The Town of Inuvik kicked off its 63rd annual spring celebration over the weekend, but due to the pandemic, only a small portion of the community could attend in person. Dr. Kami Kandola, chief public health officer (CPHO) of the NWT, allowed 50 residents in a town of roughly 3,000…
K’atl’odeeche First Nation’s (KFN) On the Land Fall Hunt Program kicked off this week. Participants will spend 12 days learning about harvesting, preparing traditional foods, gathering, tanning moose hides, and teaching traditional land history. KFN in a Facebook post says they began the event with a prayer ceremony led by…
The Gwich’in Council International (GCI), who represent over 9,000 members across all three territories and Alaska, appoints two new faces to the board of directors. The two- year term position will see Erin Linklater replace Chief Dana Tizya-Tramm. Kibbe Tetlichi is also joining the board The GCI says it has…
Mayor Natasha Kulikowski is inviting Inuvik residents to join her at the Arctic Market Tents to talk about some of Inuvik’s most important issues. Meetings with the Mayor will run every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m., starting on July 29th. Each session will be open to six residents, where Mayor Kulikowski…
The Tłı̨chǫ Government is developing a new way of gathering. “It would be unsafe for the Tłı̨chǫ Nation to gather together in 2020,” said organizers of the Tłı̨chǫ annual assembly in a news release. Since the Tłı̨chǫ Government has officially canceled its annual in-person assembly for July 7-9, 2020 in Wekweètì….
Environment and Natural Resources Minister Shane Thompson, Lutsel k’e Dene First Nation Chief Darryl Marlowe and Tlicho Grand Chief George Mackenzie are calling for more responsible harvesting. ENR officers say the caribou were killed within the Mobile Bathurst Caribou Management Zone. They also found wasted meat from 12 caribou outside…