Trigger Warning: this letter includes direct references to trauma, sexual violence and abuse experienced in residential schools To read the full letter, click the link below: An Open Letter from AFN Yukon Regional Chief Kluane Adamek ...
Today and everyday, we acknowledge and celebrate the contributions and celebrate the cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people from coast-to-coast-to-coast. This year, the country has arrived at National Indigenous People’s Day in a different way than it has been before; we remain in the...
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...