YKDFN, city hold ceremony to rename main street Wııl̀ııdeh Avenue
More than 150 Yellowknifers and YKDFN members attended a Saturday ceremony to mark the renaming of Franklin Avenue, the city's main street, to Wıìlıìdeh Avenue....
More than 150 Yellowknifers and YKDFN members attended a Saturday ceremony to mark the renaming of Franklin Avenue, the city's main street, to Wıìlıìdeh Avenue....
YKDFN, city hold ceremony to rename main street Wııl̀ııdeh Avenue
More than 150 Yellowknifers and YKDFN members attended a Saturday ceremony to mark the renaming of Franklin Avenue, the city's main street, to Wıìlıìdeh Avenue.
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June 20, 2026 at 11:59 PM
YKDFN, city hold ceremony to rename main street Wııl̀ııdeh Avenue
More than 150 Yellowknifers and YKDFN members attended a Saturday ceremony to mark the renaming of Franklin Avenue, the city's main street, to Wıìlıìdeh Avenue....
More than 150 Yellowknifers and YKDFN members attended a Saturday ceremony to mark the renaming of Franklin Avenue, the city's main street, to Wıìlıìdeh Avenue....
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... First cohort graduates from YKDFN and Trent University collaboration
Nine graduate from program focused on Indigenous knowledge with university credentials to back it up
Nine graduate from program focused on Indigenous knowledge with university credentials to back it up
First cohort graduates from YKDFN and Trent University collaboration | CBC News
Nine students were the first to graduate from the Indigenous Environmental Studies and Sciences program, a collaboration between the Yellowknives Dene First Nation and Trent University.
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June 28, 2026 at 2:08 PM
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... First cohort graduates from YKDFN and Trent University collaboration
Nine graduate from program focused on Indigenous knowledge with university credentials to back it up
Nine graduate from program focused on Indigenous knowledge with university credentials to back it up
City, YKDFN to hold unveiling event for renamed Wıìlıìdeh Avenue
The City of Yellowknife will hold a ceremony with the Yellowknives Dene First Nation on June 20 to mark the renaming of Franklin Avenue to Wıìlıìdeh Avenue....
The City of Yellowknife will hold a ceremony with the Yellowknives Dene First Nation on June 20 to mark the renaming of Franklin Avenue to Wıìlıìdeh Avenue....
City, YKDFN to hold unveiling event for renamed Wıìlıìdeh Avenue
The City of Yellowknife will hold a ceremony with the Yellowknives Dene First Nation on June 20 to mark the renaming of Franklin Avenue to Wıìlıìdeh Avenue.
cabinradio.ca
June 4, 2026 at 9:41 PM
City, YKDFN to hold unveiling event for renamed Wıìlıìdeh Avenue
The City of Yellowknife will hold a ceremony with the Yellowknives Dene First Nation on June 20 to mark the renaming of Franklin Avenue to Wıìlıìdeh Avenue....
The City of Yellowknife will hold a ceremony with the Yellowknives Dene First Nation on June 20 to mark the renaming of Franklin Avenue to Wıìlıìdeh Avenue....
Great article on the work we’ve started in Yellowknife looking at community priorities and paths forward to support food sovereignty work with YKDFN. So fortunate to work with this group of awesome women! fraservalleytoday.ca/2025/11/30/u...
UFV researchers join forces to help improve food security for northern Indigenous groups
ABBOTSFORD - Two experts from the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) have used their seemingly differing ba...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Great article on the work we’ve started in Yellowknife looking at community priorities and paths forward to support food sovereignty work with YKDFN. So fortunate to work with this group of awesome women! fraservalleytoday.ca/2025/11/30/u...
YKDFN ‘hopeful’ for Giant Mine resolution
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation says it "welcomes" the appointment of a ministerial special representative for Giant Mine.
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation says it "welcomes" the appointment of a ministerial special representative for Giant Mine.
YKDFN ‘hopeful’ for Giant Mine resolution
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation says it "welcomes" the appointment of a ministerial special representative for Giant Mine.
cabinradio.ca
March 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
YKDFN ‘hopeful’ for Giant Mine resolution
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation says it "welcomes" the appointment of a ministerial special representative for Giant Mine.
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation says it "welcomes" the appointment of a ministerial special representative for Giant Mine.
