WHEN I WAS AN ARCHAEOLOGIST WITH THE BLM I WENT INTO THE DESERT TO SURVEY LANDS. IT WAS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO FIND THE RIGHT ROAD AND TERRITORY TO SURVEY BECAUSE OF THE GENERAL FLATNESS OF THE DESERT. IN ANY CASE I USUALLY AT THAT TIME A REMOTE RADIO TO CALL THE OFFICE IF I GOT LOST OR THE CAR BRIKE DOWN. I REMEMBER ONE UNIQUE TIME WHEN I HAD TO MEET A COWBOY WHO SADDLED A HORSE FOR ME. WE BOTH RODE OUR HORSES ON A HOT SUMMER DAY AQND I HAD ABOUT 10 MILES TO SURVEY - A LINEAR LINE THAT WAS FLAGGED IN REMOTE TERRITORY. THE COWBOY RODE HIS HORSE WITH ME AS I VIEWED THE GROUND FOR PREHISTORIC AND HISTORIC SITES. I COULD ACTUALLY VIEW SEVERAL SMALL KNAPPING AREAS WHERE THE NATIVES LEFT OBSIDIAN REMAINS.
INTERESTING ENOUGH AT ONE POINT MY HORSE GOT A CHOLLA IN HIS TAIL AND LEG AND HE REARED UP WITH A WHELP. I THOUGHT I WAS DEAD AS WE WERE NEAR A CHASM. BUT LUCKILY THE COWBOY WAS ABLE TO CALM HIM DOWN AND GET THE CHOLLA OFF HIS LEG.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
TA'AN KWACH'AN IN CANADA
COUNCIL IS ONE OF THE YUKON'S FIRST NATIONS WHO POSSESSES PROFESSIONAL PROOF OF THEIR LONG STANDING LAND CLAIM GOVERNMENT. THEIR NAME TA'AN KWACHAN TAKE THEIR NAME FROM TAA'AN MAN IN THE HEART OF THEIR TRADITIONAL TERRITORY. THEIR ANCESTRAL LANDS TENDED NORTH TO HOOLATINQUA AT THE CONFLUENCE OF THE YUKON AND TESLIN RIVER, SOUTH TO MARSH LAKE, WEST TO WHITE BANK VILLAGE AT THE CONFLUENCE OF THE TAKHINI AND LITTLE RIVERS AND EAST TO THE TESLIN RIVER.
IN 1900 DURING THE GOLD RUSH THEIR CHIEF RECOGNIZED THAQT HIS PEOPLE NEEDED PROTECTION FOR THEIR LAND AND HUNTING GROUNDS IN THE WAKE OF A GROWING NON ABORIGINAL POPULATION. CHIEF BOSS PETITIONED THE COMMISSIONER OF YUKON FOR FOR 1600 ACRES RESERVED AT TAA'AN MAN WHICH WAS SURVEYED. THEY ONLY GOT 320 ACRES. CHIEF BOSS REMAINED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND OUTSPOKEN LEADERS OF YUKON INDIAN LEADERS OF THE YUKON INDIANDS. IN 1956 THE DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS UNILATERALLY DECIDED TO JOIN 6 BANDS WITH THREE. IN 1987 THEY REESTABLISHED THEMSELVESAS A DISTRICT FIRST NATION. THE COUNCIL FOR YUKON INDIANS RECOGNIZED THE TIAN KWACH'AN PEOPLE NOW LIVE IN WHITEHORSE.\
IN A COMPREHENSIVE LAND CLAIM WITH THE GOVERNMENTS OF CANADA AND YUKON, THE ITA'AN KWACH'AN SIGNED ITS FINAL AGREEMENTS AND BECAME A NATION IN 2002. THEIR TERRITORYCOVERS ABOUT 12,000 SQ.KM OF WHICH 796 SQ KM. ARE SETTLEMENT LANDS. IN 2002 THE COUNCIL ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH HER MAGESTY THE QUEEN AFFIRMING THEIR RIGHT TO GOVERN THEMSELVES.
