Reaction to Yukon’s new substance use health emergency receiving mixed reviews
While the Yukon government’s new substance use health emergency is intended to respond to the…
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Referendum to decide whether 9 schools in the Yukon form First Nations school board
Advocates say new board will help communities and First Nations exert more control over education.
First Nation in the Yukon holds gathering to remember people who died from addictions
In the small community of Carcross, Yukon, about 30 people gathered to honour those who…
First Nation in Yukon declares state of emergency after three drug related deaths in one week
Carcross/Tagish First Nation declares a state of emergency in hopes it will draw attention to the addictions crisis plaguing territory.
Indigenous women more likely to report harassment when taking Whitehorse taxi says survey
Report finds more needs to be done to protect women who take taxis.
First Nations in Yukon, Nova Scotia, grapple with COVID-19
There are 921 active cases of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities across Canada.
Artwork by prolific Ojibwe artist Carl Beam found in Whitehorse friendship centre
More than 183 pieces by Beam, Steven Snake, and others were stored away at non-profit for over two decades.
‘Something needs to be done’: Yukon community of Mayo struggling with addictions, mental health crisis
Don Hutton’s life changed forever on Sept. 1, 2021. It was on that day that…
First Nations firefighters in the Yukon head to B.C. to help with flood recovery
Yukon First Nations Wildfire is sending a 16-person deployment to B.C.