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3TuesdayJune242014HAPPYABORIGINALDAYJUNE212014ConstituencyOffice5014-50thStreetP.O.Box1986YellowknifeNTX1A2P5Tel867-873-6995TollFree.1-800-661-0802Fax867-920-4233HouseofCommonsRoom239ConfederationBuildingOttawaONK1A0A6Tel613-992-4587TollFree1-866-992-4587Fax613-992-1586DennisBevingtonMPWesternArcticCelebratetherichhistoryandcultureofourFirstNationsInuitandMtisthisAboriginalDay.Emailbevindparl.gc.cawww.dennisbevington.comContinuedfrompage1.ForYKDFNthematterisjustoneamidagrowinglistofincidentswherebytheFirstNa-tionsaysitstreatyrightshavebeenviolated.YKDFNrecentlyreportedmembershavingtheirgunsormeatseizedbyofcerswiththeNWTdepartmentofEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesENRafterhunt-ingcaribou.MostrecentlyamemberandformerchiefwaschargedbyENRforharvestingwoodtoheathishomewithoutapermit.Itsbeenreallyridiculous.IdonthearofanyotherFirstNationsbeingbombardedwithallthesechargesallatonce.WeretheonlyonethatsbeingaffectedSangrissaid.Theyfeelliketheyrebeingheldprisonersintheirownhomeland...Theycan-notharvestwoodtheycan-notharvestcaribouandnowtheycannotharvestsh.Soitsnotaverygoodfeelingamongourmembersthatallthesethingsarehappeningtothem.UnderpressurefromtheDeneNationtheRCMPhasundertakenanongoingof-cialinvestigationintotheTreatyrightsviolatedchiefPoliticsFirstNationsconictbetweenGNWTof-cialsandYKDFN.AresolutionwaspassedunanimouslyatlastweeksDeneNationalAssemblyinFortSmithcallingonothermembersoftheDeneNationtocomeforwardwithfurtherevi-denceinregardstotheconductofterritorialandfederalofcerstohelptheRCMPdetermineiftheyareactingwithmaliceanddeservetobecharged.ItsnotgoingtobeonlyusitsgoingtogofurtherdownSangrissaid.AlltheotherFirstNationsarestart-ingtobeaffectedbecauseYellowknifestheheadquar-tersforthesepeopleandthatswheretheystart.Prettysoonoursmallcommunitiesaregoingtobehavingthesameexperiences.Weneedtosome-howstopthisbeforeitgetssnowballed.YellowknivesDeneFirstNationChiefEdwardSangrisad-dressesdelegatesatthe44thDeneNationalAssembly.PhotoMeaganWohlbergByMARIACHURCHSteveCourtoreilleisgoingintohissecondtermaschiefoftheMikisewCreeFirstNationafteravotelastFridaygavehimthevictory.UpagainstMatthewWhiteheadandAllanMer-crediCourtoreillewalkedawaywiththemajorityvote.ItisagoodfeelingknowthatthemembershipthatvotedformebelieveinmeandwantedmetocontinueCourtoreilletoldTheJour-nalonSunday.FournewcouncillorswilljoinCourtoreilleEdwardCourtoreilleDanMercrediRonaldCampbellandMarinaWhiteknife.CouncillorsBillyJoeTuccaroandTerryMartenwerere-electedtoroundoutthesixcouncilseats.Courtoreillesaidhelooksforwardtoworkingwithhisnewcouncilboththenewcouncillorswhowillneedtobebroughtuptospeedandthereturningcouncillorswhowillbringcontinuitytothetable.Ifeelveryconfidentwiththiscouncil.Theresalotofexperience.ItsmoreoftheoldermiddleagedMikisewCreere-electSteveCourtoreilleaschiefChiefpromisestobeginworkonnewschoolinFortChipewyanPoliticsFirstNationspeoplesoitllgiveusalotofstrengthandalotofstabilityintermsofmak-ingsurewearedoingtherightthingforthemember-shipinthefuture.TheelectionlastweektookplaceduringFortChipewy-ansannualTreatyDaysandMtisDaysacelebrationofthesigningofTreaty8andthecommunitysMtiscul-tureandhistory.ForthersttimethecelebrationswerehostedjointlybyallthreeofFortChipewyansAborigi-nalgroups.Itssounbelievablehowitturnedout.Everybodycom-mentedaboutthesuccessofitandtheywanttocontinueit.ChiefAdamAllanFredFra-serandIweregoingtoworktogetherCourtoreillesaid.AftertakingtheweekendtocelebrateTreatyDaysaswellashisvictorythechiefsaidheplanstodiverightintohisnewtermasleaderoftheMikisewCree.GoingforwardIdontliketositstill.Webuiltabrandnewelderscarefa-cilitythatwillbeinopera-tionsoonsonowwhatsonthehorizonisabrandnewschoolhesaid.CourtoreillesaidduringhisprevioustermaschiefhepushedtohavetheAthabascaDeltaCommunitySchoolrec-ognizedasthetoppriorityinAlbertaforrenovations.NowhewillbelookingtolaunchacommunityconsultationprocesswiththeAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationandMtisLocal125todiscussnextstepstobuildinganewschoolinFortChipewyan.Theschoolisbeyondre-pairssowearegoingtohavetoworkinpartnershiptoachievethebestschoolwecanget-exactlywhatwedidwiththeelderscarefacility-bygoingafterindustrydollarsforthecapitalprojecthesaid.Sincetheschoolfallsundertheprovinceseducationpur-viewtheprojectcanrelyonfederalandprovincialfundstorunonceitsoperationalCourtoreillesaid.Oncewehaveitgoingandknowingwhattheoperatingcostsaregoingtobewithacommitmentfromtheprovinceandthefedsandalsoindustrythatwantstobepartofitwewillbeabletomoveforwardandgivegreatopportunitiestoouryoungpeoplehesaid.PhotocourtesyofMikisewCreeItisagoodfeelingknowthatthemem-bershipthatvotedformebelieveinmeandwantedmetocontinue.ChiefSteveCourtoreilleMikisewCreeFirstNationSteveCourtoreillehasbeenre-electedchiefoftheMikisewCreeFirstNation.