Community health and safety tops agenda at Yukon Forum – Yukon News
Nov 26, 2024
Premier and CYFN grand chief say discussion dealt with substance-use emergency and MMIWG2S+ plan
Community safety, health and wellness were the key items of discussion as territorial government and Yukon First Nations representatives met for the third Yukon Forum gathering of the year. Specific topics were implementation of strategies on the substance-use health emergency and missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people (MMIWG2S+).
Premier Ranj Pillai and Council of Yukon First Nations Grand Chief Peter Johnston spoke with reporters after the day’s discussions on Nov. 22.
Pillai described the day’s topics as “heavy” in opening remarks but Johnston described everyone leaving the meetings in good spirits and satisfied with the outcomes.
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