DOCSLIB.ORG

National Energy Board

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
National Energy Board CANADA ENERGY REGULATOR RÉGIE DE L’ÉNERGIE DU CANADA Hearing / L'audience GH-001-2019 NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. Edson Mainline Expansion Project NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. Projet d’agrandissement du réseau principal à Edson VOLUME 1 - REDACTED - Hearing held at L’audience tenue à Holiday Inn and Suites 33 Petrolia Drive Red Deer, Alberta January 21, 2020 Le 21 janvier 2020 International Reporting Inc. Ottawa, Ontario (613) 748-6043 © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada 2020 © Sa Majesté du Chef du Canada 2020 as represented by the Canada Energy Regulator représentée par la Régie de l’énergie du Canada This publication is the recorded verbatim transcript Cette publication est un compte rendu textuel des and, as such, is taped and transcribed in either of the délibérations et, en tant que tel, est enregistrée et official languages, depending on the languages transcrite dans l’une ou l’autre des deux langues spoken by the participant at the public hearing. officielles, compte tenu de la langue utilisée par le participant à l’audience publique. Printed in Canada Imprimé au Canada HEARING / L’AUDIENCE GH-001-2019 IN THE MATTER OF NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. Edson Mainline Expansion Project HEARING LOCATION/LIEU DE L’AUDIENCE Hearing held in Red Deer, Alberta, Tuesday, January 21, 2020 Audience tenue à Red Deer (Alberta), mardi, le 21 janvier 2020 COMMISSION PANEL/COMITÉ D'AUDIENCE DE LA COMMISSION Stephania Luciuk Presiding Commissioner/Commissaire présidant l’audience Wilma Jacknife Commissioner/Commissaire Damien Côté Commissioner/Commissaire Transcript GH-001-2019 APPEARANCES/COMPARUTIONS (i) Applicant/Demandeur NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. - Mr. Matthew Ducharme - Mr. Justin Fontaine - Ms. Carrie Dunn - Mr. Matt Quail - Mr. Matthew Watson Intervenors/Intervenants Bearspaw First Nation - Mr. Malcolm MacPherson - Mr. Sam Shury Chiniki First Nation - Mr. Malcolm MacPherson - Mr. Sam Shury Environment and Climate Change Canada - Ms. Cari-Lynn Epp Wesley First Nation - Mr. Malcolm MacPherson - Mr. Sam Shury Canada Energy Regulator/Régie de l’énergie du Canada - Ms. Christine Beauchemin Transcript GH-001-2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS/TABLE DES MATIÈRES (i) Description Paragraph No./No. de paragraphe Opening remarks by the Presiding Commissioner 1 Stoney Nakoda Nations (Bearspaw First Nation, Chiniki First Nation and Wesley First Nation) Mr. Bill Snow Mr. Barry Wesley Elder Rex Daniels Elder Rod Hunter Elder John Wesley Elder Charles Powderface Elder Hank Snow Mr. Chris Goodstoney Elder Krista Hunter Ms. Seona Abraham Elder Shane Crawler Mr. Conal Labelle Oral Indigenous Knowledge presentation by Mr. Barry Wesley 65 Oral Indigenous Knowledge presentation by Elder Rod Hunter 141 Oral Indigenous Knowledge presentation by Elder Rex Daniels 198 Oral Indigenous Knowledge presentation by Elder Krista Hunter 274 Oral Indigenous Knowledge presentation by Elder Charles Powderface 381 Oral Indigenous Knowledge presentation by Elder John Wesley 439 Oral Indigenous Knowledge presentation by Ms. Seona Abraham 497 Oral Indigenous Knowledge presentation by Elder Hank Snow 550 Oral Indigenous Knowledge presentation by Elder Shane Crawler 651 Oral Indigenous Knowledge presentation by Mr. Chris Goodstoney 707 Oral Indigenous Knowledge presentation by Mr. Bill Snow 787 Transcript GH-001-2019 LIST OF EXHIBITS/LISTE DES PIÈCES No. Description Paragraph No./No. de paragraphe Transcript GH-001-2019 UNDERTAKINGS/ENGAGEMENTS No. Description Paragraph No./No. de paragraphe U-1 By Stoney Nakoda Nations to provide a summary of studies conducted with respect to health, particularly diabetes, over time, and to the extent they wish to do so, provide studies themselves in response to that question to be filed within two weeks from this hearing. 270 Transcript GH-001-2019 Opening remarks Presiding Commissioner --- Upon commencing at 9:22 a.m./L’audience débute à 9h22 1. THE PRESIDING COMMISSIONER: Good morning, everybody. 2. My name is Stephania Luciuk and I am the Chair of the Panel for the hearing of this matter. 