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3TuesdaySeptember172013LocalAuthoritiesElectionActNoticeofNominationDaySection26NorthlandSchoolDivisionNo.61ProvinceofAlbertaDennisWalshNoticeisherebygiventhatNOMINATIONDAYisSeptember232013andthatnominationswillbereceivedatthelocationofthelocaljurisdiction1000a.m.and1200noononnominationday.SubDivisionNumberLocalSchoolBoardCommitteeNumberofMemberstobeelectedLocationofLocalJurisdictionNINEFortChipewyanFIVEAthabascaDeltaCommunitySchoolFortChipewyanAlbertaNominationpapersareavailableatthesub-divisionlocationslistedabove.NorthlandSchoolDivisionNo.61Bag1400PeaceRiverAlbertaT8S1V2WoodharvestingcasemovestoSupremeCourtByMEAGANWOHLBERGAtrialdatehasbeensetforBarretSonnyLenoirslegalchallengeagainsttheterrito-rialgovernmentdefendinghisrighttoharvestwoodwithinhistreatyterritory.TheexecutiveassistantfortheDeneNationwillappearintheNWTSupremeCourtonOct.17at930a.m.LenoiraYellowkniferesi-dentandmemberoftheLi-idliiKueFirstNationwaschargedundersection40coftheGNWTsForestManagementActinSeptem-ber2012afterbeingstoppednearBehchokobyarenew-ableresourcesofcerwithharvestedwoodinthebackofhispickuptruck.Thesectionprohibitsany-onefromtransportingtimberwithoutapermit.LenoirwhohaspleadednotguiltysaidhisrightsunderTreaty11allowfortraditionalharvestinginhistreatyterritory-whichin-cludesBehchoko-andmeansheshouldnothavetocarryapermittoharvestwood.DeneNationalChiefBillErasmuswhoisbackingLenoirsghtinthecourtssaidtheterritorialgovernmentneedstostartrespectingtreatyrights.TreatyIndiansdonotre-quirepermissionfromtheterri-torialgovernmentfortraditionalwoodharvestingErasmussaidlastweek.Whatneedstooccuristhatalltheterritorialpro-vincialandfederallegislationactsregulationspoliciesetc.needtoreectthelegalrealityestablishedwhenJusticeWil-liamMorrowmadethishistoricdecisionwhichforeverchangedtherelationshipbetweenIndi-ansandtheCrown.Inthe1973PauletteCa-veatMorrowestablishedinlawthatTreaties8and11wereinstrumentsofpeaceandfriendshipbetweentheDeneandtheCrown.Erasmussaidhedliketoseemorecollaborationbe-tweenFirstNationsandtheGNWTonlegislationsuchastheForestManagementAct.ThedevelopmentandormaintenanceofcurrentorfuturepoliciesneedtohaveFirstNationsinvolvementinteractionandensurethatitisdoneinaneffectiveman-nerforallpartieshesaid.Weneedtohaveprinciplesbehindcreatingenhancingandmaintainingandrespect-ingaharmoniousandpro-ductiverelationship.TreatyIndiansdonotrequirepermis-sionfromtheterritorialgovernmentfortraditionalwoodharvesting.DeneNationalChiefBillErasmusPoliticsFirstNationsWithoutaneducatedyouththereisnoselfgovernmentNationalconferenceunlockskeysforGwichinselfgovernanceByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheGwichinTribalCoun-cilGTCismovingforwardwithaclearheadonitspathtoselfgovernancefollowinganationalindigenousselfgovernmentconferencelastweekinInuvikthatsurpassedeveryonesexpectationsac-cordingtoGTCpresidentRobertA.Alexie.AlexiesaidtheintentoftheconferencewhichbroughtinindigenousrepresentativesfromacrossWesternCanadaforworkshopslecturesandon-the-landactivitieswasintendedtogetpeopletalk-ingaboutwhatselfgovern-menttrulymeansandwhatisrequiredtoachieveit.Wetalkaboutselfgovern-mentwesayselfgovern-mentthisselfgovernmentthatbutwedontknowwhatitmeanshesaid.Thatswhywebroughtinpeople...whoareimplementingtheirownselfgovernmentagree-ments.Wetriedtogetpeo-pletosaythisiswhatselfgovernmentmeans.YoungpeoplepeopleofallagestookagoodlookatthatandtheynallyrealizedwhatselfgovernmentmeansandhowitappliestotheGwichin.AndIthinkwehaveagoodideanowabouthowweasGwichincanmoveontoselfgovernment.AmongthespeakerswereYukonrepresentativeslikeChiefCarlSidneyoftheTeslinTlingitCouncilandayoungcouncillorfromOldCrowsVuntutFirstNationBrandonKyikavichik.CarolJohnsonoftheSioux-ValleyFirstNationandJohnB.ZoefromtheTlichoGovernmentalsospokealongwithMat-thewCoonComegrandchiefandchairoftheGrandCoun-ciloftheCrees.AlexiesaidthekeypointdrivenhomeattheconferencewastheimportanceofyouthinleadingthejourneytoselfgovernmentforFirstNations.Ithastoinvolvetheyouthbecausetheyaretheonesthataregoingtodevelopitifyouwill-takeselfgovern-mentfurtherhesaid.Andwithoutaneducatedyouththereisnoselfgovernment.InordertoachievethatlevelofeducationamongyoungGwichinpeopleAlexiesaidtheentirecommunitywillneedtobeinvolved.Wecantrelyonoutsideorganizationstellingusthisishowitshouldhappen.Wehavetotakecontrolofthatwehavetogetouryouthandourcommunitiesinvolvedintheeducationofouryouth.Wecantjusttakethemtoschoolat900andsayherethisisyoursuntil400.Wehavetobeactivelyinvolvedintheeducationofouryouthasparentsasleadersasacommunity.AlexiesaidthenextstepfortheGwichinwillbetoassesstheirhumanresourcesandseewhatkindoftrain-ingyouthrequiretooper-ateasuccessfulfutureselfgovernment.Doweneedtruckdriv-ersYeswedo.DoweneedcarpentersYeswedo.Butjustasimportantlyweneedlawyersweneeddoctorsweneedteachersweneedad-ministratorsweneedcor-poratepeople.Thatswhatweneed.Wehavetondoutwhatselfgovernmentsgoingtolooklikewehavetogotocommunitiesandsayhowmanyjobsdowehavehereandwhatdoweneed-takeaninventoryofourselves.OverallAlexiesaidthathealongwiththeentireGwichincommunitywasveryimpressedwiththeconferenceanditsoutcomeswhicharetobeevaluatedinareportoverthenextseveralmonths.Itwastotallybeyondourexpectationshesaid.Icanttalkenoughaboutit.Itwasgreat.DoweneedtruckdriversYeswedo.DoweneedcarpentersYeswedo.Butjustasimportantlyweneedlawyersweneeddoctorsweneedteachersweneedadministratorsweneedcorporatepeople.PresidentRobertA.AlexieGwichinTribalCouncilPoliticsFirstNationsPhotoEugeneBoulangerYouthengageinhandgamesattheGwichinnationalselfgovernmentconference.