Gina M. Nagano

President & Community Safety Specialist
Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation, Dawson City, Yukon

Western approaches to mitigating the effects of fractured indigenous communities have been an abject failure.

To date, interventions by governments at all levels into these communities have either focused exclusively on economic development as the path to healing through classic capitalist approaches to increasing wealth, and ostensibly social capital; or, taken a western and punitive approach to the criminal, and secondary effects of deeply traumatized and fractured individuals. More often than not, both approaches coincide: significant funding dollars are allocated to encouraging economic opportunities within these remote areas, while legal enforcement agencies are dispatched to maintain some semblance of order within the community.

Increasing economic opportunities within remote, northern or Indigenous communities, to positively impact markers of community wellness, is a priority; however, attempting to accomplish this before addressing the social and cultural context of the community is premature, and akin to building a home without a foundation. House of Wolf & Associates helps to build that foundation.

Gina is a Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation Beneficiary & Citizen; she is of the Wolf Clan from Dawson and presently resides in Whitehorse, Yukon.

She retired from her first career as a Sergeant after serving 21 years of loyal service with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. She has a diverse background in policing and served as operational and administrational police officer within the RCMP and within many Aboriginal Communities in Canada as a Community Safety Specialist.

Gina firmly believes her experience working with community safety and security initiative implementations, and other programs/services linked to justice including criminal justice, family and child welfare, community and land based healing, restorative justice principles, administration of justice negotiations and practices, is an asset towards building community wellness and safety for all Canadian citizens.

Her knowledge of Indigenous People’s history with the formal justice system, residential and child welfare systems and familiarity with First Nation history, culture, goals and aspirations is her strength and passion.

EXPERIENCE

Community Safety Advisor, Selkirk First Nation (SFN)

Coordinator of Community Safety Officer Program, Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN)

PELLY CROSSING, YUKON

Coordinator of Community Safety Officer Program, Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN)

WHITEHORSE, YUKON

Acting Director of Justice, Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN)

Coordinator of Community Safety Officer Program, Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN)

Justice Service Coordinator, Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN)

WHITEHORSE, YUKON

Justice Service Coordinator, Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN)

Aboriginal Corrections Development Officer, Correctional Services Canada - Pacific Region

Justice Service Coordinator, Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN)

WHITEHORSE, YUKON

Aboriginal Corrections Development Officer, Correctional Services Canada - Pacific Region

WHITEHORSE, YUKON

Aboriginal Corrections Liaison Officer, Correctional Services Canada – Pacific Region

Aboriginal Corrections Development Officer, Correctional Services Canada - Pacific Region

BC/YUKON

Northern Regional Coordinator, Aboriginal Justice Directorate, Department of Justice Canada

Sergeant, Aboriginal Policy and Program Analyst, RCMP - National Aboriginal Policing Services

Northern Regional Coordinator, Aboriginal Justice Directorate, Department of Justice Canada

YUKON

21 years of service with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Sergeant, Aboriginal Policy and Program Analyst, RCMP - National Aboriginal Policing Services

Northern Regional Coordinator, Aboriginal Justice Directorate, Department of Justice Canada

CANADA

Sergeant, Aboriginal Policy and Program Analyst, RCMP - National Aboriginal Policing Services

HQ, OTTAWA

Community Development Officer, Department of Justice Canada

Sergeant, Aboriginal Policy and Program Analyst, RCMP - National Aboriginal Policing Services

BC/YUKON

Boards present

Chair, Yukon Housing Corporation

Nominee of the Federal Government, Federal Judiciary Advisory Committee

Chair, Tr’ochëk Limited Partnership

WHITEHORSE, YUKON

Chair, Tr’ochëk Limited Partnership

Nominee of the Federal Government, Federal Judiciary Advisory Committee

Chair, Tr’ochëk Limited Partnership

WHITEHORSE, YUKON

Nominee of the Federal Government, Federal Judiciary Advisory Committee

CANADA

Past boards and committees

Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Administration of Justice Committee – Self Government Agreement

Cross Cultural Round Table on National Security, Public Safety and Emergency Preparation

Board of Director, Corrections Act 2009 Community Advisory Board for Yukon Government

DAWSON, YUKON

Board of Director, Corrections Act 2009 Community Advisory Board for Yukon Government

Cross Cultural Round Table on National Security, Public Safety and Emergency Preparation

Board of Director, Corrections Act 2009 Community Advisory Board for Yukon Government

WHITEHORSE, YUKON

Cross Cultural Round Table on National Security, Public Safety and Emergency Preparation

CANADA

Board of Director, Yukon Energy Corporation

Board of Director, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society Yukon (FASSY)

Cross Cultural Round Table on National Security, Public Safety and Emergency Preparation

YUKON TERRITORY

Board of Director, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society Yukon (FASSY)

WHITEHORSE, YUKON

Chair/Board of Director, Yukon Legal Service Society

Board of Director, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society Yukon (FASSY)

WHITEHORSE, YUKON

Executive Public Member, Law Society of Yukon

Chair, Board of Director, Chief Isaac Group of Companies

WHITEHORSE, YUKON

Chair, Board of Director, Chief Isaac Group of Companies

DAWSON & WHITEHORSE, YUKON

Board of Director, Tr’ochëk Limited Partnership

Chair, Board of Director, Chief Isaac Group of Companies

Committee Member, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Education Department

