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Tuesday April 21 2015 5 COLUMNS 15 Years Ago... Kakfwi talks business Premier Stephen Kakfwi told Alberta business rep- resentatives last week that their investment in NWT resources will result in huge benets as the economic potential of the Northwest Territories is fully realized. Kakfwi invited over 100 business representatives to join the NWT and Aboriginal governments in developing the NWTs brilliant future. Issue April 18 2000 20 Years Ago... Mtis health benets passed by assembly The Mtis Nation is declaring a major victory of the battle to gain extended health benet rights from the Government of the Northwest Territories. The legisla- tive assembly passed its health budget last Wednesday with a clause to allocate 1 million to a health benet program for territorial Mtis. Issue April 19 1995 30 Years Ago... Transfer sheries to free land claims The transfer of authority for sheries from federal to territorial jurisdiction may be hastened to break the log jam stalling the DeneMtis land claims wildlife agree- ment. The initialing of the agreement was halted Janu- ary 30 by a last minute intervention from the federal sheries department. Issue April 18 1985 ARCHIVES By DAWN KOSTELNIK Sea ice moves and shifts and heaves especially along the shoreline. With the inu- enceoftheCopperRiverrun- ningalongtheforeshoreofthe villagetheseaicewouldswirl and back eddy in front of the community with the current from the river. The sea ice is gone but the greengarbagetypebagsswim infrontofthevillageanddoa full 360 and return yet again andagainaroundandaround they go. This is very unusual behavior for the green guys what is going on Ah-h-h out come the guns bodies crouch stand tall or lay on their stomachs ries cradled uptoshouldersmenwomen boys and girls. The beach has become a shooting gal- lery complete with carnival atmosphere. Huge smiles and cheers are heard as a strike is made. Favourites are chosen peo- ple clap when a good shot is made. This is more fun than huntingsealsmucheasierfor sure. Bangpoofbangpoof the oating green islands of poop drop their cargo as they are shot full of holes. Feeding the shes is an old divers ex- pression that comes to mind for some reason. ExperiencedHoneyJockeys know they have to puncture the honey bags or they oat and remain oating on the surface of the sea shameful for the entire world to see. A knife if carried by the pros who give the bags a quick jab before they are left out on the sea ice. As a species our favourite form of garbage disposal has been to throw stuff into our water systems. If we dont see it it is obviously gonebril- lianceNowwegettodrinkour garbage eat our garbage and batheourbabiesinittoo. Next weadddeadlytoxinstoxour mistakes disguising garbage with poisonous chemicals is an amazing move. What can IsayWatchinghoneybucket bags getting shot when I was 11 years old was fun but we are much older now we know better. I have gotten ahead of my- self we need to back up to snowdrifts and winter and brand new town. Our house sits across the road from this pristineocean.Anendlessex- panse of white and ice is our front yard the back yard is endless white as well. I look out to sea and see what I think I could be standing on the edge of the world. A curve atthehorizonisapparentbut where are the trees I under- stand the concept of walking offtheedgeoftheearthIcan seetheslightlycurvedendofit. To be continued. www.thewhitegirl.ca White Girl The Edge of the World Northern Journal 2015 Join us online Like Northern Journal on Facebook and get the weekly news delivered to your feed FACEBOOK FEEDBACK The hunt for more diamonds and minerals in the Slave Geological Province SGP will also have the added impact of supporting regional research on changes to permafrost and ground ice conditions according to territorial geologists. Mineral search to benet permafrost studies NWT Geological Survey Patricia Sepp Time for First Nations to protect habitat for Caribou that is de- creasing every year Ronald Beaulieu Indicator minerals must be found rst. James Christie The point that is being missed is the Tlicho received approxi- mately 12 sq Kmsperson and the De- hcho are being offered 9 sq Kmsperson. How can the Dehcho leadership hold that up as an honourable settlement when asking the membership to accept it The territorial government has agreed to continue discussions with the Dehcho First Nations DFN re- garding their land claim process this month. Premier agrees to meet with Dehcho First Nations Gardening with Lone Ghost Food Real Food By LONE SORENSEN In order to be good food growers we need to come into alignment with the tim- ing of Mother Nature which means planning ahead and have the soil amendments seeds seedlings and tools ready and in hand before spring arrives. If you are se- rious about feeding yourself and your family this year start collecting these sup- plies and be ready for plant- ing. Spring is here and soon the ice and snow will be gone. Over the last few years I have become increasingly aware of how dependent peo- ple living in the North have become on food that is not from around here. Most of us over the last 30 years have come to rely on food that is produced far away that has to be transported hundreds even thousands of miles be- fore it reaches us. We dont know the ways the food we buy is produced. We hear about monoculture dying soil and desertification pesticides GMOs and meat and egg production where the animals are suffering. The food is often not labeled properly so often we dont know what is in it. We buy food at the store and we eat. We still feel hun- gry without understand- ing why. Then we buy more lots of it packaged food and eat some more. Even buying the healthy vegetables we just cant seem to feel full in a good way. Have you ever wondered why that is I have started calling some of this store-bought food ghost food. There is not much real and true about this food any longer. Much of the goodness and alive- ness in the food we buy these days is gone. Real food is authentic food. It is the food that comes from the land the food the Dene people hunt sh and gather and the food we grow in our gardens.Ourtastebudsknow the difference when we eat a carrot from our own garden instead of a carrot from the store. Even the organic car- rots at the store are not half as good both taste wise and in nutrients as carrots grown in our own community. How do we take more re- sponsibility for feeding our- selves in a good way It is a big question. There are many skilled hunters shers and gatherers in the North- west Territories and we can increase the food self-suf- ciency many-fold by sup- porting these skilled people while growing more of the vegetables that will really help feed us. Growing food is the most powerful single action we can do in taking back the responsibility to feed ourselves and in build- ing healthy futures. When we hunt gather sh and grow real food then our food is truly our medicine. There is no bigger satisfaction than harvesting your own veg- etables right before dinner. Lone Sorensen is the founder of Northern Roots. Shehaslivedandgrownfood inYellowknifefor27years.In the last few years she has be- come a popular professional gardening mentor and has taught many children youth adults and elders about food gardening.