Residents of Fort McPherson got a new fish camp this summer and they couldn’t be more excited. Diane Koe has developed her fishing skills for 15 years and now she’s set up a fish camp so everybody in her community can learn how to harvest fish. “Not everybody has a…
GTC Deputy Grand Chief Kristine McLeod died over the weekend. According to a Facebook post, she passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning. “The thoughts, prayers, and attention of our organization and Nation are with her family,” reads the notice. “The board, executive and staff of the GTC mourn the immeasurable loss of…
RCMP in Fort Providence say the three teenage girls that were reported missing have been found safe. Police did not give any details of where or how the girls were found. They were missing since Aug. 6.
The Dene Nation has proposed a quicker, cheaper solution to the NWT housing crisis. Earlier this week, it held a ribbon cutting ceremony in K’atlo’dechee First Nation for a one-berdroom show home built by Eagle Building Solutions. The unit, known as the Jenna model, is just over 500 square feet…
Health officials are preparing for the next wave of COVID-19 and expect to be hit by the end of summer to early fall. The Acting Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Andre Corriveau made the announcement at a media briefing Thursday. Gearing up for the potential wave, the GNWT has started…
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation plays a big part in the Nechalacho Rare Earth Mine on July 21, 2021 as seen on the grounds of the mine as they cut the rope to the opening of one of the mine’s operating machines, the sensor-based ore sorter. The ore sorter is…
Following three oaths, a prayer song, and singing pledges, what is there left to do but celebrate with drum dance? Tłı̨chǫ drummers had Jane Weyallon Armstrong’s friends and family dancing Thursday afternoon after seeing her sworn in as their new voice in the Legislative Assembly. “I feel relieved now that…
A Fort Smith resident has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The individual contracted the virus when travelling outside of the territory. According to health officials, the person is isolating and doing well. The diagnosis comes on the same day the territorial government launched a renewed push to increase vaccination rates in…
A hundred years have passed since the four headmen of Fort McPherson signed Treaty 11. Residents gathered over the weekend to celebrate what that day means to them as Gwich’in people. The community honoured former Chiefs Julius Salu, Johnny Kyikavichik (Kay), Abraham Francis and Andrew Kunnizzie for their commitment to…
Two wildfires in the Tłı̨chǫ region merged over the weekend, turning into one 3,800-hectare fire about 20 kilometres east of Whatì. The fire is now so big that firefighters are no longer actively fighting the blaze. “The fire will grow in size depending on the fuel, topography and weather conditions,”…