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Community, Featured, News November 18, 2020

Beneficiaries request RCMP investigation into SSI purchase of outfitter, other organizations

RCMP says it won’t give details to protect the investigation. 


Some Sahtú beneficiaries are calling for an RCMP investigation into the Sahtú Secretariat Inc. (SSI) and other organizations in the region. “At this time we are requesting the assistance of the RCMP Forensic Investigation Unit to begin investigations immediately,” reads a letter sent to police by Raymond Yakeleya, Walter Blondin…

Community, Featured, Life Style, News November 17, 2020

SRRB decides community plans should lead caribou conservation in Sahtú region

The Sahtú Renewable Resources Board recently decided to replace the Total Allowable Harvest system with community conservation plans.


What is the most effective way to conserve caribou? According to a recent report from the Ɂehdzo Got’ı̨nę Gots’ę́ Nákedı (Sahtú Renewable Resources Board), the answer is to let communities take the lead. The board decided to do away with Total Allowable Harvest (TAH) restrictions in favour of community conservation…

Community, Featured, News November 17, 2020

Northern TikToker shares reasons to stay alive, Inuit style

Annie Buscemi admits that “it’s the simple things in life” that keep her going. Buscemi, 23, from Iqaluit, started making TikToks as a way to help herself through her anxiety. Since losing her job back in September, Buscemi created a virtual diary, called Ullaakkut (meaning good morning) as a way to practice gratitude. This was […]

Community, Featured, Health, News November 13, 2020

Emergency shelter opens in Hay River

An emergency overnight shelter has opened in Hay River. The shelter is in the Kujat building on Industrial Drive and can receive up to 15 people. The shelter comes as a partnership between the NWT housing corporation and the Hay River Committee for Persons with Disabilities. “This project is critical…

Community, Featured, News November 13, 2020

LKDFN’s new online Dene art store put ‘on hold’ due to unreliable internet

"It's really amazing to see how the culture has been kept alive over here," says Rosie Catholique, manager of Caribou People Creations.


Bringing Dene inspired arts and crafts to the world, one-click at a time – that is if the internet connection in the community of Łutselk’e was reliable. On Tuesday, Łutsël K’é Dene First Nation (LKDFN) launched Caribou People Creations, an online store dedicated to selling locally-made clothing, jewelry and tools….

Community, Featured, Health, News November 12, 2020

Four additional COVID cases in Fort Smith

Four more people have gotten COVID-19 in Fort Smith. They are all connected to the individual case announced earlier this week. Public health officials say the transmission is travel-related. “All individuals continue to isolate and recover safely at home,” reads a public health notice. Dr. Kami Kandola’s office, the chief…

Community, Featured, Health, News November 11, 2020

NWT’s 11th COVID case confirmed in Fort Smith

The chief public health officer, Dr. Kami Kandola, has announced the NWT’s 11th confirmed case of COVID-19. In a notice sent Wednesday morning, public health officials say the case is travel-related and the individual is isolating with their household. They add there is no risk to the community as there…

Community, Featured, News November 10, 2020

Fort Simpson’s Unity Store officially re-opens

The Unity Store in Fort Simpson officially re-opened at a new location on Monday. Celine Antoine, Fort Simpson deputy mayor, attended the grand re-opening of the store. The store moved across the street to a larger space that allowed it to expand to include hardware inventory — the move only…