• Should we replace Nutrition North?
    Jun 21 2026

    Miriam Bosiljevac, in for Ollie, hears from Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami about a poverty reduction strategy and Inuit-led framework to replace Nutrition North.

    Plus we spend time with Diamond Dramatics, a northern theatre program for kids.

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    22 mins
  • How Annie King hears Sahtu oil field voices
    Jun 12 2026

    Miriam Bosiljevac, in for Ollie, speaks to UNBC research associate Annie King about how Dene and Métis people who live near the Norman Wells oil field are (and aren't) listened to by those in charge.

    Meanwhile, Cabin Radio intern Kai Wilson spends time at a hide tanning camp.

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    23 mins
  • Jesse Winter, Dehcho education
    Jun 11 2026

    Miriam Bosiljevac, in for Ollie, speaks with photojournalist Jesse Winter about his experiences covering Canada’s wildfires and the release of his new book – which features the NWT's 2023 fire season.

    First, Cabin Radio’s Claire McFarlane walks Miriam through a three-part series examining an incident that occurred in Fort Simpson and its lasting ramifications for education in the village – and the community's social fabric.


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    23 mins
  • 'Not healthy, not optimal'
    May 20 2026

    Heather Exner-Pirot studies northern, Arctic and Indigenous economic development for a living. Here's how she evaluates what's happening to the NWT economy right now. Her key question: "What sticks?"

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    26 mins
  • Yellowknife's mayor on encampments
    May 18 2026

    How should Yellowknife residents expect the city's approach to encampments, homelessness and public safety to evolve? We asked the mayor. Plus the federal secretary of state for rural development has advice for small northern communities who worry about their economies

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    29 mins
  • James Ross | Carmen Braden | U Sports Basketball
    May 16 2026

    Longtime Gwich'in leader James Ross on the tribute he built online to his late brother, Carmen Braden on composing before decomposing, and university basketball heads north.

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    38 mins
  • Yellowknife is this monk's favourite city
    May 8 2026

    Meet Andrew, who describes himself as a Theravāda Buddhist monk from the US. He's living in the forest on the edge of Yellowknife, which is where Cabin Radio's Alice Twa tracked him down.

    Meanwhile, Claire McFarlane speaks with some of the teenagers who took over the NWT legislature as youth MLAs late last month.

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    21 mins
  • Melaw Nakehk'o's radical joy
    Apr 29 2026

    Dene multidisciplinary artist Melaw Nakehk'o joins Sarah Erasmus to talk about her Sobey Art Award longlist nomination and the work that got her there – her path through art school and back home to the Dehcho, her role in the urban moose hide tanning revival, and her contribution to a new exhibition heading to the National Gallery of Canada this June.

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    34 mins