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5TuesdayAugust5201415YearsAgo...Bill15inspiresbattleinHouseSectionsofabillthatwouldhavepavedthewayforconstitutionalnegotiationsintheNorthwestTer-ritoriesandimplementedregionalrepresentationwasdefeatedbyCabinetintheLegislativeAssemblylastweek.Bill15isthecontroversialbillthatwillin-creasethenumberofMLAsintheHousefromthecurrent14to19.IssueAugust4199920YearsAgo...GrowingconcernoverrezoneprioritiesasresourcesaretaxedtothelimitTheDeneNationpassedaresolutionatits24than-nualassemblyinutselKelastweekcallingfortheGNWTtobeginaconsultationprocesswiththeFirstNationstoformnewpriorityzonesforreghtingintheNWT.ThecommunityofutselKehasexperi-enced110ressofarthisseason.IssueAugust3199430YearsAgo...SorensonstartsofffastaftergettingnodFederalLiberalcandidateLyndaSorensonwastednotimegettingtoworkonherelectionbidafterbeingchosenbythepartylastSaturday.Duringtheconven-tionSorensonannouncedanelectionplatformwhichplacestoppriorityongettingfundingtostudypossibleradiationhazardsintheFortRaearea.IssueAugust21984ARCHIVESCOLUMNLETTERTOTHEEDITORFortSmithcouldbecutofffromtheoutsideworldifthereragingalongHighway5nearLittleBuffaloFallschangesdirectionWednesdayeveningaspre-dicteddestroyingtheundergroundbre-opticlinetotheisolatedNortherncommunity.FirethreateningcommunicationlinestoFortSmithKarlCoxYouwouldthinkiftheywentthroughtheefforttoinstallacablehun-dredsofkmsthroughtheborealforesttheywouldthinktoperhapsburyitalittledeeperFirewillcomethroughtheareaeventually.NorthernJournal2014JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedFACEBOOKFEEDBACKSuzanMarieIpraynotByDAWNKOSTELNIKWordcomesdownfromthegodsthatarethenewNorth-westTerritoriesgovernmentthattheKostelnikfamilyaretomovetoFortGoodHopeNWT.ThiswilltakeusthreehundredandeightymilesnorthtotheArcticCircleandclosertotheArcticOcean.MyfatherstitleofIndianAgentwillbenomorewhenhestartsworkinFortGoodHope.WiththenewgovernmentthetitleofIndianAgentchangestoAreaAdministrator.JohnKostelnikisthelastIndianAgentontheMackenzieRiverandpossiblythelastIndianAgentinCanada.PeopleinFortNormanex-claimthatthepeopleinGoodHopearebackwardtheylivelikeitwasahundredyearsago.ThisisanobservancefromacommunitythatstillusesdogsfortransportationandhasnooutsidecommunicationsexceptbyVHSradioattheRCMPorthechurch.TheconversiontoskidooshasbeguninFortNor-manbutdenitelynotinGoodHope.WeareslowlyleavingtheStoneAgeandclimbingintotheageoftechnologyin1967.MyfatherbecomesmobilewiththearrivalofhisboysfromWoodBuffaloNationalPark.Thisretiredteamofdogsarehisonlyreliabletranspor-tationthebombardieralwaysbreaksdownandtherearenogasstationswhichlimitstravel.Youcanonlytravelasfarasthegasyoucancarrywithamotorizedvehicle.DadhasspentmuchtimerunninghisdogsonacircuittoWillowLakeandacrosstoFortFranklin.HislastreturntriptoNormanistakinglon-gerthanexpectedmymotherasksabushpilotyingbacktotheWellsNormanWellsifhecouldmakeadetourovertowardsFranklintotrytospotmydad.Hisradiocallconrmsthatmydadisstilladayoutandthathemusthavehadtroublewithadogbecausehehasalooseonerunningathisheels.Itiscommontoletadogrunlooseifhehashurthimself.Butthisisnodogahugeblacktim-berwolfhasbeenloopingbe-hindmyfatherfortwodays.Heedgestowardsthecampatnightandfollowsclosebehindduringtheday.Dadsaysthewolfisnotaggressivebuthefeelslikealabspecimenwiththewolfactingasascienticobserver.Thewolfwantstoknowmoreaboutthisclumsybeingthatrequiresfourdogstocarryhimdownthetrail.Theyaretravelingcom-panionsthislankywolfandthesolitarymaninthelone-somewilderness.OncetheriverisclearedoficeanddebrismydadwillloadtheboyshisdogsinthecanoeandmovethemtoGoodHope.MymotherbrothersSamtheSiamesecatandIwillyoverintheDC3.Wehavetowaitforthegroundtodryupenoughtoallowtheplanetolandonthedirtairstrip.Packingmeanstakingourfewpersonalpossessions.Itistooexpensivetomovefurnitureandhouseholdbelongingssothegovernmenthousesarefullyfurnishedrightdowntothecutlery.Peoplewhohavelivedingovernmenthousingknowtheredmaplefurniturethatlledthesehouses.Piecesofthisfurniturepopupthesedaysatgaragesalesbatteredbutintactafteryearsofusebymanyfamilies.IboughtanoldgovernmentredmaplekitchentableandchairsfrommyfriendRebaMillerwhoismov-ingtoAustralia.IhopethatsheGavinandMauvehaveasmoothadjustmentfromMarshLakeinYukontoDarwininAustralia.IwilltakecareofthetableGavinitfeelslikehometometoo.WhiteGirlBackinTime1967Part1of2InlastweeksstoryCitymullslegalactionoverelectoralboundariesMLAGlenAbernethywasincorrectlyidentiedasJusticeMinister.ThatportfolioisnowhandledbyMinisterDavidRamsay.TheJournalapologizesforthiserror.CORRECTIONBreastmilkistheopti-malfirstfoodforbabiesbutsometimesamotherisnotabletoprovidemilkforherchild.Ifamotherisnotabletoprovidemilkforherchildpasteurizeddonorhumanmilkfromanestablishedhumanmilkbankisagreatoption.DonorhumanmilknotonlyprovidesahealthystartinlifeforlittleonesbutitalsoreducestheneedfortreatmentandsurgeriesinneonatalintensivecareNICUandbeyond.Breastmilkhasallthenutritionthatbabiesneedforthefirstsixmonths.Solidfoodsmaybeaddedataroundsixmonthsofageandbreastfeedingisencouragedtobecontinuedfortwoyearsandbeyond.Breastmil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