George Nerysoo was first elected as a Member for Mackenzie Delta in September 2023 for the 20th Legislative Assembly. Mr. Nerysoo was born in Fort McPherson and returned to his hometown after living in Inuvik and Aklavik for almost 20 years.
Mr. Nerysoo attended Samuel Hearne Secondary School in Inuvik and completed studies in business administration at Aurora College.
Mr. Nerysoo is an active community member, always keen to volunteer and participate in community events, especially sporting events. Mr. Nerysoo is also active at the regional level, being chosen several times as the Fort McPherson delegate for the Gwich’in Tribal Council Assembly.
Prior to be elected, Mr. Nerysoo held the position of Deputy Mayor with the Hamlet of Fort McPherson. He has also been employed as the Acting Band Manager with the Tetlit Gwich’in Band Council, and prior to this worked several years on the Louis Cardinal Ferry.
In his spare time, Mr. Nerysoo enjoys staying physically active by walking as well as exercising with other community members. He also enjoys quality time with his two children and granddaughter.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. For clarification, is the client navigator working throughout the whole month? If -- I don't see -- I don't understand if the clients are just going to the client navigator's office any time after the 25th of each month to do their paperwork, and what's -- what are they doing? Are they in the office throughout the whole duration of the whole month? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. A couple of years or last year I asked research -- to do some research on the percentage of recipients on income support. And the NWT as a whole was at 7 percent and the Mackenzie Delta's three communities were at 15 percent, and it's the highest in the NWT. I don't know -- with no productive choices being in play right now, and I don't know how the system works if they go there. Like, all the recipients go there at the end of the month, or is that how it works, or do they go there throughout the whole month? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have one question related to my Member's statement. You know, our people were not brought up on specific policies and procedures but brought up on what's best suited for their specific needs. Today, every aspect of our lives revolves around policies and procedures. You know, I get calls regularly saying, you know, they have medical needs but due to policies and procedures, I have to tell them they are not entitled to specific medical needs.
My question to the Minister is will the Minister and her department look at implementing a community navigator position into our...
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. How will this change the scope of the community or the navigator who delivers the income assistance program in terms of productive choices working with the Indigenous governments, or will it be contracted out? I don't -- I mean, I am all in favour of productive choices but, like you stated, the logistics of it has -- still has to be worked out. But, you know, I am curious to see how the -- how this will impact or change the scope of the navigator's work plan throughout the month. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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But we have a full-time worker in each of the communities throughout the whole month. Is that correct? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. With the anticipated -- looking at productive choices being brought into the income support assistance program, are there any anticipated budget changes that will be -- that you foresee in the near future? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The residents of the Northwest Territories require the best medical treatment that is available to them based on the treaties that were signed with the Crown, not with the Government of the Northwest Territories. These treaty obligations have to be honoured. If the residents have to live by policies and procedures, then we as a government are failing the residents of the NWT and are not obligating these treaties that our former chiefs signed on our behalf.
Mr. Speaker, before Chief Julius, a great Gwich'in chief, put his mark on the paper, it was made clear that he would...
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. That's all I have. Thank you.
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That's it. Thank you.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. On your active positions, there's been an increase in positions for the Beaufort Delta. Can you elaborate on that; where are these positions and what positions are they? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
