The federal government and residential school day scholars have reached a settlement agreement. Day scholars are former students who attended residential schools but returned home after the school day. The settlement is also separate from one reached with Indian Day School survivors. Day scholars were eligible for compensation under the…
Steve Norn, MLA for Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh, is facing charges for breaking public health regulations. The NWT court docket says Norn broke the Public Health Act in an incident on April 17, the date Cabin Radio reported he entered the Legislative Assembly. The charge has not been proven in court and…
Paulie Chinna is no longer the minister of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA). Premier Caroline Cochrane announced the change to her cabinet in a press release on Tuesday afternoon. Chinna will retain her other positions, including minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation, and will take on the Workers Safety…
The passing of a federal bill commemorating the legacy of the residential school system and creation of a statutory holiday is bitter-sweet for Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya. In late May, Parliament fast-tracked Bill C-5 to the Senate; then earlier this month, Senators unanimously passed the bill to recognize Sept….
Hundreds gathered in Yellowknife Friday afternoon to honour the lost children discovered at Kamloops Indian Residential School in B.C. in late May. The smell of burning sage filled the air as residents marched to the beat of the drum, the Dene way. Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya said residents have…
Paulatuk is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the signing of Tuktut Nogait National Park. June 5 marks 25 years to the day that the park was signed into creation; it was physically established two years later. This year’s celebration also happens to coincide with Inuvialuit Day. Paulatuk residents are the…
Flood victims in Fort Simpson say frustration and dejection is mounting as three weeks have passed since the flood waters receded, and little has been done to repair the damage. “You can’t see past the end of the tunnel, we don’t know where we’re going, it’s really hard,” says Pat…
Regular MLAs want more clarity on who is in charge of improving food security in the Northwest Territories. On Friday, Frame Lake MLA Kevin O’Reilly introduced a motion to get that clarity by proposing the territorial government develop a food security strategy. A report by the University of Toronto, showed…
After 16 years in the Legislative Assembly, Jackson Lafferty, the MLA for Monfwi, has resigned from the position. But with the Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief election looming, this may not be the end of his political career. Looking back on his time in the Legislative Assembly, Lafferty said he has many…
After two years, the federal government has released its action plan in response to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). Today marks the two-year anniversary since the inquiry released its findings. Read the plan here “The National Action Plan is not meant to be…