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15TuesdayJuly222014SUMMERTENNISNeedLessonsFreewithmembershipor5dropin.STARTINGJULY21.Mon.Wed.andFri.115p.m.-230p.m.Youthages7-14Thurs.615p.m.-730p.m.BeginneradultsMembershipYouth2000Adult2500Family4500CONTACTJoanat867-872-2899or867-872-2582LedgeTalkskickoffinYellowknifeTEDTalk-styleforumwithNorthernthemehostedatLegislatureByDALICARMICHAELOnJuly16theLegislativeAssemblyLibraryinYellow-knifesuccessfullylaunchedaseriesofTEDTalk-stylelectureswithapresentationfrompermafrostscientistSteveKokeljinthebuild-ingsGreatHall.LedgeTalksTheKnowl-edgeSeriesgivesresearchersaplatformtosharetheirworkwiththepublicandothergov-ernmentworkersfosteringconversationonavarietyofNortherntopicsfromartsandculturetoscienceandnature.Securitycounted62peo-plesaidVeraRaschketheleg-islativelibrarian.Thenumberexceededherexpectationsasshehadonlypreparedenoughseatingforabout50people.TheideaforLedgeTalkshasbeenaroundforawhileRaschkesaidnotingthatthelectureseriesisoneelementofaplantocreatenewpro-grammingtoincreasefuturelibraryuse.Itsurfacedagainwhenpeo-pleweretalkingaboutanum-berofgovernmentemployeeswhoweredoingresearchshesaid.Itsinterestingresearchbutitssortofhiddeninthebackground...Nobodyreallygetstoknowwhatpeoplearedoingandinalotofcasestheseareareasofinteresttopeople.LiketheglobalTedTalkcon-ferencesthelecturesaretobeinformativewhileremainingaccessibletoawideaudience.Wehadthechairsinasemi-circlearoundtryingtokeepitmoreofaninformalsettingasharingofinformationratherthanasortofacademiccon-ferencetypevenuethatpeopleareusedtotomakeitamorecomfortableenvironmentRaschkesaid.KokeljspresentationwasaboutthesignicantchangesinArcticecosystemsduetoarapidlywarmingclimatewithafocusontheconsequencesandimpactsofthawingper-mafrost-orasKokeljcallsitthegluethatholdstheNWTenvironmenttogether.IthinktheLedgeTalkspro-videanexcellentneutralvenuetoshareknowledgeandstim-ulateexchangesbetweensci-entiststraditionalknowledgeholdersNorthernerspublicpractitionerspolicymakersandpoliticiansKokeljsaidinanemailtoTheJournal.ThereissomuchexcitingstuffgoingonintheTerritoriesbyNorthernersandbyothersthatcanbesharedatthisvenue.ItisimportantatthistimewithdevolutionincreasedGNWTresponsibilityforlandwaterandresourcestohaveavenuewhereideascanbepresentedanddiscussed.Thiscanstimu-lateimportantexchangesthatwillhelpbridgethegapthatoftenexistsbetweenscien-tiststhepublicanddecisionmakershesaid.RaschkeandKokeljbothreectedthattheyreceivedalotpositivefeedbackfromtheaudienceforboththepresentationandtheLedgeTalksinitiative.Kokeljwashappytoanswerquestionsfromtheengagedaudiencewhenhenishedcreatinganexcitingdialogueamongthegroup.RaschkesaidwhiletheLeg-islativeLibraryisreachingouttootherresearcherstoconductpresentationstheyarealsoreceptivetopeopleinYellow-knifeorthosevisitingthecitywhomightwantaplatformtosharetheirwork.Theeventwasopentoany-onebutbecauseitoccurredmid-afternoonsomepoten-tialattendeesmayhavehadworkcommitments.ThenextLedgeTalkwillbeheldJuly30at730p.m.withthehopethatmoreofthepublicwillbeabletoattendaneveninglecture.ThetopicwillbeTheInconvenientTruthAboutAutismpresentedbyDr.ScottSelleck.LiketheTEDTalksthepresentationwaslmedsopeopleoutsideofYellowknifecanaccessthepresentation.TowatchKokeljslectureheadtohttpwww.assem-bly.gov.nt.calibrary.Thiscanstimulateimportantexchangesthatwillhelpbridgethegapthatoftenexistsbetweenscientiststhepublicanddecisionmakers.SteveKokeljLedgeTalkspresenterPhotosVeraRaschkeEducationPublicLecturesDechintacoursefocusesonself-determinationByDALICARMICHAELTheDechintaCentreforRe-searchandLearningtheonlyland-baseduniversityofitskindintheNorthwestTerritoriesissettoconductthenextsessionofitslongest-runningcoursefromAug.2to9focusingonindigenousself-determination.Thebeautyofthedynamiccoursewhichisalsoincludedasasectionineachoftheschoolslongerprogramsisthatnotwosessionsarethesameeachtimearounditisconductedbyava-rietyofdifferentteachersandeldersaccordingtoorganizers.Thepointofthecourseistoreallypresentafewdiffer-entperspectivesonself-deter-minationintheoryhowthedifferentinstructorspracticeself-determinationandhowtheyconceptualizeanddiscussitsaidMandeeMcDonaldaland-basedteamleaderandre-cruitmentofcerforDechinta.Thenthestudentscande-cideforthemselvesbasedonwhattheylearnedthereintheirownlifeexperienceshowtheydeneself-determinationMc-Donaldsaid.Theclassisachanceforstudentstocriticallyexamineeffortstowardsself-determi-nationwithastrongfocusonmodernindigenoushistoryintheNorthfromtheformationoftheIndianBrotherhoodinthe1970sonward.Pupilswilllearnabouttheongoingeffectsofcolonialismandthemanyeffortsusedtoghtitthroughculturalrecognitionpoliticalmovementsandtheland-basedpracticesthatlayatthecoreofindigenouspeoplestraditions.Studentswillhavetheop-portunitytolearnwithDr.GlenCoulthardaYellowknivesDenememberandaprofessorattheUniversityofBritishCo-lumbiaintheNativeStudiesdepartmentalongwithLe-anneSimpsonanAnishinaabewriteractivistandprofessor.ThereseandModesteSangristwoYellowknivesDeneeldersfromDettahwillalsocontrib-utetheirknowledge.Throughouttheprogramtheinstructorswilluselecture-styleforumsintandem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