A territorial court judge has thrown out the search warrant for last month’s raid on a cultural camp near Łútsël K’é. On Monday, Chief Justice Shannon Smallwood agreed to throw out the warrant at the request of Larry Innes, the lawyer for the Łútsël K’é Dene First Nation. The council…
Four students from Lutsel K’e Dene School spent about a week on the land near Ɂedacho Tué (Artillery Lake) in mid-March. CKLB spoke with nine-year-old Serena Michel about her experience, and organizers about the importance of including on-the-land activities in education. Listen to that story below. CKLB Radio · Spring…
For Steven Nitah, the federal and territorial governments have finally caught up to the community of Łutsel K’e in protecting Thaidene Nëné. Nitah is the lead negotiator for Łutsel K’e Dene First Nation (LKDFN). On Wednesday, LKDFN Chief Darryl Marlowe signed an agreement with Parks Canada and the Government of…
A jury has found a Lutsel K’e man not guilty of sexual assault after a three-day trial in Yellowknife. The jury, made up of seven women and five men, took less than two hours to acquit Paul Catholique, 43, on Wednesday. This was actually his second trial following the alleged…
Closing arguments by the Crown prosecutor and a defence lawyer are expected to start Wednesday morning in the sexual assault trial for a Lutsel K’e man. Paul Catholique, 43, took the witness stand in his own defence in a Yellowknife courtroom on Tuesday. He was charged in November of 2017…
Mounties in Yellowknife are suspending the active search for three missing snowmobilers after a deceased person was observed in a large area of open water. Police left out the information about the body when they held a news conference Friday evening. RCMP stated in a news release issued Saturday that…
There is still no sign of three snowmobilers who have not been heard from since late Monday night. RCMP say Sam Boucher, 65, Cammy Boucher, 23, and a man who hasn’t been identified, left Dettah on a single snowmobile towing two toboggans and were headed for Lutsel K’e. Sam Boucher…