Whitehorse, Yukon – AFN Yukon Regional Chief Kluane Adamek has released the following statement after postponing today’s Indigenous Post-secondary Graduation event in the midst of developing COVID-19 outbreaks in the Territory. “In light of the concerning rise in cases of COVID-19 across the Yukon over the...
Whitehorse, Yukon – AFN Yukon Regional Chief Adamek has released the below statement following the House of Commons passing of Action Towards Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples “I was pleased to see the House of Commons vote in favour of a motion brought forward by the Federal...
Whitehorse, Yukon – The AFN Yukon Region stands in solidarity with those mourning the 215 children who were discovered late last week at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. “I have been reflecting the loss of 215 young souls whose bodies have been discovered at the...
May 20, 2021 AFN Yukon Regional Chief Kluane Adamek congratulates Vuntut Gwich’in Elder Lorraine Netro for receiving the Glen Davis Conservation Leadership Prize. Whitehorse, Yukon – Congratulations to Vuntut Gwich’in Elder Lorraine Netro for receiving the prestigious Glen Davis Conservation Prize! The Prize honours individuals who are...
Canada Water Agency Discussion Paper Yukon First Nations Discussion Paper. Download [PDF]: AFN Yukon Region Discussion Paper: Analysis of the Canada Water Agency Discussion Paper (March 2021)...
Download [PDF]: AFN Yukon Discussion Paper on Bill C15: United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act [EN] Download [PDF]: AFN Yukon Discussion Paper on Projet de loi C-15, Loi concernant la Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones [FR]...
Date: April 21, 2021 Whitehorse, Yukon – AFN Yukon Regional Chief Kluane Adamek released the below statement following Monday’s announcement of the 2021 Federal Budget. Download [PDF]: Regional Chief Kluane Adamek Statement on the 2021 Federal Budget ...
March 26, 2021 ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS WELCOMES SUPREME COURT RULING ON CARBON PRICING LEGISLATION (Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde welcomes yesterday’s Supreme Court of Canada decision on the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, urging all levels of government to...
FOR RELEASE Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Youth Climate Action Fellowship Initiates Programming for Newly-Appointed Youth Fellows WHITEHORSE – The Yukon First Nations Climate Action Fellowship announced that programming is underway for 14 First Nations youth that were selected to participate in a 20-month fellowship. Building upon the Yukon...
AFN Yukon Regional Office Regional Chief Kluane Adamek February 25, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Government of Canada establishes a Net-Zero Advisory Board, includes Yukon Regional Chief Adamek Whitehorse, Yukon – Yukon Regional Chief Kluane Adamek and the AFN Yukon Region welcome the federal government’s recent announcement to establish a...