The Diamond Empowerment Fund was established in 2008 to assist youth in the diamond mining communities of the World. This fund is now available to youth living in the Northwest Territories and the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut.
News
GSC Business Scholarship
June 24, 2019
The Gwich’in Settlement Corporation (GSC) is pleased to announce the creation of a Business Scholarship. This will provide two (2) registered Gwich’in participants enrolled in a post-secondary business program – with preference in Commerce, Management, Accounting or Finance - an annual scholarship in the amount of $2,500.00 per year.
GTC - GNWT - Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Economic Development in Gwich’in Settlement Area
June 11, 2019
Please find attached documents below to read full details:
REMARKS by Grand Chief Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Economic Development in Gwich’in Settlement Area
2019-2020 GTC STUDENT FUNDING DEADLINES
May 3, 2019
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Funding Applications for post-secondary programs starting Fall 2019 are due July 15, 2019.
Applications can be found at http://gwichintribal.ca/resources/forms.
GTC News Release - Federal Budget 2019
March 25, 2019
Gwich’in Tribal Council Supports Budget 2019 Indigenous Nation Reconciliation and Rebuilding Initiatives.
The Gwich’in Tribal Council (GTC) is pleased with the Government of Canada’s Budget 2019 range of initiatives that support reconciliation and Indigenous nation rebuilding.
GWICH’IN TRIBAL COUNCIL (GTC) COMMENTS ON COASTAL PLAIN OIL AND GAS LEASING PROGRAM DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (LEASING EIS)
March 15, 2019
The Gwich’in Tribal Council (GTC) submitted comments to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regarding the scope of the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Environmental Impact Statement on June 18, 2018. In our letter submission at that time we emphasized our fundamental concern about the threat to the Porcupine Caribou Herd posed by the prospect of the United States BLM proceeding to implement an oil and gas leasing program in the Coastal Plain area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska.
The Christmas Turkey Payments (Update Your Address)
December 5, 2018
Attention Gwich’in Participants living outside the Gwich’in Settlement Area, The Christmas Turkey Payments will be issued before December 15, 2018. If you need to update your address, please contact Danya @ 867-777-7900.
Thank you and Happy Holidays.
Intergovernmental Meeting between the Gwich’in Tribal Council and the Government of the Northwest Territories
November 29, 2018
Expression of Interest: Gwich'in Development Corporation Board of Directors
July 26, 2018
The Gwich’in Development Corporation (GDC) is issuing this Request for Expression of Interest from registered Gwich’in Participants to serve on the Board of Directors of GDC:
Taii Trigwatsii Newsletter - April-June 2018
July 24, 2018
Please enjoy the first edition of the Taii Trigwatsii (Breaking Trail) Newsletter covering our new Skills Partnership Fund Life Skills Program being piloted in Aklavik this summer.
Mahsi to the SPF Staff in putting this together!