“Something the Dene have celebrated is that they’ve kept their word. No matter what the non-Indigenous people did with the treaties. The Dene kept their word.” ~ Co-author of We Are a River, Paul Andrew, a former chief of Tulita. We Are a River is a pictorial commemoration and commentary…
Calls to support the Yellowknives Dene First Nation’s Spring Carnival received feverish support from city councillors who decided to fast track a request from the organizers. First reading will be on Monday March 25 at the Governance and Priorities committee on, then final two readings in the evening during the…
The city is exploring a name change for Franklin Avenue in the spirit of truth and reconciliation after a request was made by Yellowknives Dene First Nation. Having the main street in the territory’s capital named after a European colonist who never set foot anywhere near what is now Yellowknife…
The early and repeated suspensions of newly elected Salt River First Nation chief starting in 2022 by the band council were procedurally unfair and even unlawful, a federal court judge in Edmonton has ruled. Justice Paul Favel peppered his 35-page Salt River decision with terms such as “unreasonable” “unfair” and…
A committee of MLAs is to hold public meetings in Aklavik and Inuvik next month as part of their review of a proposed Missing Persons Act. The NWT Assembly’s Standing Committee on Social Development invites members of the public to the Council of Chambers Building in Aklavik on Tuesday, April…
Following last summer’s extraordinary wildfire season, the City of Yellowknife has contracted KPMG to complete an after-action assessment to identify what went well, and what areas need improvement. The after-action assessment consists of five phases and is moving to phase 3, a series of engagement sessions to collect feedback from…
Délı̨nę RCMP have charged 38-year-old Jonathan Tetso with manslaughter after a man was found dead on Saturday. On March 9, RCMP were called to a local home to check on the well-being of the resident. Officers discovered a man suffering from serious injuries inside the residence. The man was transported…
The Northwest Territories RCMP are mourning the loss of civilian employee Marie York-Condon, who passed away on Saturday, March 2, after falling ill while on vacation. Marie had been the Senior Communications Strategist with the G-Division, and had served as an integral part of the RCMP for nearly 17 years,…
Former NWT MP Walter (Wally) Firth passed away Saturday morning at 2:45 a.m. at his home in Victoria. He was 89. Wally achieved many “firsts” in his lifetime: • First Indigenous MP from the North, from 1972 to 1979. • One of the first Indigenous managers of the Hudson’s Bay…
Two years’ worth of Northwest Territories Outstanding Volunteer Awards winners were announced this week. Recipients of the NWT Outstanding Volunteer Awards for 2022 are, Diane Hache, of Yellowknife, in the category of Outstanding Elder, Nicole Spencer, of Yellowknife, in the category of Outstanding Individual, and the Yellowknife Ultimate Club Board…