Beaufort Delta Education Council Live theAdventure MissionMISSION STATEMENT Statement
Beaufort Delta Education Council will strengthen partnerships to build thriving school communities which embrace and deliver culture-based education by providing tools and resources for student success.
OurO U R VVision I S I O N Empowered by Aboriginal Education and Culture, students are inspired to succeed.
Message from the BDEC Chair Message from the Superintendent
The eleven member Beaufort Delta Education Council (BDEC), This is an exciting time to be teaching in the Northwest Territories. includes the Chair, representatives of eight communities and two The Ministry of Education , Culture and Employment is in the Aboriginal claimant groups of the Beaufort Delta region (the process of implementing many changes to the way we deliver our Gwich’in Tribal Council and the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation). educational programs. The focus of these new programs will be to introduce creative ways to teach and to learn while respecting the The Council, through the Chair, gives direction to the traditional knowledge and practices which make the Northwest Superintendent who in turn, ensures these directives are Territories so unique. New and returning teachers should implemented by school staff. In this way direction and support are familiarize themselves with the Ministry document entitled: provided to nine schools in eight communities and approximately Education Renewal and Innovation Framework: Direction for 110 staff. Change.
The Beaufort Delta Education Council is the most northerly school The Beaufort Delta Education Council (BDEC) serves eight board in Canada with all eight communities and nine schools Aboriginal communities. Our goal is to create an environment located north of the Arctic Circle. Although remote, the region is within BDEC schools that is relevant to the Aboriginal student. not isolated. All communities are connected to the internet and all We are in the process of developing, in consultation with all schools have internet access. stakeholders, a new Strategic Plan. This Plan, along with our commitment to strengthen partnerships with parents, The cultural diversity in the Beaufort Delta region is unequalled community members, Aboriginal governments and other throughout the Northwest Territories. The people of the region are government agencies and organization, will result in the Gwich’in, Inuvialuit, Metis and a cross section from what is implementation of programs that reach out to the Aboriginal described as the “Canadian Mosaic”. When you arrive in your student. new community embrace the experience, the people and community and seek opportunities to become a participating I would like to extend a warm welcome to new and returning member of your new home. teachers. You are at the forefront of a movement to inspire BDEC students as future northern leaders. Carolyn Lennie, Chair Beaufort Delta Education Council Denise Kurszewski, Superintendent Beaufort Delta Education Council
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Supporting Excellence in Education The staff at the Beaufort-Delta Education Council office, which is based in Inuvik, are experienced educators and support personnel whose primary job is to support and guide the work being carried out in the schools. The staff at the Beaufort Delta education Council encourage you to stop by the office when visiting Inuvik and learn more about how they can support you as you and your local programs and initiatives.
Superintendent of Schools The Superintendent manages and supervises the day to day affairs and operations of the Beaufort Delta school region.
Associate Assistant Superintendent The Associate Assistant Superintendent is actively involved in the supervision and evaluation of the schools in the Beaufort Delta region.
Supervisor of Schools Staff Assessment is the primary focus of this position. The aim is to support schools in their efforts to generate improved rates of student achievement.
Program Consultants Staff consultant positions provide support to teachers in the areas of all curriculum areas, eLearning and Special Needs Education. This work involves the development of appropriate subject area support resources, seeking out current instructional trends and assisting school staff with program implementation and professional development.
Finance and Administration The finance and administrative team is responsible for all BDEC financial matters in budgets, payroll, purchasing, accounts payable and receivable, travel coordination and supervision of District Education Authority (DEA) financial operations..
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Information Systems and Technical Services These positions provide and maintain computer and information systems and related system resources to all Beaufort Delta schools and offices. User support is provided by way of a help desk to solve technical problems when they occur. Another focus of this job is to plan for new information systems.
School Staff Qualities that support schools: Flexible and adaptable Previous cross-cultural experience Sense of humour Technologically literate Multi-tasker
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8 Divisional Education Councils (DEC) in the Northwest Territories Beaufort Delta Education Council Dehcho Divisional Education Council Sahtu Divisional Education Council South Slave Divisional Education Council Tłı̨chǫ Community Services Agency Yellowknife District Education Authority -locally known as YK1 (also serves as Education Council) Yellowknife Public Denominational District Education Authority - locally known as Yellowknife Catholic (also serves as Education Council) Commission scolaire de francophone des Territoires du Nord-Ouest
3 Yellowknife Districts/Divisions
8 District Education Authorities (DEA) in the Beaufort Delta Aklavik Fort McPherson Inuvik Paulatuk Sachs Harbour Tsiigehtchic Tuktoyaktuk Ulukhaktok
The Northwest Territories is divided into eight Divisional Education Councils. The Councils are made up of elected representatives from each District Education Authority (DEA). The Beaufort Delta Divisional Education Council is the governing body responsible for delivering educational programs to eight communities.
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Beaufort Delta Education Council Schools
Aklavik
Moose Kerr Ulukhaktok School Ft McPherson Helen Kalvak (K – 12) Chief Julius (K—12) School
164 Students (K – 12) 104 Students 13 teachers 181 Students 9 Teachers 2 PSTs 13 tc 1 PST 3 EAs 1 PST 3 EAs 3 EAs 1 Secretary 1 Secretary 1 Secretary
Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk 206 Students 325 Students East Three Mangilaluk 16 Teachers 23 teachers Elementary School 1 PST 2 PSTs (K – 6) (K – 12) 3.75 EAs 4 EAs 1 Secretary 1 Secretary
29 Students 289 Students 2.5 Teachers 22 Teachers 2 PSTs 0 PSTs 5 EAs Inuvik Tsiigehtchic .5 EAs 0 Secretaries 1 Secretary East Three Chief Paul Secondary Niditchie School 15 Students 54 Students (7 – 12) (K- 9) 2.5 Teachers 6 Teachers 0 PSTs .5 PSTs .5 EAs 2 EAs 0 Secretaries 0 Secretaries
Sachs Harbour Paulatuk Inualthuyak Angik School School (K – 12) (K – 9) PSTs = Program Support Teachers EAs = Educational Assistants
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Shared Responsibility for the Education of Northwest Territories Students
Ministry of Education, Culture and 8 Divisional Education Employment Councils (DEC) Minister The DEC chair is elected from and by the Aurora College District Education Authority (DEA) chairs and Aboriginal Government representatives Department of Education, Culture and Employment Chairperson reports to the Minister Each council’s chairperson reports to the Minister Deputy Minister Reports to Minister
Superintendents 49 Elementary and Secondary Schools Appointed by the Divisional Principals report to a Superintendent Education Councils (DEC) Teachers report to the Principal Reports to the DEC
District Education Authorities (DEA) One DEA in each community Communities
One representative from each DEA is Members of the community are elected to elected to the Divisional Education Council the District Education Authority (DEA) (DEC)
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Aklavik 68.13 Inuvialuktun word meaning barrenland grizzly place.
