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ArtsCultureLiterature20TuesdayMarch182014Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.Billieisachubbyweelady.ButjustlookatherIsntshepre-ciousIfyoubroughtherhomeshedbesohappyandgiveyoucuddles.FibbiTattiNorthSlaveyFibbiTattiisauentspeakeroftheSahtotnelanguageandamemberoftheSahtotneFirstNation.FibbiisrecognizedasastrongandeffectiveadvocateforAboriginallanguagesandcultureandhasbeenamajorforceinbringingDenelanguagesandculturetoprominence.MajoraccomplishmentsincludeleadingthedevelopmentoftheDeneKedecurriculumGradesK-67-9andco-chairingtheNWTLanguageTaskForce.NORTHERNVOICESIntheNorthwestTerritoriesournorthernvoicesareimportant.ThroughoutourvastterritorynineofcialAboriginallanguagesarespokenwithpride.Tocelebratethisdiversityregionallanguagecommunitiesnominatedindividualscommittedtocultivatingournorthernvoices.ThesechampionsareleadersinourAboriginallanguagescommunityandwethankthemfortheireffortsandcontributionstothesurvivalofourlanguages.ByMEAGANWOHLBERGFrompuppetshowsforpreschoolerstoanintensivewritingsweatshopforas-piringwritersovertheweek-endauthorAnitaDaherman-agedtoconnectwithawidecross-sectionofFortSmithresidentsduringherfour-dayvisittothecommunity.ThechildrensandteensauthorwasinFortSmithfromThursdaytoSundayonaNorthwordsfestivalsponsoredvisitwhereshegottopromotehernewkidsbookIttyBittyBitsspeaktojuniorhighandcollegeagedstudentsandshareherknowledgeonhowtostart-andnish-acreativewrit-ingprojectwithagroupofadultsovertheweekend.Dahersaidthevarietyofforumsinwhichsheisabletoengagethepublicreectsherreasonforwritingtocon-nectwithothers.Iwriteforconnectionshesaid.Thatswhatdrivesmetowakeupat530everymorningandtowritethesestoriesthatIdontevenknowifanyonewillwanttoread...ButImwritingtoconnectwithotherpeople.Imstillthatshykidthatndsiteasiertoconnectthroughcharactersandstorythentowalkuptosomebodyonthestreetandshaketheirhand.Thevisitstartedwithaninteractivereadingforchil-drenattheMaryKaeserLibraryonThursdayeve-ningwhereDaherbroughtoutherarrayofpuppetsandukulelemelodiestoenter-tainthepackedroomofsquirmingyoungsterswhoquicklybecamexatedonthefunandhelpfulmessageofgettingthingsdonebe-hindIttyBittyBits-abookaimedatkidswithvaryingattentionspans.Performinghasalmostbecomeanextensionofsto-rytelling.ItsnotjustaboutwritingthestorybutitsalsoaboutpresentingthestoryDahersaidofhermusicaltactileandvisualpresenta-tionformat.BecauseIhavesomeoftheseotherskillsinmybackground-Iusedtodotheatremusichasbeenapartofmylifeforalongtimeandwhodoesntlikeplayingwithpuppets-itsjustbeenareasontoincor-poratethat.DahersaidherexperiencelivinginanADHDhouse-holdhasgreatlyinuencedherwritingstylealmostunconsciously.ItrytowriteinsuchawaythatsgoingtocaptureinterestbutImalsoveryawarethatanysortofpre-sentationshouldhavelotsofdifferentaspectssothatitsgoingtobeentertain-ingandholdtheattentionofyoungpeoplebecausewithyoungpeopletheresnotwothatarealikeshesaid.OnemayhaveADHDonemighthaveAspergersandonemightjustbeincrediblyshybutwhattheyallwanttodoisconnect.OnFridayDahermetwitharangeofstudentsatAu-roraCollegeandtheGrade7classatPWKHighSchoolwhereinsteadofreadingshehadaheart-to-heartwithheraudience.Italkedaboutmyjour-neyasawriterandwhatwritinghasbroughttomylifeshesaid.IjusttalkedabouthowIcametowritingmylifeandmovingaroundsomuchandhowthataf-fectedme...Itwasjustba-sicallyanhonestconversa-tion...Itwasjustconnectionashumanbeingsthroughlifeexperiences.OvertheweekendDaherworkedwithagroupofwrit-ingkeenerstodeveloptheirstoryideasintoawrittenworkfromsettingstochar-acterdevelopment.Ithinkpeoplewholovestoriesandwanttowriteitsnotknowingreallywheretobeginitsndingthatstartingpointandgettingitdone.ItsoverwhelmingbecauseyouthinkIhaveastoryideabutitcanbeveryblockingtothinkWherestherightmomenttostartthisstoryDahersaid.ThatswherewestartSaturdaymorningwestartwithbeginningsandwithself-disciplineandprocess.Daherwhoworksinpub-lishingaswellaswritingalsotookpartinanopendiscus-siononFridayafternoononthefutureofthebookintheelectronicage.Shesaidthemultipleformsofpersonalconnectiones-tablishedbetweenauthorsreadersandotherstorytell-ersontourssuchasthishavebecomeanexpectedandcelebratedpartofthejobandDaherskeyprior-ityasawriter.Ithinkthatthedaysofawriterbeingnishedwiththeendaregone.Nomat-terwhatgenreyouwritethereisanexpectationandahopeamongpublishersthatauthorswillbeapartnerinpromotingthosebooksbe-causethereadingpublichasdifferentexpectationsnow...Theirexpectationistoalsogettoknowthecreatorbe-hindthework.Sotheresthatextraelement.VisitingauthorconnectswithallagesinFortSmithPhotosMeaganWohlbergChildrensbookauthorAnitaDahergivesahighenergymusicalperformanceincludingpuppetsandsongsonherukuleleattheMaryKaeserLibraryinFortSmithThursdayevening.