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Seeing With Our Own Eyes: Gladiator Metals Copper Claims around the City of Whitehorse
Sitting behind the wheel of his well-traveled red pickup truck, Sandy Johnston drove us along rough backroads, passing piles of copper-laced blue waste rock, leftovers from the long history of copper mining in this area. A history that is starting to repeat itself. [Learn more]
Where We Stand on the Arctic Refuge and What You Can Do
Written by Laurence Fox, Campaigns Coordinator | October 25, 2023A shortened version of this post appeared in the Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 edition of the Yukon News. The cancellation of the remaining leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge this past September was, and is, wonderful news for the Porcupine Caribou, the Gwich’in which have worked tirelessly [Learn more]
How Conservation and Reconciliation are linked
The National Day of Truth and Reconciliation is nearing. My thoughts about what it means are rising and falling to the sound of waves, and the smell of the Pacific rainforest – from Tla-o-qui-aht lands and waters, or ha-houlth-ee in the Nuu-chah-nulth language. Most folks are familiar with this area as Tofino, or Clayquot Sound.
The reason that this area has clean waters and healthy rainforests is because of the vision, courage, and determination of the Tla-O-Qui-Aht First Nation. [Learn more]
Leases Have Been Canceled In The Arctic Refuge–Now What?
The recent lease cancellations in the Arctic Refuge are reason to celebrate, but the fight is far from over. Unless something dramatically changes–and fast– it’s not a matter of if another lease sale will be held, but when. [Learn more]
Connecting to the Land Through Plants
Northern Tutchone youth gathered to learn about native plants and reclamation on their traditional territories. Native plant reclamation is not only a phase of a project or development but an essential and empowering part of the healing process on the land and within the community. [Learn more]
Op-Ed: Unsteady ownership made Minto a disaster waiting to happen
This spring the Minto Mine shuttered, leaving dozens out of work and tens of millions in unpaid bills and royalties. There is a simple explanation for what went wrong at Minto. The company that bought Minto had no business owning a major mining operation and the territory’s outdated mining laws could do little to safeguard the Yukon against the inevitable collapse. [Learn more]
StoryMap: Coexistence & Caution
Join us for a journey across Chasàn Chùa/McIntyre Creek, but without the wet feet and blisters. We share all about our study on the wildlife that depend on the creek. [Learn more]
A journey of carving and dance for caribou
For centuries Indigenous people have shared knowledge in a way that today can sometimes get lost. This summer I will be carving a traditional Indigenous transformation mask and telling the story of the Porcupine caribou and the Arctic refuge through a series of powwow dances. [Learn more]
Embracing intuition and connection at COP15
I feel so grateful for the opportunity to witness, fully listen, and learn at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) in the unceded territory of the Kanien’keha:ka, Montréal. I witnessed so many inspiring people generously share their stories. All of them working so hard for what they believe in – for many things that align with my beliefs and that I want to support. [Learn more]
Op-Ed: Poor water management, not Mother Nature, to blame for Minto mine’s water woes
The departure of Minto Metals has saddled the Yukon with another abandoned mine. The water management saga at Minto reveals efforts to treat water came too late, and the high snow years simply exposed the mine’s failure to manage risk. [Learn more]