October 19, 2012

Northern Secwepemc te Qelmucw

Shuswap People of the North

Lexey’em “to tell a story” October 2012 - Pesllwe’lsten (Abandoning Month)

A Treaty Provides the ‘Tools’ Towards Building a Better Future tŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ D&E ŵŽǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ /W ƚŽ &ŝŶĂů ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐ there were a number ŽĨ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů /W ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ͗ Ă Ϯϰ ƚŽ ϲϮй ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŝŶ dŚƌĞĞ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐ͕ ŚĂƌůŝĞ ŽŽƚĞƐ͕ &ƌĂŶŬ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ EĂƟŽŶƐ͖ ĂƌŐŽŶ ĂŶĚ sŝ DƵŶĚLJ ĂƌƌŝǀĞĚ DŽŶĚĂLJ͕ KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϭ ϰϰй ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŝŶ ͚ĐĂƉŝƚĂů ĨƌŽŵ sĂŶĐŽƵǀĞƌ /ƐůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŶŐĞůĂ tĞƐůĞLJ ĚƌŽǀĞ ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ͖͛ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ ŝŶ ĨƌŽŵ dĞƌƌĂĐĞ͘ ĮŌŚ dŽŵ ,ĂƉƉLJŶŽŽŬ ĂƌƌŝǀĞĚ ƌĞǀĞŶƵĞ ƐŚĂƌŝŶŐ ŽŶ dƵĞƐĚĂLJ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ͘ ƌŽǁŶ >ĂŶĚƐ͖ ĚĞĮŶĞĚ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƌŽůĞ ŽŶ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ŵŽƐƚ ƵŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƌůŝĞ ŽŽƚĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĞƐ͖ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽ ŚĂĚ ƐƚĂLJĞĚ ďĞŚŝŶĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƚĞů ǁĂƐ increases in the sea ĂĚŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƐƉŝƚĂů ŽŶ DŽŶĚĂLJ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ͘ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ ĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘ ,Ğ ǁĂƐ ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƌĞĚ ƚŽ ZŽLJĂů /ŶůĂŶĚ ŝŶ <ĂŵůŽŽƉƐ ŽŶ dƵĞƐĚĂLJ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌǁĞŶƚ ƐƵƌŐĞƌLJ͘ ƚ ĂĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮǀĞ D&E ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ŽĨ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ͕ ŚĂƌůŝĞ ŝƐ ƌĞĐƵƉĞƌĂƟŶŐ ŝŶ (l-r) Angela Wesley, Vi Mundy, Tom Happynook & Frank Dragon on their ĐŚŽƐĞ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ŝƚƐ ŽǁŶ <ĂŵůŽŽƉƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ǁŝĨĞ ďLJ ŚŝƐ ƐŝĚĞ͘ ͚ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ͛ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ way out of Dog Creek. (below) The guests are given a tour of Xats’ull HeriWDJH 3DUN EHIRUH WKHLU ¿UVW RI IRXU SUHVHQWDWLRQV D GLQQHU KRVWHG E\ WKH ŝƚƐ ŽǁŶ ͚ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕͛ Soda Creek Band. dŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ƚŽƵƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ yĂƚƐƵůů ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ sŝůůĂŐĞ rather than going with one ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ ďLJ ĚŝŶŶĞƌ ĂŶĚ Ă ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ Ă ĐĞŶƚƌĂů ŐŽǀĞƌŶŝŶŐ ďŽĚLJ͘ ^ŽĚĂ ƌĞĞŬ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŽŶ DŽŶĚĂLJ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ͘ ŶŐĞůĂ ƐƚĂƚĞĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ Ă dŚĞ ŐƌŽƵƉ ĚŝĚ Ă ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ dƵĞƐĚĂLJ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ ĐůĞĂƌ sŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ WůĂŶ͘ ^ŚĞ ĂĚĚĞĚ ĞĂĐŚ Ăƚ ^ƵŐĂƌ ĂŶĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůĂƚĞ ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ Ăƚ EĂƟŽŶ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ ŝƚƐ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐ͘ ĂŶŝŵ >ĂŬĞ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ŽŶ tĞĚŶĞƐĚĂLJ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ >ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ŝŶ ŽŐ dŚĞ ͚sŝƐŝŽŶ͛ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĮǀĞ DĂĂͲ ƌĞĞŬ͘ EƵůƚŚ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ͗ ,ĞĂůƚŚLJ͕ ƉƌŽƐƉĞƌŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĞůĨͲƐƵƐƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͖ dŚĞ DĂĂͲEƵůƚŚ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ;D&EͿ ĂƌĞ ŵĂĚĞ ^ƚƌŽŶŐ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ͖ :ƵƌŝƐĚŝĐƟŽŶ ͕ ƵƉ ŽĨ ĮǀĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EƵƵͲ ŚĂŚͲEƵůƚŚ dƌŝďĂů ŽƵŶĐŝů ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚ ĂŶĚ ;Ed Ϳ ŶĂƟŽŶƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŽƚĂů ϭϰ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ ĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞĚ͖ ĂŶĚ͕ KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞƩĞƌ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ DĂĂͲEƵůƚŚ ĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͘ ŽĨ ůŝĨĞ ĨŽƌ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘ ͚DĂĂͲEƵůƚŚ͛ ŵĞĂŶƐ ͚ǀŝůůĂŐĞƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽĂƐƚ͛ dŚĞ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ͕ ǁŚŽ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽƵŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ Ă ŶĂŵĞ ƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ͚ƚƌĞĂƚLJ ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͛ ŽĨ ƵƉ͕ ĐŚŽƐĞ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚƵƐ YƵŽ Žƌ ƚŚĞ Inside This Issue ƚŚĞ ϱ EĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ƵŶĚĞƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŶĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĞĂƚLJ ǁĂƐ /ŶĚŝĂŶ Đƚ ŝŶ ĂĚŽƉƟŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐ͘ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƚĞĚ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐ E^ƚY Θ DĂĂͲEƵůƚŚ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ Ɖ͘ Ϯ ŚĞůƉĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ EĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂĐŚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ŽƵƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝĚĞŽ ŚŽƉĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ ͚KƵƌ :ŽƵƌŶĞLJ͕ KƵƌ ŚŽŝĐĞ͕ KƵƌ &ƵƚƵƌĞ͛͘ ŶŐĞůĂ t>/ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ EĞǁƐ Ɖ͘ ϯ tĞƐůĞLJ ůĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŶŐĞůĂ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĞĂĐŚ DĂĂͲŶƵůƚŚ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŽƉŝĐƐ͗ sŽƟŶŐ WƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ ʹ ƚŚĞ /W ĂŶĚ ^^> ^ Ͳ >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ Θ ƵůƚƵƌĞ ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ Ɖ͘ ϰ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĚŝƐƟŶĐƚ ŽŶƚŽ ŝƚƐĞůĨ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ &ŝŶĂů ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ǀŽƟŶŐ ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ͖ ŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ŽǁŶ ǁĂLJƐ ŽĨ ĚŽŝŶŐ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĐŚŽƐĞ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ʹ &ƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ ĨŽƌ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ 'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ͖ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂůůŽǁƐ ͚ĨƵůů ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ^y&E ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚ WƌŽĮůĞ Ɖ͘ ϱ >Ăǁ DĂŬŝŶŐ ƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ͖ ^ŽŵĞ ĞƐƚ WƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͖ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ EĂƟŽŶ ůĞǀĞů͛͘ DŽǀŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞ ƚŽ &ŝŶĂů ĂŶŝŵ sĂůůĞLJ ϰͲ, ůƵď ƉƉ͘ ϲ Θ ϳ ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐ͖ ĂŶĚ͕ DĂĂͲŶƵůƚŚ dƌĞĂƚLJ /Ŷ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ŽŶ ĞĂĐŚ EĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ʹ Ă ďƌŝĞĨ ŽǀĞƌǀŝĞǁ͘ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ZĂŌŝŶŐ dƌŝƉ ,ŽŶŽƵƌƐ ϭϴϲϮ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ŵƵƐƚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŇĞĐƚ ŽƵƌ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ůŝŐŝǀŝůŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ǀŽƟŶŐ Ͳ ƚŚĞ DĂĂͲEƵůƚŚ ǁĞŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ^ŵĂůůƉŽdž sŝĐƟŵƐ Ɖ͘ ϴ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͖ ŝƚ ŵƵƐƚ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĞŶƌŽůůĞĚ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ Ăƚ ͚ĂŐĞ ϭϲ͛ ĂƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĂƚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŽĚĂLJ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ Ă ĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐ ƚƌĞĂƚLJ ĂŶĚ ďĂŶĚ ǀŽƚĞƐ͘ /Ŷ ŽƌĚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ǀŽƚĞ ƚŽ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͖ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶ EĞǁƐ Ɖ͘ ϵ ƉĂƐƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŚĂĚ ƚŽ ďĞ Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ ϱϬй ƉůƵƐ ŽŶĞ ŝŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ʹ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĚŽŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂǀŽƵƌ͘ Ɛ ŝƚ ƚƵƌŶĞĚ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĞƌĞ ŚŝŐŚ ĂƉƉƌŽǀĂů ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁĂŶƚ ŝƚ ƚŽ ĚŽ͖ ĂŶĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ŵƵƐƚ yĂƚƐ͛Ƶůů ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ sŝůůĂŐĞ Ɖ͘ϭϬ ƌĂƚĞƐ ŝŶ ĞĂĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮǀĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐͲ ƚŚĞ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ͚ŽƵƌ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ͛͘ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŐĞ ŽĨ ĞůŝŐŝďůĞ ǀŽƚĞƌƐ ƌĂŶŐĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ϲϮй ƚŽ ŚŝĞĨ ŚƚĂŵ ^ĐŚŽŽů Ͳ WĂƌƚ ϯͬϯ Ɖ͘ ϭϭ ϴϱй͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĐĂƐƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ /Ŷ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ Ă ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ǁĞƌĞ ďĂůůŽƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ϳϬй ƚŽ ϵϳй͘ ĂƐŬĞĚ ǁŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶ ƚŽ ďĞ dŽƋƵĂŚƚ ;Žƌ ĂŶLJ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ Θ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐϳƵůĞĐǁ Ɖ͘ ϭϮ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ϱ EĂƟŽŶƐͿ͖ ǁŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽƵƌ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ EƵƵͲ ŚĂŚͲEƵůƚŚ EĂƟŽŶ ŚĂĚ ǀĂůƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͖ ŚŽǁ ĐĂŶ ǁĞ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ŐŽƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ /W ƐƚĂŐĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ĮǀĞ DĂĂͲ EƵůƚŚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŚĂĚ ǀŽƚĞĚ ͚LJĞƐ͛ ƚŽ ƉƌŽĐĞĞĚ͘ ‘Continued on Page 2’ The Northern Shuswap Tribal Council hosted DĂĂͲEƵůƚŚ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ;D&EͿ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐ͕ ǁŚŽ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶǀŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĚŽ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ NStQ Leadership and to each of the four NStQ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ dƌĞĂƚLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ŽŶ Ɖƌŝů Ϯ͕ ϮϬϭϭ͘

NStQ and Maa-nulth First Nations

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Maa-nulth Presentations Well Received in the NStQ Communities

ǁŽƌŬ ͚ďĞƩĞƌ͛ ĨŽƌ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ǀĂůƵĞƐ͖ ǁŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŽƵƌ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŝŶŐ ͚ ŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ WĂŐĞ ϭ͛

ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ůŽŽŬ ůŝŬĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƌŽůĞƐ͖ ǁŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ ďƵĚŐĞƚ ĂƉƉƌŽǀĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉŽƌƟŶŐ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͖ ǁŚĂƚ ĚŽ ǁĞ ǁĂŶƚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐ ŽĨ ĞƚŚŝĐĂů ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚ͖ ǁŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ůĂŶĚ ƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͖ ǁŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽƵƌ ĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ͖ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ĂƉƉƌŽǀĂů ŽŶ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ǀƐ͘ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͖ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ͘ tŚĂƚ ǁĞ ŚĞĂƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŽƵƌ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ǁĂƐ͗ tĞ ǁĂŶƚ ͲZĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ƐLJƐƚĞŵ͖ Ă ƐĂLJ ŝŶ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ ĂīĞĐƟŶŐ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŶŽ ŵĂƩĞƌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ǁĞ ůŝǀĞ͖ &ĂŝƌŶĞƐƐ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͖ ĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͖ &Ăŝƌ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ͖ ŽŶƚƌŽů ŽǀĞƌ ŽƵƌ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŚŝƉͬŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ͖ 'ŽŽĚ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ tŽƌŬŝŶŐ ƚŽǁĂƌĚ Ă ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ŽƵƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ dŚĞ ďĂƐŝĐ ƉĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ D&EƐ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ͗ ƚŚĞ WƌĞĂŵďůĞ͖ /ŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ZŝŐŚƚƐ͖ ^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͖ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͖ >ĂŶĚ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ͖ ŝƐƉƵƚĞ ZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͖ ĂŶĚ͕ ŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚ͘ ͚tŚĂƚ ĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ĚŽĞƐ ŝƐ͗ ZĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞ ďĂƐŝĐ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐ ƚŽ ŶŽƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐ͖ ZĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƐ ŽƵƌ ǀĂůƵĞƐ͖ WƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ ĨŽƌ ŽƵƌ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͖ ĂŶĚ͕ WƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ Ăƚ Ăůů ůĞǀĞůĂƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƚƐ ŽƵƚ ŚŽǁ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƌĞƐŽůǀĞĚ͘

ŶŐĞůĂ ĞŵƉŚĂƐŝnjĞĚ ƚŚĞ ͚ƚƌĞĂƚLJ͛ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ Ăůů͕ ŝƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞ D&E ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ͛ ƚŽŽůƐ͛ ĨŽƌ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ƚŽ ďƵŝůĚ ŽƵƌ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĞĂƚLJ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĮƌŵƐ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞĮŶĞƐ ŽƵƌ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ƚŚĞƌĞŽŶ͘ dŚŽƐĞ ͚ƚŽŽůƐ͛ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞǭ ͗ džĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŽǀĞƌ dƌĞĂƚLJ >ĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ŽǁŶĞĚ ďLJ ŽƵƌ EĂƟŽŶƐ͖ ,ĂƌǀĞƐƟŶŐ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ŽƵƌ ĞŶƟƌĞ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĞƐ͖ ƵůƚƵƌĂů͕ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĂŶĚ ŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ŽƵƌ ĞŶƟƌĞ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĞƐ͖ ďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŐŽǀĞƌŶ ŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŬĞ ůĂǁĂƐ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ͖ KŶŐŽŝŶŐ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͖ ĂŶĚ͕ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ǁĞĂůƚŚ ĨŽƌ ŽƵƌ EĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ĂŶĚ ďLJ ŽƵƌ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͛͘ &Žƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŵŝƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐ LJŽƵƌ ƚƌĞĂƚLJ ĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŚĂƐ Ă ĐŽƉLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǀŝĚĞŽ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƉĂĐŬĂŐĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŝůů ŐŝǀĞ LJŽƵ ŵŽƌĞ ŽĨ ĂŶ ŝĚĞĂ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͘ ůƐŽ ĐŚĞĐŬ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ Ăƚ ǁǁǁ͘ŵĂĂŶƵůƚŚ͘ĐĂ͘ Chief Bev with Angela Wesley and Vi Mundy at the presentation in Soda Creek.

