The community of Fort McPherson named Elizabeth Wright the new Chief of the Teetl’it Gwich’in Band Council late last night. Wright rang in at 195 votes with opponent Richard Blake coming in at 89 votes. The new council includes Robert Greenland, Phillip Kay, Kathy Nerysoo, Trina Nerysoo and Kyla Ross….
Jewellery and several firearms have gone missing following a break and enter in Inuvik. The incident occurred on Lagoon Road on July 12. Police say they have recovered one of the missing firearms, but three items remain unfound. MK II semi-automatic .22 caliber handgun, Mossberg pump action 12-gauge shotgun and…
Two cabins south of Wrigley have burned in the territory’s largest active wildfire. According to Mike Westwick, wildfire information officer, one of the cabins belonged to Pehdzeh Ki First Nation and is “believed to have burned more than one week ago.” In a statement, he said the other cabin likely…
While offering tourists an authentic Arctic experience is a benefit, the main goal for Tuktuyaaqtuuq’s upcoming arts and culture centre is for Inuvialuit to honour their own people. “The project really is for the community and for the Inuvialuit to celebrate who we are,” says Annie Steen, the project’s leader. …
A new chief and council were announced in the community of Colville Lake earlier this week, naming Richard Kochon the chief of Behdzi Ahda first nation. His predecessor, Wilbert Kochon rang in with 28 votes and Trudy with 16. The elected councillors for the area of Ts’ogo are Roland Codzi,…
It has been 12 years since the Beaufort Delta region had access to the Gwich’in Wellness Camp–an area that offered culturally sensitive on-the-land programs for residents. Now with a $2.3 million contribution from the Federal government the camp is preparing to open its doors once again. Kelly McLeod is the…
The NWT will be a giant tinderbox for the next seven to 10 days. “We had an incredibly warm June, which meant that we were facing pretty dry landscapes across a lot of the territory already,” says Mike Westwick, wildfire information officer. Add that to no expected rain for the…
Less than two weeks after it opened, Inuvik’s new welcome centre has been vandalized. CBC has reported there were broken tables and chairs, trash and liquid thrown on the building, among other worse defacements of the property. Now the damage has grown to broken windows, and stealing money and electronics….
Herb Norwegian has returned as Dehcho Grand Chief after winning the election at the Dehcho First Nations general assembly. Norwegian received the most votes after two rounds; he received 32 votes to Jim Antoine’s 25. This will be Norwegian’s fifth term as Grand Chief. According to a news release from…
Kenneth Mackay has just signed a deal with Simons Canada to sell his hand-crafted knives, called uluit, online. “It’s a pretty big deal,” he says, “They’re a big company.” Uluit is a traditional Inuit multi-purpose knife used to cut through tough materials, such as seal, beluga, and caribou. Although Mackay…