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Art, Featured, News October 4, 2023

In photos: GNWT unveils new MMIWG monument

The piece was designed by Inuvialuit artist Myrna Pokiak.

Smoke curled through the air as the red tarp was removed and the Legislative Assembly’s new art installation was revealed. Dozens gathered for the unveiling of the new Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) monument in front of the Legislative Assembly building on Wednesday. The monument was designed…

Community, Featured, News, Politics, Tli Cho Yati March 12, 2020

Truth ‘more important than hurt feelings’: MLA refuses to apologize to premier

“For speaking the truth, I will not apologize.” That is what Monfwi MLA Jackson Lafferty said when he was told to apologize to Premier Caroline Cochrane. Speaker Frederick Blake Jr. then kicked out Lafferty for the rest of the day’s sitting. Blake called on Lafferty to apologize following his comments…

Education, Featured, News, Politics March 10, 2020

Speaker tells MLA to apologize to Premier for comments about Aurora College President firing

Legislative Assembly Speaker Frederick Blake Jr. called on Monfwi MLA Jackson Lafferty to apologize to Premier Caroline Cochrane. Lafferty has repeatedly criticized the premier’s firing of former Aurora College President Tom Weegar. Late in February, he accused Cochrane of breaking the law when dismissing Weegar. He also tabled a legal…