Land & Peoples
Relationship Model

Welcome to our Homeland

"Take care of the land; the Land takes care of you. Take only what you need."

Copper Joe Jack
INDIGENOUS LAND PLANNER

Collaborative Land Planning

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Key Laws

Relationship with Indigenous Peoples in the Yukon

The Indigenous Way of Life is all about relationships. Our relationships with Creator, with spirit people, with animals, with the land, waters, humans. The LPR Model attempts to rebuild healthy relationships and respect between land and peoples. Reconciliation can only happen when people view themselves as part of nature.

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Respect.

Care.

Services

How can the LPR Model be applied?

No Voice Perspective

Model includes "those with no voice" in all discussions and decisions made at the roundtable.

Knowledge Stream Tree

This is a story of how multiple knowledge systems can function collaboratively side-by-side to make decisions in the best interest of all affected.

How to improve the relationship between Land and People

This connectiveness should be understood. The animals are our teachers, and show us how to live
on the land.

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Servises.

Find the service that’s right for you.
June 4, 2020

Southern Lake Caribou Steering Committee

Southern Lake Caribou Steering Committee
June 10, 2020

Football Meetup

Football Meetup
June 8, 2020

Leading Voice

Leading Voice
Portfolio

Media Coverage

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University of Mount Royal and Arctic Research Institute 2024 (Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories)
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S’TENISTOLW Conference 2024 (Victoria, British Columbia)
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Collaboration & Partnership

How is the LPR Model being
put to work?

Southern Lake Caribou Steering Committee
Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC)
June 15, 2022: Royal Society of Canada: Strengthening a One Health Approach to Emerging Zoonoses
Caribou in the Schools - Curriculum Development & School Pilot Programs
Indigenous Protected Conservation Areas 2020 Virtual Campfire Series
Yukon First Nation Cultural Tourism Association - Elder & Knowledge Holder Workshops
Canadian Institute of Planners - 2020 Planning and Indigenous Communities
Yukon University Land Use Planning Course - Winter 2021

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Want to know more?

Reach out to the Land and Peoples Relationship Model Team using the contact form below.

Mentorship Program

Grounded in the principles of the Land and Peoples Relationship Model, Elder Copper Joe Jack will guide participants through a 5-month program on building respectful, caring, and collaborative sustainability solutions.

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