Indigenous

The review catalogs literature on Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit in Nunavut since 1996, highlighting how the Nunavut Arctic College has advanced Indigenous knowledge mobilization.

Alaska Native groups urge the state Division of Elections to fill widespread worker vacancies ahead of the August 18 primary, citing missed openings in Nome, Utqiaġvik and Point Lay and delayed per‑diem payments that threaten ballot access for remote communities.

Early this summer the Yukon River’s king salmon run in Anvik has shown a rise in chinook and chum numbers, prompting renewed local harvests despite a seven‑year ban, while scientists warn counts still fall short of targets.

Canada and NATO are urged to integrate Indigenous leadership into their Arctic security plans as Russia expands its military presence.

Jean and Roy Erasmus are pursuing an additional $15 million, after securing $7 million from the federal Green and Inclusive Community Program, to build a trauma healing centre in Yellowknife that would host up to 24 clients for eight‑week stints and keep Indigenous patients in the North.

The 17th Kivalliq Trade Show in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut ran Sept. 21‑23 with a theme of ‘listen’ to Inuit voices, drawing over 250 delegates, 50 exhibitors and a parallel entrepreneur workshop that helped local business owners connect to funding agencies and partners.

Canada’s federal emergency‑management minister, Eleanor Olszewski, unveiled new funding for Inuvik’s Mike Zukbo Airport and a national volunteer search‑and‑rescue agreement, while updating the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangement to boost community resilience amid rising wildfire threats in the Northwest Territories.

Canada Post released a postage stamp on National Indigenous Peoples Day to honor Beaufort Delta elder Edward Lennie, known as the father of the Northern Games, after his induction into the Canada Sports Hall of Fame in 2022 and his role in integrating Arctic sports into national events including the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

Premier R.J. Simpson and Minister Caroline Wawzonek welcomed the Tłı̨chǫ Government’s role in advancing the Arctic Economic and Security Corridor, marking a milestone for the Indigenous‑led partnership.

Honey Badger Silver’s acquisition of the Prairie Creek silver‑zinc‑lead mine could bring first production in 2027, bolstering critical metal supply for green technologies while benefiting nearby First Nations through benefit agreements.

Acho Dene Koe First Nation is moving toward a direct‑use geothermal project in Fort Liard, backed by $2 million federal funding and targeting the Mattson Formation for drilling by late 2027, aiming to heat homes, support greenhouse agriculture, and reduce diesel reliance.

An Indigenous‑led alliance has been formed to deliver secured energy systems across Canada’s Arctic by building new airfields and operational support hubs while modernizing northern defence infrastructure.

Forrest Doctor’s Dene Skateboards has signed its first sponsored skater, Tre Stonechild, and is expanding its skateboarding programs—including building a half‑pipe in Ndilo and planning new Indigenous-designed boards—to support Arctic youth.

Staffing changes at the Alaska Native Language Center—retirement of director Anna Berge and resignation of assistant professor Bruce Irwin—raise concerns that long‑term language documentation could be lost, though UAF says the center remains operational and aims to expand its work.

The planned Mackenzie Valley Highway promises to reshape the Sahtu region by providing continuous road access, boosting local supply chains, diversifying an economy set to contract as Imperial Oil pulls out, and offering residents greater mobility for goods, services and recreation.

Repatriation effort has identified six children from Fort Resolution’s former residential school, with five returned and a sixth pending, while reform of the Archeological Sites Act aims to streamline similar recoveries across Canada.

The Canadian government has committed nearly $2 million through CanNor to four Indigenous‑led projects in the Northwest Territories, funding a new hangar for North‑Wright Airlines, a timber site in Fort Providence, financial system upgrades for Det’on Cho Management, and a youth entrepreneurship camp.