Citizenship and Enrollment Act Consultation Survey

KDFN’s Citizenship Committee has drafted a new Citizenship and Enrollment Act. It took several years and many people provided input. We are now happy to have a draft for you to review.

Please take 10 minutes to complete this survey. Your answers will help us make decisions on important issues that will affect Beneficiaries, Citizens, and future generations.

This survey is anonymous. If you would like to enter for a chance to win a $500 Air North gift card, please follow the link at the end of the survey to submit your contact information for the prize draw.

If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Burns, the Registrar. Her email is citizenship@kdfn.net. Her phone number is 867-633-7800. Ext. 138

Kwanlin Dün’s Ancestral List

The Ancestral List is a record of Kwanlin Dün ancestors who lived in our Traditional Territory and were part of our community before 1988. It helps us understand our family lines and connect Citizens to their history.

We invite Elders to meet with Jennifer Burns before December 12 to review their family tree and make sure their family information is accurate.

Honoraria will be provided.

To book a time please call Jennifer at: 867-633-7800 Ext. 138, or email: citizenship@kdfn.net

1.How much do you agree with using an official KDFN Ancestral List to decide if someone is a KDFN Citizen or Beneficiary?

2.Do you have any other thoughts or ideas about the Ancestral List?

Section 8 Citizen Removal

A Section 8 Citizen is someone who is not a Kwanlin Dün descendant, but becomes a Citizen through marriage, by living in the Kwanlin Dün Traditional Territory, or by being recommended by the Elders Council. These Citizens join the community through connection and involvement, not through family ancestry.

3.How much do you agree with removing Section 8 Citizens from Kwanlin Dün after a divorce or the death of their Citizen spouse?

4.Do you have any other thoughts or ideas about removing Section 8 Citizens after a divorce or a death of their Citizen spouse?

Dual Citizenship

Many Kwanlin Dün Citizens also have Citizenship with another Yukon First Nation. The Citizenship Committee wants to work with these Citizens to help them resolve their dual Citizenship. We would like to know if there should be a set timeline for how long we will work at resolving dual Citizenship.

5.How much do you agree with resolving dual Citizenship within a set timeline?

6.What do you think the timeline should be for resolving dual Citizenship?

7.Do you have any other thoughts or ideas about resolving dual Citizenship?

Beneficiary and Citizen

The new Citizenship and Enrollment Act brings Beneficiary status and Citizenship closer together. It says a person cannot be one without also being the other. When someone applies to be a Citizen or a Beneficiary, they are automatically applying for both.

8.How much do you agree that Beneficiaries and Citizens should be combined so that all KDFN Citizens are also Beneficiaries?

9.Do you have any other thoughts or ideas about bringing Beneficiary status and Citizenship closer together?

Survey Draw

This survey is anonymous. If you would like to enter for a chance to win a $500 Air North gift card, please follow the link below.

Click here to submit your contact information for the prize draw.

If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Burns, the Registrar. Her email is citizenship@kdfn.net. Her phone number is 867-633-7800. Ext. 138