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Title:

Training opportunity in the Traditional Territory of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation and east of Old Crow, Yukon

Agreement Number:

NST-2223-0076

Agreement Value:

$15,000.00

Agreement Date:

Feb 16, 2023 - Mar 31, 2023

Description:

This project will provide training in the Traditional Territory of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation (VGFN) near Crow Flats, north and east of Old Crow, Yukon, in March of 2023. This field-based activity will allow students to complete a course-based requirement for their programming. The training will be comprised of credit-based coursework that will see Yukon University students travel to Crow Flats by snowmobile to a campsite used by the community for cultural engagement. In concert with First Nation citizen knowledge holders and Elders, students will conduct snow and ice science activities, do baseline assessments of available flora and fauna and local geomorphology, and buttress that data with learning and traditional environmental knowledge provided by around seven VGFN citizens.

Organization:

Polar Knowledge Canada

Location:

Whitehorse, Yukon, CA Y1A 5K4

Reference Number:

171-2022-2023-Q4-00004

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Recipient's Legal Name:

Yukon University

Program:

Northern Science and Technology Program

Program Purpose:

The program aims to create a strong research presence in Canada’s Arctic through POLAR. The program builds a knowledge base to support effective solutions to Arctic issues, northern policy and research development, and advances Canada’s position as a leading Arctic nation.