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ArtsCultureFashion14TuesdayJanuary282014ByMEAGANWOHLBERGFurwasclosetoflyinglastweekoveradecisionbytheterritorialgovernmenttomaketheNWTsmostfamousfurgarmentcollec-tionofflimitsratherthangivecommunitiesaccesstothepiecesforspecialeventslikefashionshows.RequeststotemporarilyaccessafewpiecesfromtheDArcyMosesandInuvikparkacollection-garmentsmadebyNWTartistsfromNWThidesandfurs-fortheupcomingGoneWildfurfashionshowinFortSmithwererecentlydeniedbythedepartmentofIndustryTour-ismandInvestmentsITIfineartsdivisionwhichhassincebackpedalledandagreedtomakeconcessionsforthespecialevent.ThedepartmentinitiallytoldGoneWildorganizerPatti-KayHamiltonthatthe10piecesofMosescollec-tionownedbytheGNWTwouldremainpermanentlybehindglassinoneofthegovernmentbuildingsinYellowknifeafterhavingtraveledsouthtolastyearsNWTDayscelebrationsinOttawa.ByMARIACHURCHChinesetouristslookingforadventurecultureandthebeautyoftheaurorabo-realiswillbeconsideringtheNorthwestTerritoriesrstiftheGNWThasanythingtosayaboutit.IndustryTourismandInvestmentITIMinisterDavidRamsayandMLARobertHawkinslostnoop-portunitytotoutthebeautyoftheNWTasatourismdestinationduringthegov-ernmentstrademissiontoChinalastweek.WeareproudtoshareourtraditionalArcticlifestyleswithvisitorsandhelptheworldtounderstandourterri-torysuniqueculturesRam-saysaidinapressrelease.OurnewcontactsinChinahavetoldustheyareveryin-terestedintheNWTsculturalgetawaysawe-inspiringnatu-rallandscapesandauthenticAboriginalarthesaid.TheministerandMLAattendedmeetingsandpre-sentationswiththeHongKongandShanghaiAsso-ciationsofTravelAgentsandtheCanadianTourismFuriesovermovetostoreDArcyMosescollectionCommunitieswantaccesstofamousNWT-madefurgarmentsHamiltonherselfafor-mertrappersaidthedeci-sionwascontrarytotheintentofthewearableartandexcludesthemajorityofNWTresidentsfrombeingabletocelebratetheworksateventsliketheGreatNorthernArtsFes-tivalinInuvik.DArcyMosesisanartist.Heisournestfurdesignerhisworkwasmeanttobefeltandtouchedandwornandseen.NowitsgoingtobebehindglasswhereonlyprivilegedpeoplewholiveinYellowknifewillgettoseeitinsomegovernmentofceiftheyhappentobegoinginHamiltonsaidofITIsoriginalplans.Tomeitsaviolation.TheyboughtthatDArcyMosescollectionwithtax-payersmoney-withourmoney-touseasashowcaseofboththeartistandthefurthatcomesfromtheNorth-westTerritories.KevinTodddirectorofinvestmentandeconomicanalysiswithITItoldTheJournalthatthroughfurthercorrespondenceacompromisehasbeenachievedtoallowsomeofMosespiecestotraveltoFortSmithbuthesaidthedepartmentisstillconsid-eringanend-pointfortheusageoftheagingitemsfortheirprotection.Thecollectionisaround13to14yearsoldandovertheyearshasbeenusedforanum-berofeventsandeachtimeitgoesoutitcomesbackwithalittlebitmoredamageandwear-and-tearsothedepartmentisrightnowlookingatoptionstopreserveitjusttoensureitslongevityToddsaid.Itsstillavailableforusewesortofassessthingsonacase-by-casebasis.Oneofthethingsisifitssome-onedisplayingitratherthanwearingititslesswear-and-tear.Toddaddedthatthede-partmentisconsideringbuyingneweritemsforthecollectionandthatwhenpiecesdogetstoredbe-hindglasstheywilllikelybesharedwiththeregionsratherthanbeingconcen-tratedinYellowknifethoughthosemattersarestillunderconsideration.Itisagoodthingtobeabletogetitaroundandhaveitviewedandenjoyedbutatthesametimewehavetomakesurethecollectionlastshesaid.Hamiltonsaidsheisnotopposedtoprotectingthecollection.TheGoneWildcommitteehasof-feredtoarrangetranspor-tationforallthepiecesandstoretheminthesecureclimate-controlledvaultattheNorthernLifeMuseumwhennotinuse.Andwedontneedthefullcollectionjustoneortwogarmentssheadded.SureprotecttheDArcyMosescollection-abso-lutely.Butputitwherepeoplecanseeitandholdbackoneortwogarments...forotherpeopletouseinfashionshows.Shesaidtheintentionoftheeventistoallowthepeoplewhotrappedtheanimalstoseethenalproducts.ThatswhywewantitsothatthoseguyswhoareoutonthetraplineallthetimegettoseetheirworkandsowecanhonourDArcyandhisworkasanartist.MosesaDeneartistfromWrigleymadehisdebutontheCanadianfashionsceneatTorontoFashionWeekintheearly1990s.OvertheyearshisworkhasshowninNewYorkMontrealTo-rontoandGermany.HealsodesignedforpastGovernorGeneralAdrienneClarksonandreceivedtheQueensGoldenJubileeAwardin2002forhiscontributionstofashionandthearts.AuroraborealissparklesforpotentialChinesetouristsMinisterpromotesNWTtourismduringtrademissionIndustryTourismCommissioninBeijingtoexpandconnectionsinthetourismindustry.TheGNWThasbeeneyingtheChinesetouristmarketforyearsaccordingtoJackieFrederickinterimexecutivedirectorofNWTTourism.WehavebarelyscrapedthesurfaceofthismarketFred-ericksaid.Itsonemarketofanumberthatwecatertobutthisisonethatreallyshowsatonofpotentialdowntheroad.LastyearITIapprovedanNWTTourismbudgetin-creaseof1.2millionpartofwhichwenttowardslaunch-ingamassiveChinesemar-ketingcampaign.Thelong-termgoalistoincreasethevalueofthetourismindus-tryto130millionby2015.TheonethingthatyoullndwiththeAsiancountriesisthattheywilldoalotofresearchonthingsthattheyareinterestedinandmediaplaysabigroleintheirdeci-sionFredericksaid.TheauroralightshowisthebiggestsellingfeaturefortheAsiantouristmarketshesaid.ItsconsideredaveryromanticthingsoalotoftheJapaneseorChinesewouldtiethatintoahoneymoonexcursion.TheNWTrecentlystakeditsclaimastheAuroraCapitaloftheWorldataceremonyinVancouver.TheChinesetourismcampaigncapitalizesonthistitleasawaytodrawtouristsFredericksaid.Shesaidtheideaofseeingthedancingauroradrawstour-iststocheckouttheirweb-siteandtourswhereotheractivitiessuchasiceshingsnowmobilinganddogsled-dingsealthedeal.TheywanttheCanadianNorthernexperienceshesaid.Themoretheycangetoutsideandintothecoldanddoingtheactivitiesthebetter.PhotobyBrionyWrightPhotocourtesyofGNWTITIOneof10piecesmadebyNWTfashiondesignerDArcyMosesownedbytheterritorialgovernment.TheywanttheCanadianNorthernexperi-ence.Themoretheycangetoutsideandintothecoldanddoingtheactivitiesthebetter.JackieFrederickNWTTourismAngelaLawownerofYellowknifeToursholdsuphercatchatTroutRockLodgeduringashingexcursionlastyear.LawstourscatertoMandarinandCantonesespeakingtourists.