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Institutes in the Territories By Florence P. Eadie Editor's Note: Since her return from her tour of the North West Territories last sum- mer. Miss Florence Eadie has prepared for F. ll".l.C. a comprehensive report of her visits to l-hunen's Institutes of the area. her obser- vations of the country and its people and her reconmtendations for an Institute program. Perhaps the full report will be made available for study by institutes especially interested in the for North. We have here excerpts dealng specifically with the work of the Institutes now active in the Territories. Fjl‘HERE ARE TWELVE WOMEN‘S IN- STITUTES in the North. eleven along the Mackenzie in the Northwest Terâ€" ritories and one in the Yukon. One new Instiâ€" tute was organized this summer at Reindeer Station. an Eskimo centre north of the Arctic Circle. Ten of the Institutes have in their member- ship lndian. Mctis. Eskimo and Whites: Tukâ€" toyaktuk and Reindeer Station, Eskimo and Whites: Aklavik and Delta (Inuvikl. Indian. Metis. Eskimo and Whites; Capnoweta (Fort Smith). Fort Good Hope. Fort McPherson. Fort Norman. Fort Providence and Fort Simpson. Indian. Metis and Whites; Discovery Wt. at a gold mining centre out from Yellow- knife. and the Destruction Bay W.[. in the Yukon. at a Department of Transport centre along the Alaska Highway. follow the pattern of many Institutes throughout Canada as they have an entirely white membership. This is what is happeningâ€"what I saw and felt this year. At workshops and program planning discussions. groups and individuals were more verbal and seemed to have a sense of the direction they wished to go. There is a trend toward planning meetings in advance on a stated topic, maybe with roll call. discussion and demonstration. Work meetings are schedâ€" uled with members helping each other with sewing. crafts. etc. Showing others something in which they excel is a great morale | mm It was gratifying. too, to hear some i the”- specific plans for 1964-65. For Cpl UH meetings they were turning to memlu who had been "outside" during the summei 7 Will about their travels and what they sun the: were calling in the teacher to lClll‘t W's about the needs of their children. when we concerned more sleep, breakfast befor. any. parent interest in what they were it or just personal cleanliness. All were loot mg. ward to a health meeting with the nut it. ing on Family Health, and any healil .3, being specially featured this year. Several Institutes will have a food mg with a demonstration. A well-organi; ml. onstration with good working procctl .itfl be expected to encourage improved w man. its. Pick~up, Clean-up Campaigns wil' lln- dertaken by all groups, I expect. as Ii ‘vrei step in lining up with the F.W.I.C. ‘I:L[ 1967 project, "Make Canada Lovelit'i ,Il- dent Prevention and First Aid are il'lL I in some programs. An extensive W’uli' in} Project is coming up during the )c this project, recommended by Tuktoyakiut i is timely, with water being a means i r.» portation and livelihood, as well as I'L‘ tin. Some Institutes are making a Sltll' Sembling material for a Tweedsmuir . . Older residents are being interviewed ish and Hudson Bay records searched. .i His» torical happenings in the community , m.- ing alive as they hear about them an. mt all these things are happening with all as but some are happening in till groups. THE INSTITUTES Capnoweta. This group has grown ind now boasts a past president. They mig- tell take pride in their accomplishments an has for this year. The craft project, Willi nel‘ deveIOped and promoted with India and Smoking and drying fish at Fort Franklin. The wom- en take a maior part in this work.