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10TuesdayJuly302013EnterpriseGatewayJamboreeAugust10th2013Gatesopenat1000AMFormoreinformation-CallWinnieToll-freeat877-267-9196SPECTACULARENTERTAINMENTFEATURINGPatBurkeMCShaneandMartinaDanielsLindaDufordTheBrothersinLawPatColemanLindsayWaughBobbyBouvierRandySibbestonNormanDanaisJimiCtheBlueRockinDaddyzGeraldandNorbertPoitrasNorthCountryRockJamesBoraskiandMarshallLawrenceontheirBringinHometheBluesTourAndManyMoreWatchforDetails5AdmissionFREEtokids12andunderItsagreatfamilyeventsocomeonoutandhavefunenjoyingmusicgamesandfoodFUNforthewholefamilyFOODVENDORSDOORPRIZESFREEactivitiesfortheKIDSCampfostershands-onscienceculturalknowledgeProgramtargetsFrancophonestudentsforrsttimeByRENEFRANCOEURYoungsciencebuffsfromacrosstheNWTareonthelandthisweektogobeyondthebookswhenitcomestoexploringthewondersofthenaturalworld.The18thannualTundraScienceandCultureCampcoordinatedbytheterritorialgovernmentsdepartmentofEnvironmentandNaturalRe-sourceENRkickedoffSat-urdayintheDaringLakeareainthesouthernArcticecozoneabout300kmnortheastofYel-lowknifeand30kmfromtheEkatidiamondmine.Itrunsfor10days.Theprograminvolvesasmatteringofmanydifferentsciencesandtherearescien-tistsonsitetoshowthekidsthings.Wehaveageomor-phologisttherethisyear.WedoasessiononbirdsplantscaribouaquaticecologyandshandwealsohaveafewTlichoelderstooffertheirculturallearningaswellsaidTashaStephensonENRspub-liceducationspecialist.FifteenhighschoolstudentsareselectedfromtheNorthSlaveDehchoandSouthSlaveregionstoparticipateintheintensivecampwheretheystayininsulatedweatherhutsclosetotheTundraEcosystemResearchStationamonitor-ingandresearchfacilitybuiltin1994.PreferenceisgiventostudentswhohavecompletedScience10ortheequivalent.Threeteachersarealsogiventheopportunitytotakepart.Werenotnecessarilylookingforthekidsthatgetgreatmarksinscience.Werelookingforstudentswhowillbenetfromtheopportunityandhaveagoodattitudetotakeadvantageofwhatsbeingof-feredStephensonsaid.Studentsgleanhands-onknowledgeaboutgeologyor-nithologywildlifeecologyar-chaeologyandhumanhistorythroughmorningafternoonandeveningsessionswithinstructors.FocusingonFrenchisalsoanewfeatureoftheprogramthisyear.Wevemadeanewagree-mentthisyearwiththeFranco-phoneAssociationoftheNWTthateverythirdyearwewoulddoaFrench-focusedcampsowerestartingthatthisyearStephensonsaid.WedonthavemanyinstructorswiththeFrenchlanguageskillssowedontrunthefullcampinFrenchbutwereservedhalfoftheseatsforFrancophoneorFrenchimmersionstu-dentssowecouldencourageamoreFrenchmilieuwhilewerethere.AlsonewtothecampthisyeararetwoTlichoeldersArchieandRitaWetradefromGameti.Theyjoinlong-timecampelderDoraNitsizafromWhatitosharetheirculturalknowledge.Thecampisallaboutmak-ingtheconnectionbetweenscienceinschoolandreallifein-the-eldscienceandhowprofessionalsuseit.Thisisalsoaboutappreci-atingtheland.Somanykidsdontgettheopportunitytogoouttothetundraandexperi-enceit-liketheeskers.ItsonethingtolearnaboutitinatextbookandquiteanothertobeabletowalkalongitStephensonsaid.Formerlythecampsspot-lightwasoncariboubutthathassinceshiftedtoshshesaid.Theshiftisverycultur-allyappropriateasthatshowpeopledidthings-whenthecaribouwasscarcetheywouldndotherfoodtoliveonsuchassh.Activitiesincludehidescrap-ingandlearninghowtobendwillowbranchestomakehidedrumsandrattles.Thisyearwearelookingtomakeawillowbarkshnet-theoldtechniqueofdoingthatbecauseoneofoureldersstillhasthatknowledgeSte-phensonsaid.Storytellinghandgamesdemonstrationsandmakingbannockdryfishanddrymeatalsomakeupthe10-dayventure.Werenotnecessarilylookingforthekidsthatgetgreatmarksinscience.Werelookingforstudentswhowillbenetfromtheopportunity.TashaStephensonEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesPhtooStephanieYuillEducationScienceHighschoolstudentssharesomelaughsonthetundrain2012duringtheannualscienceandculturecampaftersessionsonpanningformineralsandcaribouecology.