THE STORIES
Some stories are meant to be shared.
Stories live. They should be respected and honoured as an act of sharing, connecting and teaching. Over the past five years — including a pandemic pause — the students of Stories North and people in communities throughout the Yukon have created stories of beauty, struggle, culture, doubt and hope. We are so grateful to be able to share these with you.
The Stories
Crafting an ulu
Visitors to Whitehorse’s Adäka Festival attend a knife making workshop with custom knife maker George Roberts. Roberts and his group of eager students got together to craft traditional “ulu” women’s knives.
Cultural connections
From the visual art to the ceremonial songs and dances, Whitehorse’s eight annual Adäka Festival was a culturally rich environment, demonstrating Indigenous art from all over the world.
Eugene Alfred: carver and sculptor
Eugene Alfred, a carver and sculptor of Northern Tutchone and Tlingit ancestry, showcases his craft at the Adäka Cultural Festival on July 2. His current project is a carving which honours Beaver Man, an important figure in Alfred’s Indigenous history who had the body of a man, but the tail and teeth of a beaver.