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IN 1900 DURING THE GOLD RUSH THEIR CHIEF RECOGNIZED THAQT HIS PEOPLE NEEDED PROTECTION FOR THEIR LAND AND HUNTING GROUNDS IN THE WAKE OF A GROWING NON ABORIGINAL POPULATION. CHIEF BOSS PETITIONED THE COMMISSIONER OF YUKON FOR FOR 1600 ACRES RESERVED AT TAA'AN MAN WHICH WAS SURVEYED. THEY ONLY GOT 320 ACRES. CHIEF BOSS REMAINED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND OUTSPOKEN LEADERS OF YUKON INDIAN LEADERS OF THE YUKON INDIANDS. IN 1956 THE DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS UNILATERALLY DECIDED TO JOIN 6 BANDS WITH THREE. IN 1987 THEY REESTABLISHED THEMSELVESAS A DISTRICT FIRST NATION. THE COUNCIL FOR YUKON INDIANS RECOGNIZED THE TIAN KWACH'AN PEOPLE NOW LIVE IN WHITEHORSE.\
IN A COMPREHENSIVE LAND CLAIM WITH THE GOVERNMENTS OF CANADA AND YUKON, THE ITA'AN KWACH'AN SIGNED ITS FINAL AGREEMENTS AND BECAME A NATION IN 2002. THEIR TERRITORYCOVERS ABOUT 12,000 SQ.KM OF WHICH 796 SQ KM. ARE SETTLEMENT LANDS. IN 2002 THE COUNCIL ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH HER MAGESTY THE QUEEN AFFIRMING THEIR RIGHT TO GOVERN THEMSELVES.
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SELKIRK FIRST NATION IN CANADA
THIS TRIBE IS LOCATED AT THE VILLAGE OF PELLY CROSSING ON THE CENTRAL YUKON. THEY SPEAK THTCHONE LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL GROUPING ARE CONNECTED TO THEIR NORTHERN NEIGHBORS. NACHO NYAK AND LITTLE SALMON CORKNECKS. THESE TRIBES ARE IN THE CARMACKS. THE FIRST NATIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A NORTHERN TUTCHONE TRIBAL COUNCIL. THEY HAVE MANY HISTORIC TIES WITH THE SOUTHERN TUTCHANE PEOPLE WHO HAVE A SIMILAR CULTURE. THEY FIRST SETTLED INTHE HISTORIC COMMUNITYOF THE FUR TRADING FORT OF THE HUDSON BAY COMPANY IN 1850. THIS COMMUNITY REMAINED UNTIL 1950 WHEN THE RIVER BOATS STOPPED RUNNING. MANY FOLKS MOVED TO MINTO ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY. THEY RELOCATED FURTHER NORTHWARD TO THE PRESENT DAY SITE OF PELLY CROSSING.
THE PELLY BAND EVENTUALLY BECAME KNOWN AS THE SELKIRK FIRST NATION AND BECAME SELF GOVERNING IN 1997. TODAY THEY HAVE 480 MEMBERS WITH 200 IN SQUARE MILES AND OTHER COMMUNITIES. THEY OWN ABOUT 1800 SQ. MILES AND WIL RECEIVE $16,600,000 OVER 15 YEARS. THEY MAKE LAWS AND DELIVER PROGRAMS. THE FIRST NATION IS GOVERNED BY A CHIEF AND COUNCIL WITH A CONSTITUTION, AND THEY REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THE THE SELKIRK FIRST NATION HAS FORMED THEIR TRADITIONAL GOVERNMENT. THE CHIEF IS ELECTED AND THE COUNSILORS ARE SELECTED BY WOLF AND CROW CLANS.
