Christine Creyke

Christine Creyke is a member of the Vuntut Gwitchin and Tahltan First Nations; she currently resides in her home community of Old Crow, Yukon,Canada. Christine has always had a strong passion for participating and being apart of community development, specifically around cultural practices. Christine has a deep understanding of Gwich’in governance, culture, way of life, and has been focusing her energy on being a healthy active community member. Christine enjoys working with Youth and is passionate about knowledge exchange. Christine is working on cultural revitalization through traditional moose and caribou hide tanning. The traditional teachings/knowledge that have been shared with Christine have inspired her to think about land and wildlife management at different scales.

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Christine is a board member of the Gwich’in Steering Committee, as well as the Gwich’in Council International, where she is able to share her knowledge/experience with land planning and resource management. Christine has a great respect for the land and all that it provides; the health of the land and water is her biggest passion.

For her keynote, Christine will be speaking about the importance of Caribou and Salmon to Gwich'in, their changing habitat, and the adaptive management practices they are working on to ensure the continuation of our culture. 

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