ŚŝĞĨ Ğǀ ^ĞůůĂƌƐ ŽĨ ^ŽĚĂ Creek Comments on DĂĂͲEƵůƚŚ WƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐ

I would like to say that ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ community really started people thinking in “real” ƚĞƌŵƐ ĂďŽƵƚ Ă dƌĞĂƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĮŶĂůůLJ achieving one. It created a lot of discussion and it would be good to get other groups that ŚĂǀĞ ĮŶĂůŝnjĞĚ Ă dƌĞĂƚLJ ŚĞƌĞ ƚŽ ƚĂůŬ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ Ăƚ ĂŶŽĞ ƌĞĞŬ dŚĞ DĂĂͲEƵůƚŚ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŽƵĚ ŽĨ ĞŝŐŚƚ ͚ďƌĞĂŬƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƐ ǁĂƐ Ă ďŝƚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ Ăƚ yĂƚ͛ƐƵůů ƐŽ ŝƚ Žƌ ͚ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐ was greatly appreciated as well. Having MaaƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͛ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĮŶĂů Nulth up here to speak to our membership was ĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͖ ϭ͘ ϱй ůĂŶĚ ďĂƐĞ ŶŽ ůŽŶŐĞƌ Ă ĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂ͖ totally worth it. Ϯ Θ ϯ͘ Ă ŵŽǀĞ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ΨϳϬ͕ϬϬϬ ƉĞƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ͚ŽŶĞ ƐŝnjĞ ĮƚƐ Ăůů͖͛ ϰ͘ ^ĞůĨ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐ͖ ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ ZĞǀĞŶƵĞ ^ŚĂƌŝŶŐ ǁĂƐ These children ĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƚĂŬĞŶ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ at Canim Lake, ƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĞƐ͖ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ were four of many who were ͚ƌŽůĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĞƐ͖ Ă ƌŽůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ DĂĂͲEƵůƚŚ EĂƟŽŶƐ͛ ,ĞƌĞĚŝƚĂƌLJ ŚŝĞĨƐ in attendance at ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŝŶŐ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ͖ ĂŶĚ͕ ƚŚĞ DĂĂͲEƵůƚŚ the Maa-Nulth presentation in ƚƌĞĂƚLJ ŝƐ ͚ŶŽƚ͛ ĨƌŽnjĞŶ ŝŶ ƟŵĞ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ Ă their community ƌĞǀŝĞǁ ŝŶ ϭϱ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ >Ăǁ DĂŬŝŶŐ ƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ DĂĂͲEƵůƚŚ ĂƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ŝŶ ĞĂĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉŝĐƐ Žƌ ĐŚĂƉƚĞƌƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ͚ĐŽƌĞ ůĂǁƐ͛ ďĞŝŶŐ͗ 'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ >ĂǁƐ ʹ ůĂǁƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŐŽǀĞƌŶ ŽƵƌ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͖ /ŶǀŽůǀŝŶŐ ŝƟnjĞŶƐ ʹ ůĂǁƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ƐĂLJ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͖ ĂŶĚ͕ WƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐ >ĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ʹ ůĂǁƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚŽǁ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚ͘

dŚĞ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ƌĞĂůŝnjĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ DĂĂͲEƵůƚŚ ƚƌĞĂƚLJ ĂƌĞ͗ ͚ĐĂƉŝƚĂů ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ͛ ŽĨ ΨϲϮ͘ϲ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ͖ Ψϵ͘ϱ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ŽŶͲŐŽŝŶŐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ͖ ŽŶĞ ƟŵĞ ͚ƚƌĞĂƚLJ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ĚŽůůĂƌƐ ƚŽƚĂůůŝŶŐ Ψϰϲ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ͖ ĂŶĚ͕ Ψϭ͘Ϯ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ĂŶŶƵĂůůLJ ŝŶ ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ ZĞǀĞŶƵĞ ƐŚĂƌŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ Ϯϱ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ dŚĞLJ ĂůƐŽ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƚĞĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƚĂůůŝŶŐ Ψϭϭ͘ϭ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ &ŝŶĂů ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ Ͳ Ψϱ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ ĐĂƉŝƚĂů ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƐƵďĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ ƐĞǁĂŐĞ ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͖ Ψϰ͘ϭϱ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ ŽĨ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ĮƐŚŝŶŐ ůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐ͖ ĂŶĚ͕ Ψϭ͘ϲ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ DĂĂͲEƵůƚŚ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞ ĨŽƌ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ dƌĞĂƚLJ͘

Maa-Nulth Guests with treaty staff & members of the Williams Lake Indian Band Council (below) Councillor Edward Dixon thanks the MaaNulth presenters, as Chief Mike looks on at the Canim Lake presentation

(lr) Angela, Vi, Tom & Frank with the SXFN chief and council- Ken Harry, Chief David Archie, Allan Adams & Charles Billy

dŚĞ >ĞdžĞLJ͛Ğŵ ŝƐ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽ LJŽƵ ďLJ ƚŚĞ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ^ŚƵƐǁĂƉ dƌŝďĂů ŽƵŶĐŝů ĂŶĚ dŚĞ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ dƌŝďƵŶĞ Publisher: Lisa Bowering,The WLTribune Editor: Agness Jack, NSTC Advertising: The WL Tribune Lexey’em is an independent community newspaper, published monthly, by the Williams lake Tribune and the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council. The circulation is 500, and it is distributed to the NStQ members through the community treaty RI¿FHV WR YDULRXV EXVLQHVVHV LQ :LOOLDPV /DNH and it is mailed out to the NStQ members throughout B.C. and North America.

Gord Keener, Kellie Louie, Cliff Thorstenson, Vi, Elder Alice Vogler, Angela & Frank share funny stories at the Xatsull Heritage Village. The tour was followed by supper and a presentation.

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t>/ ůĚĞƌƐ ,ĂǀĞ Ă ƵůƚƵƌĂů ĂLJ KŶ ƚŚĞ >ĂŶĚ Ͳ DŽīĂƚ >ĂŬĞͬDĂĐ/ŶƚŽƐŚ ZŝĐŬ 'ŝůďĞƌƚ͕ ĞƚŚ ĞĚĂƌĚ͕ tŝůůŝĞ ůƉŚŽŶƐĞ ^ƌ͕͘ ^ƉŝĐ ;sŝĐƚŽƌŝŶĞͿ ůƉŚŽŶƐĞ͕ :ĞĂŶ tŝůůŝĂŵ͕ EĂŶĐLJ ^ĂŶĚLJ͕ /ƌĂ ^ĂŶĚLJ͕ ŝƌĚŝĞ 'ŝůďĞƌƚ͕ ŚĂƌůŝĞ 'ŝůďĞƌƚ͕ sŝƌŐŝŶŝĂ 'ŝůďĞƌƚ͕ :ŽĂŶ DĞƐŚƵĞ͕ &ƌĂŶŬůŝŶ ĂŵŝůůĞ͘

ĞƚŚ ĂŶĚ :ĞĂŶ ǁĞƌĞ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďƵƐŚ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ /ŶĚŝĂŶ dĞĂ ƉĂƚĐŚ͘ dŚĞLJ ŚĂĚ ĨŽƵŶĚ ŝƚ ĂŶĚ ĂƐ ƐŽŽŶ ǁĞ ŽƉĞŶĞĚ ƚŽ ǀĂŶ ĚŽŽƌ͕ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ ŚĞĂĚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďƵƐŚ ĞĂĐŚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă tĂůͲŵĂƌƚ ďĂŐ͘ :ĞĂŶ ƚŽŽŬ ŽƵƚ ŚĞƌ ŶĞǁ /ƉĂĚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŽŽŬ ĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ ƉŚŽƚŽƐ͘

ϭϬ͗ϯϬĂŵ͘ tĞ ůĞŌ ƚŚĞ dƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů hƐĞ ^ƚƵĚLJ KĸĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞůĞǀĞŶ ůĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞ LJŽƵƚŚ ŽŶ ďŽĂƌĚ͘ ĞƐŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĂŶĚ ǀĂŶ ĞƚŚ ĞĚĂƌĚ͕ dh^ ŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚͬĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ŚĞƌ ƚƌƵĐŬ͕ ĂŶĚ EĂŶĐLJ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ŚĞƌ ƚƌƵĐŬ ĂƐ /ƌĂ ǁĂƐ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƚƌŝƉ͘

ZŝĐŬ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĂŶLJ ƉŝĐŬŝŶŐ ƐŽ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂ ƉŝĐŬĞƌƐ͘ dŚĞLJ ƉŝĐŬĞĚ ƵŶƟů ĂďŽƵƚ ƋƵĂƌƚĞƌ ƚŽ ĨŽƵƌ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ǁĞ ĂƚĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ͘ tĞ ĮŶŝƐŚĞĚ ƵƉ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ǁĂƐ ůĞŌ ĨƌŽŵ ĚŝŶŶĞƌ͘

^ŽŵĞ ŚƵŶƚĞƌƐ ĐĂŵĞ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĐĂŵƉ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŵŽŽƐĞ ŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĂĐŬ ŽĨ Ă ƐŵĂůů ƚƌĂŝůĞƌ͘ tŝůůŝĞ ϭϭ͗ϬϬĂŵ tĞ ƐƚŽƉƉĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĂďŝŶ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ǁŚĂƚ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƌůŝĞ ǁĂŶƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŐŽ ĂŶĚ ĂƐŬ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƐĞ ƐŚĂƉĞ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŝŶ͘ Ɛ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ͕ ƌĂƚƐ ŚĂĚ ƚĂŬĞŶ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ůĞŌ ƌĂƚ ŵĞƐƐĞƐ͘ dŚĂƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŽŶŐƵĞ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĞĂƌĚ Ă ůŽƵĚ ĚŽŐ͕ ƐŽ ƚŚĞLJ ŚƵŵĂŶ ŬŝŶĚ ŽĨ ƌĂƚƐ͕ ĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌďĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ͘ ŝƌĚŝĞ ŚĂĚ ĨƵŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ tŚŝƐŬĞLJũĂĐŬƐ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŽŶ ŚĞƌ ŚĂƚ͘ ^ŚĞ ŬĞƉƚ ĨĞĞĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ĐĂƵƐĞĚ ďLJ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ͘ dŚĞ ůĚĞƌƐ ƚƌŝĞĚ ƚŽ ĐůĞĂŶ͕ ďƵƚ ǁĞ ŚĂĚ ůŝƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ƐŽ ǁĞ ŚĂĚ ƚŽ ďĂŶŶŽĐŬ͘ tĞ ůĞŌ ĨŽƌ ŚŽŵĞ Ăƚ ĂďŽƵƚ ĨŽƵƌ ĮŌĞĞŶ͘ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ŽƵƌ ƚƌŝƉ͘ ϲ͗ϬϬƉŵ͘ ƌŽƉƉĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJďŽĚLJ Žī͘ ,ĂĚ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ĚĂLJ͘ ϭϮ͗ϬϬƉŵ͘ tĞ ƐƚŽƉƉĞĚ Ăƚ DĂĐ/ŶƚŽƐŚ >ĂŬĞ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ůƵŶĐŚ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ ƐŽ ŵƵĐŚ ĨŽŽĚ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ sŝƌŐŝŶŝĂ͕ :ĞĂŶ͕ :ŽĂŶ͕ EĂŶĐLJ ĂŶĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ DĂƌLJ ƉŚŽŶƐĞ ĂŶĚ DŝůůŝĞ ŵŝůĞ ǁŚŽ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ĞǀĞŶ ĐŽŵĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƚƌŝƉ͘ dŚŝƐ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŬŝŶĚƐ ŽĨ ƚƌŝƉƐ ƐŽ ĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨŽŽĚ ŝƐ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ďLJ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ͘ tĞ ŚĂĚ ƐƚĞǁ͕ ĚƌŝĞĚ ŵĞĂƚ ĂŶĚ ƐĂůŵŽŶ ĂŶĚ ďĞƌƌŝĞƐ͕ ďĂŶŶŽĐŬ͕ ƉŽƚĂƚŽ ƐĂůĂĚ͕ ĨƌŝĞĚ ďŽůŽŐŶĂ ĂŶĚ ŚĂŵďƵƌŐĞƌƐ͘ tĞ ĞǀĞŶ ŚĂĚ ƐůŝĐĞĚ ĨƌƵŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŶƵƚƐ ĂŶĚ ũƵŝĐĞ͘ ĞƚŚ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ŚĞƌ ƚƌƵƐƚLJ ĐĂŵƉ ƐƚŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ďƌĞǁĞĚ ƵƉ Ă ƉŽƚ ŽĨ ĐŽīĞĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ƉŽƚ ŽĨ ƚĞĂ͘ ͚ ŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚĂ ĞĂƚĞŶ ďĞƩĞƌ ŝīĞŶ ǁĞ͛ĚĂ ďĞĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ LJƵĐǁƚ͛͘ EĂŶĐLJ ŚĂĚ ƚŽ ůĞĂǀĞ ĂƐ /ƌĂ ǁĂƐ ƟƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ (top right) Nancy Sandy & her son Ira in front of the cabin at Spokin Lake ŚĂĚ ƚŽ ŵĞĞƚ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ďĂĐŬ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĂŶĞ͘ (middle) Birdie & Virginia Gilbert & Beth Bedard get the lunch organized Ϯ͗ŽŽƉŵ͘ tĞ ŐŽƚ ƚŽ DŽīĂƚ >ĂŬĞ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚǁŽ ĂŶĚ

(bottom) Birdie Gilbert relaxes with story telling after lunch (above) Jean William taking photos while Charlie Gilbert looks on

WLIB ‘Village Claim’ Hearings to Start October 16, 2012 ďLJ <ŝƌŬ ƌĞƐƐůĞƌ͕ t>/ ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ

KŶ dƵĞƐĚĂLJ͕ KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϭϲ͕ ϮϬϭϮ͕ ƚŚĞ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ĂŶĚ sŝůůĂŐĞ ůĂŝŵ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ƉĞĐŝĮĐ ůĂŝŵƐ dƌŝďƵŶĂů Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ůŝnjĂďĞƚŚ 'ƌŽƵƐĞ 'LJŵ ŝŶ ^ƵŐĂƌ ĂŶĞ͘ dŚĞ ĐůĂŝŵ ŝƐ Ă ŵĂƩĞƌ ŽĨ ŚƵŐĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ t>/ ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŽŶŐŽŝŶŐ ƐŝŶĐĞ ϭϵϵϰ͘ dŚĞ ĐůĂŝŵ ƌĞůĂƚĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ t>/ ŚĂĚ ŝŶ ĂŶĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ ƚŚĞ ŝƚLJ ŽĨ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ͘ dŚĞ ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĨŽŽƚ ŽĨ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ ĂŶĚ DŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƌĞĞŬ ǁĞƌĞ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂƐ Yucw and Pellekiki͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚĞƐ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞĚ ŽĨ ƉŝƚŚŽƵƐĞƐ͕ ďƵƌŝĂů ŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ͘ /Ŷ Žƌ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ϭϴϲϬ͕ ƚŚĞ ǀŝůůĂŐĞ ƐŝƚĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ͞ƉƌĞͲ ĞŵƉƚĞĚ͟ ĂŶĚ t>/ ͛Ɛ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁĞƌĞ ĨŽƌĐĞĚ Žī ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚƐ͕ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ůĂǁ Ăƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƟŵĞ ƐƚĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ůĂŶĚƐ ŽĐĐƵƉŝĞĚ ďLJ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ĞdžĐůƵĚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƉƌĞͲĞŵƉƟŽŶ͘ ͞WĞͲĞŵƉƟŽŶ͟ ǁĂƐ Ă ŵĞƚŚŽĚ ŽĨ ĂĐƋƵŝƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂů ƌŽǁŶ ůĂŶĚ ďLJ ĐůĂŝŵŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĨŽƌ ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ͘

