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Community, Culture, Events, Featured, News August 6, 2024

Tłı̨chǫ culture, heritage, and pride celebrated in Behchokǫ̀

Annual day-long event marks signing of Tłı̨chǫ Agreement in 2003


The sun was shining, the wind was blowing, and smiles were plentiful in Behchokǫ̀ for Tłı̨chǫ Day Celebration on Sunday. Hundreds of residents and visitors enjoyed an afternoon and evening of fun, food and festivities marking the signing of the Tłı̨chǫ Agreement in 2003. The Tłı̨chǫ Agreement is a historic…

Community, Environment, Featured, News July 23, 2024

Researchers funded to monitor caribou, fish and water in the NWT

$2.24 million allocated from the NWT Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program


30 projects have received funding this year to investigate and monitor how the territory’s caribou, fish and water are affected by environmental changes over time. Among these projects, seven are guided by traditional knowledge and work closely with Indigenous governments, stakeholders and community members. The Winter Road Monitoring Program is…

Community, Featured, News June 28, 2024

‘Not just cultural products’: Fort Smith entrepreneur carries on family’s trapping legacy

Brenda Dragon named the Entrepreneur of the Month by the Native Women’s Association of Canada


Brenda Dragon can still remember those peaceful evenings when her father returned home from the bush and worked on furs under dim yellow lights. “When my father passed away in 2012, I was thinking a lot about his life,” says Dragon of Dënesųłiné and French-Canadian heritage. “He was a trapper,…

Community, Featured, News June 20, 2024

National Indigenous Peoples Day: A Guide to Events in NWT

Across Canada, more than 188 events are going to be held to celebrate the upcoming National Indigenous Peoples Day by honouring the history, traditions and knowledge of First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. Below is a list of events happening across the NWT on June 21 and over the weekend. Find…

Community, Featured, Justice, News June 12, 2024

‘I don’t want them to forget about Frank being missing,’ says mom Laura Kalinek

The Frank Gruben Pride Festival to honour the memory of missing Indigenous person


“Frank Gruben was a really outgoing person. He was caring. He would love to help people. If anybody needed help, he’d be there in a heartbeat and he really loved to speak his Gwich’in language,” says Laura Kalinek, mother of Frank Gruben. Gruben has been missing from Fort Smith for…