Articles by Connor Pitre

Featured, Law courts, News, Politics May 29, 2025

Gwich’in Council International selects new Head of Delegation

This position helps support the Gwich'in people in international matters


A new Head of Delegation has been appointed for the Gwich’in Council International as part of a new partnership with the Kingdom of Denmark. With the previous Head of Delegation, Edward Alexander, stepping down, Kris Statnyk has been selected to fill the position. Statnyk has been working with the Gwich’in…

Featured, Health, News May 28, 2025

Gwich’in author shares stories of hope from her new book

Yellowknife Books hosted the second launch event for Agnes Pascal's new book on cancer survival in the NWT


To help provide reassurance and guidance to NWT residents struggling with cancer, Gwich’in author Agnes Pascal recently held two launch events for her new release, Book of Hope: Healthcare and Survival in the North. The first event was held at the Nihat Gwich’in Council building in Inuvik on Monday, May…

Culture, Featured, News, Politics May 27, 2025

Dene National Chief Mackenzie advocates for national indigenous participation

Chief George Mackenzie has been in Ottawa to discuss treaty rights with other Indigenous leaders


Dene National Chief George Mackenzie has been in Ottawa for the last few days, where he has joined a number of other Indigenous leaders who are calling for the Federal Government to show more respect to Indigenous treaties. Chief Mackenzie stated that the main message he would like the government…

Culture, Featured, History, News, Politics May 23, 2025

YKDFN and Tłı̨chǫ Nations commit to closer cooperation

"We will seek to uphold the direction of our former and current leaders and Elders to work together as two strong Nations"


For the first time in several years, the Tłı̨chǫ and Yellowknives Dene First Nations have come together on an official level with an agreement to work closely together in the future. The announcement was made on the YKDFN Facebook page on May 16th, referring to the long history the two…

Culture, Education, Environment, Featured, News May 22, 2025

NWT non-profit group offering on-the-land education trip for youths

Camp will combine traditional indigenous practices with cutting-edge monitoring in partnership with NASA and Ecology North


NWT students will soon have a unique opportunity to learn how to help protect the environment of the North, as the Protecting Our Lands Camp is now taking applications for participants. This program is being organized by Northern Youth Leadership, a non-profit group that works to help educate youths to…

Featured, Justice, News, Police May 22, 2025

RCMP searching for man facing child pornography charges

RCMP are unaware of Warsame's current residence, and are asking for the public's help in finding him


The Northwest Territories RCMP Internet Child Exploitation Unit is currently asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect who failed to appear in court. After he failed to appear in court on May 9th, the Supreme Court of the NWT issued a search warrant for 56-year-old Aydarus Abdi Warsame,…

Environment, Featured, News, Wildfires May 20, 2025

NWT Fire: ‘Last few weeks have made for a rough start to this year’s fire season’

Several unnattended campfires discovered over May Long Weekend, information sought in dangerous mid-May Fort Smith fire


“Every one of those fires didn’t need to use up public resources if folks had made good decisions and stuck to the public contract that we all have with each other to keep each other safe.” – Mike Westwick After five active campfires were found abandoned over the Victoria Day…

Featured, Justice, News, Police May 20, 2025

Fort Providence Shooting Suspect Taken into Custody

Krystian Cogswell was arrested in Kelowna, B.C. during an unrelated Search Warrant Investigation


The suspect of the deadly Fort Providence shooting has been arrested. Krystian Cogswell was taken into custody in Kelowna, B.C. on May 15th. He was discovered in a local residence after the Kelowna RCMP’s Emergency Response Team was investigating an unrelated search warrant. Cogswell is being transported back to the…

Featured, News, Reconciliation May 20, 2025

Sun sets on this Traditional Healing Ceremony for residential school survivors

'Keep building those bridges and that understanding ... keep the conversation going,' says facilitator Frank Hope


As part of the ongoing effort to help the victims of residential schools on their journeys of recovery, the Northwest Territories/Nunavut Council of Friendship Centres recently partnered with the Shakes the Dust Hope Consulting group to hold two special sessions of Traditional Healing Ceremonies. The Ceremonies were lead by Frank…