Dawson City's new facility aims to reconnect youth and parents

Nyetila Nidaj means our families, our future in Han. This new department was formed in 2022 and now has a new home. The building is built entirely by local Trondheim contractors and every corner is designed to feel traditional and homey. The exterior highlights wolf and crow clan symbols while the interior features soft colours that make people feel comfortable. We focused on culturally appropriate space and look of the building if you notice the colors and a lot of things come from what the Trondhjem kitchen, um, with the guidance of our heritage department we looked at a lot of things in the environment the trees the animals the berries so those colors reflect that also owned by the high quality so the The opening ceremony, a day Trondkviken leadership says represents the healing work that will happen here. This elder and a little child were the first to walk through the doors. It was such a very beautiful moment and it was a very powerful moment because it gave the meaning of what our building wants to be but also gave the meaning of what our program should be. It was a vision through many general assemblies of what the citizens were wishing for and hoping for for the community to assist with our citizens to regain our culture, regain our parenting, traditional parenting, as well as ensuring that we're giving our future generations a better life and a better head start and for better success within their life. The new space will provide more wraparound services by working closer together with the Wellness and the Justice Departments. We found a lot of people falling through cracks. So we're trying to have the support and have the programming that's in there to assist so that we're catching a lot more people and helping a lot more people. The department is now in its new building, and it hopes the new center can help current and future generations thrive. Hyun Jung-kim, CBC News, Dawson City.