3. I'd like to begin today on behalf of the Panel by thanking the Stoney Nakoda Nations for allowing us to attend your ceremony, and I welcome you to our hearing process. 4. We are hearing this morning Canada Energy Regulators GH-001-2019 hearing, considering NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd.'s application for its proposed Edson Mainline Expansion Project. 5. And I will refer to NOVA Gas as NGTL today. 6. The sharing of oral Indigenous knowledge is schedule for today, January 21st through tomorrow, January 22nd in Red Deer, and also scheduled from February 25th to 27th in Edmonton. 7. The Commission would like to begin by acknowledging that the land on which we gather today is located in the meeting place of Treaty 7 and Treaty 6 regions. The area is the traditional territory of the Niisitapi (Blackfoot), including Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai Peoples; the Tsuut’ina; Stoney Nakoda; Cree; Saulteaux; and Métis peoples. 8. Before we go any further, recently we became aware of the passing of Jason Goodstriker, a highly-respected member of the Blood Tribe and also a former Alberta Regional Chief for the Assembly of First Nations. 9. Before we commence the sharing of oral Indigenous knowledge, I would invite all present to stand and observe a moment of silence in commemoration of a prominent First Nations leader. --- (Moment of silence) 10. THE PRESIDING COMMISSIONER: This morning, before we begin the sharing of oral Indigenous knowledge, I have a few preliminary remarks Transcript GH-001-2019 Opening remarks Presiding Commissioner to share with the group. 11. First, I'd like to go through introductions. Second, I'd like to share some information about logistics, including the schedule for today and a little bit of information about our venue. And then we will proceed after that to the formal process of the sharing of oral Indigenous knowledge. 12. I would like to begin first by introducing the Panel. As I indicated at the outset, my name is Stephania Luciuk and I am one of the Commissioners of the Canada Energy Regulator. 13. COMMISSIONER JACKNIFE: Good morning, everyone. My name is Wilma Jacknife. I am from Cold Lake First Nation. I'm a Cree. I come from a Cree Dene community. 14. I'm a Commissioner with the Canadian Energy Regulator, but I work remotely in the community and do this as part of my assignment. And I'm happy to be here today. And I wish to thank you all for attending. Thank you. 15. COMMISSIONER CÔTÉ: Good morning, everybody. I'm Damien Côté, also a Commissioner with the Canada Energy Regulator. I'm based in Calgary and like my colleagues, I'm quite honoured to be here today with all of you, and I look forward to listening to you today. Thank you. 16. THE PRESIDING COMMISSIONER: Next, I would ask the Stoney Nakoda Nations presenters and their counsel to introduce themselves. 17. We would appreciate it if you could tell us who is an elder, who is a knowledge keeper, so that we can identify each person in a correct and respectful way through the proceeding. 18. MR. MacPHERSON: Good morning, Chair and Commissioners. My name is Malcolm MacPherson. I am with the law firm Clark, Wilson in Vancouver. And I'm joined by my colleague, Sam Shury, to my right. 19. We are counsel to Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Wesley First Nation, collectively, the Stoney Nakoda Nations and we'll be supporting the elders and community members present today to share their oral Indigenous evidence related to the Edson Mainline Expansion Project, which I will refer to as Edson or the Project. Transcript GH-001-2019 Opening remarks Presiding Commissioner 20. Please note that the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Wesley First Nation will not be dividing their presentations of oral Indigenous evidence today, but instead will be collectively sharing evidence for consideration by the Commission in this hearing process. 21. All three Nations have elders and community members present today to share their oral Indigenous evidence. I will introduce each elder or community member at the time of their oral Indigenous evidence presentation, including which Nation they are a member of. 22. The opening prayer and smudge that just took place this morning should be considered as affirmation for all elders and community members from the Stoney Nakoda Nations present today. 