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Dene Nation in black financially, but delegates see red over expenses

'I'd like Dene Nation staff to explain why we're spending $3 million on travel and who's travelling,' asks Teetl'it Gwich'in Chief Elizabeth Wright

A few key themes emerged from the 56th Dene National Assembly: governance, community well-being, economic opportunities and social development. There were also a few revelations...

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Tłı̨chǫ apprentices help Chief Jimmy Bruneau School rebuild camp

A 2024 wildfire destroyed the cabin, which is used for fishing, hunting and cultural activities throughout the year

Chief Jimmy Bruneau School’s Russell Lake camp is being rebuilt and improved, thanks in part to the Tłı̨chǫ Government, says principal Dianne Lafferty. A forest...

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New modular homes on their way to Fort Providence

10 single occupant homes are being delivered, as part of a much larger project from Housing NWT

Ten new modular housing units are being delivered to Fort Providence as part of a larger housing project across the NWT. Housing NWT has been working...

Culture3 days ago

NWT Art Centre Initiative paints promising picture for Akaitcho Hall site

Elders, supporters and students gather to bless the land of former student residence site so exploratory site work can begin for centre

Bob Overvold attended Akaitcho Hall student residence in the early 1960s, and notes while it wasn’t a “residential school per se, not like the ones...

Culture4 days ago

IN PICTURES: Stories of truth in the face of increasing denialism

'We cannot forget the children that never returned home, the pain that families endured, especially those that were left behind,' says Jane Weyallon Armstrong

For Elizabeth Biscaye, the events leading up to the creation of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation are important to commemorate because — painful...

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Dehcho FN decries ‘ridiculous’ NWT Supreme Court ruling in Lindberg Landing dispute

‘When white thugs attack Dene and Dene property, the courts bend over backwards to be lenient with them,’ says Grand Chief Herb Norwegian

In the latest chapter of the Lindberg Landing saga, the man at the centre of a years-long dispute on the shores of the Liard River...

Culture6 days ago

Northern Quill seeking horror stories from Northern authors

The accepted stories will be collected into a horror anthology collection and published by an accomplished Indigenous author

Northern Quill Publishing is looking for new submissions for a horror themed story anthology. The collection is being developed by acclaimed Tłı̨chǫ Dene author and storyteller...

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Indian Hospitals Foundation takes strides to support survivors

The non-profit group is working to provide emotional and financial support to victims who were mistreated at these facilities

An aspiring non-profit organization recently made a few stops across the NWT to discuss an important topic with Indigenous residents, that being the impact and...

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Boil water advisory issued for Déline

Increasingly muddy water prompted the precautionary advisory; no illnesses reported in the Sahtu Region community

The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in Déline to boil their drinking water for at least one minute, stated a notice on...