Aklavik was first established by the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1912 as a trading post. It was the administrative centre for the Western Arctic until the 1950’s when, due to a lack of room for expansion, a new centre was created (Inuvik) and Aklavik has remained a small picturesque community, situated on the Mackenzie River Delta near the Richardson Mountains.
In 1932, the manhunt for Albert Johnson, the Mad Trapper of Rat River, was based out of Aklavik. The chase for Johnson lead to a location near the present day Eagle Plains Hotel in the Yukon where he was shot and killed. Gwich’in guides from Aklavik supported and guided the RCMP in their hunt for the Mad Trapper. Johnson’s body was brought to Aklavik where he was buried. In 2007 his body was exhumed at the request of documentary film makers in Population: 628 an effort to finally make a positive identification. He was subsequently Average Temperature: reburied and his gravesite is marked. (See the book The Mad Trapper – January -30.2 C July +18.4 C Unearthing the Mystery—to
find out if they did identify (The following food, rent and utilities prices are averages for 2014) him.) Average Rent: $1400 (1 bedroom); $1830 (3 bedroom) -utilities included The dividing line for the Internet Access: Northwest Tel $41.95/mo (5G) and $64.95 (30G) Gwich’in and Inuvialuit Telephone: $32.77/mo (you need a phone in order to have internet) settlement areas runs through
TV: Shaw Direct (Satellite) or Bell Satellite: $36.00/mo to $140/mo Aklavik – with Inuvialuit land to the north and Community Access: via the ice road in winter and by air or boat when the ice road is closed. Gwich’in land to the south.
Website: www.aklavik.ca
What do things cost? 2L Milk $6.99 Apples $1.00 ea Robin Hood Flour (5kg bag) $16.99 Tide Ultra (3.4kg) $29.99 Bread $3.50 Lettuce $5.99 ea Sugar (4kg bag) $12.89 Colgate Toothpaste (75ml) $4.99 Ground beef 5.99/lb Potatoes (5lb bag) $7.99 Campbell’s Chicken Noodle $2.75 Kirkland (6 roll/double) $8.69 Bananas $1.00 ea Old Dutch chips $1.49 sm bag Kraft Salad Dressing (259 ml) $3.50 Pop (Case of 12) $11.75 ea Corn Flakes (400g) $7.99
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Aklavik Moose Kerr School (K – 12)
Moose Kerr School
A. J. (Moose) Kerr was principal of Aklavik’s school in the 1960s. Due to flooding the federal government intended to close Aklavik. Moose Kerr started a committee to help save 164 Students the community and his efforts were successful. The 13 teachers community then named the school after him and their 2 PST hamlet motto is:Never say die. 3 EAs MOOSE KERR SCHOOL Phone: (867) 978-2536 1 Secretary P.O. Box 120 Fax: (867) 978-2829 Aklavik, NT X0E 1C0
Website: www.bdec.nt.ca/our-schools/index.shtml
COMMUNITY CONTACT INFORMATION HAMLET OF AKLAVIK BOX 88 >> AKLAVIK, NT >>X0E 0A0 PHONE: (867) 978-2361 9
Fort McPherson (67.26 Gwich’in name is Tetl’it Zheh meaning Place at the head waters.
Population: 808 The location where Fort McPherson sits today was a traditional meeting place of the Gwich’in people. The original trading post (called Fort McPherson) was established in 1840 on the lower Peel River, four miles up from where the hamlet of Fort McPherson is now situated. Fort McPherson is the only community on the Peel River and is home to the Tetl'it Gwich’in People.
Fort McPherson is the home of Wally Firth, Canada’s first northern aboriginal Member of Parliament and John A. Tetlichi, the first aboriginal member of the NWT Legislative Council.
Population: 808 In 1911, the winter patrol between Fort McPherson and Dawson City, led by Inspector Frances Fitzgerald of the Royal North-West Mounted Police, ended Average Temperature: in tragedy when all member perished. It was determined that this tragedy January -31.1 C July +20.2 C occurred for several reasons, one of which was lack of a local guide. All
subsequent patrols were led (The following food, rent and utilities prices are averages for 2014) by an experienced Aboriginal Average Rent: $1200/mo plus utilities guide and hunter.
Internet Access: Northwestel The hamlet sits on a bluff Telephone + Internet (80GB) $150/mo overlooking the Peel River, TV: Shaw Direct (Satellite) or Bell Satellite: $36.00/mo to $140/mo facing the beautiful Community Access: By road most of the year; two ferry crossings: Richardson Mountains. Crossing the Peel River coming from Whitehorse and crossing the Mackenzie river coming from Inuvik.
Website: .www.fortmcpherson.ca
What do things cost? 2L Milk $7.99 Apples $5.99/kg Robin Hood Flour (5kg bag) $13.89 Tide Ultra (3.4kg) $30.19 Bread $2.99 - $5.99 Lettuce $6.99 ea Sugar (4kg bag) $6.79 Colgate Toothpaste (75ml) $5.89 Ground beef $6.89/lb Potatoes (5lb bag) $9.99 Campbell’s Chicken Noodle $1.89 Charmin (8 roll/double) $12.69 Bananas $3.99/kg Old Dutch chips $5.99 Kraft Salad Dressing (259 ml) $3.89 Pop (Case of 12) $11.49 Corn Flakes (400g) $6.29
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Ft McPherson Chief Julius School (K – 12)
Chief Julius School
Chief Julius School was named for Chief Julius Salu who was the signatory to Treaty 11 signed July 28, 1921.Today the community still honours the signing of the treaty as it 181 Students provides the Gwich’in rights to education as well as other 13 teachers benefits. 1 PST 3 EAs CHIEF JULIUS SCHOOL Phone: (867) 952-2131 1 Secretary P.O. Box 26 Fax: (867) 952-2516 Fort McPherson, NT X0E 0J0
Website: www.bdec.nt.ca/our-schools/index.shtml
COMMUNITY CONTACT INFORMATION HAMLET OF FORT MCPHERSON BOX 57 >> FORT MCPHERSON, NT X0E 0J0 PHONE: (867) 978-2361 11
Inuvik (68.21 Inuvialuit word meaning place of man.