23. Chair, if you like, I could read out the names and the titles, as you’ve recommended of who we expect to provide evidence today, or that can be put off until later. We can introduce everyone individually if that’s most helpful and efficient. 24. THE PRESIDING COMMISSIONER: I think it would be helpful to introduce everybody now, and certainly, I think as we rotate through presenters, we can redo that as well, just to assist us. 25. MR. MacPHERSON: So we have Barry Wesley, who is a knowledge keeper and also a translator. 26. With us today, we have Councillor Rod Hunter from Bearspaw First Nation, who is an elder. 27. We have Councillor Rex Daniels from Bearspaw First Nation, who is also an elder. 28. We have Councillor Krista Hunter, who is also an elder. She is from Big Horn and the Wesley First Nation. 29. We have Councillor Charles Powderface from the Chiniki First Nation, who is an elder. 30. We have Councillor Hank Snow, who's also an elder, and he's from the Transcript GH-001-2019 Opening remarks Presiding Commissioner Wesley First Nation. 31. We have John Wesley, who's an elder from the Wesley First Nation. 32. We have Chris Goodstoney from the Wesley First Nation, who is a knowledge keeper and translator. 33. We have Bill Snow from the Wesley First Nation who is with the Consultation Office. He’s also a knowledge keeper. 34.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Northwest Territories Territoires Du Nord-Ouest British Columbia
    122° 121° 120° 119° 118° 117° 116° 115° 114° 113° 112° 111° 110° 109° n a Northwest Territories i d i Cr r eighton L. T e 126 erritoires du Nord-Oues Th t M urston L. h t n r a i u d o i Bea F tty L. r Hi l l s e on n 60° M 12 6 a r Bistcho Lake e i 12 h Thabach 4 d a Tsu Tue 196G t m a i 126 x r K'I Tue 196D i C Nare 196A e S )*+,-35 125 Charles M s Andre 123 e w Lake 225 e k Jack h Li Deze 196C f k is a Lake h Point 214 t 125 L a f r i L d e s v F Thebathi 196 n i 1 e B 24 l istcho R a l r 2 y e a a Tthe Jere Gh L Lake 2 2 aili 196B h 13 H . 124 1 C Tsu K'Adhe L s t Snake L. t Tue 196F o St.Agnes L. P 1 121 2 Tultue Lake Hokedhe Tue 196E 3 Conibear L. Collin Cornwall L 0 ll Lake 223 2 Lake 224 a 122 1 w n r o C 119 Robertson L. Colin Lake 121 59° 120 30th Mountains r Bas Caribou e e L 118 v ine i 120 R e v Burstall L. a 119 l Mer S 117 ryweather L. 119 Wood A 118 Buffalo Na Wylie L. m tional b e 116 Up P 118 r per Hay R ark of R iver 212 Canada iv e r Meander 117 5 River Amber Rive 1 Peace r 211 1 Point 222 117 M Wentzel L.
    [Show full text]
  • Grassy Mountain Coal Project Project Description Summary
    Benga Mining Limited operating as Riversdale Resources Grassy Mountain Coal Project Project Description Summary Prepared for: Prepared by Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Millennium EMS Solutions Ltd. 22nd Floor, Place Bell Suite 325, 1925 – 18th Avenue NE 160 Elgin Street Calgary, AB T2E 7T8 Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 On Behalf of: Riversdale Resources Limited Benga Mining Limited 12331 – 20th Avenue PO Box 660 Blairmore, AB T0K 0E0 March, 2015 File #14‐00201‐01 Riversdale Resources Limited Grassy Mountain Coal Project March 2015 Benga Mining Limited operating as Riversdale Resources 1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION AND CONTACTS 1.1 Project Overview Benga Mining Limited (Benga), a wholly owned subsidiary of Riversdale Resources Limited (Riversdale), is proposing to develop the Grassy Mountain Coal Project (the Project). The Project is located in south‐west Alberta near the Crowsnest Pass, approximately 7 km north of the community of Blairmore (Figure 1). The Project involves a surface coal mine, a coal preparation plant, and associated infrastructure including a coal conveyor system, a rail load‐out facility, an access corridor, maintenance shops, and other pertinent facilities (Figure 1). This Project Description has been prepared by Riversdale and is being submitted to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) as the designated Project is described in the Regulations Designating Physical Activities (CEAA SOR/2012‐147). The following document provides the pertinent project information as set out in the Prescribed Information for the Description of a Designated Project Regulations (CEAA SOR/2012‐148), and follows the Guide to Preparing a Description of a Designated Project Under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2014).
