Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today, I would like to share with Members an exciting event which is taking place in Rae-Edzo next week.

From July 3rd through the 7th, over 100 youth from the North Slave, the South Slave, and the Deh Cho will be gathering in Rae. They will be participating in the Mackenzie Youth Summer Games, which is the largest youth event of the summer.

The games have been held annually for over a decade, and this is the first time that Rae-Edzo is hosting it. Youth will have a chance to participate in events such as soccer, volleyball, swimming and canoeing. Youth will also be exposed to a traditional component of Dene games; hand games, setting nets and elder story telling.

A camp has been set up at Russell Lake, and I extend an open invitation to all the MLAs to come out and have a meal and share our traditional stories, and to cheer for our youth. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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