Mr. Speaker, I’m very happy to hear that. The Minister made several references…. Certainly in the community of Délînê it was the same with our school. People said there was a school that was built on an underground waterbed creek. I’m looking forward to that type of information in terms of how traditional knowledge will be implemented into certain areas. Would this include education programs also in government-wide initiatives? Justice? Language? Housing? I guess I’m looking at the weight of traditional knowledge in today’s government. How strong would it be for the people in our region?

It has significant weight. I point the Member once again to the business planning process, where that issue will be clearly articulated. There will be an opportunity to talk and review with every department as they review their business plan with the appropriate committee about traditional knowledge and how it’s going to be implemented in those various departments. It’s a cross government initiative. The commitment is to have this once and for all put into practice within the life of the next business planning cycle.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Final short supplementary, Mr. Yakeleya.

Would the elders be involved in terms of carrying this traditional knowledge into the government in the system we would have? Would there be a place for them to bring this traditional knowledge to the forefront?

How it’s brought in may vary, but the fundamental point is the one that the Member has indicated: the role of the elders, the handing down from generation to generation of traditional knowledge. That will be built in department by department across government. It will all be ready for review as we come forward into the business planning process here in the next number of weeks.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Item 9, written questions. Item 10, returns to written questions. Item 11, replies to opening address. Item 12, petitions. Item 13, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 14, tabling of documents. The honourable Minister responsible for the Financial Management Board Secretariat, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following documents: NWT 2008 Forest Fire Season Report; Inter-Activity Transfers Exceeding $250,000 for the Period April 1, 2008 to August 31, 2008; Public Accounts of the Government of the Northwest Territories Interim Report for the Year Ended March 31, 2008; and the 2007–2008 54

Annual Report of the Northwest

Territories Liquor Commission & Liquor Licensing Board.

Document 1-16(3), Northwest Territories 2008

Forest Fire Season, tabled.

Document 2-16(3), Inter-Activity Transfers

Exceeding $250,000 for the Period April 1, 2008 to August 31, 2008, tabled.

Document 3-16(3), Public Accounts of the

GNWT Interim Report for the Year Ended March 31, 2008, tabled.

Document 4-16(3), 2007–2008 54

Annual

Report NWT Liquor Commission & Liquor Licensing Board, tabled.

I wish to table the following document entitled Towards Literacy: A Strategy Framework 2008–2018. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Document 5-16(3), Towards Literacy: A

Strategy Framework 2008–2018, tabled.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Pursuant to section 23 of the Official Languages Act, I wish to table the Office of the Northwest Territories Languages Commissioner Annual Report 2007–2008.

Document 6-16(3), Office of the Northwest

Territories Languages Commissioner Annual Report, tabled.

Colleagues, I’d like to draw your attention in the visitors’ gallery to the presence of Ms. Shannon Gullberg, Languages Commissioner for the Northwest Territories.

Item 15, notices of motion. Item 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 17, motions. Item 18, first reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters. Item 21, report of Committee of the Whole. Item 22, third reading of bills. Madam Clerk, item 23, Orders of the Day.

Thank you, Madam Clerk. Accordingly, this House stands adjourned until Friday, October 24, 2008, at 10 a.m.

The House adjourned at 3:49 p.m.