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Sho Than K'e Ho Chi Dok

Land and Peoples Relationship Ways Mentorship Program‍

Waters Create | The Land Teaches | We Listen

Grounded in the principles of the Land and Peoples Relationship Model, Elder Copper Joe Jack will guide participants through an 8-month program on building respectful, caring, and collaborative sustainability solutions.

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Waters Create; The Land Teaches, We Listen.

About The Program

Participants will experience 32+ hours of instruction and mentorship under the guidance of Elder Copper Jack, with guest speakers and other Elders and Knowledge Holders connected to the Land and Peoples Relationship Model.

Participants will come together twice a month for two hours virtually (October 2025 - May 2026) to learn and share together. Participants will receive:

  • In-depth learning about the Land and Peoples Relationships Model and the teachings that ground this collaborative planning tool
  • Overview of Canada’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (with a specific focus on No. 13: Climate Action, No. 14: Life on Land, and No. 15: Life Below Water) 
  • Space to connect the Land and Peoples Relationship Model to participants’ work and life through a reflection and action project
  • Teachings on how the Land and Peoples Relationship Model can be applied within each participants’ individual context
  • Space to consider how the Land and Peoples Relationship Model relates to a broader national and international context 
  • A certificate of completion (upon fulfillment of the criteria)
  • Invitation to apply for the Summer 2026 land-based course in Kwanlin (Whitehorse, Yukon) 

In the spirit of reciprocity, and to deepen the impact of the course, participants registering in the course will commit to:

  • Arriving at all sessions prepared (reviewing all pre-session content, etc.)
  • Completing session reflections in a timely manner 
  • Notifying the program manager of any absences, foreseen or unforeseen.
  • Generating a short, but detailed end-of-course report that summarizes what they’ve learned from the program, how they have begun to apply what they learned to their work/ studies/ life, and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Ideally this report should be written for an audience of their peers/supervisor(s)/coworkers/their community.

Session Dates

5-7pm Yukon time (Yukon does not participate in daylight savings time; therefore, while session times might change in other regions, they will remain consistent for those in regions who do not change).

  • Oct. 8 & 22
  • Nov. 5 & 19
  • Dec. 3 & 17 (no session Dec. 31)
  • Jan. 14 & 28
  • Feb. 11 & 25
  • Mar. 11 & 25
  • Apr. 7 & 22
  • May. 6 & 20

Sustainable Development Goals

Copper Joe Jack and the Land and Peoples Relationship Model are contributing towards Canada’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (specifically No. 13: Climate Action, No. 14: Life on Land, No. 15: Life Below Water).
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Participants will be applying the Land and Peoples Relationship Model to a reflection and action project that will deepen collective impact on Canada's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

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Source: United Nations
Source: United Nations
Source: United Nations

Copper Joe Jack

Elder Copper Joe Jack is a highly respected Indigenous Knowledge Holder from Kwänlin (Whitehorse, Yukon) who has spent decades working as a negotiator, Indigenous land use planner, and community leader.

Copper has 25 years of experience in Land Claims Agreement & Self-Government Agreement negotiations, and 30 years of experience in leadership and management roles within YFNs at the local and regional levels. His negotiation experience also includes leading complex, multi-party negotiations between First Nation, Territorial/Provincial and Federal Governments in the Yukon Umbrella Final Agreement (UFA), Gwich’in Tribal Council SGA, and Northern Shuswap Tribal Council negotiations processes.

Copper possesses a two-year Renewable Resource Diploma, Yukon College Business Administration Certificate, Justice Institute of British Columbia Conflict Resolution Certificate and has completed an MBA program in Community Economic Development.

Copper Jack is also the creator of the Land & Peoples Relationship Model -  a consent-based decision-making tool that has guided numerous collaborative planning processes in the North. He will share this model with us and invite us to explore how it can shape ongoing ethical and relational approaches to knowledge-sharing in research, policy, and governance, as they relate to waters, land and ways of knowing.

Pricing plans

Seed

No/very little expendable income

$700 (CAD) + taxes

Branches

Some expendable income

$1,100 (CAD) + taxes

Roots

Expendable income & savings

$1,500 (CAD) + taxes

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Note: Participants will select their tier during registration, and the correct tier will be applied. Full program cost will be adjusted for Seeds and Branches applicants after registration is completed.

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