By Kody Ferron, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Yellowknifer Six groups from the North won nearly $1.4 million dollars in the 14th annual Arctic Inspiration Prize on May 5. Winners from the NWT included The Land Remembers Us, Dene Language Workshops, and Earth, Fire and Flood. The Land Remembers Us was awarded $500,000 for the creation of three new regional on-the-land camps, and one territorial on-the-land gathering. These locations will bring together survivors of \u201cIndian residential and day schools,\u201d along with their families, Elders, youth, artists and wellness workers. The goal of these camps is to address the long-lasting, negative impacts of residential schools and day schools, by restoring family relationships, cultural knowledge and connections to land, through collective healing, Northern expertise and creativity. Members of The Land Remembers Us include… <\/p>\n
By Kody Ferron, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Yellowknifer Six groups from the North won nearly $1.4 million dollars in the 14th annual Arctic Inspiration Prize on May 5. Winners from the NWT included The Land Remembers Us, Dene Language Workshops, and Earth, Fire and Flood. The Land Remembers Us was awarded $500,000 for the creation of three new regional on-the-land camps, and one territorial on-the-land gathering. These locations will bring together survivors of \u201cIndian residential and day schools,\u201d along with their families, Elders, youth, artists and wellness workers. The goal of these camps is to address the long-lasting, negative impacts of residential schools and day schools, by restoring family relationships, cultural knowledge and connections to land, through collective healing, Northern expertise and creativity. Members of The Land Remembers Us include... <\/p>\n