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Circumpolarwomennetworkingtowardspositivechange8TuesdayNovember42014POLITICSLEADERSHIPTURNOFFTHENOISETURNONTHESILENCENOVEMBER111100A.M.REMEMBERwww.legion.cawww.abnwtlegion.comTheRoyalCanadianLegionBranch2392SILENCEMINUTESSERVICESSTARTINGAT1030A.M.ATTHEFORTSMITHRECCENTRE.THELEGIONWILLBEMARCHINGTOTHECENOTAPHTOLAYAWREATH.ANOPENHOUSEWILLFOLLOWATTHELEGION.ALLAREWELCOMETOMARCH.ByDALICARMICHAELAllovertheNorthindigenouswomenarecarryingoutimportantworkintheircom-munitiesandacrossnationalbordersoften-timeswithoutaccesstonecessaryresourcesorstrongsupportfortheircauses.InanattempttoupliftandsupportthosehardworkingwomenAboriginalculturalNGODeneNahjohasspearheadeditsrsteverIndigenousCircumpolarWomensGatheringachanceforindigenousfemaleleadersabovethe60thParalleltonetworkandsharetheirinitiativeswithlike-mindedindividuals.TheywillmeetinYellowknifeNov.12to14.WeretryingtocraftagatheringwherewecanprovideanopportunityforNorthernindigenouswomentosortofmeetinasafespaceanddiscussissuesthatarerelevanttothemintheirleadershiproleswhateverstagetheymightbeatsaidStephaniePooleaLutselKeandKacheDeneFirstNationwomanwhositsonthegatheringssteer-ingcommittee.Overthecourseoffourdaysaround100womenwillcometogetherinworkshopsspeakerpanelsandculturalactivitiestodis-cussthemesofleadershipculturalrevital-izationandwellness.Poolewillhostherownsessioncoveringindigenousgovernanceanddecolonization.Indigenouswomenareimportantintheirleadershiprolesintheirrespectivecommu-nitiesPoolesaid.ItsimportantthatwestarthavinggatheringslikethiswherethoseimportantleadershiprolesarerecognizedthatindigenouswomenarerespectedandrecognizedintheirrespectivecommunitiesintheNorth.IthinkthatsreallyimportantandIhopethatsastrongmessagecomingoutfromthisgathering.Aplethoraofdiversewomenhasbeenen-listedtohostvariouseventsovertheweekincludingrecentCBCNorthretireeandelderRassiNashalik.KeynotespeakerswillincludeformerInuitTapiriitKanatamipresidentMarySimonandTruthandRec-onciliationCommissionerDr.MarieWilson.Tobreakupthespeakingeventsthewomenwillalsobeinvitedtoattendses-sionstogettheirbloodpumpingandtheirmindsrested.NordicwalkingbeadingandyogasessionsareonthedocketasisanIgnitingGracegalaandconcertfeaturingNorthernperformers.Althoughthegatheringisspecicallyforwomentoattendtherewillbearoleformentoparticipateandshowtheirsupport.TherearemalemembersofDeneNahjotheoverarchingorganizationofferingthiseventandtherewillbeculturalactivitiesthatwillinvolvemenmostlydrummersPoolesaid.Iunder-standthatcomedianRyanMcMahonwillalsobeattendingdoingpodcasts.AttheendofthedaytheIndigenousCircumpolarWomensGatheringisjustonesteptowardspromotingmoreac-tiveinvolvementforindigenouswomennotonlyintheircommunitiesbutonalargerscale.ThegoalisreallyjusttoprovideaforumwherewomencancreatetheseimportantnetworksamongstNorth-ernwomenPoolesaid.IdontthinkthereseverbeenagatheringlikethisforwomenintheNorthbefore-justforindigenouswomen-soIthinkitsim-portanttostartbuildingthatnetworkofwomenwhocansupportandassisteachother.Ithinkitcansetthestageforpositivechangeinthefuture.StephaniePooleleftscrapesawaywithelderMaryCardinalatamoosehidetanningcampoverthesummer.AnadvocateforindigenousrightsandculturalresurgencePoolesitsontheIndigenousCircumpolarWomensGatheringsteeringcommittee.PhotoHannaCatholique