Title:
CYFN Archives Access Project 2022–23
Agreement Number:
2223-0043
Agreement Value:
$50,220.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2023
Description:
The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) Archives Access Project application for the 2022-23 DHCP focuses on the completion of finding aids for records created by the CYFN predecessor organizations that founded and led the Yukon First Nations land claims movement from circa 1968 to circa 1983: YNB – Yukon Native Brotherhood (184+ boxes) and YANSI – Yukon Association of Non-Status Indians (61+ boxes). The 2022-23 project will also include records from the predecessor land claims negotiation organization CYI – Council for Yukon Indians (65+ boxes related to the Leadership and Implementation Planning series), and the CYFN – Yukon Native Language Centre Indigenous Language Preservation series (50+ boxes).
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Expected Results:
Short-term results include specific tasks completed by the project archivist to organize and describe four currently inaccessible series. Long-term results will increase research access to records (including linguistic research records) related to foundational organizations for Yukon land claims: YNB, YANSI, CYI and YNLC (Yukon Native Language Centre). All 14 Yukon First Nations (YFNs) participated in land claims negotiations and now implement self-government, programs, and resource management. These records are critical to YFN governments and citizens, encompassing 10,000+ Yukon people; municipal, Yukon and federal agencies; and researchers from the North, Canada and the rest of the world.
Location:
Whitehorse, Yukon, CA Y1A 4P1
Reference Number:
129-2022-2023-Q1-00008
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
710031
Recipient Type:
Indigenous recipients
Recipient's Legal Name:
Council of Yukon First Nations
Program:
Documentary Heritage Communities Program
Program Purpose:
The Documentary Heritage Communities Program supports the development of Canada's local archival and library communities by increasing their capacity to preserve, provide access to, and promote local documentary heritage.