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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Wildflower: Women and the Dene drum — a mystery

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Wildflower: Women and the Dene drum — a mystery

Lately I’ve been digging into the past, trying to find out if women ever played the drum in our Dene communities prior to colonial contact.
Tales from the Dump: Of dust devils and dervishes

Tales from the Dump: Of dust devils and dervishes

One hot summer day at the salvage area of the dump, a dust devil suddenly appeared.
Tales from the Dump: A duck pooped on my new dock

Tales from the Dump: A duck pooped on my new dock

“Oh boy, I get to pull some nails today.â€
Notes from the Trail: Art brightens our world in many ways

Notes from the Trail: Art brightens our world in many ways

In her opening address at the Adaka Cultural Festival in Whitehorse last week, Governor General Mary Simon said the importance of arts in our society cannot be underestimated.
Air travel woes especially bad for the North

Air travel woes especially bad for the North

My family and I will be taking part in the national story du jour this week as hundreds of thousands of Canadians take to the skies for summer vacation.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Wildflower: Challenging cultural norms

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Wildflower: Challenging cultural norms

This so-called Canada day got me thinking of the need to break free of over prescribed colonial cultural norms that society has been conditioned to conform to.
Notes from the Trail: University location lacks transparency, sensitivity

Notes from the Trail: University location lacks transparency, sensitivity

More than 600 people signed a petition opposing the construction of a new post-secondary institution on Tin Can Hill the first week after Yellowknife’s city council announced it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Aurora College — read GNWT — to do just that.
NWT News/North editorial: There are plenty of reasons to celebrate on Canada Day

NWT News/North editorial: There are plenty of reasons to celebrate on Canada Day

Are we more divided than ever as a country?
When the Heart Says No: Visiting the true land of the midnight sun

When the Heart Says No: Visiting the true land of the midnight sun

Last week, Jean and I travelled to the true land of the Midnight Sun, to Inuvik by plane, then to Fort McPherson by van.
Tales from the Dump: Next tourist attraction could be a pyramid of garbage

Tales from the Dump: Next tourist attraction could be a pyramid of garbage

Ah the joys of summer.