Protest Walks for #Peel River #Watershed held in Aklavik, Inuvik, Fort McPherson #NWT

Protest Walks for Peel River Watershed [Jan 30, 2014] Peaceful protests were held yesterday in Aklavik, Inuvik, Fort McPherson in the NWT and Whitehorse, Mayo, Dawson City and Haines Junction in the Yukon, rallying against the Yukon government's decision to open 71 per cent of the Peel River Watershed to development. The Peel River watershed is one of the largest undisturbed freshwater ecosystems in Canada. It spans across parts of Alaska, the N.W.T. and Yukon. Aklavik resident and hamlet councilor Bobbie Jo Greenland Morgan organized the community's protest walk from Moose Kerr School to Hansen Road along the banks of Peel River, to the water treatment plant area. She was pleased with the turnout. “We had a really good turnout, with a mixed group, both aboriginals groups (Inuvialuit and Gwich'in) and non-aboriginal groups. We also had a lot of calls from people who wanted to come who were out of town for work. Just seeing how our community comes together is very encouraging to us. Thank you to the elders for their prayers, stories and advice. Thank you to everyone who came out. We just wanted to send a clear message about human rights, about our health rights, about our land rights.” “We came together as a community to demonstrate that the Peel River is very important to us as it runs right by our community and is our drinking water source, we fish out of it as well. Our community along with many others are impacted directly and we are the last community on the Peel River. Whatever development that takes place will effect the water and eventually it all flows down to us. The Final Recommendation Plan that our people was involved in along with other First Nation Groups called for 80% protected area and 20% open to development. In the end, the Yukon Government decided on 79% open to development and 21% protected. They totally disregarded all the work and time and money that went into the community consultations and rejected the recommendations. We along with many others are going to do these rallies and protest walks to send the message back to the Government that we are not in agreement with their decision. It is unethical and immoral that they ignored the Land Use Plan that the First Nations and other groups had worked together on and supported. Lawsuits have been launched. We need to make some noise and show our stand on this matter.” After the walk, protestors debriefed and discussed next steps including submission of a petition to the Yukon government the next day, and welcomed letters and suggestions from protestors who wanted to add their voices to protect the Peel. (Zoe Ho, Tusaayaksat) Photos courtesy of Wyatt Morgan and Eugene Pascal
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.227924157394525.1073741844.153995958120679&type=1
An online petition is available at: http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Government_of_Yukon_Protect_the_Peel

Call for #Performing #Artists #NWT #Wellness Society #Artist Collaboration #Workshop & #Performance

Call for #Performing #Artists
Artist Collaboration Workshop and Performance, #NWTWellness Conference
#Deadline to apply: January 31, 2014
Together with the second annual NWT Wellness Conference (February 21-23, 2014 in #Yellowknife), the #NWT Wellness Society invites performing artists of the NWT to apply to participate in an Artist Collaboration Workshop and Performance led by keynote speaker, Music Therapist Jennifer Buchanan and facilitated by local performing artist, Pat Braden.
The goal of this project is for performing artists to explore the healing properties of music and how it can be used, at a personal and community level, as a pathway to healing. In this interactive workshop setting, artists will work together to create a 30-minute musical collaboration to be performed at the close of the second annual conference, Sunday, February 23, 2014 at 5:00 PM.
Selected artists will be given a pass to the conference ($30 value) but more importantly, have the opportunity to learn from each other and directly from Music Therapist Jennifer Buchanan. It is the Society's hope that participating artists will incorporate these teachings in their own musical experiences and continue to apply them in a way that benefits their community.
Chosen artists will be asked to attend the following events (Sunday, February 23, is the only mandatory commitment, however attendance to all will be encouraged to get the full benefit of this project):
- An introductory meeting, Thursday February 20 (time TBD)
- Jennifer Buchanan's keynote address, Friday February 21 (7:00 - 8:30)
-Jennifer Buchanan's workshop Saturday February 22 (time TBD)
- The Artist Collaboration Workshop and Performance, Sunday February 23, (12:00 - 6:00)
To apply, artists are asked to submit the following in a email:
Name
Contact info (phone, email and community)
Type of Performing Artist
If you have any performing experience
If you have any community work experience
Why you would like to be a part of this project
How you might use this experience to continue musical healing in your community
Please note: Artists outside Yellowknife are encouraged to apply, however travel and accommodations are not included in this opportunity.