    [Show full text]
  • University of Alberta Perceptions and Parameters of Education As A
    University of Alberta Perceptions and Parameters of Education as a Treaty Right within the Context of Treaty 7 Sheila Carr-Stewart A thesis submitted to the Faculîy of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Administration and Leadership Department of Educational Policy Studies Edmonton, Alberta spring 2001 National Library Bibliothèque nationale m*u ofCanada du Canada Acquisitions and Acquisitions et Bibliographk Services services bibliographiques 395 Wellington Street 395. nie Wellington Ottawa ON KIA ON4 Oîîawa ON K1A ON4 Canada Canada The author has granted a non- L'auteur a accordé une licence non exclusive licence allowing the exclusive permettant à la National Library of Canada to Bibliothèque nationale du Canada de reproduce, loan, distribute or sell reproduire, prêter, distribuer ou copies of this thesis in microform, vendre des copies de cette thèse sous paper or electronic formats. la forme de microfiche/nlm, de reproduction sur papier ou sur format électronique. The author retains ownership of the L'auteur conserve la propriété du copyright in this thesis. Neither the droit d'auteur qui protège cette thèse. thesis nor substantid extracts fkom it Ni la thèse ni des extraits substantiels may be printed or othenirise de celle-ci ne doivent êeimprimés reproduced without the author's ou autrement reproduits sans son permission. autorisation . In memory of John and Betty Carr and Pat and MyrtIe Stewart Abstract On September 22, 1877, representatives of the Blackfoot Confederacy, Tsuu T'ha and Stoney Nations, and Her Majesty's Govemment signed Treaty 7. Over the next century, Canada provided educational services based on the Constitution Act, Section 91(24).
    [Show full text]
  • Council Minutes
    Final TOURISM TASK FORCE MINUTES Zoom Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. TASK FORCE MEMBERS PRESENT John Borrowman Mayor Rob Seeley Councillor Rachel Ludwig Industry Representative Martin Bean Public Member Jodi Conuel Public Member Sarah Elmeligi Public Member Michael Hay Public Member David Huggill Public Member Sean Krausert Public Member Michelle MacDonell Public Member Norbert Meier Public Member Christie Pashby Public Member Carol Poland Public Member Geoff Powter Public Member Mace Rosenstein Public Member Dawn Saunders Dahl Public Member Avneet Sahani Public Member Adam Walker Public Member TASK FORCE MEMBERS ABSENT None ADMINISTRATION PRESENT Lisa de Soto Chief Administrative Officer Sally Caudill GM of Municipal Services Sara Jones Executive Assistant (Recorder) 1. Review notes/minutes from January 14, 2021 Meeting • Updated to correct grammar/spelling errors. 2. Lloyd ‘Buddy’ Wesley, Nakoda Language and Historian • Indigenous History in the Bow Valley o Traditional trading route for: ▪ Iyârhe Nakoda Nations: Bearspaw, Wesley, Chiniki ▪ Ktunaxa ▪ Secwépemc ▪ Mountain Cree ▪ Blackfoot: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani Page 1 of 8 Final ▪ Tsuut’ina – part of the Dene people ▪ Métis • Nakoda Tribes in Southern Alberta o Mountain Stoney 142a+b/143/144a+b reserves. Total population: 5656 (2019 AB stats) o Big Horn: Wesley band 235km north of Morley, near Nordegg. Population: 1818 o Eden Valley: Bearspaw band 213km south of Morley, near Longview. Population: 2037 o Morley: Chiniki band, 45km east of Canmore. Population: 1801 o Sharphead:
    [Show full text]
  • Metis Settlements and First Nations in Alberta Community Profiles
    For additional copies of the Community Profiles, please contact: Indigenous Relations First Nations and Metis Relations 10155 – 102 Street NW Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4G8 Phone: 780-644-4989 Fax: 780-415-9548 Website: www.indigenous.alberta.ca To call toll-free from anywhere in Alberta, dial 310-0000. To request that an organization be added or deleted or to update information, please fill out the Guide Update Form included in the publication and send it to Indigenous Relations. You may also complete and submit this form online. Go to www.indigenous.alberta.ca and look under Resources for the correct link. This publication is also available online as a PDF document at www.indigenous.alberta.ca. The Resources section of the website also provides links to the other Ministry publications. ISBN 978-0-7785-9870-7 PRINT ISBN 978-0-7785-9871-8 WEB ISSN 1925-5195 PRINT ISSN 1925-5209 WEB Introductory Note The Metis Settlements and First Nations in Alberta: Community Profiles provide a general overview of the eight Metis Settlements and 48 First Nations in Alberta. Included is information on population, land base, location and community contacts as well as Quick Facts on Metis Settlements and First Nations. The Community Profiles are compiled and published by the Ministry of Indigenous Relations to enhance awareness and strengthen relationships with Indigenous people and their communities. Readers who are interested in learning more about a specific community are encouraged to contact the community directly for more detailed information. Many communities have websites that provide relevant historical information and other background.
