Ross River School
Dahgáts’enehtān yéh gutie
We acknowledge and respect that Ross River School is located on the unceded traditional territory of the Ross River Dena Council.
Kaska Dena people have lived in over 240,000 square kilometres of land in the southeast Yukon, southern Northwest Territories, and north-western British Columbia for tens of thousands of years; long before both recorded history and the existence of provincial land and territorial borders.
Ross River, Yukon, home to the Ross River Dena Council, is situated near the confluence of the Ross and Pelly Rivers, near the Campbell Highway and the North Canol Road. Ross River is one of the two Kaska Dena communities located in Yukon.
School Calendar
Ross River School
Our calendar is structured to reflect cultural ways of knowing and doing.
The school year starts in early August and we have multiple extended breaks throughout the year to to spend time with their families while engaged in cultural activities.
We are excited to welcome Carter Cox as the new Principal of Ross River School
Carter was born in Saskatchewan to fourth-generation homesteaders of European ancestry. His parents are currently retired and living outside of Jasper National Park, while the rest of the family in Saskatchewan continues to farm, rodeo, and play hockey. Carter and his wife, Kristen, are the proud grandparents of their 3-year-old granddaughter and of their two sons and their families.
Carter started as an educator with Alberta Parks and Parks Canada, developing and delivering natural and cultural history programs prior to running Science Education at the Royal Ontario Museum. As a trained palaeontologist, Carter started his own adventure learning business, which was the only company permitted to guide in Dinosaur Provincial Park. After having the privilege of teaching at a remote First Nations school on Vancouver Island, Carter then taught in Calgary and developed a very successful High School Outdoor and Environmental Science program.
After taking a year off to produce a film—which was nominated at the Seattle Film Festival for Best Short Environmental Documentary—Carter returned from Nepal to start a Junior High Agriculture Program. Now retired from the Calgary Board after 22 years, Carter has spent time as an educational consultant, a professional development presenter, and a principal guest teacher in rural Alberta. He is currently working on his next film, Chasing Mongolian Dinosaur Poachers.
Carter is thrilled to have the opportunity to become a small part of the Ross River community and hopes you will be patient with him as he learns Dene.
Welcome, Carter!
