{"id":206,"date":"2019-07-30T18:35:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T22:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=206"},"modified":"2020-08-31T19:05:50","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T23:05:50","slug":"fourteen-first-nations","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/chapter\/fourteen-first-nations\/","title":{"raw":"Fourteen First Nations","rendered":"Fourteen First Nations"},"content":{"raw":"There are approximately 7,700 self-identified Indigenous people in Yukon, which is about 23% of the territory's population (Government of Yukon 2014). This number can vary as people move in and out of the Territory. There are 14 First Nations in Yukon:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Carcross\/Tagish First Nation,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Champagne and Aishihik First Nations,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Kluane First Nation,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Kwanlin D\u00fcn First Nation,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Liard First Nation,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Little Salmon\/Carmacks First Nation,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>First Nation of Na-Cho Ny\u00e4k Dun,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ross River Dena Council,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Selkirk First Nation,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ta\u2019an Kw\u00e4ch\u2019\u00e4n Council,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Teslin Tlingit Council,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Tr\u2019ond\u00ebk Hw\u00ebch\u2019in,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, and<\/li>\r\n \t<li>White River First Nation.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nAdditionally, the Inuvialuit and the Gwich\u2019in in the Northwest Territories have land claims that extend into Yukon and overlap Yukon First Nations claims, which have been settled with trans-boundary agreements (Government of Yukon 2017a) (See Figure 1.1). There are also strong relations with many tribes in Alaska and First Nations in British Columbia. It is important to remember that the contemporary boundaries were placed on Yukon First Nations and created many separations that were not there previously.[footnote]The land claim negotiations with the White River First Nation (WRFN) did not result in a Final Agreement and were terminated in 2012. Consequently, the WRFN has reasserted its original traditional territory shown on Figure 1.1 (see also Chapter 5) (personal communication, Easton). [\/footnote]\r\n\r\nAs you will see, Yukon\u2019s First Peoples have had, and continue to have, many connections, including to their own communities, their own territories, and to other Indigenous communities federally and internationally. These affiliations have been fluid over time as people\u2019s connections and relationships have shifted depending on their societal needs. In Chapter 2 we discuss the earliest connections people had to each other and to the land.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"486\"]<img class=\"wp-image-30\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/785\/2019\/07\/YUKON_NATIONS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"688\" \/> Figure 1.1 Map of Yukon First Nation traditional territories (modified by Lovell Johns from Yukon Government Map 2012).[\/caption]","rendered":"<p>There are approximately 7,700 self-identified Indigenous people in Yukon, which is about 23% of the territory&#8217;s population (Government of Yukon 2014). This number can vary as people move in and out of the Territory. There are 14 First Nations in Yukon:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carcross\/Tagish First Nation,<\/li>\n<li>Champagne and Aishihik First Nations,<\/li>\n<li>Kluane First Nation,<\/li>\n<li>Kwanlin D\u00fcn First Nation,<\/li>\n<li>Liard First Nation,<\/li>\n<li>Little Salmon\/Carmacks First Nation,<\/li>\n<li>First Nation of Na-Cho Ny\u00e4k Dun,<\/li>\n<li>Ross River Dena Council,<\/li>\n<li>Selkirk First Nation,<\/li>\n<li>Ta\u2019an Kw\u00e4ch\u2019\u00e4n Council,<\/li>\n<li>Teslin Tlingit Council,<\/li>\n<li>Tr\u2019ond\u00ebk Hw\u00ebch\u2019in,<\/li>\n<li>Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, and<\/li>\n<li>White River First Nation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, the Inuvialuit and the Gwich\u2019in in the Northwest Territories have land claims that extend into Yukon and overlap Yukon First Nations claims, which have been settled with trans-boundary agreements (Government of Yukon 2017a) (See Figure 1.1). There are also strong relations with many tribes in Alaska and First Nations in British Columbia. It is important to remember that the contemporary boundaries were placed on Yukon First Nations and created many separations that were not there previously.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"The land claim negotiations with the White River First Nation (WRFN) did not result in a Final Agreement and were terminated in 2012. Consequently, the WRFN has reasserted its original traditional territory shown on Figure 1.1 (see also Chapter 5) (personal communication, Easton).\" id=\"return-footnote-206-1\" href=\"#footnote-206-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As you will see, Yukon\u2019s First Peoples have had, and continue to have, many connections, including to their own communities, their own territories, and to other Indigenous communities federally and internationally. These affiliations have been fluid over time as people\u2019s connections and relationships have shifted depending on their societal needs. In Chapter 2 we discuss the earliest connections people had to each other and to the land.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30\" style=\"width: 486px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/785\/2019\/07\/YUKON_NATIONS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/785\/2019\/07\/YUKON_NATIONS.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/785\/2019\/07\/YUKON_NATIONS-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/785\/2019\/07\/YUKON_NATIONS-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/785\/2019\/07\/YUKON_NATIONS-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/785\/2019\/07\/YUKON_NATIONS-65x92.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/785\/2019\/07\/YUKON_NATIONS-225x318.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/785\/2019\/07\/YUKON_NATIONS-350x495.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1.1 Map of Yukon First Nation traditional territories (modified by Lovell Johns from Yukon Government Map 2012).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-206-1\">The land claim negotiations with the White River First Nation (WRFN) did not result in a Final Agreement and were terminated in 2012. Consequently, the WRFN has reasserted its original traditional territory shown on Figure 1.1 (see also Chapter 5) (personal communication, Easton).  <a href=\"#return-footnote-206-1\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 1\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"author":773,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-206","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":202,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/773"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1621,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/206\/revisions\/1621"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/202"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/206\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=206"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=206"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/echoyukonsfirstpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}