LISTEN: Dene director captures magic of drum making in new film
Eric Janvier hopes his new documentary shows Indigenous youth that it’s never too late to learn their culture. In Heartbeat of a Nation, Janvier captures an…
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Inuvialuk model wins national award
Willow Allen is a 23-year-old Inuvialuk woman from Inuvik who has travelled the world as a model. She recently had her work recognized at the…
DKFN member wins award for children’s book on death and dreams
Lisa Boivin was taken from her home community of Deninu Kųę́ when she was a baby. Nearly 40 years later, she reconnected with her father…
Wildfire near Fort Smith burns down cabin
An active wildfire has claimed a cabin to the northeast of Fort Smith. According to Mike Westwick, spokesperson for NWT Fire, the cabin’s owner has…
Nahanni Butte launching new guardian program to help manage Nahanni park
The new Nahʔą Dehé K’ehodi program will bring 10 jobs to the community.
The Nahʔą Dehé Dene Band in Nahanni Butte has a new on-the-land guardianship program in the works. The Nahʔą Dehé K’ehodi program is part of…
Review coming of LKDFN culture camp raid
A spokesperson for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources says there will be a review of the “enforcement action” taken at a culture camp…
GTC launches forensic audit of community councils
The Gwich’in councils in Aklavik, Inuvik, Teetl’it Zheh and Tsiigehtchic will be undergoing a forensic audit. Grand Chief Ken Kyikavichik said the audit was to…
One person dead, multiple injured in ‘critical incident’ in Fort Good Hope
One person has died and multiple others have been injured in an ongoing “critical incident” in Fort Good Hope. RCMP asked residents to shelter in…
GNWT responds to LKDFN call for investigation after culture camp ‘raid’
The territorial government has responded to Łútsël K’é Dene First Nation’s (LKDFN) request for an investigation into what it called a “raid” at a culture…
LKDFN demands investigation after ‘raid’ of culture camp
Łútsël K’é Dene First Nation (LKDFN) is calling for an investigation after it says wildlife officers conducted a “raid” at a recent culture camp. LKDFN…