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The Interior News Wednesday,May | EyãzeApril 23, 2014 isã 2014 www.interior-news.com A21 ‘Young animals' month [email protected] Central Council OUR TOWN In this edition: President’s Message Callison still guiding the way Tahltan Nation and Province Sign Key By Jan Anderson his father to the north end of Atlin Agreements Smithers/For the Interior News Lake. They began raising horses and Event Shares the were soon managing a herd of 76 head. Dempsey, then a young man, caught the Stories of the At a ceremony held in Kelowna eye of George Edzerza, who mentored Sacred Headwaters on March 29, the Guide Outfitters the eager cowboy, and offered him his Hearing your Association of British Columbia first guiding job—hunting saddle-back presented their prestigious Leland rams, moose, mountain goat, caribou Questions on Award to Smithers resident, Dempsey and bear. Red Chris Callison. At the age of 31, Dempsey was This honour recognizes allotted the Liard Plateau, one of the Dempsey Callison: professionalism in the ranks of last available hunting areas in northern award-winning big game hunting guides in British British Columbia and hence earned the Columbia, Yukon, Nunavut and title of Big Game Hunting Outfitter. guide-outfitter Northwest Territories. It was established Years later, he purchased a 6,000 Job opportunity: in 2000, in memory of Leland Bradford, square-mile hunting area, located within Lands & Referrals a talented assistant guide who died in his native Tahltan lands. He moved to 1998, at the age of 22. Dease Lake and operated Golden Bear Coordinator Dempsey was born far from any Outfitting until retiring in 2007. Debut Album roads, near the historical Tahltan village Dempsey is now settled in Smithers, at Shesley, B.C. Fred Callison brought where he often breaks out the horse and Tour for his wife in from Lost Lake by dog team, trailer to load up and explore new trails. Tahltan Artist to be attended to by midwives Nedt Last year, at 75 years of age, Dempsey Jasmine Netsena cha deech, Eva Dunson, and Rosie headed back into the wilderness he loves Taku (Dennis). When complications so dearly. He guided two sheep hunters It’s exploration set in, Fred climbed a telegraph pole to and also hunted for moose, caribou and season at KSM! summon the local doctor for help. On goat. Every hunter was successful. a cold January in 1938, Dan McPhee George Bernard Shaw wrote, “We Tahltan Easter Egg drove his dog team 43 miles in -40 C don’t stop playing because we grow old; Hunt weather, to carry Dr. Patchett out from we grow old because we stop playing.” Telegraph Creek. The doctor predicted At 76, Dempsey is planning to guide TCC Election Info that the baby would grow to be a again this fall. If it’s true that things get powerful man, and urged Fred to name better with age, he must be approaching his boy after the World Heavyweight magnificent! Champion boxer, Jack Dempsey. And NB: Dempsey would like to extend so it came to be that Fred and his wife his appreciation to Mike and Carol Ethel (nee Quock) named their son Danielson of Little Dease Ventures for Dempsey Patchett Callison. making this opportunity possible, to Jim The family returned to their Peterson and Carmen Nyuli of Tahltan homestead, but every summer they Outfitters for their support, to the travelled 80 miles by pack train into hunters who created his nomination, and Telegraph Creek, where Fred loaded up to the Board and members of GOABC with supplies to deliver to the telegraph for their consideration. He wishes to line operators at Shesley and Nahlin. thank Tony Bynum for the wonderful One of Dempsey’s earliest memories is photograph, Sitka for their gift of of riding into town inside pannier boxes hunting apparel, and Rick Taylor for carried by a mule, with him on one side Smithers’ Dempsey Callison was recently honoured by the Guide Out tters the outstanding bronze sculpture. He and his baby sister, Lee, on the other. Association of British Columbia. sends his love to his delightful daughters, It didn’t take long before horses and Photo courtesy tonybynum.com Cynthia, Camille, and Candis. In hunting became as much a part of the particular, Dempsey thanks the Bradford boy as flowers are to fireweed. By the some of the ladies in Telegraph Creek looks, coupled with his kind and gentle family, for this wonderful tribute to their time he was 10 years old, Dempsey was still giggle in remembrance of the day demeanor, were the talk of the village! son, Leland, whom Dempsey knew and riding lead for the pack train. His family when the 16-year-old cowboy rode By 1950, Fred and Ethel had respected as a skilled and honourable left the area at the end of the ‘40s, and back into town. Dempsey’s handsome separated