Attawapiskat First Nation
Kashechewan First Nation
Fort Albany First Nation
Moose Cree First Nation
Taykwa Tagamou Nation
Chapleau Cree First Nation
Missanabie Cree First Nation
Mushkegowuk Council 31st Annual Mamowihitowin
Chief Andrew Solomon, Fort Albany First Nation
Gilbert Cheechoo Jr., Councillor Moose Cree First Nation
Certified copy of a resolution passed on September 30, 2016
September 30, 2016
Chapleau Cree First Nation
Resolution No. 2016-09-11
Support for Mushkegowuk Athletes to Try Out for Team Ontario
WHEREAS, Mushkegowuk Council recognizes and fully supports our Mushkegowuk athletes; and
WHEREAS, Mushkegowuk Council is aware that the North American Indigenous Games will be hosted in Toronto, Ontario July 16-23, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the Mushkegowuk Council acknowledges the high cost of travel and the challenges it creates for our athletes to compete and partake in tryouts further south; and
WHEREAS, this Mamowihitowin of the Omushkegowuk understands the importance of providing the opportunity for our Mushkegowuk Athletes to try-out for Team Ontario; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, this Mamowihitowin of the Omushkegowuk directs the Youth Department to continue to collaborate with the Aboriginal Sports and Wellness Council of Ontario to bring a multi-sport tryout to Timmins, Ontario; and
THEREFORE,BEITFURTHER RESOLVED, this Mamowihitowin of the Omushkegowuk encourages all funding partners such as Mushkegowuk First Nations, First Nation owned Corporations, and First Nation business
partners to provide support for our Mushkegowuk Athletes as they try-out for Team Ontario.