Nedaa Show Catalogue - Northern Native Broadcasting Yukon

Show Date MAIN DESCRIPTION SHOW TITLE LENGTH
08 12/12/1987 Helping children be the best they can and coping with special needs is the reason behind
the Child Development Centre in Whitehorse, Yukon. This program focuses on the
centre's philosophy and offers insight to its success through conversations with staff and
parents.
09 19/12/1987 The abandoned native villages of Moosehide, Fort Selkirk and Little Salmon are being
reclaimed by their respective bands in an effort to restore the communities and once
again use them as traditional sites.
10 26/12/1987 The Northern Splendour Reindeer Farm, just outside of Whitehorse, is visited by several
children, their parents and staff of Northern Native Broadcasting Yukon. Singing
Christmas songs, visiting with the animals and learning native language phrases has
never been so much fun. Includes Tlingit, Gwitch'in and Northern Tutchone languages.
11 02/01/1987 A one hour profile of the annual Athapaskan Fiddle Festival in Fairbanks. Each year
fiddlers of all ages from the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Alaska gather to rosin up
their bows to showcase the best fiddle talents in the north.
12 09/01/1988 This one hour documentary looks at the origins and contemporary rights of the Yukon's
aboriginal people; the history of the Yukon Indian Land Claims negotiations and their
current impact; the implications of a settlement; and the present state of relations
between natives and non-natives in the territory.
13 16/01/1988 Workshops being held around the territory are providing Yukon trappers with
information about the industry, humane trapping methods and pelt preparation skills to
help them get the most from their chosen way of life
14 23/01/1988 A public meeting in Whitehorse allowed fears and concerns about the unknown
aftermath of Land Claims settlement to be expressed to the negotiators involved in the
process: Vic Mitander - Council for Yukon Indians, Mike Whittington - Federal
Negotiator, Tim Koepke - Assistant Federal Negotiator and Tim McTiernan - Yukon
Territorial Government
14 23/01/1988 Respected elder Johnny Johns of Carcross, Yukon died on January 18, 1988 at 89 years
of age. This feature looks at his life as a renowned Big Game guide and his involvement
in the building of the Alaska Highway. Johns was one of the two remaining speakers of
the Tagish language
14 23/01/1988 Randall Tetlichi of Old Crow, Yukon shares the story of his battle to overcome
alcoholism and his journey back to sobriety
15 30/01/1988 This hard-hitting one-hour documentary looks at the lingering effects of residential
school on Yukon First Nations. Though there were some positive experiences, the loss
of culture, language and traditions has manifested itself in many negative ways. How has
that loss affected the lives of the students who attended residential and mission schools
and now, the lives of their children.
16 06/02/1988 The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) hosts the national conference which examines the
preservation and promotion of Canada's aboriginal languages. Are these languages and
traditional cultural values being lost for the sake of modernization? Federal funding for
the establishment of a Native Language Centre is announced by David Crombie, Minister
of the Secretary of State.
16 06/02/1988 What will the mining industry in the Yukon be like after Land Claims are settled? What
will it mean for the miners and prospectors? These are the kinds of questions posed
before the federal and territorial negotiators.
16 06/02/1988 An in-depth look at the state of functional literacy in the Yukon native community.
People working to overcome illiteracy offer their personal experiences in this
examination of the human and social importance of community literacy development.
17 13/02/1988 The abandoned native villages of Moosehide, Fort Selkirk and Little Salmon are being
reclaimed by their respective bands in an effort to restore the communities and once
again use them as traditional sites.
Donna Darbyshire - Child
Development Centre
Jim Atkinson - Little Salmon,
Moosehide, Ft. Selkirk Village
Restorati
Joanne Henry - Reindeer Farm
Shoot
Fiddle Festival in Fairbanks
Alaska
THE YUKON (INDIAN)
TERRITORY--LAND
CLAIMS DOCUMENTARY
Earl Darbyshire - Silver City
Workshop
Earl Darbyshire - Land Claims
Meeting
Joanne Henry - Johnny John's
Profile
SPECIAL - A ROAD THAT IS
BRIGHTER
THE MISSION SCHOOL
SYNDROME
Brian Maracle - Language
Conference in Ottawa
Earl Darbyshire - Land Claims
Meeting, Miners & Prospectors
LITERACY - Janice Morin -
Narrator
Jim Atkinson - Village
Restoration, Repeat
07:05
11:50
05:32
58:50
58:50
09:55
28:50
58:50
05:50
05:56
28:50
11:50
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