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AuditndsseriousdecienciesinNWTcorrectionalsystemAnewreportbytheAuditorGeneralpointsoutgapsinservicesforinmatesandthesafetyandsecurityofcorrec-tionalfacilitiesintheNWT.Seepage3.DelinemovesonestepclosertoselfgovernmentMLAsjoinedleadersfromDelineinacelebratorydrumdancelastWednesdayafterpassinglegislationmakingself-governmentareality.Seepage13.KAMBACULTUREHayRiverwelcomesspringwithannualKambaCarnival.Seepage12.NewgraphicnovelcelebratesAboriginalLanguagesMonthCopiesofRichardVanCampsnewgraphicnovelThreeFeathersarebeingpassedoutforfreeacrosstheSouthSlaveinCreeChipewyanandSlavey.Seepage11.Worldslargest-evermorelharvestexpectedforNWTThousandsofpickersandbuy-ersareexpectedtocongregateintheNWTthissummerforwhatcouldbeaworld-recordmorelmushroomharvest.Seepage8.VISITWWW.NORJ.CAAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00March102015Vol.38No.43DehchoFirstNationsrequestmediationafterbeingleftaloneatnegotiatingtableByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheDehchoFirstNationsDFNareseekingmediationafterbeingleftaloneatthenegotiatingtablebytheterritorialgovernmentoveranimpasseonlandquantum.DFNChiefHerbNorwegiansaidtheAboriginalgovernmentwantstonegotiatewiththeterritoryovertheamountoflandtobeincludedinitscomprehensiveclaimbutsaidtheGNWTgaveoneofferthenre-fusedtobudge.WewilldoeverythingthatwecantogettheterritorialgovernmentbacktothetableNorwegiantoldTheJournallastweekadayafternegotiatorswereinstructedtocon-tactCanadaandtheGNWToverthepossibilityofmediation.TheDehchoProcessisonholduntiltheterritorialgovernmentreturns.TheGNWTwasgraduallybroughtintotheDehchoProcessseveralyearsagoafterworkbeganondevolutionwhenCanadadecidedtotakeastepbackandhavetheterritoryaddressissuesoflandwiththeFirstNation.TerritorialnegotiatorsmadetheirofferlastOctoberclaimingitwasflexible.ThatofferwouldeithergiveDFNanareaoflandtotalling37500square-kmequivalenttotheneighbouringTlichosettlementwithtotheDFNthenIsuggestthatweacknowledgethatnegotiationshavefailedtoresolveourdifferences.McLeodsletterclaimstheofferwillestablishthebestlandandresourcessettlementtermsinthehistoryofthebeingofferedDFNisbasedonoutofdatepopulationnumbers.Unhappywiththepremierslet-teradelegationfromtheDehchodescendeduponthelegislatureinmid-Februaryforcingthepremiertomeetwithleadersandeldersfromthroughouttheregion.Atthatmeetingthepremierreadascriptedstatementtothegroupandthenleft.HehasnowgivenDFNadeadlineofApril6toacceptorre-fusetheoffer.Thisisthesecondtimehesreadtous.TherewasntanyhumannesstothatkindoftalkitwasmoretakeitorleaveitkindofapproachNor-wegiansaid.Itwasveryupsetting.Theeldersandleaderssawitrst-handandtheywerereallyupsetabouthowweweretreatedthere...Theyreturnedtotheircommunitiesmoreunitedthaneverbeforejustdeterminedtogetadeal.Neitherthepremiernorfederalofcialsrespondedtorequestsforcommentbypresstime.SeeGNWTonpage2.generalizedinterestofaround18percentinsubsurfacerightsforthewholeregionor33488square-kmwith100percentofsubsurfacerights.AfewmonthslaterinJanuaryPre-mierBobMcLeodsentalettertoNor-wegiantellinghimtheofferwasnal.ThisrepresentsthefullextentoftheGNWTsexibilitythepremierwrote.IfthisofferisunacceptableNWTifnotCanadaandbecompa-rabletootheragreementsintheMack-enzieValleybutDFNmaintainstheareaoflandisdisproportionatetotheDehchoslargerpopulation.BasedoncomparisonstotheTlichoanequaldealforDFNwouldamounttoaround50000square-kmaccord-ingtotheFirstNationscalculationswhereasthecurrentlandquantumItwasveryupsetting.Theeldersandleaderssawitrst-handandtheywerereallyupsetabouthowweweretreatedthere...Theyre-turnedtotheircommunitiesmoreunitedthaneverbeforejustdeterminedtogetadeal.GrandChiefHerbNorwegianPhotoDaliCarmichaelKaydTrueleadslittlebrotherTalonandgrandmaMaryBourquedownaslopeduringtheannualThebachaSkiLoppetthelongestrunningskieventinWesternCanadalocatedontrailsalongtheSlaveRiverbetweenFitzgeraldAlta.andFortSmithNWT.Seepage17formore.