Kathie Nukon
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Kathie Emma Nukon is a former Canadian
politician, who represented the electoral district
of Old Crow in the Yukon Legislative Assembly
from 1982 to 1985. She was a member of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party
.
The daughter of a trading post
owner in Old Crow, Nukon studied in Whitehorse
to be a nursing assistant, but worked mainly as an office manager and bookkeeper in her father's store until her election to the legislature.
She ran again as a Yukon Party
candidate in the 2000 election
, but was not re-elected to the legislature.
She is currently serving on the band council of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
. She also previously served on that body from 1996 to 1998.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician, who represented the electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Old Crow in the Yukon Legislative Assembly
Yukon Legislative Assembly
-History:From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative body in the Yukon was the Yukon Territorial Council, a ten-member body which did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the Commissioner of the Yukon...
from 1982 to 1985. She was a member of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party
Yukon Progressive Conservative Party
The Yukon Progressive Conservative Party was a conservative political party in the Yukon Territory of Canada. It is now known as the Yukon Party.-History:...
.
The daughter of a trading post
Trading post
A trading post was a place or establishment in historic Northern America where the trading of goods took place. The preferred travel route to a trading post or between trading posts, was known as a trade route....
owner in Old Crow, Nukon studied in Whitehorse
Whitehorse, Yukon
Whitehorse is Yukon's capital and largest city . It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1476 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which originates in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in...
to be a nursing assistant, but worked mainly as an office manager and bookkeeper in her father's store until her election to the legislature.
She ran again as a Yukon Party
Yukon Party
The Yukon Party , is a conservative political party in the Yukon Territory of Canada. It was previously known as the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.-Declining fortunes:...
candidate in the 2000 election
Yukon general election, 2000
The Yukon general election of 2000 was held on April 17, 2000 to elect members of the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the Yukon Territory in Canada...
, but was not re-elected to the legislature.
She is currently serving on the band council of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation is a First Nation in the northern Yukon Territory in Canada. Its main population centre is Old Crow, Yukon. As the name indicates, the language originally spoken by the people is Gwichʼin language....
. She also previously served on that body from 1996 to 1998.