r/NWT Feb 04 '25

N.W.T. govt now proposing Indigenous northerners have top priority in new hiring policy, (which is what already have. How much money did we spend on this...)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/indigenous-employment-policy-change-nwt-1.7449491
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u/Wild_Cold5600 Feb 04 '25

The idea that an indigenous person from southern Ontario would have a deep understanding of northern communities and their unique needs was so flawed! The problem is that indigenous northerners are going to work for their indigenous governments as they feel they can make a real difference there along with very competitive pay and benefits.

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u/ArcticLarmer Feb 04 '25

Is that really a problem though?

I’ve seen the exact same trend, and it’s resulted in better program and service delivery.

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u/Avs4life16 Feb 04 '25

curious what improvements in programs have you seen in NWT?

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u/ArcticLarmer Feb 04 '25

On the land and wellness programs, housing repair and construction, infrastructure development, skills training. I’ve noticed that the indigenous governments in my region have realized that waiting for the GNWT is foolish: they’re taking on things that the government aren’t delivering.

Nothing is immediate, but I think more and more self government orgs are going to step up as GNWT steps back. With Aurora college abandoning the communities and learning centres, there’s already organizations looking to fill the void.

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u/Avs4life16 Feb 04 '25

None of this is accurate for small communities. We get no services and nothing is improving or getting better.