Members of Liard First Nation worried as COVID-19 cases spike in nearby Watson Lake
5 new cases of COVID-19 linked to family cluster in Watson Lake area
Sara Connors
Sara Connors is originally from Nova Scotia and has a Journalism degree from the University of King’s College in Halifax. After graduation she worked in South Korea for two years as an English Language teacher and freelance journalist. After she returned home in 2019 she worked behind the scenes at CTV Atlantic in Halifax before joining APTN's Yukon bureau in July 2020.
Yukon letter on One Health published by Science includes Indigenous principles
First Nations people in the Yukon endorse One Health approach, say it could help with COVID-19 pandemic.
‘Education, our way’: New First Nations education directorate promoting student success in the Yukon
New educational programs designed to strengthen students’ education, promote learning.
‘Education, our way’: New First Nations education directorate promoting student success in the Yukon
New educational programs designed to strengthen students’ education, promote learning
Indigenous tourism operators in Yukon hit hard by COVID-19
Industry estimates lose of 32,000 jobs and more than a thousand business closures.
Indigenous business owners call on major retailers to pledge more shelf space
Canadian retail sorely lacking in Indigenous representation.
Yukon farm offers life skills, employment opportunities to First Nations youth
Don’t let appearances deceive you, while the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Teaching and Working Farm in Dawson…
Gwich’in Nation launches lawsuit in effort to stop oil drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Oil drilling is expect to destroy valuable Porcupine calving grounds in Alaska
First Nations in the Yukon fear poor Chinook salmon run sign of looming extinction
Yukon salmon advisory boards recommends First Nations in the territory stop fishing chinook for the rest of the year