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Máhsı Cho
Elders:
Julie Lennie and Norman Andrew, Tulı ́
t’a
Alfred Taniton and Camilla Tutcho, Délı̨
nę
Wilfred Jackson and Edward Kelly, Fort Good Hope
Language Specialists:
Michael Neyelle, Délı̨
nę
Lucy Jackson, Fort Good Hope
Jane Modeste, Délı̨
ne
Lucy Ann Yakeleya, Fort Good Hope
Text Compiled By:
Deborah Simmons, Executive Director, Sahtú Renewable Resources Board, Tulı ́
t’a
Betty Harnum, Language Specialist, Yellowknife
Resource People:
Michelle Henderson, Claire Singer and Kendra McGreish, Species at Risk Secretariat,
Environment & Natural Resources, Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT),
Yellowknife
Others Who Assisted:
Many thanks to the participants in the Sahtú Species at Risk Terminology Workshop.
Máhsı cho to the people of Délı̨
nę for their hospitality, Délı̨
nę Aurora College Learning Centre
for the use of their facilities, Donna Bigelow of Environment Canada for explaining the federal
Species at Risk Act,
Joseph Hanlon of the Sahtú Renewable Resources Board for help with the
meeting and Lori Ann Lennie for administrative support. Máhsı cho also to Kimberley Wilde
for transcribing workshop audio recordings, Leon Andrew for reviewing a draft of the book,
and Jean Polfus for her dedication, inspiration, and creativity in making this book a reality.
Finally, we pay tribute to the late Alfred Masuzumi, whose beautiful drawings inspired the
images on the cover and pages 14-15.
