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IngrahamTrailbypassopensafterlongdelaysTheGNWTiscondenttheprojectwillbeonbudgetde-spitemonthsofdelaysandpav-ingscheduledforthesummermonths.Seepage7.NWTjuniorcurlersbringhomefairplayawardsCoachessayfairplayawardsreceivedbythreeNWTcurlersareatestamenttothequalityofcurlerscomingfromtheNWT.Seepage18.SnobigdealYellowknifefamiliesteamupforadayofbuildingigloos.Seepage11formore.NewbedbreakfastopensinFortSmithEntrepreneurialinn-keeperJanieHobartsaysshehopeshernewBBinFortSmithfeelslikeahomeawayfromhomeforguests.Seepage13.NWTIndustryminis-tertalksenergyinsouthRamsayvisitedAlbertaandBClastweektodiscusscol-laborationonenergyissueshopingtheylllookNorthforsolutions.Seepage8.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00February42014Vol.37No.384LepineSt.HayRiverNTX0E1G1T867-874-4385F867-874-4383TollFree1-866-523-5437www.power123.comLOOKINGFORBIGGERSOUNDSINCLAIRaudioPhotoShaylaSnowshoeSnowshoeStudiosCynthiaTetlichileftandJaslynCharliejoin200othermarchersinFortMcPhersonlastThursdaytoprotesttheYukonGovernmentslanduseplanforthePeelwatershedwhoclaimthatindustrialdevelopmentinthenever-before-touchedareawilldisturbthelandandtraditionalactivities.GwichindemandPeelRiverprotectionwithprotestsacrosstheNorthByMEAGANWOHLBERGFromAklaviktoDawsonCityprotestershitthefrozenstreetsacrosstheNWTandYukonlastweekinprotestoftheYukonGovernmentsnewlanduseplanforthePeelwatershedthatopensthema-jorityofthepristineareatoindustryforthersttime.UnderthebannerofPro-tectthePeelhundredsmarchedinInuvikAklavikandFortMcPhersonlastweekwithsisterdemonstrationstakingplaceacrosstheborderinWhitehorseandDawson.InFortMcPhersonover200eldersleadersresi-dentsandchildrentookpartinamarchonThursdaythatendedwithatraditionalfeastandsharingcircleatthecom-munitylodge.ShaylaSnowshoeoneoftheparticipantssaidtheim-portanceofthePeelwatershedisembeddedinthelivelihoodsandhistoryoftheGwichinpeopleoftheregion.ItssoimportanttomebecausemyancestorswerebornandraisedandburiedwithinthoselandsandIfeellikemyhistoryisoutthereandtherealtrueper-sonthatIamisthatland.IfwedidnthavethatlandIprobablywouldntevenbehereshesaid.IjustfeellikeIneedtoprotectitformychildrensothattheycangrowupthereandlearnthelifestylethatIdid.Snowshoespentthemajor-ityofhersummersoutonthelandwithherjijuuorgrand-motherMarySnowshoeshinghuntingandlearn-ingdifferentwaystoliveofftheland.Inthewinterstheywouldheadoutontothefro-zenPeelRiverandsetnetstogetshandsnares.Thisiswherewegetourwoodfromandourcariboushesaid.Ivespentalotoftimedoingtraditionalthingsoutthere.Listeningtotheeldersspeakafterthewalkshesaidwasheartbreaking.YoucouldjustseeitintheirfacesthepainthatthisiscausingthemthinkingabouttheirpaststhelivesthattheylivedtherewiththeirfamiliesSnowshoesaid.Itbringstearstomyeyesbe-causetheyknowifthisgoesthroughtheirchildrenarenotgoingtohavethesameopportunitiesastheydid.SeeAllonpage3.