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ArtsCultureTraditionalArts11TuesdayJune252013www.woodbuffalo.ab.caCANADADAYMESSAGEFROMMAYORCOUNCILOnbehalfofCouncilIwouldliketowishallourresidentsinthenorthaveryhappyCanadaDay2013Thisweekendwecelebrateourbeautifulcountrytheabundantfreedomsandopportunitiesitoffersandallthosewhohavehelpedshapeitintowhatitistoday.FromourwonderfullymulticulturalcommunitytoourstunningnaturalsurroundingswehavemuchtobethankfulforinWoodBuffaloIhopewhenyougatherwithfamilyandfriendsthisweekendthatyouhaveamomenttoreectonthemanygreatthingsthatmakeCanadaanincredibleplacetolive.IwishyouallahappyCanadaDayandasafeandenjoyablesummerSincerelyMayorMelissaBlakeKFNbringsmoosehidetanningbacktoreserveByRENEFRANCOEURThisyearsAboriginalDayfortheKatlodeecheFirstNationKFNjustoutsideofHayRiverwasallaboutmoosehide.TraditionalmoosehidetanninganddryshmakingwerethemaintwoeventshappeningontheKFNre-serveforthenationalholi-dayorganizedbythebandsprojectcoordinatorKimBeaulieu.TheresreallynooneherewhodoesmoosehidetanningsoitssomethingwethoughtpeoplewouldbeinterestedinBeau-lieusaid.LilianSinclairandherhusbandHarveyMandev-illetraveledfromFortReso-lutiontoleadtheworkshopforBeaulieuandLizPopeofHayRiver.Iwanttomakemocca-sinsformyfamilyfrommoosehideIvesmokedandIthoughtthiswouldbeagreatopportunitytolearnbecausetheresre-allynoonewhodoesthisaroundhereanymoresaidPopeoriginallyfromtheSahtu.MandevilleandSinclairtaughtthewomenhowtoscrapethehairoffwitharoundedmedaloolahtoolaftersoakingthehideforvedaysinwater.Thehideiswhatwecallgreenrightnow.Youhavetogetallthelayers...ThewhitehairclosesttotheskinyouhavetomakesuretogetthatallofforitwillberoughSinclairwhohasbeenworkingwithmoosehideforover30yearssaid.Sinclairtoldthestoryhergrandmothertoldherabouthowtraditionallythewomenwouldscrapeandsmokethehideswhenthemenwereawayhunting.Yougirlsaredoinggreatshesaidtothesweat-ladenBeaulieuandPopeswattingaswarmofhorsefliesawayastheyworked.ItsveryintenseworkisntitAndtimeconsuming.Theresreallynooneherewhodoesmoosehidetanningsoitssomethingwethoughtpeoplewouldbeinterestedin.KimBeaulieuKatlodeecheFirstNationItwasaspecialtimeforwomenshesaid.Theywouldgointothebushwiththeirhidesandshakethemfourtimes.Itwasjustthewomen...Thenonedayalittleboyfol-lowedthemcuriousaboutwhattheydidtothehidesandtheysawhim.Soeversincethenthemenhavehadtobuildtheframestostretchthehideandmakethetoolsandhelpoutthatwayshesaidwithalaughandalookinherhusbandsdirection.Afterscrapingoffasmuchhairastheycould-thistookaboutanhourorso-theystretchedoutthehideonahandmadeframeandatoolfromtheboneofacariboulegwasusedtofurtherscrapeofftheesh.Thebloodierdarkpartyouhavetogetthatallout.YoullnoticethesmokedhidesthathavedarkerspotsthatsbecausetheydidntscrapeenoughoftheeshoffSinclairsaid.Thegroupplanstocon-tinuewiththetanningthisweekandalreadyhavean-otherhidesoakingnextinlinetobescraped.WhileAboriginalDayactivitiesfulloftraditionalcraftsdrumdanceshand-gamesandfishfriesweregettingunderwayacrosstheNorthwestTerritoriesitwasoverallaquieterdayatKFN.WearenotdoingverymuchforAboriginalDaybecauseTreatyDayiscominguponTuesdayandthatsourbigthingKFNChiefRoyFabiantoldTheJournalonFriday.Wehadacouplethingsgoingonandabigcommunitydin-nerbroughteveryoneouttogether.FabiansaidhealsowentouttoSandyCreekforAboriginalDaywhereagroupofsevenstudentsfromTrentUniversityinOntariowerecampingandlearningfromKFNelderstomakedryfish.Theyrehereaspartofamonth-longCanadianstud-iestrip.Theycomefromalldifferentprogramsintheschool-artsnursing.ImetoneyoungwomanfromGermanyFabiansaid.Ispentthemorn-ingtalkingtothemaboutDeneculture.PhotosReneFrancoeurLilianSinclairofFortResolutionexplainsthecompositionofthescrapingtools.Thegroupheavestheframedownfromitspositiononthetreestoturnitaroundtoscrapeeshfromthetophalf.KimBeaulieurightandLizPopeuseoolahstoremovetheroughhidehairwithHarveyMandevilleinthebackground.