Canadaland

Often underreported or ignored by national media, the unique and complex issues facing the people who call Yukon home rarely get the attention they deserve. In this LIVE TAPING Mattea Roach, Michelle Friesen, Tosh Southwick, and Carissa Waugh take part in a smart, nuanced, and engaging conversation centering the opportunities, and political and social challenges up north. But most importantly, this episode speaks to the absolute need to have tough and sometimes uncomfortable conversations about reconciliation. Host: Mattea RoachCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)Guests: Michelle Friesen, Tosh Southwick, Carissa WaughBackground reading:Curing the ‘colonial hangover’: how Yukon First Nations became trailblazers of Indigenous governance - The NarwhalIndigenous self-government in Yukon holds lessons for all of Canada - Policy Options'It's going to take the comm