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Featured, Health, News, Profile May 3, 2024

Chef WhiteKeyes says tasty food, trauma healing belong on same menu

'It's not a treatment centre that we need. It's a healing centre,' says the popular local Métis chef


Chef Kaitlyn White-Keyes has a dream to combine her love of food — sticky sweets are a specialty — with a facility to help those recovering from addiction in Yellowknife and area. Food brings people together, says the formally trained chef, which could also prove to be the ice-breaker needed…

Community, Featured, News May 3, 2024

Deh Gáh Got’îê First Nation opens doors to new childcare centre

It's called the Gotsų Margaret Vandell, Nezų Ts’ųdaa K’éodhı́h Gok’é GóɁǫ, which means Elder Margaret Vandell, place of good child care in Dene Zhatıé.


The doors to a new childcare facility have officially opened in Deh Gáh Got’îê First Nation (Fort Providence) this week. The children’s centre is called the Gotsų Margaret Vandell, Nezų Ts’ųdaa K’éodhı́h Gok’é GóɁǫ which means Elder Margaret Vandell, place of good child care. Vandell is celebrated for her contributions…

Featured, News, Politics April 29, 2024

‘Show my people … there’s a promise for a better tomorrow,’ says Tuk teen Miley Wolki

Youth Parliament attracted grade 9 and 10 students from the NWT's 19 ridings to learn about territorial politics


Nineteen youth took over the NWT Legislative Assembly last week. No, it was not a protest. The annual Youth Parliament attracted grade 9 and 10 students from the 19 ridings across the territory for several days of acting the role of an MLA and learning about the workings of the…

Community, Featured, News April 29, 2024

Dene Nation seek nominations for national chief

Elections for the Dene National Chief are set to begin on July 24 at the annual Dene National Assembly in Fort Good Hope. Nominations for Dene National Chief will open on April 29 and close on May 24. The format is considered a hybrid of in-person and online voting, with…