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ThebestlittlenewspaperinCanadaPolicendnofoulplayindeathofFortReswomanThedeathof23year-oldMe-lissaPayneofFortResolutionwhowentmissingMay19isnotbeingconsideredsuspi-cious.Seepage7.PreparingfortheworstOutdoorsyfolksinFortSmithlearnedhowtodealwithworstcasescenariosatawildernessrstaidworkshopoutinthebush.Seepage20.OnYourMarksFortSmithbrokeinthenewtrackontheweekendwithitsrstinvitationalmeet.Seepage16.TuesdayMay282013Vol.37No.4AnindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19772011nationalawardwinner-BestAll-RoundNewspaper1.00NighthawkbookbeginsmigrationtoreadersYellowknifeauthorJamieBastedosnewnovelNight-hawkisforthebirdsandpeopleofallages.Seepage13.ScientiststestoutnewwaystocontrolanthraxTerritorialgovernmentsci-entistsaretestingoutnewmethodsofcontrollingan-thraxintheNWTswoodbisonpopulation.Seepage8.1Visitwww.norj.caDevolutiondealonlyopentochangesforAboriginaltreatyrightsPremiersaysstillnoroomforrenegotiatingagreementByMEAGANWOHLBERGThoughinhiswordsthedevolutiondealmaybees-sentiallydoneNWTPre-mierBobMcLeodwantstheworldtoknowthereisroomtomakeaccommodationsbutonlyifAboriginalgovern-mentssaythedealimpactstreatyorAboriginalrights.McLeodrespondedlastweektowhathesaidwasincorrectinformationbeingspoutedbyWesternArcticMPDennisBevingtoninarecentconversationwithAb-originalAffairsandNorth-ernDevelopmentMinisterBernardValcourtduringameetinginOttawa.BevingtonsaidresidentsoftheNWThadbeentoldbythepremierthatdevolu-tionwasadonedealandthatnochangeswouldbemadewhenValcourtsaidinactualfactIsaidthatthenegotiatorshadcom-pletedtheirnegotiationsandreachedtheendoftheirIfanAboriginalgovern-mentcomesbackandpointsoutsomethingthatwouldsignificantlyaffecttheirAboriginalortreatyrightsthatwedidnttakeintocon-siderationandshowthatwewerewrongintakingtheap-proachthatdevolutionwouldnotnegativelyimpacttheirtreatyorAboriginalrightsthenwewouldlookatthathesaid.McLeodrecentlytoldTheJournalthatchangestothedevolutionagreementcouldbemadeifsignicantis-sueshadarisenduringtheseconsultationswithAborigi-nalgovernmentsasislegallyrequiredwithintheCrownsdutytoconsult.Hesaidthoughneithergov-ernmentexpectedchangestobemadetheyarecoveringtheirlegalbases.Wedontthinkdevolu-tionwillnegativelyimpactoraffecttreatyorAborigi-nalrightsinanywayandtheAboriginalgovernmentshavebeeninvolvedindevo-lutiondiscussionsforover12yearsMcLeodsaid.WehavewrittentoeveryAb-originalgovernmenttoaskthemiftheyfeelthatdevo-lutionisnegativelyimpact-ingtheirtreatyrightsiftheywouldtelluswhattheircon-cernsaretelluswhattheybelieveisinfringingontheirrights.SeePremieronpage2.Ididntwanttoraisethepublicsexpectationthatweweregoingtogoandgetashoppinglistofallthethingsthatwewantedtogobackandrenegotiatebecausetheresnoappetitetodothat.NWTPremierBobMcLeodconsultationandthepo-tentialforaccommodationwasstilltakingplacewithFirstNations.HessayingthatIsaidthedealwasdonewhenmandatesoitwasunlikelythatwewouldchangeany-thingunlesswemissedsomethingthatwasmajororsignificantMcLeodsaidinaninterview.PhotoGabrielleVienneauMackynnenMacDonald-TaylorHazelMartaandAriannaHansenofFortSmithshforminnowsfromtheSaltRiverinWoodBuffaloNationalParkduringWaterDaycelebrationsheldbyJBTSchoolincollaborationwiththeAuroraResearchInstituteandParksCanadaonMay24.Seepage11formore.-