Inuvik is the administrative centre for the Beaufort Delta Region and is located on the East Channel of the Mackenzie River approximately 100 km south of the Arctic Ocean and 200 km north of the Arctic Circle. This is where you will find the board office of the Beaufort Delta Education Council. Inuvik offers a full range of services which includes paved streets, hotels, restaurants, grocery stores, a regional hospital, a regional library, a college campus, a community green house, road access to the south, and daily flights connecting to Yellowknife, Edmonton/Calgary and Whitehorse.
Inuvik is the most northerly community in the Northwest Territories that can be accessed by road year round (with the exception of winter freeze-up and Population: 3,321 spring break-up when the road is closed). This community is home to the famous Igloo Church, Average Temperature: January -31C July + 19.5C built in 1960. Another feature of Inuvik are the utilidors which run behind the buildings. These are (The following food, rent and utilities prices are averages for 2014) insulated, electrically heated corridors for sewage Average Rent: $1000 - 1700/mo plus utilities for one bedroom and water, which cannot be Internet Access: Northwest Tel routed underground due to the Telephone + Internet $130/mo permafrost. They are built on
TV: Shaw Direct (Satellite) or Bell Satellite or Northwest Tel: stilts. $36.00/mo to $140/mo
Community Access: First Air/Air North/Canadian North/Aklak Inuvik is host to the Sunrise Air Festival in January, and the Dempster Highway: open approx. June to Oct in the summer and Great Northern Arts Festival Dec to Apr in the winter. The highway closes for approx. 6 weeks held annually in July and in the fall as the Peel and the Mackenzie Rivers freeze and again in the spring when they thaw. attracting over 1800 artists from across Canada’s north. Website: http://inuvik.ca What do things cost? 2L Milk $5.95 Apples $6.75/kg Robin Hood Flour (5kg bag) $13.89 Tide Ultra (3.4kg) $34.49 Bread - Store brand $3.69 Lettuce $4.99 ea Sugar (4kg bag) $13.89 Colgate Toothpaste (75ml) $4.59 McGavin’s $6.79 Potatoes (5lb bag) $5.89 - 8.79 Campbell’s Chicken Noodle $2.09 Charmin (8 roll/double) $12.69 Ground beef $15.69/kg Old Dutch chips $4.99 Kraft Salad Dressing (259 ml) $3.59 Bananas $4.99/kg Pop (Case of 12) $9.19 Corn Flakes (400g) $6.99
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Inuvik 325 Students East Three 23 teachers 2 PSTs Elementary 3.75 EAs (K – 6) 1 Secretary East Three School
Primary to Senior Secondary
East Three School gets its name from the original name for the site where Inuvik sits today. When it was decided in the 1950s to move the administrative centre from Aklavik, the first survey teams flew to the Mackenzie Delta looking for a good site. A number of sites were identified with Inuvik’s location being referred to as East Three. One large well designed building houses two schools - Inuvik Primary & Elementary on one side and Junior & Senior Secondary on the other. East Three EAST THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST THREE SECONDARY SCHOOL Secondary P.O. BOX 1470 BAG SERVICE #3 289 Students INUVIK, NT INUVIK, NT (7 – 12) 22 Teachers X0E 0T0 X0E 0T0 2 PSTs PHONE: (867) 777-3040 PHONE: (867) 777-3030 5 EAs FAX: (867) 777-2261 FAX: (867) 777-4390 1 Secretary East Three Secondary Website: http://eastthreesecondary.com/ East Three Elementary Website: http//www.samschoolinuvik.com/
COMMUNITY CONTACT INFORMATION TOWN OF INUVIK BOX 1160 >> INUVIK, NT >>X0E 0T0 PHONE: (867) 777-8600 13
Paulatuk (69.21 Inuvialuktun meaning place of coal or place of soot.
Paulatuk is an Inuvialuit community situated 400 km east of Inuvik on Darnley Bay in the Amundsen Gulf. The hamlet was named for the coal that was found in the area in the 1920s. West of Paulatuk are hills that have been burning for centuries called the “smoking hills of Franklin Bay”. The smoke is a result of carbon-rich shale and sulphur-rich pyrite which literally ignites spontaneously when the hills erode and the mineral veins are exposed.
Paulatuk is the access point into Tuktut Nogait (“young caribou”) National Park, located 40 km east of the hamlet. This is one of the most remote parks in Canada and is famous for its deep canyons, spectacular waterfalls and clear pristine rivers. It is also home to the Bluenose West caribou herd. Local outfitters from Paulatuk offer boat access to the park via the Hornaday River Population: 329 and by coastal navigation along Darnley Bay.
Average Temperature: January -29.3 C July + 14.4C
(The following food, rent and utilities prices are averages for 2014)
Average Rent: $1200/mo plus utilities
Internet Access: Northwest Tel Telephone + Internet (30GB) $120/mo
TV: Bell Satellite $80/mo
Community Access: Fly in only. Aklak Air - approx. $600 one way to Inuvik.
Website: no hamlet website at this time
What do things cost?
2L Milk $6.75 Apples $5.49/kg Robin Hood Flour (5kg bag) $24.79 Tide Ultra (3.4kg) $20.99 Bread $3.49 Lettuce $5.00 ea Sugar (4kg bag) $16.89 Colgate Toothpaste (75ml) $3.99 Ground beef $7.39/lb Potatoes (5lb bag) $9.99 Corn Flakes (400g) $6.99 Charmin (8 roll/double) $14.99 Pop (Case of 12) $12.00 - $40.00
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Paulatuk
Angik School (K – 12)
Angik School
Angik School was named after Ruben Angik, a respected elder in the community at the time that the school was built. One of his grandson’s reports that many of the 54 Students hamlet’s inhabitants today trace their ancestry to Ruben 6 Teachers Angik and he is still remembered fondly. .5 PSTs 2 EAs ANGIK SCHOOL PHONE: (867) 580-3201 P.O. BOX 100 FAX: (867) 580-3105 0 Secretaries PAULATUK, NT X0E 1N0
Website: www.bdec.nt.ca/our-schools/index.shtml
COMMUNITY CONTACT INFORMATION HAMLET OF PAULATUK GENERAL DELIVERY, PAULATUK, NT >>X0E 1N0 PHONE: (867) 580-3531 15
Sachs Harbour (71.59 Named after the ship Mary Sachs, of the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913. The traditional name for this hamlet is Inuvialuktun Ikaahuk meaning where you go across to.