    [Show full text]
  • Creating the Future of Health: the History of the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, 1967-2012
    University of Calgary PRISM: University of Calgary's Digital Repository University of Calgary Press University of Calgary Press Open Access Books 2021-02 Creating the Future of Health: The History of the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, 1967-2012 Lampard, Robert; Hogan, David B.; Stahnisch, Frank W.; Wright Jr., James R. University of Calgary Press Lampard, R., Hogan, D. B., Stahnisch, F. W., & Wright Jr, J. R. (2021). Creating the Future of Health: The History of the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, 1967-2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1880/113308 book https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 Downloaded from PRISM: https://prism.ucalgary.ca CREATING THE FUTURE OF HEALTH: Creating the The History of the Cumming School of Medicine Future of Health The History of the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, 1967–2012 at the University of Calgary, 1967–2012 Robert Lampard, David B. Hogan, Frank W. Stahnisch, and James R. Wright, Jr. ISBN 978-1-77385-165-5 Robert Lampard, David B. Hogan, Frank W. Stahnisch, and James R. Wright, Jr. THIS BOOK IS AN OPEN ACCESS E-BOOK. It is an electronic version of a book that can be purchased in physical form through any bookseller or on-line retailer, or from our distributors. Please support this open access publication by requesting that your university purchase a print copy of this book, or by purchasing a copy yourself. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected] Cover Art: The artwork on the cover of this book is not open access and falls under traditional copyright provisions; it cannot be reproduced in any way without written permission of the artists and their agents.
    [Show full text]
  • Metis Settlements and First Nations in Alberta : Community Profiles
    For additional copies of the Community Profiles, please contact: Indigenous Relations First Nations and Metis Relations 10155 – 102 Street NW Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4G8 Phone: 780-644-4989 Fax: 780-415-9548 Website: www.indigenous.alberta.ca To call toll-free from anywhere in Alberta, dial 310-0000. To request that an organization be added or deleted or to update information, please fill out the Guide Update Form included in the publication and send it to Indigenous Relations. You may also complete and submit this form online. Go to www.indigenous.alberta.ca and look under Resources for the correct link. This publication is also available online as a PDF document at www.indigenous.alberta.ca. The Resources section of the website also provides links to the other Ministry publications. ISBN 978-0-7785-9870-7 PRINT ISBN 978-0-7785-9871-8 WEB ISSN 1925-5195 PRINT ISSN 1925-5209 WEB Introductory Note The Metis Settlements and First Nations in Alberta: Community Profiles provide a general overview of the eight Metis Settlements and 48 First Nations in Alberta. Included is information on population, land base, location and community contacts as well as Quick Facts on Metis Settlements and First Nations. The Community Profiles are compiled and published by the Ministry of Indigenous Relations to enhance awareness and strengthen relationships with Indigenous people and their communities. Readers who are interested in learning more about a specific community are encouraged to contact the community directly for more detailed information. Many communities have websites that provide relevant historical information and other background.
