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)

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