A presumptive positive COVID-19 case at the Gahcho Kue mine turned out to be a false positive. Public health officials received the negative result of the second test from Stanton Territorial Laboratory late Wednesday afternoon. The news of the false positive case was announced at a press conference on Wednesday…
As a young Indigenous woman, Mataya Gillis never felt that her voice was being heard. Gillis hopes to “fight the stigma” when it comes to respecting the thoughts, feelings and opinions of youth. “You can learn from other people’s stories,” says Gillis, co-founder of Nipatur̂uq magazine. Teen girls, Gillis and…
Mervin Brass says he isn’t satisfied with the status quo. As the first Indigenous senior managing director for the North region, Brass says he plans on using his position to create opportunities for aspiring journalists. He has taken over for Janice Stein after nine years of service. “My dream is…
After months of being COVID-19 free. The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) has reported three presumptive positive cases in the territories. The cases are located in Inuvik and Yellowknife. One individual travelled from Alberta to Inuvik by road and arrived Oct.10. This person has isolated immediately. The territorial government says…
Like father, like son, or so the saying goes. Since John Carmichael’s recent retirement from the Gwich’in Renewable Resources Boards’ char monitoring program, his eldest son Harry Carmichael has taken over. “He taught me everything I know,” says Harry Carmichael, John’ son, but “I’ll probably never have the fishing knowledge…
“To be an Indigenous woman and to be a part of it,” says Chaslyn McKay, Miss Canada contestant, “was already like winning.” Chaslyn McKay, an 18-year-old Dene and Cree woman, from Denı́nu Kų́ę́, N.W.T., competed in this year’s Miss Canada Globe, only to prove to herself and to her community…
“Without the Porcupine caribou herd, you take out who we are as a people,” says Ken Smith, grand chief of the Gwich’in Tribal Council. “That is a future we cannot comprehend,” he adds. Smith says he is concerned for the protection of the Porcupine caribou after the Trump administration opened…
Dynamic sister duo Jolie and Raelle Wolki prepare for a shopping spree to re-design their bedroom. The Inuvik Shop Local Campaign awarded the girls a $1,000 gift card for their video submission. The young girls, aged ten and eight, created a multi-voice video highlighting what it means to shop locally….
The Tłı̨chǫ Government has funded a special project aimed at bringing new technology to ancient stories. Paul Cressman, program development officer for the Tłı̨chǫ government says he was inspired by the pandemic and the lack of social gatherings permitted across the country. “We can’t afford to wait, we need to…
For the first time, Dene Wellness Warriors have been nominated for the Indigenous Entrepreneurship Resiliency Award and the Community Impact Award by the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce. Jean and Roy Erasmus – owners of Dene Wellness Warriors company have been in operation since 2014 and have never thought of having…