Karen Lepine - Dak`laweidí 

Karen Lepine is the daughter of Leslie and Marie Johns of Whitehorse; her paternal grandparents are the late Dora Wedge & Leslie Kelley and maternal grandparents are the late Alice & Alfred Titus of Dawson City. Karen was given the Tlingit name Shuwuteen and was adopted by Kitty Grant and family into the Dak`laweidí Clan. Karen and her husband Nelson have two adult children Blake (Erin) and Kara (Glen) and four grandchildren Adanchilla, Carter, Clarke and Salix.  

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Karen was born and raised in Whitehorse but spent a lot of her time growing up out on the land with her grandmother Dora Wedge.

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Karen has work experience in retail, wholesale sales, Payroll, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable with the Yukon Indian Arts & Crafts Co-op for 5 years, Director of Finance at the Skookum Jim Friendship Centre for 17 years, Director of Finance for the Council of Yukon First Nations for 9.5 years and Project & Events Manager at the Yukon First Nations Chamber of Commerce for several years. Karen is currently providing contract work for various First Nation organizations.

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Karen is currently the Treasurer for the Dakhká Khwáan Dancers and Yukon First Nations Graduation Society, Board member for The Nelson Project and Governor for the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Society. Also has past involvement with Polarettes Gymnastics Club, Dreamcatcher Yukon Society and Yukon Indigenous Games Steering Committee (now the Yukon Aboriginal Sports Circle) as Treasurer.

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Prior to CTFN’s land claim settlement Karen was a Representative for the Taxation Files for CTFN and was appointed as one of the original Trustees for the Dáanaa Jíli (Cache) Trust in 2006.

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Karen can be reached at her e-mail address: KLTreasurer@DJTrust.ca