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THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA:
In1855, Chief Trader James Anderson continues his journey up the mighty Mackenzie River, on his way to #GreatSlaveLake where he will begin his journey north by the Great Fish River to the shores of the Arctic Sea. #ThreeJourneysNorth #NorthwestTerritories #NWT #Nunavut #Journeys https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/james-anderson-2/

Nancy Marguerite Anderson Feb 25

THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA:
In 1855, Chief Trader James Anderson of #FortSimpson began his long canoe journey north from #GreatSlaveLake to the Arctic Sea by way of the Great Fish Ri ver, with its 82 sets of rapids and enormous lakes. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth #Nunavut #NorthwestTerritories #NWT https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/james-andersons-journey/

Nancy Marguerite Anderson Dec 15

THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA:
From Fort Resolution, on #GreatSlaveLake, the HBC men under James Anderson paddle north, across the massive lake, to McLeod Bay, following the path of an earlier explorer who described all the rocky islands he saw. #ThreeJourneysNorth #Journeys #NWT #Nunavit https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/james-andersons-journey-3/

CBC North Jun 13, 2025

N.W.T gov't says barge season this year could still be a possibility, despite low water levels
The latest Department of Environment and Climate Change report say water levels on the Mackenzie River and Great Slave Lake are still "well below average."
#weather #politics #transportation #NWT #MackenzieRiver #GreatSlaveLake
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/n-w-t-gov-t-says-barge-season-this-year-could-still-be-a-possibility-despite-low-water-levels-1.7559477?cmp=rss

CBC North May 10, 2025

Northern kite-skier pitching Great Slave Lake as premier destination for the sport
Having made several a kite-skiing trip across the N.W.T.'s Great Slave Lake already — including to Hay River and Łútselk'e — Eric McNair-Landry says he thinks the N.W.T. could be a world-class destination for the sport.
#sports #travel #tourism #GreatSlaveLake #HayRiver #Łútselke
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/kite-skiing-on-great-slave-lake-1.7531503?cmp=rss

Northern kite-skier pitching Great Slave Lake as premier destination for the sport | CBC News

Having made several a kite-skiing trip across the N.W.T.'s Great Slave Lake already — including to Hay River and Łútselk'e — Eric McNair-Landry says he thinks the N.W.T. could be a world-class destination for the sport.

CBC

CBC North Jan 6, 2025

Search planned for missing man in Yellowknife
Lance Beaulieu has been missing since Friday. His niece said the family is organizing a search for him. It will start at 1 p.m. Monday on Great Slave Lake at Con Road. They are inviting anyone who wants to help to join the search.
#missing #search #person #Yellowknife #GreatSlaveLake #News #Canada #North
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/missing-man-yellowknife-jan-6-1.7423893?cmp=rss

Search planned for missing man in Yellowknife | CBC News

Lance Beaulieu has been missing since Friday. His niece said the family is organizing a search for him. It will start at 1 p.m. Monday on Great Slave Lake at Con Road. They are inviting anyone who wants to help to join the search.

CBC

Ms. Que Banh Jul 4, 2024

For years, #Indigenous people in the #NWT have been working to #decolonize names. That's included calls to scrap the word #slave from #GreatSlaveLake and #Slavey, changing them to something meaningful to Indigenous people.

The request the territory received back in 2022 suggested the lake's name reflect four #IndigenousLanguages: Dene Zhatıé, Dëne Sųłıné Yatıé, Tłıchǫ Yatıı̨̀ and Wıı̀lıı̀deh Yatıı̨̀. It was supported by the North Slave Métis Alliance and the former MLA for #Yellowknife North, according to information from Cleveland's department.

Georgina Fabian, an elder from Fort Providence, said the name 'Slavey' is a #colonial term that was imposed on her people.

"It shouldn't take this long ... but the problem with Great Slave Lake itself is that there are many #IndigenousCommunities that border the lake, so it is now a matter of which name you should choose ... so there is a lot of politics with that," Nokleby said.

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7252552

#CDNpoli #Landback

Will Great Slave Lake ever be renamed? It could be a while yet, says N.W.T. minister

The renaming of Great Slave Lake has been long overdue, according to some hoping to see a more traditional name. But though that work has begun, it could be a lengthy process.

CBC