Public meeting for YKDFN chief election

Crown Indigenous Relations Minister Minister Rebecca Alty says negotiations are about to begin with the North Slave Metis Alliance on potential agreements on land, resources and self-government. “We will begin negotiations this week with the North Slave Métis,” said Minister Alty at an event this weekend in Yellowknife celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day.

A cluster of five fires were spotted near Inuvik and another elsewhere in the Beaufort Delta region today. More new fires were discovered in the North Slave area and the Dehcho.

From Somba K’e Park in the city to the Wıìlıìdeh traditional gathering site by the river, thousands of people gathered in the area to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21. Chief Drygeese Territory and Somba K’e was filled with the beating of the Dene drums, the rhythms of the Metis fiddle and Inuit throat singing. 

Northern mayors from Iqaluit, Yellowknife, Whitehorse, and Inuvik met this week in Inuvik to discuss a shared approach to community resilience and arctic security. 

The City of Yellowknife has announced that there will be phased closures along 50 Avenue during the summer building season, lasting from June 26 to August 30.