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Yukon First Nations and National Defence

This collaborative project represents a partnership between the Assembly of First Nations Yukon Region and NAADSN to undertake research and host regional dialogues with Yukon First Nations (YFNs) to identify defence and security priorities in the Yukon and Western North American Arctic. This project will produce a comprehensive discussion paper that offers concrete recommendations for strengthening DND/CAF-Indigenous collaboration in the face of evolving Arctic security threats, as well as fact sheets and practical reference guides. Specific objectives are to:

  • Identify and articulate Yukon First Nations’ concerns, interests, and priorities with respect to Arctic defence and security an era of rising geopolitical tensions; the role of Yukon in continental defence and NORAD; and climate change as a complex and multi-faceted security challenge;
  • Identify ways to enhance communications between YFNs and DND/CAF, as well as practical opportunities to advance whole-of-society priorities in the North; and
  • Identify partnership opportunities including: procurement opportunities for YFN businesses and development corporations; mechanisms to support CAF exercises and operations on YFN traditional territories; enhancing the Canadian Rangers; and dual-use infrastructure projects that also address community needs.
 

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