ɡˈʌvɚnmənt əfˈɪʃəlz tʃˈoʊz ðə kˈæθlɪk mˈɪʃənˌɛɹi, ˈælbɚt lˈækuːm, ˌoʊˌɛmˈaɪ æz tɹˈiːɾi ˈeɪt sˈɪɡnətˌoːɹi ænd ɡˈʌvɚnmənt kənsˈʌltənt ænd mˈiːdɪˌeɪɾɚ, bɪkˈʌz ʌv hɪz mˈɛni jˈɪɹz ʌv ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns wɪððə fˈɜːst nˈeɪʃənz hˌuː hæd kˈʌm tə tɹˈʌst hˌɪm.
Government officials chose the Catholic missionary, Albert Lacombe, (OMI) as Treaty 8 signatory and government consultant and mediator, because of his many years of experience with the First Nations who had come to trust him.