Dance dance revolution
Get ready to cut a rug in Haines Junction You don’t have to be part of a dance group to be a dancer. According to
Dance dance revolution Read More »
Get ready to cut a rug in Haines Junction You don’t have to be part of a dance group to be a dancer. According to
Dance dance revolution Read More »
The Haines Junction Mountain Festival is in its third year and is a celebration of the United Nations (UN) International Mountain Day (IMD).
A junction of mountain film, culture and science in Kluane country Read More »
Landing in Whitehorse for the first time, Henry Navarro Delgado arrived in the Yukon knowing nothing about the place. Delgado wanted to remain as open-minded as possible when he settled into the coveted Junction Artist in Residence (JAR) Program in Haines Junction.
The Junction and JAR (Junction Artist in Residence) Read More »
There’s a furry addition to Team Yukon’s uniforms as they march into the opening ceremony of the Arctic Winter Games in the Northwest Territories on March 18. Athletes will sport fur pom-poms made from wolf pelts harvested in the Haines Junction area and sewn onto their hats by members of the community.
Editor’s Note: This is part two of two highlighting Kwädąy Dän Ts’ìnchį: Teachings from Long Ago Person Found. It was introduced during the Haines Junction
‘Canadian Ice Man’ tells his story Read More »
Eighteen years ago three sheep hunters discovered the oldest natural mummified body unearthed to date in North America. he story of this mysterious “Canadian ice man” comes full-circle this year with a new book, Kwädąy Dän Ts’ìnchį: Teachings from Long Ago Person Found.
‘Canadian Ice Man’ tells his story Read More »
“We are proud and excited to be founding the Yukon’s only dedicated art and music festival for children,” says Darlene Sillery, one of the five
Augusto! Children’s Festival the First of its Kind in the Yukon Read More »
They decided it would be fun to spend the summer playing as many of the Yukon Parks cook shacks as possible. Music in the campground.
Music gets the campfire cooking Read More »
World travel has its place, but Sharon Shorty says a lot of Yukoners need to get out and take a trip into their own territory.
Three Days of Dance Read More »
Our community will soon welcome an expected 100+ Indigenous curators, artists, and academics participating in the first northern gathering of the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective. The
Recognizing Amazing Art Read More »
The late Alex VanBibber had a favourite refrain: “An outdoor life is a healthy life.” This is according to his friend, Harvey Jessop. Jessop wrote
Continuing the Legacy of Alex VanBibber Read More »
Standing in the hallway of the Horwood’s Mall, looking into Climate Clothing, you don’t immediately see the First Nation influence in the neat rows of
A natural way to look good (and feel good) Read More »
A few years ago, my brother found an ancient tool that had migrated upward through the soil in the middle of his wheat field in
Reminders of Time Past Read More »
Out on the old Alaska Highway, halfway to Haines Junction and only a few kilometres from Champagne, an observant traveller may spot Kwaday Dan Kenji,
“You feel it to your core; it is a heartbeat; so uplifting; it just goes right through me.” Steve Smith, the chief of the Champagne
Drumming Festival will ‘wake up the land’ Read More »
Some people should live forever; I felt immense loss as I heard about Alex Van Bibber’s passing on November 26, 2014, at the age of
Remembering Alex Van Bibber Read More »
Klukshu village, or Klukshu Łu Ghą is an important part of who Sheila Joe is. The heritage resources officer for the Champagne and Aishihik First
The wild beauty of the Yukon is the décor of our daily lives. But when famous types make a special trip to the Yukon, it’s
Kennedys: Making Waves and Making Headlines Read More »
86Heaven – they’re an informal conglomerate of Yukon hip hop artists headed by Warren Strand a.k.a. Abstract Original.
From his Basement to the Stage Read More »
As nine-year-old Alexis Crystal Jim focuses on picking up a brilliant blue bead with her sewing needle and fastening it to a piece of hide,
It Takes a Village Read More »
As every Yukoner should, I have been following the debate over the Peel Watershed Draft Land-Use Plan. It is a debate that will decide what
Peel Watershed is not reserved for elite slobs Read More »
Last winter Terry Rufiange-Holway took an extra week of vacation. When he got back on the job as Champagne-Aishihik housing director, an exciting new opportunity
Volunteers Building Home on Champagne-Aishihik Land Read More »
One could easily write a page-turning book about the life and accomplishments of outfitter, trapper, residential school survivor and honoured veteran Alex Van Bibber. I
An Inspirational Elder: Alex Van Bibber Read More »
The history of the Jo-Jo Lake trail goes a long way back, as the people of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations can tell you.
Along the Jo-Jo Lake Trail Read More »
Les Walker had a goal. Form the band Common Knowledge, perform at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (CAMA) and have an album in nomination.
Nomination Hat Trick Read More »
Fourteen lucky young Yukoners will get the opportunity to take part in an outdoor education camp this July for free. The Yukon Fish and Game
Pushing Their Limits Read More »