Fish & Aquatic Stewardship Week

This week, youth from KDFN, Ta’an and CTFN are spending time out at Sky High Wilderness Ranch and Łu Zil Män for the first every Fish and Aquatic Stewardship Week. This program ties science and cultural practice together – participants have learned fish anatomy, taken fish tissue samples to test for mercury, set nets to…

Citizenship Committee member needed

KDFN is looking for a new Citizenship Committee member. The ideal person will be a Citizen who is familiar with Kwanlin Dün’s history/families, and who has significant experience living on KDFN Traditional Territory. To be a suitable fit for the Citizenship Committee, an applicant must meet section 3.3 of the Terms of Reference. To apply,…

June 15 – Youth Council Meeting

KDFN Youth aged 14-19 are invited to Sky High Wilderness Ranch on June 15. There will be lots of food (including a barbeque) and lots of fun (including horseback riding and cart dog-sledding) as well as an honorarium to all attendees of this youth council meeting. Please register with Elaine Smarch at 867-689-1765, this will…

Kindergarten Health Fair

KDFN kids heading to kindergarten next year completed important health screening tests and received vaccinations at this year’s Kindergarten Health Fair. They also got to explore an ambulance, play at fishing and hang out in the Gopher Literacy Bus.

Fish Camp at Fox Lake

Plans for Fish Camp are coming together. For the first week (at Fox Lake) nets will be going in the water starting on Monday. While there will be a focus on fish processing (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday), traditional arts activities will take place every day. Lunch will be served. Everyone welcome! Details on the shuttle…

Dusk’a grad photos

What a beautiful day to celebrate KDFN’s tiniest graduates! Congratulations to the Dusk’a class of 2026. Family, friends, community – and a group of youth drummers all of whom graduated from Duska’ themselves – took part in this morning’s graduation ceremony. Shä̀w níthän, másin cho, gunałchîsh and thank you to all those who support and…