11 Facts About Adeline Webber

Adeline Kh'ayade Webber is a Canadian politician, currently serving as commissioner of Yukon, since May 31,2023.

Adeline Webber is a member of the Teslin Tlingit First Nation and Kukhhittan Clan.

At the age of five years old, Adeline Webber was taken from her home and placed at the Whitehorse Baptism Mission School.

Adeline Webber founded the Yukon Indian Women's Association in 1974 as a means to address the inequality Indigenous women faced in the territory.

Adeline Webber developed a Training Policy Committee and Training Trust program which set aside and distributed monies so that First Nations people could be trained.

Adeline Webber was a force when it came to implementing land claims and First Nation self-government agreements in the territory.

Adeline Webber is an honorary lifetime member of the Skookum Jim Friendship Centre due to her contributions as a board of directors in 1989 and president for ten years.

Adeline Webber continues to be an active member of her community.

In 2018, Adeline Webber was appointed Administrator of Yukon Territory, in the role she acted in the place of the Commissioner of Yukon Territory if they were unable to fulfill their duties during an absence.

In 2023, Adeline Webber was appointed the 37th Commissioner of Yukon by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a five-year term, succeeding Angelique Bernard.

Adeline Webber is a recipient of the Yukon Commissioner's Award for Public Service and the Skookum Jim Friendship Centre Service Award.