Herbert Nakimayak

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as the 2016-17 trapping season begins I would like to remind hunters and trappers to have a safe and successful season.

Mr. Speaker the Take a Kid Trapping Program has introduced hundreds of school age youth across the Northwest Territories to the traditional harvesting practices of hunting, trapping, fishing and outdoor survival. Delivered through schools and Aboriginal organizations in co-operation with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the program is funded by the Departments of ENR, Municipal and Community Affairs, and Health and...

Thanks for the response; it was exactly what I was looking for. It's good to see cooperation and coordination at work in our programs, especially with elders and youth.

Mr. Speaker, I just have more of a comment, but more of a question, my last question to the Minister: can the Minister share some examples of projects undertaken in the most recent fiscal year. Quyanainni, Mr. Speaker.

I appreciate the response, and I see it working very well in my region. Mr. Speaker, my second question to the Minister is how are participants required to demonstrate the funding that is used for its intended purpose and report on the results of programming?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also too would like to recognize Mr. Winston Moses who went to residential school with my father, and I'm proud to be working here alongside his son now. So welcome, Winston. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I appreciate the response. Mr. Speaker, my third question is: how does the government ensure that this program continues to be delivered in schools throughout the Northwest Territories?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources. Mr. Speaker, my first question is: through the Take a Kid Trapping program we have seen project as diverse as canoe building and caribou hunts. My question is how broadly is the Take a Kid program applied? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I appreciate the response. Mr. Speaker, my third question is how has the department incorporated traditional knowledge into this work on invasive species?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today my question is for the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources. Earlier on I spoke about active fish species, and my first question to the Minister, Mr. Speaker, is how is the department involved in monitoring changes to species range and habitat? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, my final question for the Minister is does the department have concerns that species that are migrating further north with drive out plants and animals that have been the keystone of northern landscape and harvested from the land for a millennia?

Mr. Speaker, my second question to the Minister is can the Minister explain how invasive species are different from species like Chum salmon that are becoming more widespread in the Northwest Territories.