N.W.T. author pens children's book based on Dene legend
An Indigenous N.W.T. author and an Alberta-based Dene artist have again teamed up to create a children's picture book based on a Dene legend.
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An Indigenous N.W.T. author and an Alberta-based Dene artist have again teamed up to create a children's picture book based on a Dene legend.
Fibbie Tatti has had a remarkable impact on education in the Northwest Territories. She was recognized by Concordia University as an “ardent champion of Dene languages and cultures and Indigenous language education.”
Approximately 300 new and returning school staff from the Yellowknife Education District No. 1 gathered by the Yellowknife River on Thursday to take part in an Indigenous language education day.
Nadine Delorme returned to the Northwest Territories after learning of her birth mother's community of origin. She said she's running for Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh again to advocate for changes in housing, education and child welfare.
The number of fluent language speakers of all Indigenous languages in the N.W.T. has been dropping consistently for the past several decades. The territory's Mentor-Apprentice Program is trying to reverse that trend.