dŚĞ / ĂůƐŽ ƐƚĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ͛ǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƐĞƫŶŐ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂƐŝĚĞ ĨŽƌ ƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ʹ ďƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ŶĞǀĞƌ ĚŽŶĞ͘ dŚĞ / recommended Canada should accept the claim ĨŽƌ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚƌLJ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚ Ă ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞ sŝůůĂŐĞ ^ŝƚĞƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŶĞǀĞƌ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŐŝǀĞŶ ĂŶĂĚĂ ƌĞũĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ ƐĞƩůĞƌƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůĂǁ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϵ ŝƚ ĨŽƌŵĂůůLJ ƌĞũĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂŝŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĂŶĂĚĂ ĨƌŽŵ ĚŽŝŶŐ ƐŽ͘ ĂŶĂĚĂ ŚĂƐ ŶĞǀĞƌ ƌŝŐŚƚĞĚ purposes of the ^ƉĞĐŝĮĐ ůĂŝŵƐ dƌŝďƵŶĂů Đƚ͘ ƚŚŝƐ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů ǁƌŽŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ sŝůůĂŐĞ ůĂŝŵ t>/ ŚĂƐ ŶŽǁ ĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƩĞƌ ƚŽ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐ t>/ ͛Ɛ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞŬ ũƵƐƟĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ^ƉĞĐŝĮĐ ůĂŝŵƐ dƌŝďƵŶĂů Ͳ ĂŶ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƩĞƌ͘ ĂĚũƵĚŝĐĂƟǀĞ ďŽĚLJ ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞĚ ŽĨ ƵƉ ƚŽ Ɛŝdž ;ϲͿ ĨƵůů dŚĞ ĐůĂŝŵ ǁĂƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůůLJ ĮůĞĚ ŝŶ ϭϵϵϰ ǁŝƚŚ ƟŵĞ &ĞĚĞƌĂů ũƵĚŐĞƐ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ WƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂů ƚŚĞ ^ƉĞĐŝĮĐ ůĂŝŵƐ ƌĂŶĐŚ͘ /Ŷ ϭϵϵϱ͕ ĂŶĂĚĂ ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌ ŽƵƌƚƐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘ dŚĞ dƌŝďƵŶĂů ƌĞũĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂŝŵ͘ /Ŷ ϮϬϬϯ͕ t>/ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚ ŝƐ ůŝŬĞ Ă ĐŽƵƌƚ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ŝƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂŝŵ ďĞ ƌĞǀŝĞǁĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ůĂŝŵƐ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂů ĂŶĚ ƌĞůĂdžĞĚ ƚŚĂŶ Ă ĨŽƌŵĂů ĐŽƵƌƚ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ;/ Ϳ͘ dŚĞ / ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ͘ ďŽĚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞǀŝĞǁĞĚ ĐůĂŝŵƐ ƌĞũĞĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ĂŶĂĚĂ The Tribunal hearing represents almost two ĂŶĚ ŵĂĚĞ ŶŽŶͲďŝŶĚŝŶŐ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ ŽĨ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ĂŶĚ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ůĞŶŐƚŚLJ ĞīŽƌƚ ƚŽ ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͘ ŽďƚĂŝŶ ũƵƐƟĐĞ ŝŶ Ă ŵĂƩĞƌ ŽĨ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ dŚĞ ϮϬϬϲ͕ / ĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ƚŚĞ ǀŝůůĂŐĞ ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚƐ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ĂŶĚ͘ tĞ ǁŝůů ŬĞĞƉ Ăůů ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĞdžĐůƵĚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƉƌĞͲĞŵƉƟŽŶ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂŝŵ͘ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůĂǁ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ t>/ dƌĞĂƚLJ ƉƌĞͲĞŵƉƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞ ůĂŶĚƐ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ Žƌ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ LJŽƵƌ ƚƌĞĂƚLJ ƚĞĂŵ͊ ƵŶůĂǁĨƵů͘ /Ŷ ϭϴϴϭ͕ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌ WĞƚĞƌ K͛ZĞŝůůLJ ĂŐƌĞĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ůĂŶĚƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƐĞƚ ĂƐŝĚĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ ĨŽƌ t>/ ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ůĂŶĚƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚ ďĞĞŶ ƉƌĞͲĞŵƉƚĞĚ͘

NStQ Community News Lots of Activity Happening with the Spiyu7 Squqluts Language & Culture Society ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ ZĞƉŽƌƚ͕

LJ ŽĚLJ tŝůůŝĂŵ͕ ^ƉŝϳƵLJ ^ƋƵƋůƵƚƐ >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ

&ŝƌƐƚ sŽŝĐĞƐ WƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ &ŝƌƐƚ sŽŝĐĞƐ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͕ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĨŽƌ Ă ǁŚŝůĞ͕ ďƵƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŽĨ LJŽƵ ǁŚŽ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ŬŶŽǁ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ Ăƚ ǁǁǁ͘ ĮƌƐƚǀŽŝĐĞƐ͘ĐŽŵͬĞŶͬƐĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ͕ Žƌ ŐŽŽŐůĞ &ŝƌƐƚǀŽŝĐĞƐ Ͳ ^ŚƵƐǁĂƉ͘ ,ĞƌĞ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ůŽŽŬ ƵƉ Ă ǁŽƌĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ŚĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ͕ ƉůĂLJ ŐĂŵĞƐ͕ ŵĂŬĞ ůĂďĞůƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂƌ ƐŽŶŐƐ͘ ůƐŽ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĂƌ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͕ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ϮϬϭϯ͕ ĂƌĞ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ /WŽĚƐ͕ /WĂĚƐ͕ DWϯ͛Ɛ͕ ĂŶĚ /WŚŽŶĞƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ĚŽǁŶůŽĂĚ games and other teaching programs to help with ŽƵƌ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ϯϱϬϬ ǁŽƌĚƐ ĂƌĐŚŝǀĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ǁŽƌĚƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĚŽǁŶůŽĂĚĞĚ ƐŽŽŶ͘ / ǁŝůů ďĞ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ on how to become a recorder so that we can ĚŽǁŶůŽĂĚ ŽƵƌ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ŝĂůĞĐƚ͘ &ŝƌƐƚ sŽŝĐĞƐ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ǁĂƐ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϯ ƚŽ ĂƐƐŝƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ͕ ŵĂŝŶůLJ ŝŶ ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ĂůůŽǁƐ ƵƐ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ƚŚĞ ůĂƚĞƐƚ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ƚŽ ĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞůLJ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ manage our languages so that we are using ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘

DĂƐƚĞƌ ƉƉƌĞŶƟĐĞ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ tĞ ĂƌĞ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ǁĂLJƐ ŽĨ ŐĞƫŶŐ ŽƵƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ŇƵĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁĂLJƐ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĐĞƌƟĨLJ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ĂƐ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐƚƐŝŶ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ŇƵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ŝƐ ƌƵŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ dŚŽŵƉƐŽŶ ZŝǀĞƌƐ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ^ŝŵŽŶ &ƌĂƐĞƌ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƚĂƵŐŚƚ ďLJ ŽƵƌ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐ͕ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ŇƵĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ŐŽŶĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ĐůĂƐƐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚĂŬĞŶ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ Ă ĐĞƌƟĮĞĚ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐƚƐŝŶ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ͘ tĞ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ĚŝƌĞ ŶĞĞĚ ŽĨ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ EŽƌƚŚ͘ KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƐƐŝƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƉƉƌĞŶƟĐĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ DĞŶƚŽƌƐŚŝƉ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ E^ƚY͛Ɛ ^ŬŝůůƐ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŶĞǁ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĮŶĚ Ă ŵĞŶƚŽƌ͕ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŇƵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ŵĞŶƚŽƌ ƚŚĞŶ ĂƐƐŝƐƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ;ƐͿ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŝŵŵĞƌƐŝŽŶ ƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ throughout their language program with the goal ŽĨ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ŵŽƌĞ ŇƵĞŶƚ͘

KƚŚĞƌ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ WƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ / ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚŝŶŐ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝĞĨ ƚĂŚŵ ^ĐŚŽŽů͕ ŝŶ ŚĂƐĞ͘ dŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ done much researching in language programs ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ƚŽ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ <ĂůŝƐƉĞů >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ ŝŶ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ^ƚĂƚĞ͘ dŚĞ <ĂůŝƐƉĞů >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ŝƐ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ /ŶƚĞƌŝŽƌ ^ĂůŝƐŚĂŶ͘ tĞ ŵĂLJ ƐĞĞ ŵŽƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͕ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ <ĂůŝƐƉĞů ƵƐĞ͕ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘

ƵƌƌĞŶƚ >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ >ŝƐƚ

/ ŚĂǀĞ ŵĂĚĞ Ă ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŚĞƌĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ^^> ^ ŽĸĐĞ͘ / Ăŵ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƚŽ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽŶ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ / ŵĂLJ ŶĞĞĚ ƉĞƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ĐŽƉLJ͘ ^ŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŵĂĚĞ ďLJ ŽƵƌ ůŽĐĂů Secwepemtsin teachers and others were made ďLJ ƚŚĞ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ƵůƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘ tĞ ĂƌĞ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ ůŝƐƚ ƚŽ include all of the northern Secwpemc language ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ͛ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘

hƉĐŽŵŝŶŐ >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ DĞĞƟŶŐƐ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ϭ͕ ϮϬϭϮ ʹ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ ^ŚĂƌŝŶŐ ʹ ŚŝĞĨ >ŽƵŝƐ Centre – Tk’emlups

&ƌŝĚĂLJ͕ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ϯϬ͕ ϮϬϭϮ Ͳ ϭϬ Ă͘ŵ Ͳ ϯ Ɖ͘ŵ͘ ^ƉŝϳƵLJ ^ƋƵƋůƵƚƐ >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƵůƚƵƌĞ ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ ŽĂƌĚ DĞĞƟŶŐ ʹ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ^ŚƵƐǁĂƉ dƌŝďĂů ŽƵŶĐŝů͕ hƉƐƚĂŝƌƐ ŽĂƌĚƌŽŽŵ /Ĩ LJŽƵ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝŬĞ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ / ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ E^d ŽĸĐĞ͗ ;ϮϱϬͿ ϯϵϮͲϳϯϲϭ Žƌ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĞͲŵĂŝů͗ ƐŚƵƐǁĂƉůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌΛ ŚŽƚŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ͘

&ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ >ĂƵŶĐŚĞƐ ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ DĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ

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NStQ Urban Treaty Meetings Kamloops – Wednesday, December 12, 2012, evening meeting @ 5:00 PM location TBD.

Vancouver – Thursday, December 13th, 2012, evening meeting @ 5:00 PM location Vancouver Friendship Center (tentative). x

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EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ƚĞ YĞůŵƵĐǁ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ^ŚƵƐǁĂƉ dƌŝďĂů ŽƵŶĐŝů

ϭϳ ^ŽƵƚŚ &ŝƌƐƚ ǀĞŶƵĞ͕ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ sϮ' ϭ,ϰ WŚ͗ ϮϱϬͲϯϵϮͲϳϯϲϭ dŽůů ĨƌĞĞ͗ ϭͲϴϴϴͲϯϵϮͲϳϯϲϭ &Ădž͗ ϮϱϬͲϯϵϮͲϲϭϱϴ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ Ͳ zǀŽŶŶĞ ^ŵŝƚŚ dƌĞĂƚLJ dĞĂŵ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ Ͳ ůůĂŶ dǁĞĞĚŝĞ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ - &ƌŝĞĚĂ ĞůůĞĂƵ ŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ͕ ĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ Θ ZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌʹVacant ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ Ͳ ǀĂĐĂŶƚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ Ͳ ŐŶĞƐƐ :ĂĐŬ

^ƚƐǁĞĐĞŵ͛ĐͬyĂƚ͛ƚĞŵ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶ (formerly known ĂƐ ĂŶŽĞ ƌĞĞŬ ĂŶĚͿ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů ĞůŝǀĞƌLJ͕ ŽŐ ƌĞĞŬ ͕ sK> ϭ:Ϭ WŚ͗ ϮϱϬͲϰϰϬͲϱϲϰϵ dŽůů ĨƌĞĞ͗ ϭͲϴϴϴͲϮϮϬͲϰϮϮϬ &Ădž͗ ϮϱϬͲϰϰϬͲϱϲϳϮ ĐƟŶŐ dƌĞĂƚLJ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ Ͳ WĂƚƌŝĐŬ ,ĂƌƌLJ 'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ Ͳ ůůĂŶ ĚĂŵƐ 'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ dƌĂŝŶĞĞ Ͳ ,ĞĂƚŚĞƌ ĂŵŝůůĞ dƌĞĂƚLJ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚͬ Žŵŵ͘ Ͳ ZŝĐŬ ƌĐŚŝĞ

dƐƋ͛ĞƐĞĐŶ͛ ; ĂŶŝŵ >ĂŬĞ ĂŶĚͿ WK Ždž ϭϬϯϬ͕ ϭϬϬ DŝůĞ ,ŽƵƐĞ sK< Ϯ Ϭ WŚ͖ ϮϱϬͲϯϵϳͲϮϬϬϮ dŽůů ĨƌĞĞ͗ ϭϴϲϲͲϳϵϳͲϮϮϳϳ &Ădž͗ ϮϱϬͲϯϵϳͲϮϳϲϵ dƌĞĂƚLJ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ Ͳ ůŝnjĂďĞƚŚ WĞƚĞ 'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ Ͳ ,ĞůĞŶ ,ĞŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ dƌĞĂƚLJ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ Ͳ DĞůŽĚLJ ,ĞŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ DĂƉƉŝŶŐ dĞĐŚͬ ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ Ͳ /ƌĞŶĞ 'ŝůďĞƌƚ

yĂƚ͛ƐƵůůͬ ŵĞƚĞŵ͛ ;^ŽĚĂ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ĂŶĚͿ ϯϰϬϱ DŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ,ŽƵƐĞ ZŽĂĚ͕ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ sϮ' ϱ>ϱ WŚ͗ ϮϱϬͲϵϴϵͲϮϯϮϯ &Ădž͗ ϮϱϬͲϵϴϵͲϮϯϬϬ dƌĞĂƚLJ DĂŶĂŐĞƌͲ 'ŽƌĚ <ĞĞŶĞƌ 'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ Ͳ ůŝī dŚŽƌƐƚĞŶƐŽŶ dƌĞĂƚLJ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ Ͳ<ĞůůŝĞ >ŽƵŝĞ

d͛ĞdžĞůĐ ;tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ĂŶĚͿ ϮϲϳϮ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ƌŝǀĞ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ sϮ' ϱ<ϵ WŚ͗ ϮϱϬͲϮϵϲͲϯϱϬϳ dŽůů ĨƌĞĞ͗ ϭͲϴϳϳͲϴϱϲͲϯϱϬϳ &Ădž͗ ϮϱϬͲϮϵϲͲϰϳϱϬ dƌĞĂƚLJ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ Ͳ ŚƌŝƐ tLJĐŽƩĞ 'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ Ͳ ŚĂƌůŽƩĞ 'ŝůďĞƌƚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ Ͳ <ŝƌŬ ƌĞƐƐůĞƌ dƌĞĂƚLJ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ Ͳ :ƵĚLJ ŽƐƚŽŶ

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Dustin Sargent Worked with NSTC at the Archaeology Field School in SXFN Traditional Territory This past summer the Northern Shuswap Tribal ŽƵŶĐŝů ŚŝƌĞĚ Ă ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ͕ ƵƐƟŶ ^ĂƌŐĞŶƚ͕ ǁŚŽ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐLJ &ŝĞůĚ ^ĐŚŽŽů ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ Ă ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ E^d ͕ ƚŚĞ ^ƚƐǁĞĐĞŵ͛Đ yŐĂƚ͛ƚĞŵ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶ ;^y&EͿ ĂŶĚ dŚŽŵƉƐŽŶ ZŝǀĞƌƐ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŚĞƌĞ ŝŶ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ͘ ƵƐƟŶ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ E^d ĨƌŽŵ :ƵůLJ Ϯϯ ƚŽ ƵŐƵƐƚ ϭϳ͕ ϮϬϭϮ͘

Ă ŐŽŽĚ ǁĂLJ ƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͘͟ /Ŷ ŚŝƐ ƐƉĂƌĞ ƟŵĞ : ĞŶũŽLJƐ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ŶĞǁƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƵĚLJŝŶŐ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŵƵƐŝĐ ĂŶĚ ƐŝŵƉůLJ ůŽǀŝŶŐ ůŝĨĞ͘

The Field School was featured ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůĂƐƚ ŝƐƐƵĞ ŽĨ >ĞdžĞLJ͛Ğŵ͘ :͕ ĂƐ ŚĞ ůŝŬĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŝƐ a member of the Stswecem’c yŐĂƚ͛ƚĞŵ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶ͘ ,ŝƐ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ ŝƐ ŽŶŶŝĞ ^ůĂĐŬ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ŝƐ 'ĂƌŶĞƚ ^ĂƌŐĞŶƚ͘ ,ŝƐ ƉĂƚĞƌŶĂů ŐƌĂŶĚƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ZŽƐĂůŝĞ ^ĂƌŐĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ EŽƌŵĂŶ :ŽŚŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ŐƌĞĂƚͲ ŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌ ŝƐ ZŽƐŝĞ ^ĞLJŵŽƵƌ͘ ,ŝƐ ŵĂƚĞƌŶĂů ŐƌĂŶĚƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ůŵĂ ĂŶĚ DƵƌƌĂLJ ^ůĂĐŬ͘ :͛Ɛ ũŽď ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ Ă ďŝƚ ŽĨ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ E^d ĚĂƚĂďĂƐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ĮĞůĚǁŽƌŬ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĚŽŝŶŐ ĂƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐLJ ƐƵƌǀĞLJƐ͕ ŵĂƉƉŝŶŐ ƵŶŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐĂǀĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƌĐŚ ƵŶŝƚƐ͘ tŚŝůĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ũŽď ŚĞ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĸĐĞ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ ĐĂŵƉƵƐ ŽĨ dŚŽŵƉƐŽŶ ZŝǀĞƌƐ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ ƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐLJ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ĮĞůĚ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ĂŶ ĂƌĐĂŚĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ƐŝƚĞ͘

(l - r) Dustin (DJ) Sargent seen here in front of the Antoine Billy cabin, instructor Beth Bedard in the middle, Delores Duncan of Dog Creek to Beth;s left and on the far right is Harold Eustache from Simpcw First Nation, formerly known as Chu Chua Band.

