Indigenous

Yellowknife is revising its land acknowledgment to formally recognize the Tlicho Nation and rolling out a two‑year ‘Walking Forward Together’ reconciliation plan. The initiative adds a partnership table with Indigenous and territorial governments and an annual scorecard to track progress, marking a concrete step toward broader municipal accountability in northern Canada.

Hydro‑Québec is reviewing a retired judge’s recommendation that it forgive more than $250 million in unpaid electricity bills owed by First Nations and Inuit communities, allowing those communities to decide how to handle the debts.

The NWT government scrapped a proposed Indigenous procurement policy that would have provided special protections to northern businesses, replacing it with only a reporting definition; the Dene Nation calls this a setback for economic reconciliation and demands a renewed policy offering tangible advantages.

Cambridge Bay tenants suffer headaches and illness from mould‑laden public housing, yet the Nunavut Housing Corporation can’t remove the mould or relocate them.

Malaya Qaunirq Chapman’s first feature documentary, 'Nirilaurta: Let Us Eat', opens Aug. 6 at Montreal’s International First Peoples Festival, spotlighting the Ugyuk family in Taloyoak, Nunavut as they navigate rising food costs and limited hunting gear while showcasing the community’s land‑guardian program to sustain local food security.

The Government of the Northwest Territories has abandoned its plan to launch an Indigenous procurement policy after prolonged consultations revealed a lack of consensus among stakeholders; instead it will use a new business definition for reporting while gathering data to guide future measures.

The Inuit assembly announced new goals aimed at ensuring Arctic peace, stability and sovereignty while protecting the Inuit way of life, signaling increased indigenous influence in regional security policies.

Alaska’s AIDEA plans a $175 million 3‑D seismic survey of the ANWR coastal plain, a first state‑led oil exploration effort that could unlock vast reserves but faces political and environmental opposition.

ICC unveils a multi‑year strategy to cut greenhouse‑gas emissions by 2030, setting interim targets for 2025 and partnering with the EU and U.S. agencies to support Inuit communities in Nunavut.

July 25 snow in Sahtu marks an unusual event as extreme rainfall and gale‑force winds battered several NWT communities, prompting flood warnings, ferry suspensions and potential damage to critical infrastructure.

Paulatuk is receiving about four times its average July rainfall in a single storm, with up to 80 mm forecast and potential damage to homes and critical infrastructure. The heavy rain spreads across the Northwest Territories, causing wind damage in Inuvik, high winds in Tuktoyaktuk, and suspending ferry crossings.

Inuit leaders welcomed the premier’s recent Arctic summit but flagged that Indigenous participation remains limited, even after a pledge of full partnership.

An Irish climate technology startup is working to thicken Arctic sea ice, aiming to safeguard Inuit communities' traditional ways of life.

Fort Smith’s Northern Life Museum is advancing a partnership that would place the Thebacha Leadership Council in an ownership role, aiming to strengthen Indigenous stewardship, preserve northern history, and boost local economic opportunities.

Nunavut’s internal trade score of 6.1/10 reflects strict protectionist rules that give local hunting, fishing and tourism operators priority, requiring non‑resident firms to obtain special licences and retrain workers under unique safety standards.

The Dot Lake Village Council has formed the first Native‑led sexual assault response team and hotline, alerting authorities after reports of teen girls being trafficked near the Manh Choh mine's men‑camp—a move prompted by historic spikes in violence tied to remote resource development.

An AI‑enabled monitoring system called 'bear-dar' is being deployed in the Arctic to warn local residents of nearby polar bears, aiming to lower dangerous human‑wildlife encounters that are rising as temperatures rise.

Arctic Fresh Group of Companies will partner to develop a deployable controlled‑environment agriculture system for Nunavut, leveraging technology from deep‑space research to support sustainable food production in the far north.

Canada’s $500 million funding approval lifts the Red Chris copper‑gold mine into underground block‑cave mode, a move that has sparked opposition from Alaskan tribes who rely on the Unuk River for salmon spawning.