The Northern Tutchone Seed Collection and Reclamation Training Initiative (NTSCRTI)  is a program for Northern Tutchone  youth, or youth living in a Northern Tutchone Traditional Territory ages 16-35, that seeks to develop the entry skills to participate in work related to land reclamation  and restoration. Participants will learn plant identification, plant community ecology, technical field skills, honourable seed harvesting practices, and fieldwork safety and preparation. While there will be some classroom components of this program, the focus on work in the field environment will provide participants with insight and understanding of the environmental reclamation industry.  Upon the successful completion of this program, participants will have the essential skills to assist in reclamation work, and hopefully taking their first steps in a land restoration career.

Designed in collaboration with the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun and Selkirk First Nation, this program ensures a learning balance between Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and western science. The curriculum will support the continuity of TEK and reaffirm the importance of upholding the Knowledge of our land guardians since time immemorial. The intended outcome of this initiative includes creating more opportunities for Indigenous people to participate and lead  in environmental reclamation work. The initiative is job training for long-term sustainable employment that is aligned with Northern Tutchone  values. 

Yukon Seed and Restoration (YSR)  is a First Nations owned environmental restoration company that focuses on projects in the Yukon and northern British Columbia. YSR works closely with mining operations and government organizations to reclaim and restore land in a good way, and to help it heal after industrial or natural disturbances. YSR is working on developing theYukon’s first native seed bank to ensure locally adapted seeds and plants are used in the restoration work.