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ĞƚŚ ĞĚĂƌĚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐLJ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ĨƌŽŵ dZh ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚŽŵ : ĂƐƐŝƐƚĞĚ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ŽƵƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮĞůĚ͘ dŚĞ ƐŝƚĞ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŶƚŽŝŶĞ ŝůůLJ ĐĂďŝŶ ƐŝƚĞ ŽŶ tĂƌĚ ƌĞĞŬ͘ dŚĞ ĮĞůĚ ǁŽƌŬ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ĐĂŵƉŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ :͘ ,Ğ ƐĂŝĚ ͞/ ƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚůLJ ĞŶũŽLJĞĚ ŵLJ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌ ǁĂƐ ŐƌĞĂ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĐĂŵƉ ĐŽŽŬ͘ ŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ǁĞ ŚĂĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚĞ ǁĞƌĞ ĂǁĞƐŽŵĞ͘ dŚĞ ^y&E ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ůĚĞƌƐ DĂƌLJ ŽƐƚŽŶ ĂŶĚ ZĂLJŵŽŶĚ ZŽƐĞƩĞ͕ ,ĂƌŽůĚ ,ĂƌƌLJ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘ ůƐŽ ǀŝƐŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƌ͘ ZĂLJ ^ĂƵŶĚĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ dZh tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ͕ E^d ͛Ɛ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ zǀŽŶŶĞ ^ŵŝƚŚ͕ E^d dƌĞĂƚLJ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ ůůĂŶ dǁĞĞĚŝĞ ĂŶĚ E^d ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ŐŶĞƐƐ :ĂĐŬ͘ Ɛ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮĞůĚ ƐĐŚŽŽů : ůĞĂƌŶĞĚ ĂďŽƵƚ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ĐĂďŝŶ ƐŝƚĞ ǁĂƐ ƵƐĞĚ͘ EŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌ : ŝƐ ďĂĐŬ ŝŶ ĐůĂƐƐ Ăƚ dZh ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ WƐLJĐŚŽůŽŐLJ͕ ƚǁŽ ŶƚŚƌƉŽůŽŐLJ ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ EĂƟǀĞ ^ƚƵĚŝĞƐ͘ ,Ğ ĂĚĚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ŚŝƐ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŽƵďůĞ ŵĂũŽƌƐ͘ KŶ ƌŽůĞ ŵŽĚĞůƐ : ŶĂŵĞĚ 'ĞŽƌŐĞ ĂƌůŝŶ͕ :ŽŚŶ &͘ <ĞŶŶĞĚLJ ;ƉĂƐƚ h^ ƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚͿ͕ DĂůĐŽůŵ y ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƚůĞƐ Ͳ :ŽŚŶ >ĞŶŶŽŶ͘ &Žƌ ĂŶLJ ŽĨ LJŽƵ LJŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁŚŽ ŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ŵŝůĚůLJ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐLJ : ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŽ LJŽƵ ͞/Ĩ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐLJ ƚĂŬĞ ŝƚ͕ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ

The NStQ Citizen Data Base is up & running. The NSTC needs your current information. To have your information included, s ee the ‘contact’ person for your community. EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ^ŚƵƐǁĂƉ dƌŝďĂů ŽƵŶĐŝů ĂǀĞ &Ğŝů ŽŶƚĂĐƚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ WŚ͗ ϮϱϬͲϯϵϮͲϳϯϲϭ͕ džƚ͕ ϮϬϲ &Ădž͗ ϮϱϬͲϯϵϮͲϲϭϱϴ

(top) SXFN Elder Mary Boston supervises the enearthing of the cooking pit. The cooking pit featured meat and potatoes for the luncheon at the Arch site (right) Elder Raymond rosette enjoys a visit at the site. Antoine Billy, at whose cabin site the Arcaeology Dig too place, was Raymond’s brotherin-law.

ĂŶŝŵ >ĂŬĞ ;dƐƋ͛ĞƐĐĞŶ͛Ϳ :ĞƐƐĞ ƌĐŚŝĞ WŚ͗ ϮϱϬͲϯϵϳͲϮϮϮϳ &Ădž͗ ϮϱϬͲϯϵϳͲϮϳϲϵ ͲŵĂŝů͗ ĞĂƐΛĐĂŶŝŵůĂŬĞďĂŶĚ͘ĐŽŵ ^ƚƐǁĞĐĞŵ͛Đ yĂƚ͛ƚĞŵ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶ >ŽŶŝ &ĂƐƚůŝŶ WŚ͗ ϮϱϬͲϰϰϬͲϱϲϰϱ &Ădž͗ ϮϱϬͲϰϰϬͲϱϲϳϵ ͲŵĂŝů͗ ĨĂǁĐĂŶŽĞΛŵŝĚďĐ͘ĐŽŵ ^ŽĚĂ ƌĞĞŬ ;yĂƚƐ͛ƵůůͿ ZŽdžĂŶŶĞ ^ƚŽďŝĞ WŚ͗ ϮϱϬͲϵϴϵͲϮϯϮϯ &Ădž͗ ϮϱϬͲϵϴϵͲϮϯϬϬ ͲŵĂŝů͗ ƌ͘ƐƚŽďŝĞΛdžĂƚƐƵůů͘ĐŽŵ

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Canim Valley 2012 4-H Report LJ DŝĐŚĞůůĞ ƌĐŚŝĞ

dŚŝƐ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ LJĞĂƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŝŵ sĂůůĞLJ ϰͲ, ůƵď͘ tĞ ŚĂĚ Ϯϲ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĞŶƌŽůůĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͗ ƚǁŽ ;ϮͿ ƐƚĞĞƌƐ͖ ŽŶĞ ;ϭͿ ŚĞŝĨĞƌ͖ ŽŶĞ ;ϭͿ ƐŽǁ Θ ůŝƩĞƌ͖ ĞůĞǀĞŶ ;ϭϭͿ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ƐǁŝŶĞ͖ ƚŚƌĞĞ ;ϯͿ ĞǁĞ ůĂŵďƐ͖ ŽŶĞ ;ϭͿ ĞǁĞ ǁŝƚŚ ůĂŵď͖ Ɛŝdž ;ϲͿ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ůĂŵďƐ͖ ŽŶĞ ;ϭͿ ƐŵĂůů ĞŶŐŝŶĞ͖ ƚŚƌĞĞ ;ϯͿ ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ͖ ƚŚƌĞĞ ;ϯͿ ĨŽŽĚƐ͖ ĂŶĚ ĮǀĞ ;ϱͿ ůŽǀĞƌďƵĚƐ͘ dŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ ǁĂƐ ŽƵƌ ĮƌƐƚ LJĞĂƌ ĨŽƌ ƐŵĂůů engine and foods and the members did a great ũŽď ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͘ dŚĞ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ Ă ŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ϰͲ, LJĞĂƌ ĂƌĞ ƐƉĞĞĐŚĞƐ͕ ƚǁŽ ũƵĚŐŝŶŐ ƌĂůůŝĞƐ͕ ĐůƵď ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚ ĚĂLJ͕ ĂŶĚ Ă ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ďŽŽŬ͘ ůů ƚŚĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞƌĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĂƩĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ϱϰth ŶŶƵĂů ^ŚŽǁ ĂŶĚ ^ĂůĞ ŝŶ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ ƵŐƵƐƚ ϭϳͲϮϮ͕ ϮϬϭϮ͘ ƵĞ ƚŽ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ ǁĞ ŚĂĚ ƚǁŽ ƐǁŝŶĞ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞ ƵŶĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĂƩĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ ďLJ ƵƐŝŶŐ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ƐǁŝŶĞ ƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ͘

DĂƌŬĞƚ >ĂŵďƐ͖ WĂŝŐĞ ƌĐŚŝĞ͕ :ŽůĞĞ ĂŵƉďĞůů͕ ƵƐƚLJ ZŽƐĞ ^ĞůůĂƌƐ ʹ dŽƉ 'ƌŽƵƉ ŽĨ ǁĞ >ĂŵďƐ͖ WĂŝŐĞ ƌĐŚŝĞ ʹ 'ƌĂŶĚ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ǁĞ >Ăŵď͖ ŝŶƐůĞLJ ĞǁƐďƵƌLJ ʹ ZƵŶŶĞƌ hƉ ǁĞ ǁŝƚŚ >ĂŵďƐ͖ ĞƐƚ 'ƌŽŽŵĞĚ >Ăŵď ʹ :ŽůĞĞ ĂŵƉďĞůů͘ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ ŽƵƌ ƵƉ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ϰͲ, ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ůŽǀĞƌďƵĚƐ ƚŽŽŬ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ͘ dŚĞ ůŽǀĞƌďƵĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĂŐĞƐ ϲͲϴ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂƌŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ϰͲ, ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ LJŽƵ ĐŽƵůĚ ƌĂŝƐĞ͘ dŚĞLJ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ƐŚŝŶĞ͕ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĂŵĞ Trophy Winners at the Williams Lake 4-H Show & Sale 2012 ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ W͘ ͘ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘ KƵƌ ůŽǀĞƌďƵĚƐ ĂƌĞ >ĞdžƵƐ ŵƵƚ͕ ŶĂƐƚĂƐŝĂ ŽLJĐĞ͕ ĂƐƐĂŶĚƌĂ ŵŝůĞ͕ dƌŝŶŝƚLJ :ĞŶƐĞŶ͕ ĂŶĚ :ĂĚĞ WĂƵů͘ tĂƚĐŚ ŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ĐŽƵƉůĞ ŽĨ LJĞĂƌƐ͘

ůƐŽ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ ŽƵƌ WŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚĞƌƐ ƐŚŽǁĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ Ă ƐĐƌĂƉŬ͘ dŚĞ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐ ǁŝůů ĚĞƉĞŶĚ ŽŶ ǁŚĂƚ hŶŝƚ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƟŶŐ͘ dŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ ǁĞ ŚĂĚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ʹ ĂŵĞƌŽŶ ŵƵƚ ʹ hŶŝƚ ϭ͖ :ŽůĞĞ ĂŵƉďĞůů ʹ hŶŝƚ Ϯ͖ ĂŶĚ DLJƌŽŶ dŚĞŽĚŽƌĞ ʹ hŶŝƚ ϯ͘ ůů ƚŚƌĞĞ ^ŚŽǁ ĂŶĚ ^ĂůĞ ǁĞĞŬ ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ &ƌŝĚĂLJ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŚŽǁĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐĐƌĂƉŬƐ ĂŶĚ DLJƌŽŶ ŚĂƵůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ went on to show a photo in the salable ^ƚŽĐŬLJĂƌĚƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŶƐ͕ ŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĐůĂƐƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ DLJƌŽŶ͛Ɛ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ĚĞĐŽƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ƐƉŽŶƐŽƌ ƐŝŐŶƐ͕ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ LJĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŝƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƐŽůĚ ŝŶ Canim Valley 4-H Club at the 2012 Williams Lake 4-H Show & ďƵLJĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ƐŝŐŶƐ͘ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĐƟŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ͘ Sale - these young people work hard all year preparing for this Annual Show & Sale &ŝƌƐƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞ͕ &ƌŝĚĂLJ ŶŝŐŚƚ͕ ǁĂƐ ŽƵƌ dŚĞ ,ĞŝĨĞƌ ƐŚŽǁ ĞŶĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ͘ ^ŵĂůů ŶŐŝŶĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͘ ƌĞƩ ƌĐŚŝĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ŚŝƐ ĂŶŝŵ sĂůůĞLJ͛Ɛ WĂŝŐĞ ƌĐŚŝĞ ŚĂĚ Ă ŚĞŝĨĞƌ ŽǀĞƌŚĂƵů ŽĨ Ă ƐŵĂůů Ěŝƌƚ ďŝŬĞ͘ ƌĞƩ ĚŝĚ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ͕ Ă ĮƌƐƚ ĨŽƌ WĂŝŐĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ŶĞǁ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘ ũŽď ďLJ ǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ^ŵĂůů ŶŐŝŶĞ ^ŚĞ ǁŝůů ďƌŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ ŚĞŝĨĞƌ ďĂĐŬ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĐĂůĨ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĂŶĚ ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ ^ŚŽǁŵĂŶƐŚŝƉ͘ ϮϬϭϯ ƐŚŽǁ͘ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͕ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ DŽŶĚĂLJ ŝƐ ďĞĞĨ ĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐ ŽĨ ǁĞŝŐŚƚ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂůůƐ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ ĐůĂƐƐĞƐ͕ ƐŚŽǁŵĂŶƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ďĞƐƚ ŐƌŽŽŵĞĚ͘ WĂŝŐĞ the members do their judging of each project ƌĐŚŝĞ ĂŶĚ >ƵĐŝůůĞ WĂƵů ƐŚŽǁĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ ŝŶ͘ KƵƌ ŶĞdžƚ ŶĞǁ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ĐůĂƐƐĞƐ͕ ƉůĂĐŝŶŐ ϱ Θ ϳth͕ ŐƌĞĂƚ ũŽď ŐŝƌůƐ͘ &ŽŽĚƐ͕ ƐŚŽǁĞĚ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ Ă /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁŵĂŶƐŚŝƉ ĐůĂƐƐ͕ WĂŝŐĞ ǁŽŶ ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ͘ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ ĞĞĨ ^ŚŽǁŵĂŶ͘ dŚĞ &ŽŽĚƐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ŚĂƐ ŽŶůLJ ďĞĞŶ ƐŚŽǁŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚǁŽ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ ƐŽŵĞ ĐŽŶĨƵƐŝŽŶ ŽŶ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ dƵĞƐĚĂLJ ŝƐ ƐǁŝŶĞ ĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďŝŐ ĚĂŶĐĞ͘ tĞ ŚĂĚ members were showing their projects and when ϭϭ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ƐǁŝŶĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ă ƐŽǁ ĂŶĚ >ŝƩĞƌ͘ DĞŵďĞƌƐ Market Class at the Show - Yellowbird Boyce. ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ĚŽŝŶŐ ƐŚŽǁŵĂŶƐŚŝƉ ďƵƚ Ăůů ƚŚƌĞĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ƐǁŝŶĞ ǁĞƌĞ <ĂƚůĞĞŶ ƌĐŚŝĞ͕ ŝdžŝĞ Cameron Amut, Jolee Campbell & Laura Dewbury ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ͘ >ĂŶĞ ŽLJĐĞ͕ dƌĞLJĚĞŶ ŚƌŝƐƚŽƉŚĞƌ͕ <ĂůĞŝ ŝdžŽŶ͕ >ŽƌŶĂ ŝdžŽŶ͕ >ŝůůŝĂŶ ŵŝůĞ͕ ŽůďLJ ,ĞŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ͕ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ǁĂƐ Ă ďƵƐLJ ĚĂLJ ǁŝƚŚ ^ŚĞĞƉ͕ ůŽǀĞƌďƵĚ͕ >ŝŶĚĞŶ WĂƵů͕ WŚŽĞŶŝdž WĂƵů͕ ^ƚĞƉŚĞŶ dŚĞŽĚŽƌĞͲ WŚŽƚŽ ĂŶĚ ,ĞŝĨĞƌ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͘ WŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ǁĂƐ :ĞŶƐĞŶ ĂŶĚ dLJƌŽŶĞ dŚŽŵĂƐ͖ ŽƵƌ ƐŽǁ ĂŶĚ ůŝƩĞƌ ƵƉ ĮƌƐƚͲ ďĞŝŶŐ ũƵĚŐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚĂůůŝĞĚ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐ ďĞůŽŶŐĞĚ ƚŽ <ĂƚůĞĞŶ ƌĐŚŝĞ͘ ůĂƚĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĂLJ͘ ůƐŽ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂŵď ƐŚŽǁ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ŽǀĞƌ ďLJ ŶŽŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ĐĂŶ ŐĞƚ dŚĞ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ Žī ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ďŝƌƚŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌLJ ƟƌŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ůĂŵďƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ůŝƩůĞ ĐƌŝƩĞƌƐ ŝŶ ĞĂƌůLJ :ƵůLJ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ĞdžĐŝƟŶŐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŶŐ͖ :ŽůĞĞ ĂŵƉďĞůů ǁĂƐ ŝŶ ƟŵĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐůƵď͕ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂǁ ƉŝŐůĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŶŐ Ɛŝdž ;ϲͿ ƟŵĞƐ͕ ĐůĂƐƐ ĂŌĞƌ ĐůĂƐƐ͘ ďĞŝŶŐ ďŽƌŶ͘ dŚĞ ƐŽǁ ŚĂĚ ϭϱ ƉŝŐůĞƚƐ͕ ϭϮ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĂƩĞŶĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ͘ dŚĞ ƐǁŝŶĞ ĂŶŝŵ sĂůůĞLJ ǁŝŶŶĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƐŚĞĞƉ͗ >ĂƵƌĂ ĞǁƐďƵƌLJ show starts with showmanship as this is when ʹ ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ DĂƌŬĞƚ >Ăŵď͖ :ŽůĞĞ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ĐůĞĂŶĞƐƚ͘ dŚĞLJ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĂŵƉďĞůů ʹ ZƵŶŶĞƌ hƉ DĂƌŬĞƚ >Ăŵď͖ ĂŵĞƌŽŶ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ĐůĂƐƐĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ ĞŶĚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŵƵƚ͕ :ŽůĞĞ ĂŵƉďĞůů͕ zĞůůŽǁďŝƌĚ ŽLJĐĞ͕ >ĂƵƌĂ ƐŽǁ ĂŶĚ ůŝƩĞƌ ĐůĂƐƐĞƐ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŶŐ ŽŶĞ Ăƚ Cloverbud Achievement Day at Canim Lake ĞǁƐďƵƌLJ ĂŶĚ WĂŝŐĞ ƌĐŚŝĞʹ dŽƉ 'ƌŽƵƉ ŽĨ Trinity, Cassandra, Jade, Anastasia & Lexus Ă ƟŵĞ͘ tĞ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ůŝƩůĞ ŽŶĞƐ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ďƵƐLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ ĨƵŶĚƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚƌƵĐŬŝŶŐ͕ ǀĂĐĐŝŶĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ LJĞĂƌͲĞŶĚ ĂǁĂƌĚƐ͘ dŚĞ ϰͲ, ůƵď ŚĂƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ǁĞůůͲŬŶŽǁŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽƵƉ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ƚŽ ĐĂƚĞƌ LJŽƵƌ ĞǀĞŶƚ͘ dŚĞLJ ǁŽƌŬ ǁĞůů ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂů͘ 'ƌĞĂƚ ũŽď ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ͘

