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10TuesdayFebruary252014PoliticsArcticSovereigntyByMARIACHURCHAuroraCollegestudentsinFortSmithweregivenachallengebyoneofCana-dasforemostCanadiancir-cumpolarhistoriansSetthecountrystraightonNorthernsovereignty.WhitneyLackenbauerahistoryprofessorattheUni-versityofWaterloowasintheNWTlastweektolaunchhislatestbookTheCanadianRangersALivingHistoryinYellowknife.TheauthorsvisitincludedastopinFortSmithwhereheheldseverallecturesforstudentsatAuroraCollegesThebachacampus.DuringLackenbauerslec-tureonNorthernCanadiansovereigntyonWednesdaywhichchronicledCanadashistoricalinterestintheNorthheurgedstudentstobetheforcethatbreaksthecycleofgovernmentinter-estwaxingandwaningintheNorth.Ihopeallofyouwillbeintheforefrontofmakingsurewedontallowsouth-ernCanadianstogetcaughtupinthatsovereigntycrisismindsetthatwhenthecri-sisdoesntcometruepeoplejustforgetabouttheNorthhetoldtheclass.VisitingscholarurgescollegestudentstobreakthesovereigntycrisismindsetCanadianunderstand-ingofsovereigntyneedstomoveawayfromthevisionofanArcticmilitarythreatthathascolouredthemediainthelastseveralyearstorestonthepeoplewhooccupythelandLacken-bauersaid.YouholdCanadaac-countableinbeingpartnerswithyoutomakesurethatthepotentialofyourcom-munitiesisbeingrealized.Thatsahugechallengeanditsaveryscarychallengebutitsgoingtoallowustobreakoutofthathistoryofsouthernersgettingin-terestedandreallyworriedandthenforgettingaboutyouhesaid.LackenbauerisamongthosescholarsarguingthatCanadadoesnotfaceamil-itarythreatintheNorth.WhileitsevidenttheCana-dianmilitaryisbuildingupitsNortherncapacityitsnottoinvadehesaid.Everycountryisrespon-sibletodefenditselfbutthatdoesntmeanthatyouaregoingtousethattoattackothersLackenbauersaid.UnderStephenHarpersadministrationtheCanadiangovernmentsstanceontheNorthbeganwithauseitorloseithardmilitarystancebuthaschangedovertimetoincludeinfrastructureanddevelopmenthesaid.Inthelastfederalbud-getannouncedtwoweeksagotheHarpergovernmentpledged90millionforas-sertingCanadassovereigntyintheNorthincludingeco-nomicdevelopmentinfra-structureandhealthfunding.Whilefundingisimpor-tantitsuptoNorthernerstomakesurethegovernmentsfederalandterritorialinvestinwaysthataddresssocialissuesandcapacityconcernsLackenbauertoldtheclass.YouallhaveanessentialroletoplayinmakingsureNorthernersareabletoseizetheseopportunitieshesaid.PhotocourtesyofWhitneyLackenbauerWhitneyLackenbauersayshehopesNorthernerstaketheleadincorrectingcrisisperceptionsofArcticsovereignty.WALLYSDRUGSSUPPORTSAURORACOLLEGEGuardianTMPharmacy.Souvenirs.Magazines.NewspapersToys.Cards.Stationery.LotteryTicketCentreMondaytoSaturday10a.m.to6p.m.Thursday10a.m.to8p.m.SundayCLOSEDWALLYSDrugs867872-2134FortSmithWesalutethestaffandstudentsofduringAuroraCollegeWeekFeb.17-212014WESCLEAN15IndustrialDriveHayRiverNTwww.wescleannwt.comBeautifulflooringbeginswithusAURORACOLLEGE