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23TuesdayOctober152013ByMARIACHURCHSixfutureteachersstudy-ingatAuroraCollegesThebachacampusventuredintothebushlastweekforathree-daycampingtriptolearnaboutAboriginalcul-tureandlivingontheland.TheannualfallTeacherEducationProgramTEPculturecamplocatedatHayCampinWoodBuffaloNa-tionalParkjustpasttheAl-bertaborderisledbyFran-coisPauletteawellknownelderintheSouthSlaveandaccordingtostudentsawealthofknowledge.HesaprettyspecialguysaidScottLoughathird-yearBachelorofEducationstudent.HesextremelyknowledgeableaboutthewaysofhispeoplebutalsoaboutthecurrentissuesthatfaceFirstNationsintheNorthandforthatmatteralltherestofustoo.Hekeepsusinstitchesandhekeepsusthinking.LoughchuckledfondlywhenhedescribedtheirrstnightatthecampwhenPau-lettedecidedonawhimtobringthestudentsintothebushtolookforamoose.LastnighthesaysComeonletsgocallamoose.SoweallhopinthetrucksanddrivedowntheroadWould-beteachersgetatasteofcultureatcampEducationCultureCampjustasthesunissettingandatjusttherightplacethatonlyFrancoisknowshestopsthetruckgetsoutandtakesoutarolleduppieceofbirchbarkandweallstandatthisperfectspot-whichquitefranklylookslikeanyotherspot-andthenheproceedstorubamooseantleragainstatreeandcallonthishornhesaid.Itwasquitebeautifulanditwasalsoquitespiritualasweallstoodtheresilentlyjustlistening.OriginallyfromOntarioLoughhasbeenintheNWTforthepastsevenyearsandsohassomefamiliaritywithAboriginalculturehesaidbutnothingcomparedtothehands-onlearningexperiencegainedattheculturecamp.ItsextremelyvaluableforthoseofusthataregoingtobeteachersintheNorthandthatsthemajorityofusthatareintheprogramLoughsaid.StudentswerekeptbusyduringthecampsettingupandtakingdowntheirownFortMcPhersontentsstart-ingresandhuntingfortheirmealsallthewhilelearningfromPaulettethroughhisstoriesandanecdotes.ThecollegerequiresTEPstudentstogotothreeculturecampsduringthecourseoftheirstudieseachinadif-ferentseason.ThisisthefallcampandithasbeenfallLoughsaidemphatically.Weshowedupintherainwewenttobedintherainandthenproceededtogoboatinginthehighcoldwind.ButitslikeFrancoissaidyoucantdecidewhatyouregoingtodotheweatherisgoingtodecidewhatyouregoingtodo.AFortSmithlocalandinherrstyearoftheeducationprogramDeannaJohnsonsaidshedheardabouttheculturecampsfromotherstudentsintheprogramandwasmorethanhappytoex-perienceitherself.Whileshedbeencamp-inginthebushbeforeanyopportunitytolearnmoreaboutAboriginalculturebetterpreparesherasaneducatorandconnectsherwithstudentsshesaid.AlotofpeoplesaythatteachersjustgoforthemoneyandthatswhatIthinktheyareworkingonisgettingteachersmorein-volvedforthestudentsandbeingtherefortheminsteadofjustforthejobshesaid.SoniaMinozaasec-ond-yearstudentfromFortProvidencealsohadsomepreviousexperiencewithcampingbackhomebutfoundherselflearningnewthingsfromPaulettemuchofwhichshewillbeabletousewhenteaching.Hetellssomereallyin-terestingstoriesandhesknowledgeableaboutbeingonthelandshesaid.Imsureitwillapply.PhotoMariaChurchTEPcampersgetreadytoheadintothewoodswithDeneelderFrancoisPauletterightinsearchofgame.WILLBEPUBLISHINGOURNEXTSPECIALSECTIONSMALLBUSINESSWEEKINTHEOCT.222013EDITIONHEREAREAFEWQUOTESEVERYENTREPRENEURSHOULDLIVEBYLogicwillgetyoufromAtoB.Imaginationwilltakeyoueverywhere.-AlbertEinsteinSuccessiswalkingfromfailuretofailurewithnolossofenthusiasm.-WinstonChurchillYourtimeislimitedsodontwasteitlivingsomeoneelseslife.Dontbetrappedbydogmawhichislivingwiththeresultsofotherpeoplesthinking.Dontletthenoiseofothersopinionsdrownoutyourowninnervoice.Andmostimportanthavethecouragetofollowyourheartandintuition.Theysomehowalreadyknowwhatyoutrulywanttobecome.Everythingelseissecondary.-SteveJobsAdvertiseintheNorthernJournal-NorthernJournalAdvertisingDepartmentadsnorj.ca-867.621.1818THINKBIG.BUYLOCAL.SUPPORTSMALLBUSINESSES.