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Guest opinion: Treaty 8 adhesions paint picture of scattered tribe

Guest opinion: Treaty 8 adhesions paint picture of scattered tribe

Editors note: BarbAnn Beck-Taltson wrote this letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Carolyn Bennett, minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations in reference to Treaty 8, 1899 and 1900 Adhesions, Chief Snuffs Yellowknives/Tatsanottine Tribe.
Cancel culture nothing new to Dene, Metis, Inuvialuit people

Cancel culture nothing new to Dene, Metis, Inuvialuit people

Had an interesting end to a telephone call just before July 1. It was a business call, so there was some business protocol at play - cordial tone but focused and respectful.
Mountain view with Antoine Mountain: Untouched by mere time, Bernini

Mountain view with Antoine Mountain: Untouched by mere time, Bernini

Friends, doing so much Art over the summer gives one plenty of time to mentally wander over your heroes, be they Michelangelo or his superior in marble, Bernini!
Tales from the dump: heart attack hens

Tales from the dump: heart attack hens

Sometimes, you have to look on the sunny side of life. And get a laugh when you get the chance.
Letter: premier needs to take back reins and open NWT, says Yellowknife Chamber

Letter: premier needs to take back reins and open NWT, says Yellowknife Chamber

To the editor:
Oil booms arent coming back  and thats a good thing

Oil booms arent coming back and thats a good thing

This week we have a story about the GNWTs negotiations with other governments, including the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, to end the five-year-old moratorium on oil and gas and put the Beaufort Sea under local control.
Book review: barrel of lapstock

Book review: barrel of lapstock

Islands of Decolonial Love by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is a collection of short stories and poems that functions around the very simple idea of loving as an action that could liberate people from colonial violence and its lasting effects.
Notes from the trail: off-road vehicles wreak havoc at Prelude Lake

Notes from the trail: off-road vehicles wreak havoc at Prelude Lake

Two weeks ago, two jet skis crashed in what was probably a game of chicken at Prelude Lake. The machines did not fare well though the young drivers escaped relatively unscathed. They are part of the ATV/jet ski community that make up a large body of campsite users at the park and who are making life unpleasant for everyone.
Student book review: this one blooms on you

Student book review: this one blooms on you

Have you ever wondered what the world would look like if aliens were invading the ecosystem with their animals, plants and machines? This book is a science fiction adventure book written by Kenneth Oppel. It is 404 pages and is the third book of the best-selling Bloom trilogy. Oppel wrote this story in 2020-2021 and it was published in 2021 by HarperCollins.
When the heart says NO: Sucker punched!

When the heart says NO: Sucker punched!

On National Indigenous Peoples Day a guy I didnt know punched me in the face, then jumped into a waiting truck and took off. Say what? Yup, I was struck in the face by someone senseless enough to sucker punch a senior and then take off. Not cool.