and Dempsey moved with outdoorsman. Masa Yama Traditional Sushi bulkleyvalleywholesale.com Always a hit, we are proud to offer Committed to our area’s over all locally crafted Sushi from renowned well being by o ering LOCAL chef Masa. Look for it, fresh in our meat department. produce, meats, baked goods, seafood & more. President’s Message Annita McPhee, President of Tahltan Central Council workers and leadership is not going and why we as Tahltan people want to unnoticed. Way to go! protect the Klappan. We will premiere our documentary very soon in our Red Chris Mine community meetings communities. Please stay tuned for Throughout April and into the first announcements. few days of May we had community meetings in Prince George, Fort St. Improving how we do things John, Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake, In April, we also started a process to Iskut, Whitehorse, Smithers, Terrace, improve some of the most important parts Prince Rupert and Vancouver. of our governance to make the day-to-day running of the TCC more effective and Lots of excellent questions were asked, more efficient. This work is expected to and it was great to hear so much take three months, so most of it should be feedback because it is your guidance complete by the end of June. that helps us to grow stronger. Medu to everyone who attended: your voices We are working on a human resources were heard. You can see answers to policy, which is waiting for adoption by some of the questions on page 5. the board. The work includes clarifying the roles of all board members. We are During my visit, we had the opportunity also developing and putting in place to tour the Red Chris Mine and I got to new finance policies. As our Executive see many of our Tahltan people working Committee elections approach, we are there. I am so proud of your hard work also making sure secure Internet and and your hospitality during our visit! phone voting options are available. BC Hydro committee Tahltan AGA Also in April I attended BC Hydro’s Our Annual General Assembly and Good day, Tahltan Nation! April was a Strategic Aboriginal Engagement Executive Committee elections will be very busy month and I’m happy to have Committee for the first time. This is the from July 2 to 4 in Iskut. You can find met with so many Tahltans through first committee of its kind, providing more information about the election and the Red Chris meetings to hear your advice to BC Hydro on Aboriginal voting on Page 12, on our website questions and concerns. There were engagement and relations. I am the www.tahltan.org, and our Facebook page. also many emotional discussions about representative from the most northern protection of the Klappan, where the geographic region and proud to I challenge you all to learn one Tahltan message is clear: our Nation will never represent our Nation and First Nations song so we can sing them together. I stop until the Sacred Headwaters is people. am practising now and hope to see you protected forever. there! Eight people were selected from 41 Culture and healing program funds applicants, and I am truly honoured to Ned Es Cha, Medu. At the beginning of the month, I attended be part of this group. After what our a meeting with the chiefs from Taku River Nation experienced with the building of Annita McPhee Tlingit, Kaska and Tahltan communities. the Northern Transmission Line and its We met with the Minister of Children impacts on us, I think it is important that and Family Development to defend the I am there and that we have a voice. cultural and healing program that the Province had threatened to cut. Documentary The TCC has created a documentary I am so proud to announce that we have about the Sacred Headwaters to create been successful in keeping our programs awareness of the work Tahltan people this year. The hard work of our frontline are doing to protect the Headwaters 2 Tahltan Central Council News - May 2014 Tahltan Nation and Province Sign Key Agreements Volcano and McLymont Creek revenue-sharing agreements reached, renewed funding for Socio-Cultural Working Group In 2011, the Tahltan Nation, BC Hydro and the Province signed These types of resource projects (opened up by the Northwest the Northwest Transmission Line (NTL) Negotiation Framework Transmission Line) create opportunities for us to improve Agreement, opening the region and the Tahltan traditional every aspect of our communities: employment, healthcare, territory to increased economic development. It is estimated language, culture, and community infrastructure. However, we that electrification of the Northwest from the completion of the want to minimize any potential negative impacts on our Tahltan NTL will support up to $20 billion in resource development by way of life.