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Good afternoon, my friends. Today I'd like to send condolences to the people of Aklavik with regard to a resident of Aklavik, Lucy Greenland, who passed away on Saturday, October 16th. She was 72 years old and lived most of her life in Aklavik. Lucy was one of the remaining elders in the community who was able to speak the Gwich'in language fully and also understand it. Lucy was a very traditional person with a strong connection to her culture and the land. She was a descendant of the Kassi family of the Vuntut Gwitchin of Old Crow in the Yukon.
For someone who battled cancer three times in her life, Lucy was one of the few who never let her ailment get the best of her. Her children can be proud in acknowledging that she also was a person who was very compassionate to other people around her and from the other communities.
At this time, I'd like to send my condolences to the Greenland, the Archie and Kassi families for the loss of a mother and sister, and that her compassion will be deeply missed by all the people in the Mackenzie Delta. With that, mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker.
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