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NovemberLL,20L0
Mrs.LanaWapachee
133Obatagamou
Meskino
OUJE-BOUGOUMOU,QC GOW3CO
SUBJECT: RESOTUTION
ON OFFICIAIOPPOSITION
OF SWEATTODGE& NATIVESPIRITUATITY
PRACTICES
DearLana,
yours,
Sincerely
OUJE.BOUCOUMOU NATION
CREE
CorporateSecretary
OUJE-BOUGOUMOU CREE NATION
HeadquartersOlfice
207, OpemiskaMeskino
Ouje-Bougoumou, Quebec Tel.:(418)745-3911
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OUJE-BOUGOUMOU EENUCHASSOCATION
CHIEF& COUNCIT
MEETING
OEARESOLUTION
NO.: 2010-156
SUBJECT: OFFICIAT
OPPOSITION
OFSWEATTODGE& NATIVESPIRITUAT
PRACTICES
WHEREAS,
the Chief& Councilhavecarefullydeliberatedover this importantcommunitymatter,
WHEREAS
this visionof the Elder'sdid not includeany form of nativespiritualityor practices,
WHEREASon August 24, 2070 at a meeting of the Members of the Ouj6-BougoumouCree Nation
reaffirmedthe VisionStatementthrough resolution,
WHEREAS the VisionStatementrefers to the cultural and traditional practicesthat are known to the
communitythat was sharedby our past and presentelders,which is hunting,trapping,gatheringsand
knowledgein our traditionallanguage,
and,
WHEREASit did do not includethe sweat lodge, pow wow's or any other form of adopted traditional
practicesfrom other FirstNations,
WHEREAS the practiceof the sweat lodgeand its ritualsare not restrictedto merely medicalpursueof
healing,but in essencea way to contactand communicatewith the spiritworld throughshamanism,
THEREFORE
BEIT RESOIVED:
THATthe Councilof the Cree Nation of Ouj6-Bougoumou must exerciseits inherentrights of self-
governmentand self-determination
and will be exercising
it right in governance
to provideservices
solelybasedon communityneedsandcommoninterest
THATouj6-Bougoumou
will continueto upholditsfaithin,andguidance
by,God.
Proposed
by: ChiefLouise
Wapachee
Seconded
by: GerryBosum
Carried:October29,2OlO
CORPORATE
SECRETARY