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In 2022, 13 Yukon First Nations development corporations came together to purchase in-community internet infrastructure. This is the first time a majority of the First Nations in one region got together to buy Teleco assets.
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From an Indigenous perspective, food sovereignty and security was based in wild game and land-based foods. The First Nations Development Corporations have been leading the way in exploring how agricultural and community-based projects such as farms, gardens and greenhouses, could help grow and increase access to quality foods.
Asi Keyi Natural Environment Park
Asi Keyi Natural Environment Park is homeland of the Kluane First Nation and the White River First Nation Peoples. Today, this homeland remains an important place for both Kluane First Nation and White River First Nation Citizens.
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Yukon College’s First Nations Governance and Public Administration program
When the first graduates of the First Nations Governance and Public Administration program walked across the stage at Yukon College to receive their certificates in 2013, Tosh Southwick, Director of First Nations Initiatives and Academic and Skill Development at Yukon College, says she felt proud.
Settlement Land and Traditional Territory
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Tatshenshini Canadian Heritage River
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