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Date Time AWI sheep classing workshops A spectacular South Australian backdrop to the sheep classing workshop held at Tom, Angus and Matt Ashby’s property ‘North Ashrose’ at Gulnare in October. AWI’s sheep industry specialist Stuart Hodgson is explaining the practical skills involved in sheep classing. AWI’s hands-on sheep classing workshops resumed in July on properties across eastern Australia, following the easing of restrictions related to COVID-19. The workshops are aimed at helping woolgrowers in their sheep selection and breeding programs to increase the productivity of Merinos. AWI regularly runs one-day sheep classing workshops, for people of all ages and enterprises, that are a practical way to learn about increasing the production of their Merino flocks.
Arctic Journal Umingmak: Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic Jake Ootes Tidewater Press, May 2020 In 1967, Stuart Hodgson was the newly‐ appointed Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, responsible for establishing a fledgling government in the frontier capital of Yellowknife. Written by his former aide and confidante, Umingmak is a first‐hand account of Hodgson’s often controversial efforts to introduce self‐government and improve the lives of Northerners. Hodgson’s initiatives ranged from helping Inuit citizens choose surnames to replace government‐issued ID numbers; the creation of the interpreter corps that started the careers of Piita Irniq, John Amagoalik and many others; founding the Arctic Winter Games; organizing three Royal visits; and many more. Determined to empower Arctic communities, Hodgson balanced Dene, Inuit and Métis aspirations with those of non‐ Indigenous residents, business interests and the shifting priorities of the federal government. His actions fundamentally shaped both the Northwest Territories and Nunavut and continue to reverberate throughout the Arctic.