Tlicho Dene members fighting development along Great Slave Lake
A controversial exploration project is set to start this summer along Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories.
Charlotte Morritt-Jacobs
Report shows alcohol related hospital visits a big problem in Northwest Territories
Two years ago, Statistics Canada reported that the Northwest Territories had the highest number of people in the country who reported heavy drinking. Fast forward to today, a national study is suggesting the Territory also has the highest rates of alcohol-related hospital visits.
Yellowknife introduces 10 year plan to reduce homelessness in Yellowknife
Charlotte Morritt-Jacobs APTN National News Yellowknife has adopted a ten-year plan to end homelessness. The…
Mold and holes: 40 years of housing problems in Northwest Territories
It’s all too common to see First Nation communities living in Third World conditions – especially when it comes to housing.
Dene Elder who helped patients with cancer now fighting for her own battle
For many remote communities across the Northwest Territories, finding the words to describe cancer in your own language can be a challenge.
Social work students in Yellowknife go on the land as part of their program
Charlotte Morritt-Jacobs APTN National News Students travel from across the Northwest Territories to complete their…
Program in the NWT hopes to produce the next crop of farmers
Sustainability in farming has been buzzworthy among agricultural groups across Canada. Now one training institute is expanding their educational workshops to create students who are stewards of the land in the Northwest Territories.
Oversight board tells Ottawa to apologize, and compensate Dene for Giant mine debacle
Charlotte Morritt-Jacobs APTN National News An oversight body made up of government, and First Nation…
Territory now conducting its own testing of lakes around Yellowknife for arsenic
The department of Health in the Northwest Territories is now conducting it’s own arsenic testing of lakes around Yellowknife.