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THE PELLY BAND EVENTUALLY BECAME KNOWN AS THE SELKIRK FIRST NATION AND BECAME SELF GOVERNING IN 1997. TODAY THEY HAVE 480 MEMBERS WITH 200 IN SQUARE MILES AND OTHER COMMUNITIES. THEY OWN ABOUT 1800 SQ. MILES AND WIL RECEIVE $16,600,000 OVER 15 YEARS. THEY MAKE LAWS AND DELIVER PROGRAMS. THE FIRST NATION IS GOVERNED BY A CHIEF AND COUNCIL WITH A CONSTITUTION, AND THEY REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THE THE SELKIRK FIRST NATION HAS FORMED THEIR TRADITIONAL GOVERNMENT. THE CHIEF IS ELECTED AND THE COUNSILORS ARE SELECTED BY WOLF AND CROW CLANS.
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NIH TAT GWICH'IN COUNCIL IN CANADA
INUVIK "OR PLACE OF MAN" IS LOCATED ON EAST CHANNEL OF THE MACKENZIE DELTA. INUVIKIS LOCATED ON THE EAST CHANNEL OF THE MACKENZIE DELTA. INUVIK IS WAS FOUNDED IN 1955 AS THE ADMINISTRATION CENTER FOR WESTERN ARCTIC. THIS AREA WAS SUBJECT TO YEARLY FLOODING. THEY HAVE A LARGE SUPPLY OF GRAVEL. THE TOWN IS NEAR A RIVER TERRACE. DURING THE LAST 40 YEARS "INUVIK HAS HAS GROWN INTO A GOVERNMENT CENTER, TRANSPORTATION, HEALTH AND EDUCATION CENTER FOR THE REGION. IT IS A POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATION. THEY HAVE SOME OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION DURING THE PAST THIRTY YEARS. THE TOWN IS AAABOUT 3300 PEOPLE, WITH 37% OF INUVIALUET DESCENT, 14% GWICH'IN DESCENT AND 7% METIS.
THEY SPEAK ATHAPASCAN AND THEIR WAY OF LIFE IS DISTINCT FROM NEARBY TRIBES. BY THE TIME THE ANGLOS CAME THEY LIVED IN 9 BANDS. TODAY THEY HAVE ABOUT 2500 FOLKS THE GWICH'IN IN YUKON AND ALASKA ARE THEIR RELATIVES. MANY FAMILIES HAVE SUMMER AND WINTER CAMPS OUTSIDE OF COMMUNITIES. THEY GO HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.
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THEY SPEAK ATHAPASCAN AND THEIR WAY OF LIFE IS DISTINCT FROM NEARBY TRIBES. BY THE TIME THE ANGLOS CAME THEY LIVED IN 9 BANDS. TODAY THEY HAVE ABOUT 2500 FOLKS THE GWICH'IN IN YUKON AND ALASKA ARE THEIR RELATIVES. MANY FAMILIES HAVE SUMMER AND WINTER CAMPS OUTSIDE OF COMMUNITIES. THEY GO HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
LITTLE SALMON CORKNECKS
FIRST NATION IS LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY OF CARMACKS IN SOUTH CENTRAL YUKON ALONG THE YUKON RIVER. CARMACKS WAS AN IMPORTANT STOPPING POINT FOR THE MANY STEAM BOATS THAT TRAVELED BETWEEN WHITE HORSE AND DAWSON COUNTY DURING AND AFTER WHITE HORSE GOLD RUSH PERIOD. THE LITTLE SALMON CARMACKS FIRST NATION PEOPLE PART OF THE NORTHERN TUTCHONE LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL GROUPINGS. AND ARE CLOSELY AFFILIATED WITH THE FIRST NATION ARE PART OF THE NORTHERN TUTCHONE LANGUAGE. THE THREE FIRST NATIONS ARE FORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHERN TUTCHONE TRIBAL COUNCIL. THEY BECAME SELF GOVERNING IN 1997. THEY OWN 1000 SQUARE MILES OF LANDAND RECIEVES $15,000 OVER 15 YEARS. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT AND MAKE LAWS AND SERVICES.
