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SFN and Yukon College Team Up for On-The-Land Program

Thursday, 15 June 2017 08:26

Eight students are participating in the month long course learning Northern Tutchone and other traditional activities.

Eight Selkirk First Nations citizens are living on the land over the next month, building a raft and learning other Aboriginal traditions.

The First Nation teamed Yukon College with the students spending their days working with Elders and instructors to learn Northern Tutchone, make and use fish traps, prepare camps, and discuss topics including decolonization, Indigenous governance, and self-determination.

John Reid, Department Head for Northern Region at Yukon College says the month long course is to help build confidence in the program's participants.

"A lot of it has to do with self confidence and creating the wherewithal within individuals to be leaders in their communities and leaders in their families."

Once the raft is complete, the students will sail from Minto Landing to Fort Selkirk. Reid says this done to show traditional summer travel methods.

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