Posted: Feb 14, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 14
John and Josephine Sam built a traditional piyaauhiipii or a net used to harvest ptarmigan with the help of local elders in Chisasibi, in northern Quebec(Submitted by Josephine Sam)
A Chisasibi couple used a hockey net bought from a sporting goods store in the south to adapt a traditional Cree net used to harvest ptarmigan. They say it is helping them harvest more traditional food and spend more time on the land.
John and Josephine Sam live in the Cree community of Chisasibi, located more than 1,500 kilometres north of Montreal. I think it s so important that our people thought of a way to harvest food without using guns, [as] we know that many in the early days did not own any. They found other ways to harvest food using techniques such a
YOUNGSTOWN Cataldo “Chuck” Burelli Jr. passed away Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.
He was born April 15, 1932, in New Castle, Pa., the son of Cataldo Burrelli Sr. and Louise “Mary” Pirone.
Chuck was a graduate of New Castle High School.
He proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War.
He completed his undergraduate in education from Youngstown State University, and then went on to receive his Master of Education from Westminster College.
Chuck worked for the Youngstown City Schools for over 30 years. He began his career at East High School as an English and geography teacher and then moved into administration working at multiple Jr. High and High Schools in the Youngstown City School System. He finished his career as the coordinator for the Auxiliary Education Program for the Youngstown City Schools. He was currently serving as the Treasurer for the Youngstown City Schools Credit Union.