Whati youth get first-hand look at Vancouver’s troubled Downtown Eastside
A group of young people from Whati recently got as first hand look at the ravages of drugs, alcohol and homelessness as they took a…
Education
Have your say on a new foundation for Sixties Scoop survivors
The Sixties Scoop shattered Indigenous families across Canada by taking children from their parents and placing them in the foster care system. Through the legal…
Vigils happening across the country on the 30th Anniversary of Montreal Massacre
“On this day in 1989 a 25 year old man walked through L’ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. In less than 20 minutes he shot and killed…
In Photos: climate strikers call on MLAs to declare climate emergency
On Friday, Yellowknife students led the charge to call on MLAs to declare a climate emergency. Here’s what organizer Ella Kokelj had to say about…
NWT educator wins national award for Indigenous language teaching
If you were to walk into Shirley LaMalice’s class at Princess Alexandra school in Hay River, you’d be expected to greet her and your classmates…
French college students learn Ttłı̨chǫ Yati outside the classroom
You hear it all the time: Dene language and culture are inseparable. And that’s what Collège nordique francophone students are going to learn through a…
Historic fossil find on Kwanlin Dun Territory
A nearly 50-year-old fossil mystery has finally been solved in the Yukon and scientists have concluded that ancient rhinoceros and turtles once roamed the territory…
Sambaa K’e celebrates expansion of Charles Tetcho School
Community members in Sambaa K’e gathered yesterday for the official ribbon cutting to re-open the newly renovated Charles Tetcho School. Mary Deneron, one of the…
In Photos: K’alemi Dene school building turns ten
On Friday, September 27, students and staff at K’alemi Dene school in Ndilo celebrated the tenth anniversary of the new school building. [slide-anything id=”4245″] Later,…
Hundreds turn out for climate change march and protest in Yellowknife
Several hundred environmentally conscious students and other like-minded adults turned out on Friday for a march through Yellowknife’s downtown. The rally, which some students called…