In 1973, the Council for Yukon Indians presented the Federal government of Canada a list of grievances and a pathway to reconciliation in the landmark document Together Today for our Children Tomorrow. A central concern of this profound document is the educational injustice of Yukon’s education system. In response, it stresses that Yukon schools must teach the history of Yukon First Nations, employ culturally responsive teaching practices, and, ultimately, must be relevant to First Nations students.
Born of this context, the Yukon Native Teacher Education Program (YNTEP) began in 1989 with a vision for change in Yukon schools as collectively voiced by First Nations Chiefs and Elders, community members, educators, and politicians across the Yukon. YNTEP students are part of an educational tradition that is committed to building educational practices and institutions that support reconciliation and decolonization. We expect graduates of YNTEP to lead for change, providing a curriculum of consequence as a foundation for a brighter future for all Yukon students and their communities.
The Bachelor of Education After-Degree (BEAD) program was established as two-year post-degree program.
Teaching
2024 Fall Semester:
ECS 303: Curriculum and Pedagogy 2
EFLD 405: Internship
2025 Winter Semester:
ELBP 215/225: Indigenous Land-Based Education Part 1 and Part 2
ECS 401: Critical Perspectives of Assessment
2025 Spring Semester:
EFLD 311: Rural Practicum
Rideau Funding
Canadian Geographic Infographic of Indigenous Teacher Education Programs