Northern Tutchone People

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 variety 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


Famous quotes containing the words northern and/or people:

    “The northern sky rose high and black
    Over the proud unfruitful sea,
    East and west the ships came back
    Happily or unhappily....”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    “Life is not intellectual or critical, but sturdy. Its chief good is for well-mixed people who can enjoy what they find, without question.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)