Whitehorse

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Education

Elijah Smith Elementary

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Yukon Native Teacher Education Program (YNTEP)

Four-year Bachelor of Education degree program that focuses on elementary education specializing in Yukon & cross – cultural content.

Source: Yukon College

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Friendship Centres

Skookum Jim Friendship Centre

Skookum Jim Friendship Centre is a non-profit organization located in Whitehorse, Yukon, which is committed to a vision of bettering the spiritual, emotional, mental and physical well being of First Nations peoples.

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Health and Social Services

Diabetes Prevention Program

The Diabetes Prevention Program aims to address the high rates of diabetes and its complications among urban Aboriginal people in the Yukon.

Source: Skookum Jim Friendship Centre

First Nations Health Programs

Advocates for First Nation people at Whitehorse General Hospital, to ensure quality and culturally sensitive holistic health care.

Source: Whitehorse General Hospital

Youth Emergency Shelter Program

This page provides an overview of the programs and services offered at the Youth Emergency shelter program.

Source: Skookum Jim Friendship Centre

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Justice and Policing

Aboriginal Law Group

Provides legal and policy advice to the Yukon Government respecting the negotiation and interpretation of Yukon First Nation Final Agreements, the rights of Aboriginal people, and other matters relating to Aboriginal law.

Source: Government of Yukon; Justice

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Language, Heritage and Culture

Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre

The Centre provides interpretive information and guided tours through this unique facility which includes interactive multi-media presentations, etc.

Source: Government of Yukon; Tourism and Culture

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