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Winter 2020 – Kwanlin Dän Ch'a Newsletter WINTER 2020 Kwanlin Dän Ch’a Kwanlin People of Whitehorse, How are you? WElcomE bAbIES Ezme Dawson at the first KDFN Welcome Babies event on January 30, 2020. WHAT'S INSIDE 3 Community Family Liaisons 4 Day School Class Action 6 KDFN Committed to training and development 7 Southern Tutchone at work 8 Auntie's House proposals 10 Next generation of negotiators 11 Role of CSOs 12 Notice of election 14 We are our language 16 Youth Advisory Committee update 17 Fall Trapping Program 18 Culture Days 20 Celebrating babies 21 Art at Hammerstone 22 Events calendar Kwanlin Dän Ch’a message from the chief Welcome to another edition of Kwanlin a job fair last fall encouraging citizens to Dän Ch’a. It is always a pleasure to report apply. If you did not attend, but may have back to the citizens on the progress of our an interest in one of the job postings, you Nation. are encouraged to connect with Gayle Ball at the House of Learning. Gayle is the best As many of you may have noticed, the point of contact to help KDFN citizens and hustle and bustle in the community employers connect. continues with numerous construction projects in McIntyre moving forward. The I would like to send a huge shout out to the KDFN Multi-Purpose Building and Gym is Youth Recreation Team in Justice, who has expected to be completed in the coming done an amazing job at creating activities months. Progress on the Community Hub for our young people. Your efforts have Administration Building is on schedule for not gone unnoticed. Keep up the amazing completion next year, and five new houses work! As well, special kudos to those are being built on Macaulay Road. KDFN citizens preparing for the upcoming 2020 Arctic Winter Games, to be held Any jobs resulting from these initiatives will March 15 to 21. Our city is sure going to be be posted at the House of Learning and on energized in the coming weeks. We will be employment websites. KDFN also hosted in the bleachers cheering you on. Constables Candice MacEachen and Adam Lightfoot are RCMP officers who are newly stationed in McIntyre. 2 WINTER 2020 Kwanlin Dän Ch’a community Family liaisons advocate for families Kwanlin Dün’s Child and Family Support Some examples of what the Child and Services team advocates for KDFN Family Support Services can do: children and families. It works closely • Advocate for KDFN families with social workers from the Yukon government’s Family and Children’s • Provide clarity and support for people Services unit on every child welfare case to involved with Family and Children Services ensure that all rights and laws are upheld. • Support connections with family, The team – part of KDFN’s Community community and culture Justice department – consists of Community Family Liaisons Karole O’Brien, • Help KDFN families understand their rights Gwyneth Williams, Stephanie Sullivan, under the Child and Family Services Act Kim-Marie Rumley, and Manager Renee A growing part of their work has included Carrier. The team’s capacity has increased applying to Jordan’s Principle for a range over the past several months which has of services to support families. This team resulted in fewer community interactions is committed to ensure all interactions with YG Family and Children’s Services staff. citizens are founded in respect and dignity Child and Family Liaisons work closely for everyone. with YG social workers on all child welfare If you need to access the services of the cases. They are here to support families Child and Family Liaison Workers, they can and do everything they can to help keep be reached at (867) 633-7850. parents and children together. Their work is always confidential. A big part of their job is to eliminate obstacles for families “A growing part of their work has included seeking medical, educational or social supports. applying to Jordan’s Principle for a range of services to support families.” KDFN’s Child and Family Support team: Renee Carrier, Kim-Marie Rumley, Karole O’Brien, Stephanie Sullivan, and Gwyneth Williams – eager to help however they can. Kwanlin Dän Ch’a WINTER 2020 3 There is a nation-wide settlement to compensate Survivors of Federal Indian Day Schools and Federal Day Schools If you attended one of these schools, you’ve waited a long time for this moment. This may be an important step in your healing journey. Find out if you are eligible for compensation and how you can make a claim. Go to IndianDaySchools.com or call us at 1.888.221.2898 Need to Talk? Contact the Hope for Wellness Hotline: 1.855.242.3310 4 WINTER 2020 Kwanlin Dän Ch’a Federal Indian Day School class Action Anyone who attended Indian Day School, no matter the time they List of Federal Indian Day attended, can receive a minimum base payment of $10,000 in Schools In Yukon: compensation. First Nation, Metis and Inuit Indian Day School Burwash Landing Day School survivors can apply. Amounts could vary depending on the level of harm a student has experienced. Family of deceased