🌱 Seeds of Reconnection:
Stories and Lessons for the Future
Our Reconnection Vision Fellows have spent the past four years walking a path of learning, listening, and building together. Along that path, something powerful has grown — the Seeds of Reconnection.
These Seeds aren’t just ideas on paper. They’re lived experiences gathered from youth, Elders, and community members across the Yukon. They carry the voices of our people — our languages, our teachings, and the way we live on the land. They remind us that the systems around us weren’t built for us to thrive… and that we have the power to imagine and grow something better.
The first Seed is simple but life-changing: Heal Ourselves.
In Tagish, it’s called Sògòsene edenahtʼį̄ — take care of yourself. It’s a reminder that wellness is not selfish. It’s the foundation of everything. When we heal, we mend the web that connects us all.
Healing isn’t just something we do alone — it’s something we do together, for each other.
The Seeds speak to things many of us have felt but rarely said out loud:
That our communities can heal from trauma — and deserve to.
That healing should be as normal as breathing.
That we can create schools, workplaces, and systems that support us, instead of triggering old wounds.
The Seeds of Reconnection are an invitation
Especially to Yukon Indigenous youth — to see yourselves as part of this growing story. To learn from it, add to it, and carry it forward.
🌿 Explore the Seeds of Reconnection by visiting our page here → reconnection.vision/seeds & follow our Social Media accounts for videos explaining our Seeds in greater detail.
Let’s plant these seeds in our lives, water them with our actions, and watch them grow into the future we choose.
We’re Live: A New Chapter Begins for Reconnection Vision
The fire is lit, the circle is forming, and we’re ready to share our story.
This summer marks the beginning of a new chapter for Reconnection Vision. With the launch of our brand-new Communications Strategy, we’re building stronger connections—online and in-person—with Indigenous youth of the Yukon, and with all those seeking to heal, learn, and take meaningful action for climate justice.
Over the next nine months, our Outreach Team will be telling the story of Reconnection Vision in ways that meet people where they are: on social media, in schools, in community halls, and around kitchen tables. Whether it’s a Fireside Chat on YouTube, a short animated video on TikTok, or a storytelling podcast led featuring our voices—each piece is a spark, inviting you to reconnect.
Why Now?
In 2023, the Reconnection Vision was born out of deep reflection, healing, and youth-led climate leadership. It is more than a climate action plan—it’s a 50-year vision to transform our relationship with each other, with our cultures, and with the Land. This next chapter is about bringing that vision to life, with youth leading the way.
Many Indigenous youth in the Yukon are already on a journey to reconnect—to themselves, to their communities, and to their purpose. Our job now is to create the spaces, stories, and support to meet them there.
What to Expect
Over the coming months, here’s what you can look forward to:
🌿 Monthly Blog & Newsletter – Stories, reflections, upcoming events, and youth-led features (like this one!).
🔥 Fireside Chats – Unscripted video conversations between Indigenous youth and leaders, sharing real stories and real challenges.
🎙️ New Podcast – Launching this fall, with voices from across the Yukon and beyond.
🎥 Short Videos – From animation to personal storytelling, our team is creating powerful video content for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook.
🎉 Events & Festivals – Join us in-person at events as they come up! More details coming soon.
Get Involved
If you are a youth living in the Yukon wondering how to make a difference in your community…
If you’re searching for healing, culture, and connection…
If you want to help change systems by rooting deeper into who you are…
You belong here.
Follow us, share your story, join an event, become an RV Ambassador. You don’t need to be an expert—just someone who cares enough to begin.
📲 @reconnectionvision on Instagram
🌐 www.reconnection.vision
We are many. We are rising. And reconnection is everywhere.
Masi cho,
The Reconnection Vision Team