Misty Ireland says the typical western world of entrepreneurship often doesn’t fit with Indigenous culture and practices — but she adds there is an exception, EntrepreNorth. EntrepreNorth is a northern entrepreneurship incubator that offers programming to empower Indigenous and community-based businesses across all three territories. “Some of the concepts in…
A new education plan will allow NWT schools a more blended and flexible learning approach. Minister R.J. Simpson met with education leaders and the NWT Teachers’ Association (NWTTA) via teleconference yesterday, to discuss how learning will be maintained throughout the 2020-2021 school year. Stemming from the precautions of COVID-19, this…
Hotıì ts’eeda has taken the initiative to develop COVID-19 resource materials for Indigenous communities. A variety of posters using the hashtag #HOMEISCAMP is part of the campaign talking about the benefits of staying at home. This document comes in eleven distinct languages including Tłı̨chǫ, Inuvialuktun, Inuinnaqtun, Sahtúgot’ı̨nę, Inuktitut, English, French, and more. The…
Aurora College has developed a plan for the fall semester, offering tuition refunds and primarily distance education classes. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of courses will be delivered by distance, but there are plans for safe “face-to-face instruction,” a press release said. Some courses are not…
A COVID-19 support fund for Indigenous youth is open to applicants aspiring to create new online projects. The grant of up to $500 is run by We Matter, an Indigenous-led and youth focused charity. Applicants between the ages of 13 and 30 can submit online projects that will help support…
Updated May 14, 2:30 p.m. Education leaders across the NWT have agreed to keep all schools closed for the remainder of the academic year despite being given the all-clear to open from the chief public health officer. The decision comes two days after the territorial government released its Emerging Wisely…
More than a dozen fly-in communities across the Northwest Territories will be getting funding to make it easier for residents to harvest traditional food. The funding is coming from the Harvesters Support Grant, a new addition to Nutrition North. The grant provides $40 million over five years to Indigenous governments…
The health research network Hotıì ts’eeda has published a series of posters with advice for communities on COVID-19. The posters were created with FOXY (Fostering Open Expression in Children and Youth) as a simple way to share federal and information on protection during the pandemic. The group developed two posters:…
The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer is now recommending residents wear face masks when going out in public. The new recommendation comes after Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said masks could help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Wearing a mask isn’t so much to protect…
“Knowing what communities COVID-19 is in will not make you safer.” Premier Caroline Cochrane said this while addressing media and residents Saturday morning after the previous day’s confirmation of two more cases of the virus in the NWT. “What makes you safer is respecting the orders of the chief public…