On an evening in early November, Teri-Lee Isaac and her family butchered a caribou that was given to them by family in Fort McPherson. While the practice gives the family a freezer full of wild meat for the upcoming winter, it also connects them to the land, and to Northern Tutchone cultural practices that have been passed down through the generations.
I remember well while hunting with Gary Sam he suddenly jumped off his horse and ran into the bush. “I got it,. We ate well that night!
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Christmas is a time of gatherings with family and friends. But what if you find yourself alone at that time of year? Well, if you’re
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On March 8, 2015, a team of 18 Northern Tutchone elders and heritage staff from the Nacho Nyak Dun, Selkirk, and Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nations
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PELLY CROSSING For the past four years, as the executive director of the Yukon Historical & Museums Association, I have visited the museums repeatedly to
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