Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation (THFN)

About

The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in are a Yukon First Nation based in Dawson City. The citizenship of roughly 1,100 includes descendants of the Hän-speaking people, who have lived along the Yukon River for millennia, and a diverse mix of families descended from Gwich’in, Northern Tutchone and other language groups.

The Heritage Department is responsible for managing, protecting and presenting TH heritage resources. This includes land-based research, traditional-knowledge protection, seasonal archeology projects, documentation of oral histories, storage of heritage material, development of significant heritage sites, Hän language documentation and programming and operation of the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre. (Excerpt from the THFN Website)