From all the staff at the Mushuau Innu Natuashish School and the Board of Trustees for Mamu Tshishkutamashutau, welcome back students of Natuashish! We are looking forward to a great year at MINS.
Study hard, be safe and have fun!

Tony Poker, a high school student at M.I.N.S., won fourth place in the Canadian Aboriginal Arts Challenge for the artwork on the left.  It is titled ‘My Mother’s Song’ and is a depiction of his mother as a young girl.  Congratulations Tony!  We’re all very proud of you!

Candace Toma won the 7th Annual Canadian Aboriginal Writing Challenge, presented by the Historica Dominion Institute. Since its inception, the writing challenge has become the largest and most recognizable essay writing competition in Canada for Aboriginal youth.
Her story, titled “Ghosts of the Future”, was the winning entry in the 14-18 year old youth category. Candace won a $2500 cash prize, an all expense paid trip for two to Toronto for the awards ceremony, and her story will now be published in a national magazine.  Congratulations Candace!
www.our-story.ca

The 6th Annual Kamataukatshiut Festival will take place in Natuashish at the school gym on February 14th and 15th.  The Festival, put on by members of the Wonderbolt Circus (www.wonderbolt.ca), will teach students to juggle, stilt walk, ride unicycles, spin plates, and perform circus antics.  On February 14th, there will be a workshop with Innu youth between 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM.  On February 15th, there will be show at 10:30 AM in the school gym that will be open for the public to attend.

The Outside Looking In (OLI) dance program started last week in Natuashish!  OLI will be practicing Monday to Thursday between 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM in the Multi-Purpose Room.  Students please return your signed contracts to Sarah or Margaret.  Special thanks to Tracee, Stephanie, and Levy, our hip hop dance instructor from New York City.  For more information, check out www.olishow.com