Watch: Denendeh’s top tea boilers and nail drivers
At the YKDFN Spring Carnival, your tea boiling time and nail driving skills matter. Cabin Radio's Ehxea Antoine and Jasmine Nasogaluak met some contenders.
At the YKDFN Spring Carnival, your tea boiling time and nail driving skills matter. Cabin Radio's Ehxea Antoine and Jasmine Nasogaluak met some contenders.
Watch: Denendeh’s top tea boilers and nail drivers
At the YKDFN Spring Carnival, your tea boiling time and nail driving skills matter. Cabin Radio's Ehxea Antoine and Jasmine Nasogaluak met some contenders.
cabinradio.ca
April 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Watch: Denendeh’s top tea boilers and nail drivers
At the YKDFN Spring Carnival, your tea boiling time and nail driving skills matter. Cabin Radio's Ehxea Antoine and Jasmine Nasogaluak met some contenders.
At the YKDFN Spring Carnival, your tea boiling time and nail driving skills matter. Cabin Radio's Ehxea Antoine and Jasmine Nasogaluak met some contenders.
PracticeNWT is in Dettah today for the Yellowknives Dene First Nation 14th Annual Career Fair. Come visit our booth to learn about exciting career opportunities in health and social services across the Northwest Territories.
#PracticeNWT #YKDFN #CareerFair #HealthCareers #NWT
#PracticeNWT #YKDFN #CareerFair #HealthCareers #NWT
June 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
PracticeNWT is in Dettah today for the Yellowknives Dene First Nation 14th Annual Career Fair. Come visit our booth to learn about exciting career opportunities in health and social services across the Northwest Territories.
#PracticeNWT #YKDFN #CareerFair #HealthCareers #NWT
#PracticeNWT #YKDFN #CareerFair #HealthCareers #NWT
On Saturday we celebrated "Talk Treaty To Me" in Yellowknife.
Thank you also to all who made event a success: Paul Andrew, YKDFN drummers, PWNHC museum and all the friends who helped out selling books and setting up.
Looking forward to more book events coming up in Edmonton, Hamilton, and Toronto!
Thank you also to all who made event a success: Paul Andrew, YKDFN drummers, PWNHC museum and all the friends who helped out selling books and setting up.
Looking forward to more book events coming up in Edmonton, Hamilton, and Toronto!
March 2, 2026 at 9:23 PM
On Saturday we celebrated "Talk Treaty To Me" in Yellowknife.
Thank you also to all who made event a success: Paul Andrew, YKDFN drummers, PWNHC museum and all the friends who helped out selling books and setting up.
Looking forward to more book events coming up in Edmonton, Hamilton, and Toronto!
Thank you also to all who made event a success: Paul Andrew, YKDFN drummers, PWNHC museum and all the friends who helped out selling books and setting up.
Looking forward to more book events coming up in Edmonton, Hamilton, and Toronto!
As attendees applaud the Yellowknives Dene First Nation Spring Carnival, organizers say they'll look to bring back dog races and move the event to early April.
YKDFN looks at expanded carnival with new dates after 2026 success
As attendees applaud the Yellowknives Dene First Nation Spring Carnival, organizers say they'll look to bring back dog races and move the event to early April.
cabinradio.ca
March 23, 2026 at 11:58 AM
As attendees applaud the Yellowknives Dene First Nation Spring Carnival, organizers say they'll look to bring back dog races and move the event to early April.
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation, Tłı̨chǫ Government and GNWT say they're partnering to help people hit by diamond mine job losses and diversify the economy.
NWT, Tłı̨chǫ, YKDFN partner to help people hit by diamond downturn
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation, Tłı̨chǫ Government and GNWT say they're partnering to help people hit by diamond mine job losses and diversify the economy.
cabinradio.ca
October 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation, Tłı̨chǫ Government and GNWT say they're partnering to help people hit by diamond mine job losses and diversify the economy.
The Tłı̨chǫ and Yellowknives Dene already had a deal to jointly advance the proposed Arctic Corridor between the NWT and Nunavut. Now, the GNWT has signed on.
GNWT joins Tłı̨chǫ and YKDFN to advance Arctic Corridor
The Tłı̨chǫ and Yellowknives Dene already had a deal to jointly advance the proposed Arctic Corridor between the NWT and Nunavut. Now, the GNWT has signed on.
cabinradio.ca
January 27, 2026 at 12:54 PM
The Tłı̨chǫ and Yellowknives Dene already had a deal to jointly advance the proposed Arctic Corridor between the NWT and Nunavut. Now, the GNWT has signed on.
