Yukon Historical and Museums Association

12/24/2024

Happy holidays from all of as at YHMA to you! Our offices are closed as we celebrate the season, but we'll be back on January 6. See you in the new year!

12/24/2024

Looking for something to do between Christmas and New Years? Our December artist in residence, Asha Bittenbender, is giving a reading on Monday, Dec. 30th at 3 pm. It’s taking place at the Chambers House (home of Frostbite and the CJUC community radio station) in Shipyards Park in Whitehorse.

12/10/2024

Congratulations to the Museum Association of Newfoundland and Labrador on receiving the inaugural Premier’s Medal for Heritage!

12/09/2024

Do you have questions about generative AI, intellectual property, and ownership? Tech Yukon is putting on a webinar on Wednesday, December 10 at noon about this very topic. You can learn more and register at the link below.

AI is changing how to approach content generation. From text for books or poems, to images, and even video. Not only for the creation, but also in editing and live streaming.

11/27/2024

This looks so beautiful - we can't wait to see it all lit up! We were very happy to be able to support some initial electrical work for this installation through the Yukon 125 Fund and it's amazing to see the project completed. Congratulations to artist Jackie Olson and the Yukon Arts Centre!

The official reveal of Jackie Olson's LED installation, titled Yuhke, Baby Strap 2024, will be held at the opening reception for our new art exhibits by Olson, David Curtis, the Northern Fibres Guild and Riley Cyre on Thursday, Nov. 28, 5-7 pm. Come see the incredible variety of colours the installation will show.

10/31/2024

The Dawson City Museum auction is coming up quickly!

Let's get ready to rumble...well, at least metaphorically. One more week to go until the 46th Museum Auction! Remember there's a prize for best sports-themed costume ⚽️🏀🏈⚾️🥎🎾🏐🏉🥏🎱🪀🏓🏸🏒🏑🥍🏏🪃🥅⛳️🏹🎣🥊🥋🎽🛹🛼🛷⛸🥌⛷🏂🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♀️🪂🤼‍♀️🤸‍♀️⛹️‍♀️🤺🤾🏌️🧘🏇🏄‍♀️🏊‍♀️🤽‍♀️🚣‍♀️🧗🚵‍♀️🚴‍♀️🏆🥇

10/23/2024

Check out this artist talk from Krystle Silverfox tomorrow (Thursday, October 24)!

October artist in residence Krystle Silverfox will give an online talk this Thursday, Oct. 24th at noon Yukon time. She’ll discuss her research on beading as well as share some past works and works in progress. The session will be recorded for those who can’t make it. The zoom link is here:

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/86405448369?pwd=zdgt7YbQeub9oQ2cxVJkigyyEKUzUD.1

10/22/2024

We’re tuning into the podcast to listen to experts in the heritage field and beyond as they explore how heritage can help us to live aware, with care, and with purpose. https://buff.ly/47MtXeo
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Nous écoutons le balado du pour écouter des spécialistes du domaine du patrimoine – entre autres – pour comprendre comment le patrimoine peut nous aider à vivre conscients, attentifs et avec intention. https://buff.ly/47PgMcT

10/15/2024

We asked, they answered - Whitehorse municipal candidates have responded to our questions leading up to Thursday's election. You can take a look at what they had to say here: https://www.heritageyukon.ca/2024/10/15/questions-to-whitehorse-municipal-election-candidates-candidate-responses/

09/30/2024

On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the CMA as part of a coalition of national and provincial heritage organizations urges the Government of Canada to take immediate, decisive action to establish an Indigenous-led National Framework for Indigenous Cultural Heritage Rights. We do this to support the return of Indigenous ancestors and belongings through repatriation and to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples to their own cultural heritage.

We urge the Government of Canada to:
• Fulfill Canada’s commitments enshrined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDRIP).
• Take urgent action. Despite Canada's commitment to UNDRIP, Action Plan Measure 98, which commits to co-developing a comprehensive approach for the repatriation of Indigenous Ancestors and Cultural Belongings, has not yet been started.
• Address the full spectrum of Indigenous cultural heritage rights through an Indigenous-led National Framework for Indigenous Cultural Heritage Rights.
• Release the funds requested in our pre-budget submissions to the Department of Finance, and the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance for initial research on repatriation scope and costs.

It's time for meaningful progress on Canada's UNDRIP obligations.

Read the full joint statement: https://bit.ly/3BuRm7X

09/20/2024

Looking for a great museum job? The George Johnston Museum is hiring a Museum Manager! The application deadline is October 1.

08/19/2024

On August 16th, 1896, George Carmack, Kate Carmack, Skookum Jim Mason, and Dawson Charlie stumbled upon the mother lode rich deposits of precious Yukon gold. The news spread fast and hundreds of thousands of stampeders soon arrived to the Klondike in search of their own gold.

Today is a significant celebration for Yukoners in celebration and commemorates the first discovery of gold in Bonanza Creek (formerly called Rabbit Creek) and the set off the Klondike Gold Rush that led to the formation of the Yukon Territory. The Yukon Order of Pioneers, a fraternity of prospectors, encouraged the territorial council in 1911 to establish the holiday. The holiday originally fell on August 17 but is now the third Monday of that month. Festivities are centred in Dawson City, the epicentre of the gold rush, and each year tourists and Yukoners stampede there for what is now days of celebration and activities.

08/15/2024

08/05/2024

If your business or organization is part of the tourism industry, please consider taking part in this important research being conducted by two Vancouver Island University (VIU) students with Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon (TIA Yukon). This project is a critical first step to understanding the complete tourism infrastructure in the Yukon. Completing the survey will take about 25-30 minutes, and you can also opt into an interview.

The Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon is the visitor industry association forging a common vo

08/05/2024

Terry Fox day is a celebration of a Canadian hero who embarked on a 143-day journey to raise awareness of cancer called the Marathon of Hope. He inspires and continues to inspire millions across the nation with his dedication, perseverance, compassion and kind-heartedness.

Terry Fox’s journey began in 1980 and covered 5,372 km. He was eventually forced to stop his Marathon of Hope in Thunder Bay Ontario when cancer had invaded his lungs. Schools across Canada do an annual Terry Fox Run to honour this remarkable individual whose legacy continues to embody the best of the human spirit, uniting people in a shared commitment to hope, resilience, and a quest for a world free from cancer.