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Culture, Featured, News January 30, 2025

‘I want her to be remembered as the kind, loving woman that she was’

Gwich'in language translator, educator and member of the CKLB family, Evelyne Parry, passed away on Sunday


Tributes are pouring in for Evelyne Parry, for her larger-than-life personality and for her profound impact on maintaining the Gwich’in language and culture in the Beaufort Delta and beyond through her work with CKLB 101.9 FM. Evelyne passed away in the company of loved ones on Sunday in Edmonton at…

Education, Featured, News January 28, 2025

Community Learning Centre closings will hurt Dene communities

'Keeping our Community Learning Centres is important for keeping our Dene languages and traditions alive while helping people develop their skills while contributing to local resources,' says Dene National Chief George Mackenzie


Aurora College’s pending closure of all its community learning centres across the Northwest Territories by April 1, has raised significant concerns among Dene Leaders, educators, students, and community agencies. The decision, which affects 19 community learning centres, is poised to have “profound implications for education accessibility, particularly for Dene populations…

Featured, News, Politics, Reconciliation January 26, 2025

First day at work for Indigenous Employment Policy is April 1

GNWT holds online information session Tuesday for employees' questions, as Affirmative Action Policy set to be replaced


A virtual town hall will be held on Tuesday, January 28th, to provide GNWT employees with an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the proposed Indigenous Employment Policy, slated to be implemented on April 1. The Standing Committee on Government Operations is taking input and comments on the…

Education, Featured, News January 24, 2025

Aurora College fails all 19 Community Learning Centres across the NWT

Indigenous communities will lose access to in-person education and jobs associated with the centres


Aurora College is closing all of its 19 Community Learning Centres located mostly in smaller communities across the NWT as of June 30. The College’s Board of Governors cited low enrolment and completion rates, for the “prohibitively expensive, outdated, and ineffective,” Community Learning Centre program, which started 25 years ago….

Community, Environment, Featured, News January 9, 2025

Court upholds Colville Lake’s authority in caribou management

The ruling supports Indigenous-led conservation efforts for the Bluenose West caribou herd


The Northwest Territories Court of Appeal has dismissed the territorial government’s challenge to Indigenous-led caribou harvesting and conservation plans. In a joint news release from the Colville Lake Renewable Resource Council (RRC) and the Behdzi Ahda First Nation, the court upheld the Dehla Got’įnę to steward the Bluenose West caribou…