Joint news release with the Council of Yukon First Nations
Yukon’s Premier, Cabinet members and First Nations Chiefs met today for the first Yukon Forum of 2018.
At today’s meeting the leaders discussed important shared priorities including procurement, infrastructure funding, education and health and wellness. They also reviewed progress being made under the Joint Priority Action Plan, including the completion of an agreement that clarifies how resource royalties are shared under Chapter 23 of the Final Agreements.
Through the Yukon Forum we are looking at long-standing issues with new eyes and seeking innovative and collaborative solutions together. The resource royalty sharing implementation agreement is just one tangible example of how we can advance reconciliation when we work together on the interpretation and implementation of the Final Agreements.
The Yukon Forum continues to provide a venue for government-to-government discussions on important issues that impact Yukon First Nations.
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Le Forum du Yukon rassemble des responsables du gouvernement territorial, des gouvernements autochtones et des membres du Conseil des Premières nations du Yukon. Il a lieu quatre fois par année.
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Lors de la rencontre de septembre 2017, les participants ont approuvé un plan d’action sur les priorités communes et ont établi des groupes de travail pour le mettre en œuvre.
Sunny Patch
Cabinet Communications
867-393-7478
sunny.patch@gov.yk.ca
Shari-Lynn MacLellan
Communications, Aboriginal Relations, Executive Council Office
867-455-2811
Shari-Lynn.MacLellan@gov.yk.ca
Juliann Fraser
Communications, Council of Yukon First Nations
867-393-9200 ext.: 9223
Juliann.Fraser@cyfn.net