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A group of demonstrators gathered outside the Yukon courthouse in Whitehorse on Monday, to show support for the Kaska Nation in its legal fight against a proposed mine project.

/PRNewswire/ - The Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security ("the Centre") hosted its annual Food Security Symposium on Tuesday, bringing together more than 130...

A new collection of stories, poems and interviews reflects each contributor's love of Indigenous culture, languages, homelands and the North.

The 2022 Indigenous Summer Games wrapped up on July 3, as participants from across the North left with medals and memories.

Handgames players from across the North are gathered in Dettah, N.W.T., this week for the largest tournament since the start of the pandemic. The Yellowknives Dene First Nation is hosting hundreds of people, many who are reuniting for the first time in years.

This year’s Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) conference is happening in Yellowknife this week. Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning is one of eight conference hosts throughout the world this year.

Arctic Journal The Youth Training in Ethical Knowledge Sharing and Co-production to Advance Northern, Indigenous-led Conservation and Stewardship Program will train a generation of Indigenous youth to design and deliver relevant research projects using Indigenous and community-based research methods, as well as ethical approaches to knowledge sharing between Indigenous and Western ways of knowing. Youth will be trained both as guardians and researchers to develop the skills to understand, wo...

Posted: Feb 19, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 19 Kaize Roach-Ashoona attended the fish camp earlier this week. He said he learned about respect: If you respect the animal, you’ll get respect back.(Chantal Dubuc/CBC) A popular fish camp just outside Yellowknife where people can experience life on the land for a day is back for a second year.  Camp Liwe, which means fish in Wiliideh, teaches traditional skills to the general public, including kids of all ages. Located on Mackenzie ...

Posted: Feb 15, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 15 Deneze Nakehko and Lesley Johnson appear together while filming I Hold the Dehcho in My Heart - Sedze Tah Dehcho EToh.(Submitted by Deneze Nakehko) The Łı́ı́dlı̨ Kų́ e First Nation will be hosting its second annual film festival later this month, showcasing the work of Northern filmmakers and Indigenous stories. The festival, which runs from Feb. 21 to 27, will focus on films based in the Dehcho region.  The CBC short d...

May 2021 be the year land is once again refuge for Indigenous people Leanne Betasamosake Simpson: During the pandemic, Indigenous people reconnected to their land, embracing bush life and learning to live in community with each other in times of trouble By Leanne Betasamosake Simpson December 16, 2020 Dechinta students on the land during the Fall 2020 Semester on MacKenzie Island, outside of Yellowknife, Chief Drygeese Territory, NWT (Courtesy of Morgan Tsetta) Leanne Betasamosake S...