There was much fanfare when the GNWT introduced new legislation last month to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)….
William Alger was one of the first people to see the devastation at Scotty Creek firsthand. “It was just heartbreaking,” says Alger, the project’s lead…
New homes for flood victims in the Dehcho will not be delivered until 2022, according to the minister of municipal and community affairs (MACA). This…
Chief and council elections will take place in Tthets’éhk’edélî (Jean Marie River) First Nation this fall. This comes as the community rebuilds after devastating flooding…
After a house fire displaced her family, Wanda Sibbeston-Grossetete of Fort Simpson is worried her home won’t be repaired in time for winter. Sibbeston-Grossetete says…
The NWT is reporting 53 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend. A press release says Yellowknife had the biggest jump in cases going from…
Residents of TthedzehK’edeli (Jean Marie River) First Nation will hopefully be able to return to the community by the end of July. However, they will…
Commemorations are underway in Łı́ı́dlı̨́ı̨́ Kų́ę́ First Nation to mark 100 years since the signing of Treaty 11. A schedule of the events says the…
Paulie Chinna is no longer the minister of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA). Premier Caroline Cochrane announced the change to her cabinet in a press…
Disclaimer: This story talks about family violence, addiction and sexual assault. Intergenerational trauma is a serious reality for many northerners. With on the land healing…