Articles by Anonda Canadien

Community, Events, Featured, News August 16, 2021

Youth take on Treaty 11 events in Aklavik

“I definitely think celebrating wouldn't be the right word. I'm just not exactly sure what else to call it,” says Ocean McLoed.


The week of events started on July 26 with current and past chiefs Danny Greenland and Charlie Furlough saying a few words about Treaty 11, followed by a cookout and the start of the workshops.  Parka cover, card holder, earrings and keychain making workshops happened throughout the week with a…

Community, Environment, Featured, News August 6, 2021

Indigenous inclusion at Nechalacho Rare Earth Mine

“Living in a world where you're mixed between modern and traditional, this mine site brings that inclusivity that connection, and it encourages that there's a lot more to just mining. There's the people aspect, there's the environment aspect, there's the land...there's a lot more that can be learned from this mine than just jobs.” says Lena Black.


The Yellowknives Dene First Nation plays a big part in the Nechalacho Rare Earth Mine on July 21, 2021 as seen on the grounds of the mine as they cut the rope to the opening of one of the mine’s operating machines, the sensor-based ore sorter. The ore sorter is…