The community of Ross River

The community of Ross River is located within the Traditional Territory of the Ross River Dena Council.

Ross River is located in central Yukon, 360 kilometers northwest of Whitehorse, near the confluence of the Pelly River and the Ross River.

Photo: John Hopkins-Hill/Yukon News file

A "Welcome to Ross River" sign next to an "antique" truck

Floral graphic element and the title "Local knowledge sharing"

The Dena Cho Ke’endi Campus is currently looking for local people who may be interested in sharing their knowledge or expertise.

We want to hear from you if you have experience in the arts, baking, bookkeeping and accounting, carving, computer literacy, cooking, crafts, electrical, English/math, home projects, log building, photography, sewing and knitting, yoga, pilates, fitness training and more!

This is an open call - there is no deadline for submissions.

Upcoming courses available in Ross River

Most projects typically require goods and services that must be acquired from outside the project team. This includes materials, equipment, consultants, and other products or services.

This 4.5 day course is designed to prepare the participants to write their Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP) exam for Wastewater Treatment Level 1 or 2.

MS Project is a powerful industry standard software tool than can help you manage projects, programs, and multiple tasks.

This webinar is intended for frontline workers who encounter clients involved with family law and court after leaving a relationship in which they were subjected to IPV; and others who may be neighbours, friends or family members of people in this situation.

How do we support those we care about when they're in a bad place; when something terrible has happened to them; or even when they've just had a bad day?

This 1 day course is designed to provide the participants with an introduction to membrane filtration for municipal drinking water treatment.

This course designed for students who wish to pursue an experiential approach to learning more
about the research process. Working with a research supervisor, students will develop a research

Course topics vary each term. Consult the B.Sc. in Environmental and Conservation Sciences course schedule for current sections and descriptions, or contact the ENCS Program Advisor for more information (kaitken@yukonu.ca).

This intermediate course covers partnership and corporation accounting, combination journals and special journals; posting to accounts receivable and payable ledgers; payroll, general accounting adjustments, inventory control, and analysis of financial statements.

Building on the foundational concepts introduced in ACCT101 and ACCT102, this course will introduce students to the practical application of accounting theory using Sage 50, an industry standard, integrated computerized accounting system.

In this course, students explore the written and oral skills needed to communicate in diverse organizational and cultural contexts.

In this course, students will develop foundational skills in the following areas: critical thinking and reading, writing and research, and speaking and listening.

Students will develop essential literary techniques and essay writing skills. Selected works of 20th Century Canadian authors will be studied.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of B- in ENGL 050 or English 11 or suitable score in writing assessment with permission of instructor.

This course introduces students to academic writing, critical reading, and critical thinking through the study and application of the principles of university-level discourse.

Prerequisite(s): English 12 (min. 65%), ENGL 060 (min. B-), EAP 060 (min B-) or ENGL 101 (min. D)

This course introduces students to four literary genres: short fiction, poetry, the novel, and drama. Students learn the fundamentals of university-level literary study and explore major themes suggested by the selected texts.

Supportive distance learning in Ross River

Distance learning, or online learning, provides students with access to class instruction over the Internet, rather than in a classroom.

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Programs offered via distance learning

 

Contact us

Campus hours & location

Monday to Friday
9:00am - 5:00pm

Box 102, 302 Ross River Avenue
Ross River, Y0B 1S0


In 1996, Ross River Elders gave the campus its Kaska name Dene Cho Kê’endį, which translates as “big people learning.”

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