Canim Lake Community News

October 2012

p.7

- Thank You To Our Sponsors & Buyers

A New Project - Foods Class - Paige Archie, Cameron Amut & Stephen Theodore -Jensen

WL Swine Show - Treyden Christopher

WL Swine Show - (l) Phoenix Paul

WL Show - Lucille Paul showing her market steer

ŵŝdžĞĚ ƵƉ͕ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ / Ăŵ ƉƌĞƩLJ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐŽǁƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĞŝƌ ďĂďŝĞƐ͘ <ĂƚůĞĞŶ ǁŽŶ ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ^Žǁ Θ >ŝƩĞƌ͘

WƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂů tŝŶƚĞƌ &Ăŝƌ͕ ĂƌƌŝĞƌĞ

DLJƐĞůĨ͕ DŝĐŚĞůůĞ ƌĐŚŝĞ͕ ĚŽ ƚŚĞ ͞ ͟ ůĞĂĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞĞƉ ůĞĂĚĞƌ͘ Ɛ ͞ ͟ ůĞĂĚĞƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŵLJ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ to ensure our members are registered in the ƌŝŐŚƚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͕ Ăůů ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƐƵƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ registered for the annual show and sale and that ƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ Ăůů ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂǁĂƌĚƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ͘ /ŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĚƵƟĞƐ / ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĞĞƉ ůĞĂĚĞƌ ĂƐ ǁĞůů͘ >ŝŬĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĂƐƐŝƐƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ĮŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͕ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ĨĞĞĚŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚƌLJ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƐŚĞ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ůĞĂĚĞƌ / ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĂŶŬ ůĂŶĂ ŝdžŽŶ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĞĞƉ͘

dŚĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƟŵĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ǁĂƐ Ă ƌĞůĂdžŝŶŐ ƟŵĞ͘ dŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ĂƩĞŶĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŶŶƵĂů ǁĂƌĚƐ ĐĞƌĞŵŽŶLJ͕ ĂŐĂŝŶ Ă ŶĞǁ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘ DŽƐƚ ĂǁĂƌĚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŐŝǀĞŶ ŽƵƚ Ăƚ ƌŝŶŐ ƐŝĚĞ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ƐƟůů ƚŽŽŬ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ůŽŶŐ ƟŵĞ͘ WĂŝŐĞ ǁĂƐ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƵƉ ĨŽƌ ϱth ŽǀĞƌĂůů ŝŶ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ ^ŚĞĞƉ :ƵĚŐŝŶŐ͘ ŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĂǁĂƌĚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĞŶũŽLJĞĚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĂŶĐĞ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ WƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂů tŝŶƚĞƌ &Ăŝƌ͘

dŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ĂƩĞŶĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ WƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂů tŝŶƚĞƌ &Ăŝƌ ĂƐ Ă ϰͲ, ůƵď͕ KŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĚĂLJ ŝƐ ĚŽŶĞ ƚŚĞ ďŽLJƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝƌůƐ ŐĞƚ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ ϮϬ ʹ Ϯϰ͕ ϮϬϭϮ ŝŶ ĂƌƌŝĞƌĞ͘ tĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƌĞĂĚLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ďŝŐ ĚĂŶĐĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĞdžĐŝƟŶŐ ƟŵĞ͕ ŚĂĚ ƚǁŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĞŶƚƌŝĞƐ ĂƩĞŶĚ ďƵƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƉĞŶ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ LJŽƵŶŐ ŐŝƌůƐ͘ dŚĞLJ ĞŶũŽLJ ŐĞƫŶŐ ĐůĂƐƐĞƐ͘ dŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ ǁĞ ŚĂĚ WĂŝŐĞ ƌĐŚŝĞ ʹ ŚĞŝĨĞƌ Ăůů ŵĂĚĞ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĂŬĞͲƵƉ͕ ĚƌĞƐƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŶĂŝů ĂŶĚ ĞǁĞ ůĂŵď͖ :ŽůĞĞ ĂŵƉďĞůů ʹ ĞǁĞ ůĂŵď͖ ĂŶĚ ƉŽůŝƐŚ͘ dŚĞ ďŽLJƐ ĂƌĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĐĂƐƵĂů ďƵƚ / ƚŚŝŶŬ ũƵƐƚ ƵƐƚLJ ZŽƐĞ ^ĞůůĂƌƐ ʹ ĞǁĞ ůĂŵď͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ Ă ŶĞǁ ĂƐ ĞdžĐŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĚĂŶĐĞ͘ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ůĂŝĚ ďĂĐŬ ǁŝƚŚ ŽŶůLJ ƚŚƌĞĞ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐ͕ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ƚŽŽŬ ůŽƚƐ ŽĨ ǁŽƌŬ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ tĞĚŶĞƐĚĂLJ ŝƐ Ă ďƵƐLJ ĚĂLJ ʹ LJĂƌĚ ĐůĞĂŶͲƵƉ͕ ǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ŽƵƌ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌŝŶŐ ĂƐ Ă ĐůƵď Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁ ĂŶĚ ŐĞƫŶŐ LJŽƵƌ ĂŶŝŵĂů ƌĞĂĚLJ ĨŽƌ ƐĂůĞ͘ ǁĂƌĚƐ ŚĂƉƉĞŶ͘ ĂƌĞ ŚĞůĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ͕ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ Ă ďŝŐ ƌƵƐŚ ĨŽƌ ƚƌŽƉŚŝĞƐ ďƵƚ ŽƵƌ ƚƌŽƉŚLJ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞƌƐ ŐĞƚ ŝƚ ĚŽŶĞ͘ dŚĞ ůŽŶŐ ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǁĞŝŐŚͲŝŶ ŽŶ dŚĞŶ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ăůů ĂďŽƵƚ ŐĞƫŶŐ LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵƌ dŚƵƌƐĚĂLJ ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƌĐĂƐƐ ũƵĚŐŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŝŵĂů ƌĞĂĚLJ ĨŽƌ ƐĂůĞ͘ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ͘ &ƌŝĚĂLJ ƚŚĞ ŐŝƌůƐ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ũƵĚŐŝŶŐ ŽĨ ůŝǀĞ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͘ ƚ ϭϮ͗ϰϱ Ɖ͘ŵ͘ ƚŚĞ tĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĂŶŬ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƐƉŽŶƐŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĐůƵď ǁĂƐ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ĐĞƌĞŵŽŶŝĞƐ͘ ďƵLJĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŝŵ sĂůůĞLJ ϰͲ, ĐůƵď ŽŶ dŚĞ ĐůƵď ĞŶƚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŶŐ ʹ :ŽůĞĞ͕ ƵƐƚLJ ZŽƐĞ͕ Ă LJĞĂƌůLJ ďĂƐŝƐ͘ DŝĐŚĞůůĞ ǁŚŝůĞ WĂŝŐĞ ĚŝĚ ĂŶ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĐůƵď͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ WĂŝŐĞ ĂŶŝŵ sĂůůĞLJ >ĞĂĚĞƌƐ ƐŚŽǁĞĚ ŚĞƌ ŚĞŝĨĞƌ ; ĞƩLJͿ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ĐůĂƐƐ ĂŶĚ rd / ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ŶŽǁ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞ LJŽƵ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐ͘ ƉůĂĐĞĚ ϯ ͘ tŝƚŚŽƵƚ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐůƵď ǁŽƵůĚ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ^ŚĞĞƉ ƐŚŽǁ͘ ŌĞƌ ƉƌĞƉĂƌŝŶŐ ŶŽƚ ĞdžŝƐƚ͘ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ĨŽƌ ƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĞLJ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ Žī ǁŝƚŚ ƐĞŶŝŽƌ ƐŚŽǁŵĂŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŽŽŬ ĂďŽƵƚ ĂŶ ŚŽƵƌ ŽůůĞĞŶ ŵƵƚ ʹ ůŽǀĞƌďƵĚƐ͕ WŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ĂŶĚ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƐĞŶŝŽƌ ĐůĂƐƐ͘ ůů ƚŚĞ &ŽŽĚƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ǁŽƌŬƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ůŝďƌĂƌŝĂŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ůŝnjĂ ŚĂƌĚ ǁŽƌŬ ƉĂŝĚ Žī ǁŝƚŚ WĂŝŐĞ ǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƌĐŚŝĞ DĞŵŽƌŝĂů ^ĐŚŽŽů ĂŶĚ ƉƵƚƐ ŝŶ ĞŶĚůĞƐƐ ŚŽƵƌƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞƌ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ƌĞĂĚLJ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ ^ŚŽǁŵĂŶ͘ dŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ƚŽ ŐŽ ŝŶ th in her class ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐůƵď ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŶŐ ǁĂƐ ƵƐƚLJ ZŽƐĞ͕ ƉůĂĐĞĚ ϱ th ƚŚĞŶ :ŽůĞĞ ĂŵƉďĞůů͕ ƉůĂĐĞĚ ϲ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ĐůĂƐƐ͘ /Ŷ ^ŚŽǁ Θ ^ĂůĞ͘ ƚŚĞ ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ WĂŝŐĞ͕ ƵƐƚLJ ZŽƐĞ ĂŶĚ :ŽůĞĞ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ĞǁĞ ůĂŵď ĐůĂƐƐ͘ WĂŝŐĞ ƉůĂĐĞĚ ϯrd͕ WĂŵ dŚĞŽĚŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ EŽƌŵĂ dŚĞŽĚŽƌĞͲ ƌĐŚŝĞ ƵƐƚLJ ZŽƐĞ ϱth ĂŶĚ :ŽůĞĞ ϲth͘ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐǁŝŶĞ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐ͘ dŚĞLJ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ WĂŵ ƚŽŽŬ ƚŚĞ ^ǁŝŶĞ KŶ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ͕ WĂŝŐĞ ǁĂƐ ďĂĐŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ŵĂŶƵĂů ĂŶĚ ǁĞŶƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŝƚ Ăƚ ĞĂĐŚ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ŚĞŝĨĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƐŚŽǁŵĂŶƐŚŝƉ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ŵLJ ƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ǁĞƌĞ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƚŚĞ ŚĞŝĨĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ :ĂĐŬƉŽƚ ƐŚŽǁŵĂŶƐŚŝƉ ĐůĂƐƐ͕ Ă ĐŽƵůĚ ĂďŽƵƚ ƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐǁŝŶĞ͘ ĮƌƐƚ ĨŽƌ ŵĞ͘ dŚĞLJ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ŝƚ ĂƐ ŽƉĞŶ ƚŽ Ăůů ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐͬĨĂŵŝůLJ ǁŚŽ ͞ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŚĞLJ ŬŶĞǁ ŝƚ Ăůů͘͟ ŽŶ ŝdžŽŶ ĐĂŵĞ ŽŶ ĂƐ ŽƵƌ ^ŵĂůů ŶŐŝŶĞ ůĞĂĚĞƌ ǁŚĞŶ ŶŽďŽĚLJ ĞůƐĞ ĐĂŵĞ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ LJŽƵŶŐ tŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ / ŚĂǀĞ Ă ďĞƩĞƌ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶ of what our members endure when showing ŵĞŵďĞƌ ƌĞĂůůLJ ǁĂŶƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͘ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂŶŝŵĂůͲ ďĞĞĨ͕ ƐŚĞĞƉ͕ Žƌ ƐǁŝŶĞ͘ dŚĞ ĚĂLJ ƵĚƌĞLJ ĂŶŝĞůƐ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞĞĨ ůĞĂĚĞƌ͕ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŚĞƌ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ WĂŝŐĞ ŝŶ ƐŚŽǁŵĂŶƐŚŝƉ ĐůĂƐƐ͘ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŝŶ ďĞĞĨ ĨŽƌ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ LJĞĂƌƐ ^ŚĞ ƉůĂĐĞĚ ϭst in her heat and returned for the ƚŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ Ă ŶĞǁ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌ͘ ^ŚĞ ĞŶũŽLJĞĚ ŐƌĂŶĚ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ƌŽƵŶĚ͕ ƉůĂĐŝŶŐ ϵth͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ĂŶ ŝƚ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƐƚĂLJŝŶŐ ŽŶ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ůĞĂĚĞƌ ĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ĂŶLJ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŐŽ ŶĞdžƚ LJĞĂƌ͘ ŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ ƌŽƵŶĚ͘

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KǀĞƌĂůů ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ Ă ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ƚŽ ĞŶĚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ŶŶƵĂů ĂŶƋƵĞƚ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌĚƐ͘ / ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĂŶŬ Ăůů the parents for their support for the club and ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŚŝůĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ͘ ŶLJŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ǁĂŶƚƐ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ϰͲ, ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ Žƌ ĂďŽƵƚ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ Ă ĐůƵď͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ŚĞƐŝƚĂƚĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ŵĞ Ăƚ ϮϱϬͲϯϵϳͲϮϮϮϱ or ŵŝĐŚĞůůĞ͘ĂƌĐŚŝĞΛĐĂŶŝŵůĂŬĞďĂŶĚ͘ĐŽŵ͘

