CKLB Radio · Cannabis Business NWT Cannabis has been legal in Canada since 2018. For some First Nations in Canada, getting into the cannabis business has meant going from managing poverty to managing wealth. For other First Nations, there are few opportunities because of strict liquor and cannabis laws in…
Wildlife officers are investigating an incident of illegal caribou harvesting within the Kǫk’èetı Ekwǫ̀ (Bathurst caribou) no-hunting zone. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources says this is the fourth investigation this year. “(Sixteen) caribou appear to have been harvested illegally in the mobile zone,” reads a post to social…
Inspired by the heart – Indigenous medical student brings nature back into the body through a passion project. Laney Beaulieu is a 21-year-old student from Fort Resolution and she’s in her first year of medical school. Beaulieu stresses the importance of having Indigenous imagery in medical settings to create safe,…
The hospitalization rate for non-vaccinated NWT residents is four times higher than those vaccinated against COVID-19; the death rate is 3.5 times higher. Those are some of the findings by the office of the chief public health officer, which has released new data related to the pandemic. Last week, the…
CKLB Radio · Canol Trail Hike The Canol Trail Hike is happening again in July in the Sahtu. Norman Yakeleya goes on the hike every year, even though he tells himself at the end of the hike each year, that he’s not doing it again as he looks at the…
CKLB Radio · Heavy Fuel Oil and Arctic waters Each year approximately 180 ships use the Northwest (Passage). As the Arctic warms, the Passage becomes a more viable option as shipping routes in other areas such as the Panama Canal or routes that are in war zones continue to cause…
CKLB Radio · 169 potential graves on Kapowe’no First Nations Lands In August of 2021 Chief Sydney Halcrow of the Kapowe’no First Nation just north of High Prairie hired Dr. Kisha Supernand, a Metis/Papaschase/British woman who uses remote sensing technologies to help locate and protect unmarked burials at the request…
The Sahtì Ekwǫ̀ (Bluenose-East caribou) herd may be stabilizing, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. On Thursday, ENR staff and Tammy Steinwand-Deschambeault, the Tłı̨chǫ Government’s director of culture and lands protection, presented the latest population survey results for Sahtì Ekwǫ̀ and Kǫk’èetı Ekwǫ̀ (Bathurst caribou) to the…
Police have formally charged a 17-year-old following two break and enters, and a shooting that happened on Mar. 4 in Fort Smith. The youth is facing two charges of break and enter at the Department of Lands office, and at a residence. He’s also facing a charge of careless use…
Dene National Chief Gerald Antoine says he condemns the Russian attacks on Ukraine. “We stand with the Ukrainian government and the Indigenous Peoples in Ukraine in their heroic efforts to resist this assault on their fundamental rights and freedoms,” he said. Chief Antoine also called for the Indigenous people of…