Ottawa invests $250K in Dechinta project on northern co-operative economy

By Aastha Sethi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cabin Radio The federal government is providing the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning $250,000 for a two-year project to “research the viability of developing a northern co-operative economy.” Kelsey Wrightson, a researcher with the centre, said the project will examine both historic and modern examples of Dene and Inuit solidarity economies and create opportunities for northerners to learn how co-operative businesses can support things such as tourism, food security, and arts and cultural programming. A solidarity economy refers t…