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A group of Indigenous leaders and youth from the Yukon will be heading to the other side of the world next week for a cultural exchange in New Zealand.

Pauline Frost is starting off on a new political career after being sworn in Wednesday as the new chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in Yukon. CBC spoke with Frost about the swearing-in ceremony, and about her hopes as leader of the community.

Arctic Journal The Youth Training in Ethical Knowledge Sharing and Co-production to Advance Northern, Indigenous-led Conservation and Stewardship Program will train a generation of Indigenous youth to design and deliver relevant research projects using Indigenous and community-based research methods, as well as ethical approaches to knowledge sharing between Indigenous and Western ways of knowing. Youth will be trained both as guardians and researchers to develop the skills to understand, work and care for the lands and waters within their traditional territories. Canadian Mountain Network...

Three excerpts from ‘Concrete,’ ‘A Book of Ecological Virtues’ and ‘Uncertain Harvest.’ Enter to win today. University of Regina Press 21 Dec 2020 | TheTyee.ca SHARES This article is part of a Tyee Presents initiative. Tyee Presents is the special sponsored content section within The Tyee where we highlight contests, events and other initiatives that are either put on by us or by our select partners. The Tyee does not and cannot vouch for or endorse products advertised on The Tyee. We choose our partners carefully and consciously, to fit with The Tyee’s reputation as...

Advocates in Whitehorse thank banks for not funding oil exploration in arctic wildlife refuge Canada’s five big banks pledged not to provide financing to companies with oil exploration projects within ANWR. Social Sharing Canada’s 5 big banks pledged not to provide financing to companies with oil exploration projects within ANWR Posted: Dec 18, 2020 8:00 AM CT | Last Updated: December 18, 2020 Advocates for protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge walk to the five major banks in Whitehorse on Thursday with thank you letters.(Mike Rudyk/CBC) The –20C temperature didn't stop a small...