The tiny Inuvialuit hamlet of Sachs Harbour, situated on the southwestern coast of Banks Island, is the most northerly community in the Northwest Territories. Sachs Harbour is the only community on Banks Island which is 70,028 km2 in area. However, the people share the island with the largest goose colony in North America. Goose hunting and egg collecting are very popular in the spring.
Hunting for big game such as musk ox and polar bears can be arranged with the local Hunters and Trappers Association. Today, the people of Sachs Harbour still rely upon hunting, fishing and gathering to supplement their Population: 150 store bought food. At one time the hunters of Banks Island were among the Average Temperature: most prosperous Inuit in the north due to the islands plentiful population of January -31.7 C July +10.0 C white (arctic) fox and the high prices that were paid for their pelts.
(The following food, rent and utilities prices are averages for 2014) Sachs Harbour is the access point to Average Rent: $1600/mo plus utilities Aulavik National Park and the Thomsen River (one of the most Internet Access: Northwest Tel $41.95/mo (5G) and $64.95 (30G) northerly navigable rivers in North Telephone: $32.77/mo (you need a phone in order to have internet) America). This park is said to have TV: Shaw Direct (Satellite) or Bell Satellite or Northwest Tel: the world’s largest concentration of $36.00/mo to $140/mo muskoxen and is the nesting grounds of many species of birds. Community Access: Fly in only. Aklak Air - approx. $765 one way to Inuvik.
Website: there is no hamlet website at this time
What do things cost? 2L Milk $6.99 Apples $4.39/kg Robin Hood Flour (5kg bag) $22.39 Tide Ultra (3.4kg) $34.59 Bread - Store brand $5.99 Lettuce $5.99 ea Sugar (2kg bag) $9.48 Colgate Toothpaste (75ml) $3.59 McGavin’s $5.99 Potatoes (5lb bag) $9.99 Campbell’s Chicken Noodle $3.89 Charmin (8 roll/double) $16.69 Ground beef $6.89/lb Old Dutch chips $7.99 Kraft Salad Dressing (259 ml) $4.99 Bananas $4.99/kg Pop (case of 12) $34.99 Corn Flakes (470g) $8.79
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Sachs Harbour
Inualthuyak School (K – 12)
Inualthuyak School
Inualthuyak School derives its name from an elder who froze to death in a snow house while out trapping with his young grandson. Inualthuyak means “a guy that is not very big”. The elder got this name because when he 15 Students was born he was so small that he would fit inside a 2.5 Teachers mitten. Although he grew to be a very big, tall man he 0 PSTs was always called Inualthuyak. .5 EAs INUALTHUYAK SCHOOL PHONE: (867) 690-4241 0 Secretaries GENERAL DELIVERY FAX: (867)690-3500 SACHS HARBOUR, NT X0E 0Z0
Website: www.bdec.nt.ca/our-schools/index.shtml
COMMUNITY CONTACT INFORMATION HAMLET OF SACHS HARBOUR GENERAL DELIVERY, SACHS HARBOUR, NT X0E 0Z0 >> PHONE: (867) 690-4351 17
Tsiigehtchic (68.21 Gwichya Gwich’in meaning mouth of the iron river.
The Gwich'in hamlet of Tsiigehtchic (formerly called Arctic Red River) is located at the confluence of the Arctic Red River and the Mackenzie River. The Arctic Red River is designated a Heritage River by Parks Canada due to its significance as a traditional travel route. As long as anyone can remember, the Gwichya Gwich'in traveled up the Arctic Red River into the mountains along the Yukon NWT border, in late summer. There they lived and hunted through the winter. When the river opened in spring, they returned to their fishing grounds at Tsiigehtchic and other places along the Mackenzie River for the summer.
Tsiigehtchic shares with Aklavik the story of the notorious Mad Trapper, Population: 150 Albert Johnson. Constable Edgar Millen of the RCMP was shot and killed in
Average Temperature: Tsiigehtchic by Johnson in 1932. Aklavik is where the RCMP set up their January -31C July +21C station to organize the search for Johnson and Aklavik is (The following food, rent and utilities prices are averages for 2014) where Johnson’s body was
Average Rent: $900 - $1500/mo plus utilities eventually buried.
Internet Access: Northwest Tel Telephone + Internet (80GB) $150/mo
TV: Shaw Direct (Satellite) or Bell Satellite or Northwest Tel: $36.00/mo to $140/mo
Community Access: Dempster highway access year round with exception of freeze up and thaw (approx. one month each).
Website: there is no hamlet website at this time
What do things cost? 2L Milk $9.00 Apples $9.99/kg Robin Hood Flour (5kg bag) $12.99 Tide Ultra (3.4kg) $30.19 Bread - Store brand $6.00 Lettuce $9.99 ea Sugar (4kg bag) $6.79 Colgate Toothpaste (75ml) $5.89 Ground beef $9.99/lb Potatoes (5lb bag) $9.99-$14.99 Campbell’s Chicken Noodle $1.89 Charmin (8 roll/double) $12.69 Bananas $3.99/kg Old Dutch chips $5.99 Kraft Salad Dressing (259 ml) $3.89 Pop (Case of 12) $11.49 Corn Flakes (400g) $6.29 18
Tsiigehtchic
Chief Paul Niditchie School (K – 12)
Chief Paul Niditchie School
Chief Paul Niditchie School was named for Chief Paul 29 Students Niditchie who signed Canada’s first Gwich’in Settlement 2.5 Teachers Agreement in 1922. 0 PSTs .5 EAs CHIEF PAUL NIDITCHIE SCHOOL PHONE: (67) 953-3211 GENERAL DELIVERY FAX: (867) 953-3705 0 Secretaries TSIIGEHTCHIC, NT X0E 0S0
Website: www.bdec.nt.ca/our-schools/index.shtml
COMMUNITY CONTACT INFORMATION HAMLET OF TSIIGEHTCHIC GENERAL DELIVERY, TSIIGEHTCHIC, NT X0E 0B0 >> PHONE: (867) 953-3201 19
Tuktoyaktuk (69.27 Inuvialuktun meaning resembling a caribou.
