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Fresh water is fundamental to all life. The Northwest Territories (NWT) has an abundance of fresh water. This water is essential to ecosystem health, and the social, cultural and economic well-being of territorial residents. Northerners rely on water and aquatic ecosystems for sustenance, recreation, and transportation.

2025 NWT WSS Implementation Workshop

 

Mark your calendars!

Please join us at the upcoming 16th Annual Water Stewardship Implementation Workshop on October 15-16th, 2025 at the Chateau Nova, Yellowknife, NT!

 

This two-day event will bring together Water Partners to share updates on NWT water stewardship initiatives and inform the development of the next NWT Water Strategy Action Plan. 

 

Registration and the call for proposals are now open!
For more details, click here.

 

If you have any questions, please contact us at nwtwaterstrategy@gov.nt.ca.

2024 Water Stewardship Gathering

Healing Our Relations to Water

 

For the past few years, the NWT Water Stewardship Strategy has supported Ecology North and other water partners to host an annual youth water stewardship gathering.

 

The 2024 Water Stewardship Gathering was hosted by Ecology North in partnership with Northern Youth Leadership, Treaty Talks NWT, North Slave Métis Alliance, Western Arctic Youth Collective, the Government of the Northwest Territories, and the Foster Family Coalition NWT. The February 2024 gathering lasted four days at the Camp Connections Facility outside of Yellowknife, NT.

2024 Water Stewardship Gathering.mp4

Questions? Please reach out!

nwtwaterstrategy@gov.nt.ca 

 

Youth Water Stewardship and Mentorship Grant

2025–2026 Projects Announced!

We are excited to share the successful youth-led projects selected for this year’s NWT Youth Water Stewardship and Mentorship Grant Program!

Congratulations to this year's recipients:

  • Richelle Castillo – Celebrating Rain (Community Event)
  • Brandon Pludwinski – Exploring Our Relations to Water (Community Project)
  • Hannah Ascough – Creative Water Workshops (Community Project)
  • Kacie Hall – Eco-Theatre Youth Workshop Series (Community Project)

Stay tuned as these exciting projects get underway—we’ll be sharing updates, results, and stories in the coming months!

 

For more information, contact: nwtwaterstrategy@gov.nt.ca

News

June 17, 2025

Youth Water Stewardship and Mentorship Grant: 2025-2026 Projects Announced!

June 16, 2025

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! 2025 NWT Water Stewardship Strategy Workshop - Oct 15-16, 2025

May 29, 2025

SAVE THE DATE! NWT Water Stewardship Strategy Implementation Workshop - Oct 15-16, 2025

May 29, 2025

NWT Community-Based Water Monitoring 10-Year Summary Report

March 21, 2025

Call For Applications Closed! Youth Water Stewardship and Mentorship Grant 2025-26

Amelie Aubrey-Smith

NWT Water Stewardship Website

This website is a platform to share information and showcase initiatives related to water stewardship in the Northwest Territories. It details the achievements of the joint implementation of Northern Voices, Northern Waters: NWT Water Stewardship Strategy, in addition to providing current information about water, ecosystems, and watersheds in the NWT.

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97.5% of the world’s water is salt water.
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