A new Dene-led podcast is making mental health easier to talk about, especially in Dënësųłinë́. The show focuses on real people overcoming struggles from addiction to grief. CKLB spoke with the host and one of the first guests to appear on the show. CKLB Radio · New podcast focuses on…
A suspect in an alleged Fort Providence assault is in custody after escaping arrest on Friday. Logan Causa, 22, was found at a “rural property” near Fort Providence on Saturday and arrested “without incident.” Early on Friday morning, Fort Providence RCMP responded to an alleged assault causing “serious injuries,” according…
Inuvik singer-songwriter Abe Drennan remembers the fear that gripped him in the first weeks of the pandemic. “I went out to buy groceries at Stanton for the first time since we shut down,” he remembers. “And I remember feeling a real fear that I have never felt before — I’ve…
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”…
Seven foot tall towers line the far wall in the cafeteria at Chief Jimmy Bruneau School in Edzo. The towers are actually hydroponic systems and are part of a new science experiment for students where they’ll get to grow their own food. Hydroponic systems are a type of gardening without…
A new program to help develop the next generation of trappers in the NWT has been launched, but there’s a catch. The program is a partnership between the Indigenous governments, various organizations and the GNWT. Under the Trapper Mentorship Program, novice trappers, also known as mentees, can learn from experienced…
Ken Kyikavichik says the past few years have been challenging for his people. “The amount of grief that’s gone on, especially over the last two years, has been exceptional,” the Gwich’in Grand Chief says. This year’s spike in suicides hit the communities of the Beaufort Delta the hardest: There were…