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Featured, Life Style, News, Politics November 2, 2020

Legislative Assembly establishes new reconciliation and Indigenous affairs committee

"Lots of work to do in this area," says Rylund Johnson, who put forward the motion for the committee.


“To seek and encourage discussions and recommendations on opportunities and challenges in relation to Aboriginal Rights negotiations and reconciliation.” That is the broad purpose of a new special committee that MLAs established on Monday. Rylund Johnson, MLA for Yellowknife North and Caucus chair, put forward the motion to establish the…

Featured, News November 2, 2020

Dene Nation returns to the land during COVID-19

A conversation with Norman Yakeleya, Dene national chief and AFN regional chief, highlights how the Dene Nation turned to their traditions to deal with the current pandemic.


Submitted by Dene Nation When the COVID-19 pandemic was on the Denendeh horizon, Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya says he made protocol and asked one of his Elders what his people should do to keep safe. “He said, ‘We heard about this before from our Elders, that something like this…

Education, Featured, News November 2, 2020

Indigenous language curriculum is coming to schools across the territory

This new curriculum will focus on oral proficiency, says GNWT spokesperson.


Our Languages is an Indigenous language curriculum set to launch across schools in the NWT. The GNWT describes the curriculum as a whole-school approach to language learning to ensure that Indigenous languages are heard and spoken throughout schools, at assemblies, and during routines and in all Northwest Territories classrooms. The…

Community, Featured, News November 2, 2020

Elections gearing up across NWT

Nominations opened on Monday, Nov. 2 for nine hamlets across the NWT: Aklavik, Enterprise, Fort McPherson, Fort Resolution, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tuktoyaktuk, Tulita and Ulukhaktok. According to the department of Municipal and Community Affairs’ election calendar, candidates need to submit their names by Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. The official…

Featured, News, Police November 1, 2020

RCMP investigating ‘suspicious’ death in Yellowknife

RCMP says officers responded to an incident in downtown Yellowknife early Saturday morning. Police say one person was found with “significant injuries” and was later pronounced dead. CKLB has heard the victim is an Indigenous woman but will be withholding the name until confirmation from the coroner’s office. In a…