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

P.O. Boîte
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Déclarations dans les débats

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 40)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the ECE minister. Were residents in small communities consulted about the closure of the Aurora College's community learning centres? Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 39)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Is it possible to staff -- is it possible to have an extended program to have home care workers work after hours to assist elders or people with disabilities in my riding? Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 39)

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker [no translation available].

Mr. Speaker, I'd like to discuss the critical need for respite services and aftercare -- after hours home care in my riding. Mr. Speaker, many elders want to live in their homes for as long as possible. The GNWT currently provides residents with home and community care service after medical based -- after a medical needs-based assessment. This includes respite services so full-time caregivers can take a break. The respite program for local communities is funded by health and social services and supports families in small communities...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 39)

Okay, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister explain which home and community care services are currently offered in my riding, the communities in my riding?

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 39)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. These questions are for the Minister of health.

Mr. Speaker, in the past we have heard about paramedics assisting at NWT health centres to help with staff shortages. Can the Minister advise if similar initiatives are being looked at to address the lack of first responders and after hour care in the communities in my riding of Kakisa, Fort Providence, Enterprise, and Hay River Reserve. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 38)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to take the opportunity, on the first day of this sitting, to wish all of my constituents in the Deh Cho a Happy New Year. To all the residents in the communities of Fort Providence, Kakisa, Enterprise, and K'atlodeeche, I wish you all the best in 2025. I want to congratulate the community of Fort Providence for the excellent Christmas parade and First Night New Year celebrations that happened recently in the new year. These events brought people together to celebrate the holiday season and enjoy each other's company.

A special thanks to Andrew Nunez, the...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 35)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to talk about the issue I have raised in the past which is promotion of health and well-being for residents in our small communities. Mr. Speaker, our government has a mandate to deliver health promotion programming to residents to ensure that our population is educated and can make healthy choices in a variety of areas such as quitting smoking, injury prevention, healthy eating, staying active, sexual health, and education around substance use.

Across the territory, and especially in small communities, we have high rates of alcohol use...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 35)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So that is just for monitoring for the winter months? Because it's closed in the summer, right? So are you doing this to monitor in the summer as well as the winter or just in the summer? Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 35)

Oh, that's awesome. I have a lot of people that travel back and forth and they're probably really happy right now to hear that news. What is the cost of that going to be to build that? Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 35)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My question is about the 60th Parallel Territorial Park outhouse that's at Enterprise, wheelchair accessible outhouse. Is that -- you're going to build a new outhouse there, or is it going to go with the existing outhouse that's by the territorial park? Thank you.