Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation

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The Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation is a self-governing Indigenous people of the Yukon in Canada, centered around Dawson City and known for their deep historical ties to the Klondike region and the Hän language and culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nation government
Indigenous people
self-governing First Nation
centeredIn Dawson City
country Canada
culturalIdentity Yukon First Nation
culturalRegion Subarctic
demographicType small population community
ethnicGroup Hän
governanceType self-government under modern treaty
governingBody Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin Government
hasAssociatedLanguage English
Hän
hasCulturalSite Moosehide Village
Trʼochëk National Historic Site
hasCulturalTradition Hän culture
linked to: Hän
hasHeadquarters Dawson City, Yukon
linked to: Dawson City
hasLeaderTitle Chief
hasLegislativeBody Council
hasOfficialNameInEnglish Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation
hasProgramType education programs
health and social programs
heritage and culture programs
land and resources management programs
hasRight land ownership under final agreement
self-government jurisdiction in certain areas
hasSettlement Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin Final Agreement
Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin Self-Government Agreement
historicalEconomy fishing on the Yukon River
hunting and trapping
historicalEventAssociatedWith Klondike Gold Rush
isPartOf Council of Yukon First Nations
languageFamily Northern Athabaskan languages
locatedIn Yukon
people Hän people
linked to: Hän
primaryLanguage Hän language
recognizedAs self-governing Yukon First Nation
recognizedBy Government of Canada
Government of Yukon
region Klondike region
linked to: Klondike
traditionalTerritoryIncludes Dawson City area
linked to: Dawson City

Forty Mile area
Klondike River area
Yukon River near Dawson City
linked to: Yukon River
treatyFramework Yukon Umbrella Final Agreement
worksTo preserve Hän cultural practices
revitalize Hän language

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Hän partOfCulturalHeritageOf Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation
Dawson City traditionalTerritoryOf Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation
linked to: Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation
Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation hasOfficialNameInEnglish Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation
Hän Hwëchʼin language usedByOrganization Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation
linked to: Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation
Dawson language spokenIn Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation
Hän language usedByOrganization Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation