The Fort Simpson Métis in the N.W.T. have secured federal funding for a bison meat processing facility, but at least one local hunter wonders why the facility pitched as way to increase food security will process meat from an animal rarely seen in the area.
Grab some popcorn, the 4th annual Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ Film Festival is on this week in Fort Simpson, N.W.T. The film festival will showcase local and international Indigenous and Northern films.
Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation (LKFN) has been trying to open a full-time emergency shelter for women and children in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., and surrounding communities.
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.