Northern Tutchone

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The Northern Tutchone are a First Nations people living mainly in the central Yukon in Canada. The Northern Tutchone language, originally spoken by the Northern Tutchone people is a lect of the Tutchone language, part of the Athabaskan language family. "Song Keeper", Jerry Alfred is leading a movement to keep the language alive through his music.

Northern Tutchone First Nations governments and communities include:

• First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun (Mayo, Yukon)
• Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation (Carmacks, Yukon)
• Selkirk First Nation (Pelly Crossing, Yukon)

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