students can Champagne Landing also apply if the person died after July, 2007. Little Salmon To be eligible for compensation, survivors must have attended one of Mayo the identified Day Schools listed on the List of Federal Day Schools, Moosehide and experienced harm. Old Crow Village The deadline for claims to be submitted is July 13, 2022. Ross River Anyone needing assistance filling out forms can contact the KDFN Teslin Lake Health Centre at 668-7289. Fish lake local Area Planning Underway KDFN and the Yukon government have agreed to develop a cooperative local area plan for the Fish Lake area. The planning area is about 500 square kilometers and includes KDFN Settlement Lands, public lands and privately-owned lands in the Jackson Creek, McIntyre Creek and Wolf Creek watersheds. The Fish Lake local area plan will be guided by a Steering Committee made up of KDFN citizens and local residents. The plan will create a shared vision for the Fish Lake area to ensure that land use and development occurs in a way that respects and honours KDFN history, heritage and culture -- today and for future generations. • Heritage, Lands and Resource staff have held workshops in recent years to help • The Fish Lake local area plan will be Land use planning prepare for the plan. There will be many developed under Section 30 of the workshop held in more opportunities for KDFN citizens to KDFN Self-Government Agreement. 2015 at Jackson Lake participate as the plan is developed. A Memorandum of Understanding • We are currently collecting information describing how YG and KDFN will work for a background report about together on the plan will be signed in the the cultural, historical and present near future. importance of Fish Lake to KDFN. For more information, or to get involved, • An official plan start-up is expected please contact Roy Neilson 867-663-7800 later this year. ext. 119 or [email protected] Kwanlin Dän Ch’a WINTER 2020 5 KDFN committed to training and development Kwanlin Dün First Nation is committed Alberta Sam – Recreation Support Worker to deliver quality government services to with Justice, Community Recreation its citizens and the greater community. Jasmine Bill – Finance Trainee with To accomplish this, KDFN works hard Finance to provide training and development opportunities whenever possible. Kadrienne Hummel (NND) – Finance Trainee with Finance Darcy Carlick – Oil Burner Apprentice with Community Services Steven Brown – Oil Burner Apprentice with Community Services Bruce Wilson – Lands Steward Officer Trainee with Heritage, Lands & Resources Jordan Vallevand Vance – wildland fire fighting trainee with Yukon Government Winston Smarch – Carpenter Apprentice with Community Services Charli Rae Sydney – Student Labourer with Community Services Curtis Dawson (CAFN) – Student Bruce Wilson – Below is a list of KDFN citizens, Labourer with Community Services KDFN citizen and community members and other Yukon Land Steward. First Nation citizens who have taken on Chris Vance – Community Services – roles throughout Kwanlin Dün First Nation Student Labourer with Community Services over the last year to gain new skills and Jessica Bien – Reception & Administrative experience workplace training: Assistant trainee with Health & Wellness Lester Wilson – Temporary assignment Kathleen C Dawson – Community Safety opportunity in economic development with Officer Trainee the Chu Níikwän Development Corporation KDFN accesses a number of funds to Chantal O’Brien – temporary assignment financially support opportunities such as outside of KDFN to CYFN to gain new skills these to citizens. Some of the funders are: as Jordan’s Principle Navigator • First Nation and Inuit Youth Employment Amber Rose Shorty – Executive Assistant Strategy (Canada) Trainee with Administration • Indigenous Student Employment Aurora Hardy – Communications Advisor Program (Canada) trainee with Administration • Professional & Institutional Development Alexander Gatensby – Communications Program (Canada) Advisor trainee with Administration • The Government of Yukon Roxane Johnnie – Justice Support Worker Trainee with Justice For more information, contact Caroline Boleen at 633-7800 ext. 127 or Kluane Clarke – Recreation Support [email protected] Worker with Justice, Community Recreation 6 WINTER 2020 Kwanlin Dän Ch’a learning Southern Tutchone for the Workplace by Alexander Gatensby parent and child language lessons are Starting at the end of November 2019, taught in the Southern Tutchone Ta’an KDFN staff have been learning about the Dialect Tuesdays from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Southern Tutchone language and culture in Alternatively, The Yukon Native Language a lunch and learn-style setting. The classes, Centre has downloadable resources on offering cultural teachings for staff to use in their website, including audio lessons and the workplace, home, and on the land, are story-books, where anybody can download scheduled to continue every Wednesday and start learning.
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