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dreadful disaster. Yet this April also marks the 150th anniversary of a catastrophe in B.C. that makes the foundering of that iconic passenger ship seem trivial, and raises questions about why the one invokes fascination while the other is met with a kind of cultural amnesia. Yet over 18 months that began in April of 1862, at least half and perhaps well over half of all the people living in B.C. – most of them First Nations – perished in a single event that killed people so fast and in such numbers that it might have emerged from the pages RI DQ DSRFDO\SWLF VFLHQFH ¿FWLRQ QRYHO E\ 6WHSKHQ .LQJ ´

,Ğ ǁĂƐ ƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ͚ƐŵĂůůƉŽdž ĞƉŝĚĞŵŝĐ ŽĨ ϭϴϲϮ͛͘ DLJ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐ ŝŵƉĂĐƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ͘ Ɛ / ǁĂƐ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƵƉ / ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ĞǀĞƌ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŵĂůůƉŽdž ĞƉŝĚĞŵŝĐ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƐŵĂůůƉŽdž ŝŶ ƐĐŚŽŽů ďƵƚ / ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŝŶ Ă ĨĂƌ ĂǁĂLJ ůĂŶĚ͕ / ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ŬŶŽǁ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŝŶ ŵLJ ďĂĐŬ LJĂƌĚ ʹ ƚŚĂƚ Ă ƐƚƌĞƚĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ &ƌĂƐĞƌ ZŝǀĞƌ ŶŽƚ ϮϬ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŽŐ ƌĞĞŬ ǁĂƐ Ă ŵĂƐƐ ŐƌĂǀĞ͊ / ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ǁŚĞŶ / ĐĂŵĞ ŚŽŵĞ ƚŽ ŽŐ ƌĞĞŬ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϰ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ĂƐ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ͘ / ƌĞĂůŝnjĞĚ / Ăŵ ŚĞƌĞ ƚŽĚĂLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŵLJ ŐƌĞĂƚͲŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌ ^ƵƐĂŶ ĚǁĂƌĚƐ :ŝŵ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĞƉŝĚĞŵŝĐ͘ EŽ ŽŶĞ ƌĞĂůůLJ ŬŶŽǁƐ ŚŽǁ ŽůĚ ŐƌĂŶŶLJ ^ƵƐĂŶ ;ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƉƌŽƵŶĐĞĚ ŚĞƌ ŶĂŵĞ ͚^ŽŽƐĂŶ͛Ϳ ǁĂƐ͕ ďƵƚ ŝŶ ϭϵϲϳ͕ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ / ǁĂƐ ďŽƌŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ŝƚLJ ŽĨ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚ ŚĞƌ ϭϬϬth ďŝƌƚŚĚĂLJ͘ 'ƌĂŶŶLJ ^ƵƐĂŶ ƐĂŝĚ ƐŚĞ ǁĂƐ Ă LJŽƵŶŐ Őŝƌů ĂďŽƵƚ ϭϮ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŵĞϳ ĐĂŵĞ ƚŽ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĞ /ŶĚŝĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ŝŶ ϭϵϳϭ͕ ŝŶ ĚŽŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƚŚ͘​͘​͘​͘ / ĮŐƵƌĞ ƐŚĞ ǁĂƐ ŶŽ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ϱ LJĞĂƌƐ ŽůĚ ŝŶ ϭϴϲϮ͘ / ŚĞĂƌĚ ƐŚĞ ǁĂƐ Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ ϭϭϬ ǁŚĞŶ ƐŚĞ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ͘ / ĂƐŬĞĚ ŐƌĂŶŶLJ >ĞŶĂ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚĞƌ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƵƌǀŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐŵĂůůƉŽdž ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ƐŝŵƉůĞ ͞LJƵŚ͟ ĂŶĚ Ă ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞƌ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŽůĚ ŚĞƌ ŽĨ Ă ŵĂƐƐ ŐƌĂǀĞ ŶĞĂƌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ĂŶŽĞ ƌĞĞŬ ŇŽǁƐ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ &ƌĂƐĞƌ ZŝǀĞƌ͘ / ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ Ă ƌĂŌŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƉ ƚŽ ǀŝƐŝƚ ƚŚĞ Ɖŝƚ ŚŽƵƐĞ ǀŝůůĂŐĞ ƐŝƚĞƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŽƵƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ƉĞƌŝƐŚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŵĂůů ƉŽdž ŚĂĚ ůŝǀĞĚ͕ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂŶ ŝĚĞĂů ǁĂLJ ŽĨ ͚ŚŽŶŽƵƌŝŶŐ͛ ƚŚĞŵ͘ / ĂŶĚ /ƌǀŝŶĞ :ŽŚŶƐŽŶ͕ ŽĨ ƐŬ͛Ğƚ͕ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƚƌŝƉ ƚǁŽ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŐŽ͘ / ƚŽůĚ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝƐƚĞŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϴϲϮ ƐŵĂůůƉŽdž ĞƉŝĚĞŵŝĐ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ϭϱϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŐŽ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŌŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƉ͘ / ĞŵĂŝůĞĚ ƚŚŽƐĞ / ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ ŽƵƚ͘ / ŬĞĞƉ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ďƵƚ ŚĂǀĞŶ͛ƚ ƐĞĞŶ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁƐ Žƌ ŽŶ D^E ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ͕ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ŽŶ &: ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŌŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƉ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ƉŝĐŬĞĚ ƵƉ ďLJ 'ůŽďĂů dsͬ ͘ / ŬŶŽǁ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƚƌŝƉ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŝŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͕ / ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ůŝŬĞĚ ŝƚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ďŝŐ ĚĞĂů ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ ǁŝĚĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌůĚǁŝĚĞ͘ / ƚŽůĚ ŵLJ ĨƌŝĞŶĚ <ĞŝƚŚ DĂƩŚĞǁ ĂďŽƵƚ ǁŚĂƚ / ůĞĂƌŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŌŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƉ ƉůĂŶƐ͘ ,ŝƐ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚ ͞LJŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ͕ ƐŽƵŶĚƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĞ ^ƉŝƌŝƚƐ ŚĂǀĞ LJŽƵ͟ ŐĂǀĞ ŵĞ ŐŽŽƐĞ ďƵŵƉƐ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĞdžĂĐƚůLJ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂƐƚ ĐŽƵƉůĞ ŽĨ LJĞĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ůŝŬĞ ĨŽƌ ŵĞ͕ ƌĞĂůŝƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ϮϬϭϮ ǁĂƐ ϭϱϬth LJĞĂƌƐ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐŵĂůůƉŽdž ĞƉŝĚĞŵŝĐ͘ ϭϱϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŐŽ ŽƵƌ ůĂǁƐ͕ ŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞƐ͕ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƌ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ǁĞƌĞ ĂůŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĞůů͘ ŶĚ ŶŽǁ͕ ϭϱϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ůĂƚĞƌ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞǀŝǀĂů ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͘ dŚĞ ƐŵĂůůƉŽdž ĞƉŝĚĞŵŝĐ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ŝŶ Ɖƌŝů͕ ϭϴϲϮ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ďLJ KĐƚŽďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĂƚ LJĞĂƌ ŝƚ ŚĂĚ ƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ ŽƵƌ ĂƌĞĂ͘ ĞƚǁĞĞŶ KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϭϴϲϮ ĂŶĚ &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ ϭϴϲϯ ƚŚĞ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ EĂƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ƌĞĚƵĐĞĚ ƚŽ ϭϳ ďĂŶĚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ϯϬ͘ dŚŝƌƚĞĞŶ ďĂŶĚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ǁŝƉĞĚ ŽƵƚ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ĂŶLJŽŶ ĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ŵĂƉ / ĐŽƵůĚ ĮŶĚ ĚĞƉŝĐƟŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ Ă ϮϬϬϲ ŵĂƉ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĚĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ ĂŶĚ͘ / ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĂƌ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ĂŶ ƵƉͲƚŽͲ ĚĂƚĞ ŵĂƉ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŵĂĚĞ ĨŽƌ ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂĚĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͘

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DLJ ĐŽƵƐŝŶ dƌĂĐLJ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƐŽŶ dLJƌĞůů ĐĂŵĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƚƌŝƉ͘ / ƚŽůĚ dLJƌĞůů ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŵLJ ǁŝƐŚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŝƚĞ ŝŶ ϮϬϲϮ͕ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϬth ĂŶŶŝǀĞƌƐĂƌLJ͕ ƚŽ ŚŽŶŽƌ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĐƟŵƐ͘ dLJƌĞůů ŝƐ ϭϱ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ϲϱ ƚŚĞŶ͘ DĂŶLJ ŽĨ ƵƐ ǁŝůů ŶŽƚ ďĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϬth͕ ďƵƚ ŚĞ ĐĂŶ ƚĂůŬ ĂďŽƵƚ ŽƵƌ ƚƌŝƉ͘ / ƚŽŽŬ ŽǀĞƌ ŚĂůĨ ĂŶ ŚŽƵƌ ŽĨ ĨŽŽƚĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ĂƐŬĞĚ ŵĂŶLJ ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ Ă ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ϱϬ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ / ǁŝůů ŐŝǀĞ ƚŚŝƐ ĨŽŽƚĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶLJ ƉŚŽƚŽƐ ƚĂŬĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ƚŽ Ă ŵƵƐĞƵŵ ĨŽƌ ƐĂĨĞŬĞĞƉŝŶŐ͘ yŐĂƚ͛ƚĞŵ ůĚĞƌ DĂƌLJ ŽƐƚŽŶ ĐĂŵĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƚƌŝƉ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ dĂƐĞŬŽ DŝŶĞƐ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ͘ ƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƚ͕ DĂƌLJ͛Ɛ ƉůĂŶ ǁĂƐ ƚŽ ŐŽ ĂƐ ĨĂƌ ĂƐ ŚƵƌŶ ƌĞĞŬ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĂŌĞƌ ŽŶůLJ ϭϬ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŌ ƐŚĞ ƚŽůĚ ƐŚĞ ǁĂƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ͊ LJ ƚŚĞ end of the trip she wanted to go past Lillooet and is now game ƚŽ ĚŽ ,Ğůů͛Ɛ ŐĂƚĞ͊​͊ DĂƌLJ ĂĚǀŝƐĞĚ ĂƌǁŝŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƵƐĂŶ ƐŚĞ ŝƐ ǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŐŽ ŽŶ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƚƌŝƉƐ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJ ŶĞĞĚ ĂŶ ůĚĞƌ ƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ƉŝƚͲĐŽŽŬ͘ dŚĂƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁĞ ĐĂŵƉĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ͚sŝŬŝŶŐ ĂŵƉ͛ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ϭϬ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϯth tĂƌƌŝŽƌ ǁĂƐ ĮůŵĞĚ͘ ĂLJ Ϯ Θ ϯ ʹ dƵĞƐĚĂLJ Θ tĞĚŶĞƐĚĂLJ dŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ ǁĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŽ ŚƵƌŶ ƌĞĞŬ ǁŚĞƌĞ ǁĞ ŚĂĚ ůƵŶĐŚ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƐŝƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁůLJ ƌĞƉĂƚƌŝĂƚĞĚ ƉĞƚƌŽŐůLJƉŚ ƌŽĐŬ͘ 'ĂƌĞƚŚ DĂĚŽĐͲ:ŽŶĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ &: dsϳĨƌŽŵ <ĂŵůŽŽƉƐ ĮůŵĞĚ ƵƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝĚ Ă ƐƚŽƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ ŽŶ &: dsϳ ĂŶĚ 'ůŽďĂů EĞǁƐ͘ dŚĂƚ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ǁĞ ƐĞƚ ƵƉ ĐĂŵƉ Ăƚ Ă ƉůĂĐĞ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƚŚĞĚƌĂůƐ͕ ďĞůŽǁ ŚƵƌŶ͘ dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĞ ŚĂĚ ƟŵĞ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞ ŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ ƚŽ ŽŶĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ŐƌĞĂƚ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ǁŚŽ ǁĂƐ Ăůů ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƚƌŝƉ͘ dŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ƉůĂƋƵĞ ǁĂƐ ƉůĂĐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƚǁŽͲŶŝŐŚƚ ƐƚŽƉ ŽǀĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ĚĂLJ ǁĂƐ ǀĞƌLJ ŚŽƚ͕ ƐŽ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶ ǁĂƐ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ĐĞƌĞŵŽŶLJ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂƋƵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ĂŌĞƌ ĚŝŶŶĞƌ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŽůĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ĐĞƌĞŵŽŶLJ ĞŶĚĞĚ ƵƉ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ƉůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĚůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĂLJ͘

,ĞƌĞ ǁĞ ŵĂĚĞ ƐdžƵƐĞŵ͕ DĂƌLJ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ůĚĞƌƐ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚ ƉŝƚͲĐŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ /ƌǀŝŶĞ ŐŽƚ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ ƉůĂLJŝŶŐ ůĂŚĂů͘ ĂLJ ϰ Θ ϱ ʹ dŚƵƌƐĚĂLJ Θ &ƌŝĚĂLJ dŚĞ ůĂƐƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁĞ ƐƉĞŶƚ Ăƚ >ĞŽŶ ƌĞĞŬ͕ ŶĞĂƌ >ŝůůŽŽĞƚ͘ dŚĞ ůĂƐƚ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ / ĂƐŬĞĚ ĞĐĞůŝĂ͕ DĂƌLJ ĂŶĚ :ĞĂŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌŝƉ͘ ĞĐĞůŝĂ ĞZŽƐĞ Ͳ ͞ ĞƐƚ ŚŽůŝĚĂLJ / ĞǀĞƌ ŚĂĚ͘ ĞĨŽƌĞ / ǁĂƐ ƐĐĂƌĞĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŝǀĞƌ͕ ŶŽǁ /͛ŵ ŶŽƚ͘ / ƐĞĞŶ ƐŽ ŵƵĐŚ͕ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ƌĞĂůŝƐĞ ƐŽ ŵĂŶLJ ƉĞƚƌŽŐůLJƉŚƐ͘ &ŽŽĚ ŝƐ ĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ͕ ĞǀĞŶ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƌĞĨƌŝŐĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘ ŶũŽLJĞĚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ͕ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ƐĂŶĚ͘ ǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ ŝƐ ƐŽ ƐŚĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŚĞůƉĨƵů͕ ƐŽ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƞƵů͘͟ DĂƌLJ ŽƐƚŽŶ ʹ ͞ ĞƐƚ ŚŽůŝĚĂLJ ŝŶ ŵLJ ǁŚŽůĞ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ / ĞŶũŽLJ ƚŚĞ ƚƌŝƉ͘ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƐĐĞŶĞƌLJ͘͟ :ĞĂŶ tŝůůŝĂŵ ʹ ͞EŽƚ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƟŵĞ͕ ŐŽ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŇŽǁ͘ ĞƐƚ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ͘ ĞƐƚ ŚŽůŝĚĂLJ / ĞǀĞƌ ŚĂĚ͘ /͛ǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƌĞĂůůLJ ƌĞůĂdžĞĚ͕ ŶŽ ƟŵĞ ĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐ͘ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ Ăůů ĨŽƌĐĞƐ ŽĨ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ͘ ůů ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ŝŶ ŵLJ ŽǁŶ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ͕ ƵŶďĞůŝĞǀĂďůĞ͊͟

^ƚĞƉŚĞŶ͛Ɛ ĂƌƟĐůĞ ĞŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͗ ͞tŚLJ ŽƵƌ ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞ ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚĂƚ͕ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƌ ƐĐŽƉĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ͕ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJ ƐŵĂůů ƚƌĂŐĞĚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ dŝƚĂŶŝĐ͍ tŚLJ ƚŚŝƐ ĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĂŵŶĞƐŝĂ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƚĂƐƚƌŽƉŚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞĚƌĞǁ ƚŚĞ ĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ ŵĂƉ ŽĨ ͘ ͕͘ ĞƌĂƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ǁŚŽůĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ƚƌŝďĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐƚƌŽLJĞĚ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĞƐ͍͟ ŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƚƌŝƉ ŝƐ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƟŵĞ ŶĞdžƚ LJĞĂƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉ ŽĨ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů dŽƵƌŝƐŵ ͕ ƐŽ ǁĂƚĐŚ ĨŽƌ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ͊ / ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ŵLJ ĞŵƉůŽLJĞƌ͕ ^ŽŶĂ ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ŽƌƉ͕͘ ǁŚŽ ƉĂŝĚ ĨŽƌ ƚǁŽ ƐĞĂƚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐ ŵĞ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŶŽƌŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŵĂůůƉŽdž ǀŝĐƟŵƐ͘ EĞŝƚŚĞƌ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ ŚĂŝƌŵĂŶ EŝĐŬ &ĞƌƌŝƐ Žƌ ,ŽŶŽŶĂƌLJ ŚŝĞĨ ZŝĐŚĂƌĚ >Ğ ŽƵƌĚĂŝƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ĂƩĞŶĚ͖ ƚǁŽ E^ƚY ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ǁĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉůĂĐĞƐ͘ <ƵŬƐƚĞŵĐ͊

