Yukon is made up of the traditional territory of 14 First Nations. Each First Nation possesses both shared and individual heritage and culture, languages, and systems of governance. Whether you belong to a Yukon First Nation or not, the history of the Yukon, and the current day of Yukon First Nations, including the implementation of the land claims and self-government agreements, affect us all.
To work towards this goal, Yukon University is requiring that all students achieve core competency in knowledge of Yukon First Nations. As of April 2015, 93% of perm/term University employees have achieved this core competency.
Whatever your career or line of work, you can expect to interact with Yukon First Nation people or governments at some point.
Programs that meet the Yukon First Nations Core Competency
School of Liberal Arts
- Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Governance
- Circumpolar Studies Degree
- First Nations Governance and Public Administration Certificate
- General Studies Certificate
- Heritage and Culture Certificate
- Liberal Arts Certificate
- Liberal Arts Diploma
- Northern First Nations Studies Diploma
- Northern Justice and Criminology Diploma
- Northern Outdoor and Environmental Studies Diploma
- Northern Studies Diploma
- Women’s and Gender Studies Certificate
- Women’s and Gender Studies Diploma
School of Science
- Northern Environmental and Conservation Sciences Degree
- Northern Science (ENCS stream) Diploma
- Renewable Resource Management Diploma
- Northern Science Diploma
- Science Certificate
School of Health Education and Human Services
- Community Education and Employment Support
- Early Learning and Child Care Certificate
- Early Learning and Child Care Diploma
- Social Work degree
- YNTEP Degree
Programs that require an elective
School of Academic and Skill Development
- University Access Pathways certificate (HIST 040)
- Science Certificate
Programs that require a workshop, online course, or challenge exam
School of Health Education and Human Services
- Health Care Assistant Certificate
- Practical Nurse Diploma
School of Management, Tourism and Hospitality
- Business Administration Certificate
- Business Administration Diploma
- Computer Support Technician Certificate
- Culinary Arts Certificate
- Multimedia Communication
- Office Administration Certificate
- Public Administration Degree
Centre for Northern Innovation and Mining
- Carpentry Pre-Employment Certificate
- Electrical Pre-Employment Certificate
- Heavy Equipment Tech Certificate
- Oil Burner Mechanic Certificate
- Welding Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate
- Earth Sciences Certificate
- Earth Sciences Diploma
SOVA (Dawson)
- Visual Arts
If your program is not included above then you are not required to complete the core competency in order to graduate.
Note that only degree, diploma, and certificate courses have this requirement.
By selecting one of these courses as an elective you will meet the competency.
| ANTH 140 | Introduction to the Fields of Anthropology |
| ANTH 220 | People and Cultures of the Subarctic |
| CRIM 219 | Aboriginal Peoples and Canadian Criminal Justice |
| ELCC 100 | Cultural Competencies in Early Learning and Child Care |
| FNST 100 | Introduction to First Nations Studies |
| FNST 140 | Preservation of Traditional Knowledge |
| HIST 140/040 | History of Yukon First Nations and Self-Government |
| HIST 220 | History of the Canadian North |
| NOST 202 | Social History of the North |
| NS 200 | Science Course that cross references with HIST 140 |
| SOCI 104 | Social Problems |
| WGST 202 | Women in Indigenous Societies |