Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation
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Treaty Talk | Shelby Blackjack

Shelby Blackjack; Citizen of Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, Yukon
Manager, Implementation, Government of Yukon
 

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.

The Gordon Foundation Treaty Talk Videos


The Gordon Foundation has a collection of Treaty Talk videos featuring Yukon negotiators and those who are implementing the Agreements, as well as a video on the history of Yukon's modern treaties. The Understanding Our Treaties website is an initiative of The Gordon Foundation to provide experiential learning about treaties and to support the Treaty Simulation model. 

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