultural change is needed. What is needed is programs and services while people are incarcerated and finally, Travis said that people can change when trauma is healed. Community members can start making the youth feel safe, making places safe to hang out at and healthy activities.

From there, Yvonne Nepoose Rich mentioned that Community Wellness does have programs and services for members who want to try and end their addictions.

There was also gift bags, prizes and lunch served by A1 Catering from Camrose.

Samson Communications Department

Saddleback Jr.

hosted by Community Wellness

Samson

Cultural Basket by Integrated Family Services. November 21-23, 2022. HBMC music room IFS 780-5852254.

MHS

From

T0C

Location: 12046 - 77 St. Edmonton. Ph: 780-477-6648 ext. 257

Left:

Samson Youth and Sports Development (SYSD)

Phone 780-585-3012

Jim Johnson or Jordana Littlepoplar

Samson Youth Wellness

Phone 780-585-3634

Tamara Saddleback or Klevlin Cutknife Facebook pages can be accessed.

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