Carcross/Tagish First Nation

Joseph Tisiga Awarded $20,000 as the Winner of the First-Ever Yukon Prize for Visual Arts

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021
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The Yukon Prize was co-founded by Julie Jai and David Trick to help ensure the Yukon art scene has a prominent voice in the Canadian cultural landscape.

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  • The Yukon Prize was co-founded by Julie Jai and David Trick to help ensure the Yukon art scene has a prominent voice in the Canadian cultural landscape.
  • Tourism Yukon is proud to be a part of the Yukon Prize, which will increase support for the development of Yukon artists, and deepen the connection between locals and those outside the Yukon to learn about and appreciate Yukon art.
  • The prize recognizes excellence by Yukon visual artists and is a catalyst for the promotion of Yukon visual art across Canada.
  • The Yukon Prize is intended to be a biennial event and the Yukon Prize website will house an online gallery of the works of past finalists.

New Royal Canadian Mint One-Dollar Circulation Coin tells the Shared History of the Klondike Gold Rush

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021
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"The Mint is thankful to the Tr'ondk Hwch'in and Carcross/Tagish First Nations, as well as the Dawson City Museum for helping us tell a complete, shared story of the Klondike Gold Rush," said Marie Lemay, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint.

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  • "The Mint is thankful to the Tr'ondk Hwch'in and Carcross/Tagish First Nations, as well as the Dawson City Museum for helping us tell a complete, shared story of the Klondike Gold Rush," said Marie Lemay, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint.
  • "As central as the Klondike Gold Rush is to the Yukon's fame and history, its portrayal has often been one-sided and reductive," said Sandy Silver, Premier of the Yukon.
  • The reverse of the one-dollar circulation coin commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Klondike gold discovery is designed by Vancouver artist Jori van der Linde.
  • The Royal Canadian Mint is the Crown corporation responsible for the minting and distribution of Canada's circulation coins.

Yukon and Northern BC First Nations tackle climate change using Indigenous knowledge and science

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Friday, June 18, 2021
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The Minister and Parliamentary Secretary met virtually with Carcross/Tagish First Nation (C/TFN) to learn about their community-led climate change monitoring program.

Key Points: 
  • The Minister and Parliamentary Secretary met virtually with Carcross/Tagish First Nation (C/TFN) to learn about their community-led climate change monitoring program.
  • The Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRTFN) is also leading a unique project to assess the impacts of climate change within their traditional territory.
  • Climate change is causing many of the culturally significant ice patches to melt, exposing organic artifacts to oxygen and leading to rapid deterioration.
  • Budget 2021 also proposes to provide $25 million in 202122 to the Government of Yukon to support its climate change priorities, in collaboration with Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada.