When David Codzi went to school, he says he learned all about Alexander Mackenzie but never about the Dene who helped him. He says students were told, “he was a great person… mapped the Mackenzie and did all this but at the same time there were people there feeding him,…
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 trip to Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside. They were participating in a two-day training session in Vancouver sponsored by Whati RCMP. According to Mounties, the field…
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 settlement with the federal government, $50 million is being put towards the creation of a new foundation for survivors. Conrad Prince is leading the engagement…
“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 14 women and wounded 13 others,” some of the facts from that chilling day 30 years ago described in a media release from the Status…
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 the gathering; she also lists some specifics she’d like to see from the Government of the Northwest Territories. Kokelj said there has been “movement” on…
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 in the Dene Zhati dialect. From there you’d say the date, comment on the weather and if you’re lucky that day, you may get to…
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 new one-on-one mentorship program. Earlier this week, the college held a gathering so students could meet the local knowledge keepers that will share the language…
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 during a much warmer and moist time. Rewind back to April 1973, Joan Hodgins was working with some students from a community then located outside…
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 community’s oldest elders did the honours of cutting the moose hide string alongside Chief Dolphus Jumbo. Deneron is the niece of the elder, who the…
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, the school inaugurated the new court as students took on staff in a basketball game.