There is some debate as to whether this thawing of permafrost in peatland ecosystems is “a long freight train moving slowly as it unloads its greenhouse gases" or a carbon bomb about to blow as the train careens off the tracks.
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N.W.T. community built memorial to name its residential school victims. It was just a start
In the early 1990s, Albert Lafferty led a push to ensure the old burial ground near the former residential school in Fort Providence, N.W.T., would never be developed. For some, the work done to find out who was buried there brings a degree of closure.
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For some, work done to find out who was buried near residential school brings a degree of closure
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Posted: Jul 04, 2021 2:00 AM CT | Last Updated: July 4
A monument in Fort Providence, N.W.T., memorializes around 300 people buried in unmarked graves, including 161 children who were brought to a residential school in the community from up and down the Mackenzie River Valley.(Kate Kyle/CBC)
After 45 years, the Dene Nation will be releasing a new constitution. It’s expected to tackle outstanding concerns facing Dene peoples and map out the future of the organization.
Posted: Apr 29, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 29
The Ekali Lake healing camp in Tthets éhk edélı (Jean Marie River First Nation). (Submitted by Jonathan Antoine)
After a 30-day healing program launched by Dehcho First Nations had positive results, coordinators and participants say there is a need for more programming like it. Culture really is healing. Being on the land is healing. That s my hope, is to see more and more of these programs in the N.W.T., especially in the Dehcho, said Kristen Tanche, regional health and wellness coordinator with Dehcho First Nations.
The program is a partnership between Dehcho First Nations and Frank and Bev Hope from Shakes the Dust Hope Consulting.