    [Show full text]
  • First Nations Women As Principal Leaders
    View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by OPUS: Open Uleth Scholarship - University of Lethbridge Research Repository University of Lethbridge Research Repository OPUS http://opus.uleth.ca Theses & Projects Faculty of Education Projects (Master's) 2004 Naahsinaaniksi (the spirit of our grandmothers) : First Nations women as principal leaders McDougall, Lisa Ardelle Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2004 http://hdl.handle.net/10133/944 Downloaded from University of Lethbridge Research Repository, OPUS NAAHSINAANIKSI (THE SPIRIT OF OUR GRANDMOTHERS): FIRST NATIONS WOMEN AS PRINCIPAL LEADERS LISA ARDELLE MCDOUGALL B. Ed., University of Lethbridge, 1991 A Project Submitted to the Faculty of Education of the University of Lethbridge in Partial FulfIllment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF EDUCATION FACULTY OF EDUCATION LETHBRlDGE,ALBERTA January 2004 III Acknowledgements I would like to thank the First Nations women in Principal Leadership roles because, in sharing their stories, gave me insight into who influenced them throughout their lives. I would like to acknowledge my family; my parents who instilled values in me that are present today, my sisters whose encouragement is never ending, to my grandparents, especially my grandmother, whose faith and spirit remain with me always. I would like to acknowledge my supervisor who encouraged me to write my stories. Finally, I want to acknowledge, and thank, my immediate family: John, Larissa, and Eric because their belief in me gave me the strength to write my stories. Abstract Blackfoot tribal tradition provides for the voice and action of leaders within the tribe to be honored according to the protocol for the various cultural and religious societies.
    [Show full text]
  • IOGC 2004-05 Annual Report
    INDIAN OIL AND GAS CANADA 2004/2005 ANNUAL REPORT Published under the authority of the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Ottawa, 2005 www.ainc-inac.gc.ca 1-800-567-9604 TTY only 1-866-553-0554 QS-9003-010-EE-A1 Catalogue: R1-5/2005E ISBN: 0-662-42347-X © Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada Cette publication peut aussi tre obtenue en français sous le titre : Pétrole et gas des Indiens du Canada Rapport annuel 2004-2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW OF IOGC 4 IOGC Co-Management 12 Streamlining the 22 Production Board Royalty Process 1 Message from CEO 26 Planning and 2 Corporate Evolution 7 Indian Resource 13 Automation of Interest Corporate Services Council with Accounts Receivable 28 Wells Drilled 2 Statutory Authorities System KEY INITIATIVES Summary 3 Mandate 9 First Nations Oil OPERATIONS 32 Financial 3 Mission and Gas Initiative 16 Executive Operations 3 IOGC Organization Chart 12 Royalty with Certainty 18 Land IOGC 2004/2005 MESSAGE FROM THE CEO On behalf of everyone at Indian Oil and Gas Canada (IOGC), I am pleased to present the IOGC Annual Report 2004-2005.The report not only documents our evolving activities and highlights our accomplishments, but also illustrates some of the progress First Nations are making in the oil and gas industry. Having started as IOGC’s new Chief Executive Officer established over the past decade. During this time, the Blood, and Executive Director in January 2005, I hope to bring Siksika and White Bear First Nations have worked closely new energy and a fresh view into the position and into the with Indian Oil and Gas Canada to develop the capacity to organization while climbing the steep learning curve that assume control and management of their oil and gas resources.
    [Show full text]
  • ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES: REVITALIZATION Excerpt from Peoples and Cultural Change Teacher Resource
    Walking Together: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Perspectives in Curriculum Healing Historical Trauma ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES: REVITALIZATION Excerpt from Peoples and Cultural Change Teacher Resource ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES: REVITALIZATION In Alberta, the major Aboriginal languages spoken are Blackfoot, two variants of Plains Cree (one sometimes known as Woodland Cree), Dene Suliné, Dene Tha’, Dunne-Za, Métis Cree, Michif, Nakoda, Saulteaux, and Tsuu T’ina. More than half of the sixty Aboriginal languages in Canada today are endangered. Ten Aboriginal languages have become extinct over the past century. With a growing general awareness of the importance of maintaining Aboriginal languages, an increasing number of specific programs and community efforts aimed at revitalization are underway. From 1996 to 2001, eight languages showed an increase in the number of speakers. According to Statistics Canada, more people can now carry on a conversation in Inuktitut, Dene, Montagnais-Naskapi, Attikamekw, Mi’kmaq, Dakota, and Oji-Cree. The Aboriginal Studies 10 text, Aboriginal Perspectives, also presents statistics for Aboriginal languages in Canada. A New Beginning The first Aboriginal language immersion program in Canada was established in 1980 by the Mohawk people of Kahnawake, Quebec. It was modelled after the French immersion programs elsewhere in the province, and it has since become a model for other Aboriginal communities in North America. Recent surveys of language use show an increase in the speaking of Mohawk, including mixed into English conversations and in private by young people. Overall, more people are now able to speak Mohawk, especially the younger generation who went through the immersion program. The middle generation, however, did not know the language and had not learned it.
