Kwanlin Dün First Nation
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The Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN) is located in and around Whitehorse
in the Yukon Territory of Canada
. It is the largest First Nation in the Yukon. Linguistically, the Kwanlin Dün are affiliated with the Southern Tutchone Tribal Council. The Kwanlin Dün include people of Southern Tutchone, Tagish and Tlingit descent. The Kwanlin Dün First Nation signed a land claims
and self-government agreement in 2004. As part of the land claim agreement, KDFN received 1042 sq. km. of Settlement Land within the traditional territory. Over 30 sq. km. of KDFN's Settlement Land are within the City of Whitehorse boundaries.
KDFN is building a new cultural centre on the banks of the Yukon River, in downtown Whitehorse. The official opening of the new Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre will be June 2012.
As a self-governing First Nation, KDFN has its own constitution. Rick O'Brien was elected as the Chief of the First Nation in March 2011.. Council members are: Jessie Dawson, Jennifer Edzerza, Charlene Charlie, Alicia Vance, Ron MacIntosh and Ray Sydney.
Whitehorse, Yukon
Whitehorse is Yukon's capital and largest city . It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1476 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which originates in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in...
in the Yukon Territory of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is the largest First Nation in the Yukon. Linguistically, the Kwanlin Dün are affiliated with the Southern Tutchone Tribal Council. The Kwanlin Dün include people of Southern Tutchone, Tagish and Tlingit descent. The Kwanlin Dün First Nation signed a land claims
Yukon Land Claims
The Yukon Land Claims refer to the process of negotiating and settling aboriginal land claims agreements in Yukon, Canada.-History:Unlike other parts of Canada, Yukon First Nations did not conclude any treaties until the 1990s, despite Chief Jim Boss of the Ta'an Kwach'an requesting compensation...
and self-government agreement in 2004. As part of the land claim agreement, KDFN received 1042 sq. km. of Settlement Land within the traditional territory. Over 30 sq. km. of KDFN's Settlement Land are within the City of Whitehorse boundaries.
KDFN is building a new cultural centre on the banks of the Yukon River, in downtown Whitehorse. The official opening of the new Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre will be June 2012.
As a self-governing First Nation, KDFN has its own constitution. Rick O'Brien was elected as the Chief of the First Nation in March 2011.. Council members are: Jessie Dawson, Jennifer Edzerza, Charlene Charlie, Alicia Vance, Ron MacIntosh and Ray Sydney.