Articles by Josie Jiaxuan Wu

The territorial government has announced $1.8 million in funding to help offset increased shipping costs for communities in the Sahtu and Beaufort Delta regions. Due to record low water levels, the annual resupply barges along the Mackenzie River were cancelled, leaving residents without access to essential goods and services and…

Charles McNeely has been re-elected as the chairperson of the Sahtu Secretariat Incorporated (SSI) after serving in this position for six years. The election was held during the SSI annual general meeting in Fort Good Hope earlier this week. The other candidates were former Sahtu MLA Paulie Chinna and former…

“Evil lurks in the darkened corners, and not everyone is tucked safely into bed in their homes,” said Sabet Biscaye, director of the GNWT’s gender equity division, at the Take Back the Night event on Saturday evening. Dozens of supporters rallied together at Somba K’e Park for a march against…

A 21-year-old from Wekweètì wants to breathe new life into modern cinema with traditional stories. “I know we’re in a time of age where diversity is on the rise, but Indigenous voices in film are still underrepresented,” says Melvin Tom, a recent graduate of Vancouver Film School. Tom’s passion for…

A member of Łııdlı̨ı̨ Kųę First Nation is making her television debut as the co-host of Back to Roots, an APTN program that delves into Indigenous food, ingredients and life experiences. Her name is Denia Baltzer and she has been behind the stove since she was eight years old. Baltzer…