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TuesdayOctober292013GETREADYFORPurchaseanyjacketorpairofbootsandbeautomaticallyenteredtowinaValiduntilNovember5.KaesersStoresLtd.76-80BreynatStreetFortSmithNT867872-2345MensWomensandChildrensMensWomensandChildrensChristmaslightsnowavailable.MakeyourhousefortheholidaysSouthSlaveschoolboardaimsnewbookatbabiesTwonewbookstranslatedintoCreeSlaveyandChipewyanArtsCultureBooksByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheSouthSlaveDivisionalEducationCouncilSSDECistryingsomethingnewwiththelaunchofitsrstbabybookfeaturingallthreeofthedistrictsAboriginallanguages.TheschoolboardisaddingtoitscurrentliteracyprogramforbabieswithatranslatedversionofFortSmithauthorRichardVanCampslatestbabybookLittleYoutobemadeavailableinChipewyanCreeandSlaveyinallthedivi-sionscommunitiesincludingHayRiverFortSmithFortResolutionandLutselKe.CertainlyitsnotourmandateweremandatedtoprovideforK-12educa-tion.Butwerealizethatwhathappensbeforethechildrencometoschooliscriticaltotheirsuccessinschoolsoanywaythatwecansupportthechildthroughliteracythroughnumeracyactivi-tiestopreparethemfortheschoolexperiencebenetsusandthechildinthelongrunsaidBrentKaulbackassistantsuperintendentofSSDECandtheleadontheproject.KaulbacksaidtheschooldivisionhadbeenlookingforababybooktoaddtoitscollectionofAboriginallanguageresourcesmostofwhichareaimedatyoungerbutschool-agedreadersforsometime.WhenLittleYoucameoutheshareditwiththetranslatorswhoconrmeditwouldbeaperfectt.HesaidthebookstwiththedivisionsstrongfocusonAb-originallanguagepromotionbothinthehomeandatschool.Therealgoalofthisiswerereallyallaboutencour-agingtheuseofAboriginallanguagesandthisgivesusanopportunitytoshareabookandtheAboriginallanguagetoababyataveryyoungageinthehopesthatmomsanddadswillreadthisbooktothemanditwillbecomepartofthereadingcultureinthehomehesaid.Apartfromgiveawayeventsandbeingmadeavail-ableintheschoolsthe1200translatedversionsofLittleYou-400ineachlanguage-willalsobehandedouttoallnewmothersthroughSSDECsbabybagspro-gramwhichstrivestoboostliteracyinchildrenfromdayone-onlythisonewillbeforthersttimeintheAb-originallanguages.ThoughearlychildhoodeducationisnotthecorefocusoftheschooldivisionKaulbacksaiditwillleadtogreatersuccessesoncethebabiesbecomeschool-aged.Theearlierthatonestartstohearthelanguagethenthatsgoingtobenetthemwhentheycomeintotheschool.Wejustwantthelan-guagebeingspokenandbeingheardinthecommunityandthebestwaytostartisrightfromanearlyagehesaid.SecondbooklaunchedThelaunchofLittleYoualsocoincideswithanotherbookfeaturedinthedivisionsthreeAboriginallanguages.MtisauthorDavidBouchardrecentlyteamedupwithSSDEConDream-catcherandtheSevenDe-ceiversasequeltotheirpreviouspublishedworkTheSevenSacredTeachingsbothsimilarlyrootedintraditionalFirstNationsvalues.InsteadoflookingatthepositivevaluesthatoneshouldembraceinlifewhichwastheobjectofSevenSa-credTeachingsthisonelooksatthosecharacteristicsthatyouwanttoavoidthosethingslikegreedandlazi-nessthingsthatsometimesinvadeyourthinking.ThisisbasicallyastoryabouthowtoavoidthosethingsfromtakingoveryourthoughtsandactionsKaulbacksaid.Dreamcatcherfeaturesil-lustrationsbythesameartistKristyCameronandincludesaccompanyingmusicbyfor-merNWTpremierStephenKakfwi.ThebookhaseveninspiredatranslationtobedoneintheAfricanclicklanguagefol-lowingavisitbyKaulbacktoCapetownSouthAfricaforarecentconferencewherefelloweducatorswereveryimpressedbySSDECsAb-originallanguageresources.BothnewbooksarebeingcelebratedontheSSDECsfacebookpagethroughfreegiveaways.Visitwww.face-book.comSouthSlaveDECtoentertowincopies.melessnessinInuvikMywifeaintwithmeanymore.Shewenthomehometoheaven.Imissheralotanintervieweesharesinthedocumentarywipingawaytears.TotellyouthetruthIsleptunderneathabuilding.AdrinkwasinfrontofmeanditwasatemptationanditgottomesoIpickedthebottleupanddrank.Inanotherinterviewamanexplainsthatasfarbackashecanrememberhewasbeatupbyhisfamilyandabused.Ivebeeninandoutoffosterhomesandinandoutofgrouphomeshesaid.ThecandorofintervieweeswassurprisingYoungsaid.ImnotsureIwasexpectingthatbutpeoplewereveryhon-estandcuttothechase.Maybebecausetheyhavenothingtoloseandmaybebecausetheyarejusttired.Itsanexhaust-inglifelivinghourtohourasmanypeopledointhatsitua-tionhesaid.Youngsaidthattheprojecttookatollonhimselfaswell.Emotionallyitwasveryex-haustingheshared.Weasresearchersorweashumanbeingsevenwatchingthevideopickupasenseofdesperationandpainthatthepeoplearefeeling.AndIthinkfrustra-tiontoowiththeinabilitytodoanything.TheresearchprojectdoesnotdrawspecicconclusionsastosolutionsfortheproblemofhomelessnessYoungsaidbutinsteadaimstogetpeopletalking.Oneofthebigproblemswithbeinghard-to-houseinruralareasespeciallyinthefarNorthisaperceptiones-peciallyamongpeoplelivinginthesouththatitdoesntexisthesaid.Thereisaromanti-cizedversionoftheNorthofAboriginalpeoplelivinginharmonywiththelandandallthatwheretherealityisquitedifferent.IdeallyYoungsaidthedocu-mentarywillgettheattentionofnon-profitagencieswhohesaidarevirtuallyabsentinInuvikandmostNortherncommunities.Areportdocumentingtheprocessresultsandrecom-mendationsoftheprojectwasrecentlysubmittedtoHRSDCandhascaughttheattentionoftheNationalHousingResearchCommitteeanappendageoftheCanadaMortgageandHousingCorp.CMHC.YoungwillbetravelingtoOttawainNovembertopres-enthisresearchtoCMHCatwhichtimehesaidhehopestolearnmoreaboutinitiativesbeingmadeacrossCanadaonhard-to-houseindividuals.ItsreallygoodnewsforthecommunityIthink.Thatsthekindofattentiontheyneedhesaid.Viewthedocumentaryon-lineatwww.youtube.comwatchv2ne95FzkWeo9PhotoBrettBlairImageOrcaBookPublishersRichardVanCampsbabybookLittleYouhasbeentranslatedintotheSouthSlaveDivisionalEducationCouncilsthreeAboriginallanguages.d-to-houseindividuals.