Mavis Clark News Today

That was the reaction of Tsiigehtchics Gwichya Gwichin Council in a press release last week, after the council said someone was "falsely claiming" to be its new executive director.

At the general assembly of the Gwich’in Tribal Council in Inuvik Thursday, delegates voted to dismiss Tetlit Gwich’in president Abe Wilson and Gwichya Gwich'in president Mavis Clark due to code-of-conduct violations.

The Gwichya Gwich’in Council of Tsiigehtchic, N.W.T., plans to enter self-government negotiations alone with the federal and territorial governments and no longer be part of the Gwich’in Tribal Council in the discussions.

A charity campaign is aiming to provide 1,000 bed sets for First Nations reserves, hoping to tackle the sleep inequity affecting these remote northern communities.