Tuktoyaktuk is the largest Inuvialuit community in the Beaufort Delta region. It is a popular tourist destination, with most tours operating from Inuvik. Some of the things that draw tourists to Tuktoyaktuk are: an opportunity to see the pingos (cone shaped hills formed by frozen water); a chance to dip a toe (or go for a swim) in the Arctic Ocean; visit a reconstructed sod house; and go underground to view a natural underground ice freezer. In addition to tours originating in Inuvik, Tuktoyaktuk tour operators offer dog-sledding, igloo construction, snowmobiling, ice -fishing and community and culture tours. Here is a little bit of history: Molson U.S.A. spent $10 million Population: 954 promoting and organizing the Polar Average Temperature: Beach Party in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. January -30.4 C July +15.1C in 1995. Performing were Metallica,
(The following food, rent and utilities prices are averages for Hole (Courtney Love), Veruca Salt 2014) and Moist, and in the audience 500 contest winners and guests, plus Average Rent: $1500/mo plus utilities for one bedroom everyone from this small community Internet Access: Northwest Tel who wanted to attend. Telephone + Internet $30.00 to $130.00/mo
TV: Bell Satellite TV: $60.00 - $140 As the most northerly point in the
Community Access: Ice Road (open December/January closes Trans Canada Trail system Tuktoyaktuk boasts a Mile 0 monument. Presently, April/May. road access to Tuktoyaktuk is by winter ice road only. As of 2013, work began Aklak Air: $220.50 one way from Inuvik to extend the Dempster Highway from its terminus in Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk.
Website: there is no hamlet website at this time This 137 km long two lane highway will be packed gravel and is expected to be completed by 2018. What do things cost? 2L Milk $6.99 Apples $5.99/kg Robin Hood Flour (5kg bag) $18.99 Corn Flakes (400g) $8.69 Bread - Store brand $3.99 Lettuce $5.99 ea Sugar (4kg bag) $12.79 Tide Ultra (3.4kg) $34.79 Ground beef $5.99/lb Potatoes (5lb bag) $6.99 Campbell’s Chicken Noodle $1.89 Colgate Toothpaste (75ml) $2.29 Bananas $6.99/kg Old Dutch chips $5.99 Kraft Salad Dressing (259 ml) $3.49 Charmin (8 roll/double) $13.79 Pop (Case of 12) $15.99 20
Tuktoyaktuk
Mangilaluk School (K – 12)
Mangilaluk
Mangilaluk school is named after the man who started the community of Tuktoyaktuk. He was born sometime in the last half of the 1800’s and grew to become an umialiq (leader). 206 Students Mangilaluk is generally regarded as the last traditional 16 Teachers Inuvialuit umialiq. 1 PST MANGILALUK SCHOOL (867) 977-2255 4 EAs 1 Secretary P.O. BOX 5000 (867) 977-2532 TUKTOYAKTUK, NT X0E 1C0
Website: www.bdec.nt.ca/our-schools/index.shtml
COMMUNITY CONTACT INFORMATION HAMLET OF TUKTOYAKTUK BOX 120 >> TUKTOYAKTUK, NT X0E 0J0 >> PHONE: (867) 977-2286 21
Ulukhaktok (70.44 Inuvialuktun meaning the place where ulu parts are found.
Ulukhaktok (formerly called Holman) is an Inuvialuit hamlet situated on the west coast of Victoria Island in the Amundsen Gulf. Slate and copper, used to make ulus, was found in the large bluff that overlooks Ulukhaktok. This was not traditionally a permanent settlement but rather a stopping place for the nomadic Inuit as they moved from one hunting ground to another. It was first settled in 1937 by an Inuit man named Natkusiak and his family. Ulukhaktok is the location of the world’s most northern golf course. The “Billy Joss Open Celebrity Golf Tournament” has, over the years, attracted golfers from other countries as well as players from the Edmonton Oilers and the Edmonton Eskimos.
Population: 479 Ulukhaktok is home to the Holman Eskimo Co-op which was formed to help Average Temperature: organize the sale of local Inuit arts and crafts. Two of its most famous artists January -31,8C July +12.8C are Mary Okheena and Helen Kalvak. Canada Post issued a stamp in 2008
(The following food, rent and utilities prices are averages for 2014) which features one of Helen Kalvak’s prints.
Average Rent: $1500/mo plus utilities for one bedroom
Internet Access: Northwest Tel Telephone + Internet (80GB) $150/mo
TV: Bell Satellite $120/mo
Community Access: Ulukhaktok has a First Air : $1620.00 one way from Yellowknife reputation for being the Aklak Air : $1054 one way from Inuvik friendliest hamlet in the north. Website: there is no hamlet website at this time
What do things cost? 2L Milk $6.35 Apples $11.89/3lb bag Robin Hood Flour (5kg bag) $24.55 Corn Flakes (400g) $9.99 Bread - Store brand $5.59 Lettuce $3.99 ea Sugar (4kg bag) $29.99 Tide Ultra (3.4kg) $34.79 Ground beef $8.19/lb Potatoes (5lb bag) $7.75 Campbell’s Chicken Noodle $2.59 Colgate Toothpaste (75ml) $2.29 Bananas $5.59/kg Old Dutch chips $6.29 Kraft Salad Dressing (259 ml) $3.99 Charmin (8 roll/double) $13.79 Catelli Spaghetti $12.79 22
Ulukhaktok
Helen Kalvak School (K – 12)
Helen Kalvak
Helen Kalvak was a Cooper Inuit graphic artist born on Victoria Island. She lived a traditional Inuit lifestyle for most of her life. Her father taught her to be an angakok 104 Students (shaman). Kalvak later converted to Christianity but her 9 Teachers shamanism is reflected in her artwork. 1 PST 3 EAs HELEN KALVAK SCHOOL PHONE: (867) 396-3804 1 Secretary P.O. BOX 162 FAX: (867)396-3054 ULUKHAKTOK, NT X0E 0S0
Website: www.bdec.nt.ca/our-schools/index.shtml
COMMUNITY CONTACT INFORMATION HAMLET OF ULUKHAT0K GENERAL DELIVERY>> ULUKHAKTOK, NT X0E 0S0 >> PHONE: (867) 393-3511 23
Partners in Education
The Beaufort Delta Education Council (BDEC) has partnered with the Gwich’in Tribal Council (GTC) and the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) in an effort to better meet the unique needs of our remote northern communities. Together we hosted Education Evenings in the fall of 2013 visiting all eight communities in the Beaufort Delta. This gave parents, students and community members an opportunity to learn about new initiatives and to have a voice in education plans for Beaufort Delta children.
