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HayRiverfarmschoolgrowsininternationalstatusHayRiversNorthernFarmTrainingInstituteannouncedFridayithasbecometherstSavoryInstitutehubinCanada.Seepage6.FortSmithartistgivesstainedglassworkshopMikeLabinesharedhisNorth-ernstainedglasstechniqueswithakeengroupofstu-dentsovertheweekendinFortSmith.Seepage20.WALKINGWITHOURSISTERSYellowknifehonoursthemissingandmurdered.Seepage11.RideforHoperaises120000overnineyearsforhomelessKenKrahntrekkedthewinterroadfromFortMcMurraytoFortSmithlastweektoraisefundsandawarenessforthehomeless.Seepage13.SahtuplacenamesprojectputshistorylanguageonmapTraditionalknowledgecham-pionsintheSahturegionarecreatingdigitalmapsofDeneplacenameswithhelpfromhistoricdiaries.Seepage8.VISITWWW.NORJ.CAAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00January202015Vol.38No.36ACFNleslawsuitagainstAlbertasnewAboriginalconsultationofceByMEAGANWOHLBERGItsbeenjustoverayearsinceAl-bertarolledoutitsnewAboriginalconsultationpolicyfortheprovincebutthecontroversialofcechargedwithassessingandmanagingtheCrownsdutytoconsultwithFirstNationsandMtisisalreadyfacingacourtchallenge.TheAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationACFNofFortChipewyanledacourtapplicationinCalgarylastThursdaychallengingthenewconsultationofficeestablishedinlate2013callingthenewpro-cessunaccountableunfairandunconstitutional.Aboriginalgovernmentshavebeenhighlycriticalofthenewcon-sultationpolicysinceitwasrstreleasedinthesummerof2013.Treaty8chiefsunanimouslyrejectedtherulesallegingtheyundermineAboriginalrightsandweredevel-opedwithoutincorporatingFirstNationsinput.Underthenewpolicytheprov-incesetupasinglewindowofcetodeterminewhatprojectsrequireconsultationwhichFirstNationsaretobeconsultedandwhatlevelofconsultationwillberequired.isnorthofFortMcMurraydidnothavearighttoconsultationonTransCanadasGrandRapidsPipe-lineproject.The500kmpipelinewhichre-ceivedregulatoryapprovallastnorightatalltobeconsultedaboutthisprojectandthattheyhadad-visedTransCanadaoftheirdecisionwithouteveninformingusACFNChiefAllanAdamsaidlastweek.ThisshowsjusthowprofoundlydisrespectfulAlbertasprocesshasbecome.TheFirstNationmetrecentlywithAlbertaPremierJimPren-ticetoraiseconcernsaboutthenewconsultationprocessandAdamhopesthosetalksleadtosystemreforms.Inthemeantimeweareonceagainbeingforcedintothecourtstoprotectourrightsheconcluded.AlbertaAboriginalRelationsofficialscontinuetodefendthenewpolicywhichtheysaywasdevelopedthroughyearsofcon-sultationswithAboriginalgovern-mentswhosefeedbackindicatedthegovernmentneededtotakeamoreprominentroleinthecon-sultationprocess.Theofceisalsosolelyrespon-siblefordecidingwhatamountofconsultationisadequate.Ques-tionsofSection35constitutionallawarenolongerpermittedduringthehearingsprocessandmustnowbearbitratedthroughthecourts.ACFNisdoingjustthat.LastJulytheofcedeterminedthattheFirstNationwhosetraditionalterritoryOctoberwilltransport900barrelsperdayofdilutedbitumenfromwestofFortMcMurraytoaterminalout-sideofEdmonton.AccordingtotheFirstNationthepipelineintersectsareaswhereACFNmembersexercisetheirharvestingrightsandcrossesnumerousupstreamwaterways.WewereshockedtolearnthatAlbertahaddecidedthatwehadWewereshockedtolearnthatAlbertahaddecidedthatwehadnorightatalltobeconsultedabouttheGrandRapidspipeline.ACFNChiefAllanAdamPhotoDaliCarmichaelBryceFabianleftandDarrenMercrediperformwiththeirfellowdrummersatthesecondannualAmberAlyssaTuccaroMemorialRoundDanceheldinFortChipewyanJan.17.Thecommunitycelebratedthemurderedwomanslifewhilespreadingawarenessonthenationalissue.Formoreheadtopage10.