Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am aware of these programs and we're actually proud of the fact that in the Northwest Territories we do have a couple of Indigenous Guardianship Programs. The Ni'Hat'ni Dene or Watchers of Land and the Deh Cho KOD which means taking care of Dehcho, and we've seen how these programs actually benefit the community, they generate some good-paying jobs, they prepare young people to be our next generation leaders, but the guardianship program, my understanding, do even more because they are guardians of the land monitoring wildlife, tracking changes to watershed and other aspects of the environment. They can help the GNWT meet our mandate for conserving biodiversity and responding to climate change and enhance our collective capacity for environmental monitoring and management. So it's wise of us to work with these groups and continue to seek their advice because who knows the land better than the people that use it. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Robert C. McLeod on Question 455-18(2): Indigenous Natural Resource Guardian Programs
In the Legislative Assembly on November 3rd, 2016. See this statement in context.
Question 455-18(2): Indigenous Natural Resource Guardian Programs
Oral Questions
November 2nd, 2016
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