Gwich’in Tribal Council and the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
These two Aboriginal Governments have very broad mandates including, but not limited to, improving the economic, social and cultural well being of the people encompassed by the Settlement Agreements. Both governments are in the process of negotiating self-government agreements with Government of the Northwest Territories and the government of Canada. Self-government agreements will include law-making authority over K-12 education.
The GTC and the IRC already take an active role in educating the Beaufort Delta youth. Both groups have representatives on the Beaufort Delta Divisional Education Council (BDEC); have developed Aboriginal language programs that are offered for credit in Beaufort Delta schools; have contributed as presenters and as participants at teacher conferences; offer recognition of graduation to our graduates; offer financial assistance for tutors for Aboriginal students; and contribute in many other ways to the success of our youth. Some BDEC initiatives receive financial support from these organizations. Most recently, for example, the eLearning initiative, which will make high school academic courses accessible to the small remote communities, has received funding from the IRC.
Together we can make a difference...
We are partners united in our desire to ensure that the children in the Beaufort Delta have access to respectful, safe schools offering learning opportunities that are relevant to all students.
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The Gwich’in
The Gwich’in live in a vast area extending across northern Canada and the US and have occupied this area for as long as 20,000 years. Today the Gwich’in live in many communities throughout Canada but most live above the Arctic Circle in the boreal forest regions. Approximately 9,000 Gwich’in currently make their home in communities in Alaska, the Yukon, and the Northwest Territories with 2,500 in the Beaufort Delta region.
Gwich’in life and culture have traditionally been based on the Porcupine Caribou herd, the people’s main source of food, tools, and clothing. Hunting, fishing and trapping are still an important part of the Gwich’in lifestyle and, although they have access to store-bought food in all of their communities, caribou, fish and other animals supplement their diet.
The Gwich’in are part the Athapaskan First Nations which include peoples such as the Slavey, Tlicho, Han and Tutchone. Although a part of this larger Aboriginal group, the Gwich’in have a distinct language and way of life.
Prior to the arrival of fur traders, the Gwich’in practiced a nomadic lifestyle. The fur traders establish forts and trading posts that later became Gwich’in settlements. Gwich’in communities in the Northwest Territories are located in the Gwich’in Settlement Region of the Mackenzie Delta. This Settlement Region is defined by the Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement which was negotiated by the Gwich’in Tribal Council and the Government of Canada and signed in 1992. The Settlement Region encompasses 22,422 km2 in the Northwest Territories (including 6,158 km2 of subsurface, mineral rights) and 1554 km2 in the Yukon. The GTC is presently negotiating a self-government agreement which is anticipated to be brought into effect soon.
The Gwich’in communities in the Beaufort Delta Education Region are: Fort McPherson (Tetl’it Zheh), Tsiigehtchic, Aklavik, and Inuvik. The dividing line between the Gwich’in Settlement Region and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region runs through Aklavik and Inuvik.
Gwich’in Tribal Council (GTC)
The Gwich’in Tribal Council was established to manage the affairs of the Gwich’in Settlement Region. The GTC is dedicated to advancing the Gwich’in community’s health, economy, and future, while preserving their rich cultural traditions. For more information about the GTC check out their website: gwichintribalcouncil.com
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The Inuvialuit
The Inuvialuit live in the remote reaches of the Western Arctic with most of their communities located above the tree line. Many Inuvialuit have moved to southern towns and cities but the majority (approximately 3,100) live in Inuvialuit Settlement Region located in the Northwest Territories.
Like all Inuit, the Inuvialuit descended from the Thule who migrated eastward from Alaska. The traditional language of the Inuvialuit is known as Inuvialuktun and is made up of three dialects. (You will find information about the dialects spoken in the BDEC region at: www.irc.inuvialuit.com/culture/language.html.)
Inuvialuit traditionally hunt the Cape Bathurst and Bluenose caribou herds. The spring sees families heading out to geese hunt. In addition the Inuvialuit hunt polar bear, whale, seal, and grizzly among other species. Many families leave permanent communities during the spring and summer and go out on-the-land to hunt, fish and trap. This is an important part of Inuvialuit life.
The Inuvialuit communities in the Northwest Territories are located in the region of the Mackenzie Delta and north onto the Islands of the Beaufort Sea and Amundsen Gulf. The communities are organized under the Inuvialuit Final Agreement (signed in 1984). This land claim agreement encompasses 91,000 km2 of land (including 13,000 km2 with subsurface rights to oil, gas and minerals.) The IRC is presently negotiating a self-government agreement which is anticipated to be brought into effect soon.
The Inuvialuit communities of the Beaufort Delta Education region are: Aklavik, Inuvik, Paulatuk, Tuktoyaktuk, Sachs Harbour, and Ulukhaktok. (The dividing line between the Inuvialuit Settlement Region and the Gwich’in Settlement Region runs through Aklavik and Inuvik).
Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation was established to manage the affairs of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. The IRC is dedicated to retaining the language, culture and unique traditions of the Inuvialuit people while improving their economic and social well being. For more information about the IRC check out their website: irc.inuvialuit.com
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Making the Move North
THE DECISION Moving north of the Arctic Circle is a major life decision that should be made with some serious thought, discussion with friends and family as well as research.
