Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I spoke about the Kaw Tay Whee School in Dettah which is a half a century old and separated from a small gymnasium. The school is undersized, and the school must be replaced with a proper gymnasium attached so the students do not have to walk outside even during the freezing winter months to access it. Today I want to highlight another concern.

N'dilo residents have the fact that their K'alemi Dene School reached capacity for many years. Within just a few years of the new school opening, the growing need of the community began to exceed the K'alemi Dene capacity. Currently the school is supporting over 162 students when the number should not exceed 120 to ensure appropriate classroom sizes. These concerns were brought forward almost a decade ago during the 18th Assembly, yet it was later learned in 2020 that other priorities took precedent over these projects' inclusion into the capital plans.it is now five years later, and students in both Dettah and N'dilo are still struggling to access the space they need to learn and exercise. So far, we can't even secure the funding needed to plan for these projects.

The department has been aware of these issues, and yet three separate MLAs over the years have been told their students are not a priority. Education is a treaty right.

I also want to touch on the point I made yesterday about the N'dilo gymnasium. The school agrees that in addition to these additional classrooms, a proper sized gymnasium that doubles as a community hall should be added as well. This two-in-one approach will save costs and support YKDFN youth and more importantly support recreation activities. However, this will only happen if the Minister commits to working with the YKDFN leadership and local DEA. The constant denying and deferring these projects by her predecessors have resulted in the GNWT violating the treaty rights of Treaty 8 and also against the Canadian Constitution. The Minister must take action if she wants to uphold YKDFN constitutionally-protected treaty rights. Mr. Speaker, I will have questions for the Minister at the appropriate time. Thank you.