A new research project incorporating Indigenous knowledge is looking to increase the rate of HPV vaccination in the Northwest Territories. According to a news release, the NWT’s HPV vaccination rate is 55 per cent, compared to 92 per cent across Canada. HPV is one of the most common sexually transmitted…
Morgan Tsetta, a 26-year-old Yellowknives Dene First Nations (YKDFN) member has taken the conversation between the federal government and Giant Mine to TikTok. Tsetta was successful in helping YKDFN get over 32,000 signatures in support of the remediation process, earlier this month. She stresses every single one of those signatures…
Warning: this article discusses suicide. RCMP is investigating incidents of cyberbullying in Beaufort Delta communities, including Inuvik. NNSL reported several parents reached out to the Inuvik Drum with concerns about cyberbullying on TikTok, a video sharing platform. The article says several youth’s videos were reposted on an account called @exposingInuvik28…
Organizations looking to launch projects that will improve connectivity in northern and Indigenous communities could be eligible for funding. The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is offering a total of $1.25 million for projects dedicated to infrastructure, cybersecurity and digital literacy. Those that benefit northern, rural, and Indigenous communities, as…
NWT residents now have an opportunity to voice their thoughts on how much money MLAs are paid. The Independent Commission to Review Members Compensation and Benefits, led by former Premier Joe Handley, is asking for feedback on MLA salaries and benefits. The base salary for a Member of the Legislative…
The Northwest Territories’ latest tourism attraction has been unveiled outside of Fort Good Hope. During a ceremony Monday afternoon, members of the community gathered in a ribbon cutting ceremony for one of the largest drums in Canada, if not the world. Viviane Edgi-Manuel, economic development officer for the K’ahsho Got’ine…
Statistics Canada will be hiring people in all 33 communities across the Northwest Territories for the 2021 census this May. Geoff Bowlby, the director general for the census at Statistics Canada, says his department will be hiring 180 employees for the census, 39 of whom will be in Yellowknife. “We…
Melva Mantla says she spent many nights wondering how she would get her next meal and where she would sleep. But now, the 24-year-old spends her days helping people in a similar struggle. While she first visited as a client, Mantla now works at the Arctic Indigenous Wellness Camp. “I…
A Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NTPC) employee has died following a workplace accident that took place in early March. NTPC confirmed that Michael Paul Chinna, an apprentice power systems electrician since 2018, was the employee who was injured on March 5 at the Jackfish generating facility in Yellowknife. He died…
A transport truck knocked down streetlight in downtown Yellowknife Monday afternoon. The incident occurred at the intersection of 48th St. and Franklin Ave. at 2:30 p.m. No one was injured in the incident, and city staff alongside police and paramedics are on the scene. More to come.