The Yellowknives Dene First Nation hosted the city鈥檚 only National Indigenous Peoples Day festivities this year under a warm, sunny sky at the Wiilideh traditional site on the Yellowknife River.

Effective at 5 p.m. on June 21, vaccinated residents, non-resident essential service workers and other travellers with exemptions who are fully vaccinated no longer need to self-isolate upon entry to the NWT.

The Hay River Health and Social Services Authority is reporting that 鈥渁n incident鈥� happened at 鈥渁 facility鈥� in the town on June 16 but refused to provide any details.

The first day of the 鈥渦nwound鈥� Hay Days Festival kicked off under warm, sunny skies at the Fisherman鈥檚 Wharf on June 19.

There is one active fire in the Dehcho region and some areas in the NWT face high danger levels of wildfires, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) reported on June 21.

After a remarkably difficult year, capped off by the discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children at a former residential school near Kamloops, B.C., we asked prominent Indigenous leaders and artists to open up about their troubles, triumphs and what they think about the day recognizing and celebrating the First Nations, Inuit and M茅tis peoples of Canada.

A 22-year-old Behchoko man was killed in a single vehicle collision Sunday morning, June 20.

Nahanni National Park Reserve has a new management plan focused on incorporating Dene culture and knowledge sharing into the park鈥檚 visitor experience.

As NWT residents get set for the warm summer months, the territorial government is asking campers to be mindful of the rules around selling camp site reservations.

Indigenous people in the NWT who use traditional names are cautiously hailing a new government policy on naming as a step in the right direction.