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:

    “‘What is the world, O soldiers?
    It is I,
    I, this incessant snow,
    This northern sky;”
    —Walter De La Mare (1873–1956)

    ““Hear me,” he said to the white commander. “I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. Our chiefs are dead; the little children are freezing. My people have no blankets, no food. From where the sun stands, I will fight no more forever.””
    —For the State of Montana, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)