Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Fort Simpson is a community of probably about 1,200 people in the wintertime, and it goes up to about 1,600 in the summertime. Most of our activities are in the summertime. We have a really good opportunity to capitalize on the Northwest Passage. It's going to be further north than where we are.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I just wanted to add that in the early seventies we had a group called the Indian Brotherhood. At that point, I understand and I think a lot of the first nations groups understand that the federal government was.... We were dealing with them directly, and the territorial government was just interim until the first nation groups or the people of the Northwest Territories decided to put a constitution together.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In Fort Simpson we're still negotiating with the federal government on our claim. We're having problems with what's on the table, so I really can't comment about what's on the table. But we are in negotiations with the federal government. I'll just leave it at that.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's a fierce animal.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That's a wolverine in South Slavey dialect.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's Cazon.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I would like to thank the committee and the chair for allowing me to do this presentation. I represent Nogha Enterprises. I was just newly appointed. I have been with Nogha Enterprises since 1986--

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Okay. Hi. My name is Gilbert Cazon, and I'm representing Nogha Enterprises. Nogha Enterprises is an economic development arm of the Liidlii Kue First Nation, which is essentially located in the heart of the Deh Cho. In English, it's Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories. Nogha stands for wolverine in South Slavey.