First Nation News

October 2012

p.9

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tĞ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ŚŝŐŚ ĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ tŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ ŝŶ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐ ŽĨ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŝŶ ĂŶĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ŵŝŶĞƐ͘ ĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞƐ͕ ŵŝŶĞƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ůŝĨĞďůŽŽĚ ŶĚ ǀĞƌLJ ŽŌĞŶ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ƐŬŝůůƐ Žƌ ĂŶ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ŐĂƉ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ ŽĨ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽĨ Ă ƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘ WƌĞŵŝĞƌ ŚƌŝƐƚLJ ůĂƌŬ͛Ɛ ϮϬϭϭ ũŽďƐ ƉůĂŶ ĐĂůůƐ ĨŽƌ ĞŝŐŚƚ ŶĞǁ ŵŝŶĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŶŝŶĞ ĞdžƉĂŶĚĞĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ďLJ ϮϬϭϱ͘ ^Ž ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ǀĞŶ ŝĨ ŽŶůLJ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ŐŽ ĂŚĞĂĚ͕ ĞĚƵĐĂƚŽƌƐ ƚŽ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŐĂƉ ʹ ĂŶĚ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŝŶŝŶŐ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ ĞdžƉĞĐƚƐ Ă ůĂďŽƵƌ ĐƌƵŶĐŚ͘ dŚĞ ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ ǁŽƌŬ ĨŽƌĐĞ ŝƐ ŶĞĂƌŝŶŐ ƌĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ůŽĐĂů ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƐŬŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ LJŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ũŽďƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ͘ ƚŽ Įůů ƚŚĞ ŐĂƉ͘ ,Žǁ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŐŽŝŶŐ͍ Ž LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ƚĂƌŐĞƚ LJŽƵ͛ƌĞ ƚƌLJŝŶŐ ƚŽ Śŝƚ͍ dŽ ĞĂƐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵŝŶŝŶŐ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƐƚĞƉƉŝŶŐ ƵƉ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ƚŽ ƌĞĐƌƵŝƚ ǁŽŵĞŶ͕ ƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƐƚĂŐĞ͕ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ϯϲϱ ƉůƵƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƉůĂĐĞĚ ŝŶ ŝŵŵŝŐƌĂŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ͘ KŶĞ ƐƵĐŚ ũŽďƐ͘ dŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ŝŶ Ă ƐŚŽƌƚ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ŽĨ ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ ŽůƵŵďŝĂ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů DŝŶĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ĚŽƵďůĞĚ ŽƵƌ ΀ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů΁ ƚĂƌŐĞƚ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ dƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ Dd ͕ Ă ĨĞĚĞƌĂůůLJ ĨƵŶĚĞĚ ǁĂƐ ϭϰϴ͘ KƵƌ ƚĂƌŐĞƚ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƉůĂĐĞ ϲϱϬ ŵŽƌĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϵ͘ ŝŶ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ ũŽďƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ Ϯ ϭͬϮ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ ŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ďĂĐŬĚƌŽƉ͕ ŚŝŶĞƐĞͲďĂĐŬĞĚ , tĞ ĂƌĞ Ă ĚĞŵĂŶĚͲĚƌŝǀĞŶ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘ tĞ ǁŽƌŬ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ ŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚ ƉĞƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ďĂĐŬǁĂƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ũŽďƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ŬŶŽǁ ĂƌĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ďƌŝŶŐ ϮϬϬ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ dĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ &ŽƌĞŝŐŶ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŚĞŶ ǁĞ ƌĞĐƌƵŝƚ͕ ĂƐƐĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ tŽƌŬĞƌ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ Ăƚ ŝƚƐ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ DƵƌƌĂLJ ƚƌĂŝŶ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĂƉƟƚƵĚĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ZŝǀĞƌ ĐŽĂů ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ŝŶ dƵŵďůĞƌ ZŝĚŐĞ͘ ũŽďƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ǁĞ ǁŽƌŬ ŽŶ ƉůĂĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ͘ >ĂďŽƵƌ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƐĂŝĚ ĐŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŽŶĞ ^ŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ŽĨ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ůŽĐĂů ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ũŽďƐ͘ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŐĞƚ ŝƐ ƋƵŝƚĞ ŵŝŶŝŵĂů ʹ ŝƚ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ Ă >ĂƵƌŝĞ ^ƚĞƌƌŝƩ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ŵĂƩĞƌ ŽĨ ǁĞĞŬƐ ʹ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ĂƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƵƐ ŽĨ Dd ĂŶĚ Ă ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ͘ ͘ DŝŶŝŶŐ ,Z ĨŽƌ Ă ůŽŶŐĞƌ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ŽĨ ƟŵĞ͘ dĂƐŬ &ŽƌĐĞ͘

Some Best Practices For Developing First Nations Governance and Communicating with the Citizens dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ DĂĂͲEƵůƚŚ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͘

,ĂǀĞ Ă ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ ƉůĂŶ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƉůĂĐĞ sŝƐŝďůĞ >ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨŽƌ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ >ŽŽŬ ƚŽ LJŽƵƌ ƉĂƐƚ ƚŽ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ŵŽǀĞ ĨŽǁĂƌĚ ŝŶ ƌĞƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƟŶŐ LJŽƵƌ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƵŝůĚ LJŽƵƌ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƵƉ͕ ƐĞĞŬ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵĞ ĞŶŐĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ LJŽƵƌ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ <ĞĞƉ ƌĞĂůŝƟĞƐ ŝŶ ŵŝŶĚ ŝŶ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ʹ ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ ďƵƚ ƐƟůů ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶͲŵĂŬŝŶŐ processes ƵŝůĚ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ ĞĂƌůLJ͕ ƐƚĂī ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŵĞĞƚ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJ to discuss upcoming changes and restructutring ƌŝŶŐ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĞĂƚLJ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ĂƐ ƐŽŽŶ as possible >ĞĂƌŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŽƚŚĞƌ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ Ž ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉ ƚŚĞ ͚ĐĂůŵ͛ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂƐŝƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŝƟĂů ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ʹ ůŽƚƐ ŽĨ ƐƚƌĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ƉĂŶŝĐ͕ ǁŝůů ĞdžŝƐƚ /ŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞŶƚ ŽĨ LJŽƵƌ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ĂƐ

ĞĂƌůLJ ĂƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͕ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ŶĞǁ ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ ĞĂƌůLJ on ƐƚĂďůŝƐŚ ͚ďĞƐƚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͛ ƉŽůŝĐLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ĞĂƌůLJ ƚŽ ĐŽŶĮƌŵ ĂŶĚ ĐůĂƌŝĨLJ ƌŽůĞƐ and prcesses

tĞ͛ǀĞ ŚĂĚ ĂŶ ĞŶƚƌĞƉƌĞŶĞƵƌŝĂů ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ĞŝŐŚƚ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ůŽŶŐ͕ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŚĂĚ Ă Ɛŝdž ŵŽŶƚŚ ŚƵŵĂŶ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ͛ǀĞ ŚĂĚ ĂŶ ĞŝŐŚƚ ǁĞĞŬ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ŵŝŶŝŶŐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ͘ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ Ă ĐŽĂů ŵŝŶĞ ŝŶ ͘ ͘ ŚĂƐ ĂƉƉůŝĞĚ ƚŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ ƚŽ ĂŶĂĚĂ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ dĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ &ŽƌĞŝŐŶ tŽƌŬĞƌ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘ tŚĂƚ ĚŽ LJŽƵ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĂƚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͍ ^ƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŵLJ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƚĂƐŬ ĨŽƌĐĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ ĚŽŶĞ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ŝŶƚŽ ůĂďŽƵƌ ĨŽƌĐĞ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ͘​͘​͘ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂŶƐ ƉŽŝŶƚ ƚŽ ŶŽƚ ũƵƐƚ Ă ƐŵĂůů ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞ͕ ďƵƚ Ă ƌĞĂůůLJ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞ ŽĨ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ͘ ^Ž ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ ǁŝĚĞ ƚŽ ĂƩƌĂĐƚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐƌƵŝƚ ƐŬŝůůĞĚ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ͘ dŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ Ă ĨŽĐƵƐ ŽŶ ĂƩƌĂĐƟŶŐ ǁŽŵĞŶ͕ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŵŵŝŐƌĂŶƚ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ͘ ǀĞŶ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ƉƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĞīŽƌƚ ƚŽǁĂƌĚ Ăůů ƚŚƌĞĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĂŶĚ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂdžŝŵƵŵ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵƌ ĞīŽƌƚƐ͕ ǁĞ͛ƌĞ ƐƟůů ŶŽƚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ ƚŽ Įůů the need if all of the [proposed] mines come on ƐƚƌĞĂŵ ŝŶ ͘ ͘ /Ɛ ƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚ ĞīŽƌƚ ďĞŝŶŐ ŵĂĚĞ ƚŽ ƚĂƉ ƚŚĞ ĂďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌƐĞĂƐ ĨŽƌ ůĂďŽƵƌ͍ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ŵŝŶŝŶŐ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ĨŽĐƵƐ ĂŶĚ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ŵĂĚĞ͘ /Ĩ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚ ŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ ƚŽĚĂLJ ʹ / ĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƐŬŝůůĞĚ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ ƚŽ Įůů ƚŚŽƐĞ ũŽďƐ͘ /Ĩ ǁĞ ŵĂŬĞ Ă ƌĞĂů ĐŽŶĐĞƌƚĞĚ ĞīŽƌƚ ǁŝƚŚ Dd ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ʹ ǁŝůů ƚŚĞƌĞ ďĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶ ƚǁŽ Žƌ ƚŚƌĞĞ LJĞĂƌƐ͍ / ƚŚŝŶŬ ƐŽ͘ LJ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ ĂŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ůŝŬĞ ŽƵƌƐ͕ / ĚŽ ŚŽƉĞ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ĐĂƚĐŚ ƵƉ͘ ΀EŽƚĞ͗ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ Dd ͕ dŚŽŵƉƐŽŶ ZŝǀĞƌƐ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŝŶ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ >ĂŬĞ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ ŚŝƌĞĚ ŝĐŝ ^ƚĞƌƌŝƩ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂ ŽĨ ŵŝŶŝŶŐ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ůŽĐĂůůLJ͘΁

ĞǀĞůŽƉ ĂŶĚ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ Ă ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJͬƉůĂŶ ŶŐĂŐĞ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ŝŶ ŵĂŶLJ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ǁĂLJƐ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ŝŶ ĚŝƌĞĐƚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ϮͲǁĂLJ ĐŽŵŵƵŶƵŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ /ŶǀŽůǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ƚĞĂŵ ŝŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ ĞīŽƌƚƐ͕ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŶŽƚ ĂŶLJ ͚ŽŶĞ͛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ͛Ɛ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽŶ͛ƚ ũƵƐƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞ ǁŚĞŶ LJŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ something ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ŝƚŽ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƐĞůĨͲŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ĞǀĞůŽƉ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ƉůĂŶƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶĂůͬŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂů ƉůĂŶƐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ĞīĞĐƚ ĂƐ ƐŽŽŶ ĂƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ĂƐ LJŽƵƌ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ͛ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐ will be high ŽŶ͛ƚ ďĞ ĐŽŵƉůĂĐĞŶƚ ʹ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ŬĞĞƉ LJŽƵƌ ĞLJĞƐ and ears open and be sure to address concerns ŽĨ ƚĞĂŵ ĂŶĚ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂƐ ĞĂƌůLJ ĂƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ

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&XOWXUDO (YHQWV DW ;DWĞnjOO +HULWDJH 9LOODJH :HUH 6XFFHVVIXO LJ DŝƌŝĂŵ ^ŚŝůůŝŶŐ͕

/ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ LJĞĂƌ ĨŽƌ ŽƵƌ ŵŽŶƚŚůLJ ƵůƚƵƌĂů ǀĞŶƚƐ ŚĞůĚ Ăƚ yĂƚƑƻůů ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ sŝůůĂŐĞ͘ tĞ ŚĂĚ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ƚƵƌŶŽƵƚ ůĂƐƚ LJĞĂƌ and it was also a huge ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͘ tĞ ĞǀĞŶ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ an award for our Cultural ǀĞŶƚƐ͕ ƚŚĞ KƵƚƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ Ždž DĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ ǁĂƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ăƌŝ ŚŝůĐŽƟŶ ŽĂƐƚ dŽƵƌŝƐŵ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͘ ŚƩƉ͗ͬ​ͬ džĂƚƐƵůůŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞǀŝůůĂŐĞ͘ĐŽŵͬŶĞǁƐͬ ĂĐŚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ϮϬϭϮ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ŽƵƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĂƌƌŝǀŝŶŐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ϭϭŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ͕ Ă ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ďLJ ŚŝĞĨ Ğǀ ^ĞůůĂƌƐ Žƌ ŽƵŶĐŝů ŵĞŵďĞƌ dŚŽŵĂƐ WŚŝůůŝƉƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌŵĞŶ ^ĞůůĂƌƐ͘ >ƵŶĐŚ ǁĂƐ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ Ăƚ ŶŽŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ůŽĐĂů ĨŽŽĚƐ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ďLJ ŽƵƌ ůĂĚŝĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ A shot of the interior of a pithouse, with the ODGGHU DQG D ¿UH pit in the centre. There will be benches added along the walls as this is used for workshop presentations.

ŌĞƌ ůƵŶĐŚ ǁĞ ŚĂĚ ĚƌƵŵŵŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐŝŶŐŝŶŐ͕ ƚŽƵƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ sŝůůĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ĐƌĂŌ ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĚƌĞĂŵ ĐĂƚĐŚĞƌƐ͕ ŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ ǁŚĞĞůƐ͕ ďƌĂŝĚĞĚ ŬĞLJ ĐŚĂŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ ƉŽƵĐŚĞƐ͘ tĞ ĚŝĚ ĚŝƉŶĞƚ ĮƐŚŝŶŐ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ƉŝƚͲĐŽŽŬŝŶŐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞĂůůLJ ĂĚĚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůƵŶĐŚ͘ KƵƌ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ǁĞůů ĂƩĞŶĚĞĚ͖ ǁĞ ŚĂĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ϮϱϬ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĐŽŵĞ ŽƵƚ ŽŶĞ ĚĂLJ͘ tĞ ǁĞƌĞ ǀĞƌLJ ŚĂƉƉLJ ƚŽ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ yĂƚƑƻůů ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͕ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŽƵƌ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŝŶŐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƚƌĂǀĞůĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĂƐ ĨĂƌ ĂǁĂLJ ĂƐ KŶƚĂƌŝŽ͕ /ƚĂůLJ͕ ,ŽůůĂŶĚ͕ 'ĞƌŵĂŶLJ͕ :ĂƉĂŶ ĂŶĚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͘ dŚĞ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ Ă ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŵĞĞƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͘

(top) Xatsull Heritage Village Site - view of the site with the Fraser River in the background. The teepees are rented out for overnight accommodation and used as workshop space. A covered picnic area can be seen on the upper right. (left) Mike Stinson, one of the summer staff, with his family. First Nations (left) Mike holds up sockeye caught at the Xats’ull ¿VKLQJ VLWH (bottom) A petroglyph rock which can be seen at WKH WRS RI WKH SDWK OHDGLQJ GRZQ WR WKH ¿VKLQJ rock. Years ago there was an attempt to remove a second rock which ended up rolling into the river.