LITTLE SALMON CORKNECKS HAVE RETURNED TO A TRADITIONAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT. THEY ELECTED THEIR CHIEF. THEIR COUNCIL HAS A TEEN AND AN ELDER. THEY PLAN TO BUILD A SELF SUFFICIENT FIRST NATION.
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LITTLE SALMON CORKNECKS HAVE RETURNED TO A TRADITIONAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT. THEY ELECTED THEIR CHIEF. THEIR COUNCIL HAS A TEEN AND AN ELDER. THEY PLAN TO BUILD A SELF SUFFICIENT FIRST NATION.
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KLUANE FIRST NATION
KWANE FIRST NATION IS LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF IN THE TOWN OF BURBANK LANDING ON THE SHORES OF KWANE LAKE. FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS THE SOUTHERN TUTCHONE PEOPLE MIGRATED THROUGH THE KLUNE LAKE AREA, HUNTING AND FISHING AND GATHERING FOOD. THEY BELONG TO THE ATHAPASKAN FAMILY THEY ARE CLOSE WITH THEIR NEIGHBORSTHE CHAMPAGNE /AISHIHIK AND ALSO UPPER TANANA. BY 1943 AREA WAS DESIGNATED WAS DESIGNATED A NATIONAL PARK AND IT WAS AVAILIBLE TO THE PEOPLE WHO RELIED ON ITS RESOURCES. THE KUANE LIVE ON THE SHORES OF THE LAKE. THEY ARE PROUD OF OUR 'A SI KEYI' OUR GRANDFATHERS COUNTRY. THEY HAVE CLIMBED THE MOUNTAINS , FISHED THE LAKES AND CREEKS. THEY CELEBRATED THE POTLATCH IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD. WE BELIEVE IN THE FUTURE OF OUR PEOPLE AND PRACTICE OUR RIGHT TO SELF GOVERN.
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GWICHYA GWICH'IN COUNCIL
ARCTIC RED RIVER EQUALS "MOUTH OF THE IRON RIVER". A CATHOLIC MISSION WAS ESTABLISHED WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1869 WHEN THEY BUILT A TRADITIONAL GWICH'IN FISHING CAMP AT THE MOUTH OF THE CONFLUENCE OF THE ARCTIC RED AND MACKENZIE RIVER. IN THE EARLY 1870'S HUDSON BAY TRADING COMPANY TRADING POST WAS BUILT HERE. BY 1940 THERE WERE STILL THREE FAMILIES AT THE SITE
BY 1970'S THE POPULATION BEGAN TO GROW. TODAY THEY HAVE ABOUT 200 FOLKS, 90% ARE GWICH'IN DESCENT AND THEY STILL FOLLOW A TRADITIONAL STYLE OF LIFE OF HUNTING, FISHING AND GATHERING.
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BY 1970'S THE POPULATION BEGAN TO GROW. TODAY THEY HAVE ABOUT 200 FOLKS, 90% ARE GWICH'IN DESCENT AND THEY STILL FOLLOW A TRADITIONAL STYLE OF LIFE OF HUNTING, FISHING AND GATHERING.
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NACHO NYAK DUN FIRST NATION
THIS NATION REPRESENTS THE MOST NORTHERN COMMUNITY OF THE TUTCHONE FIST NATIONS AT PELLY CROSSING. THE THREE NATIONS FORM A NORTHERN TUTCHONE COUNCIL TO DEAL WITH ISSUES AND VISIONS.
THIS NATION HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN ITS BEGINNING IN 1973. MEMBERS OF THE FIRST NATION HELPED GUIDE THE COUNCIL OF YUKON. FIRST NATIONS AND ITS MEMBER NATIONS WERE GUIDED DURING CRITICAL TIMES. TWO OF THEIR ISSUES WERE LOSS OF SELF GOVERNMENT AND RETENTION OF ABORIGINAL RIGHTS. THESE WERE IN THE 1993 AGREEMENTS. THEY NOW OWN 1830 SQUARE MILES OF SETTLEMENT LANDS AND WILL RECEIVE $14,000 OVER 15 YEARS. THEY ARE ACTIVE IN THE MAYO COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE A RICH NATURAL RESOURCES.
