Spirit of Arctic Winter Games is in the air in Yellowknife
There is just a week left before the Arctic Winter Games begin in the Northwest Territories.
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Education key to ending violence against women in northern communities: shelter manager
APTN News March 8 may mark International Women’s Day, but for those working to help…
Daughter fuming after MMIWG inquiry staff cancels mom’s flight
“She said, ‘Janet, I feel so ashamed.”
Woman tells national inquiry she couldn’t watch sister take last breath
The Northwest Territories are known for stunning natural beauty that seems to hide an ugly secret – domestic violence.
Lack of mental health care a factor in missing woman’s disappearance: Family
“It was 1 a.m. She said wait a few hours maybe she’ll come back.”
MMIWG national inquiry in Yellowknife this week
Increased focus on the commissioners is coming at the expense of families says one woman.
Yellowknife tourism brochure misrepresents Indigenous culture: business owners
When Stacie Smith glanced over the new Yellowknife tourism brochure she couldn’t believe it.
Indigenous woman questions national inquiry meeting in Yellowknife
Critics of the inquiry have questioned the formality, citing the process as Eurocentric and too closely related to the judicial system.