Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in

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.

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

Go on an adventure to the Tombstones Territorial Park with our printable infographic poster.

Generations of Hän people have camped here at the mouth of the Fortymile River to harvest the Fortymile caribou herd and fish for grayling in the area.

Visit the Tr’ochëk National Historic Site, a vibrant Hän fish camp located at the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon rivers and learn about the key role it played in the survival of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in People. This is a designated Heritage Site under the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Final Agreement.

With the help of Indigenous Yukon, we’ve put together a list of authentic experiences for your next visit to the land of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation to celebrate and experience the many ways the Nation’s Agreements have brought the vision of Chief Boss to life.

When the first graduates of the First Nations Governance and Public Administration program walked across the stage at Yukon College to receive their certificates in 2013, Tosh Southwick, Director of First Nations Initiatives and Academic and Skill Development at Yukon College, says she felt proud.

Land ownership and management was a major reason that the Yukon Final and Self-Government Agreements were negotiated. These agreements give direction on who owns the land and how decisions about land are made.