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N.W.T. judge sides with water board in Gwich'in Tribal Council's fight against licence renewal

KBL had its water licence amended a few years ago so it could treat and store contaminated water at its facility in Inuvik. The Gwich'in Tribal Council tried to block it from having that licence renewed.

Sahtu leaders in N.W.T. call meeting on drug crisis

Ethel Blondin-Andrew, a former N.W.T. MP and the former chair of the Sahtu Secretariat, said the kind of drugs coming into the communities and the potential for violence scare her.

Ozempic shortage has disproportionate impact on N.W.T.'s Indigenous population

A global shortage of a drug usedfor Type 2 diabetes is being felt in the N.W.T. and could disproportionately affect Indigenous people.

N.W.T. gov't calls for emergency dredging of Hay River harbour

The territorial government is taking steps to do some emergency dredging in the Hay River Harbour. The government put out a call for tenders on June 2, looking for a dredging contractor.

A good job brought this Northerner home. Yellowknife's rental market could drive her back south

Melanie Dene went back to school as mature student, got her master's degree, and then a job in her field back home in Yellowknife, but even with a good salary shes been unable to find housing, and shes considered moving back south.

Inuit TV, a new channel focused on Inuit culture and language, launches Monday

Inuit TV will launch on May 2,on Shaw Channel 268. It will also air on Arctic Co-ops cablein the communities and be available on a computer, phone or tablet via the taku.tv app.
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Reducing seats in N.W.T. legislature would be mistake: Jane Groenewegen

As MLAs prepare to receive the final electoral boundaries commission report, former MLA Jane Groenewegan says reducing the number of seats in the legislature would be a step backward in the North's political development.

Indigenous entrepreneur defends right to harvest salt after warning from Parks Canada

Melissa Daniels says she won't stop using salt from Wood Buffalo National Park in her skin care line. "The implication that my land based, hand-harvested practice is a threat to the natural environment is insulting to me, our nation, our ancestors and the land itself."

'A big presence': Remembering Charlie Barnaby, founding member of the Dene Nation

Charlie Barnaby is being remembered as a strong and outspoken Dene chief who fought for Indigenous land rights in the N.W.T. at a time when some doubted they would ever be recognized. He died in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., on Saturday at age 90.
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Immersing adults in Indigenous language builds family connections, cultural identity

Across the N.W.T. elders and other mentors are helping adult language learners revive their Indigenous language through one-on-one immersion. It's proving to be a healing for some residential school survivors, building fluency, family connection, well-being and cultural pride.