Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It was to my surprise and great interest that on February 21st when I opened up the Inuvik Drum there was a very educational and historic story that was told by my father, and it was entitled The Mad Trapper Case Recalled. It’s about some oral history that’s never ever been told in the books, and I was really surprised to hear that my father decided to let the public know, and let the historians know, some of the things that had happened during one of the biggest stories in the Northwest Territories, and that was the Mad Trapper of Rat River.

This is something that my father had spoken to me about not too many years ago and was it was really interesting to hear, because everything that I ever knew about that whole story were things that I had read in books. So I was very impressed and very encouraged to hear my father speak up on something that a lot of historians did, and that he shared it not only with family members but with community residents in Inuvik and the Beaufort-Delta to share a little part of history here. Then I was even happier to see it in yesterday’s News/North, dated February 25th . This story is not

only shared in the Inuvik region, but it’s shared throughout the Northwest Territories.

With that, I’d like to encourage all elders within the Northwest Territories to share these types of stories so that our youth, and our historians, and people that are continuing to work to help with the culture and what the Northwest Territories is, can hear some of the real stories. Our history helps define us and makes us who we are. Much like my father who spoke up on his father and seemed to be very proud to share his story. Today in the House I’m very happy, I’m very proud to speak of my father on his courage to bring this story forward. Better late than never. Thank you.