Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, recently a company by the name of BHP came from Australia and established a camp in traditional aboriginal territory. Originating from Australia they decided that the appropriate name for this camp should be Koala. Soon after, the company was informed by certain elders, that this camp that they had established was sitting on traditional Aboriginal territory and that they should know that there are traditional names for the lakes and places on the land. Mr. Speaker, BHP, God bless their little hearts, recently informed them that they will change the name of their camp shortly to a more traditional aboriginal name.

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Mr. Speaker, recently when the president of the "Spirit of Yellowknife", the president that is supposedly a long-time northerner, was asked if he ever heard of a certain Dene legend, he was most abrupt and dispatched a proposed Dene name of great spiritual significance with the words "Never heard of it". My question is how long will he have to live here before he shows real interest in the culture, language and history of the Dene people, and how long will we have to wait for the "Spirit of YK" to show respect for the rich culture and history of the First Nations of the north. I further wonder how many eyes does the president of the "Spirit of YK" need before he can see what is around him, how many ears does he need, before he can hear. Thank you.