Community programs focused on reducing poverty in the NWT will be getting a little extra help this year. The Anti-Poverty Fund has awarded 52 grants to community, Indigenous and non-profit organizations to provide programs and services on poverty reduction. The Inuvik Youth Centre is among the recipients, receiving $35,000 to…
Let’s get one quick thing out of the way: the simulation is not a reenactment of signing a treaty. For the past year or so, Jane Arychuk has been working for Dene Nation to come up with a plan to improve education for Indigenous youth in the NWT. As part…
As part of the 2021 budget, $8 million has been granted by the federal government to support the transition of Aurora College into a polytechnic university. Over the next two years, the institution will develop a new research warehouse and staging centre. The location of these new centres is still…
According to the Department of Environment and Natural Resource (ENR), two cabins were lost due to a wildfire near Fort Simpson over the weekend. One fire was reported at Little Doctor Lake on Saturday. Due to extreme fire conditions, crew were unable to access the fire until the following day…
Folk on the Rocks (FOTR) has removed Eugene Boulanger, commonly known as Young Dene, four days before the festival starts. The organization has chosen to cancel the artist due to several allegations of “sexual violence” brought forward within the last few weeks. Carly McFadden is the executive director for FOTR….
Johnny Landry grows emotional talking about all the hardship his people have faced since Treaty 11 was signed 100 years ago. “It’s good to know what really happened to us and how we got here today,” he says. Landry, a popular NWT musician, traveled from Fort Providence to Lı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́First…
Residents of Wrigley were stranded in Fort Simpson when the highway closed over the weekend as a result of wildfires. Mayor Sean Whelly said approximately 10 residents of Wrigley were stranded in Fort Simpson overnight as a result of the closure. Due to a shortage of vacancy, the community lent…
The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC) is showcasing a Tłı̨chǫ exhibit honouring Chief Mǫwhì signing Treaty 11 in Behchokǫ̀ 100 years ago. The official opening will take place on July 16 at 1 p.m. where a fire feeding ceremony, remarks, tea and bannock will be provided. The exhibit…
Following five rounds of voting and the concession of her opponent, RoseAnne Archibald has been elected as the new chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Archibald, a member of the Taykwa Tagamou Nation in northern Ontario, is the first woman ever elected to the role. She previously spent three…
The small Dehcho community of West Point First Nation had big names in attendance for the beginning of Treaty 11 commemorations. This included the Dehcho Grand Chief Kenneth Cayen. “This is a very special time for us and our community that we can have this time to come together with…