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Call for Presentations: 2024 Yukon Heritage Symposium

Event Date: Friday, October 18, 2024
Event Location: MacBride Museum of Yukon History, Whitehorse
Proposal Submission Deadline: Sunday, September 15, 2024

We are pleased to announce that our 2024 Heritage Symposium, Intersections, will be held on Friday, October 18, 2024 at the MacBride Museum of Yukon History in Whitehorse. Join YHMA for a chance to meet new colleagues and catch up with old ones, be inspired by new ideas and trends, and share knowledge and standards of practice. Registration will be free of charge and include lunch and refreshments.

YHMA is currently seeking proposals for presentations. Case studies, theory-based talks, roundtable discussions, and other formats are welcome – we encourage you to think outside the box! A maximum length of 20 minutes applies to most presentations; group-based, discussion-focused sessions may be up to 45 minutes in length.

Proposals addressing the event theme are strongly encouraged, but if you have an idea for a presentation you’d like to share, please get in touch – we are open to all ideas, provided they have some connection or relevance to Yukon heritage and/or the Yukon heritage sector.

Theme: Intersections

Heritage doesn’t stand on its own. It intersects with many other aspects of our lives and surroundings, whether tangible or intangible. Some intersections are inherent, while others may arise through partnerships, the application of external techniques or ideas, and other conscious decisions. Identity, culture, art, tourism, climate action, science, self-determination, the non-profit sector, government, and more: all are connected to heritage. Even within heritage, different aspects both intersect and diverge. Together, we will explore these intersections at the 2024 Yukon Heritage Symposium.

How to Submit a Proposal

Step 1: Gather your information.

  • Name of contact/primary presenter

  • Contact phone number and e-mail address

  • Names of additional presenter(s), if applicable

  • Presenter(s’) position(s) and organization(s), if applicable

  • Presentation title/theme

  • Brief description of proposed presentation

  • Estimated length of presentation

  •  Anticipated technical requirements

Step 2: Complete and submit the Google Form here by September 15, 2024. 

Please send any questions to Lianne Maitland, Executive Director, at info@heritageyukon.ca or 867-667-4704.

REGISTRATION OPEN! | AABC / ARMA VI 2024 Joint Virtual Conference | May 29-31

AABC / ARMA Vancouver Island 2024 Joint Conference

"Going further together: Connectivity and partnerships in the information profession"

By Archives Association of BC / ARMA Vancouver Island

Wednesday May 29 - Friday May 31, 2024

Virtual (online via Zoom)

To register: https://aabcarmaviconference2024.wordpress.com/register/

The AABC and ARMA Vancouver Island are pleased to invite you to the 2024 virtual conference "Going further together: connectivity and partnerships in the information profession" that will be held May 29 - 31, 2024.

Registration is open for the conference only, or in bundled pricing for the conference workshop "Ready-Set-Go! Emergency Planning for Organizations" that will be held on Friday, May 31, 2024.

For more information about the conference schedule, workshop description, and registration links, please visit the conference website at: https://aabcarmaviconference2024.wordpress.com/

AABC / ARMA VI 2024 Joint Virtual Conference | May 29-31 | CALL FOR SPEAKERS

https://aabc.ca/2024-Conference

AABC / ARMA Vancouver Island 2024 Joint Conference

"Going further together: Connectivity and partnerships in the information profession"

By Archives Association of BC / ARMA Vancouver Island

Wednesday May 29 - Friday May 31, 2024

Virtual (online via Zoom)

The organizing committee for the AABC / ARMA VI 2024 Joint Conference are inviting proposals related to the topic of partnerships, connectivity, and relationship building in the information field.

See the AABC event page for details and the call for speakers announcement.

Yukon Native Language Centre Language Conference 2022 | Oct 4-5

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yukon-native-language-centre-language-conference-2022-tickets-407620372507

Learn about current Yukon First Nation language initiatives and network with fellow language champions

By Council of Yukon First Nations - Yukon Native Language Centre

When and where

Date and time

Tue, 4 Oct 2022, 9:00 AM – Wed, 5 Oct 2022, 5:00 PM MST

Location

Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre 1171 1st Avenue Whitehorse, YT Y1A 0G9

AABC-YCA Joint Conference 2021

Conference Recordings Available Online

The conference recordings are now available on YouTube. You can view the recordings using the links below. The video description includes the start time for each presentation so you can locate a specific session within the recording.

  1. October 26, 2021 (Day 1): https://youtu.be/aDZCAq6dZ-A

  2. October 27, 2021 (Day 2): https://youtu.be/20ZIUt6W1Lc

For more information on the conference held on October 26-27, 2021 go to https://aabcycaconference2021.wordpress.com/

What a Mountainous Success!

Last week we engaged a great number of archivists and records managers from First Nation Communities and Organizations in Yukon as well as on an international scale to our first YCA Summit on Archives in the Yukon!

We speakers even had the opportunity to be interviewed and broadcasted on the Radio!

We want to thank everyone who participated and helped to make this first conference a success!

What happened after the Summit?

After the Summit we took Guest Speakers Marnie Burnham (LAC Vancouver Regional Manager), Melissa Adams (UBCIC Archivist) and Erica Hernandez-Read (UNBC Researcher/Archivist) for a tour of some of Yukon’s Community Archives.

Our first stop dropped us off to see the Yukon Native Language Centre with their new Archivist Angela Code, then we headed over to the Yukon Archives where Territorial Archivist David Schlosser and Yukon Archives Staff took the speakers on a 30-minute quick tour of the facilities.

Afterwards, the group went downtown for a short tour at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre with Carolyn Harris before visiting the Old Fire Hall Market for some souvenir. A quick fuel up at Antoinette’s for lunch got us ready to travel out to Carcross for a tour of the Carcross Tagish First Nation Learning Centre, unfortunately at this point we had to bid farewell to Marnie as she had to catch her plane later that evening. But we promised to take lovely photos to show her! in Carcross, Derek Grose took the ladies on an extensive tour of the learning centre and the new archives storage room where we then set off for a quick chat with Master carver Keith-Wolfe-Smarch in his studio.

CTFN Archives with Derek Grose

CTFN Archives with Derek Grose

CTFN: Outside of Keith Wolfe-Smarch’s Studio

CTFN: Outside of Keith Wolfe-Smarch’s Studio

The next day, we all headed out with a Starbucks coffee in one hand to Haines Junction to visit the Champagne & Aishihik Archives Facility and join in on the mountain festival as well.

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Sheila Greer, Erica Hernandez-Read & Melissa Adams viewing the large Atlas at the Da Ku Cultural Centre.

Sheila Greer, Erica Hernandez-Read & Melissa Adams viewing the large Atlas at the Da Ku Cultural Centre.

All in all, it was a great trip out and we had tons of fun travelling together! YCA looks forward in having Marnie, Erica, and Melissa back up to see more of Yukon!