Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Mapping Pelly Banks
Agreement Number:
KME-2526-0005
Agreement Value:
$35,000.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
This project aims to build capacity among Kaska Dena community members through training and mentorship, while documenting and mapping traditional ecological knowledge and land use in Dena Kayeh (Yukon). By interviewing Elders and creating a digital repository of ecological relationships, it seeks to preserve and sustain Dena science and lifeways for future generations. The work is led by and for the Kaska Dena to support community well-being and the protection of their knowledge systems.
Organization:
Polar Knowledge Canada
Location:
Ross River, Yukon, CA Y0B 1S0
Reference Number:
171-2025-2026-Q2-P0010
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Indigenous recipients
Recipient's Legal Name:
Pelly Banks Aboriginal Society
Program:
Grants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar Regions
Program Purpose:
To foster and encourage activities and events that promote greater awareness of, and increase knowledge about, polar regions. Attract, inform and inspire new generations to carry on Canada's increasing activities in polar affairs.