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TuesdayDecember920145COLUMNS15YearsAgo...MiltenbergerweathersthestormInaterritorialelectionthatsawfewsignicantup-setsThebachasincumbentMLAMichaelMiltenbergerweatheredastormychallengeandbeataverystrongJeannieMarie-Jewell.Miltenbergerwonwith554votestoMarie-Jewells471beatingherbyamere83votes.MarilynNapiernishedthirdwith92votes.IssueDecember7199920YearsAgo...NewsatelliteforremotecommunicationintheNorthNortherncommunitiesnotlinkedintoNorthwestelsexistingtelephonenetworkshouldbeabletotakead-vantageofanewsatellitetelecommunicationsservicetobelaunchednextyear.ButthenewserviceknownasMSATwillnotcomecheaplyandmaywellbemoreattractivetousersofcellularphoneshopingtoexpandtheirrangeofmobilecommunications.IssueDecember7199430YearsAgo...CausticchemicaltrappedinFt.ChipewyanTruckloadsofcausticsodasittrappedonbargesfro-zenintheiceatFortChipewyan.Twenty-sixsemitrailervansallofthemlledwithachemicalcargofromtheabandonedEldoradomineatUraniumCitywereforcedtoseekrefugefromastormlastmonthastheyheadedtoFortMcMurray.IssueDecember61984ARCHIVESNorthernJournal2014JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedFACEBOOKFEEDBACKAccordingtoeducatorsintheNorththebestwaytosharethehistoryofresidentialschoolsanditsimpactonthosewhoattendedistogostraighttothesourcetheformerstudents.ThisisthephilosophybehindTheResidentialSchoolSysteminCanadaUnderstandingthePastSeekingReconciliationBuildingHopeforTomorrowcurriculumresourcewhichearnedoneofitsdevelopersanationalteachingawardlastweek.NWTeducatorawardedfordesigningcurriculumonresidentialschoolsCarolCollinsItsabouttimeLand-usersintheFortResolutionareawantofcialstostepintoprotectshstockstheysayarebeingde-pletedbynon-residentnon-Aboriginalandsportsh-ersontheLittleBuffaloRiver.Land-usersconcernedforLittleBuffaloshstocksToniHeronYesTheeducatorshavenallycaughtonnooneknowsthoseim-pactsbetterthenthestudentswhohavegonethroughit...Wewillneverhearthestoriesofthosewhowererstinvolvedwiththeseresidentialschoolsbutwecanhearandlearnfromtheformerstudentstoday.WhiteGirlWellbehomeforChristmasByDAWNKOSTELNIKWearegoingtoseeNanandGampforChristmasWeareyingoutsideIcanhardlybelieveitIhavenotseenmygrandparentsforthreeyears.ThesearemypaternalgrandparentswholiveinLethbridgeAlbertaCanadaweliveinFortGoodHopeNWTalsoinCanada.Itis1500milestotraveltoLethbridgefortheholidays.OurtripwilltakeusfromGoodHopebyOtterplanetoYellowknifeNWT.WewillovernightinYellowknifeandthenybyDC6toEdmon-ton.InEdmontonwerentacaranddrivetoLethbridge.Travelthisfaratthistimeofyeartakesaverylongtime.TodayitisquickerandeasiertogettoAustralia.Wehavefancyparkasforthetrip.MymomhasaskedLucyJacksontodotheem-broideryonournewparkas.Lucyalsohelpedmymomsewthestroudpiecestogether.Stroudresemblesfeltanditisveryexpensiveandhardtoget.Thesearebeautifulpar-kies.Wealsohavenewshoes.MukluksarecalledshoesweareprettygroovyinthefarNorth.MyshoesarentnewbuttheyareafancybeadedpairthatmymomgotfromFortChip.Ihavebeenbug-gingherforyearsforthem.Theynallytme.Weevenhavenewduffels.Theselineourmukluksandaremadefromathickwoolmaterial.Mybrotherspar-kasareinnavybluestroudmineisdoneinred.OurbabybrotherKurtishasfoxtrimonhisparka.Foxfurisbestforsmallkidsandfordressparkasforladiesbecauseittearseasyasdoesrabbitfur.Aroundthehoodsonthemensparkiesthetrimisusuallywolverinewiththefeetandclawslefton.Thisframesoutthemensfacesanditdoesntfreezeandfrostupasbadaswolfdoes.Wolverineisamasculinefurwomenmainlyusewolforbeaver.Beaverdoesntfrostupeas-ilyeither.Rabbitfurisniceandisusedmostlyforbabyclothesortotrimoutslippersthatarentusedoutside.Rab-bitisaverydelicatefurthehideisthinandtearseasily.InFortGoodHopethepeo-plewereknownastheHare-skinIndians.Theysnaredrabbitsintheirareaandmadebeautifulblanketsandcloth-ingoutoftherabbithides.Theywouldroughtanrabbithidesandcutthemintostrips.Scrapingarabbitskinwithaknifeisakintoscrapingtissuepaperwithaknife.Thesestripswouldbewoventogetherwiththefursideoutandeachlittlesquarewouldbehandsewn.Ionlyeversawalittlebabyblanketdonelikethisanditwasveryold.Thepatienceandskilltoworkwithrabbithidethiswayislegendary.Mydadsjacketisunbeliev-able.IcantrememberwhomadeitbutitcamefromFortFranklin.Itwasdoneinnavystroudwithwhitestroudasabackgroundoutline.Thebackyokeandtwofrontpanelswereembroideredinmagnicentmulti-colouredowersthatcoveredhisshouldersandchest.Fringesofcutstroudcrossedhisbackhischestanddownhisarms.Thequalityoftheembroi-deryworkonshoesandpar-kasisjudgedbythewomenofthatdaybyhowmanystrandsofsilkareusedtoembroideraswellasthechoiceofcolourcombinationsanddesign.Workdonewithtwoorthreestrandsofsilkwasconsideredsuperiorandthewomenwhodidthiswereoutstandingcraftswomenwithintheirowncommunities.Myfathersjacketwasamas-terpiece.Unfortunatelyitdis-appearedwhenwemovedtoWhitehorse.Myfathertookthejacketinfordry-cleaningandourfamilyneversawitagain.Ihopethatwhoeverborroweditrealizesitsvalue.Bythewaywewouldlikeitbackifyouaredonewithit.CelebratehealthyholidayeatingTheholidayseasonisquicklyapproaching.Foodsservedatthistimeofyearcanoftenbehigherinfatcaloriesorsugar.Ifyourelookingtomakehealthyeatingpartofyourpartyandcelebrationplansherearesometipstohelp.ForholidaycookingandbakingconsidermakingasmallervarietyandjustenoughfortheholidayssotherearentanyleftoversintheNewYear.Herearesomehealthiersubsti-tutionsyoucanmaketoyourholidaycookingandbakingwithoutsacricingavourUseplainlowerfatGreekyogurtindipsinsteadofmayonnaiseorsourcream.Useherbsspiceslemonorvinaigrettestoavourfoodsinsteadofcreamsaucesandgravies.Switchoutwholemilkorcreamforlow-fatevaporatedmilkorlowfatbuttermilk.Inbakedgoodsreducetheamountoffatorsubstituteaportionoffatwithanequalamountofpureedvegetableorfruitsuchasbananaap-plesaucepumpkinsweetpotatoorevenyogurt.Makesmallercookiesorcutsquaresandbarsintosmallerpieces.Youcanenjoyspecialfoodswithoutgivinguphealthyeat-ing.Whenhostingapartytrytoincludesomehealthyoptions.Bothyouandyourguestswillbenet.Havefreshfruitandveg-etabletrayswithhummussalsaandlow-fatsourcreamoryogurtdips.Servelowerfatcheeseandcrackerswithleanmeat.Offerpeeledunbreadedshrimpwithcocktailsauce.Providelowercaloriedrinkssuchassparklingwaterwithasliceofcitrusorberrieslighteggnogandskimmilkwithapinchofnutmeg.Offercoffeeteasorherbalteaswith1milkorusea-vouredcoffeebeansinsteadofaddingcreamers.Ifoffer-ingbeverageswithalcoholtryawinespritzer12wineandclubsoda.Setoutsmallerplatesandofferfewerchoicestohelpkeepportionssmaller.Themorevarietythereisthemorewetendtoeat.Setupthefoodareaawayfromthemainsocializingareaifpossible.Thatwayguestscanputafewfooditemsontheirplateandthenwalkawayfromthefoodtabletovisit.Thelongeryoustandnexttothefoodthemoreyouwilllikelyeat.Ifthereareleftoversafteragatheringsendthemhomewithguestsfreezethemorpackagethemupasmealsforlater.Ifyouareorganizingapartythatiscateredoratarestau-rantchooseonethathaslotsofhealthyoptions.Thesearejustafewideasforahealthierholidayseason.FormoregreattipscheckoutthefollowingNutritionSer-viceshandouthttpwww.albertahealthservices.caSchoolsTeachersif-sch-nfs-healthy-holiday-eating.pdfEnjoytheholidaysandtimespentwithfamilyandfriendsAlbertaHealthServices