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Kluane Adamek addresses ruling on carbon pricing, emphasizes Indigenous autonomy
Kluane Adamek, Yukon’s Assembly of First Nations regional chief, has issued a statement regarding the recent Supreme Court ruling on carbon pricing…
Whitehorse Star
‘A day to honour survivors, their families’
Yukon Regional Chief Kluane Adamek of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has offered some thoughts on Reconciliation Week and what it means for survivors, First Nations and all Canadians.
IN MY VIEW
CBC
‘Canada, you need to learn the truth’: An open letter from AFN Yukon Regional Chief Kluane Adamek
“Canada Day is tomorrow, but first I want to tell you about what I am attending today, the demolition of what was formerly the Lower Post Residential School, will be held. My grandmother, Ch’aalį umą̀, sadly passed away this January. From the age of seven years to well into her teens, she attended the Lower Post Residential School…”
The Globe and Mail
‘Opinion: Canada should Indigenize the Senate’
“The appointment of Inuk leader Mary Simon as Canada’s 30th Governor-General is a vital step toward recognizing the significance of Indigenous peoples in Canada’s past, present and future. A northerner with decades of experience and a woman grounded in culture, she represents a true shift in Canada – and beyond….”
National Coverage
CBC
Bringing more women into politics an ‘incredible force’, says Yukon AFN chief
Kluane Adamek knows the importance of women seeing themselves reflected in the institutions that govern them.
She is Yukon’s regional chief for the Assembly of First Nations, and she said she views upcoming elections for the territorial and federal governments and national chief as a ripe opportunity to bring more women into the political world…