The Taku River Tlingit First Nation are the
band government of the
Inland Tlingit in far northern
British Columbia
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, Canada and also in
Yukon
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. They comprise two ''ḵwaan'' (tribes) of the
Tlingit
The Tlingit ( or ; also spelled Tlinkit) are indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Their language is the Tlingit language (natively , pronounced ), people, who are otherwise coastal, the ''Áa Tlein Ḵwáan'' of the
Atlin Lake
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area and the ''Deisleen Ḵwáan'' of
Teslin Lake
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, whose main focus is the
Teslin Tlingit Council The Teslin Tlingit Council (TTC) is a First Nation band government in the central Yukon in Canada, located in Teslin, Yukon along the Alaska Highway and Teslin Lake. The language originally spoken by the Teslin Tlingit or Deisleen Ḵwáan (″Big ...
in
Teslin, Yukon
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. Their band offices are in
Atlin, British Columbia.
Indian Reserves
Despite their presence in Yukon, all Taku River Tlingit
Indian Reserves
In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty,
that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."
Ind ...
are located in
British Columbia
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:
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail
* Alkhili Indian Reserve No. 2, 2 miles east of Fourth of July Bay, Atlin Lake
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, 3 miles S of Atlin, 48.6 ha.
* Atlin-Teslin Indian Cemetery Indian Reserve No. 4, on the east shore of Atlin Lake one mile south of Atlin, 1.2 ha.
* Five Mile Point Indian Reserve No. 3, at Five Mile Point, east shore of Atlin Lake, S of Atlin, 881.40 ha.
* Jennings River Indian Reserve No. 8, east shore of Teslin Lake
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at the mouth of the Jennings River
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, 54.90 ha.
* McDonald Lake Indian Reserve No. 1, north end of McDonald Lake, 12 miles NE of Atlin, 48.60 ha.
* Silver Salmon Lake Indian Reserve No. 5, on the Silver Salmon River
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at the east end of Kuthai Lake east of the south end of Atlin Lake, 69.60 ha.
* Taku Indian Reserve No. 6, at the confluence of the Nakina and Silver Salmon River
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s, east of the south end of Atlin Lake, 15.20 ha.
* Teslin Lake Indian Reserve No. 7, at the south end of Teslin Lake, on the west shore north of the old Hudson's Bay Company trading post, 50.20 ha.
* Teslin Lake Indian Reserve No. 9, on west shore of Teslin Lake at the mouth of the Gladys River, 91.40 ha.
* Unnamed Indian Reserve No. 10, Atlin Townsite, 2.80 ha.
See also
* History of the Tlingit
*List of First Nations governments in British Columbia
This is a list of First Nations governments (also ''band governments'') in the Canadian province of British Columbia. " First Nation" refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. In the context used here, it refe ...
*Teslin Tlingit Council The Teslin Tlingit Council (TTC) is a First Nation band government in the central Yukon in Canada, located in Teslin, Yukon along the Alaska Highway and Teslin Lake. The language originally spoken by the Teslin Tlingit or Deisleen Ḵwáan (″Big ...
(in Yukon)
* Taku River/T'aḵú Téiú' Conservancy
References
External links
Taku River Tlingit First Nation website
First Nations governments in British Columbia
Atlin District
First Nations governments in Yukon
Tlingit
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