Revitalizing the routes that connected the people of North Yukon
North Yukon is honeycombed with routes. It’s an intricate network of trails and waterways that the Gwich’in people have used to move through the area for thousands of years.
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Vuntut Gwich’in First Nation
Shoo’ii and Sheek’aii – Dinjii Zhūh Dinētl’eh — ChiH Ahaa
Jidii Tthak tr’ahtsii — We make everythingJùhts’ō tr’agwāndaii — That’s our lifeAih hāh natr’ahādādal — We travel with snowshoesVichī’ nīltl’yaa — Braided hairGwich’in niintsyaa — Where we feastOonjit k’yūu — EnglishTs’ii deii —...
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Burning one litre of diesel fuel produces about 2.7 kilograms of carbon dioxide. So, for example, Grise Fiord (Ausuittuq), a community of 150 located on the southern shore of Ellesmere Island, in Nunavut, is dependent on burning...
Read MoreIncreasing the chance of survival
Yukon College student Cheyenne Bradley is taking a few minutes between work and class to look after 30,000 newborns.“Sometimes I call them my babies — we get them when they’re eggs and we basically raise them,” she said. “We...
Read MoreDinjii Zhuh Ginjik – Chih Ahaa
Ke’ehdài’ Goginjik.Words of Yesterday.Juk drin gatr’igiikhii.Spoken today.Nihkàa gèenjijit.For tomorrow.Diiginjik triinlii.We are our language.Jii nanh tth’aih hèe giin khii.The land still speaks.Nakhwa zhèh k’oo gwich’in...
Read MoreMyth and Medium Focuses on Stories and Performance
This week shaped up to be a culturally ambitious one in Dawson City. The centerpiece of the week has been the Myth and Medium conference organized by the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in’s Heritage Department and focusing on the performing...
Read MoreDidee & Didoo: MY GYM
WHEN I MENTION MY GYMIT DOESN’T HAVE A BASKETBALL RIM.MY GYM IS THE GREAT OUTDOORSI SHARE IT WITH ANIMALS ON ALL FOURS.I SHARE MY GYM WITH THE BEARWHERE THERE’S LOTS OF FRESH AIR.I SHARE MY GYM WITH THE PORCUPINEWHERE THERE’S...
Read MoreHarvesting Porcupine Caribou Near Old Crow
Climate change in the North makes many changes to the growth of our plants, and confuses our animals with more wind, rain and fog. It also affects the river levels. They are constantly rising and dropping, resulting in fishnets...
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