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Guná Jensen, Tlingit artist from Carcross, YT

The importance of truth on the road to reconciliation

Below, the incredibly gifted Yukon Tlingit artist, dancer, and lifelong learner Guná Jensen shares about her culture, artistic journey, and the incredible design featured on...

Community Advisory Board

Meet our Community Advisory Board

Northwestel is launching a new Community Advisory Board, part of our continued commitment to fostering positive relations with the communities we serve, especially Indigenous communities...

Atlin waterfront

Atlin becomes Northwestel’s 97th community served

As northerners, we know our needs are unique from the south. It’s important that our communities have local northern customer services that understand our landscapes...

Woman standing on snowy road

Bright Lights of the North

The 2023 Northern Futures Scholarship Winners Meet the six bright students who won this year's Northern Futures Scholarship Program! Northwestel awarded $4000 in scholarships to...

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The children are protected under the Northern Lights in Inuit artist’s Orange Shirt design

“I want my design to make people feel loved on a day where they might need it a little more,” says Kaytlyn Amitnak Niego. Who...

Kailen Gingall stands in front of a largen wooden crest at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre. He is wearing the orange shirt he designed.

“Reflections” on reconciliation in the North

“My design shows two ovoids not in perfect balance, but slightly displaced. It is up to the viewer to decide if they are moving further...

Image of Northern lights with tones of purples and greens

Whati’s First Nations-owned fibre a blueprint for NWT’s future growth

Any time an elder in Whati makes a video-call or a teen posts to social media, that Internet data doesn’t just travel over Northwestel infrastructure...

Indigenous drummers wearing traditional clothes playing for Indigenous day celebrations

Come together to celebrate Indigenous culture

It’s time to reunite and celebrate. From drive-by bannock to live performances, we’ve always found a way to connect. This year, we’re excited to be...

Northwestel First Nation owned Yukon headquarters

New First Nation partnership lays foundation for Yukon's tech future

Two years from now, a tech worker at Northwestel will be able to pull up to the office, plug in their electric car and get...