Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I want to talk about Fort Simpson. The Deh Cho Youth Conference started today and it goes on until Friday. It is the 2001 Deh Cho Youth Conference. This is put together by the youth. They have done this in the past few years.
They have put together a program that offers a good variety of different topics. They have a whole list of good speakers such as Martha Many Grey Horses. She is a blood Indian with a master's degree in education and social work. There is Tanya Tourangueu and Stuart Lennie, who are young people involved in drama in Edmonton; Jamie Bastedo, a well-known northern person who talks about science and history and does some performing on the side; Mike Vaydik will give a presentation on mining; Sandi Dowdall with WCB will do a young workers' safety workshop; Terry Garchinski from Yellowknife will be talking about growing up with a disability; and Greg Krivda from Yellowknife will be talking about growing up in a system with foster homes and being on the wrong side of the law and straightening out in the end.
We have a number of very good presentations that will be done. Gerry Antoine will be talking about revitalizing Dene games, drumming and ceremonies. Joe "Pinto" Dragon, who is into education, will talk about being a former hockey player. He is now is a senior advisor to RWED, to the Honourable Joe Handley here, and he will be doing some speaking. They have an excellent program that they have outlined for themselves, and I would like to thank the sponsors who are the Liidlii Kue First Nation, Deh Cho Society Friendship Centre, Municipal and Community Affairs, Deh Cho Health and Social Services, the Beavertail Jamboree Committee, the Deh Cho Education Council, the Village of Fort Simpson and the Education Committee of Fort Simpson.
I would like to wish all the delegates that come from the surrounding communities in the Deh Cho, the youth that are preparing themselves for the future, and hope that they have a very useful and enjoyable conference. Mahsi. Thank you.
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