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SupremeCourtrulesagainstYukonplanforPeelwatershedGwichinintheNWTandYukonarecelebratingtheirYukonSupremeCourtvic-toryonthePeelwatershedlanduseplan.Seepage2.FromourtabletoyoursthisholidayseasonCheckouttheNorthernJournalsspecialholidayrecipesectionforwarmeatsandChristmastreatsfromacrosstheNorth.Seepages9-16.BRIDGINGTHEDEHCHONewbookcelebrateshistoryoftheMackenziecrossing.Seepage7.Sask.hockeyteamourisheswithhelpfromNWTathletesTheKindersleyKlippersareleadingtheSaskatchewanJu-niorHockeyLeaguethanksinparttostrongshowingsbytwoNWTplayersthisseason.Seepage22.Deneminingcorp.celebratesnewNWTmineraldiscoveryThenewDene-ownedmineralexplorationcompanyDEMCoiscelebratingsamplingresultsthatshowhighpotentialformin-eralreservesatoneofitssites.Seepage7.VISITWWW.NORJ.CAAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00December92014Vol.38No.32DehchoFirstNationstocreatewatchmenprogramforprotectedareasByMEAGANWOHLBERGResidentsfromacrosstheDehchoregionoftheNorthwestTerritoriesareconverginginFortSimpsonthisweektocomeupwithaplanforguardingprotectedareasandpromotinglandusethatcouldmir-rorsimilarindigenousparkrangerprogramsthroughoutCanada.Thethree-daymeetingisthethirdworkshoponlandsteward-shipputonbytheDehchoFirstNa-tionsDFNwhowillbediscussingthekindofmanagementplantheywanttoseeputinplaceforprotectedareasincludingNahanniNationalParkintheirregion.IntheDehchoitsalwaysbeenourbeliefthatifwearegoingtocre-atethesesacredplacesthenwhatwealsoneedissomebodythatsgoingtoactuallyonaday-to-dayhavetheirmoccasinsonthegroundsotospeaktokeepaneyeontheseareassaidGrandChiefHerbNorwegian.DFNiscurrentlyinnegotiationswiththeterritorialgovernmenttocreateanumberofprotectedareasthroughtheProtectedAreasStrategyPASincludingEdhzheHornPlateauKaageeTuKakisaueTSliJeanneedtodothenisactuallyhavesomekindofprotectionorwatchdogagencythatsgoingtooverseeandmakesurethattheseareasarebeingkeptsacredandgreenandcleanNorwegiansaid.DehchoKehoditakingcareofthelandThisweekparticipantsaremov-ingfromtalkingaboutwhatconser-vationmeanstowardhowthatwilltakeplaceeffectivelyunderthetitleDehchoKehodiorkeepersoftheDehcho.Thoughtheprogramhasthepotentialtobewhateverthecom-munitiesdecideoneofthemodelsbeingconsideredistheHaidaGwaiiWatchmenProgramonthecoastofB.C.whoseindigenousrangersactasguardiansofsacredheritagesitesandprotectedareaswhilealsoserv-ingasguidesforvisitorswantingtolearnmoreaboutHaidaculture.Asimilarinitiativeisbeingdevel-opedclosertohomearoundtheEastArmofGreatSlaveLakewheretheLutselKeDeneFirstNationinitsworktocreatetheThaideneNeneNationalParkhasestablishedaNihatniDeneWatchingtheLandrangerprogram.SeeWatchmenonpage3.MarieRiverandSambaaKeTroutLake.TheresanumberofkeyareasthatwouldhavefullprotectionsotheresaneverincreasingneedofonceyouvecreatedthesehavensthatwhatyouWewantedtohavesomethingofourownmakingthatwouldactuallyprotecttheseareasandwewouldactuallymonitoranddoourregularmanagementoftheseareas.Whatweneedissomebodythatsgoingto...havetheirmoccasinsonthegroundsotospeaktokeepaneyeontheseareas.DehchoGrandChiefHerbNorwegianPhotoDaliCarmichaelHoHoHoMahsiChoSantassleighmakesitsrstappearanceonFortSmithsstreetsSaturdaywiththetownsannualparadeandlightingofthetree.TheSantaoatwillmakeitsroundsthroughoutthecommunityforthenextfewweeksleadinguptoChristmas.Seepage17.