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TuesdayJanuary2020155COLUMNS15YearsAgo...KakfwitakesPremiersseatStephenKakfwia12-yearveteranoftheLegislativeAssemblyandformerheadoftheDeneNationwasgiventhejobofPremieroftheNorthwestTerritorieslastweekbeatingoutInuvikMLAFloydRolandontherstballot.TheformerpremierJamesAntoineannouncedearlierinthedayhewouldnotrunagain.IssueJanuary18200020YearsAgo...NWTonestepaheadinlegalaidreformCanadaslegalaidsystemisfailingtomeettheneedsofalllow-incomeCanadiansaccordingtoareportre-leasedbytheNationalCouncilofWelfarelastweek.AlthoughthereportpaintsadarkpictureofthelegalaidsysteminCanadatheexecutivedirectorforlegalaidintheNWTBruceMcKaysaysthesystemintheNorthisoneoftheexceptions.IssueJanuary18199530YearsAgo...Thelinesaredrawn-almostTheNWTismuchclosertodivisionafterameetingoftheConstitutionalAllianceinYellowknifelastweek-end.TheAlliancewhichconsistsoftheWesternandNunavutConstitutionalForumstentativelyagreedtoaproposalfordividingtheNWTintotwoterritories.Theagreementisnotsomuchaborderasazoneinwhichtheborderwillbedrawn.IssueJanuary171985ARCHIVESNorthernJournal2015JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedFACEBOOKFEEDBACKTwolegalbattlesbasedintreatyrightsandconsul-tationproducedverydifferentresultsfortwoFirstNa-tionsinFortChipewyaninDecember2014.CourtsholdonevictoryonelossforFortChipewyanFirstNationsVeronicaTuccaroandLilaBelangerlikethis.2014YearinReviewslideshow16peoplelikethis.CochiseGahkueCheechumWhiteGirlLightafterdarkByDAWNKOSTELNIKOnceagaintherectorybecomesahappyplace.WevisitFatherFumoleautolearnandplay.ThereisnodomestichelpforthefathersomybloodsisterAngelinahercousinDoraKellyandmyselfkeepGodandFatherFumoleaushouseclean.Wewashthefloorswashthedishesandkeepthechapelorganized.AngelinaandIservemassinthischapel.GirlsservingmasscausedgriefforFatherFumoleau.Hebelievesthatthegirlsshouldbeabletoservemassinthechurchaswellastheboys.ButtheguyswiththerulesrulethatwomenevenyoungoneshavenoplaceservingGodinhishouse.Womencanscrubthefloorsbutwecantdotheflashystuff.AngelandIcontinuetoservemassinthechapel.Weliketohelpitfeelsgoodtobehelp-ing.Whywouldthebish-opsandthePopenotlikeustodothisWeareonlyyounggirlswhyaretheysoafraidofusInthemiddleofthewin-terweboilwhatisleftofthemoldypotatoesfortheFatherdiphiseggsinoilandrotatethemtotrytomakethemlastthroughtilspring.Eggsdevelopanairpocketatthetopoftheshellwhenyourotateeggsthiskeepstheshellmoistandclosesoffthechanceofairseep-ageandspoilage.Six-month-oldeggssmellbadtheoptionisdriedeggwhichisworse.Theboiledpotatoeswerecutupandfriedwithre-hydrateddriedonion.IcannotrememberFatherFumoleaueatinganythingelse.EvenasagirlImar-veledathowapersoncouldsurvivebyeatingonlyfriedpotatoesandonionswiththeoccasionalegg.HeisinhiseightiestodaysowhatcanIsayFatherFumoleauisanamewellknownintheNorthbothasapastpriestandasaphotographer.Iamprivilegedtohavespenttimewithhimandtoknowhimstill.Hisworksincludethe1975publicationAsLongastheLandShallLastandhehasdirectedtwofilms.InNovember2010hereleasedhisfifthbookWayDownNorth.Thisbookcontainsmorethan100photosfromtheearly1960sthroughtothe1990s.ThephotosrangefromtheMackenzieRivertoFortFranklinanddowntoYellowknife.IamsureifMacsFireweedBooksinWhitehorseYukonortheBookCellarinYellow-knifedontcurrentlyhaveanycopieslefttheywillbehappytoorderthemforyou.IhavepromisedtosendhimcopiesoftheWhiteGirlseriesbuthavefailedtodosotodate.Thisisonmylistfor2015.RenFumoleaulivesbe-yondthebondsoftheIn-ternetinthehugeNorthWestTerritoryofCanada.IrealizehowlazyIvebe-comewhenitbecomestoodifficulttoprintcopiesofmystoriessticktheminanenvelopelickandstickastampanddropitinthemailFatherFumoleauoldtraditionsdiehardIhavedifficultynotcallinghimFatherencouragedmetowritethisseriesstatingthatwearelosingourhis-toryandthatitneedstobedocumentedoritwillcon-tinuetobelost.Hewantedtoknowaboutmyfathershomemovies.Myfatherdidhisownformofdocumentationwithan8-mmcamerafromthebackofadogsledandintippycanoesonicyrivers.Tobecontinued.www.whitegirl.comThreegame-changingideasforCanadain2015RestoringCondenceinOurFutureByCHRISWINTERSometimesyouhavetostandbacktoseethebigpicture.After30yearsintheen-vironmentalmovementinCanadaIamdoingjustthat.IspentmuchofthepastyearresearchingamajorreportonCanadasfutureandmyfamilyandIarecurrentlyinIstanbulfourmonthsintoayear-longtouroftheworld.ImstandingbackfromthebigpicturethatisCanadaandwhileIamimmenselyproudtocallCanadamyhomethetrendsaretroublingandourfutureisindoubt.Therearetheobviousglobalenvironmentalandeconomictrendsclimatechangere-sourcedepletioninternationaldebtandfragileeconomies.Notonlyaretheyheadinginthewrongdirectionbuttheyareinterconnectedandmutu-allyreinforcing.Ifwefailtoaddresstherootissueofun-sustainableconsumptionwewillfaceamajorcrisiswithinageneration.Itsthatsimple.Canadawasonceaworldleaderinhumanitarianandecologicalcauses.Nowweareanationfocusedontaxcutsandpersonalgain.Wehavebecomecomplacentinoursuccessandourcomplacencyfacilitatestheabuseofpower.Takethecharitablesectorforexample.OnceCanadiancharitieshelpedshapeCan-adasleadershiponacidrainandapartheid.Overthepastfewdecadestheyhavebeensystematicallysuppressedandmuzzledthroughfundingcutsbureaucraticreportingrequirementslegalchillandnowworstofallcharitableauditsbythefederalgovern-ment.Thisisnotatrendtobeproudof.WhatmaybeasparkofhopeinCanadaisreadilyevidentincountrieswheretheeconomiccrisisisfarworse.InGreececrippledbyadebtloadofover300billioneurosthepoliti-calfocusisoninternationalloanstobailoutthenationscreditorswithacombina-tionofausterityandtaxestocoverthebills.Divedowntothelocallevelandyouwillseeboththenegativeandposi-tivesignsofrealeconomictransformationtheconcreteshellsofhalteddevelopmentthegrowthinrooftoppassivesolarpanelsandthebustlinglocalmarkets.InCanadabycontrasturbansprawlcon-tinuesapaceverylittlesolarheatingexistsandwetreatfarmersmarketsasaluxurymorethananecessity.Westillhavealongwaytogo.ThisiswhystandingbackfromthebigpictureIcansaywithcertaintythatourhopeforthefutureliesmoreinourculturethanintechnologyorpolicy.Ourculturedictateshowwellwerespondtoadversitybutitalsocreatesthedemandandopportunityforeconomicandpoliticalleadership.ChrisWinteristheProjectDirectorforCanadaCon-serves.HisreportTheNextWaveWeatheringthecomingStormincludingtwoback-groundstudiesonhighlevelgovernmentstrategiesandcommunicationprioritiesisavailableatwww.canadacon-serves.ca.Part2ofthiscolumnwillbeprintednextweek.