“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…
“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…
Dynamic sister duo Jolie and Raelle Wolki prepare for a shopping spree to re-design their bedroom. The Inuvik Shop Local Campaign awarded the girls a $1,000 gift card for their video submission. The young girls, aged ten and eight, created a multi-voice video highlighting what it means to shop locally….
The Tłı̨chǫ Government has funded a special project aimed at bringing new technology to ancient stories. Paul Cressman, program development officer for the Tłı̨chǫ government says he was inspired by the pandemic and the lack of social gatherings permitted across the country. “We can’t afford to wait, we need to…
For the first time, Dene Wellness Warriors have been nominated for the Indigenous Entrepreneurship Resiliency Award and the Community Impact Award by the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce. Jean and Roy Erasmus – owners of Dene Wellness Warriors company have been in operation since 2014 and have never thought of having…
“We are disappointed and frustrated,” says Elizabeth Brace, principal for Mildred Hall School. This is the second time since Nov. of last year that the Mildred Hall School bus was damaged. Teachers found their school bus vandalized, again, Monday morning. The bus windows were destroyed with three smashed in and…
Yellowknife celebrates the unveiling of a 65-foot suspension bridge at Back Bay Cemetery. “The people buried here are Yellowknife’s earliest settlers,” as stated in an email. Over $115,000 worth of labour, supplies, and cash donations went into the construction of the new bridge. Yusur Al-Bahrani, president for Rotary True North,…
The Inuvik fire department responded to a small structural fire, Wednesday morning on Raven Street. Residents were alerted by the smell of smoke coming from the exterior of the building and evacuated immediately, as stated in a press release. The fire department arrived on the scene within two minutes of…
The federal government has contributed a one-time lump sum to help N.W.T organizations improve food security. Michael McLeod, MP for the N.W.T, announced $640,000 in funding to respond to the increased needs of the community during the pandemic, as stated in a press release. The funds will go to 19…
Karl Dockstader – Indigenous man, father and journalist – was arrested and charged for simply doing his job, he says. Protestors have been occupying the McKenzie Meadows development in Caledonia, ON, for months, renaming it 1492 Land Back Lane. According to the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the federal government failed to get…