There are 14 Yukon First Nations and 8 language groups. There are also Northwest Territories and British Columbia Indigenous groups that have traditional territory in Yukon. Approximately 25 per cent of Yukon’s population are Indigenous Peoples.
Yukon First Nations' role in Yukon governance
Yukon First Nations are an important partner in the governance of the territory. First Nations’ traditional territories cover almost all the land in Yukon. Of the 14 First Nations in Yukon, 11 signed modern treaties between 1993 and 2005. These First Nations make laws and decisions on their Settlement Land and for their Citizens. The Government of Yukon works with all Yukon First Nations to deliver programs and services to Yukoners and manage the territory’s land and resources.
Yukon First Nations
- Carcross/Tagish First Nation
- Champagne and Aishihik First Nations
- First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun
- Kluane First Nation
- Kwanlin Dün First Nation
- Liard First Nation
- Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation
- Ross River Dena Council
- Selkirk First Nation
- Ta’an Kwäch’än Council
- Teslin Tlingit Council
- Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in
- Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
- White River First Nation
Transboundary Indigenous groups
- Acho Dene Koe First Nation
- Dease River First Nation
- Gwich’in Tribal Council
- Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
- Kwadacha Nation
- Tahltan Central Government
- Taku River Tlingit First Nation
- Tetlit Gwich’in Council