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August 2019
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Behalf of Mishkeegogamang.
Deputy Director of Mishkeegogamang First Nation. This is my job to put why is said about our community. Our community has House fire crisis over the years and state a of emergency for our Crisis. This is my behalf of Mishkeegogamang to change and add on it. Independentmish - Independent Mishkeegogamang First Nations Alliance give all rights to change and add. Thank you! Independentmish (talk) 20:39, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi Mishkeegogamang and welcome to Wikipedia. You are new here so it understandable that you are not familiar with Wikipedia's policies.  What you are describing above is actually a conflict of interest, meaning you have a connection with the subject you are editing about thus it makes it difficult for you be neutral so you editing about it is highly discourage.  Please also see WP:Paid since you are employed by the organization. Wikipedia requires content to be adequately sourced with reliable independent  sources (independent meaning the source has no affiliation with the subject).  I know this was not you intent, but your edits do not meet those policies.  In addition, your edits appear to have been copied from a website which means they violate copyright laws and is a serious violation.  Please take the time to read the information linked in this message along with Welcome message before you continue editing.  If you have questions, you can pose them at the Teahouse where experienced editors are available to help.  I hope you find this information helpful. S0091 (talk) 20:57, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

Mishkeegogamang Fire Crisis
The biggest thing when we declared the State Of Emergency on March 2, two weeks after the fire, the biggest ask was to have a clinical piece to stabilize people,

Over 30 years, we’ve had just under 30 deaths due to fire. When you have that kind of experience, it re-traumatizes people. It’s the first time I’ve seen our operations/maintenance guy cry. This guy, time and time again, burying people.

Unresolved trauma over fire deaths in Mishkeegogamang reach back to the late 1970s when seven children aged two to 13 died in a house fire.

Health Canada has committed $100,000 for a two-person office that conducts weekend direct observation therapy for those abusing prescription medication but limited resources are available beyond treating those already experiencing addiction.

Mishkeegogamang’s 2014 State of Emergency anniversary, which was called after a five members died in house fires over the previous year.

The fabric of everyday life in the community 320 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay continues to rock under waves of trauma.

Mishkeegogamang has long requested mental health supports for their 1,957 members but what little help is available at what community calls “ground zero” isn’t making a dent.

Mishkeegogamang's only fire truck is stored in the community's public works garage, because the First Nation does not have a proper fire hall.

The federal government committed $27 million for fire prevention services last year. The money is doled out based on the size of each First Nations, an average of about $43,000 per community.

Indigenous Affairs spokesman Shawn Jackson pointed to $255 million over two years in government funding from the 2016 budget. Along with fire protection, that money is also earmarked for everything from roads and bridges to energy systems, disaster infrastructure, and broadband internet connectivity.

The whole $255 million represents only 8 per cent of the total need in First Nations communities, which the government itself has pegged at $1.7 billion.

As an order paper response shows, by December 2016, nine months after the funding was announced, the department hadn’t decided what to spend it on.

In the meantime, First Nations are trying to take matters into their own hands and raise awareness about fire prevention.

A few minutes down the winding road from Mishkeegogamang Ojibwa First Nation school are gathered for a presentation about fire safety. They squeal and fidget in their seats as they are told what to do when they hear the alarm go off on a smoke detector.

However, in a news release Friday, National Chief Shawn Atleo said Mishkeegogamang is grieving the loss of four members.

"It is with a heavy heart that I offer condolences to the entire community of Mishkeegogamang Ojibway Nation … It is in difficult times that First Nations come together to mourn, to support and to comfort one another," said Atleo.

Police and the Ontario fire marshal's office are investigating with the assistance of the Ontario Provincial Police forensic identification unit.

(Day 4): Mishkeegogamang

Attawapiskat is not the only reserve that has been severely suffering from a great number of deaths and inadequate living conditions.

In February 2014, 4 First Nations had been killed by a wood stove that caught on fire. As a community that has lost 26 due to house fires, this event was absolutely detrimental to its residents. Just like Attawapiskat, the Chief, Gray-McKay had declared an official state of emergency, which resulted in a number of counselors flying in for the month. Inspectors also flew in to check the safety of their wooden stoves. However, in the remote area of the Mishkeegogamang reserve, wood stoves are much preferred over the alternative of using fuel, which can be a costly $1000 to run a tank. So essentially, there was nothing they could do to remove these stoves and prevent further death if they wanted a cheap solution to heat.

Unfortunately, the “state of emergency” only lasts for approximately a month as the services are not easily affordable. The Chief states that in the two years since, child-welfare and substance abuse has risen, in addition to overcrowding and unemployment issues. Currently, the situation at the reserve is still getting progressively worse.

Mishkeegogamang On Rates of House Fires over the years. Late 1970s over 30 deaths within 30 years, less than month.

We like to see this on our Mishkeegogamang First Nation page please and than you

Order by NAN of Mishkeegogamang
I take full responsibility of our Mishkeegogamang First Nation. Chief of Mishkeegogamang tells me. Independentmish (talk) 21:04, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
 * You must follow Wikipedia's policies regardless of what your superior states. If you continue down this path, you may end up being blocked which is not the desirable outcome here.  S0091 (talk) 21:08, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, Independentmish. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about in the page Mishkeegogamang First Nation, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the COI guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:


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August 2019
Please stop adding unsourced content. This violates Wikipedia's policy on verifiability. If you continue to do so, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Cahk (talk) 07:32, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

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