The holidays are approaching, and so is our annual holiday open house! Join us on Wednesday, December 10, between 10 am and 4 pm to meet our team and enjoy some snacks, treats and holiday cheer. Everyone is welcome! 📍 300-204 Black Street 📞 For more info, call 667-6962 or email [email protected].

The holidays are approaching, and so is our annual holiday open house! Join us on Friday, December 12, between 10 am and 4 pm to meet our team and enjoy some snacks, treats and holiday cheer. Everyone is welcome! 📍 300-204 Black Street 📞 For more info, call 667-6962 or email [email protected].

Are you passionate about Yukon First Nations culture and upholding and advocating for our Indigenous students in and out of the classroom? We're hiring First Nation Education Advocates! For more info and to apply: www.yfned.ca/jobs

We're hiring a Wellness & Engagement worker with our Mobile Therapeutic Unit! Join this fantastic team to support our rural youth. For more info and to apply: www.yfned.ca/jobs

“Change is in the air” is November’s Early Years Whitehorse theme ❄️ There’s a busy month ahead with pierogi making, clay magnets, Christmas ornaments, Mother Goose, parenting workshops, and more! Visit yfned.ca/earlyyears for details.

Join us Wednesday, Nov. 5, for our next Early Years Parenting Workshop. Chat with nurses from KDFN about your child’s health, including immunizations, growth, introducing solids, and any other questions you may have. Dinner and door prizes included! For details or to sign up, contact your visitor.

It is with solemn hearts that YFNED announces we are unable to provide Winter Break Hampers this year, due to the Rural Nutrition funding denial by Indigenous Services Canada – Jordan’s Principle. We are working hard to appeal the funding decision and hope to provide Hampers again in the future.

New job posting! We're looking for a Cook in Ross River. For more information and to apply: yfned.ca/jobs

Snowline Gold Corp., in partnership with Ross River Dena Council and Yukon First Nation Education Directorate, will provide temporary, stop-gap funding of $90,000 to maintain school-food aspect of Ross River’s Rural Nutrition program for at least six months. Thank-you Snowline!

This Saturday, October 25, is going to be the most fun little ghouls and goblins will have this year! Join us at Early Years Whitehorse between 11 am and 2 pm for beats from DJ Corab, Karmizzle serving up delights at the chicken nugget bar, and Fun Master Angie Snow keeping it frightfully fantastic.

YFNED is hiring an Early Years Visitor for Carcross! For more info and to apply: www.yfned.ca/jobs

Our second Early Years Parenting Workshop is happening this Wednesday with special guest Leona Corniere, Registered Psychologist and Play Therapist at the Child Development Centre. Leona will present Encouraging Positive Behaviour. Seats are limited, so please contact your visitor to reserve a spot.

The First Nation Education Conference will be held on Feb. 26 & 27, 2026, with a theme of “The 3Rs of Indigenous Education: Relationship, Reciprocity and Reconciliation.” Got an interactive presentation? Email [email protected] to share your stories and knowledge with fellow educators.

The YFNED Math Camp at Takhini Elementary School this week was a blast. Our Numeracy Advocates had so much fun working with the kids and staff at this amazing school and can't wait for the next one! Mahsi Cho to all who helped make this happen.

New job posting! We're looking for a Cook in Ross River. For more information and to apply: yfned.ca/jobs

This Saturday, join us for a Halloween-themed Family Feast at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre! 🎃 Families with Indigenous children aged 0–18 are invited to share a delicious brunch with our between noon and 2 pm. We hope to see you there!

We’re hosting a vaccine clinic this Friday at Early Years Whitehorse with Kwanlin Dün First Nation, 11 am–2 pm. Drop in at 101-420 Range Rd with your little ones for booster shots. Let your visitor know if your child needs a scheduled vaccine.

It’s been a great week of our First Nation Education Advocates supporting Hidden Valley Elementary with their culture camp. - hand games - meat cutting - bannock making - hands-on cultural learning fun

It’s October, and that means it’s time for our “Ghosts and Ghouls” theme at Early Years Whitehorse! Join us throughout the month for sewing, Mother Goose, a Halloween baby rave, and so much more. 🎃 Learn more at yfned.ca/earlyyears.

Mother Goose is landing at Early Years Whitehorse this fall! Join us on Wednesdays (October 1, 8, 22, 29, and November 5) from 10:30 am to noon for songs, stories and snacks with your infant.

What's the view out your window? At YFNED, we don't just see the present, we see a future where all 94 Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's are fully enacted and integrated in Canadian society. That's what keeps us going every day. #94in94, #NDTR, and #EveryChildMatters

Jordan's Principle - Indigenous Services Canada - has denied our Rural Nutrition Program, leaving kids in communities without food programs. There won't be 2 hot meals, snacks and hampers anymore. Please write a letter of support: www.yfned.ca/appeal To read the press release: www.yfned.ca/news

Our next Family Feast is almost here! Whitehorse-based families with Indigenous children aged 0–18 are invited to enjoy a delicious Greek-inspired meal. Join us at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre on Saturday, September 20, from noon to 2 pm.

