Kwanlin Dün First Nation
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The Kwanlin Dün First Nation is located in and around Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory of Canada. It is the largest First Nation in the Yukon. The original population were Tagish people from Marsh Lake, but migration form other parts of the north swelled its population. The Kwanlin Dün First Nation signed a land claims and self-government agreement in 2004.
Mike Smith is currently the Chief of the First Nation.
[edit] External links
- Kwanlin Dün First Nation website
- Government of Canada's Department of Indian and Northern Affairs First Nation profile
First Nations in the Yukon | |
Peoples: Gwichʼin | Kaska | Hän | Northern Tutchone | Southern Tutchone |Tagish | Tlingit | Upper Tanana | |
Governments: Carcross/Tagish First Nation | Champagne and Aishihik First Nations | First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun | Kluane First Nation | Kwanlin Dün First Nation | Liard River First Nation | Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation | Ross River Dena Council | Selkirk First Nation | Ta'an Kwach'an Council | Teslin Tlingit Council | Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation | Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation | White River First Nation |