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CBC
31-07-2025
- General
- CBC
Carcross/Tagish First Nation put in charge of remediating 3 contaminated sites
The First Nation in Yukon is now overseeing the clean-up of tailings at the former Arctic Gold and Silver mill site and the former Venus mine, as well as the remaining contamination at the Chooutla site in Carcross. The CBC's Isabella Calissi has more on what it means for the community.
Yahoo
23-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Several Carcross/Tagish First Nation citizens want self-government jobs to be more accessible
Some Carcross/Tagish First Nation citizens say it's hard to access employment with the First Nations government. They say requirements have changed throughout the years, leaving many citizens unable to access certain positions. They say it's created a leadership structure that doesn't represent the community. The CBC's Virginie Ann has more.
CBC
23-07-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Several Carcross/Tagish First Nation citizens want self-government jobs to be more accessible
Some Carcross/Tagish First Nation citizens say it's hard to access employment with the First Nations government. They say requirements have changed throughout the years, leaving many citizens unable to access certain positions. They say it's created a leadership structure that doesn't represent the community. The CBC's Virginie Ann has more.
CBC
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Annual language camp in Carcross to revitalize Tlingit language
Tlingit language learners from far and wide gathered in Carcross this week for an annual language camp. Learners of all levels participated in activities ranging from songs to storytelling games. CBC's Marissa Meilleur was there.
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Carcross/Tagish First Nation hosts Yukon handgames championship for first time
Drummers, spectators and handgames players crowded around three mats in a packed Haa Shagóon Hídi Hall in Carcross this weekend, as hundreds of competitors played for the 37th Yukon Annual Handgames Championship. Gordon Peter, a member of the Ross River Dena Council, has been playing handgames since the early 1990s and has travelled the North competing since 2005. With 74 teams of six players each, Peter said he had never seen a Yukon tournament as well-attended as this one. "This is almost like a N.W.T. turnout with so many people," Peter said. "I've never seen anything like it." Peter says the high turnout is likely due to the growing popularity of handgames in recent years, and the venue's proximity to Whitehorse. "This is a really good location for handgames," Peter said. Handgames is a Dene tradition that has gained popularity among many First Nations. It consists of two six-player teams facing each other, with one team hiding a token and the "shooting team" guessing which player has it. Winning teams earn game sticks, needing a best-of-three result to win. Dawn Alesna, the tournament's co-organizer, says Carcross/Tagish First Nation was "buzzing" with excitement to host the tournament for the first time. The tournament's winner typically chooses the next year's host. Last year, a team from Selkirk First Nation gifted the tournament to Carcross/Tagish First Nation. "It was awesome," Alesna said. "We've been talking about it for a couple years, so we're just very grateful." This year's youth winners were the Little Warriors, and the adult winners were Alesna's team, Rainebow Rich. Rainebow Rich, which consists of players from Carcross/Tagish First Nation and Selkirk First Nation, are asking Selkirk First Nation's Pelly Crossing to host next year's tournament at Minto Landing. If they do not accept, Alesna says a couple other communities have already offered to host. Alesna says the Carcross organizing committee looked forward to bringing "a sense of spiritual upliftment" to its community through this year's handgames tournament. "I really enjoy just smiling, and laughing and watching while I'm playing," Alesna said. "You get immersed in it." Nearly 20 youth teams entered the tournament. Alesna says spreading the games to young people is particularly important. "The young people are our future, so we need to lift them up." Ten-year-old Mirage Barrett from Carcross/Tagish First Nation says this is her second tournament in her two and a half years of playing handgames. "I like playing handgames and I just like the tournaments," Barrett said. "I like to see who wins and doesn't win." She says her favourite part is the movement players use to hide the token. "I like how we bounce around," she said. Gordon Peter says handgames are about more than playing a game. He says handgames heal communities by reconnecting people to their culture. "They have three mats, but their drumming, it's all one," he said. "It's almost like your heartbeat. Playing handgames is the best game that the Native person ever had."
