History was made in 1991 when Nellie Cournoyea became premier of the Northwest Territories. Before we get to that, let’s look at her life. Nellie Cournoyea was born in Aklavik, Northwest Territories on March 4, 1940 and was of mixed Norwegian and...
Nick Sibbeston was born in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories on Nov. 21, 1943. As a child, he described his early years as idyllic. He was raised by his mother and an elderly woman named Ehmbee, whom he considered to be his grandmother. He would...
When I was beginning to compile the list of premiers of the Northwest Territories, I thought about starting with the first, which was Frederick Haultain. He was also the last for eight decades. So, instead of starting with him and then jumping to...