YUKON EDUCATION
  • Home
  • FNi
    • Introduction to Yukon First Nations
    • Land Claims/Self Government
    • Yukon First Nations Languages
    • Yukon First Nations Protocols
    • Partners in Education
    • Resources >
      • Teacher Learning
      • Kindergarten - Grade 7
      • Grade 8 - Grade 12
      • Yukon First Nations Language Resources
    • Programs & Supports
    • Recommended Links
    • Culturally Inclusive Education
    • What's Happening in Yukon Schools
    • Events Calendar
    • Teachers Professional Development
    • FAQ
  • French Programs
  • Curriculum & Assessment
    • 2022-23 Learning Networks
    • Curriculum Planning Tools >
      • Elementary Planning Tools
      • Secondary Planning Tools
      • Yukon First Nations Ways of Knowing, Doing, and Being
    • Locally Developed Courses
    • Assessment and Reporting >
      • Standards-Based Grading and Reporting >
        • Elementary
        • Secondary
      • Pro-D
      • Self-Assessment of Core Competencies >
        • Elementary
        • Secondary
      • Communicating Student Learning
  • ITSS
  • Resource Services
  • TSI
  • Contact
    • FNPP >
      • George Bahm
      • Ruby Grant
      • Sharon Shadow
      • Danielle Sheldon
      • Tammy Stoneman
    • Curriculum & Assessment >
      • Curriculum & Assessment
    • TSI >
      • Anne Copland
      • Jane Downing
      • Joe Kanary
      • Ashraf Mahmoud
      • David McInnes
      • Sonja Skookum
    • Resource Services >
      • Dora Cichon
      • Katherine Hall
      • Nicholas Logan
      • Connie Meade
    • ITSS >
      • Jamie Binger
      • Chris Balderas
      • Gerard Frostad
      • Todd Hanson
      • Luke Mason
      • Jason Strudwick
      • Tony Vivone
      • Frances Wainwright
      • Bill Walker
      • Brendan Wiklund

Land Claims and Self Government in Yukon

The negotiation of Yukon land claims officially started in 1973 when Yukon First Nations people presented the document, "Together Today For Our Children Tomorrow," to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

Land Claims

Before the arrival of Europeans, all First Nations across Canada were independent self-governing nations. They had specific structures of governance: ways to select leaders, sets of laws to govern the lives of the people, rules of protocol that governed their relations with other nations and ceremonies that formalized the institutions within society such as marriage and death.

The negotiation of Yukon land claims started in 1973 when Yukon First Nations people presented the document Together Today For Our Children Tomorrow to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Before that time, there had been no treaties between Yukon First Nations and government.

An agreement in principle was reached in 1989 after 16 years of negotiations. The Umbrella Final Agreement (UFA) was signed in 1993. The UFA provides a framework for Yukon First Nation Final Agreements. First Nation Final Agreements are complex and wide-ranging, and include financial compensation, land, harvesting rights, heritage resources and governance structures, among other things. Each First Nation Final Agreement is a modern-day treaty recognized in Section 35 of the Federal Constitution Act, 1982.

  • Traditional Territories of Yukon First Nations and Settlement Areas of Inuvialuit and Tetlit Gwich'in

Self-Government Agreements

First Nation Self-Government Agreement (SGA) is negotiated at the same time as the First Nation Final Agreement. The Self-Government Agreements, which are unique in Canada, set out the powers of the First Nation government to govern itself, its citizens, and its land. These powers include land and resource management as well as local bylaws and zoning.

At the present time, 11 of the 14 Yukon First Nations have finalized their land claims and their Final and Self-Government Agreements are in effect.
  • Together Today for our Children Tomorrow
  • Umbrella Final Agreement

Agreements 
​Carcross/Tagish First Nation
​

Carcross/Tagish First Nation Final Agreement 
Carcross/Tagish First Nation Final Agreement
Implementation Plan
 
Carcross/Tagish First Nation Self Government Agreement 
Carcross/Tagish First Nation Self-Government Agreement Implementation Plan ​

Champagne and Aishihik First Nations

Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Final Agreement 
Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Self Government Agreement 
Intergovernmental Accord: Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Government and Government of Yukon ​

​Kluane First Nation

Kluane First Nation Final Agreement 
Kluane First Nation Final Agreement Implementation Plan 
Kluane First Nation Self Government Agreement 
Kluane First Nation Self-Government Agreement Implementation Plan ​

Kwanlin Dün First Nation

Kwanlin Dün First Nation Final Agreement 
Kwanlin Dün First Nation Self Government Agreement ​

​First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun

First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun 
First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun Self Government Agreement  ​

Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation

Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation  
Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation Self Government Agreement 
Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation Self-Government Agreement Implementation Plan

Selkirk First Nation
Selkirk First Nation Final Agreement Implementation Plan 
Selkirk First Nation Self Government Agreement 
Selkirk First Nation Self-Government Agreement Implementation Plan

​Ta'an Kwäch'än Council

Ta'an Kwäch'än Council Final Agreement 
Ta'an Kwäch'än Council Self Government Agreement 

Teslin Tlingit Council 

Teslin Tlingit Council Final Agreement 
Teslin Tlingit Council Self Government Agreement ​

​Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in
Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Final Agreement 
Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Final Agreement Implementation Plan 
Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Self Government Agreement 
Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Self-Government Agreement Implementation Plan

Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation

Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Final Agreement
Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Self Government Agreement ​
Explore the "Mapping the Way" website
Mapping the Way is a public education initiative aimed at raising awareness and understanding of the Yukon Final and Self-Government Agreements. The initiative is a partnership between the 11 Self-Governing Yukon First Nations, the Council of Yukon First Nations, and the governments of Yukon and Canada.
Picture
Last modified: July 20, 2021