Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Participation and Engagement in Priority Places Initiative

Lead: Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation

Timeframe: 2021-2022

Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation is supporting species at risk conservation and the Priority Place Initiative by dedicating staff to engage in conservation planning, with traditional and scientific knowledge. Youth and elders will visit special sites during research time to learn more about species at risk and changes to habitat and traditional territory.

Species at Risk Benefitting: South Beringia is key habitat for grizzly bears, caribou, birds, small mammals, plants, rivers and lakes and traditional ways of surrounding nations.

Partners: Yukon South Beringia Priority Place Initiative Working Group

Photos by: Jordan Ross