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From YouTube: FEBRUARY 15 2022 Statements Dan Davies
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
peace,
river
north.
Thank
you
honorable
speaker,
elizabeth
burke
was
born
and
raised
in
northeastern
bc.
Her
family's
seasonal
home
was
a
canvas
wall
tent
that
was
set
up
along
the
beautiful
banks
of
the
fort
nelson
river
near
the
old
fort
nelson
settlement.
A
At
a
young
age,
elizabeth,
along
with
her
brothers
and
sisters,
were
taught
how
to
efficiently
harvest
gather
and
preserve
the
abundance
of
that
the
land
provided.
Elizabeth's
parents
were
kind
hard-working
and
generous
people.
They
would
sit
and
share
their
vast
knowledge
and
skills
that
they
had
learned
from
previous
generations
of
the
denny
people.
A
During
the
winter
months,
elizabeth's
family
would
venture
to
their
remote
trap
line
by
sled,
dog
or
snowshoe.
The
family,
together
built
miles
of
trap,
line,
set
their
traps
collected
and
skinned
their
harvest
and
prepared
the
furs
for
sale
their
long.
The
days
were
long
bitter
and
cold,
and
they
worked
hard
in
the
spring.
The
family
would
leave
their
trap
line
and
set
out
for
the
old
fort
nelson
settlement
in
hopes
of
selling
and
getting
a
good
price
from
the
hudson's
bay
company
at
a
very
young
age.
A
A
Elizabeth
was
returned
to
fort
nelson
and
settled
down
with
a
kind
hard-working
man
and
together
they
raised
a
family
in
1981
elizabeth
started,
her
employment
with
school
district
81
in
fort
nelson.
She
was
hired
as
a
cultural
native
demonstrator
and
soon
became
the
aboriginal
teacher
assistant
and
a
teacher
of
the
slavi
language.
A
Liz
became
a
prominent
member
of
the
school
community
and
was
well
respected
by
her
co-workers
and
loved
by
all
students,
and
she
was
a
friend
to
all
and
would
patiently
teach
elementary
students,
the
art
of
beadwork,
the
slavi
and
denny
language,
helping
children
cross
the
street
safely,
keeping
their
shoes
tied,
keeping
peace
on
the
playground
and
helping
children
to
read
and
write
just
like
her
mom
and
dad.
She
would
sit
with
the
children
for
hours
and
share
her
vast
knowledge
that
she
has
learned
and
that
was
passed
down
by
generations
of
the
danny
people.
A
For
the
last
40
years,
liz
has
been
a
role
model
to
the
children
of
the
north
teaching
her
resilience.
Her
grace
her
kindness
and
her
love
liz
recently
retired
from
school
district
81.
Thank
you,
elizabeth
burke,
for
your
40
years
of
service
to
your
community,
and
I
know
that
she's
watching
right
now.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.