Carcross / Tagish First Nation

In 2022, 13 Yukon First Nations development corporations came together to purchase in-community internet infrastructure. This is the first time a majority of the First Nations in one region got together to buy Teleco assets.

From an Indigenous perspective, food sovereignty and security was based in wild game and land-based foods. The First Nations Development Corporations have been leading the way in exploring how agricultural and community-based projects such as farms, gardens and greenhouses, could help grow and increase access to quality foods.

The Tagish People have for millennia called the area of Taagísh Tóo’e/Taagísh Héeni (Tagish River) home. The Coastal Tlingit would visit and gather in this place and held important economic relationships with the Tagish People.

Carcross/Tagish First Nation Citizen Marilyn Jensen’s conversation focusses on Indigenous governance, leadership and lateral kindness.

Yukon is home to almost half of all comprehensive land claim and self-government agreements in Canada.

The stunning Agay Mene area is intended to become a territorial park per the Carcross/Tagish First Nation Final Agreement. Starting at Jake’s Corner, the 719-square kilometre landscape stretches all the way to the British Columbia-Yukon border.

There is so much to see and experience in the land of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation, it can be hard to fit it all into one visit. With the help of our friends at Indigenous Yukon, we’ve put together a list of must-see and must-do attractions.

Listen in as Sheena explains some practical impacts of modern treaties on youth and how implementation can be interesting and exciting!

Listen in as Bev tells us why youth should get involved with their treaties, and how they can get started. She also shares her desire for youth to learn from their Elders while they still can.