Thank you, Ted! Working for the Yellowknives Dene was a rewarding and eye-opening experience to the unique opportunities and challenges for First Nations in the NWT. I will continue to work to support the goals and aspirations YKDFN and all Indigenous Nations #RangeLake #testart2023 #nwtpoli
October 30, 2023 at 4:02 PM
Thank you, Ted! Working for the Yellowknives Dene was a rewarding and eye-opening experience to the unique opportunities and challenges for First Nations in the NWT. I will continue to work to support the goals and aspirations YKDFN and all Indigenous Nations #RangeLake #testart2023 #nwtpoli
✨ Nine students are the first to graduate from the Indigenous Environmental Studies & Sciences program, a collaboration between Yellowknives Dene First Nation & Trent University. A huge step for education & cultural preservation!
📍 CBC North 🇨🇦
📍 CBC North 🇨🇦
First cohort graduates from YKDFN and Trent University collaboration | CBC News
Nine students were the first to graduate from the Indigenous Environmental Studies and Sciences program, a collaboration between the Yellowknives Dene First Nation and Trent University.
www.cbc.ca
June 29, 2026 at 6:00 PM
✨ Nine students are the first to graduate from the Indigenous Environmental Studies & Sciences program, a collaboration between Yellowknives Dene First Nation & Trent University. A huge step for education & cultural preservation!
📍 CBC North 🇨🇦
📍 CBC North 🇨🇦
“We’ve learned from past experiences with industries coming into our backyard and them making all the decisions. We are going to flip that around now, we are going to lead the mega-project."
via @CBCNews
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via @CBCNews
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Yellowknives Dene and Tłı̨chǫ government sign MOU to take lead on Arctic security corridor
By Tamara Merritt
Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief described the project as 'a long-lasting legacy'
The Tłı̨chǫ government and the Yellowknives Dene First Nations (YKDFN) have committed to jointly lead the Arctic...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“We’ve learned from past experiences with industries coming into our backyard and them making all the decisions. We are going to flip that around now, we are going to lead the mega-project."
via @CBCNews
www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-a...
via @CBCNews
www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-a...
“This is a long-lasting legacy that we're going to start working on. It’s a mega project that's going to last 50, 100 years down the road. It has to involve the communities." Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief Jackson Lafferty @ buff.ly/yX3sQbQ
Yellowknives Dene and Tłı̨chǫ government sign MOU to take lead on Arctic security corridor | CBC News
Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief Jackson Lafferty and YKDFN Chief Ernest Betsina signed a memorandum of understanding indicating the two nations will take lead on the Arctic economic and security corridor project.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“This is a long-lasting legacy that we're going to start working on. It’s a mega project that's going to last 50, 100 years down the road. It has to involve the communities." Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief Jackson Lafferty @ buff.ly/yX3sQbQ
YKDFN opens Wıìlıìdeh site to Fort Simpson evacuees
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation says it is opening the Wıìlıìdeh site near Yellowknife River to evacuees from Fort Simpson. Here's an update on Dehcho fires....
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation says it is opening the Wıìlıìdeh site near Yellowknife River to evacuees from Fort Simpson. Here's an update on Dehcho fires....
YKDFN opens Wıìlıìdeh site to Fort Simpson evacuees
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation says it is opening the Wıìlıìdeh site near Yellowknife River to evacuees from Fort Simpson. Here's an update on Dehcho fires.
cabinradio.ca
July 8, 2026 at 11:54 AM
YKDFN opens Wıìlıìdeh site to Fort Simpson evacuees
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation says it is opening the Wıìlıìdeh site near Yellowknife River to evacuees from Fort Simpson. Here's an update on Dehcho fires....
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation says it is opening the Wıìlıìdeh site near Yellowknife River to evacuees from Fort Simpson. Here's an update on Dehcho fires....
“Prey driven away by wildfire, YKDFN Chief says wolves are turning to Yellowknife for food” ca.news.yahoo.com/prey-driven-... - Yahoo! News via CBC News
Prey driven away by wildfire, YKDFN Chief says wolves are turning to Yellowknife for food
Wolf sightings have been "persistent" around Yellowknife, Ndilǫ and Dettah recently — and a chief with the Yellowknives Dene First Nation says it's because they've lost habitat in this year's wildf...
