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18TuesdayJanuary132015TANISITheCreeLanguageProgramwantstoincludeyourphotosinournextcalendarWearelookingforphotosfromallfourseasonsfromaroundtheNorthandwillpay300FOREACHPHOTOthatweincludeinthecalendar.IfyouwouldliketodiscusscontributingphotostoourcalendarpleasecontacttheCreeLanguageProgramat867872-2770ext.29oremailusatcree.nwtmnnorthwestel.netMARCENWTnehiyawpekiskwehktipahipisimwanNWTCREELANGUAGECALENDAR201320142015NWTCreeLanguageProgramNWTMtisNationPMaddressesagriculturalrevolutiononninthNWTvisitFocusonsovereigntydevelopmentoftheNorthatinvite-onlyeventsByDALICARMICHAELTheairconditionedgymnasiumofFortSmithsJosephBurrTyrrellElementarySchoolwasawelcomerelieffortheinviteonlycrowdofFortSmithresidentswhohadqueuedpatientlyintheswelteringheatfortheiropportunitytoattendapresentationbytheircountrysleaderonAug.22.ThiswasthesecondstoponPrimeMinisterStephenHarpersninthannualNortherntourwhichtookplaceAug.21to26.AshetraveledthroughWhitehorseFortSmithCambridgeBayPondInletandIqaluitHarperaddressedthemesofCanadiansovereigntyintheArcticeducationresearchanddevelopmentagri-culturalscienceandmoderncommunicationstechnology.Duringhisrstvisittothe2500-personcommunity-hisonlystopintheNWTonthe2014tour-HarperannouncedseveralinitiativesbackedbythefederalgovernmenttocreateacommercialagricultureindustryintheNWT.Therstwasa2-milliondo-nationtotheNorthernFarmersTrainingInstituteNFTIsignallingtheirvestedin-terestinthedevelopmentofNorthernag-ricultureindustries.HealsodiscussedtheNorthernGreenhouseInitiativelaunchedtopromoteyear-roundgrowingseasonsintheterritory.Heannouncedtheorganizationwouldstartconstructiononanewfarmingcam-puslocatedona300-acreplotathree-hourdriveawayinHayRiver.WiththenewcampusandextensivegrowingspaceNFTIsaidtheyhopedtooffsetbetween5-6millionoftheapproximately17millionspentonimportedfoodsintheterritoryannu-ally.ThecampusisalsoexpectedtohosttheAuroraresearchInstitutesAgNorthproject.FollowingthepresentationHarperandhisentouragetouredthetownscommunitygar-denlocatedattheFortSmithMissionHistoricPark.Whiletheytraipsedthroughtherowsofplantsagroupofresidentsgatheredtocom-pletetheirowntourmarchingalongthemainstreetsdrummingchantingandwavingsignsinprotestagainstHarper.TheprotesterseventuallystationedthemselvesoutsidetheeveningspartisaneventorganizedbytheWesternArcticConservativeAssociationandheldatQueenElizabethTerritorialPark.TheystoodoutsideofthecampsmaingroundsdrewattentiontothehotbuttonissueofmissingandmurderedindigenouswomeninCanadawhilealsoprotestingthefederalgovernmentscutstoenvironmentallegislationmanyofwhichputtheregionsownSlaveRiveratrisksignsread.Localmediawerenotinvitedtoaskanyques-tionsduringHarpersvisit.NationalmediawereallottedseveralquestionsmostofwhichfocusedonRussiasactionsinUkraineandHarpersstanceonthetopic.HarperadamantlyrespondedhewouldnotbecomplacentinlightofRussiasgradualgrowingaggressivenessastancehedemonstratedlaterthatweekwhileobservingtheCanadianArmedForcesastheycarriedouttheirannualsovereigntyexerciseOperationNa-nookinIqaluit.ThiswasHarpersnalNortherntourbeforetheupcomingfederalelectionyear.Somewatch-fulcitizensquestionedwhetherthe2014itera-tionoftheprimeministersNorthernexcursionalsodoubledasa786000electioncampaigntourfundedbytaxpayerdollars.HarpersattendanceatseveralpartisaneventsalongthewaypointtothatbeingthecaseasdoescheckingFortSmithoffthelistofNWTsregionalcentreshehadyettovisit.Whilehiscommitmenttodevelopingre-sourcesintheNorthisquiteapparentHarp-erscommitmenttothepeoplewholivethereisstillsomewhatinquestion.NotonceonthistourdidheaddressanytensionsbetweenFirstNationsandthegovernmentregardingeduca-tionorsocialissuesnordidhemakeanymen-tionofclimatechangeoritsevidentimpactonNorthernecosystems.WhenvotershitthepollsthisOctoberwellifthisannualvisithelpedorhinderedHarpersstandingwithcitizensaboutthe60thParallel.PhotoBillBradenPrimeMinisterStephenHarperrightembraceswithFortSmithConservativecard-carrierPeterMartselosatapartisandinnereventduringthePMsNortherntourinAugust.2014THEYEARINREVIEW