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THIS NATION HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN ITS BEGINNING IN 1973. MEMBERS OF THE FIRST NATION HELPED GUIDE THE COUNCIL OF YUKON. FIRST NATIONS AND ITS MEMBER NATIONS WERE GUIDED DURING CRITICAL TIMES. TWO OF THEIR ISSUES WERE LOSS OF SELF GOVERNMENT AND RETENTION OF ABORIGINAL RIGHTS. THESE WERE IN THE 1993 AGREEMENTS. THEY NOW OWN 1830 SQUARE MILES OF SETTLEMENT LANDS AND WILL RECEIVE $14,000 OVER 15 YEARS. THEY ARE ACTIVE IN THE MAYO COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE A RICH NATURAL RESOURCES.
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EHDIITAT-GWICH'IN COUNCIL IN CANADA
THE EHDIITAT GWICH'IN COUNCIL LIVE IN KLAVIK. THIS IS A PLACE OF BARREN LAND OF THE GRIZZLY. IN 1918 IT WAS FOUNDED ON THE PEEL RIVER, NEAR THE MACKENZIE RIVER. IT FLOWS INTO THE SEA NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. THERE ARE THREE MAJOR ZONES -THE DELTA, THE HILLS, THE PLAINS. AKLAVIK IS ON A FLAT AREA BY THE RIVER. THERE ARE 780 PEOPLE HERE. THE FROZEN RIVER HAS A ROD WHILE WATER CROSSINGS ARE POSSIBLE FOR PART OF THE YEAR. MOST PEOPLE FLY HERE. THIS IS THE SITE WHERE THE INWIALIUT AND GWICH'IN MET AND GOT GOOD FOOD AND TRADED.
THIS COMMUNITY WAS THE MAIN LOCATION FOR TRADING, TRAPPING, AND BECAME A TRADING POST FOR THE HUDSON BAY FOLKS IN 1912. A MISSION WAS BUILT THERE IN 1926.
THE FIRST NATIONS NEGOTIATED A SELF GOVERNANCE FOR THEIR TRIBES IN 1996 AND IT CONTINUES TODAY. MOST FOLKS FOLLOW THE TRADITIONAL WAY OF LIFE. THEY HUNT, FISH, TRAP, DO ARTS AND CRAFTS, TOURISM, EXPLORE FOR MINERAL AND GAS (AN IMPORTANT ECONOMY). THEY HAVE BUILT A HALL, SCHOOL, POOL, PLAYGROUND, OUTDOOR RINK, MUSEUM, HEALTH CENTER, FIRE HALL, AND CHURCH.
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THIS COMMUNITY WAS THE MAIN LOCATION FOR TRADING, TRAPPING, AND BECAME A TRADING POST FOR THE HUDSON BAY FOLKS IN 1912. A MISSION WAS BUILT THERE IN 1926.
THE FIRST NATIONS NEGOTIATED A SELF GOVERNANCE FOR THEIR TRIBES IN 1996 AND IT CONTINUES TODAY. MOST FOLKS FOLLOW THE TRADITIONAL WAY OF LIFE. THEY HUNT, FISH, TRAP, DO ARTS AND CRAFTS, TOURISM, EXPLORE FOR MINERAL AND GAS (AN IMPORTANT ECONOMY). THEY HAVE BUILT A HALL, SCHOOL, POOL, PLAYGROUND, OUTDOOR RINK, MUSEUM, HEALTH CENTER, FIRE HALL, AND CHURCH.
