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Community, Featured, News September 30, 2020

Behchokǫ̀ Tree of Honour ceremony first of many to remember missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

‘Enough is enough’ says Jane Weyallon, president of the Native Women’s Association of the NWT. 


Two dozen people gathered near the cemetery in Behchokǫ̀ yesterday to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Yesterday’s gathering was the first of six upcoming Tree of Honour ceremonies across the territory hosted by the Status of Women Council of the NWT. “This is not a way of…

Community, Education, Featured, News September 29, 2020

Tłı̨chǫ Government creates interactive map showcasing traditional trails

This is, "the ability to experience something old, traditional and ancestral in a new high tech way," says Jay Bulckaert, co-producer and videographer.


The Tłı̨chǫ Government has funded a special project aimed at bringing new technology to ancient stories. Paul Cressman, program development officer for the Tłı̨chǫ government says he was inspired by the pandemic and the lack of social gatherings permitted across the country. “We can’t afford to wait, we need to…

Community, Education, Featured, News September 25, 2020

17 students get bursaries from Hotıì ts’eeda

Seventeen students, including 14 Indigenous youth, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are getting a helping hand from Hotıì ts’eeda. Tommy Blake is one of the bursary recipients. Originally from Fort McPherson, he is studying Indigenous Social Work and has been living in Red Deer throughout the pandemic. He says being…

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Community, Featured, Industry, Life Style, News, Politics September 24, 2020

Gwich’in Tribal Council supports Mi’kmaw fishers in Nova Scotia

Newly-elected Gwich’in Grand Chief Ken Smith has thrown his support behind Mi’kmaw fishers in Nova Scotia exercising their “inherent and constitutionally protected” treaty rights. In a statement on Thursday, the Gwich’in Tribal Council said it stood in solidarity with the Sipekne’katik First Nation. A conflict between Indigenous and non-Indigenous fishers…

Community, Featured, News September 24, 2020

Indigenous wellness company nominated for Business Resilience Awards

"We had to look at creative ways to deliver our programs and services," says Jean Erasmus, co-owner of Dene Wellness Warriors.


For the first time, Dene Wellness Warriors have been nominated for the Indigenous Entrepreneurship Resiliency Award and the Community Impact Award by the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce. Jean and Roy Erasmus – owners of Dene Wellness Warriors company have been in operation since 2014 and have never thought of having…

Community, Education, Featured, News September 21, 2020

Mildred Hall School bus vandalized, once again

"We didn't bother with a police report this time," says Elizabeth Brace, principal for Mildred Hall School.


“We are disappointed and frustrated,” says Elizabeth Brace, principal for Mildred Hall School. This is the second time since Nov. of last year that the Mildred Hall School bus was damaged. Teachers found their school bus vandalized, again, Monday morning. The bus windows were destroyed with three smashed in and…

Community, Featured, News September 18, 2020

‘A bridge to history’; Yellowknife community builds new bridge to increase access to local cemetery

Over 12,000 hours worth of volunteered time went into building this bridge, says Mike Kalnay director for the Rotary Club.


Yellowknife celebrates the unveiling of a 65-foot suspension bridge at Back Bay Cemetery. “The people buried here are Yellowknife’s earliest settlers,” as stated in an email. Over $115,000 worth of labour, supplies, and cash donations went into the construction of the new bridge. Yusur Al-Bahrani, president for Rotary True North,…

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Community, Featured, Industry, News September 10, 2020

Unemployment rates hit historic high for August

NWT Bureau of Statistics says employment in the NWT rose by 200 workers causing unemployment to jump to 11.3 per cent.


According to the NWT Bureau of Statistics, the unemployment rate rose to a historic high in August. As a result of more people seeking employment the employment rate also increased from July to August. “These changes suggest an increase in economic activities following the relaxation of constraints introduced to contain…