REGIONAL IDENTITY COMMUNITY DIVERSITY THE MOVE The eight communities in the Beaufort-Delta The eight communities of the Beaufort Delta have You will be provided with a moving allowance region have much in common: many unique features that set them apart from (otherwise known as removal-in) by the Beaufort Delta Governed by two distinct land claim groups, one another. When making the decision to Education Council. Removal allowances vary the Gwich’in and the Inuvialuit relocate to one of the communities, the depending on the type of contract you have, the uniqueness of each location should be considered. number of people in your family and whether you Located north of the Arctic Circle Some of the characteristics that you might want to are moving in or out of the Beaufort Delta region. It Serviced by the same transportation and explore include: is strongly recommended that you thoroughly shipping routes investigate and clarify the term of your removal Culture Government services, centralized in Inuvik, allowance before accepting a contract. Information Location and degree of isolation support the Beaufort Delta communities. can be obtained by contacting the Northwest Variety of services Territories Teacher's Association. (Phone: (867) 873-8501; www.nwtta.nt.ca) Access to health care Once your move has been decided, the Human Population Resources Department will coordinate your moving Cost of living and transportation requirements, payment and reimbursement. Access, variety and cost of housing It is important to note that although every effort will Geography be made to ensure you belongings arrive in your Wildlife and vegetation new community before you do, delays sometimes Cost of transportation to the nearest major centre occur. North of 60 27
Your check lists... WHEN TRAVELLING TO YOUR NEW YOU MUST PACK THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: COMMUNITY, YOU SHOULD CARRY WTH YOU: Warm winter clothing—be prepared for -20 C to -40 C A minimum of 2 weeks change of clothes temperatures for extended periods of time. Personal toiletry items Cool summer clothing—be prepared for +30 C temperatures especially in June and July. Bedding Sunglasses—don’t forget that there is 24 hours of Required medication sunlight each day for almost three months of the Personal identification summer! Enough groceries for a minimum of 2 days (the local A bug jacket and repellent—the mosquitoes in the arctic store may not be open when you arrive) can be ferocious in the summer months. Required teaching material and resources to start class A camera—you will be awed by the beauty of the land Warm winter/fall clothing in your new home and will want to capture the experience to share with family and friends. Raincoat and rubber boots Any specialty grocery items you might want or require Adequate cash for immediate needs. Cash can be due to dietary requirements or preferences. obtained from most local stores by using your debit card. For convenience, fill any prescriptions to last the school year. Although each community has a health centre and is visited by a doctor on a regular basis, appointments may be difficult to get in a timely manner and prescriptions must be filled from larger centres such as Inuvik or Yellowknife. Important documentation such as birth certificate, social insurance number, provincial health care card and passport. Bring all NWT Teacher Certification documentation. The process to receive certification should be started (or completed) prior to the start of the school year. New teachers will be paid at the introductory level of the pay scale until certification and pay scale assessment is complete. Should the process not be completed prior to the start of the school year, back pay will be issued once Adventure certification has been received. 28
Advice from the North
BEFORE ACCEPTING A JOB OFFER Read the collective agreement before Ask a lot of questions before you make the accepting a job offer. Familiarize yourself decision to move to the north. Continue to with benefits such as dental and health care ask questions once you have signed a coverage. contract and are preparing to move. Be prepared to share accommodations. Some Arrange to have someone meet you at the Ask for the name and phone numbers of communities have limited accommodations airport when you arrive in your new teachers currently working in the school in for rent and sharing may be required. Many community (do not assume that someone will which you are seeking employment. Call teachers share accommodations to save be there to pick you up.) money as a result of high living costs in the these teachers to ask candid questions before Bring a bike. accepting a job offer and moving to the regions. Check with your principal or District community. Be prepared for physical work such as Education Authority about making a barge hauling boxes and freight. Ask for a contact for rental accommodations. order for supplies—this will significantly Call and confirm housing availability and Be aware that some students will have severe reduce your cost of living expenses for the cost. behaviour and learning challenges and that year if moving to the remote communities. all communities have substance abuse issues. Ask current staff for the typical cost of Bring recreation items, crafts, hobbies,
monthly utilities. movies, books, etc.—the winter can be long AFTER ACCEPTING A JOB OFFER Enquire about professional development and and cold with a lot of time spent indoors. Arrive early! Moving to any new community support. Ask your principal or the Human See your dentist and family doctor before is a big adjustment. Moving to the arctic is an Resources Manger for details. moving. adventure! Check with the airlines flying to and in the Banking is not available in communities other Be prepared for the unexpected as services region for the most recent costs for airfare than Inuvik—arrange for direct deposit and can be interrupted by weather and from your new community to Inuvik. Just on-line banking before moving. getting to Inuvik can be costly. Return tickets transportation problems. Arriving early gives Confirm your plane ticket prior to your from some of our remote communities can be you time to explore your new home, hook up move. as much as $1500. utilities, meet some people, unpack and relax before starting a busy school year. Start the NWT Teacher Certification process Talk to the principal and teachers currently as soon as possible. working in the school for information on Ask your principal about the supplies and classroom management and special needs resources that will be in your classroom. Get Talk to your Principal about getting a First issues. a list of textbooks and the curriculum used in Class email account and how to install it on your new school. Bring as many of your own your devices. You will then have access to the Ask your principal if he/she participates in teaching resources as possible to supplement BDEC Curriculum Manual. the teacher mentorship program. your class. Check the BDEC website for current program Be computer literate. Communities outside of Place an order for supplies (if required) information (www.bdec.nt.ca) and to access Inuvik do not have on-site technical support. before your arrival. Your school principal will this Teacher Handbook online assist you with this process.
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Oh! I wish I had known THAT before I moved North...
About life in the remote Social passing of students occurs up to and About the job... including grade 9. communities… The Northwest Territories Teachers You will be required to do many non- There are no banks in the small communities. Association will offer you reimbursement for teaching related activities that are unique to You can get cash with a debit card at the courses you take for professional the North...like bingos, feasts, checking char Northern Store or the Co-op. development. Take advantage of this nets, grad fundraising, after school programs, There is no alcohol sold in the communities generous offer! etc. (only Inuvik has a liquor store) and most Check with Human Resources to ensure that About necessities of life in the north ... have restrictions on the amount you can bring you are set up with Sun Life soon after you in or order in at one time. For details on each arrive and get your health card as soon as Bring a good pair of insulated pull on rubber community check: www.fin.gov.nt.ca/liquor/ possible (http://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/health/ boots….you will take your boots off at the restrictions/ door everywhere you go (including the nwt-health-care-plan/health-care-card) There is no cell service in most of the school). You are hired as either indeterminate or term. communities. Check with your principal. You will need clothing for minus - 40 C Indeterminate means employment on a Living in a fly in community means two weather and + 30C. And bring bug repellent continuing basis, with no end date specified. days of travel each way. You must overnight and/or a bug jacket for the spring and Term means employment for a fixed period, in Inuvik. with an end date specified. Check the summer. Get a credit card with air rewards and use it collective agreement to see how this affects Stock up on prescription drugs and set up an for everything you can - especially flights. your entitlement for things such as removal account with a pharmacy in Inuvik or out if you leave the north. Yellowknife. Well.ca is an online health and beauty supplier that many northerners use because The northern living allowance and ultimate Bring lots of toiletries. Some of the small you can often get free shipping. removal expenses are taxable benefits. communities do not have contact lens Staffing and teaching assignments change solution, hairspray or makeup. Just like in the south you can order almost anything online and have it delivered to your quite a bit from year to year. Bring as much non-perishable food as your community for a fee or free: There are two weight limit will allow (especially sugar and grocery stores that focus on serving the flour). Stock up on nuts and dried fruit. northern communities: Stanton's (Inuvik): (867) 777-4381 Co-op (Yellowknife) (867) 873-5770
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NWT Teacher Induction WHAT IS TEACHER INDUCTION? Definition: A Teacher Induction Program involves those practices used to help new and beginning teachers become competent and effective professionals in the classroom. Induction programs also help develop an understanding of the local school community and cultures.
