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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.

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Community members lead effort to disrupt flow of drugs into Sheshatshiu

Checkpoints installed after dozens of community members gathered in the Innu community Monday evening

Mothers, grandmothers call for action on drugs in Natuashish

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

Nunatsiavut Government says strategy coming within months

Advocates call for understanding, awareness as overdoses continue to rise

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 

Nunatsiavut’s regional justice services manager hopes the cameras will help Inuit come forward with complaints

New program helps Inuit connect to the land

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

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

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

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

Parents say their children were mistreated, and that a lack of accountability from NL Schools dragged out a harmful situation