Gwich’in green energy company focus of lawsuit filed in N.W.T. Supreme Court
Nihtat Gwich’in say company was created and operated without any oversight from board members Leaders of the Nihtat Gwich’in Council
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Gwich’in to redo grand chief election despite no violations found by committee
The Gwich’in Tribal Council board of directors disagreed with committee’s findings The Gwich’in Tribal Council is redoing its election for
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Gwichya Gwich’in Council says it’s suing Gwich’in Tribal Council for funding stop
By Tessa Vikander · CBC News Council claims the GTC has interfered with rights of its members Disagreements between the Gwichya Gwich’in
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Gwich’in celebrate cancellation of oil exploration leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
Alaska politicians, Iñupiat, say they’re disappointed by the Biden administration’s decision For Gwich’in on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border
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Indigenous leaders divided over ANWR court ruling
The U.S. District Court ruling upholding the Biden administration’s pause on oil and gas activities in an area of Alaska’s
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Gwich’in wellness camp set to reopen this winter, says grand chief
By Dez Loreen · CBC News The Gwich’in wellness camp, which has been shut down for more than a decade, will be opening
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Nihtat Energy Ltd. is installing 3,456 solar panels in Inuvik, N.W.T.
A new renewable energy project is moving forward in Inuvik, N.W.T. Northern Indigenous-owned and operated company Nihtat Energy Ltd. is
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‘The rebirth of our nation’: Gwich’in accord passed at biennial gathering
Gwich’in across northern Canada and Alaska will now be more coordinated and unified in efforts to tackle collective issues like
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N.W.T. residential school survivors, descendants head to Edmonton for papal visit
The residential school system has been a large part of Mabel Brown’s family story. At six years old, her mother
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Biden signals plans to halt oil activity in Arctic refuge
U.S. Bureau of Land Management in Alaska waits for guidance on presidential order President Joe Biden on Wednesday signalled plans
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Indigenous wildfire knowledge to be key part of new Arctic Council project
With wildfires intensifying around the North, an Arctic Council project is underway to better coordinate response among circumpolar countries as
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RBC latest bank that will not directly fund drilling projects in Alaskan Arctic refuge
The Royal Bank of Canada recently joined more than 24 major financial institutions that will not fund resource development in the
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Canadian Gwich’in leaders and conservationists suing U.S. over leasing program for Arctic wildlife refuge
A Gwich’in organization created to protect nearly 20 million acres of sacred, traditional land in Alaska, along with 12 other
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Stop sign project in northern Canadian town on pause after questions over Gwich’in wording
The group behind newly translated signs in Inuvik, N.W.T., is pausing their project after people began questioning the Gwich’in translation that
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Stop signs in northern Canadian town to include Indigenous languages
A new multilingual stop sign project in Inuvik, N.W.T., is hoping to highlight the importance of Indigenous language preservation. The community-based
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