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CHAMPAGNE AND AISHIHIK IN CANADA
THE CHAMPAGNE ARE LOCATED IN HAINES JUNCTION. THEY MAINTAIN A BUSY OFFICE IN WHITEHORSE. THEIR HOMELAND IS IN THE SOUTHWEST YUKON AND NORTHWEST BRITISH COLUMBIA. THEY ARE LOCATED DEZADESH RIVER. THEIR LANGUAGE IS TUTCHONE- A MEMBER OF THE ATHABASKAN. THEY MAINTAIN STRONG RELATIONS WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH AND THE TLINGITS. IN OLDER DAYS THE MOST PEOPLE WERE BILINGUAL. THIS NATION IS ONE OF THE LARGEST OF YUKONS 14 FIRST NATIONS WITH 1200 MEMBERS.
IN 1993 AFTER MORE THAN 29 YEARS OF DEBATE THE YUKON PORTION OF THE TRADITIONAL LAND AND RESOURCES WERE CONFIRMED WITH THE FIRST NATION FINAL AGREEMENT. THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT PROVIDES THEM WITH OWNING 2400 SQ. KM. OF LAND AND $28 MILLION TO BE PAID OVER 15 YEARS.
THE AREA OF A PARTICULAR INTEREST TO THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD IS A RECENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIND IN MELTING ICE FIELDS WITHIN THE CHAMPAGNE TERRITORY. 150 ARTIFACTS WERE FOUND DATING 800 TO 9,000 YEARS AGO: WEAPONS, TOOLS OF HUNTERS, DEBITAGE SITES PRESERVED IN ICE. IN 2000 A FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEAR OLD BODY OF A HUNTER WAS DISCOVERED IN B.C. THESE FINDS ARE IMPORTANT TO THESE TRIBES TO MAKE A CONNECTION WITH ANCESTORS WHO LIVED THERE.
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IN 1993 AFTER MORE THAN 29 YEARS OF DEBATE THE YUKON PORTION OF THE TRADITIONAL LAND AND RESOURCES WERE CONFIRMED WITH THE FIRST NATION FINAL AGREEMENT. THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT PROVIDES THEM WITH OWNING 2400 SQ. KM. OF LAND AND $28 MILLION TO BE PAID OVER 15 YEARS.
THE AREA OF A PARTICULAR INTEREST TO THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD IS A RECENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIND IN MELTING ICE FIELDS WITHIN THE CHAMPAGNE TERRITORY. 150 ARTIFACTS WERE FOUND DATING 800 TO 9,000 YEARS AGO: WEAPONS, TOOLS OF HUNTERS, DEBITAGE SITES PRESERVED IN ICE. IN 2000 A FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEAR OLD BODY OF A HUNTER WAS DISCOVERED IN B.C. THESE FINDS ARE IMPORTANT TO THESE TRIBES TO MAKE A CONNECTION WITH ANCESTORS WHO LIVED THERE.
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YUKON INDIANS IN CANADA
CARCUSS/FAGISH FIRST NATION IS LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF CARCROSS. THESE FOLKS SPOKE ATHAPASKAN AND WERE TAGLISH. THEY BECAME HOME TO TRADERS FROM SOUTHEAST ALASKA WHO CAME TO THE YUKON FOR TRADE PURPOSES FOR 30 YEARS. THE CARCROSS/TAGLISH ARE DESCENDANTS OF THE TAGLISH AND TLINGIT. BY 2006 THEIR NATION BECAME THE SELF GOVERNING ONE.
THEY HAVE BUILT A GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE BASED ON THE CLAN SYSTEM. THERER ARE FIVE CLANS REPRESENTED. EACH CLAN PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE GOVERNANCE OF THIS FIRST NATION.
THEY ARE COMMITTED TO RESTORING JUSTICE AND BELIEVE IN THE WELLNESS OF THE COMMUNITY. THESE FOLKS HAVE POTLATCHES PRESERVING SONGS, DANCES AND ORAL HISTORIES. THEY PRESERVE THEIR ANCESTRAL STORIES.
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THEY HAVE BUILT A GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE BASED ON THE CLAN SYSTEM. THERER ARE FIVE CLANS REPRESENTED. EACH CLAN PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE GOVERNANCE OF THIS FIRST NATION.
