The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians has announced funding totalling $763,000 that will assist the Yukon Territory adapt to climate change. The four different projects will be done in partnership with the Council of Yukon First Nations, Yukon College, the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) and the Government of Yukon's departments of Environment, Energy Mines and Resources, and Highways and Public Works.