Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker, Premier and colleagues. I would like to welcome all Members back to the Assembly. It’s been a very busy summer for each of us. We’ve had time to spend with our family and time to visit our communities with our constituents. Today we are here to contribute towards making our territory a better place to live, to build relationships with governing bodies and provide positive comments to the people that we represent.
We need to be more mindful of others when making decisions that affect their territory. With that in mind, I’d like to welcome everyone back and look forward to the next few weeks as we get down to business.
As you may be aware, the Gwich’in Tribal Council held its election for president and vice-president in June. I want to take this time to acknowledge and congratulate Mr. Albert Alexie Jr. on being elected president and Mr. Norman Snowshoe on being elected vice-president. Both Albert and Norman will represent the Gwich’in Tribal Council for the next four years. I look forward to a positive working relationship with the Gwich’in Tribal Council.
I also want to acknowledge former President Richard Nerysoo and former Vice-President Mary Ann Ross for the tremendous amount of work and commitment that they both gave to the Gwich’in Tribal Council. Mahsi cho.
Thank you, Mr. Blake. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.
