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An unknown cabin in the Vee Lake area north of Yellowknife is among hundreds of cabins in the NWT that might be targeted for removal under a new program by the Department of Lands that is raising suspicion among some Indigenous leaders. NNSL photo

Indigenous leaders wary of GNWT’s cabin removal bid

by Blair McBride February 25, 2021

Indigenous leaders are responding with suspicion and cautious acceptance towards a new program from the GNWT to remove “unauthorized” cabins from public lands.The Department of Lands on Feb. 10 announced plans to target for removal unauthorized structures built on public land after April 1, 2014. The GNWT said there are as many as 700 of […]

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