#Deadline to apply: January 31, 2014
#Submit to: silentnorth@gmail.com
For more information, #contact the
Artist Collaboration Coordinator, Johanna Tiemessen at silentnorth@gmail.com
NWT Wellness Conference: www.ayni.ca/nwtwellnessconference
Jennifer Buchanan: www.jbmusictherapy.com

Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collective - Exhibition Fee Schedule 2014

Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collective / Exhibition Fee Schedule 2014
http://www.carcc.ca/fee_schedule_2014_1_exhibition.html

Table of Contents

Fee Schedule

A.0 Fee Schedule Guidelines

A.1 Exhibition Fees

A.2 - A.4 Reproduction Fees

B.1 - B.4 Advertising / Commercial Fees

C.1 - C.3 Artists' Professional Fees

• A.1.0 • Guiding Principles

• A.1.1 • Solo Exhibitions

• A.1.2 • Touring Exhibitions

• A.1.3 • Group Exhibitions

• A.1.4 • Permanent Collection Exhibitions

• A.1.5 • Performance Presentation Fees

• A.1.6 • Exhibition in Other Public Places

• A.1.7 • Exhibition of a Reproduction

• A.1.8 • Creation of a Work in Public

• A.1.9 • Film and Video Festivals

 

RT @Northern_Clips: Rising #costs & #taxes, falling #oil prices scuttle #Norway 's #Arctic oil & #gas projects Reuters http://ow.ly/sHkU9

Norway's rising oil costs hit Arctic output hopes

[excerpt]

* Cost rise, tax hike squeezes margins

* Frontier projects, small developments at risk

* Oil prices seen coming down

* Investment growth to stop, then fall

By Henrik Stolen, Gwladys Fouche and Joachim Dagenborg

OSLO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Delays to flagship Arctic projects due to sharply higher costs and taxes, and lower oil prices, will hamper Norway's efforts to revive oil output stuck at a 25-year low, officials and companies say.

The development of several smaller fields, which often fly under the radar, is also either delayed or in doubt, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) told Reuters.

Cost in Norway's oil sector have roughly doubled between 2005 and 2012 and a tax hike unveiled last year pushed several projects over the edge just as oil firms around the globe increased efforts to reduce spending to save cash for dividends.

Norway expects oil investments to grow just 2 percent this year and next, a big drop from a decade of double-digit growth rates. It also cut its oil output forecast for the year.

"The problem is that we (as an industry) are too expensive and make too little profit," Mads Andersen, the Norwegian country chief of oil services firm Cameron said...."