GOALS OF NWT TEACHER INDUCTION support network through e-mail and conference calls 1. Improve teacher performance. with an experienced teacher or consultant. Whatever form it takes, the value of systematic sustained supports should 2. Recruit and retain teachers in the profession. not be underestimated. Tapping into the experience of 3. Promote the personal and professional well- other educators can and does make an amazing difference being of new teachers. during the early years of teaching. 4. Transmit the culture of the system to the beginning teacher. THE NWT MENTORSHIP PROGRAM The Northwest Territories teacher mentorship program is
a formalized partnership between an experienced SYSTEMATIC SUSTAINED SUPPORTS Northern teacher and a teacher new to the profession or Systematic Sustained Supports provide a new to the Northwest Territories in which the framework for beginning teachers that will help experienced teacher is trained to guide and support them apply their knowledge, skills and previous the beginning teacher during his/her initial phase of teaching. A beginning teacher is a teacher who is in experience to their new teaching assignment in the first year of the profession or a “new-to-the- the NWT. These supports will let the new teacher NWT” teacher having previous teaching experience know that they are part of a process which does but is in his/her first year in the NWT. not expect them to know everything or get everything right the first time. For more information, please call: 867-678-6625 or contact: Systematic Sustained Supports can take various Teacher induction and Mentorship Coordinator forms but the most popular for beginning Education, Culture and Employment teachers is the NWT mentorship model. Box 1320 However, if formal mentorship is not possible in Yellowknife, NT a particular school, informal options may be X1A 2L9 considered. In very small schools, it may be necessary for a beginning teacher to develop a
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The NWTTA is comprised of elected representatives from all regions of the Northwest Territories. If you accept a teaching position with one of the employers of the Northwest Territories, you will become a member of the Northwest Territories Teachers’ Association. As a member, you will be entitled to the services they provide.
COMMON CONCERNS Teaching Responsibilities - Occasionally, a teacher’s NWTTA Occasionally, teachers call the NWTTA office with a assignment may change after hiring is completed. A NORTHWEST TERRITORIES concern when they arrive in their community to begin teacher is not employed to teach in a specific school or specific subjects. When a teacher signs a contract with TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION work. Several concerns which have arisen are described below. Take time to discuss these with your prospective the Education Council, the teacher agrees to accept the Box 2340, 5018 - 48th Street employer. provisions of the Collective Agreement and the duties of Yellowknife, NT X1A 2P7 teachers set out in the Education Act. Housing - The majority of teachers who accept teaching Phone: (867) 873-8501 positions in the NWT prefer to rent accommodations. Where teachers hold teaching certificates that restrict the Fax: (867) 873-2366 Housing concerns which teachers bring to our attention grade levels and/or subjects which they may teach, this www.nwtta.nt.ca include: restriction must be honoured by the employer. Rents are extremely high Housing is not available SOME USEFUL TIPS Teachers share with others Read your Collective Agreement (on the NWTTA website: www.nwtta.nt.ca) Housing that is available is not adequate Discuss any concerns with the Employer Removal in/Out - Teachers who accept a position in the NWT find that the employer provides them with a move Contact the principal of the school to which you will -in allowance. Amounts for the allowance may vary be assigned depending on whether a teacher is hired on a term or Contact the NWTTA if there is a concern indeterminate basis. During your interview, make notes which you can An employee may receive removal out when they leave refer to later the NWT. An employee’s entitlement to removal out is Remember to find out about the many interesting determined on the basis of length of service. Prospective aspects of teaching in the NWT before you accept a employees should consult the collective agreement and position discuss this with their prospective employer. It should be noted that this amount may be less than the removal in and subject to taxation at source. Cost of Living - It is expensive to live in the NWT. The COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT cost of living is highest in the most northerly and most remote communities. Air travel, cost of heating your Prospective and new teachers are encouraged to home and cost of food will be more than down south. call the NWTTA at any time for more Teachers in some northern communities can have information. The current Collective Agreement supplies brought in once a year. Discuss with your can be found on-line at www.nwtta.nt.ca employer if this is a possibility or not.
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Beaufort Delta Education Council Education, Culture and Employment Bag Service #12 Office of the Registrar Linda Hall: Inuvik, NT P.O. Box 1320 Dog sledding Back cover X0E 0T0 Yellowknife, NT Phone: (867) 777-7136 X1A 2L9 Arctic flowers 1 Fax: (867) 777-2469 Phone: (867) 873-7392 Frozen grass 8 www.bdec.nt.ca Fax: (867) 873-0338 Arctic hare 10 www.newteachersnwt.ca Ptarmigan 12
NWT TEACHER’S ASSOCIATION Sea gull 14 INUVIK Box 2340, 5018 - 48th Street Musk oxen 16 Yellowknife, NT X1A 2P7 Town of Inuvik Church at Tsiigehtchic 18 Phone: (867) 873-8501 http://inuvik.ca Sunrise at Tuktoyaktuk 20 Fax: (867) 873-2366 www.nwtta.nt.ca Great North Arts Festival Arctic ground squirrel 22 www.gnaf.org Peregrine falcon chicks 27 Geese in ice flows 29 TRANSPORTATION & TRAVEL Inuvik Community Greenhouse Eider duck eggs 30 www.inuvikgreenhouse.com NWT Highway Information Mukluks 31 www.dot.gov.nt.ca Gwich’in Tribal Council www.gwichintribalcouncil.com Wayne Tremblay:
Aklak Air Fox in the snow Front cover www.aklakair.ca Inuvialuit Regional Corporation www.irc.inuvialuit.com Moose 2 Canadian North Airlines Wolf 7 www.canadiannorth.com Grizzly bears 24 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES First Air Airlines https://firstair.ca Government of the NWT Tourism GNWT - ITI: Spectacularnwt.com Caribou 28 Air North www.flyairnorth.com CBC News North www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north GNWT MACA North-Wright Airways Aerial photos of communities www.north-wrightairways.com Inuvik Drum Newspaper www.nnsl.com/Inuvik/Inuvik.html in the Community Profiles
Up Here Magazine BDEC Staff www.uphere.ca All additional photos not Aurora College listed above (schools and www.auroracollege.nt.ca students) 33 Beaufort Delta Education Council
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