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3TuesdayAugust262014PhotoBillBradenPhotoDaliCarmichaelThaidenePauletteofSmithsLandingFirstNationprotestswithsummerstudentsfromtheband.HesaidtheyouthwantedtodemonstratewhilethePMwasintown.ProtestersconversewithamemberofthelocalRCMPastheywaitforStephenHarpersmotorcadetoarriveatthefishfry.BYDALICARMICHAELAbout50peacefulprotest-ersmarchedthroughtownandsatoutsidetheeveningeventwithsignsspeakingoutagainstwhattheycalledaNorthernphoto-opp.TheyvoicedtheiropinionsonaseriesoftopicsincludinghonouringFirstNationstrea-tiesmissingandmurderedAboriginalwomenandtheSlaveRiverbeingremovedfromtheNavigableWatersProtectionAct.ThaidenePauletterepre-sentingSmithLandingsFirstNationsaidthatsummerstu-dentsworkingforthebandinitiatedademonstrationandhewantedtosupporttheiren-thusiasmforactivism.WehavethepowerwejusthavetotakeitbacksaidMalinaDawnalocalwhohelpedorganizeFridaysprotests.Ifyoufeelreallystronglyaboutsomethingyouhavetogetupanddosomethingaboutit.Theprotesterswerenttheonlyonesnotentirelyimpressedwiththeprimeministersvisit.NotablyabsentfromthedayseventswasNorthwestTerritoriesNDPMPDen-nisBevingtonwhoresidesinFortSmith.Whenaskedabouthisab-senceBevingtonsaidhehasneverbeeninvitedtoanyofHarperseventsduringhisnineNortherntours.Iwasgladtoseethatpeo-pleinSmithputonagoodshowforvisitorsBeving-tonsaidbutwhenitcametotheissuesathandhewasmorecritical.WhenitcomestofoodforNorthernersImveryinterestedinseeingtheAu-ditorGeneralsreportontheNutritionNorthprogramhesaidreferringtoasub-sidyprogramthatseesabout60millionayearusedtoshipperishablefooditemstocommunitiesacrosstheNorth.Ithinkitsunderfundedthepriceoffoodhasgoneupsomuchinthelastwhileandthatitsnotbeingeffectiveasitwasinthepasthesaid.PeacefulprotestersmarchthroughFortSmithPoliticsFederalMalinaDawnleadsagroupofprotestersthroughthetownofFortSmithinpeacefulprotestoftheprimeministersvisitspeakingoutagainstissuestheyhavewiththeHarpergovernmentspoliciesonresourcedevelopmentandAboriginalpeoples.ProtestersmarchpasttheSlaveRivertodrawattentiontoenvironmentalprotection.PhotoBillBradenPhotoDaliCarmichael