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Penny
Carpenter, Ida James, Chief
Albert James, and Orpah McKenzie
pose with friends in front
of a float plane before taking
off from McDowell Lake in
1998. Check out the hitchhiking
duck on the float.
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Community
representatives and KO Executive
Director cut cake to celebrate
Keewaywin's reserve status
in April 1997. Shown here,
from left to right, are Geordi
Kakepetum, Lester Pascal,
John McKay, Chief Joe Meekis,
Elder David Kakegamic, Halim
Kakegamic, Elder Donald Kakegamic
and Alan Kakepetum.
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Former
INAC Minister, Jane Stewart,
gets a tour of KO's web site
from Sheena Loon while others,
including current INAC Minister
Bob Nault, observe in February
1999. Sheena told Ms Stewart
about her summer experience
with the Science and Technology
Camp.
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Keewaytinook
Okimakanak participates in
Sioux Lookout's Christmas
parade in 1995. Staff members
are known for their energy
and willingness to participate
in community life, both in
the First Nations and in the
communities where their administrative
quarters are located.
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Members
of an early board of Keewaytinook
Okimakanak: Chief Royal Meekis
(Deer Lake), former Chiefs
Darcy Kejick (North Spirit
Lake), Joseph Crowe (Fort
Severn), Jeremiah McKay (Kasabonika),
and the late Bill Mamakeesic
(Keewaywin) pose after meeting
in Thunder Bay in February
1996. The chiefs of the member
communities form the board
of KO and generally meet four
times per year, more and more
these days by video and teleconference.
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Elders,
David Kakegamic, Patricia
Kakegamic, Martina Kakegamic
and Susan Bighead visit at
the Keewaywin school opening
in September 1997.
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