The Western Arctic Youth Collective will be expanding its events and programming thanks to the Arctic Inspiration Prize (AIP). On Feb. 17, the collective was awarded $97,000 in the youth category of the prize. “It’s just going to really support our programming, our ideas, our dreams,” says Jacey Firth-Hagen, the project…
Dehcho First Nations will be hosting a 30-day healing program called Nezųh Aoht’é Gha Edek’eh Eghálaęhnda (Journey to My Best Self). In a news release, DFN says the program is to “help participants overcome barriers related to mental health and addictions by being rooted in holistic and cultural ways of…
Indigenous Services Canada is supporting Indigenous residents going out on the land during the COVID-19 pandemic. It announced $2.6 million in funding that will flow through the territorial government to its Indigenous partners. In a news release, the federal government says the funding is to “support families who would not…
The National Chief of the Dene Nation is advising his people to go out on the land to avoid exposure to coronavirus. Norman Yakeleya made the comment during a live phone interview on CKLB Radio Tuesday morning. “That’s what the elders are telling us. Go out on the land. This…
As the days get longer and the temperatures hopefully get milder, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the Northwest Territories are advising people to be cautious as they head out on the land. Tragically, three people died just under a year ago when their snowmobiles went through the ice on…