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Featured, News, Politics, Profile December 11, 2023

Ten minutes with R.J. Simpson

The new Premier of the Northwest Territories talks UNDRIP, relations with Indigenous communities, and his record as Minister of ECE.


R.J. Simpson, the MLA for Hay River North and former cabinet minister, was elected Premier of the Northwest Territories last week. We sat down with the new premier to discuss UNDRIP, relationships with Indigenous communities, his record as Minister of Education, Culture, and Employment, and other issues. Here’s that conversation,…

Community, Featured, News May 17, 2023

“Not a whole lot of relief in sight”: Wildfire threatening Hay River, KFN rages on

Wind and weather continue to provoke the fire ravaging the South Slave


“This is starting to feel like we’re cursed or something,” says Joanne Barnaby after witnessing the fires consume her community. Barnaby is a resident of Hay River and lives right across the pond from the Kátł’odeeche First Nation (KFN). She watched the fire consume the reserve. On the night of…

Featured, News February 1, 2021

KFN holding by-election for two councillor positions

Kátł’odeeche First Nation (KFN) is holding a by-election for two councillor positions.  KFN posted on Facebook the by-election is scheduled for Feb. 25 at the Chief Lamalice complex with advanced polling held on Feb. 18. Online voting will be available from Feb. 18 to 25, at www.onefeather.ca. Nomination packages for…

Featured, News July 30, 2020

Kátł’odeeche First Nation votes in favour of land code

The Kátł’odeeche First Nation voted to take on more responsibility over its lands. The Kátł’odeeche First Nation Land Code passed with 144 people voting in favour and eight people voting against — one vote was spoiled. The KFN now have control over the governance of on-reserve lands and resources without…

Community, Featured, Justice, Life Style, News, Politics July 16, 2020

Kátł’odeeche taking GNWT, Métis orgs to court over ‘unauthorized’ cabins

Chief says cabins are an "infringement of its Treaty and Aboriginal rights and titles".


The Kátł’odeeche Fırst Natıon is suing the territorial government, the Northwest Territories Métis Nation (NWTMN), the Hay River Métis Government Council (HRMGC) and its president, Trevor Beck. In a news release, the First Nation says the legal action comes after years of silence from the territorial government on “unauthorized cabin…

Community, Featured, Health, News June 19, 2020

South Slave under boil water advisory again

Three days after lifting the boil water advisory, the chief environmental health officer has reinstated it for the communities of Hay River, K’atl’odeeche Reserve, Enterprise and Kakisa. Similarly to the first advisory, this one is also due to high levels of turbidity (debris and sediment) and is “precautionary in nature.”…