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LETTERS5FortSmithHayRiverWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayForecastForecastNorms-5Cand-13CNorms-5Cand-12C-10Low-8Low-7High-8High-12Low-4High-8Low-11Low-7Low-5High-8High-14Low-3High-7Low-10High-10HighYellowknifeInuvikWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayNorms-14Cand-22CNorms-7Cand-14C-21Low-20Low-21Low-17Low-13Low-11Low-8High-12High-16Low-6High-9Low-13High-19High-15High-16High-14HighEditorThemembersoftheNWTFrancophoneImmigrationNetworkwishyouagoodNationalWeekofFranco-phoneImmigration.FromNov.3to9CanadawillcelebratetherstNationalWeekofFrancophoneImmi-gration.Thisawarenessweekaimstopromotefrancophoneimmigrationanddiversity.Thefederalgovernmentpro-videstheimportanceofim-migrationforthevitalityofFrench-speakingcommunitiesinaminoritysetting.Inaddi-tionCitizenshipandImmigra-tionCanadasaysthatattract-ingintegratingandretainingFrench-speakingimmigrantsoutsideQuebecenhancesthevitalityofcommunitiesbystrengtheningCanadaslin-guisticdualityandincreasingdiversitywithinthecommuni-tiesprovincesandterritories.BeyondthatitiseasytodefendtheinalienablelinkbetweenFrench-speakingimmigrantsandthevitalityoffrancophonecommunitiesintheNWT.Adiversitythatunitesusisatellingsloganofthisvitality.TheNationalWeekofFrancophoneImmigrationisaninitiativeoftheFCFAofCanadaandtheFrancophoneImmigrationNetworksmadepossiblebynancialsupportfromCitizenshipandImmi-grationCanada.FormoreinformationontheFrancophoneImmigrationNWTandtheFrancophoneImmigrationWelcomeCen-trepleasecontactFranco-phoneImmigrationCoor-dinator-immigrationtnofranco-nord.com-867-920-2919ext262.Orvisitourwebpageathttpaccueilim-migrationtno.comFormoreinformationabouttheNationalWeekofFrancophoneImmigrationvisittheFCFAwebpagehttpimmigrationfranco-phone.ca.NicholasCarrireAdiversitythatunitesusCOLUMNSWhiteGirlPart6TheIndianAgentPart1of4ByDAWNKOSTELNIKMyfatherisSombaralla.TranslatedfromNorthernSlaveythismeansheisthemoneylendertothepeopleoftheSahtuRegionontheMack-enzieRiverintheNWTknownasFortNorman.HeisJohnKostelniktheIndianAgenttothewhitepeople.Thepeopleontheriverlikehim.Thereisnohonourinpretendingtolikesomeonewhenyoudont.MencomeupandsayJohnhowareyadoinWhatwedointodayTheirsmilesshinethroughtheireyesmyfathermakesthingshappentheyknowheisagoodman.Itmakeslifeeasierformebe-causethepeoplelikemydad.MyfatherhasbeenhiredtodothisjobbytheFederalGov-ernmentofCanada.SincewehavemovedtoFortNormananewentityofpowerhascomeintobeingthebrandnewter-ritorialgovernment.Theter-ritorialgovernmentwillnowactasthegoverningagentfortheNorthwestTerritories.AnewtermcreepsintothelanguageofgovernmentSelfGovernment.Self-governmentforwhomTakingbabystepstheterritorialgovernmentbe-ginstodealwithgoverningthepeopleoftheNorthwestTerri-tories.Whenagoverningforcedoesnotlivewheretheygovernconcernsoftheirconstituentscannotbefullyaddressed.HowcansomeoneinOttawarelatetoavillagethathasnowaterorsewersystemnotelecommu-nicationsnoroadsReallyitisdifculttounderstandwhatyoudonotknow.Asuggestionofself-gov-ernmentfortheIndianbandsisalsobeingcarriedonthewinds.Weliveinincredibletimes.Myfatherwouldre-mainwiththetitleofIndianAgentuntilhisterminFortNormanended.IndianAgentswouldbenomoretheirtitlechangedtoAreaAdministra-tors.Myfatheristhelastper-sonontheMackenzieRivertomaintainthetitleofIndianAgent.Thereisagoodpos-sibilitythathewasthelastTuesdayNovember52013personinCanadawiththatdesignationaswell.AstheIndianAgentitishisjobtodrumupworkforlocalpeopledistributeas-sistancemoneyconvincethegovernmentthatnewouthouseswerenotaluxuryandyespeoplewouldappreci-atehavingpowerintheirhouses.Whenitwascalledforhewasthecoronerandarrangedtoburythedead.Hewasthemayorlocalcon-tractormechanicshermanandhunterdiggerofholeshedidnothavetodoallofthesethingsbuthedid.Peo-plecouldtellthathecaredtheytalkofhimstillandheremembersthemwell.Staytunedforpart2of4intheNorthernJournal.THENORTHERNJOURNALSUnansweredQuestionoftheWeekTHETOPICCanadianZincssecuritybondsforPrairieCreekmineareoverdue.THEJOURNALSQUESTIONposedtoChrisReevesgeneralmanagerofCanadianZincWhatsthecompanysplanforpayingthesesecuritiesTHEANSWERThecompanyissupplyingtheboardwitharesponseonthat.CybersafetyforsavvyseniorsThefastestgrowingagegroupjoiningFacebookinCanadais65andolder.Itisestimated50percentofallseniorsareontheinterneteveryday.Thatsrightitsmorethanjustyourchildrenthatareofconcernforinter-netsafety.Unfortunatelytherearemoreandmorepredatorsincyberlanddevelopingfraudu-lentschemescriminalstryingtoscaminternetusers.Seniorsareparticularlyvulnerable.OctoberisCyberSecurityAwarenessMonth.TrendMicroaleadinginternetse-curitycompanyoffersthefol-lowingtipsforseniorscybersecurityandsafetyBewaryofunexpectedcallsormessages.Sticktowell-knownwebsites.Onlyacceptfriendrequestsfrompeopleyouknow.Chooseyourpasswordswiselyprotectthemdontusethesamepasswordsforeverythingandmakethemdifcultusinglettersnumbersandsymbols.Trytochangeyourpasswordsregularly.DontbeafraidtosaytosomeoneWaitaminute...letmecheckwithsome-bodyelse.Useadifferentcomputerforonlinebanking.Makesuretouseandsetyourcomputersprivacysettings.OnFacebookneverpostwhenyouregoingonvacation.Beyondthesh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