Thank you, Madam Speaker. Over the past year, Madam Speaker, the community of Rae Lakes has been documenting elders' knowledge of Dogrib traditional government. This information is very important. Madam Speaker, this information will help build a community self-government model. The information will also be used in the school curriculum.
Madam Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, also the Department of Executive and the Department of Renewable Resources for their support during the 1993-94 fiscal year. I would also like to take this opportunity to say how pleased I am with the government's response to the traditional knowledge working group report. The response says that the government will redo the existing grants and contribution program to make the traditional knowledge initiative a priority.
Madam Speaker, given the government's position, I would like to request that the government departments do everything they can to ensure that this project is given the financial and income support necessary to complete the work. Like the Dene justice project, Madam Speaker, this project will require three years for it to come to completion. The community has completed its first year and looks forward to completing the work in the next couple of years. Thank you.
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