New Dene National chief says he wants to modernize constitution
By Tessa Vikander George Mackenzie also wants to increase the power of elders in decision-making The newly elected Dene National
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Athlete from Yukon, says living far from Whitehorse led to removal from AWG team
A woman from Ross River, Yukon, says she wasn’t allowed to compete in the Arctic Winter Games (AWG) this year
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‘A shared understanding’: Northerners take in Pope’s apology while looking to next steps
For Natan Obed, the apology by Pope Francis on Monday to Indigenous people in Canada for the role the Catholic Church
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Feds invests $3.2 million in Indigenous-managed watershed program in northern Canada
The Canadian government will invest $3.2 million in the Seal River Watershed Indigenous Protected Area in the Canadian province of
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New media company puts Canada’s Dene Indigenous narratives first, founder says
As the Wet’suwet’en Nation conflict over a gas pipeline in B.C. unfolded earlier this year, Tyra Moses, an N.W.T. woman with roots in
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A film shows how Canadian Indigenous paddled over 500 km in a handmade mooseskin boat
Lawrence Nayally had never been in a mooseskin boat himself, but he grew up hearing about his grandfather’s adventures in
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Nı̨̀ı̨̀kè! Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories introduces stop signs in English and Wiliideh
At some Yellowknife intersections, drivers might linger a little longer. If they do, it may be because the city has
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Northern Canada: We’ve spelled this Indigenous community’s name wrong for decades
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation recently emailed a notice asking certain news organizations to begin — please — to correctly spell “Dettah,”
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First Nation demands northern gov enforce benefits agreement for oil & gas work
The Acho Dene Koe First Nation says an oil and gas company that has been licensed to do work on
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Dene, Métis end self-government talks in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Three land claim organizations in Tulita, N.W.T., have “unanimously” decided to end self-government negotiations with the federal government, according to
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New Indigenous protected area created in Northern Canada
A remote Indigenous community in Canada’s Northwest Territories is celebrating today the creation of a new Indigenous protected area that
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Northern Canada remembers René Fumoleau’s love and dedication to the Dene
Antoine Mountain can still remember René Fumoleau peering over his shoulder while he typed up the rough draft of one
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Leaders ask how their groups fit in Dene Nation at annual assembly in Northern Canada
Though the theme of the 49th Dene National Assembly was “one drum, many heartbeats,” for many present, the theme was
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Lack of consultation stalling land-claim agreement in Northern Canada, Dene Chief says
Some Akaitcho First Nations leaders says a group of First Nations in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan, in the Canadian Prairies,
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Five things to know about the agreement-in-principle for the Akaitcho land claim in Northern Canada
The key for Akaitcho government negotiators is settling a land-claim agreement that preserves sovereignty. For the past 19 years, Fred
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