Northern Tutchone

Northern Tutchone

The Northern Tutchone are a First Nations people living mainly in the central Yukon in Canada. The Northern Tutchone language, originally spoken by the Northern Tutchone people, is a lect of the Tutchone language, part of the Athabaskan language family. "Song Keeper" Jerry Alfred is leading a movement to keep the language alive through his music.

Northern Tutchone First Nations governments and communities include:
*First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun "(Mayo, Yukon)"
*Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation "(Carmacks, Yukon)"
*Selkirk First Nation "(Pelly Crossing, Yukon)"


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