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PoliticsFirstNations2TuesdayAugust132013NEWSBRIEFSTlichograndchiefcandidatesdeclaredThenominationmeetingforthegrandchiefoftheTlichogovernmentelectionofciallyclosedlastThursdayannouncingincumbentEdwardEddieErasmusGeorgeMackenzieandJamesWah-Sheeascandidatesfortheposition.ThisisthefourthgrandchiefelectionfortheFirstNationgovernment.Theelectedcandidatewillserveafour-yearterm.Tli-chomembersheadtothepollsonSept.16withanadvancepollonAug.26.VotingtakesplaceinBeh-chokoWhatiGametiWekweetiandYellowknife.Formoreinformationvisitwww.tlichoelection.com.KennadyLakeprojectseesexcep-tionaldiamondrecoveriesTheKennadyDiamondprojectintheNWThasmadesomeimpressivends.Arecent1.1kimberliteoresam-pleyieldedthreelargediamondsa2.48caratoff-whitetransparentoctahedrala0.90caratoff-whitetransparentirregularanda0.75caratoff-whitetransparentoctahe-dral.Theprojectislocatedabout280kilometresnorth-eastofYellowknife.Thendofthreediamondsofthissizeandqualityfroma1.1tonnesampleisveryencour-agingthecompanysaidinapressreleaselastTuesday.Correctionstrainingprogramcele-bratesrstgraduatesinFortSmithTwelvegraduatessuccessfullycompletedtherst-eversessionoftheCorrectionsNorthernRecruitTrainingProgramCNRTPinFortSmithgainingtheknowl-edgeandskillsneededtoapplyforcorrectionsposi-tionsandothersecurityrelatedjobsintheNorthwestTerritories.AllCNRTPparticipantsreceivesixweeksofpaidtrainingwithcertiedinstructorsfromthede-partmentofJusticefollowedby14daysofjobshadow-ingacorrectionsofcer.AYellowknife-basedsessionwillrunfromNov.8toDec.20.Applicantsmayapplyatwww.hr.gov.nt.caemployment.Thedeadlineforap-plicationsisAug.19.SomeofthebestbrandsinthebusinesssuchasHeartlandandKeystoneGETGEAREDUPATNORTHSTARCHRYSLERwherewehaveahugeselectionofnewandusedCampersFifthWheelsandToyHaulerswww.northstarchrysler.caWHEREPEOPLEBECOMECUSTOMERSFORLIFERegularprice63410SALE47781TruckandTrailerComboFREENightStayinHighLevelwitheverypurchaseKatlodeecheFirstNationhostsfirstindependentassemblyReservehostsvisitorsfromsouthernFirstNationsByMEAGANWOHLBERGFollowingitswithdrawalfromtheDehchoprocessandfrustrationswiththeDeneNationtheKatlodeecheFirstNationKFNnearHayRiverdecidedtohostitsownassemblylastweekontheHayRiverreserve-buttheywerenotalone.FirstNationleadersfromthePrairieprovincescamenorthtosupportKFNlastweekastheFirstNationpre-senteditstrialsandtribula-tionswiththeimplementationofTreaty8landclaimsde-volutionandjurisdictionoveritstraditionalterritory.Whileprovidingsomeadvicefromtheirperspec-tivethechiefsfromAlbertaSaskatchewanandManitobaoptedmostlytolistentowhatKFNChiefRoyFabianandothermembersoftheFirstNationhadtosay.TheyjustcametosupportusFabiansaid.Theyreworkingoncertainthingsdownthereandtheywantedtocometoourassemblytosupportussowewelcomedthem.Werenolongerafli-atedwithanyregionwerekindofonourown.Sotheyjustfeltthatitwouldbegoodforthemtocomeandsupportusbutatthesametimepres-enttoushowtheyreworkingandstufflikethat.FabiansaidtheassemblyfocusedprimarilyontreatiesandanydifferentavenuestheFirstNationcouldpotentiallytaketoassertjurisdictionoveritstraditionalterritoryandowedoutoftherecenttreatyrightsworkshopheldonthereserveinAprilwhereKFNsleadershipwasinstructedtodowhateverittakestondmorewaystoprotectmem-berstreatyrights.SothatswhatwevebeenworkingonyouknowissueslikedevolutiontheMtisclaimandotherthings.Wehadachancetodosomeworkonitandbasicallywejustre-portedtotheFirstNationsalltheworkthatwevedoneoverthelastfewmonthsandgetsomedirectionFabiansaid.TheresalotofdifferencesbetweentheNorthwestTerri-toriesandwhatshappeningintheprovinces.Forexampleintheprovincestheyreal-readylivingunderwhattheycalltheResourceTransferActthattookplacein1930sotheyknowwhatitsliketoliveunderakindofdevolution.potentiallegalactionagainsttheNWTMtisNationwhichiscurrentlynegotiatingitsownlandsandresourcesagreementintheregioninordertoassertjurisdiction.HostingitsownassemblyforthersttimewasanotherassertionofthatFabiansaid.ThisisaboutKFN.Wevechasedlandclaimsandwevefollowedotherpeople-wefollowedDeneNationwefollowedtheDehchoPro-cessfor20years-anditgotTheysharedwithushowtheyseedevolutionworkingandtheinsandoutsofitjusthowitimpactstreatyrights...Theyalsotalkedaboutsomeotherissues.LikeforthemabigpartoftheirprocessistotrytogetinternationalrecognitionbytheUnitedNationsprocesssothosekindsofthingstheytalkedtousabout.CurrentlyKFNisinvolvedinthreeseparateclaimspro-cesseswiththefederalgovern-mentandislookingattoolsliketheNWTsProtectedAreasStrategyco-manage-mentwithParksCanadaandusnowhere.SonowwhatweresayingisweregoingtoexerciseourrightsasaFirstNationandweneedtostartlisteningtoourselvesandlayapathforourselvesonourtreatyandAboriginalrights.Thatswhatthiswholemeetingwasabouthesaid.FabiansaidtheFirstNa-tionwouldbehavingan-othersessionoutonthelandsometimeinthenextmonthorsotoworkonadeclara-tionforKFN.Weregoingtotellevery-bodywhoweareandwhatourrightsarehesaid.Wevechasedlandclaimsandwevefol-lowedotherpeople-wefollowedDeneNa-tionwefollowedtheDehchoProcessfor20years-anditgotusnowhere.SonowwhatweresayingisweregoingtoexerciseourrightsasaFirstNationandweneedtostartlisteningtoourselvesandlayapathforour-selvesonourtreatyandAboriginalrights.ChiefRoyFabianKatlodeecheFirstNationKatlodeecheFirstNationChiefRoyFabiansaidtheassemblylastweekwasoneinaseriesofstepstheFirstNationistakingtoassertjurisdictiononitstraditionalterritoryandndwaystoprotectitstreatyandAboriginalrights.PhotoReneFrancoeur