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December 9, 2023 at 11:12 PM
“Prey driven away by wildfire, YKDFN Chief says wolves are turning to Yellowknife for food” ca.news.yahoo.com/prey-driven-... - Yahoo! News via CBC News
-3°, perfect temperature for ice cream! Enjoy the day everyone and don't forget to check out YKDFN #springcarnival2025 !
April 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
-3°, perfect temperature for ice cream! Enjoy the day everyone and don't forget to check out YKDFN #springcarnival2025 !
It was my son's last day at Lil' Wiiliideh Champions daycare. Leo had the best care and even though we're sad to leave, we're happy that this amazing program will soon be free to all Yellowknives Dene members. Mahsi cho to the staff. Leo misses you already! #daycare #ykdfn
February 24, 2024 at 1:17 AM
My latest article and photo story for Cabin Radio is up.
This was such a great weekend of indoor and outdoor activities at the YKDFN Spring Carnival.
This was such a great weekend of indoor and outdoor activities at the YKDFN Spring Carnival.
From the fishing derby to a multi-generational hand games tournament, spend some time with us at the Yellowknives Dene First Nation Spring Carnival.
In pictures: YKDFN’s 2026 Spring Carnival
From the fishing derby to a multi-generational hand games tournament, spend some time with us at the Yellowknives Dene First Nation Spring Carnival.
cabinradio.ca
March 22, 2026 at 3:47 PM
My latest article and photo story for Cabin Radio is up.
This was such a great weekend of indoor and outdoor activities at the YKDFN Spring Carnival.
This was such a great weekend of indoor and outdoor activities at the YKDFN Spring Carnival.
A recent sale of nearly half of an Australian firm's holdings to an American-owned company, including a portion of a major project in the NWT, raises questions about First Nations' rights over resources, says the Yellowknives Dene. #NWT #Dene #mining
www.nnsl.com/local-news/s...
www.nnsl.com/local-news/s...
Sale of portion of NWT rare earths project to American firm raises 'serious questions,' says YKDFN
Transaction 'raises important questions,' according to First Nation's CEO
www.nnsl.com
September 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A recent sale of nearly half of an Australian firm's holdings to an American-owned company, including a portion of a major project in the NWT, raises questions about First Nations' rights over resources, says the Yellowknives Dene. #NWT #Dene #mining
www.nnsl.com/local-news/s...
www.nnsl.com/local-news/s...
Ted Tsetta, candidate for #Ndilo #chief, says he's never ignored a friend or neighbour in need, and has been an asset for people seeking work in the #mining industry. #YKDFN #NWT #NorthwestTerritories #Dene
www.nnsl.com/local-news/n...
www.nnsl.com/local-news/n...
Ndilo election 2025: Ted Tsetta
Candidates in the 2025 Yellowknives Dene Ndilo election have their say
www.nnsl.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Ted Tsetta, candidate for #Ndilo #chief, says he's never ignored a friend or neighbour in need, and has been an asset for people seeking work in the #mining industry. #YKDFN #NWT #NorthwestTerritories #Dene
www.nnsl.com/local-news/n...
www.nnsl.com/local-news/n...
Shirley Tsetta wants #Yellowknives #Dene #FirstNation to negotiate with the federal government under the #treaty land entitlement approach instead of a regional one. #Ndilo #Nwt #NorthwestTerritories #YKDFN
www.nnsl.com/local-news/n...
www.nnsl.com/local-news/n...
Ndilo election 2025: Shirley Tsetta
Candidates in the 2025 Yellowknives Dene Ndilo election have their say
www.nnsl.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Shirley Tsetta wants #Yellowknives #Dene #FirstNation to negotiate with the federal government under the #treaty land entitlement approach instead of a regional one. #Ndilo #Nwt #NorthwestTerritories #YKDFN
www.nnsl.com/local-news/n...
www.nnsl.com/local-news/n...
Liz Liske says she wants to prioritize building a #gym for the #students in #Ndilo as part of her campaign for #chief. #YKDFN #NorthwestTerritories #NWT
www.nnsl.com/local-news/n...
www.nnsl.com/local-news/n...
Ndilo election 2025: Liz Liske
Candidates in the 2025 Yellowknives Dene Ndilo election have their say
www.nnsl.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Liz Liske says she wants to prioritize building a #gym for the #students in #Ndilo as part of her campaign for #chief. #YKDFN #NorthwestTerritories #NWT
www.nnsl.com/local-news/n...
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