A reminder that the nomination deadline for the Kristine McLeod Emerging Indigenous Leader Award is March 31. The award recognizes young Indigenous NWT residents who demonstrate exceptional initiative and commitment to the principles of public service within community, territorial, federal, or Indigenous government. Who is a good candidate? The GNWT…
Yellowknives Dene First Nation (YKDFN) has received nearly $13 million for a project by its education and training arm, designed to provide employment training for jobs in the resources and remediation industry, public sector, renewable resources, trades and media/arts sectors. NWT MP Michael McLeod announced the funding Friday on behalf…
The operational management board for Thaidene Nëné is seeking feedback from the public to help inform the land relationship plan for the Thaidene Nëné protected area. In a release, the GNWT stated that much of the work for the first plan, “is foundational, setting out what is needed to ensure…
The search is on for an armed suspect wanted by RCMP after an injured female was found in a Yellowknife residence on Thursday night. Police are looking for 34-year-old Jeremy Charney, who was in possession of a handgun when he reportedly fled the assault scene in a Black 2021 Ford…
Hay River RCMP executed a search warrant on a Hay River suspected as being a venue for selling stolen property. There they found the goods and suspected fentanyl and crack-cocaine. As a result, 21-year-old Destiny Smallgeese and 34-year-old John Antoine have both been charged with Possession of Property Obtained by…
“Something the Dene have celebrated is that they’ve kept their word. No matter what the non-Indigenous people did with the treaties. The Dene kept their word.” ~ Co-author of We Are a River, Paul Andrew, a former chief of Tulita. We Are a River is a pictorial commemoration and commentary…
Vehicles parked in the Inuvik Mike Zubko Airport parking lot for more than three months will be considered abandoned as of April 30 and towed at the owner’s expense. This, unless owners make arrangements concerning the snow-covered vehicles with the airport manager. Regional Airport Manager Jason MacNeil stated abandoned vehicles…
The city is exploring a name change for Franklin Avenue in the spirit of truth and reconciliation after a request was made by Yellowknives Dene First Nation. Having the main street in the territory’s capital named after a European colonist who never set foot anywhere near what is now Yellowknife…
The early and repeated suspensions of newly elected Salt River First Nation chief starting in 2022 by the band council were procedurally unfair and even unlawful, a federal court judge in Edmonton has ruled. Justice Paul Favel peppered his 35-page Salt River decision with terms such as “unreasonable” “unfair” and…
Two people were killed on Bigelow Crescent in Yellowknife early Saturday morningin what police are calling a double homicide. Police were called to a residence in the Kam Lake neighborhood after receiving information about several people injured inside. Once they arrived, officers found one person already deceased and another suffering…