This is a joint news release with the Council of Yukon First Nations and Yukon First Nations governments.
Today Premier Sandy Silver and his Cabinet, Council of Yukon First Nations Grand Chief Peter Johnston and Yukon First Nations Chiefs met in Carcross for the Yukon Forum. This was the final Yukon Forum in 2022 and the 23rd Yukon Forum since the Working Together Declaration was signed in January 2017.
Leaders discussed the Wildlife Act, the recent proposed changes to the Oil and Gas Act, the Yukon Forum Joint Priority Action Plan and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action. Leaders tasked their senior officials to review and recommend updates to the Joint Priority Action Plan to guide the ongoing collaborative efforts of the Yukon Forum.
Leaders also discussed this year’s Yukon Days, a series of trilateral meetings in Ottawa with the Premier, Yukon ministers, Yukon First Nations Chiefs, and federal ministers to discuss Yukon priorities. This year’s Yukon Days meetings will take place on December 5 and 6, 2022
