Reconciliation Week 2021 List of Events
Find the list of events here: Reconciliation Week 2021
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AFN Yukon Regional Chief Kluane Adamek shares reflections on Reconciliation Week and urges Canadians to spend the week honouring the children and families impacted by the residential “school” system
Read the full statement here: Regional Chief Adamek’s Statement for Reconciliation Week
The AFN Yukon Region and Regional Chief Kluane Adamek congratulates Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his re-election, and newly elected Yukon Member of Parliament Dr. Brendan Hanley to Canada’s 44th government
Read the full statement here: 2021-09-21 AFN Yukon Region on September 2021 Federal Election
Joint Committee on Climate Action Annual Report to the National Chief and the Prime Minister – 2020
Whitehorse, Yukon – Whitehorse, Yukon – The global pandemic has impacted the way we live, work, and relate to one another. Not only has this altered how the Joint Committee on Climate Action (JCCA or ‘the Committee’) operates, but it has also changed how the committee thinks about climate change and its relation …
Assembly of First Nations Yukon Regional Chief Offers Condolences Following the Passing of Chief Paul Birckel – Nashiya
Whitehorse, Yukon – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Yukon Regional Chief Kluane Adamek offer her condolences to the family and friends of Chief Paul Birckel – Nashiya – a long serving Chief of Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, and a revered Southern Tutchone and Yukon First Nation Leader. Read the full statement here: Statement …
The AFN Yukon Region congratulates RoseAnne Archibald on her election as National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations
Whitehorse, Yukon – The AFN Yukon Region has released the following statement congratulating RoseAnne Archibald her recent election to be the next AFN National Chief Read the full statement here: AFN Yukon Region Statement Congratulating National Chief-elect Archibald
The AFN Yukon Region congratulates Inuk leader Mary Simon on her appointment as Canada’s first-ever Indigenous Governor General
Whitehorse, Yukon – Regional Chief Kluane Adamek has released the following statement of congratulations to Mary Simon on her recent appointment to be the next Governor General of Canada Read the full statement here: Statement of Congratulations to Mary Simon
An Open Letter to Canada from AFN Yukon Regional Chief Kluane Adamek
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
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 midst of a pandemic that has altered our …
AFN Yukon Regional Office postpones Indigenous Post-secondary Graduation Celebration
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 weekend, the AFN Yukon Regional Office has made the …