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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Northern Canada: Akaitcho land claims & self-government process should be finalized next year, negotiator says
After 19 years, the Akaitcho land claim and self-government processes may soon be finalized. According to the community negotiator for
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Dene Nation calls for action following inquiry’s report on violence against Indigenous women in Canada
Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya wants Canadian and Indigenous governments to take swift action on the 231 calls to justice
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A Canadian first: Federal court issues decision in Indigenous Cree and Dene languages
In a bid to make the justice system more accessible, Canada’s Federal Court has issued its first ruling in Cree
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Dene woman enters medical school in hopes of serving North
For many youth in small communities in the Northwest Territories, in Canada’s central Arctic, becoming a doctor is a dream:
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Traditional knowledge guiding caribou management plan in Canada’s western Arctic
People in Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, are drawing on traditional knowledge and Indigenous Dene law as they draft a caribou
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Young players play to win at hand games tournament in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The crowd roars as Jay Masuzumi flashes a grin and waves his fingers to show his empty palm. Once again,
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Northern Canada: Denes and Métis sign self-governance agreement in principle for Sahtu region
Dene and Métis in Norman Wells, N.W.T., are one step closer to reaching a final agreement for self-governance after signing
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Dene Nation chief fears fatal disease affecting northern caribou
Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya is calling for an emergency meeting with the federal and territorial governments to discuss the
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Northern nation’s access to federal housing funds for First Nations uncertain, chief says
The Dene Nation is looking to the federal government for clarity about $600 million in funding announced for on-reserve housing,
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Norman Yakeleya elected new chief of Northern Canada’s Dene Nation
Norman Yakeleya is the new Dene national chief. Hundreds of delegates from across the Northwest Territories and beyond cast their
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First Nation in Northern Canada begins new era as decades-long chief steps down
It will be a historical turning point for the Dene Nation today, as delegates from across and outside the Northwest
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Northern Canadian First Nations reject Ottawa’s land claim offer
The federal government’s latest land claim offer to the Dehcho First Nations (DFN) received an overwhelming thumbs down at the
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60 teams eye $100K in prizes at Dene hand games in Northwest Territories
Dozens of teams from across northwestern Canada have congregated in the small community of Behchoko in the Northwest Territories to compete
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Dene community in Canada’s Northwest Territories celebrates self-government agreement
The Dene and Metis community of Deline in Canada’s Northwest Territories was joined by federal and territorial politicians this month
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