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6TuesdayDecember172013www.auroracollege.nt.caHappyHolidaysWishingyouallthejoysoftheholidaysandanewuNeilYoungconcertsbackFirstNationsoilsandsghtByMEAGANWOHLBERGMusiclegendNeilYoungislendinghisfametohelpaFirstNationinnorthernAl-bertainalegalbattleagainstoilsandsdevelopmentonitstraditionalterritory.Therockerannouncedlastweekhewillplayfourbene-tconcertsacrossCanadainJanuarywith100percentoftherevenuesgoingtoassisttheAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationACFNinFortChipewyantakeonShellCanadasrecentlyapprovedJackpineoilsandsmineex-pansionproject.Thethemeofthemini-tourscheduledforTorontoWinnipegReginaandCal-garyisHonourtheTrea-ties.Ticketswentonsalelastweekwithshowssellingoutwithindays.FellowCanadianmusicianDianaKrallajazzsingerandpianistwillappearasaspecialguest.Youngmadepublichisviewsontheoilsandsearlierthisyearaftervisitingrepre-sentativesofACFNonatouroftheFortMcMurrayoil-sandsregioncomparingtheareasopenpitminestothesiteofanuclearbombblast.ACFNspokespersonErielDerangersaidtheconcertshavebeenintheworkssinceSeptemberandthatthetourwasYoungsidea.WhenhewashereafterhearingaboutallthethingsthatweredoingandhowACFNhasbasicallydrawnalineinthesand-ourEl-dersDeclarationstateswedontwanttoseedevelop-mentnorthoftheFirebagRiver-hereallylikedthatandsaidIfeellikeIneedtodosomethingforyou.DerangersaidtheFirstNationisthrilledtobeatthereceivingendofnancialassistancefortheirvariousongoinglegalbattles.LegalchallengesarenotnewtousandwehavemultiplelegalchallengesthatwevebeenworkingonoverthepastfewyearsDerangersaid.Thoseincludeajudicialre-viewoftheprovincialPublicLandsAdministrationRegu-lationwhichDerangersaidoverlooksprivatelandownersandFirstNationsinfavourofindustrySpeciesatRiskActviolationsforcaribouandbisontherecentapprovalofShellsproposedJackpineoil-sandsmineexpansionandoneagainsttheprovincialgovernmentsLowerAtha-bascaRegionalPlanLARPapolicyregulatinglanduseintheoilsandsregion.WefeelthatLARPisgiv-ingindustrymajorconces-sionstocontinuebusinessasusualwhilecontinuingtode-gradeourtreatyandAborigi-nalrights.ImeanLARPwasusedbasicallytojustifythedecisionontheJackpineMinesothatforusisareallyim-portantcaseDerangersaid.ACFNhasaskedforastatutoryreviewofLARPwhichwasgranted.Iftherearefailingsfoundinthepol-icydocumentDerangersaidtheFirstNationwilllikelyheadtowardsafullblownchallenge.MoneygarneredfromthebenetconcertswillbeappliedacrosstheboardDerangersaid.Evengoingtothehearingsforpublicreviewofanyoftheapplicationsasintervenorscostsquiteabitofmoneyinlegalcostsbecausewehavetogetlegalanalysisofallthedifferentapplicationssoourlegaldefencefundistosortofensurethatwehavemoneytopayourlawyersacrossallourlegalavenuesthatwereexploringshesaid.Theshowsaresched-uledforJan.12atTorontosMasseyHallJan.16atWin-nipegsCentennialConcertHallJan.17attheConexusArtsCentreinReginaandJan.19attheJackSingerConcertHallinCalgary.PhotoPhilKingLegalchallengesarenotnewtous...Ourlegaldefencefundistosortofensurethatwehavemoneytopayourlawyersacrossallourlegalavenuesthatwereexploring.ErielDerangerAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationNeilYoungisperformingfourbenetconcertswith100percentofproceedsgoingtotheAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationslegaldefencefund.PoliticsFirstNationsFINDASACKFULLOFSAVINGSATNORTHSTARCHRYSLERWHEREPEOPLEBECOMECUSTOMERSFORLIFECHOOSEBETWEENAThefolksatNorthstarChryslerinHighLevelandLaCretemusthavebeengoodlastyearbecauseSantabroughtthemanearlygiftAsackfullofsavingson2013stosharewithyou2013RAMCREWCABSLTRegularly45500NOW34140Theirgifttoyousavingsover110002013DODGEDARTNOW16995thats600offthelistedprice.www.northstarchrysler.caOR