Salt River First Nation’s acting chief facing a charge, and a salary raise
By Liny Lamberink · CBC News · Mar 31, 2023 (Used with Permission.) A man who has been appointed acting chief of the Salt
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N.W.T. introduces bill to implement UNDRIP
The N.W.T. government introduced an act that would implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). That declaration, which the United Nations passed in 2007, includes cultural, land and economic rights.
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Bad internet persists in the N.W.T. despite federal commitments to improve service
A new report from Canada’s auditor general says rural and remote communities are still way behind the rest of the country when it comes to internet access — and nowhere is that disparity greater than in the Northwest Territories.
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New daycare in Fort Smith, N.W.T., opens with focus on culture and life skills
By Carla Ulrich · CBC News · Mar 29, 2023 (Used with Permission.) The manager for a new daycare in Fort Smith, N.W.T., says
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N.W.T. MLAs make 10 new recommendations on suicide prevention
“Youth have so much to contribute to the North and to the world. Yet, many youth in the N.W.T. are facing a mental health crisis due to complex challenges.”
– Caitlin Cleveland, MLA for Kam Lake
Young people take the floor at Tłı̨chǫ gathering in Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T.
“Honestly, I thought it’d be boring, but it’s actually pretty fun,”
– Felicity Beaulieu, a Grade 12 student
N.W.T. wants to contract an Indigenous-led treatment facility, but none are bidding for the work
The N.W.T. government’s search for an addiction treatment facility with Indigenous-led programing isn’t going well. The territory’s Health and Social
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Massive spill at N.W.T. diamond mine went unreported for 1 month
By Liny Lamberink · CBC News · Mar 21, 2023 (Used with permission.) – A broken pipeline that spilled a massive amount of groundwater
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