Indoor performance spaces are still off-limits, so NACC gets creative
Closing the theatre during Covid-19 opens up possibilities for NACC. Here are some things you can expect to see from the NWT's performing arts hub this summer.
YK singer-songwriter Laurie Sarkadi releases new album
Yellowknifer Laurie Sarkadi’s new EP, Middle World, takes anecdotes from her 2018 memoir to craft protest songs. It's now available for streaming and purchase.
‘Art reflects reality.’ Capturing Indigenous worlds in video games
Walk up, click on an Elder, and enter their story – a video game workshop is teaching Indigenous NWT residents to turn their ideas into on-screen worlds.
Pandemic halts Nasa’s NWT field research, but not all is lost
Covid-19 restrictions forced Nasa to postpone fieldwork for the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment, or Above, which tracks the North's changing climate.
Łutsël K’é Dene First Nation wins prestigious UN Equator Prize
The Łutsël K’é Dene are one of 10 Indigenous communities worldwide to win a 2020 Equator Prize. The First Nation won for its efforts to create Thaidene Nëné.
Inuvialuit Day will be celebrated ‘at a distance’ on Friday
Inuvialuit Day celebrations will happen on Facebook as pandemic restrictions stay in place. In lieu of a feast, Elders are getting traditional food deliveries.
NWT SPCA releasing Indigenous translations of children’s book
The NWT SPCA animal shelter is translating a children’s book about animals, entitled Kindness Is, into the NWT’s nine official Indigenous languages.
Historic plane’s final trip takes champion sled dogs to Norway, via NWT
In a remarkable tale, a champion dog musher stranded in Alaska returned to Norway aboard a historic airliner on its final trip. Yellowknife had a cameo role.
It took 40 years to craft the memories of NWT Elders into this book.
We Remember the Coming of the White Man is the result of four decades' work to tell the stories of ten Elders. The book's origins lie in a 1976 documentary.
YK Community Foundation makes big-money donation to United Way
The Yellowknife Community Foundation made the “most significant donation in its 27-year history” to help vulnerable populations get through the pandemic.
Fred Penner, PIQSIQ play Folk on the Rocks’ first online concert
Watch Fred Penner and PIQSIQ play live on Saturday in Folk on the Rocks' first online performance of 2020. We spoke to the artists ahead of their virtual show.
Federal government announces $650M for Indigenous communities
Ottawa announced more funding for Indigenous communities. Much of it is related to Covid-19, while there is cash for shelters for Indigenous women and girls.