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ArtsCultureLanguages24TuesdayJune182013ThankyoutoallcommunitymembersforyourcontinuedpatienceduringthistimeoftransitionaswerenovatetheFortSmithHealthCentre.ThankyoutoallHealthAuthoritystaffforyourdedicationandextraefforttomakethistransitionassmoothaspossible.NEWMainEntrancetotheFortSmithHealthCentreisnowineffect.ThenewlyrenovatedEastWingoftheHealthCentreisOPEN.TheMedicalClinicisnowOPENattheNEWMadonnaHouseLocation.FormoreinformationcontacttheFortSmithHealthCentreat867872-6200.EntranceExitBreynatStreetOldMainEntranceNewMainEntranceTemporarilyUnavailableFortSmithHealthandSocialServicesBuildingSouthseekshelpfromNWTonlanguagerevitalizationByMEAGANWOHLBERGUniversitiesagenciesandFirstNationsareinterestedinpartneringupwiththeterritorialgovernmentonAboriginallanguagerevital-izationfollowinglastweeksDeneLanguagesConferenceinCalgary.EducationCultureandEmploymentMinisterJack-sonLaffertywhoattendedthethree-dayconferencetopresentandnetworksaidpeoplefromacrossNorthAmericawereblownawaybytheGNWTseffortstopro-tectandpromotetheterrito-rysnineofcialAboriginallanguagesandarelookingforguidanceonhowtodosimilarthingsintheirjurisdictions.Laffertysaidcommuni-tiesfromArizonatoAlaskawereamazedthattheNWTspent14millioneachyearonlanguageandculturalrevitalization.Theywerekindofenvi-ousofusbutatthesametimewetoldthemweremorethanwillingtoshareourresourcesourinforma-tionourexpertisesothatswhatweofferedhesaid.UniversitiessuchastheUniversityofVictoriawhichhousesanAboriginalLan-guagesRevitalizationcerti-cateprogramareinterestedintakingthebaitaswellasseveralothersfromOntarioLaffertysaidwhowantac-cesstothegroundworktheNWThasdoneonitsAb-originalLanguagesStrategy.Laffertysaidheslookingforwardtotheopportunitiespresentedbythepotentialpartnerships.ThatsthenetworkthatwevebeenlookingforwardtoanditsbeforeusnowsoImveryexcitedhesaid.Weneedtoexpandonwhatwehavemainlythroughpartnershipswhetheritbedeliveringdiplomacerti-cateordegreeprogramsonlanguagerevitalization.Soitsveryinterestingthedis-cussionswehadandIwanttomoveforwardonthat.BesidesworkonlanguagerevitalizationtheministersaidotherjurisdictionsaregreatlyinterestedintheearlychildhooddevelopmentworkinprocessrightnowalongwiththeNWTsnewman-datoryGrade10residentialschoolscurriculumforwhichaGrade11componentiscur-rentlyunderdevelopment.Theresalotofinterestinthatcurriculumsothatswhatwellbesharingwithourneighbouringprovinceshesaid.AswascommunicatedattherecentAboriginalLan-guagesSymposiuminYel-lowknifeLaffertysaidpeo-pleattheconferencecontin-uedtoemphasizetheearlylearningoflanguages.Thatswhatweveheardfromgrandparentsthepar-entstheexpertseventhere-searchers.SothatswhattheysharedwithusfromAlaskatoArizonathatweneedtostartattheearlyages-ba-biesbeforetheyretalking-capturetheirattentionevenwhentheyreinthewombstarttalkingtothebabies.Thatswhatweheardhereandwerehearingthesamethinginotherregionsaswell.Allinallwereonthesamepagesharingsimilaritiesacrossthecountry.Laffertysaidtheconfer-encealsolookedtowardsnewtechnologiesbeingde-velopedtofacilitatelanguagedirectionwithrespecttobestpracticesforlanguagerevitalization.Werejustbuildingonourstrengthsthatwehavetodayandagainitsanet-workingcompilingmorepartnershipsacrossCanada.Theyrereachingouttoustoo-AlaskaevensomefromCalifornia.Theyreveryin-terestedinhowwecanjoinforces.Itsjustadiscussionthatweneedtomovefor-wardhesaid.Werejustbuildingonourstrengthsthatwehavetodayandagainitsanetwork-ingcompilingmorepartnershipsacrossCanada.Theyrereachingouttoustoo-AlaskaevensomefromCalifornia.Theyreveryinterestedinhowwecanjoinforces.MinisterJacksonLaffertyEducationCultureandEmploymentImageGNWTAboriginallanguagesintheNWTbyregion