Supporters
First Nations
Plaintiffs in the legal case
- First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dän
- Tr’ondёk Hwёch’in
- Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
Interveners in the legal case
- Council of Yukon First Nations
- Gwich’in Tribal Council*
The Teetl'it Gwich’in from the Northwest Territories have traditional territory in the Peel and have depended on the land for millennia, which is is recognized in a transboundary agreement. The Gwich’in Tribal Council is a land claim organization representing the interests of approximately 2700 Gwich'in people in the Mackenzie Delta of the Northwest Territories, including the Teetl'it Gwich’in.
The Public
7,500 Canadians (mainly Yukoners) signed a petition supporting the Final Recommended Plan released by the Peel Watershed Planning Commission in 2011 that would have protected 80% of the Peel.
Over 4500 people have signed the Peel Pledge (launched in June 2016) to express their solidarity with First Nations and environmental groups in their appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada to have the Peel protected.
Conservation and Environment Organizations
Plaintiffs in the legal case
Other Organizations
- Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and its 13 chapters across Canada
- Trails Only Yukon Association
- Wildlife Conservation Society
- Yukoners Concerned about Oil and Gas Development
- Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
- Boreal Songbirds Initiative
- Peel Youth Alliance
Yukon Businesses
Businesses that have contributed to the campaign in various ways from donating time and energy, to fundraising items, to public endorsement for Peel protection.
- Alpine Bakery
- Aroma Borealis
- Bean North
- Breath of Life Studios
- Cabin Fever Adventures
- Equinox (Adventure Tours)
- Erica Heuer Yoga
- Midnight Sun Outfitting
- Nahanni River Outfitting
- National Outdoor Leadership School
- Sila Sojourns - Wilderness and Creative Journeys
- Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon
- Up North Adventures
- Wilderness Tourism Association of Yukon
- Walden’s Guiding and Outfitting
- Widrig Outfitters Ltd.
- Wilderness International Inc.
- Wilderness Tourism Association of Yukon
- Yoga Whitehorse
Yukon Artists, Musicians, Photographers, Videographers
The following artists have donated their time, skills and works of art to to the Peel campaign over the years.
- AK Studios
- Bearbait (Tanya Handley)
- Christoph Fischer Photography
- Fritz Mueller Visuals
- Jannik Schou Photography
- Jodie Thomson Design
- Joyce Majiski Art
- Matthew Lien Music
- Marten Berkman Productions
- Marty O’Brien Video Productions
- Peter Mather Photography
- Robert Postma Photography
- Save Our Lands Conservation Photography
- Stephanie Ryan Art
- Wally Maltz Design
- Yukon Artists at Work Co-operative
Leaders and Luminaries
The following leaders have spoken out in support of protecting the Peel
- Margaret Atwood
- Maude Barlow
- Tzeporah Berman
- Olivia Chow
- Bill McKibben
- Buffy Sainte-Marie
- Sandy Silver, Premier of Yukon
- David Suzuki
