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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