YFNED's Fall Newsletter is out!!! It's full of fresh photos and info about upcoming events and opportunities! Check it out at: www.yfned.ca/campaigns/vi... Subscribe at: www.yfned.ca/news

Our Whitehorse-based Early Years team is gearing up for their September’s theme: Fall is in the air! 🍂 Join them for drop-in activities like making a traditional rattle (registration required as space is limited), cultural crafts, and bark owls. Learn more at yfned.ca/earlyyears.

Our back-to-school-themed Family Feast is happening this weekend! Whitehorse-based families with Indigenous children aged 0–18 are invited to join us at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre on Saturday, August 23, from noon to 2 pm.

There’s a busy month ahead on our Early Years Whitehorse calendar! Bird watching, a bouncy castle, and jam making are just some of the activities happening in August as we transition to Engaging Environments as our theme. Visit yfned.ca/earlyyears for more information!

This July, YFNED Numeracy team partnered with Ampere (Pinnguaq) and Yukon U Youth Moving Mountains to offer to some super-fun action-packed STEAM (Science, Tech, Engineering and Math) camps in both Pelly Crossing and Watson Lake. We had a blast with 20 kids in Watson Lake and 10 in Pelly.

Check out these EXTREMELY Heart-felt photos from our annual Summer Horse Camp held this week at Heart Bar Ranch. Kids engaged in heart-centered, culturally-grounded horsemanship under the guidance of Gail Riederer & the Heart Bar team, Elders, and First Nation Education Advocates.

Our Early Years staff recently enjoyed a special strategic planning retreat at Amä Kú—our land-based campus. They’re excited to begin our fifth year of offering Indigenous support to families with First Nations children aged 0 to 5. Curious about what Early Years offers? Visit yfned.ca/earlyyears.

We had a great time at our two most recent cooking camps, where youth learned to make some amazing treats and meals to take home. Sound like fun? There's still room in the Teen Cooking Camp, coming up July 28–August 1. Go to yfned.ca/camps to register!

Today, "For Our Children: A Review of Systemic Racism in Yukon Education" was officially released. After over a year of public engagement, research and data analysis, YFNED and the Yukon Child and Youth Advocate Office tabled the report today in the Legislature. www.yfned.ca/racismreview

Just over a week after our 6th Annual First Nation Education Conference wraps up and we are still inspired by all the incredible people who came together to move First Nations education forward in thoughtful, meaningful and interactive ways. To view recordings of sessions, go to buff.ly/dCf5xZm

This Just In! Gala and Day 2 Conference pics! What a rich time, packed with learning and listening and connecting! So much passion. So many great ideas shared. It was a truly wonderful time to come together. #YFNEDconference photos: Shakat Media

Are you a front-line First Nations education worker? You won't want to miss this annual, one-day workshop to connect, share and learn. To register and arrange accommodation and travel email: [email protected]

Last week, YFNED hosted a fantastic visit from our partners at Indigenous Services Canada in Ottawa. We took them on a tour of our Jordan’s Principle Wrap-Around services, schools, kitchens, offices, and land-based campuses! Thanks for your visit ISC, we’ll see you again soon!

We're looking for a few more items to be donated for the Silent Auction taking place at our 6th Annual First Nation Education Conference Gala Event! All proceeds go to First Nations Grad. Help make grad super awesome this year! For more info or to donate, please contact [email protected]

We're back with more family feasts! Mark your YFNED calendar that you got in the winter hamper. It's happening next Saturday, January 18th and we are back at the KDCC. For Whitehorse-based families with Indigenous kids aged 0-18.

"When you're acknowledged, you rise." -Dr. Jody Carrington Our teams, back together after a winter's rest, gathered this week for an important and powerful presentation from Dr. Jody Carrington.

Tables still available for the Trade Show at the 6th Annual First Nation Education Conference. We invite Indigenous artisans, businesses or organizations to set up a table at the busy, exciting 300+people conference trade show. To reserve your table, email: [email protected].

6th Annual First Nation Education Conference Registration Opens Today!! https://buff.ly/3PxCUzO Hurry and reserve your spot. We have a fantastic lineup of workshops and speakers and can't wait to bring everyone together.

The Moccasin Trailblazers is an Indigenous youth-directed movement to activate social change. Join our weekly online MT Sessions: Thursdays from 7:00-8:30 pm starting Dec 26 for youth aged 16-19. Meet at: https://buff.ly/3VFGYlh Info: [email protected]

YFNED ushered in the holiday season with a festive busy Open House today. Thanks to all our wonderful friends who stopped by to share some food and fun with us!

Sheds! Sheds! Sheds! YFNED Trades program has been hammering up a storm with various groups of Indigenous learners across the territory. Three sheds have been constructed in the last month: one in Mayo and two built in Whitehorse with one going to Carcross and the other to Ama Ku.

YFNED has caught the math bug. After 3 incredible days hosting educators from the Math Catcher program (out of Simon Fraser University), we can successfully say our mission to spread match contagion across Indigenous learners in the Yukon is starting to catch on. https://buff.ly/3V3cjOl