ůů ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚ ƚŽ ƐŝŐŶ ŽƵƌ ŐƵĞƐƚŬ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ Ă ƐŵĂůů ƚŽŬĞŶ ĨƌŽŵ yĂƚƑƻůů ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ sŝůůĂŐĞ ʹ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƐŽƵǀĞŶŝƌ Ăƚ ĞĂĐŚ ĞǀĞŶƚ͘ tĞ ŚĂĚ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ yĂƚƑƻůů ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ sŝůůĂŐĞ dĞĂŵ͗ ZĂůƉŚ WŚŝůůŝƉƐ͕ DŝŬĞ ^ƟŶƐŽŶ͕ dLJƌĞů ^ĞƚĂŚ͕ ŝŽŶŶĞ WŚŝůůŝƉƐ͕ ZŽdžĂŶŶĞ WŽƉ ĂŶĚ tĞƐůĞLJ ŝĐŬ͘ KƵƌ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ďĂĐŬ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐ Ăƚ ŽƵƌ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ƵůƚƵƌĂů ǀĞŶƚƐ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ŽǀĞƌ͘ ,ŽƉĞ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ LJŽƵ Ăůů ďĂĐŬ ŶĞdžƚ LJĞĂƌ͘

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How Chief Ahtam School Became a Success Story

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DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ dŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů ŐƌĞǁ͕ ĂĚĚŝŶŐ Ă ŐƌĂĚĞ Žƌ ƐŽ ĞĂĐŚ LJĞĂƌ ƵŶƟů ŝƚ ƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ 'ƌĂĚĞ ϭϬ͘ tŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ ůĂď ĨŽƌ ĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJ Žƌ ďŝŽůŽŐLJ͕ ŝƚ ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ƉĂƌĞĚ ďĂĐŬ ŝƚƐ ĐůĂƐƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŶŽǁ ĞŶĚƐ Ăƚ 'ƌĂĚĞ ϳ͘ /ƚƐ ĂŵďŝƟŽŶƐ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ƵŶĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͗ ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŬŝĚƐ ůĞĂǀĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐŽƵŶĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐĞŶƐĞ ŽĨ ƉƌŝĚĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ heritage which was denied their parents and ŐƌĂŶĚƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ϭϱϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ŽĨ ĐŽůŽŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͘ WĂƌĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ĚĞǀŝƐĞĚ Ă ǀŝƐŝŽŶ and set of ǀĂůƵĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů ƚŚĂƚ ĞŵƉŚĂƐŝnjĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ĞĂĐŚ ĐŚŝůĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ ĞĂĐŚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŵƵƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƌ ŚŝŵͬŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ͗ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ Ăůů ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ͖ ŚĞůƉ LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ͖ ƚĂŬĞ ƟŵĞ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ͖ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ͖ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŶŽƵƌ ƚŚĞ ^ƉŝƌŝƚƵĂů͘ ͞/ ƚŚŝŶŬ ΀ŝŶ΁ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĂŶĚ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ LJŽƵ ĚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ƐŽŵĞ ŝŶŶĞƌ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ƚŽ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĞ͕͟ ƐĂLJƐ &ƌŽďĞƌƚ DĂƩŚĞǁ͘ ͞^Ž ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚĂƚ ǁĞ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ůĞĂǀĞ ŚĞƌĞ͕ ƐŽŵĞ ŬŝŶĚ ŽĨ ŝŶŶĞƌ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ͘͟ ŚŝĞĨ ƚĂŚŵ ŚĂƐ ŶŽƚ ŬĞƉƚ ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ ŽĨ ŚŽǁ ŵĂŶLJ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů͘ EŽƌ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŬĞƉƚ ƚƌĂĐŬ ŽĨ ŚŽǁ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵ ŝŶ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ŽŶ ƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ͘ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ĂŶĚ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ īĂŝƌƐ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ an ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ /ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ^LJƐƚĞŵ ƚŽ ƚƌĂĐŬ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŵĞ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ^ĞƉƚ͘ ϮϬϭϮ͘ ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ŝŶ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ >ŝŬĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϯϰ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ƐƟůů ƐƉŽŬĞŶ ŝŶ ͘ ͕͘ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐƚƐŝŶ ŝƐ ĞŶĚĂŶŐĞƌĞĚ͘ &ĞǁĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĨŽƵƌ ĚŽnjĞŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƐƟůů ƐƉĞĂŬ ŝƚ ŇƵĞŶƚůLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶLJ ĂƌĞ ůĚĞƌůLJ͘ EŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĚŽĞƐ <ŝŵ ĞŶŶŝƐ͕ DĂƩŚĞǁ͛Ɛ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ͕ ŶŽƚ ŬŶŽǁ ŚĞƌ ŽǁŶ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ͕ ĞǀĞŶ ŚĞƌ ŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌ͛Ɛ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ŽĨ ŝƚ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĞ ŚĞƌ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ƐĐŚŽŽů ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘ ĞŶŶŝƐ ǁĂŶƚĞĚ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌ ŽǁŶ ƚŚƌĞĞ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͘ ͞/ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁ ǁŚŽ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ͕ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ / ŶĞǀĞƌ ĚŝĚ͕͟ ƐĂLJƐ ĞŶŶŝƐ͘ ͞/ ǁĂŶƚ ŵLJ ŬŝĚƐ ƚŽ ŶŽƚ ďĞ ƐĐĂƌĞĚ ŽĨ ǁŚŽ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ŶĂƟǀĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ΀ƚŽ΁ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͘͟ <ĂƚŚƌLJŶ͛Ɛ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĐůĞ ƐƟůů ǁŽƌŬ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ŶĞƐƚ͕ ĂŶĚ Ăƚ ŚŝĞĨ ƚĂŚŵ͘ EŽǁ ϴϬ͕ ŶŶĂ ŶŽǁ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŝŵŵĞŶƐĞ ƉƌŝĚĞ ŝŶ ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĂƟǀĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ͲͲ ĂŶ ĂĐƚ ƐŚĞ ŽŶĐĞ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ƌƵŝŶ Ă ĐŚŝůĚ͛Ɛ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͘ ͞dŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ ŽƵƌ ŐƌĂŶĚĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ ƌĞůĂƟǀĞƐ͕ ŐƌĂŶĚ ŶŝĞĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŶĞƉŚĞǁƐ͕͟ ƚŚĞ ůĚĞƌ DŝĐŚĞů ƐĂLJƐ͘ ͞tĞ͛ƌĞ Ăůů ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ƐŽ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ƚŽ ďĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞĂƌůLJ LJĞĂƌƐ͘͟

͞KƵƌ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƟĂƚĞƐ ƵƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŽƚŚĞƌ ďƌŽǁŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕͟ ƐŚĞ ŶŽǁ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƐ͘ ͞/Ĩ LJŽƵ ůŽŽŬ Ăƚ ŽƵƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ǁĞ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŚŝŶĞƐĞ Žƌ ĂŶLJ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞ ďƌŽǁŶ͘ KƵƌ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ůĂďĞů ƵƐ ĂƐ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ͘͟

Ƶƚ ŇƵĞŶĐLJ ŝŶ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐƚƐŝŶ ŝƐ Ă ŚĂƌĚ ŐŽĂů ƚŽ ŵĞĞƚ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ǁŚĞŶ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞŶ͛ƚ ŇƵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŬŝĚƐ ƌĞǀĞƌƚ ƚŽ ŶŐůŝƐŚ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ ĐůĂƐƐ͘ ͞dŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ƐŽ ŵĂŶLJ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ŶŐůŝƐŚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŚĂƌĚ ƚŽ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ŬŝĚƐ͗ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĂLJ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ͕ ͚tŚLJ ůĞĂƌŶ ŝƚ͍͛͟ ƐĂLJƐ DĂƩŚĞǁ͘ ZŽdžĂŶŶĞ ^ĂŵƉƐŽŶ͕ Ă ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ Ăƚ ŚŝĞĨ ƚĂŚŵ͕ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ǀĂůƵĞ ŝŶ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐƉĞĂŬ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐƚƐŝŶ Ăƚ ĮƌƐƚ͘ LJ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ƐŚĞ ŐŽƚ ƚŽ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƐĐŚŽŽů ƐŚĞ ĞdžĐĞůůĞĚ ŝŶ ŵĂƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞƐ͕ ďƵƚ ƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŶŐůŝƐŚ͘ ͞tĞ ŶĞǀĞƌ ůĞĂƌŶĞĚ ŶŐůŝƐŚ ƵŶƟů 'ƌĂĚĞ ϲ͕ ǁĞ ǁĞƌĞŶ͛ƚ ƚĂƵŐŚƚ ŝƚ͕͟ ƐŚĞ ƐĂLJƐ͘ ͞tŚĞŶ / ǁĞŶƚ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů / ĨĂŝůĞĚ ŶŐůŝƐŚ Ă ďƵŶĐŚ ŽĨ ƟŵĞƐ͘͟ Ƶƚ ŶŽǁ ĂŶ ĂĚƵůƚ͕ ^ĂŵƉƐŽŶ͛Ɛ ďĞĞŶ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐƚƐŝŶ ŽƉĞŶƐ ĚŽŽƌƐ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ƚŚĂƚ ůĞĚ ŚĞƌ ƚŽ Ă ũŽď ĂƐ Ă ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ Ăƚ Ă ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ ŶƵƌƐĞƌLJ ŝŶ <ĂŵůŽŽƉƐ͘ EŽƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐŚŝůĚ ǁŝůů ŐƌŽǁ ƵƉ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ͘ Ƶƚ ŵĂŶLJ ĞĚƵĐĂƚŽƌƐ͕ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ Žƌ ŶŽƚ͕ ĂŐƌĞĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ĞŶĐŽĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ďƵŝůĚ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ͕ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ŝĚĞŶƟƟĞƐ͘ >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ ƚƌĂŶƐŵŝƚ ĂŶĐĞƐƚƌĂů ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ƚƌĞĂƟĞƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂƌŐƵĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ŝŶ ĐŽƵƌƚ ƚŽĚĂLJ͘ KƚŚĞƌ ŶŽŶͲĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ ůŝŶŬ ĞĂƌůLJ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ŽĨ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŽŶĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚ ůĂƚĞƌ ŝŶ ůŝĨĞ͘ Ƶƚ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ĞǀŽůǀĞ͘ DĂƩŚĞǁ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ƐƚĂī ƐƚƌŝǀĞ ƚŽ ĂĚĂƉƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂƚĞƐƚ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉ ŬŝĚƐ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐƚƐŝŶ͘ ͞ ůĚĞƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐŶŽǁďĂůů ŵŝĐ ŚŽŽŬĞĚ ƵƉ ƚŽ Ă ůĂƉƚŽƉ͕͟ ŚĞ ƐĂLJƐ͕ ͞ƐĂŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽŶĐĞ ǁĞ ŐŽƚ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚͲďĂƐĞĚ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͕ ƚŚĞ ŬŝĚƐ Ăůů ůŝŐŚƚ ƵƉ ĂŐĂŝŶ͘͟ ͚tĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĂŝƐĞ ŽƵƌ ŬŝĚƐ ŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ͛ <ĞĞƉŝŶŐ ŚŝĞĨ ƚĂŚŵ ŽŶ ƚƌĂĐŬ ƐƟůů ƚĂŬĞƐ ĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ůĂďŽƵƌ ĂƐ ůŽǀĞ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŝƟĂů ŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁ͕ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ĐŽŵŵŝƚ ƚŽ ĂƩĞŶĚ ĨŽƵƌ ŵĞĞƟŶŐƐ ƉĞƌ LJĞĂƌ ƚŽ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů͛Ɛ ƉŚŝůŽƐŽƉŚLJ͕ ďƵĚŐĞƚ͕ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐƵƌƌŝĐƵůƵŵ͘ dŚĞLJ͛ƌĞ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ĨƵŶĚƌĂŝƐĞ ͲͲ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů͕ ŚŝĞĨ ƚĂŚŵ ŐĞƚƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ĂŶĚ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ īĂŝƌƐ ďƵƚ ƐƟůů ŶĞĞĚƐ ƚŽ ƌĂŝƐĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ΨϭϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ ĞĂĐŚ LJĞĂƌ ƚŽ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞ͘ Ɛ ǁĞůů͕ ĞǀĞƌLJ LJĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů ŚŽůĚƐ Ă ƚŚƌĞĞͲĚĂLJ ƉĂƌĞŶƚͲƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ ƌĞƚƌĞĂƚ ƚŽ ƌĞͲĞdžĂŵŝŶĞ ŝƚƐ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ǀĂůƵĞƐ͘ Ƶƚ <ĂƚŚƌLJŶ DŝĐŚĞů ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů

ĞĚƵĐĂƚŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ĚĂƵŶƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬůŽĂĚ͘ ͞tĞ ĨŽƌŐĞƚ ƚŽ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ͕͟ ƐŚĞ ƚŽůĚ Ă &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ůĂƐƚ DĂLJ͘ ͞dŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚƐ ŽĨ ŚŝĞĨ ƚĂŚŵ͘ tĞ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĂŝƐĞ ŽƵƌ ŬŝĚƐ ŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂƐŬŝŶŐ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŶĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ƵƐ͘ tĞ ǁĞƌĞ ŽŶĐĞ Ă ƐƚƌŽŶŐ͕ ǀŝďƌĂŶƚ ŶĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ͘͟ hůƟŵĂƚĞůLJ͕ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ DĂƩŚĞǁ ŚŽƉĞƐ ƚŽ ŝŶƐƟů ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ǁŚŽ ƉĂƐƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŚŝĞĨ ƚĂŚŵ͛Ɛ ĚŽŽƌƐ͘ tŚĞƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĞLJ ŵŽǀĞ ĨĂƌ ĂĮĞůĚ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌŶ ĚŽĐƚŽƌĂƚĞƐ Žƌ ĮŶŝƐŚ ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂLJ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ͕ ŚĞ ŚŽƉĞƐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƐĞůĨͲƌĞůŝĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝĚĞ ŝŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ^ĞĐǁĞƉĞŵĐ͘ ͞DLJ ĚƌĞĂŵ ŝƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĚƌŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ ϭϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŶŽǁ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĚŝŶŐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŵLJ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƌĞƉĂŝƌŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŽǁŶ ƉŽƌĐŚ͕͟ DĂƩŚĞǁ ƐĂLJƐ͘ ͞EŽƚ ƉŚŽŶŝŶŐ /ŶĚŝĂŶ īĂŝƌƐ͕ ŶŽƚ ƉŚŽŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚ ŽĸĐĞ͕ ƉŚŽŶŝŶŐ ĂŶLJďŽĚLJ ĞůƐĞ͕ ďƵƚ ĚŽŝŶŐ ŝƚ LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ͘͟ Ɛ Ă ŵĞƚĂƉŚŽƌ ĨŽƌ ŚŝĞĨ ƚĂŚŵ͛Ɛ ĮƌƐƚͲŽĨͲŝƚƐͲŬŝŶĚ ŵŽĚĞů ŽĨ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ŝŵŵĞƌƐĞĚ ĞŶƟƌĞůLJ ŝŶ ĂŶĐĞƐƚƌĂů ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ LJŽƵ ĐŽƵůĚ ŚĂƌĚůLJ ĚŽ ďĞƩĞƌ͘ <ĂƟĞ ,LJƐůŽƉ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ ŽŶ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŶŽŶͲ ƉƌŽĮƚ dLJĞĞ ^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐ ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘ dŚŝƐ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ǁĂƐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ďLJ dLJĞĞ ^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐ ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ ;d^^Ϳ ŝŶ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ dŝĚĞƐ ĂŶĂĚĂ /ŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ Society. Funding for this series was provided by DĐ>ĞĂŶ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͕ sĂŶĐŽƵǀĞƌ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ ŽůƵŵďŝĂ dĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ͛ &ĞĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘ ůů ĨƵŶĚĞƌƐ ƐŝŐŶ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞƐ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞŝŶŐ d^^ full editorial autonomy. TSS funders and dŝĚĞƐ ĂŶĂĚĂ /ŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ ŶĞŝƚŚĞƌ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ ŶŽƌ ĞŶĚŽƌƐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŽĨ d^^͛ ƌĞƉŽƌƟŶŐ͘ ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ƌĞƉŽƌƟŶŐ ǁĂƐ ƐƉŽŶƐŽƌĞĚ ďLJ ZĂĚŝŽ and aired on the Daybreak North radio program Sept. 6-9, 2011.

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