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BringyouranswerintotheNorthernJournaloremaileditornorj.ca.wehkacchikimowawsisipahpowaposBroughttoyoubyTheNWTCreeLanguageProgramDelinerstcommunitytoembraceselfgovernmentThepeopleofDelinevoted85percentinfavourofbecom-ingtherstAboriginalcom-munityintheNWTtoattainselfgovernment.Seepage2.FortSmithmusherhappywithsleddogseasonFortSmithsDavidPoitrasishappywithhisteamsresultsattheHayRiverandFortProvidencesleddogracesthisseason.Seepage22.FolksocktoFortSmithforWoodBuffaloFrolicsPeoplefromacrosstheSouthSlaveandnorthernAlbertagatheredinFortSmithforaweekendofmusicdancingandgames.Seepage13.EnvironmentalmonitortrainingstartsinSahtuAboriginalandscientificknowledgearemeldingintheSahtuas12studentsbeginanenvironmentalmonitoringcourse.Seepage7.AnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00March182014Vol.37No.44ZaneriaAndreBlake6andCherithRoss9haveablastsleddingwiththecommunityinInuvikthispastweekend.Morethan50peopleattendedtheoutdooreventhostedbytheInuvikYouthCentreattheInuvikSkiClubtogoslidingmakesnowmenandenjoysmoresandhotchocolate.Seepage12.PhotoNathalieHeiberg-HarrisonSahtuschoolsclosedoorstofracktalkOfcialskeepfrackingpresentationoutsideclassroomByMEAGANWOHLBERGSchoolsintheSahtuareshyingawayfromhostingclassroompresentationsonthecontroversialhydraulicfrac-turingactivitycurrentlytak-ingplaceintheirbackyards.BothschoolsinNormanWellsandTulitawereaskedtohosttheFortNelsonFirstNationthismonthduringtheirtouroftheregiontodiscussexperienceswithfrackingbutdeniedthespeakersentryafterconcernsexpressedtotheministerledtofurtherdiscussiononmaintainingabalanceofperspectivesontheissue.EducationCultureandEmploymentMinisterJack-sonLaffertywasrecentlyquestionedintheLegislativeAssemblyabouthowmanypresentationsonfrackingei-therfororagainsthadtakenplaceinSahtuschools.AccordingtoassistantdeputyministerRitaMuel-lertheinquirysparkedadiscussionwiththeSahtueducationcouncilssuperin-tendentSeamusQuiggwhoinconversationwiththecom-munitiesprincipalsdecidedtokeepthedebateoutoftheschools.Whilenopresentationhadbeenlockeddownthepre-senterswereintheprocessofschedulingatalkwiththeprincipalinNormanWells.Muellersaidtheinquirybythedepartmentwastogarnerinformationfortheministerinresponsetoquestions.Shesaidthedepartmentisnotouttomicromanagewhatistakingplaceinschoolsbutwantstoensurethatinstruc-tionaltimeiskeptthenumberonepriority.Reallytheschoollookedtoencourageinsteadoftakingtimeduringtheinstructionaltimeofstudentsduringtheschooldaythatstudentsandstaffcouldbeinvitedtopre-sentationsshesaid.Sotheywerentbeingpulledoutofclassforthistypeofpresentation...buttheywouldstillbeawarethatitwasavailabletheywouldbetoldwhenandwhereitwouldhappenandthatinoffhoursifinterestedtheycouldgo.AsaformerprincipalMuellersaidschoolsarebombardedbyrequestsfromallsortsofgroupstotalktostudentsduringtheschoolyear.Whileinstructionaltimeisthemainissueatstakeshesaidthedepartmentalsolooksatdivisiveorcontro-versialissues.Whatthedepartmental-wayswantstomakesureisthattheresalwaysabalancedapproach-foranytopicnotjustforthisparticulartopicMuellersaid.Itsatdiscre-tionImeanweretrustingthatthefocusofallofourschoolsisontheinstructionandcurriculum.Principalsinconsultationwiththeirsu-perintendentscanmakethatjudgement.Wedonthaveanyblanketpolicy.Whereourdepartmentcaresgenerallyspeakingishowinstructionaltimeisbeingused.Sheaddedthatthedepart-mentwantsstudentsandstafftobeabletoparticipateincommunityandregionaldiscussions.Todatenopresentations-whetherfororagainstfrack-ing-havetakenplaceinSahtuschoolsthoughConocoPhil-lipshassponsoredscienticspeakersseriesinschoolsandpre-schoolsinInuvikthroughtheAuroraResearchInstitute.PoliticalriftshaveformedinthesmallcommunitiesoftheSahturegionsinceoilandgascompanyConocoPhillipswasapprovedfortheterritorysrstexploratoryfrackingoperationlastsummer.Thecompanystarteddrillingthiswinter.44