Bill C-15: NOTICE OF MEETING STANDING COMMITTEE ON ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <dennis.bevington.a1@parl.gc.ca>
Date: 2014/1/16
Subject: NOTICE OF MEETING STANDING COMMITTEE ON ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS		CHAMBRE DES COMMUNES
2nd Session, 41st Parliament		2e session, 41e législature
NOTICE OF MEETING		AVIS DE CONVOCATION
Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development		Comité permanent des affaires autochtones et du développement du Grand Nord
Meeting No. 10		Séance no 10
Monday, January 27, 2014		Le lundi 27 janvier 2014
8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.		8 h 30 à 18 heures
Yellowknife, N.W.T. Yellowknife, T.N.-O. Explorer Hotel Explorer Hotel Room Katimavik Pièce Katimavik 4825, 49th Avenue 4825, 49e Avenue
Orders of the Day		Ordre du jour
Bill C-15, An Act to replace the Northwest Territories Act to implement certain provisions of the Northwest Territories Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement and to repeal or make amendments to the Territorial Lands Act, the Northwest Territories Waters Act, the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, other Acts and certain orders and regulations		Projet de loi C-15, Loi remplaçant la Loi sur les Territoires du Nord-Ouest afin de mettre en oeuvre certaines dispositions de l'Entente sur le transfert des responsabilités liées aux terres et aux ressources des Territoires du Nord-Ouest et modifiant ou abrogeant la Loi sur les terres territoriales, la Loi sur les eaux des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, la Loi sur la gestion des ressources de la vallée du Mackenzie, d'autres lois et certains décrets et règlements
Witnesses		Témoins
Panel 1		Groupe 1
8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.		8 h 30 à 9 h 30
Government of the Northwest Territories		Gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest
To be determined À déterminer
Panel 2		Groupe 2
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.		9 h 30 à 10 h 30
Gwich'in Tribal Council		Gwich'in Tribal Council
To be determined À déterminer
Sahtu Secretariat Inc.		Secrétariat du Sahtu
Ethel Blondin-Andrew, Chairperson		Ethel Blondin-Andrew, présidente
Tlicho Government		Tlicho Government
Grand Chief Edward Erasmus		Le grand chef Edward Erasmus
Bertha Rabesca Zoe, Legal Counsel		Bertha Rabesca Zoe, conseillère juridique
Panel 3		Groupe 3
10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.		10 h 45 à 11 h 45
As an individual		À titre personnel
Neil McCrank		Neil McCrank
As an Individual		À titre personnel
John Pollard		John Pollard
Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board		Office des terres et des eaux de la vallée du Mackenzie
Hagen Willard, Chair		Hagen Willard, président
Zabey Nevitt, Executive Director		Zabey Nevitt, directeur exécutif
John Donihee, Legal counsel		John Donihee, conseiller juridique
Panel 4		Groupe 4
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.		13 h 30 à 14 h 30
NWT Treaty 8 Tribal Corporation		Société tribale du traité no 8 des Territoires du Nord-Ouest
Chief Edward Sangris		Chef Edward Sangris
Don Balsillie, Chief Negotiator Akaitcho First Nations		Don Balsillie, négociateur en chef Premières nations de l'Akaitcho
Panel 5		Groupe 5
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.		14 h 30 à 15 h 30
Katlodeeche First Nation		Katlodeeche First Nation
Chief Fabian Roy		Chef Fabian Roy
North Slave Metis Alliance		Alliance métis North Slave
Bill Enge, President		Bill Enge, président
Christopher Devlin, Legal Counsel		Christopher Devlin, conseiller juridique
Acho Dene Koe First Nation		Acho Dene Koe First Nation
Chief Harry Deneron		Chef Harry Deneron
Fort Liard Metis Local #67		Fort Liard Metis Local #67
Ernest McLeod, President		Ernest McLeod, président
Panel 6		Groupe 6
3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.		15 h 45 à 16 h 45
NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines		NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines
Tom Hoefer, Executive Director		Tom Hoefer, directeur exécutif
Northwest Territories Chamber of Commerce		Northwest Territories Chamber of Commerce
Kathy Gray, President		Kathy Gray, présidente
Michael Bradshaw, Executive Director		Michael Bradshaw, directeur exécutif
Northern Territories Federation of Labour		Fédération du travail des Territoires du Nord
Mary Lou Cherwaty, President		Mary Lou Cherwaty, présidente
Panel 7		Groupe 7
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.		17 heures à 18 heures
Northwest Territories Association of Communities		Northwest Territories Association of Communities
Tina Gargan, President		Tina Gargan, présidente
Sara Brown, Chief Executive Officer		Sara Brown, chef de la direction
Town of Inuvik		Ville d'Inuvik
Floyd Roland, Mayor		Floyd Roland, maire
Alternatives North		Alternatives North
Kevin O'Reilly		Kevin O'Reilly
Le greffier du Comité
Jean-Marie David (613-996-1173)
Clerk of the Committee
2014-01-16 2:52 p.m.		2014-01-16 14 h 52

 

Residency / Yukon Arts Centre / Chilkoot Trail Residency 2014 / Whitehorse, YT

Residency / Yukon Arts Centre / Chilkoot Trail Residency 2014 / Whitehorse, YT / Deadline Date: Saturday, February 1, 2014

Together, the Yukon Arts Centre, Parks Canada and the US National Park Service are seeking three visual artists - one from Canada, one from the United States and one regional (Yukon or Alaskan residents) to participate in a cross-border creative journey within Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park, Alaska and Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site in British Columbia. The partner organizations are thrilled to offer this one-of-a-kind residency once again in 2014, its fourth consecutive season.

