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CYFN Yukon First Nations Data Summit - October 29-30, 2024

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Dear YCA network, 

We wish to inform you about the First Nations Data Governance Strategy, a joint initiative between the Council of Yukon First Nations and the First Nations Information Governance Centre. CYFN will also be hosting the Yukon First Nations Data Summit from October 29-30th, 2024 at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre in Whitehorse. Register here to attend (more info below)!

The Data Governance Strategy envisions a future where all First Nations have full sovereignty over their data and knowledge – how it is collected, where it is stored, and how it is analyzed and communicated. For Yukon First Nations, this means starting from a foundation of Yukon First Nations values, and building on the vision that was set out in Together Today for Our Children Tomorrow 50 years ago. Yukon First Nations have always recognized that governance of their own data is a key element of self-determination. The Strategy is part of a larger conversation funded and initiated by the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) about what First Nations-led data governance looks like across Canada.

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Do you work with data, information or stories that are important to your Nation?

We invite you to join the Yukon First Nations Data Summit from October 29-30th, 2024 at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre in Whitehorse. Registration Deadline is October 11.

What is it?  2 Days dedicated to Yukon First Nations data sovereignty. We will have speakers to talk about the need for Yukon First Nation control over data; hands-on workshops to learn how to steward and protect your data; and discussion sessions to allow for information sharing across Nations and departments. 
Who can attend? nybody working for a Yukon First Nations government, organization or initiative, across any programs and services. Data involves everyone, whether you are working with information from health, environment, administration, economy, education, heritage and/or records, etc. 

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Environmental Controls: DIY Dehumidification Spaces

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Protocols for Native American Archival Materials

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Over the past decade, tribal leaders, archivists, and librarians in the United States and Canada have expressed an interest in improving existing relationships and developing new relationships with non-tribal institutions which hold American Indian archival material. Numerous professional groups support this goal, such as the Society of American Archivists, the Council for the Preservation of Anthropological Records, the American Indian Library Association, the International Indigenous Librarians Forum, and the American Association for State and Local History. These Protocols outline many opportunities for collecting organizations to cooperate with Native communities.

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Let's Welcome New Archivists to the Land of the Midnight Sun!

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Joining our team of archivists here in the North are….

  1. Carrey Isaak:

    • Bio: Carey Isaak, graduate of the University of Manitoba Archival Studies program has worked in various archival/heritage institutes across Western Canada for the last twenty years. He is currently working for the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) on a one year project to describe and re-house its vast and unique collection of archival material.

    Carrey is working on the CYFN fonds with Peggy D’Orsay, Donna Darbyshire and Kaylin Horassi.

  2. Nancy Vanden-Eykel:

    • Bio: When people ask me where I’m from, I usually respond by asking originally or most recently?  For the first time in almost 20 years, the answer to those two questions is the same.  I grew up in New Westminster, BC and have worked all over Canada, including Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Alberta, Ontario and then I headed back to BC for four months before being hired as the Archivist at CAFN.  I am thrilled to add the Yukon Territory to my list of places I’ve lived and being able to put my skills and training to work for the Heritage, Lands and Resources department at CAFN delights me.  One of the things my strange and twisty life has provided me is a wide variety of skills and experiences.  In addition to holding a Masters in Library and Information Sciences from Western University, I also hold a Bachelors in English Literature from Ambrose University and a Diploma in Broadcast Communications – Radio from British Columbia Institute of Technology.  I’m very grateful for the opportunity to live and work in Haines Junction, serving CAFN as Archivist and providing information management support.

    Nancy will be working at the Da Ku Cultural Centre on CAFN Archives and Records Management for 9 months.

  3. Angela Code: Yukon Native Language Centre

    • Bio: I am a member of the Sayisi Dene First Nation. I am originally from Tadoule Lake, MB but have lived in Yukon for many years. I am passionate about Indigenous language and culture revitalization. I am excited about starting this new job and am excited for all the amazing, creative projects that will come out of this work.