“Every community has a special aura, a special group of people, and in their effort to make a life, they create a stamp on earth,” says Nellie Cournoyea, 83, one of Canada Posts’ new faces celebrated in the Indigenous Leaders stamp series. Before Cournoyea was leading the Northwest Territories and…
After weeks of fear and uncertainty, residents of Kátł’odeeche First Nation (KFN) are starting to return home. In a message posted to social media on June 6, KFN said residents could once again start returning to the community. Power, water and sewer services have not yet been restored. Returning residents…
While Gabrielle Landrie was at home in Hay River, across the water the sky was on fire. “You could see, clear as a bell, flames shooting up. I’d say nothing less than 150 feet up. The sky, it glowed red, and you could hear little pops here and there that…
Canada’s Arctic is warming fast, and youth, on the shoulders of Elders, are ready to talk about it. “Elders I spoke to in the past had told me that things are changing. And it’s not the same weather, the same season that they’re used to. Things are coming early,” says…
Hay River residents are expected to return home as early as May 26, although the possibility of evacuation remains. That is according to the town of Hay River in a post on its official Facebook page. While Hay River Residents prepare to return home, over 300 members from Kátł’odeeche First Nation…
Connor Charlie says he’s never experienced anything like this before. Over the past week, he’s watched the Peel River slowly rise around his community of Fort McPherson, claiming many cabins in the low-lying area around the community. But even after learning that his family’s cabin had been washed away, Charlie,…
Kelly Daniel Minoza, 44, was last seen in Hay River on a red ATV at 4 p.m. on May 14. He is described as being five foot nine inches tall, weighing 150 pounds with a medium build. He was also wearing multi-colored track pants and a grey hoodie. Kátł’odeeche Chief…
The administration building of the K’atl’odeeche First Nation (KFN) has been destroyed by fire, according to a former chief. Roy Fabian posted a message on social media confirming the damage on Thursday. “The sadness I feel, hearing about the KFN administration building burning down, brings tears to my eyes,” he…
30 grams of cocaine and 17 grams of cannabis products, oxycodone pills, and $7200 cash have been seized by Fort Providence Police. Three adults have been arrested and charged after a traffic stop on May 16, led police to find illicit materials and other paraphernalia in the vehicle. The vehicle…
“This is starting to feel like we’re cursed or something,” says Joanne Barnaby after witnessing the fires consume her community. Barnaby is a resident of Hay River and lives right across the pond from the Kátł’odeeche First Nation (KFN). She watched the fire consume the reserve. On the night of…