On another topic, I’m wondering if in the culture and heritage I recently encountered a situation where there are youth that are catching on to the whole issue of hand games and hand games has become quite a major event in gatherings. In fact, it’s an event that’s not even tied to any
meetings or anything; they’re just events on their own. They’re just having hand games. The government seems to feel that it’s an issue of maybe some gambling involved in the hand games, but I don’t see it that way. I think that the hand games would be nothing different as far as going and having a hockey tournament and having prize money for second and third, having ball tournaments and having prize money. I see hand games as something similar to that. So I’m having some difficulty getting the government to fund or to support youth groups out of Tu Nedhe that wish to attend hand games. Especially in Lutselk’e there’s the whole issue that they’re an isolated community. They’re either going to have to skidoo out or fly out at this time. You know, you can’t skidoo a bunch out of a community like that, and to fly is expensive for them to attend. So I’m wondering if this department has anything that they can use, any program that they can use to pay for or to support a group such as that. I’m not asking for 100 percent support, but some support along with other organizations that support hand games as a sporting event and very positive for the youth. Thank you.