Joint news release with the Council of Yukon First Nations and Yukon First Nations governments
Yukon’s Premier, Cabinet members, Council of Yukon First Nations' Grand Chief and Yukon First Nations Chiefs met today at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre in Whitehorse for the fourth Yukon Forum of 2019.
Leaders discussed traditional knowledge and received an update from the Yukon Advisory Committee regarding developing a Yukon strategy in response to the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Leaders provided an update on an education data sharing agreement between the Government of Yukon and Yukon First Nations.
Leaders also discussed and debriefed Yukon Days meetings held in Ottawa the week of December 2, 2019. This year’s trilateral meetings were an opportunity for the Government of Yukon and Yukon First Nations governments to present shared priorities to the newly appointed federal Cabinet ministers.
Yukon Forum continues to foster open and honest conversations that strengthen respectful government-to-government relationships in Yukon. The commitment and collaboration that has come from Yukon Forum, both from leadership and from those implementing the Joint Priority Action Plan, has advanced important initiatives that are improving the lives of all Yukoners.
Premier Sandy Silver
Yukon Forum has proved to be an important venue for leaders to listen to one another and collaborate. We’ve made progress on many issues of priority to Yukon First Nations in 2019. We look forward to seeing more results in 2020.
Council of Yukon First Nations Grand Chief Peter Johnston
The Yukon Forum is a meeting of the political leaders of the Government of Yukon, Yukon First Nations governments and the Council of Yukon First Nations.
The Yukon Forum meets four times a year.
This is the twelfth Yukon Forum meeting since signing the Working Together Declaration in January 2017.
Matthew Cameron
Cabinet Communications
867-393-7136
matthew.cameron@gov.yk.ca
Markie-May Bailie
Aboriginal Relations, Executive Council Office
867-456-6051
markie-may.bailie@gov.yk.ca
Juliann Fraser
Communications, Council of Yukon First Nations
867-393-9200 ext.: 9223
juliann.fraser@cyfn.net