Selected artists will follow the infamous Chilkoot Trail "once trod by Tlingit First Nation traders and Klondike Gold Rush stampeders" for two weeks. Average hikers take four to five days to complete the trek, whereas with support from Trail staff and from a friend or family member of their choice, artists are able to take time to interact with hikers, make art, and soak in the natural and historic beauty of the Trail.

The residency program holds a joint goal for the US National Park Service and Parks Canada: to increase public awareness of the Chilkoot Trail, particularly in major cities. By creating art during and after the hike, and by leading workshops and/or art talks on the trail and in nearby communities, artists inspire Canadians and Americans to appreciate the legacy of the Chilkoot Trail. For the Yukon Arts Centre, the residencies are a way of fostering the Yukon's creative and cultural economy by developing ties with tourism, bringing new and broader audiences into contact with contemporary artists; providing a stimulating working experience for artists; and encouraging art making that explores and even challenges ideas and issues in landscape art.

All submissions must arrive by February 1st, 2014. All applicants will be reviewed by a committee consisitng of representatives from Yukon Arts Centre, Parks Canada, US National Park Service and the Skagway Arts Council. Selections will be made within four weeks after the deadline.

For more information and to apply, visit http://yukonartscentre.com/programs/chilkoot_trail_artist_residency_program

Yukon Arts Centre

ATT: Chilkoot Trail Residency 2014

Box 16, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 5X9

Tel: (867) 667-8460

Fax: (867) 393-6300

Email: chilkoot@yac.ca

 

CARFAC Ontario and Work in Culture Webinar Series for Visual Artists Across Canada

Webinar Series for Visual Artists Across Canada
CARFAC Ontario and Work in Culture are launching a webinar series that will be available to professional artists right across Canada. Join them every other Wednesday over the lunch hour for a seminar pertaining to your art practice given by leading professionals in the province.
These webinars are unlike other online lectures, in that they are meant to be interactive and customised to attendees' needs. Participants will be able to ask questions in advance by email as well as in real time via Twitter and email.

Topics include:
January 8: Finances and Self-Employment NOW ONLY AVAILABLE AS A RECORDING
January 22: Marketing
February 5: Negotiating Contracts and Public Art Commissions
February 19: Insurance for Artists
March 5: Copyright and Moral Rights for Visual Artists
March 19: Issues for Established Artists

Member discount applies to current members of CARFAC afflilates across the country.
Visit the Eventbrite posting for details.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/taking-care-of-business-a-webinar-series-for-professional-artists-tickets-9917942834

CARFAC Ontario and Work in Culture are proud to present Taking Care of Business: a webinar series for professional artists.  Join us every other Wednesday over the lunch hour (12 – 1pm EST) starting 8 January for a seminar pertaining to your art practice given by leading professionals in the province.

Participants may join our virtual classroom by accessing a video stream of the seminar online or the audio feed by teleconference. This webinar is unlike other online lectures, in that it is meant to be interactive and customised to attendees' needs; participants will be able to ask questions in advance by email as well as in real time via Twitter and email.

Sign up on Eventbrite for the number of webinars you'd like to participate in and then email Claudia at carfacontariowebinar@gmail.com listing the names of the seminars you'd like to attend and your preferred method of access (online or telephone).  We'll write back with access code in the days before the seminar.

If you have any questions contact us at the CARFAC Ontario office:  1-877-890-8850 or 416-340-7653 or email carfacontariowebinar@gmail.com.

Member discount applies to current members of CARFAC Ontario, as well as members of CARFAC afflilates across the country (including CARFAC BC, Visual Arts Alberta (CARFAC), CARFAC Saskatchewan, CARFAC Manitoba, RAAV, CARFAC Maritimes, and VANL (CARFAC)).