Vuntut Gwitchin rejoin Council of Yukon First Nations after 16-year absence – CBC
Oct 10, 2024
‘Having a voice, a collective voice, is more powerful,’ said Vuntut Gwitchin Chief Pauline Frost
Sixteen years after severing political ties with the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN), the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation has rejoined the political organization as a full voting member.
Vuntut Gwitchin Chief Pauline Frost and CYFN Grand Chief Peter Johnston made the announcement at a news conference in Whitehorse on Wednesday.
“Up to this point, we have essentially been observers,” Frost said. “We voice our opinions and our thoughts at the table, but we were never presented with an opportunity to vote on resolutions.”
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