City of Yellowknife and YKDFN propose boundary changes
“We want to be as one.” That’s what Ndilo Chief Ernest Betsina told reporters after the City of Yellowknife supported the Yellowknives Dene First Nation…
Politics
Here’s how to get your day school records from the GNWT
Hundreds of Indigenous people in the Northwest Territories are taking a pro-active approach to the proposed Indian Day School settlement. CKLB recently came across a…
Premier meets with provinces opposing carbon tax
What do the premiers of Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick have in common? They’re all opposed to the federal plan to price carbon emissions….
Environmental and Indigenous groups call for better monitoring and water management to save Wood Buffalo National Park
Canada narrowly missed having Wood Buffalo National Park added to UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger. According to a Canadian Press story picked up…
Indigenous-led groups willing to pay billions for Trans Mountain pipeline
Two competing Indigenous groups are hoping to become the new owners of the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline. Project Reconciliation, which is made up of First…
Three candidates left for chief in Dettah
And then there were three. Fred Sangris has officially withdrawn as a candidate for the Dettah Chief in the upcoming Yellowknives Dene First Nation election….
Green Party leader Elizabeth May to be in Yellowknife Wednesday and Thursday
Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May will be in Yellowknife Wednesday and Thursday. The public is invited to a community town hall tomorrow from 7:00…
Former MLA Robert Hawkins announces he’s running in Kam Lake riding in this fall’s territorial election
A familiar face in Yellowknife and Northwest Territories politics has announced he intends to run in the Kam Lake riding in this October’s Territorial election….
Treaties don’t make Nations, Nations make Treaties,” 2019 Dehcho Assembly Theme
Monday is travel day for members of the Dehcho First Nations. Youth from Wrigley, SambaaKe, Deh Gah Gotie and Liidlii Kue paddled to Fort Simpson…
Feds pass legislation killing Harper-era NWT lands and water ‘Superboard’
The Government of Canada says it has taken action to respect the rights and interests of Indigenous peoples, protect Canada’s rich natural environment, and support…