Health

Tłı̨chǫ assembly postponed due to COVID-19

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….





Summer programming registration opens Tuesday

Yellowknife summer day camp registration opens Tuesday. However, camps can’t begin until Phase 2 from the Emerging Wisely plan is implemented by the chief public health officer. This is expected to be in mid-to-late June and refunds will be issued if it’s delayed, a press release said. Camps will operate…


Sharing is tradition : Hotıì ts’eeda’s sharing circle goes live

Hotıì ts’eeda has taken the initiative to develop COVID-19 resource materials for Indigenous communities. A variety of posters using the hashtag #HOMEISCAMP is part of the campaign talking about the benefits of staying at home.  This document comes in eleven distinct languages including Tłı̨chǫ, Inuvialuktun, Inuinnaqtun, Sahtúgot’ı̨nę, Inuktitut, English, French, and more. The…




GNWT secures local production of reusable face shields

The Government of the Northwest Territories has secured a local supply chain for producing and manufacturing face shields and other Personal Protective Equipment in the territories. This will allow businesses and care-providers greater access to critical PPE. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola has authorized Poison Graphics of Hay…