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National Indigenous News April 22 · National Indigenous Newscasts

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  SPEAKER_00: This is a look at your National Indigenous News.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Daryl Stranger.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yukon emergency officials say they're preparing for potential flooding in some areas this spring after a very snowy winter.
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  SPEAKER_00: Right now, the community of Carmax is at highest risk of flooding in the coming weeks, associated with possible ice jams on the Nordenski Old River.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Klondike Valley, Old Crow, and Ross River are also at moderate risk of ice jam flooding.
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  SPEAKER_00: Teslin is also at high risk of flooding in the coming weeks as the snow melts.
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  SPEAKER_00: That part of the territory had some of the highest snowpack in the territory as of April 1st and 53% above normal.
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  SPEAKER_00: Snowpack was also well above normal in the Leard, White, and Central Yukon River basins.
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  SPEAKER_00: The only region of the territory where snowpack was relatively near normal as of April 1st was the Stewart River Basin around Mayo.
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  SPEAKER_00: Emergency officials have already been visiting and working with communities most at risk of flooding to ensure that they're prepared.
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  SPEAKER_00: Some of that includes pre-positioning sandbags and other materials that might be needed.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park in southern Alberta recently hosted an event to announce new plans coming this year.
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  SPEAKER_00: Benjamin Giroud has the inside scoop.
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  SPEAKER_01: Plans were unveiled yesterday for a new authentic cabin stay experience, adding on to the already popular overnight TP stays available here.
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  SPEAKER_01: The new authentically Blackfoot-inspired cabins will be available year-round, opening the Blackfoot Crossing to more Albertan tourism.
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  SPEAKER_01: Thanks in part to an investment from Travel, Alberta.
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  SPEAKER_01: They say that authentic Indigenous experiences are all the rage with Albertan tourists and that this move will help offer those options.
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  SPEAKER_01: We spoke with Tia Black, interim GM of the BCHP, about the importance of Indigenous-led tourism in the province.
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  SPEAKER_02: We've been here at Blackfish Crossing.
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  SPEAKER_02: We have a bunch of programs that offer those experiences.
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  SPEAKER_01: There's no confirmed date for the completion of the cabins, but they are aiming for the end of summer or in fall of this year.
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  SPEAKER_01: In Sixica, I'm Benjamin Giroud.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Garden River First Nation in Ontario has been awarded a 50% stake in what's poised to be Ontario's largest solar farm project.
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  SPEAKER_00: The indigenous community neighboring Sault Ste.
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  SPEAKER_00: Marie will be equal partners and co-owners with Neoen, an international renewable energy company, in the development of a large grid of solar panels.
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  SPEAKER_00: Duns Valley was selected to be the location for the project, a remote area roughly 45 minutes east of the Sioux and within Garden River's Treaty Reserve area.
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  SPEAKER_00: With a price tag of$1 billion, the project is expected to generate roughly$50 million in annual revenue for Garden River once it's operational.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's one of two 20-year solar farm contracts that Neoen was awarded by Ontario's independent electricity system operator.
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  SPEAKER_00: The company is also teaming up with Matashawan First Nation to oversee a smaller solar farm project near Paradise Bay.
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  SPEAKER_00: Through the Indigenous Energy Support Program, up to 50 members of Garden River First Nation will receive hands on training in solar design, installation, and maintenance beginning in August.
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  SPEAKER_00: The construction of the solar farm itself will create around 200 jobs.
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  SPEAKER_00: Construction in Duns Valley is slated to begin in 2028, while operations are targeted for 2030.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a look at your national Indigenous news.