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NorthernArtistsgathertoghtNWTfrackingprojectsWithHuskyOilsapplicationtoconductdrillingforsilicaatWhitebeachPointjustoutsideYellowknifethelocalartisticcommunityspeaksout.Seepage7.Jr.CanadianRangersimproveskillsinAlbertaEighty-fouryouthfromtheNWTanditsneighbourtothesouthattendanEnhancedTrainingSessioninKananaskis.Seepage16.ARIPROARINGGOODTIMEMotorheadsgettheirenginesrunninginHayRiver.Seepage23.FortSmithyouthexpressthemselvesthroughperformanceActressRenelttaArlukandmembersofAkpikTheatreinspireyoungsterstosharetheirstoriesincreativewaysinaweekendworkshop.Seepage11.NorthlandSchoolDivisionfailstoshowupArecentreportbyAlbertasAuditorGeneralgivestheschoolboardafailinggradeforitsstudentschronicabsencefromtheclassroom.Seepage8.VISITWWW.NORJ.CAAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00March172015Vol.38No.44DevolutionisanopportunityKatlodeechesignsdealwithGNWTByMEAGANWOHLBERGAfteryearsspentwarilydis-sectingthepossibleimpactsoftheNWTdevolutionagreementChiefRoyFabianoftheKatlodeecheFirstNationKFNsignedontothedealwiththeterritorialgov-ernmentonMonday.FabianwhooncedenouncedthefederaltransferofauthoritiesoverlandwaterandresourcestotheterritoryastheGNWTsillegitimatelandclaimsaidtheFirstNationiseagertoestab-lishanarrayofco-managementagreementswiththeterritorialgovernmentthatwillbenefitbothparties.WechangedourmindaboutthewholedevolutionbecauseweseethattheresanopportunityforustobeabletoimplementthetreatythewaythatweseeitbasedonourtreatyrightsthechieftoldTheJournallastweek.Thatswhyweregoingtosignon.ApartfromhavingaccesstoresourceroyaltiesFabiansaidKFNislookingforwardtohavingaplaceatthein-tergovernmentalcouncilestablishedbetweentheGNWTandAboriginalgovernmentsthroughdevolution.Theyregoingtodecidehowtheyregoingtodevelopthelandandweregoingtobeabletopar-ticipateFabiansaid.ItstherethatFabianhopestohaveanumberofissuesaroundlandandresourcesrelatedtoKFNstraditionalterritoryaddressedinawaythatservestheinterestsofbothgovernmentsandimprovestheirworkingrelationship.OurrelationshipwiththeGNWThaschangedforusinthelastwhileandwerewillingtoworkwiththemFabiansaid.Nowwejustmanagetogetherinsteadofthemmanagingalonelikeitwasforalongtime.SothatmightbeanuphillbattlebutIthinkitssomethingthatsworkable.Becausethedevolutionagree-mentexplicitlyrecognizestreatyrightsFabianbelievesworkingwiththeGNWTwillleadtomoresuccessesfortheFirstNationwhichlacksalandclaimandself-governmentagreementinimple-mentingTreaty8-abeliefthatwasfurtherstrengthenedbythelandmarkrulingaroundAborigi-naltitlegrantedtotheTsilhqotinFirstNationinB.C.SeeGNWTonpage3.Wechangedourmindaboutthewholedevolutionbecauseweseethattheresanopportunityforustobeabletoimplementthetreatythewaythatweseeitbasedonourtreatyrights.KatlodeecheChiefRoyFabianFortResolutionsRamonaFordyridesherwayintofirstplaceatthefirstFortSmithdogsledraceinaboutadecadewhichtookplaceovertheweekend.TheracewasjustoneofmanyeventsatthisyearsWoodBuffaloFrolics.HeadtotheFrolicsphotospreadonpages1213.PhotoPaulBannister