WHITEHORSE, YUKON

Committee Member, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Education Department

DAWSON, YUKON

Committee Member, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Housing Department

Committee Member, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Education Department

Committee Member, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Housing Department

DAWSON, YUKON

President/Board of Director, Youth of Today’s Society

Committee Member, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Education Department

Committee Member, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Housing Department

WHITEHORSE, YUKON

Gina M. Nagano

President & Community Safety Specialist Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation, Dawson City, Yukon

EXPERIENCE

Community Safety Advisor, Selkirk First Nation (SFN)

Coordinator of Community Safety Officer Program, Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN)

Coordinator of Community Safety Officer Program, Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN)

Coordinator of Community Safety Officer Program, Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN)

Coordinator of Community Safety Officer Program, Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN)

Coordinator of Community Safety Officer Program, Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN)

Acting Director of Justice, Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN)

Coordinator of Community Safety Officer Program, Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN)

Justice Service Coordinator, Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN)

Justice Service Coordinator, Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN)

Aboriginal Corrections Development Officer, Correctional Services Canada - Pacific Region

Justice Service Coordinator, Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN)

Aboriginal Corrections Development Officer, Correctional Services Canada - Pacific Region

Aboriginal Corrections Development Officer, Correctional Services Canada - Pacific Region

Aboriginal Corrections Development Officer, Correctional Services Canada - Pacific Region

Aboriginal Corrections Liaison Officer, Correctional Services Canada – Pacific Region

Aboriginal Corrections Development Officer, Correctional Services Canada - Pacific Region

Aboriginal Corrections Development Officer, Correctional Services Canada - Pacific Region

Northern Regional Coordinator, Aboriginal Justice Directorate, Department of Justice Canada

Sergeant, Aboriginal Policy and Program Analyst, RCMP - National Aboriginal Policing Services

Northern Regional Coordinator, Aboriginal Justice Directorate, Department of Justice Canada

21 years of service with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Sergeant, Aboriginal Policy and Program Analyst, RCMP - National Aboriginal Policing Services

Northern Regional Coordinator, Aboriginal Justice Directorate, Department of Justice Canada

Sergeant, Aboriginal Policy and Program Analyst, RCMP - National Aboriginal Policing Services

Sergeant, Aboriginal Policy and Program Analyst, RCMP - National Aboriginal Policing Services

Sergeant, Aboriginal Policy and Program Analyst, RCMP - National Aboriginal Policing Services

Community Development Officer, Department of Justice Canada

Community Development Officer, Department of Justice Canada

Sergeant, Aboriginal Policy and Program Analyst, RCMP - National Aboriginal Policing Services

Boards present

Chair, Yukon Housing Corporation

Nominee of the Federal Government, Federal Judiciary Advisory Committee

Chair, Tr’ochëk Limited Partnership

Chair, Tr’ochëk Limited Partnership

Nominee of the Federal Government, Federal Judiciary Advisory Committee

Chair, Tr’ochëk Limited Partnership

Nominee of the Federal Government, Federal Judiciary Advisory Committee

Nominee of the Federal Government, Federal Judiciary Advisory Committee

Nominee of the Federal Government, Federal Judiciary Advisory Committee

Past boards and committees

Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Administration of Justice Committee – Self Government Agreement

Cross Cultural Round Table on National Security, Public Safety and Emergency Preparation

Board of Director, Corrections Act 2009 Community Advisory Board for Yukon Government

Board of Director, Corrections Act 2009 Community Advisory Board for Yukon Government

Cross Cultural Round Table on National Security, Public Safety and Emergency Preparation

Board of Director, Corrections Act 2009 Community Advisory Board for Yukon Government

Cross Cultural Round Table on National Security, Public Safety and Emergency Preparation

Cross Cultural Round Table on National Security, Public Safety and Emergency Preparation

Cross Cultural Round Table on National Security, Public Safety and Emergency Preparation

Board of Director, Yukon Energy Corporation

Board of Director, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society Yukon (FASSY)

Cross Cultural Round Table on National Security, Public Safety and Emergency Preparation

Board of Director, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society Yukon (FASSY)

Board of Director, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society Yukon (FASSY)

Board of Director, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society Yukon (FASSY)

Chair/Board of Director, Yukon Legal Service Society

Board of Director, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society Yukon (FASSY)

Board of Director, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society Yukon (FASSY)

Executive Public Member, Law Society of Yukon

Chair, Board of Director, Chief Isaac Group of Companies

Chair, Board of Director, Chief Isaac Group of Companies

Chair, Board of Director, Chief Isaac Group of Companies

Chair, Board of Director, Chief Isaac Group of Companies

Chair, Board of Director, Chief Isaac Group of Companies

Board of Director, Tr’ochëk Limited Partnership​

Chair, Board of Director, Chief Isaac Group of Companies

Committee Member, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Education Department

Committee Member, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Education Department

Committee Member, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Education Department

Committee Member, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Education Department

Committee Member, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Housing Department

Committee Member, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Education Department

Committee Member, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Housing Department

President/Board of Director, Youth of Today’s Society

Committee Member, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Education Department

Committee Member, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Housing Department

President & Community Safety Specialist
Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation, Dawson City, Yukon

Board of Director, Tr’ochëk Limited Partnership