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This year Keewaywin E-centre is proud to announce that we have been given four summer student to work with us. This year's summer students are Nathaniel Thompson, who will be assisting our community computer technician Blue Mason with the community network, cable installation, trouble shooting and all technical issues. Reggie Kakegamick will be assisting me with the K-net news stories and picture taking of up coming events. He has already posted his first story and put up corresponding pictures in the photo gallery. Carrie Kakepetum who was the Wawaytay Native Communications Society bursary award winner joined our Smart team this year. She will also be assisting me in collecting data and storing them on discs and will help in developing a community web page. Maxine Kakepetum another graduate will be attending Confederation College next fall. She is here to assist us with the Community Library and work with the e-center manager. Click here for pictures of the students.

Mothers, young and old, had a workshop about raising healthy babies. There were many mothers and their babies present. They had a great time talking about the old days and what they had to do before there were bottles and diapers. We had a chance to listen to the stories and experiences that these ladies lived through. Geraldine Mckay, a local elder, mother and wife to the Keewaywin Chief was talking about her experiences back then. She talked about how hard it was because there weren't any stores. The Hudsons Bay Company was just being built and there were no airport runways yet, so they could not fly anywhere and supplies had to be brought in by float planes. She also spoke about how important breast feeding was because it was hard to get milk back then. They had to drink fish broth to provide nutrients in the breast milk. They had to use cloth diapers and pick moss and use it for the baby diapers. It was a great afternoon for the parents and the children. People in attendance included: Geraldine Mckay, Liz McKay, Carrie Meekis, Berlinda Black, Miranda Black, Ina Kakegamic (elder) Jenny McKay and Kim Quill. Fresh bannock and coffee, and cake was served also. See the pictures