Yukon who is who

Lisa Dewhurst, Keis.ey

Lisa Dewhurst belongs to the Nlaka'pamux Nation of Merritt, B.C.. She lives in Teslin where she has been given a Tlingit name and adopted into the Kukhittan Clan of the Teslin Tlingit (Raven Children). Her name, Keis.ey, refers to the time just before dawn breaks.¹⁾

Lisa received a diploma in Cultural Resource Management from the University of Victoria in 2020.²⁾ She worked for more than [seventeen] years [as the business and marketing manager] at the Teslin Tlingit Heritage Centre. In 2020, she curated a travelling exhibition of Yukon First Nations’ graduation regalia. Lisa then became the First Nation advisor for the Yukon Arts Centre.³⁾ She is the sole proprietor of Lisa Dewhurst Consulting.