Masks are becoming mandatory at airports across the Northwest Territories starting Oct. 13. “As passenger traffic continues to increase, this requirement will help keep travellers and employees safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic,” a press release reads. Travellers are already required to wear a mask while going through security and in order…
A public hearing on the use of official languages in the Legislative Assembly is being delayed in an effort to attract more public engagement. The event was scheduled for Oct. 8 but has been postponed to Nov. 17. Kevin O’Reilly, chair of the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures, says…
Acho Dene Koe First Nation says it’s too early to start engaging members on the proposed Alberta to Alaska railway. The first nation recently sent a news release to “address rumours”, it says. While it says it’s too early to speak to membership, ADKFN has had three meetings over the…
Darryl Marlowe received 179 votes to Stephanie Poole’s 58 to be re-elected as chief of the Łútsël K’é Dene First Nation. Eligible voters could cast their ballots in person in the community and in Yellowknife. They could also vote online. The election was called in early September, following a months-long…
“To be an Indigenous woman and to be a part of it,” says Chaslyn McKay, Miss Canada contestant, “was already like winning.” Chaslyn McKay, an 18-year-old Dene and Cree woman, from Denı́nu Kų́ę́, N.W.T., competed in this year’s Miss Canada Globe, only to prove to herself and to her community…
Eviction notices were issued on Friday to houseboaters residing in Yellowknives Dene First Nation (YKDFN) traditional territory. Jason Snaggs, CEO of the YKDFN, says the eviction notices were the first step — if they are ignored, legal action will be pursued. A press release says houseboaters anchoring on YKDFN territory…
NWT Tourism wants to kickstart the tourism industry and rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic… if the time is right. The organization has hired research firm Leger to conduct phone surveys and get feedback from residents on whether they feel ready to receive visitors in their community. Residents who participate will…
A new paid program will offer Tłı̨chǫ residents the opportunity to improve life skills while learning how to farm. This 12 week paid internship is being run out of Hay River’s Northern Farm Training Institute (NFTI), in partnership with the Tłı̨chǫ Government. Leona Lafferty, career development manager for the Tłı̨chǫ…
“Without the Porcupine caribou herd, you take out who we are as a people,” says Ken Smith, grand chief of the Gwich’in Tribal Council. “That is a future we cannot comprehend,” he adds. Smith says he is concerned for the protection of the Porcupine caribou after the Trump administration opened…
When Tammy Roberts discovered the tipi canvas at Camp Connections was missing, she first assumed it had blown away. But Roberts, the executive director of the Foster Family Coalition of the NWT, soon realized the tipi polls were sitting bare for another reason. “Once I realized it didn’t fall off,…