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10TuesdayDecember232014PhotocreditFredCattrollAIPCONGRATULATIONSCandiceLysNancyMacNeillandtheFoxyTeamonwinningtheOneMillionDollarArcticInspirationPrize2014WeareveryproudofyouLoveMomDadandMartiMaytheHolidaySeasonfillyourhomeandheartwithjoyandbringyounewinspirationhopeandhappinessinthecomingyear.HappyHolidaysHappyHolidaysNWTCommissionerGeorgeTuccaroMrs.MarilynTuccaroByDALICARMICHAELAlleyeswereonthestudentsofLutselKeDeneSchoollastTuesdaynightastheytookturnsstandinginfrontthecommunityattheirChristmasrecitalsingingseasonaltunesandholdingconversationsinthelan-guageoftheirancestors.ThatsameeveningmembersoftheSouthSlaveDistrictEducationCouncilSSDECofciallylaunchedtheLutselKeChipewyandictionaryatoolthreeyearsinthemakingthatwillhopefullyhelpresidentsofthejustover300-personcommunityrevivetheuseoftheirlanguage.TheprojectwasheadedbySSDECassistantsuperintendentBrentKaulbackwhobeamedLutselKeChipewyandictionarylaunchinfrontofthecrowdasheshowedthemthebeautifully-boundhard-coverbookwhichshowsanaerialshotofaregionallandmarkthesacredOldLadyoftheFallsonitscover.ItsadictionarycreatedbyresidentsofLut-selKefortheresidentsofLutselKeanditsaboutthelanguageandpeopleofLutselKehesaid.Theresphrasesandfullsentencesthatwehopewillbethestartofarealstronglan-guagerevivalandrevitalizationhereinLutselKe.Wehopethatallthestudentsintheschoolwillusethis.PrecedingthebooktheSSDECreleasedanotherChipewyandictionarythatemployedadialectfromFortResolution.LutselKeresidentslikedtheproductandwantedonefortheirowndialect.TomakethisideaarealityKaulbackcon-sultedwithnumerouseldersfromthecommu-nityonthebookincludingtheschoolsChiplanguageteacherofalmostfourdecadesCe-lineMarlowewhowasrecentlyenteredintotheNWTEducationHallofFame.OverthelasteightyearsorsoMarloweandherhusbandGeorgekeptagrowinglistofChipewyanwordsontheirown.Accord-ingtoGeorgetheystartedwithterminologyfromthelandkeepingawrittenrecordofthewordsforanimalslandscapesandactivities.Whentheyheardaboutthedictionaryproj-ecttheywerehappytosupplytheirresearch.Kaulbacksaidhealsoenlistedstudentstocontributetothedictionarybyaddinginthetermstheywantedtosee.Aftermullingforseveralmonthsthestudentbodyreturnedwithanadditional500words.BygettingthestudentsinvolvededucatorshopedtosparkinterestearlyonwhichwouldhelptheschoolwiththeirgoalofincreasingEDUCATIONABORIGINALLANGUAGEWehopethatyouasparentexpectthestudentstocomehlanguageandencouragethKindergartenGradesonetwoandthreestudentssingLetItGothehitsongfromthemovieFrozen.SomeofLutselKeelderswhocontributedtothedictionaryproject.PicturedinthefrontrowisAlizeteRae-EnzoeBerthaCatholiqueandAngieLantz.InthebackrowisGeorgeMarloweAlfredCatholique