GNWT must improve economic partnerships with Indigenous communities: Gwich’in grand chief – NNSL Media
As the Northwest Territories emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, the GNWT will need to improve the ways it promotes economic development among Indigenous communities, according to the grand chief of the Gwich’in Tribal Council (GTC).
Grand Chief Ken Kyikavichik made the comments to the Legislative Assembly’s Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment on Feb. 24. His presentation to the committee pertained to the GNWT’s Emerging Stronger Plan, which outlines the territory’s approach for emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Kyikavichik said any plan aimed at emerging successfully from the pandemic has to include a strong addictions and wellness program, especially for non-Yellowknife residents and for those whose mother tongue is an Indigenous language.
