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Community, Featured, Life Style, News January 22, 2021

WRRB recommends no more helicopter wolf shootings, focus on traditional harvest

“(Aerial removals) didn't appear to get to the target levels that they were hoping to reach for the required program to be considered effective and successful,” says Jody Pellissey, the Wekʼèezhìi Renewable Resources Board's executive director.


The Wekʼèezhìi Renewable Resources Board has recommended stopping a controversial practice of shooting dìga (wolves) from the air. Instead, it proposes the Tłı̨chǫ and territorial governments put more resources into supporting ground harvesting to try and protect Ɂekwǫ ̀ (barren-ground caribou). This was one of 20 recommendations the board recently…

Featured, News January 20, 2021

‘The whole project is about sovereignty’: Unique capstone project incorporates Elders knowledge

The Elders say many people once spoke Dene Dedline Yati, now only a handful do.


Warning, this article talks about abuse at residential schools. Catherine Boucher, an Elder from Fort Resolution, says her first language was Dëne Dédliné Yatıé.  “When I went to residential school, I couldn’t use my language,” she says, “the nuns used to hit my forehead… So I was scared to talk.”…

Featured, Health, News January 20, 2021

GNWT still investigating COVID-19 in three separate communities

Health officials are still investigating the recent cases of COVID-19 in the territory. NWT officials gathered at the Legislative Assembly to discuss the recent outbreak of COVID-19 in Fort Liard, the mysterious case found in Yellowknife and the wastewater sample identified in Hay River, among other things. The briefing is…

Featured, Health, News January 19, 2021

CPHO confirms two ‘probable’ cases of COVID-19 in Fort Liard

"Probable cases are treated the same as confirmed cases in an investigation," says Dr. Kami Kandola, CPHO in a  statement.


Health officials say two additional “probable cases” of COVID-19 have been identified in Fort Liard. This update comes after the community was placed under a two-week lockdown on Saturday. The territory’s total case number stands at 28, with 24 recovered and zero hospitalizations, according to a statement released Monday. A…

Art, Featured, News January 18, 2021

New children’s book to reflect Dene laws, available in four languages

Our Northern Rivers is published in Chipewyan, South Slavey and Cree, alongside English.


Inspired by all the North has to offer, Denise Broomfield decided to incorporate Dene culture and values into her first children’s book. “I’m just so proud that I can take this book somewhere and say, this is your language,” she says. Our Northern Rivers is about culture, learning and respect,…