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June 22, 2023 – DIRE DENTAL CARE IN DENENDEH-GOVERNMENT OF THE NWT FAILS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE April 24, 2023 – Dene National Chief Antoine – Press Conference on Imperial Oil’s Toxic Tailings Pond Leak

April 24, 2023 – Environment and Sustainable Development Committee Re: Exxon- Imperial Oil Ltd. Kearl mine tailings ponds leaks and spills

MARCH 10, 2023 – Joint Statement Federal Tailings Issues in Athabasca Tar Sands

March 9, 2023 – Dene Nation presents to Special Rapporteur, Francisco Calí Tzay on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)

December 20, 2021- Announcement of Holiday Address to Denendeh

December 9 – Announcement of Dene National Chief Election Results 2021

December 9, 2021 – Housing Concerns Continue to be Priority for Denendeh

Dene Nation Chief’s Housing Advisory Committee meeting in Yellowknife
December 6-8, 2021
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November 3, 2021 – Winter 2021 Dene Nation Election Notice

October 28,2021 – An Encounter with His Holiness Pope Francis

October 4, 2021 – Dene Nation MMIWG Final Report Call for Response

September 9, 2021 – Dene Nation Elders Committee Statement on COVID-19 in Denendeh

Statement of Dene Values and Principles

August 31, 2021 – Dene Nation Congratulates Kakisa on Achieving 100% Vaccination Rate

August 25, 2021 – Dene Nation calls on the Federal and Territorial Governments to support the people of the Sahtu region

August 18, 2021 – DN Treaty11 Simulation Gordon Foundation

August 16, 2021 Grocery donation to Kasho Gotine Elders

August 12, 2021 – Nominations Close for Dene National Chief – Two Candidates Declare Candidacy

August 5, 2021 – CIRNAC News Release – Funding for Dene Nation CANOL Trail History Project

August 5, 2021 – The Dene Deliver – A Dene-led Northern Rapid Housing Initiative

Welcoming the EBS Showhome to K’atl’odeeche First Nation
Show Home Ribbon Cutting
Chief April Martel and Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya

July 26, 2021- Dene Nation Congratulates Her Excellency Mary Simon

July 16 2021 – Dene Nation Assembly and Election Notice

July 16 , 2021 – Notice of Election – Dene National Chief/AFN Regional Chief, NWT

July 12, 2021 – Dene National Chief AddresSEs UN EMRIP

July 2, 2021 – The Honour of Our Children: Carrying their Spirits Home

June 21, 2021- Dene Nation Leading Policing Transformation to Address Systemic Racism towards Indigenous Peoples

June 15, 2021 -Reclaiming DENE Education

June 9, 2021- Residential Schools Day Scholars Survivor and Descendant Settlement Agreement Reached with Canada

June 7, 2021- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

June 4, 2021 – STATEMENT FROM DENE NATION NATIONAL CHIEF NORMAN YAKLEYEA ON DISCOVERY OF LOCATION OF UNMARKED GRAVES AT KAMLOOPS INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL

May 12, 2021 – Dene Nation Flood Relief Command Centre

February 11, 2021 – Dene Nation and Mastercard Foundation’s Educational Partnership Continues to be Realized Across the North

January 11, 2021 – nwtnewsnorth/guest-comment-norman-yakeleyas-reflections of a residential school survivor during the holidays/

December 7, 2020 – Dene Nation Supports Long-Awaited Federal Legislation to Implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

November 19, 2020 – Support for Hostii Ts’eeda Calls for Changes to Aurora College

October 28, 2020 – Dene Nation Supports Mi’kmaq Treaty Rights – 20201028

June 29, 2020 – Mastercard Foundation and Dene Nation Collaboration

June 10 2020 – Dene Nation statement on assault of Chief Allan Adam

June 2, 2020 – TRC 5 Year Statement – Dene Nation June 2020

23 April, 2020 Youth Invitation – Healthy Relationships Webinar Sessions

April 13, 2020 Listen to our Elders

April 9, 2020 Dene Elders present united stance against COVID-19

April 8, 2020 Dene Nation Finance Committee

April 5,2020 Dene Nation Restriction of Liquor & Cannabis

March 30, 2020 Leaders Mobilize Funding to Support Physical Distancing Initiative

March 16, 2020 Northern North Mart on Operations in regard to the Covid-19 Situation

March 11, 2020 Dene Nation Postpones Education Summit Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

February 26, 2020 Dene Nation’s First Ever Education Summit

February 24, 2020 Dene National Chief on Teck Frontier Oilsands Mine

February 11, 2020 Dene Nation Addresses Lack of Resources – Indian Day School Claims

February 5, 2020 Dene Nation Leaders met NWT’ MLAs on Shared Priorities

January 13, 2020 Indian Day Schools Statement by Dené National Chief

Nurturing & Educating Children During COVID-19 Outbreak