The Fort McPherson hamlet office was broken into last night and 10 phones belonging to the search and rescue committee appear to be missing. This is according to a post published on social media earlier today. Susan Blake is the Acting Senior Administrative Officer (SAO) for the Hamlet. Although she…
Bryanna McNeely remembers holding her little girl for the first time and hearing a cracking sound. “It didn’t really process,” she says. “Only when we were in Edmonton did they tell me everything about her disease.” Her name is Alivia Faith Orlias and she was born with severe osteogenesis imperfecta,…
“I was born and raised here in Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ and I never really paid attention to my history growing up,” says Martina Norwegian, president of the Fort Simpson Historical Society. A new regional exhibition is now open in Fort Simpson showcasing the Dehcho’s rich history from the perspective of Dehcho…
After years of client dissatisfaction and lack of foresight in the production of public units, five new seniors’ duplexes are set to be built with culture in mind, according to Housing NWT. Eleanor Young is the President and CEO of Housing NWT and she says, “We haven’t done a great…
A familiar chief and council were announced in the community of Colville Lake yesterday, re-naming Richard Kochon the chief of Behdzi Ahda First Nation. Kochone rang in with 52 votes and his brother and predecessor, Wilbert Kochon rang in with 35 votes. The elected councillors are Hyacinthe Kochone, Ryan Kochon,…
Tuktoyaktuk has declared a temporary prohibition order beginning at midnight on Nov. 25. This comes after the Minister of Finance, Caroline Wawzonek, approved council’s request to declare the community a prohibited area “due to special circumstances in the community that constitute a crisis,” reads the order. Under this order, no…
Inspired by the matriarchs, a new colouring book gives life to Tłı̨chǫ culture by design. It’s called Unity and it displays 25 unique mandalas, hand drawn by 25 students from Chief Jimmy Bruneau School in Behchokǫ̀. Paige Dry bones is a 24-year-old mother and she used her mandala to celebrate…
“I’ve always wanted to make an impact with my own people,” says Chef Francis, especially with food. Chef Rich Francis is heading to Aklavik this week in an effort to re-introduce muskox meat to the community through a two-day workshop. He plans on using the animal “from nose to tail”…
A Yellowknife teen has been reported missing. According to RCMP, 18-year-old Sherrina Hikoalok has been reported missing since Nov. 4. Hikoalok is described as five foot five, weighing about 115 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She also goes by the alias, Sherrina Ohiktook and is believed to still…
Jamie Wetrade-Stevenson is a beloved creative, navigating both the traditional and modern world through the lens. Her latest adventure has brought her to Toronto where her Nomad portrait was displayed on the corner of King St. West. After five short years, her ambitions evolved from passion projects into a full-blown…