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Picture on the left side: Elder Dorothy Marcel & granddaughter Tia Rae Woodward

scrapping the hide.

Picture on the Right side: Member Connie Voyageur, youth Emma Voyageur, Emily

Grant, Tia Rae Woodward, Traditional Instructor Bertha Cyprien, Marlene Hall

Hanging the hide

The ACFN Uncle Fred Youth Elders Lodge is open to the membership to come and

visit, share stories, do crafts or just come for coffee have a game of crib or marbles

and socialize. The Lodge is open from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm and closed during lunch.

If you would like to learn some traditional activities we would be more than happy

to develop a program, please call the Lodge and we can work to get one started

with your input and ideas.

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ACFN Uncle Fred Youth Elders Lodge

Newsletter

Project started in May 2013, traditional instructor Bertha Cyprien taught the course.

We did 2 hides again this year and had 8 participants in the program.

The hide that was completed will be used for future programs delivered by the Youth

Elders Lodge.

Youth Elders Lodge

Moose Hide Tanning Course

“ACFN Uncle Fred

Youth Elders Lodge is

committed to

working together to

preserve our past

and to create our

future.”

The ACFN Uncle Fred Youth Elders

Lodge has a Conference room

and board rooms for rent.

For more information call

780-697-3207

ACFN Uncle Fred

Youth Elders Lodge

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Traditional Duck Preparation and Bannock on a Stick

ON May 2013 Elder Charlie Voyageur taught bannock making and cooking bannock on a stick, also traditional

Instructor Lily Marcel taught the members how to pluck, clean and cook duck on an open fire and how to make the

traditional duck soup with oats.

Connie Voyageur and Daughter Emma

Voyageur scrapping the hide

Above: Traditional Instructor Lily Marcel

showing the participants how to clean and

cut the duck

Left side: Traditional Instructor Lily Marcel

and Elder John Marcel enjoy traditional

duck oats soup

Elder Charlie Voyageur & Youth Brandi

Thacker

Councilor Greg Marcel & Youth Tyrell

Marcel

Marlene Hall fleshing the hide (scrapping) Emily Grant, Roxanne Marcel, youth

Emma Voyageur, Traditional Instructor

Bertha Cyprien, Marlene Hall, Connie

Voyageur

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Left to right: Jennifer Waquan, Cardilla Cardinal, Susan Micheal

Lynn Laviolette, Lily Marcel, Donna Marcel, Mary Marcel, Councilor Greg

Marcel and Roxanne Marcel

Missing: Cassandra Marcel, Flossie Cyprien, and Alice Rigney.

Traditional instructor Lily Marcel, youth

Cassandra Marcel, Lynn Laviolette &

Councilor Greg Marcel

Elder Margaret Marcel & Youth Reachel Marcel slicing the fish for drying

The Dry Fish course started on July 26, 2013 and ran

all weekend. The traditional instructors were Lily

Marcel and Donna Marcel; we had 9 participants in

total that came out to learn how to make dry-fish.

In total there was 98 dry-fish made by the

participants.

I would like to thank Charlie Cardinal for getting us

the fish, and Lily and Donna Marcel for teaching the

course. The dry fish course was video recorded for

future use at the Youth Elders Lodge, we will be

sending out the DVD to membership once it is

completed.

Youth Lynn Laviolette & Senior Susan Micheal

Dry Fish Making Course July 2013

Taught by: Lily & Donna Marcel

September 2013 ● ACFN Uncle Fred Youth Elders Lodge

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The second annual Fall Hunt was a success; the youth left Fort Chipewyan by boat on September 24, 2013 with traditional

Hunters Joe Marcel, Freddie Marcel and Marcel Marcel. The 5 youth that participated were Matthew Marcel, Peter Marcel,

Drayton Bruno, Deshun Bruno and Renee Marcel. They travelled on Lake Athabasca to Old Fort Bay where they set up camp

and settled in for the next 5 days of hunting. On the second day of their hunting trip they called and were successful in bring in

a Bull Moose, The moose was killed and the meat was harvested for the elders and the participants to feast on. The youth were

taught how to quarter and skin a moose and what parts of the animal is good to eat.

