Tthek'ehdeli/Jean Marie River

A traditional healer originally from Fort Simpson is visiting Jean Marie River June 15 to June 18 for a series of healing energy workshops.

Barbara Moreau will hold group workshops on June 15 to 16, and individual sessions June 17 to 18.

Moreau is visiting from British Columbia and has hosted such workshops in the territory over the last couple years.

The workshops are self-empowerment centred and use ancient wisdom to relieve pain and promote healing.

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Interested community members are asked to sign up at the band office.

SA国际影视传媒� Erin Steele

Sale for grads

Liidlii Kue/Fort Simpson

The Thomas Simpson 2018 grads were set to host a SA国际影视传媒渕ega clothing saleSA国际影视传媒� May 25 and 26 in support of the schoolSA国际影视传媒檚 dry grad.

The two-day event was to be hosted in the schoolSA国际影视传媒檚 gymnasium.

Community members were able to shop for a huge variety of mostly new clothes for children, women and men including work clothes, winter and summer clothes, jackets, plus a variety of shoes and boots.

SA国际影视传媒淎ll items (were) sold for a reasonable suggested donation price,SA国际影视传媒� stated a bulletin advertising the event.

All proceeds are going to Fort Simpson dry grad.

SA国际影视传媒� Erin Steele

Handgames tournament coming up in Simpson

Liidlii Kue/Fort Simpson

Teams will gather for a tournament in Fort Simpson June 29 to July 1 for the MenSA国际影视传媒檚 Handgames Tournament.

Top prize for the tournament is $18,000.

For those who finish in second place through six place, prizes range from $12,000 to $2,000, respectively.

The registration deadline for the tournament is June 29 at 3 p.m.

It costs $1,350 per team to register.

The tournament is part of a vibrant weekend in Simpson, coinciding with other community activities including a Liidlii Kue First Nations feast on June 29, the Open Sky Arts Festival on June 30 and Canada Day celebrations on July 1.

SA国际影视传媒� Erin Steele

Spring Cleanup in Norman Wells

Lli Goline/Norman Wells

The community of Norman Wells was set to get a makeover for spring, with its annual spring cleanup May 31.

Staff of the Town of Norman Wells and students at Mackenzie Mountain School were set to spearhead the cleanup, but the larger community was expected to participate as well.

The Town asked businesses to clean their own properties, and individuals interested in helping with the cleanup were asked to sign up with the town prior to the actual cleanup, which ran from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The NWT Power Corporation donated garbage bags, which were available for community members prior to the cleanup, along with gloves.

A volunteer appreciation barbecue was set for 5 p.m. that day to thank participants for keeping the community SA国际影视传媒渂eautiful and clean.SA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒� Erin Steele

Communities mark Treaty Day

NWT

Barbecues and community gatherings are a couple ways communities are coming together to mark Treaty Day.

Northwest Territories communities started signing onto Treaty 11 SA国际影视传媒� the agreement between the federal government and First Nations spanning 950,000 square-kilometres over the NWT, Yukon and Nunavut SA国际影视传媒搃n July 1921.

Liidlii Kue First Nation is hosting a barbecue on June 7 at the rec centre in Fort Simpson.

Community members will receive their annual treaty payments, plus those applying for new SCIS (Secure Certificate of Indian Status) cards can do so then, with the proper identification.

Over at Acho Dene Koe First Nation in Fort Liard, Treaty Day will be marked June 5 at the Community Hall between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Soup, salad and bannock will be on hand, as well as SCIS service.

SA国际影视传媒� Erin Steele