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HowcanasystemthatrefusestoallowavoiceforimpactedcommunitiesbeworldclassInrealityAlbertasregulatorysystemsilencesconcernswhichismoreThirdWorldthanworldclass.Albertaissayingonethinganddoingsomethingverydifferent.ChiefHenryGladueBeaverLakeCreeNation3TuesdayJune17201416thAnnualAuroraOpenCorporateSponsorsNorthwesTelNWTPowerCorpDr.StephenPrestRoyalCanadianLegionBranch239ThankYoufromAuroraCollegeAuroraCollegewouldliketothankthesponsorsofthisyearsAuroraOpenfundraisingtournament.Throughthegeneroussupportofoursponsorsthe16thannualAuroraOpenraised6000.00fortheannualNWTYouthSymposiumPrizeSponsorsKaesersBerrosPizzeriaShearFunNorthwesternAirLeaseLousSmallEnginesPelicanRapidsGolfCountryClubNorthernStoreSweetTreatsWallysDrugsContinuedfrompage1Hesgoingtocontinuetobeagoodleader.Notonlythissidebutoverinthemountains.HesgoingtowakeuptheancestorsandsayHeyourpeopleneedhelpshesaid.Wecannotdothisalone.WehavetoworktogetherstandbesideeachotherholdeachothershandsKassicontinued.Weneedtowalksidebyside.Werecomingtosomeverystrongchangesjustlikeourances-torsdidbefore.Thoseteach-ingsaregoingtocomebackmoreimportantnowthaneverbefore.AlexieattendedPeterWar-renDeaseSchoolnowChiefJuliusSchoolbeforetrans-ferringtoSamuelHearneSecondarySchoolinInuviktocompletehishighschooleducationin1974.HeworkedatairportsthroughouttheNorthasanobservercommunicatorandightservicespecialistuntil1981andin1984completedatwo-yearpublicandbusi-nessadministrationprogram.HereturnedtohishomecommunityofFortMcPher-sonandbeganhislongstand-ingservicetotheGwichinpeopleasbandmanageroftheTetlitGwichinBandCoun-cil.Hewaslaterelectedchiefin1989andservedtwoyearsuntilhewasappointedchiefnegotiatorfortheGwichinRegionalLandClaim.Itwassignedin1992andwastherstofitskindforaDenegroup.HeservedtwotermsasvicepresidentoftheGwichinTribalCouncilbeforeworkingasexecu-tivedirectoroftheGwichinLandandWaterBoardfrom1999to2012.In2002hepublishedhisrstnovelPorcupinesandChinaDollswhichdealtwiththeeffectsoftheresidentialschoolsystem.In2005hepublishedasecondnovelThePaleIndianwhichtoldthestoryofayoungmanreturn-ingnorthafterbeingraisedbyawhitefamily.HeissurvivedbyhiswifeRenieandchildrenKristaLynnBrandenTravisCarolineTonyandAlisonaswellashisfathersistersbrothersgrandchildrenandcountlessothers.ChiefsurvivedbywifechildrengrandchildrenGwichinTribalCouncilpresidentRobertAlexieJr.passedawayearlylastweek.PhotoGTCByMARIACHURCHTwonorthernAlbertaFirstNationsaretakinglegalactionafteranAlbertaEnergyRegulatorAERde-cisionpreventedthemfromgivinginputonanoilsandsexpansionprojectneartheirtraditionallands.BeaverLakeCreeNationandWhiteshLakeFirstNa-tionbothofwhichhavetra-ditionallandsinnortheasternAlbertahaveledanappealwiththeAlbertacourtsaftertheAERannouncedthereg-ulatoryapprovalprocessforCanadianNaturalResourcesLtd.sCNRLexpansionofitsKirbyoilsandsprojectnearConklinAlta.willgoforwardwithoutapublichearing.TheAERisbecomingnothingmorethanarubberstampforresourcecompa-niesChiefJamesJacksonJr.ofWhiteshLakesaidinanewsreleaselastweek.CNRLappliedtoex-panditsKirbyNorthandSouthinsituoilsandssites-whichwouldseenewwellsFirstNationstakeAlbertaregulatortocourtAERnothingmorethanarubberstampFirstNationsPoliticsFirstNationsproducing85000barrelsofbitumenperdayby2016-latelastyearatwhichtimethepublicwasinvitedtolehearingsubmissionswiththeAERexplaininghowtheyareaffectedbytheproject.NinesubmissionsweremadeincludingonesfromthetwoFirstNations.Threeoftheothersubmissionswerelaterwithdrawn.TheAERreleasedadocu-mentinAprilstatingapub-lichearingontheapplica-tionhadbeencancelledandnopartieswouldbeallowedtoparticipate.Nopartydemonstratedthatitmaybedirectlyandad-verselyaffectedbytheAERsdecisionontheapplicationorthatitshouldotherwisebepermittedtoparticipateinahearingoftheapplicationthereportdatedApr.3stated.TheAERdidnotrespondtoarequestforcomment.AccordingtotheFirstNa-tionspressreleasetheKirbyexpansionprojectwilldisturbapproximately480square-kmofpubliclandwhereitsmem-bershuntandshandwillcontributetothedemiseofcaribouintheregion.ThedecisionoftheAERtoskipapublichearingreectsadeliberatemovefromtheregulatortoexcludeFirstNationsfromtheoilsandsdevelopmentapprovalpro-cessitstates.ThegovernmentofAlbertahasspentalotoftimeandmoneyinplaceslikeWashingtonandNewYorktopromotetheprov-incesso-calledworldclassregulatorysystem.Howcanasystemthatrefusestoallowavoiceforimpactedcom-munitiesbeworldclassInrealityAlbertasregulatorysystemsilencesconcernswhichismoreThirdWorldthanworldclass.AlbertaissayingonethinganddoingsomethingverydifferentChiefHenryGladuefromtheBeaverLakeCreeNationsaidintherelease.AccordingtoJacksonconcernsabouttheAERshouldnotbelimitedtoFirstNations.ThisisnotonlyaFirstNationissue.OtherruralAlbertansarealsobeingfrozenoutoftheprocess.Thisshouldbeaconcerntoeveryone.FirstNationslikeotherruralAlbertansliveinthemidstoftheseexpandingdevelopments.Ourinputisimportanttounderstandingtheimpactsonthelandandtheimpactsonourcommu-nitieshesaidintherelease.Resourcedevelopmentcanco-existwithFirstNa-tionsandcanhappeninwaythatrespectsourtraditionalwayoflife-butnotifwearefrozenoutoftheprocessbytheAlbertaEnergyRegula-torJacksonsaid.OnThursdayagroupofgrassrootsandenvironmen-talorganizationsincludingGreenpeaceInternationalandtheSierraClubofCan-adalaunchedacampaigntoraisefundsfortheFirstNationslawsuitagainsttheAER.SomewherealongthewaytheAERsrubberstamptookprecedenceoverdueprocessandFirstNationsrightstofreepriorandinformedconsentCrys-talLamemanamemberoftheBeaverLakeCreeandcampaignerfortheSierraClubsaidinajointmediarelease.WearehappytolendoursupporttothisinitiativeandencouragepeopletodonatesothatwecansendaclearmessagetotheAlbertagov-ernmentthatthistypeofsilencingwillnotstandaddedMikeHudemacam-paignerwithGreenpeaceCanada.Thecampaignhopestoraise100000forthefuturelegalbattle.NorthernersObituaryAuroraCollegewouldliketothankthesponsorsofthisyearsAuroraOpengolffundraisingtournament.Throughthegeneroussupportofoursponsorsthe16thannualAuroraOpenraised6000.00fortheannualNWTYouthSymposium.