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ItsahugeaccomplishmentfortheTlichogovernmentandtheTlichopeopleanaccomplishmentthatcouldnothavebeenfulfilledwithoutthehardworkofourelders.GrandChiefEddieErasmus2TuesdayApril302013NEWSBRIEFSNWTholdsNationalDayofMourningNorthernersgatheredSundayforamomentofsilencetorecognizetheNationalDayofMourningheldannu-allytocommemorateworkerswhohavelosttheirlivesintheworkplace.CeremonieswereheldattheLegis-lativeAssembliesinYellowknifeandIqaluitaswellasoutsideFortSmithTownHall.SpecialtributewaspaidtoJamesEsseryEarlCanadienandRalphLeslieCreedallfromtheNWTandLeoLamontagnefromNunavutwhowerekilledonthejobin2012.InuvikRCMPseize18lbsofmarijuanaAnInuvikmanhasbeenchargedwiththepossessionofdrugsforthepurposeoftrafckingafterRCMPexecutedadrugsearchwarrantatalocalbusinessonApr.22.TheownerofMidnightMechanicalTimothyHunter47waschargedlastweekafterpolicediscovered18poundsofmarijuanainbagsaswellasdrug-relatedparaphernaliaandafewunsecuredrearms.HunterwasreleasedwithseveralconditionsandisscheduledtoappearinInuvikcourtonJune25.ChiefdevolutionnegotiatorappointeddeputyministerofAboriginalAffairsMartinGoldneyhasbeenappointedastheNorthwestTerritoriesDeputyMinisterforthedepartmentofAb-originalAffairsandIntergovernmentalRelations.Gold-neyisdescribedasalifelongNorthernerandlawyerwithextensiveexperienceinAboriginalandconsti-tutionallaw.HejoinedthedepartmentofJusticein2000whereheprovidedlegalsupporttoanumberofself-governmentandlandclaimnegotiations.HehasbeenanimportantpartoftheGNWTsdevolutionteamsince2002servingaslegalcounselexecutivedirectorandmostrecentlyaschiefnegotiatorwherehehelpednalizethedraftdevolutionagreement.NWTPremierBobMcLeodannouncedhisappointmentlastMondayanditwillbecomeeffectiveonJune1.CAMPINGSEASONISJUSTAROUNDTHECORNERSomeofthebestbrandsinthebusinesssuchasHeartlandandKeystoneGETGEAREDUPATNORTHSTARCHRYSLERwherewehaveahugeselectionofnewandusedCampersFifthWheelsandToyHaulersFREENightStayinHighLevelwitheverypurchasewww.northstarchrysler.caWHEREPEOPLEBECOMECUSTOMERSFORLIFETheBestFamilyRVKeyFeaturesHalf-tonTowableOutdoorKitchenKidsRoomSleepsupto10TlichoopensuptodevelopmentwithcompletionoflanduseplanPoliticsFirstNationsByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheTlichogovernmenthasfinalizedthelanduseplanforits39000square-kmclaimareaGrandChiefEddieErasmusannouncedlastweekattheTlichoas-semblyinGameti.Hesaidtheplanworkedonbyeldersandlandsde-partmentstaffsince2007reflectsthehistoryvisionandfutureoftheTlichopeopleandrepresentstheTlichostraditionalviewsonlanduseandstewardship.Itsahugeaccomplish-mentfortheTlichogovern-mentandtheTlichopeopleanaccomplishmentthatcouldnothavebeenful-filledwithoutthehardworkofoureldersErasmussaidinaninterviewfollowingthepassingoftheplanaslawlastThursday.Ittookussevenyearsofhardworkhesaid.Wehavedonewhatnooneelsehaseverdoneinsuchashorttimebecauselanduseplanstakealongtime.ThecompletionoftheplanendsthemoratoriumondevelopmentonTlicholandsdatingbackto2005whenthegovernmentwasestablished.Themorato-riumissettoexpireonMay31.AsofJune1theTlichogovernmentwillbeabletobeginreviewingappli-cationsforaccesstoTli-cholandandstartcar-ryingoutmonitoringandenforcement.ItisamonumentalpointintermsofTlichoown-ershipandauthorityoverourlandErasmussaid.ItistimewemovefromthephaseofprotectionofTlicholandstoaveryim-portantphasetheadmin-istrationofTlicholandswheretheTlichocancon-siderapplicationsforlandusewhichwillbeguidedbythelanduseplan.Nowhesaidthechal-lengewillbetostrikeabal-ancebetweensustainabledevelopmentandcareforourwildlifelandandourpeopletoensurethatde-velopmentisdonethewayoureldersseeitwiththesupportofourcommunitiestoensurethattraditionalknowledgeandtheTlichowayoflifemustalwaysbeprotected.Hesaidimplementationoftheplanwillalsoincludetheuseofgeographicinfor-mationsystemsGISwheretheTlichogovernmentusessatelliteimagerytohelpinformlandusedecisions.Theplanningprocessre-quiredthatconsultationbedonewiththefederalandterritorialgovernmentsundertheTlichoagreement.ThatwasthefirsttimethatIknowinCanadianhis-torywhereanAboriginalgovernmenthashadtodoconsultationwiththefed-eralterritorialandcommu-nitygovernmentsErasmusobserved.Theconsultationwasdonerespectfullyandtooktheviewsandsugges-tionsofothersintoseriousanddueconsideration...inawaythatwefeelconsulta-tionsshouldbedone.Andithasbeenaveryimpor-tantandexcitingprocessforus.LastweeksassemblyendedFridayandwastheTheconclusionoftheplanendsthemoratoriumondevelopmentonTlicholandsasofMay31.ImageTlichoGovernmentlasttimetheTlichogov-ernmentwillmeetbeforemembersheadtothepollstoelectleadershipforallfourTlichocommunitiesinJune.CompletingthelanduseplanwaspartofErasmusplatformwhenhewaselectedin2011.Hesaidthepre-electiontimingoftheplansconclu-sionwasnotintentionalbutthatitcouldbeviewedasanaccomplishmentbythecurrentgovernment.TlichoGrandChiefEddieErasmusPhotoDeneNation