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NewspeciesatriskbookcomesoutinDenelanguages20TuesdayMarch252014ArtsCultureBooksByMARIACHURCHAboriginallanguageisbeingrecognizedinabigwayintheSahtuthismonthwiththenaltouchesgoingonabrandnewbookwritteninmultipleDenelanguagesaboutspeciesatriskintheregion.UsingwordsfrommultipleSahtuDenedialectsaswellasimagesrepresentingthelandanimalsandpeoplethebookisacelebrationofcultureandaroadmapforthecommunitysinvolve-mentwithspeciesatrisksaidDeborahSimmonsexecutivedirectoroftheSahtuRenewableResourcesBoardSRRB.CalledRememberthePromisethebookisapartnershipprojectoftheGNWTdepartmentsofEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesandEducationCultureandEmploymentandtheSRRB.TheideaforthebookcameoutofaSahtuSpeciesatRiskTer-minologyWorkshopheldinDelinelastspring.BettyHarnumthelin-guistbehindtheterminol-ogyworkshopandresultingbookexplainedthatastorywasthenaturalchoicetocomeoutofthespeciesatriskdiscussionsthatweremainlywithSahtuDeneelders.Atraditionalwayofteachingisjustthroughtellingstories.YoukindofdrawyourownlessonthroughitshetoldTheJournal.ThebookweavesataleofthecommunitysrelationshipwiththeanimalsplantsandlandthatsurroundthemastoldbystoriesfromSahtuelders.RecognizingthespecialrelationshipDenepeoplehavewiththelandthebookaimstosuggesthowthecommunitiescanhelpprotectspeciesatriskintheirregion.Wetriedtoseetheworkthatneedstobedoneonspe-ciesatriskthroughthecom-munityseyesasmuchaswecouldinordertodevelopanunderstandingofhowtheycanbeinvolvedinthepro-cessinmeaningfulwaysSimmonssaid.Itwasreallytrulyanef-fortatcrossculturalunder-standingnotjusttransla-tionsheadded.TherewillbetwoversionsofthebookpublishedoneinKashoGotineandan-otherinTulitaandDelineGotine.ThemajorityofthewordsareinEnglishbutin-termingledwithtermsintheDenelanguages.ArtworkitsownlanguageBookillustratorJeanPolfussaidhergoalincreatingtheim-ageswasforreaderstomakeavisualconnectionbetweenthestoryandtheDenelanguageswhichcanhelppeoplelearnthetermsmoreorganically.Inthebookwedontde-netheDenewordnoghaHewasaprolicartistanddidsomeamazingworksoItriedtousesomeoftheideasthathehadalreadypor-trayedinhisowndrawingsbutdoitinmyownstylePolfussaid.SpeciesatriskhighlightedThesecondhalfofRe-memberthePromiseisdedicatedtothelatestin-formationfromtheNWTsSpeciesatRiskbranchoftheGNWTandincludesaterminologylistinthevari-ousDenedialects.CurrentlyfourspeciesintheNWTareofciallyontheItwasreallytrulyaneffortatcrossculturalunderstandingnotjusttranslation.DeborahSimmonsSahtuRenewableResourcesBoardforwolverinebutwesaynoghaisblahblahblahandthenonthepagethereisadrawingofawolver-inesoIthinkwhenweusemethodslikethatitmakesitalittlemoreintuitiveshesaid.BothPolfuscoverimageandoneoftheillustrationsin-sidewereinspiredbydrawingsbyAlfredMasuzumialateelderfromtheSahtuwhoseartworkiswellknowninthecommunity.SpeciesatRisklisttheborealcariboupearycariboupolarbearandhairybrayaplant.Twootherspeciesthedol-phin-unioncaribouandthenorthernleopardfroghavebeenassessedasat-riskbythespeciesatriskcommit-teeandareawaitingofcialadditiontotheNWTSpeciesatRisklist.RememberthePromiseisexpectedtobepublishedandcirculatedintheSahtunextmonth.IllustrationJeanPolfusInspiredbydrawingsbyelderAlfredMasuzumiJeanPolfussaysherartworkfortheSahtuspeciesatriskbookcomplementsthestorysuseofDenelanguages.