Treaty Talk series

Graphic for the Treaty Talk Series featuring the subtitle ‘Yukon voices on their experiences with treaty negotiations’ and the Understanding Our Treaties initiative by The Gordon Foundation.

The Treaty Talk video series features Yukon negotiators and those implementing the Agreements sharing their treaty experiences. 

There are also interviews with the Yukon's emerging leaders sharing their experiences of participating in The Gordon Foundation`s Treaty Simulation.

There are 13 videos in this series ranging in length from 2 to 4 minutes.

The series was created and recorded in 2020 by The Gordon Foundation and is being shared with permission. 

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The Gordon Foundation - Treaty Talk series

In 2020, The Gordon Foundation created a collection of Treaty Talk videos featuring people from across Canada involved in treaty negotiations or who participated in their Treaty Simulation.

The series features many Yukon negotiators and those implementing the Final and Self-Government Agreements as well as interviews with the Yukon's emerging leaders who share their experiences of participating in the Treaty Simulations held in the Yukon.

The Treaty Talk series is part of the Understanding Our Treaties website, an initiative of The Gordon Foundation to provide experiential learning about treaties and to support their Treaty Simulation model.

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Graphic for the Treaty Talk Series featuring Shelby Blackjack.
Treaty Talk with Shelby Blackjack
Shelby talks about her unique position as a Yukon First Nation citizen working for the Yukon Government and shares how youth can get involved in their governments and their treaties.
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Speaker graphic for the Treaty Talk Series featuring Pamela Muir, sharing experiences with Yukon treaty negotiations as part of The Gordon Foundation’s Understanding Our Treaties initiative.
Treaty Talk with Pamela Muir
Hear Pamela discuss how modern treaties establish a platform for the relationship between the treaty parties, as well as the challenges sometimes faced during implementation.
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Speaker graphic for the Treaty Talk Series featuring Bev Sembsmoen, sharing experiences with Yukon treaty negotiations as part of The Gordon Foundation’s Understanding Our Treaties initiative.
Treaty Talk with Beverly Sembsmoen
Listen in as Bev tells us why youth should get involved with their treaties, and how they can get started. She also shares her desire for youth to learn from their Elders while they still can.
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Speaker graphic for the Treaty Talk Series featuring Dave Joe, sharing experiences with Yukon treaty negotiations as part of The Gordon Foundation’s Understanding Our Treaties initiative.
Treaty Talk with Dave Joe
Hear from Dave about his experience as an Expert at the 2019 Yukon Regional Simulation. Dave also shares how modern treaties impact youth, why they should get involved, and how they can get started.
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Speaker graphic for the Treaty Talk Series featuring Tony Penikett, sharing experiences with Yukon treaty negotiations as part of The Gordon Foundation’s Understanding Our Treaties initiative.
Treaty Talk with Tony Penikett
Take it from Tony, the Yukon Umbrella Final Agreement is important. Also, listen for Tony’s take on why youth need to get involved in their treaties, and he even shares some ways for them to get started.
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Speaker graphic for the Treaty Talk Series featuring Kim Smarch, sharing experiences with Yukon treaty negotiations as part of The Gordon Foundation’s Understanding Our Treaties initiative.
Treaty Talk with Kim Smarch
Dans cette vidéo, Mme Smarch explique pourquoi les traités modernes sont importants pour elle.
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Speaker graphic for the Treaty Talk Series featuring Robin Bradasch, sharing experiences with Yukon treaty negotiations as part of The Gordon Foundation’s Understanding Our Treaties initiative.
Treaty Talk with Robin Bradasch
Robin explains what implementation is really about and shares how modern treaties impact youth in the Yukon.
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Speaker graphic for the Treaty Talk Series featuring Ed Schultz, sharing experiences with Yukon treaty negotiations as part of The Gordon Foundation’s Understanding Our Treaties initiative.
Treaty Talk with Ed Schultz
Listen in as Ed explains the role of youth councils as a platform for youth to participate in decision making and learn leadership skills.
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Speaker graphic for the Treaty Talk Series featuring Brian MacDonald, sharing experiences with Yukon treaty negotiations as part of The Gordon Foundation’s Understanding Our Treaties initiative.
Treaty Talk with Brian MacDonald
Listen in as Brian shares about the Government of Yukon’s role in modern treaties, as well as how these agreements recognize rights and include young people in the process.
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Speaker graphic for the Treaty Talk Series featuring Stephen Mills, sharing experiences with Yukon treaty negotiations as part of The Gordon Foundation’s Understanding Our Treaties initiative.
Treaty Talk with Stephen Mills
Stephen shares how modern treaties are a path forward, discusses the Yukon Government’s role in negotiations, and encourages youth to seek out mentor relationships.
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Speaker graphic for the Treaty Talk Series featuring Geri-Lee Buyck, sharing experiences with Yukon treaty negotiations as part of The Gordon Foundation’s Understanding Our Treaties initiative.
Treaty Talk with Geri-Lee Buyck
Get the scoop on Treaty Simulations from Geri-Lee and find out why she thinks youth need to participate in treaty work.
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Speaker graphic for the Treaty Talk Series featuring heena Johns, sharing experiences with Yukon treaty negotiations as part of The Gordon Foundation’s Understanding Our Treaties initiative.
Treaty Talk with Sheena Johns
Listen in as Sheena explains some practical impacts of modern treaties on youth and how implementation can be interesting and exciting!
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Speaker graphic for the Treaty Talk Series featuring Kris Statnyk, sharing experiences with Yukon treaty negotiations as part of The Gordon Foundation’s Understanding Our Treaties initiative.
Treaty Talk with Kris Statnyk
Kris encourages young people to learn about their agreements and then use that knowledge to get involved directly and indirectly with implementation of those modern treaties. He also shares the importance of maintaining connection to the land.
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