The quartered meat was brought back to the Community and distributed to the ACFN Elders.

Caribou Hunt 2013

Freddie Marcel was the member who organized the Caribou hunt for the Youth Elders Lodge in 2013. He traveled from Fort

Chipewyan, Alberta, to Fond du lac, Sask by snow-mobile to go hunting, once he arrived in Fond du Lac he meet up with 3

community members who scouted out the area for the caribou hunt.

Once the Caribou were harvested they were transported to the community via charter planes.

It was a successful hunt we receive 250 caribou which was distributed to the ACFN community members each house hold

receive 1 caribou, and 50 caribous were sent to Fort McMurray for distribution to members.

Fall Hunt 2013

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Dry Meat Making 2013

A BIG THANK YOU TO

I would like to thank Elder Charlie Voyageur for the donation of 2 benches and 2 picnic tables

that he donated to the Youth Elders Lodge, also for his assistance in building the smoke house

and stage. Charlie thank you for all your knowledge you share with the Lodge when we

develop program. THANK YOU

2013 Annual Fish Harvest

On Dec 7, 2013; 6 members of the ACFN left on snowmobile

to N-22 Lake to harvest in-land white fish. The group consist

of adults Morgan Voyageur, Jonathan Bruno Charlie

Cardinal and 3 youth Peter Marcel, August Marcel and

Reachel Marcel took on the journey to set net in the dead of

winter to learn the tradition of setting net under the ice.

Upon their return to the community the whitefish was

distributed to each ACFN household by the youth.

The dry-meat making course was held on the weekend of September 13-15, 2013. We had 11 participants signed up for the

course. Traditional instructors were Elder Mary Marcel and Lily Marcel. We had 18 caribou thigh and shoulders to quarter and

cut for the course.

The participants were taught the basics of quartering the meat and also how to cut the meat into dry-meat strips. Stories and

laughter were shared amongst the group of ladies

Pictures:

Above: Donna Cyprien, Mary

Marcel & Marjorie Glanfield

On the Left: Donna Cyprien

Top Center: Bernadette Flett & Lily

Marcel

Bottom Center: Councillor Greg

Marcel, Lily Marcel and Donna

Cyprien

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ACFN Uncle Fred Youth

Elders Lodge

PO Box 620

Fort Chipewyan, AB

T0P 1B0

Phone:

780-697-3207

Fax:

780-697-3967

E-Mail:

roxanne.marcel@acfn.com

ACFN Uncle Fred Youth Elders Lodge

PO Box 620

Fort Chipewyan, AB T0P1B0

Community Member

Fort Chipewyan, Alberta T0P 1B0

FAC course May 2013 8 Participants attended

Youth were: Matthew

Marcel, August Marcel,

Reachel Marcel. Adults

were: Janice Marcel,

Lance Laviolette and Lee

Laviolette. Elder Irene

Adam and Susan Micheal

If you would like to see a program being taught at the Lodge or

you would like to teach a course please contact Roxanne at

780-697-3207. Thank you There is a set rate we pay for the Traditional Instructors.

Up Coming Events:

Lanyards October 28 to November 8, 2013 @ 7-9pm

Monday to Friday ($10.00 fee)

Baby Slippers – November 11-21, 2013 @7-9 pm Monday to

Friday ( $25.00 fee)

Mittens Course – November 26 – December 6, 2013 7-9

pm Monday to Friday ($25.00 fee)

Dene Drumming Lessons December 9 -20, 2013 Time to be

determined Monday to Friday (Free)

Annual Fish Harvest – December 2013 Dates to be

determined.

Hand games tournament – January – March 2014, 7-9,

date to be determined.

Caribou Tufting January 6-17, 2014 7-9pm Monday to

Friday

There will be a slight fee to attend the program; the fee will go

towards the cost to replenish the supplies.

There will be a Maximum of 10 participants per program. If you

would like to register please call 780-697-3207. Thank you

Date for program may change. Please watch for Posters in the

community.