THEY ARE COMMITTED TO RESTORING JUSTICE AND BELIEVE IN THE WELLNESS OF THE COMMUNITY. THESE FOLKS HAVE POTLATCHES PRESERVING SONGS, DANCES AND ORAL HISTORIES. THEY PRESERVE THEIR ANCESTRAL STORIES.
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TOBIQUE INDIAND IN NEW BRUNSWICK
PRIOR TO CONTACT THE TOBIQUE OPERATED THROUGHOUT THE WATERSHED OF W'OTA'TOKIYOKOK WHICH CONSISTS OF VAST NETWORK OF RIVERS AND LAKES IN 54,000 SQ. KM. THESE NATIVES TRAVELED TO THE RIVERS AND LAKES AND LIVED ON THEIR SHORE. THEY GATHER ANIMALS AND PLANTS FOR NOURISHMENT. THESE PEOPLE HUNTED, FISHED, AND GATHERED ENDLESS PLANTS. THEY COLLECTED BERRIES, NUTS, MEDICINAL PLANTS AND FRUITS. THEY RESPECTED THEIR TERRITORIES.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS VISITED IN THE THE 1490'S. AN ENGLISH KING AND FRENCH CAME TO MAKE PROFITS BUT ALSO CONQUERED LANDS, THAT RESULTED IN WARS.
BY 1763 A PROCLAMATION GUARENTEED THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE THEIR LAND AND RESOURCES AND THE TITLES MUST BE PURCHASED OR AN AGREEMENT REACHED. THEY WERE CLOSELY CONNECTED TO A BIG SPIDER WEB SPREAD OVER THEIR HOMELAND WITH 65 CAMPSITES AND 15 MAIN VILLAGES. THEY ALLOWED PEACEFUL NOMADIC NATIVE IMMIGRANTS USE AND OCCUPY PARCELS OF LAND THEY MADE ALLIES WITH THE FRENCH AS EARLY AS 1500 AND 1600.
THEN BOTH FRENCH AND ENGLISH PILAGED THE RESOURCES OF ALL THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. THEY DISREGARDED THE 1763 PROCLAMATION THAT GAVE THEM THE RIGHT TO TO THESE LANDS. FINALLY IN 1867 CANADA TOOK RESPONSIBILITY TO RESERVE THEIR LANDS UNDER THE BRITISH NATIVE AMERICAN ACT. THEY RECIEVED THE MANAGEMENT AND SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS THAT BELONGED TO THE PROVINCE AS WELL AS TIMBER AND WOODS THERE.
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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS VISITED IN THE THE 1490'S. AN ENGLISH KING AND FRENCH CAME TO MAKE PROFITS BUT ALSO CONQUERED LANDS, THAT RESULTED IN WARS.
BY 1763 A PROCLAMATION GUARENTEED THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE THEIR LAND AND RESOURCES AND THE TITLES MUST BE PURCHASED OR AN AGREEMENT REACHED. THEY WERE CLOSELY CONNECTED TO A BIG SPIDER WEB SPREAD OVER THEIR HOMELAND WITH 65 CAMPSITES AND 15 MAIN VILLAGES. THEY ALLOWED PEACEFUL NOMADIC NATIVE IMMIGRANTS USE AND OCCUPY PARCELS OF LAND THEY MADE ALLIES WITH THE FRENCH AS EARLY AS 1500 AND 1600.
THEN BOTH FRENCH AND ENGLISH PILAGED THE RESOURCES OF ALL THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. THEY DISREGARDED THE 1763 PROCLAMATION THAT GAVE THEM THE RIGHT TO TO THESE LANDS. FINALLY IN 1867 CANADA TOOK RESPONSIBILITY TO RESERVE THEIR LANDS UNDER THE BRITISH NATIVE AMERICAN ACT. THEY RECIEVED THE MANAGEMENT AND SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS THAT BELONGED TO THE PROVINCE AS WELL AS TIMBER AND WOODS THERE.
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