Sheryl Yakeleya

Member du Dehcho

Circonscription électorale de Dehcho 

Sheryl Yakeleya a été élu députée de la circonscription de Dehcho à la 20e Assemblée législative des Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Mme Sheryl Brenda Yakeleya est née et a grandi à Fort Providence aux TNO. Dans sa jeunesse, elle a vécu sur les terres ancestrales avec ses parents. Mme Yakeleya a également habité à Fort Simpson, Yellowknife, Norman Wells et Tulita, aux TNO. Elle est titulaire d’un diplôme en administration des affaires et d’un certificat en administration de bureau du Collège Aurora, ainsi que d’un certificat en formation des formateurs de l’Institut Nechi. Pendant de nombreuses années, Mme Yakeleya s’est consacrée au service de la communauté, en parlant aux gens et en travaillant pour eux. Elle a été membre du conseil d’administration de l’Association des femmes autochtones et a participé bénévolement à divers événements sociaux communautaires. C’est cet engagement indéfectible qui a incité les membres de sa collectivité à l’encourager à servir les résidents au plus haut niveau en tant qu’élue. Avant son élection, Mme Yakeleya a travaillé à la Division du mieux-être communautaire et de la santé des Autochtones à Yellowknife, en tant qu’administratrice de contrats pour l’Office d’habitation de Norman Wells et, plus récemment, en tant que conseillère familiale au Centre d’amitié Zhahti Koe et soignante du centre pour personnes âgées à Fort Providence. Elle a également travaillé en tant que coordonnatrice de programmes communautaires visant à promouvoir le mieux-être et la justice au sein de la collectivité. Dans ses temps libres, Sheryl Yakeleya aime lire, pratiquer le touffetage de poils d’orignal, chanter, ainsi que s’occuper du ménage et du rangement. Mme Yakeleya est mariée à M. Norman Yakeleya, ancien député du Sahtu aux 15e, 16e et 17e assemblées, ainsi qu’ancien chef national déné. Ensemble, ils ont 6 enfants, 3 garçons et 3 filles, et 3 petites-filles.

Committees

Sheryl Yakeleya
Dehcho
Bureau

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

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Déclarations dans les débats

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 45)

Thank you. Next I have the Member for Monfwi.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 45)

Thank you. Member for Range Lake.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 45)

Thank you. I'll go to the Member for Range Lake.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 45)

Thank you. Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 45)

Thank you. I'll go to the Minister.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 45)

Thank you. I'll go to the Minister.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm trying to figure out how to word what I need to say. When people get sent out for medical travel, I guess going back to how things are done and needing to recognize how Indigenous people live and how we know that when a person is going through a medical condition, say cancer or something that might be detrimental and if they have a family member with them, we know that studies show that people heal faster, they heal well, they heal faster knowing that somebody's with them.

So I wanted to ask, like, for even with -- especially for older people, is the new changes that...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Like, you said it was really remarkable thing to do and it would be good for the kids to know, in the North, what the treaties are and how they work. So is there future plans to have it -- to do something like that again or to get some more funding for that? Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Does the Department of Finance track how many Indigenous employees enter the public service through the career gateway program tracking their progressions into senior positions in the public service? In other words, are we seeing development and succession for these employees? Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Okay, that's good. I was looking for that, because we did have one in Fort Providence before, and she left, and I thought -- I wasn't sure if there was one hired since then, and that's good if there has been because it's very important for the children at the school to have some kind of mental supports if, you know -- in the smaller communities, we're dealing with a lot of negative impacts, and these impacts must be affecting the children that are going to school which affects their education levels and stuff. So the mental health piece of it is very important for the communities.

I guess I...