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Métis artist/designer jumps into Native Fashion Week in Santa Fe with unique rabbit skin dress

'Being on the land with the Inuit people made me realize that fur is the warmest thing to wear, and it also happens to be versatile, beautiful, and unique,' says Cheryl Fennell


“When I was little, my Dene mother told me to make a dress for my doll. She gave me scissors and some material and she just told me to do it, without instructions. Because I had to figure it out, that way of thinking has stuck with me ever since.”…

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Frank Gruben Pride Festival returns to Fort Smith to ‘keep his name in mind,’ says organizer

'I’ve been working with Laura Kalinek (Gruben’s mother) to include more things that Frank would have liked to see,' says Ryker Lonehardt


Ever since his disappearance two years ago, Frank Gruben has become a household name across the NWT. Gruben was living in Fort Smith when he went missing, having been last seen on May 6th of 2023, and to help keep his name in the minds of northerners, the Fort Smith…