    [Show full text]
  • The Stoney Indian Language Project. PUB DATE Jun 89 NOTE 10P.; In: Reyhner, Jon, Ed
    DOCUMENT RESUME ED 354 769 FL 020 988 AUTHOR Friesen, John W.; And Others TITLE The Stoney Indian Language Project. PUB DATE Jun 89 NOTE 10p.; In: Reyhner, Jon, Ed. Effective Language Education Practices and Native Language Survival. Proceedings of the Annual International Native American Language Issues Institute (9th, Billings, Montana, June 8-9, 1989); see ED 342 512. PUB TYPE Speeches/Conference Papers (150) Reports Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MFO1 /PCO1 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *American Indian Languages; Books; Childrens Literature; Foreign Countries; Legends; *Orthographic Symbols; Romanization; *Written Language IDENTIFIERS Alberta; *Assiniboine; *Assiniboine (Tribe); *Stoney Indian Language Project AB ABSTRACT Efforts by Canada Natives to put theirlanguages into standard written formats and touse Native languages with their children are discussed in this review ofthe Stoney Indian Language Project. The Stoney community is centeredat Morley, Alberta (Canada), and the population of thethree bands--Bear's Paw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney--is nearly 2,700. The tribe isa member of the Assiniboine branch of the Siouan languagefamily. In 1965, the Stoney Tribal Council entered intoan agreement with the Summer Institute of Linguistics to develop a writing system forthe Stoney language, and a standard alphabet was devised following the Roman orthography tradition. The first stage of the StoneLanguage Project resulted in the preparation of six books for both adultsand children, as well as a videotape version of one of them foruse with third graders. Each of the Stoney legends in the bookletswas told by an Elder and the accompanying illustrationsare by Stoney artists. These activities and additional work on legendsare described. Contains 15 references.
    [Show full text]
  • DURVILE PUBLICATIONS IMPRINTS: DURVILE & UPROUTE DURVILE.COM NEW BOOKS & SELECTED LEGACY TITLES FALL 2021 N N N
    GOING BEYOND THE BOOK DURVILE PUBLICATIONS IMPRINTS: DURVILE & UPROUTE DURVILE.COM NEW BOOKS & SELECTED LEGACY TITLES FALL 2021 n n n Durvile & UpRoute Books, represented by Read & Co., Rorie Bruce, and Michael Martin & Associates Distributed by University of Toronto Press (UTP) and Alpine Book Peddlers Durvile & UpRoute Books, a small-but-mighty Canadian indie press, publishes print books, e/audiobooks, and other multimedia. The Durvile imprint focuses on the True Cases series and fascinating biographies, and the UpRoute imprint features Indigenous titles and brave literary and cultural ventures. UpRoute Imprint Series Lorene Shyba PhD Publisher & Raymond Yakeleya, INDIGENOUS SPIRIT OF NATURE, Series editor Raymond Yakeleya Indigenous Content Editor Îethka: Stoney Language in Stoney Country (2021) Stories of Métis Women: Tales My Kookum Told Me (2021) We Remember the Coming of the White Man, Special Edition (2021) We Remember the Coming of the White Man (2020) FALL 2021 CATALOGUE Lillian and Kokomis: The Spirit of Dance (2019) The Tree by the Woodpile and Other Spirit of Nature Tales (2018) Welcome to the Fall 2021 catalogue, including featured legacy titles and a sneak peek at 2022. For a list of sales agents, check the back page of EVERY RIVER LIT SERIES, the catalogue. UTP and Alpine Book Peddlers distribute our titles. See Series editor Lorene Shyba us at durvile.com or email us at [email protected]. See our listings on No Harm Done: Three Plays about Medical Conditions (2021) bookmanager.com, catalist.ca, and durvile.com. The River
    [Show full text]