Council of Yukon First Nations

Council of Yukon First Nations Grand Chief Peter Johnston has clarified a comment he made about leaving leadership during a press conference at the legislative building’s media room on Aug. 23. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

‘I’m gonna fulfill my term’: CYFN Grand Chief Peter Johnston

Peter Johnston provides an update on his future as grand chief of the Council of Yukon First Nations

 

John Howard Society parking at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre on Feb. 15. The Council of Yukon First Nations and the John Howard Society have signed a partnership. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News)

CYFN and John Howard Society to collaborate on services

The two organizations entered a formal partnership on Feb. 9

 

Council of Yukon First Nations hiring coordinator for FASD Action Plan

The Yukon’s Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Action Plan was released in 2019

 

Several Yukon ministers and First Nation chiefs are seen here at the end of Dec. 11’s Yukon Forum at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre. They are standing at the sacred fire, which was maintained overnight after the MMIWGS2+ strategy signing ceremony the previous day. (Submitted)

New government policy aims to award 15 per cent of contracts to First Nations businesses

The policy was announced Dec. 11 following the Yukon Forum

Several Yukon ministers and First Nation chiefs are seen here at the end of Dec. 11’s Yukon Forum at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre. They are standing at the sacred fire, which was maintained overnight after the MMIWGS2+ strategy signing ceremony the previous day. (Submitted)

Yukon Forum held

The premier and Yukon government cabinet met with the Council of Yukon…

Yukon First Nations launch their own education directorate

Directorate will advocate for Yukon First Nations students, work on creating own school board

CYFN, YG launch awareness campaign after drop in calls to family and children’s services

Officials say there’s concern COVID-19 measures have isolated children from people providing oversight

CYFN sends $15k of infant supplies to the communities

Council of Yukon First Nations began sending supplies in April after request for help from Old Crow

COVID-19 and reopening dominate talks at Yukon Forum

“What I heard from the chiefs was really positive”

AWG sleeping bags distributed among First Nations youth in the territory

T-shirts, flip-flops also part of donation

Council of Yukon First Nations takes over Gladue writer pilot project

The project, originally administered by Legal Aid, aims to bolster roster of Yukon Gladue writers

Leaders prepare for release of MMIWG final report

The 10th Yukon Forum was hosted on May 30

Federal minister says work being done to keep Indigenous children out of care

‘We gotta stop it’

Review of Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board announced after the Yukon Forum

A new committee with deputy ministers and First Nations executive directors was also announced

CYFN begins project to properly archive historical records

The Council of Yukon First Nations has 1,782 boxes of material stored at the Yukon Archives

Whitehorse Correctional Centre report a ‘starting point’ to address justice system issues, CYFN says

CYFN executive director Shadelle Chambers says the justice system ‘requires fundamental changes’

Wildlife, education top agenda at Yukon Forum

‘All these measures need to be discussed at a higher level’

Hope and new ideas at Council of Yukon First Nations child welfare meeting

‘It’s not been huge changes, but there’s little changes and that’s really important’

Council of Yukon First Nations launches new Jordan’s Principle service

The service will help families apply to a federal fund of $382 million

Yukon First Nations, territorial government sign resource royalty sharing agreement

The agreement settle long-standing dispute over interpretation of Umbrella Final Agreement chapter