Author Heidi Atter Heidi Atter is a Labrador-based journalist dedicated to sharing personal stories showcasing the resilience, challenges, culture, and voices of the Labrador community. Heidi's Latest Articles Community members lead effort to disrupt flow of drugs into Sheshatshiu By Heidi Atter ● Local Journalism Initiative ● March 26, 2025 Checkpoints installed after dozens of community members gathered in the Innu community Monday evening Mothers, grandmothers call for action on drugs in Natuashish By Heidi Atter ● Local Journalism Initiative ● March 24, 2025 Aldea Piwas has organized a group of 15 women calling for drastic action on drugs in the Innu community; RCMP says there are ongoing investigations Nain mother calls for action on food insecurity on Labrador coast By Heidi Atter ● Local Journalism Initiative ● March 20, 2025 Nunatsiavut Government says strategy coming within months Advocates call for understanding, awareness as overdoses continue to rise By Heidi Atter ● Local Journalism Initiative ● March 4, 2025 Mokami Status of Women Council has seen an increase in the number of people requesting safe use supplies High hopes for transparency, accountability as police body-worn cameras roll out in Labrador communities By Heidi Atter ● News ● February 18, 2025 Nunatsiavut’s regional justice services manager hopes the cameras will help Inuit come forward with complaints New program helps Inuit connect to the land By Heidi Atter ● Local Journalism Initiative ● February 17, 2025 Nicholas Flowers suggests wearing layers, taking tea, and connecting with knowledge keepers to help get out on the land Mother hopeful to move home as Innu work to tackle Natuashish housing crisis By Heidi Atter ● Local Journalism Initiative ● February 6, 2025 Valerie Gregoire hopes to raise her two-year-old son on Innu lands if she can have a place to live The ‘focal point’ of Spotted Island is gone By Heidi Atter ● News ● January 14, 2025 Locals are picking up the pieces of the community’s beloved and colourful fishing stage ‘This house needs to be torn down’: Sheshatshiu families hope for new homes in 2025 By Heidi Atter ● News ● January 14, 2025 The Sillitt family is frequently sick, their bathroom ceiling is falling down, and their basement foundation unsafe Black Tickle teacher no longer at school following allegations of misconduct By Heidi Atter ● News ● December 5, 2024 Parents say their children were mistreated, and that a lack of accountability from NL Schools dragged out a harmful situation Posts pagination Previous 1 … 3 4 5 Next