Carcross/Tagish First Nation
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The Carcross/Tagish First Nation is a First Nation in the Yukon Territory in Canada. Its original population centres were Carcross, Yukon and Tagish, Yukon, although many of its citizens also live in Whitehorse. The languages originally spoken by Carcross/Tagish people were Tagish and Tlingit.
The original gold discovery that led to the Klondike Gold Rush was made by Tagish people.
While the First Nation negotiated a land claims agreement, the population refused to ratify it in a referendum in 2005.
[edit] External links
- Carcross/Tagish First Nation web site
- Government of Canada's Department of Indian and Northern Affairs First Nation profile
First Nations in the Yukon | |
Peoples: Gwichʼin | Kaska | Hän | Northern Tutchone | Southern Tutchone |Tagish | Tlingit | Upper Tanana | |
Governments: Carcross/Tagish First Nation | Champagne and Aishihik First Nations | First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun | Kluane First Nation | Kwanlin Dün First Nation | Liard River First Nation | Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation | Ross River Dena Council | Selkirk First Nation | Ta'an Kwach'an Council | Teslin Tlingit Council | Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation | Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation | White River First Nation |