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ThebestlittlenewspaperinCanadaSaltRiverFirstNationchiefgivesresignationDavidPoitrasresignedaschiefofSaltRiverFirstNationlastweekafterbeingblamedfornancialproblemshesayswerenothisfault.Seepage3.EngagingAnimalMatterYellowknifeartistMarcusJacksonsnewexhibitatFortSimpsonsOpenSkygalleryexaminesthecomplicatedworldofhunting.Seepage13.OntheTrailoftheFarFurCountryFilmmakersrevisittraditioninFortChipewyan.Seepage9.TuesdayFebruary52013Vol.36No.39AnindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19772011nationalawardwinner-BestAll-RoundNewspaper1.00FortChipewyanteacherslearntoliveonthelandStaffatAthabascaDeltaCom-munitySchoolhopetoincor-poratemoreon-the-landlearn-ingintoclassesstartingwiththemselves.Seepages10-11.--1Visitwww.norj.caWearethefutureofCanadaPremierbooststerritoryatNWTDaysinOttawaByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheNorthwestTerritoriesisreadytotakeitsplaceattheforefrontofCanadaseconomy-amessagePremierBobMcLeodmadeloudandclearduringNWTDaysinOttawalastweek.Thepremierwasinthena-tionscapitalforthreedaysofmeetingsalongwiththerestofcabinetandthemajorityofMLAssomeAboriginalleadersandbusinessleadersfromtheterritory.Thedelegationcamewithsevenpriorityareastodiscusswithitsfederalcounterpartswithdevolutionandregula-toryimprovementmakingthetopofthelist.McLeodsaidmeetingswithPrimeMinisterSte-phenHarperandAborigi-nalAffairsandNorthernDevelopmentAANDCMinisterJohnDuncangavepositivesignsthatthingsaremovingforwardonthetransferofpowersoverlandwaterandnaturalresources.IthinkwereverycloseandprobablyintheverynearfutureIexpectthatourne-gotiatorswillbeabletosignoffandthenitwillcometothepartiestoratifyMcLeodtoldTheJournal.AndwerestilllookingatatransferdateofApril2014.DevolutionnegotiationsweredelayedslightlybypendingchangestotheNWTsregulatoryregimecomingfromthefederallevel.Whiletheinitialmis-sionwastosecurefullau-thoritythroughdevolutionitlooksliketheGNWTwillreceivedelegatedauthority-similartoYukon-asanadministratoroffederallegislation.McLeodsaidhehaddiscus-sionswithHarperandDun-canonthetimelineofthosefederalchangesalongwithotherlegislation.WewerealsotryingtogetmoreinformationonsomeoftheproposedchangesintheomnibusbillsjusttryingtogetmoreclaricationonthosechangessoIthinkwehadgooddiscussionsandtheyveindicatedtheyregoingtogetmoreinformationandsoonMcLeodsaid.Environmentalsteward-shiptheInuviktoTuktoyak-tukportionoftheMackenzieHighwaytheMackenzieVal-leybre-opticlinehydropo-tentialandhousingwerealsodiscussedatthefederallevel.McLeodsaidhemadesuretoemphasizetheimportanceofhavingthefederalgovernmentactinginatimelymannerontheNWTspressinginfra-structureissues.WevebeenadvocatingthatwedverymuchliketoseethegovernmentofCanadadealwithitexpeditiouslyandsowemadesurethatmessagewaspassedonhesaidoftheInuvik-TukHighwayproject.ApartfrommeetingswithofcialsincludingGover-norGeneralDavidJohnstonHealthMinisterLeonaAg-lukkaqandseveralstand-ingcommitteesthedelega-tionwasputinacelebratoryspotlightthroughgalaeventsandthecorrespondingSpec-tacularNWTportionofOt-tawasfamedsnowyfestivalWinterlude.Culturalandyoutham-bassadorsfromtheterri-toryincludingaccomplishedsinger-songwriterLeelaGil-daygaveperformancesanddisplayedtheirtalentsovertheweekendfrommoose-hidecraftworktoArcticandDenegames.McLeodsaiditwasanimportantoccasiontopro-motetheterritorysculturelandandpeopleandem-phasizetheNWTsgrow-ingimportanceeconomi-callyinCanadasfuture-boastsbackedupbyminingreportslastweekheraldingNWTspotentialforresourcedevelopment.WearethefutureofCan-adaMcLeodsaid.WerereadytotakeourrightfulplaceincontributingtoCanadaseconomy.EdmontonsNativeSonshockeyteamwhitecouldnotbecaughtevenbytopchallengertheChiefsoutofFortMcMurrayduringthethirdannualFortChipHonouringHockeyTournamentovertheweekend.TheNativeSonswentundefeateddestroyingteamsintheround-robinwithscoresaslopsidedas20-0.TheChiefsgavethemarunfortheirmoneyinthenalthoughwiththeNativeSonsmanagingtosneaktwogoalsinthenalminutestowin6-4.Seepage19formore.PhotoReneFrancoeurStudylooksatbeaverminkandmuskratTheSlaveRiverandDeltaPartnershiplaunchedanewstudyonbeaverminkandmuskratalongtheSlaveRiverlastweek.Seepage8.