car-kross tag-ish | Carcross/Tagish First Nation
Community Profile
- The Carcross/Tagish First Nation is an indigenous community in Yukon, Canada, with a rich history of Tlingit and Tagish heritage, known for preserving traditional culture and lands in the southern Yukon.
- Last Updated 2025-04-21 12:32:09 UTC
- Name: Carcross/Tagish First Nation (ISC Code: 491)
- Former Names: Carcross Indian Band, Tagish Band
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Southern Lakes, Yukon Territory
- Indigenous Language: Tlingit, Tagish
- Number of Registered Members: 755
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 07/02/2028
- CHIEF: MARIA BENOIT
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:9
- MARIA BENOIT
- RALPH JAMES
- BILL BARRETT SR.
- ROBIN LOVELACE
- JARED LUTCHMAN
- ROBERT WALLY
- DARLA-JEAN LINDSTROM
- CHARLIE JAMES
- SHARON MARTIN
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://www.ctfn.ca/tiki-page.php?pageName=Home
- PHONE NUMBER: (867) 821-4251
- FAX NUMBER: (867) 821-4802
- ADDRESS: PO BOX 130, CARCROSS, YT
- EMAILS:
- Chief MARIA BENOIT:
- Councillor RALPH JAMES:
- Councillor BILL BARRETT SR.:
- Councillor ROBIN LOVELACE:
- Councillor JARED LUTCHMAN:
- Councillor ROBERT WALLY:
- Deputy Chief DARLA-JEAN LINDSTROM:
- Honorary Councillor CHARLIE JAMES:
- Honorary Councillor SHARON MARTIN:
- General Band Office:
- Media Contact:
- Referrals Contact:
- Websites
Band Financial Statements
Band Council Remuneration
Laws, Bylaws, and Codes
Intergovernmental Agreements
Lands and Traditional Territory
Reserves
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ISC Code: 8401
CARCROSS 4
64.8 Hectares
SOUTH SHORE/RIVE SUD OF/DE NARE'S LAKE
[60.1589032, -134.6812328]
Traditional Territory Details
- Southern Yukon region
- Encompasses areas around Carcross and Southern Lakes
- Key geographical features include mountain ranges, lakes, and boreal forest landscapes
- Traditional hunting and fishing territories of Tlingit and Tagish peoples
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
- Première nation Carcross/Tagish c. Canada (C.A.)
- Carcross/tagish First Nation v. Canada
- Final Agreement and Self-Government Agreement Carcross/Tagish First Nation
- Withdrawal from Disposition (Carcross/Tagish First Nation)
- Order Prohibiting Entry on Certain Lands in Yukon (Carcross/Tagish First Nation)
- Order Respecting the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Lands (Carcross/Tagish First Nation)
- Order Prohibiting Entry on Certain Lands in the Yukon Territory (2002, No. 3, Carcross/Tagish First Nation, Y.T.)
- Order Respecting the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Lands in Yukon (Carcross/Tagish First Nation)
- Amendment of Carcross/Tagish Fírst Nation Self-Government Agreement
- Remission Order (Carcross/Tagish First Nation, Property Tax)
- Remission Order (Carcross/Tagish First Nation, Property Tax)
- Remission Order (Carcross/Tagish First Nation, Property Tax)
Active Court Cases
Media Reports
Media Reports
- Carcross Tagish First Nation adds call for mining halt following Victoria Gold landslide
- Indigenous artists, including Jeffrey Gibson, join new steering council of Forge Project.
- Wapanatahk Media Is On A Mission To Increase Indigenous Representation
- Phillips's selling show of contemporary Indigenous art reflects surge in curatorial interest
- First Indigenous painting to be displayed in Yukon courtroom unveiled
- Archaeologists in the Yukon find a Remarkably Intact Dart Lost by an Indigenous Hunter 1,000 Years Ago
- Heroine of the gold rush
- Sticky orange coating on a 6,000-year-old Yukon dart came from a beaver's anal sac
- 7 Authentic Indigenous Experiences And Tours Near Whitehorse, Yukon
- Connecting Indigenous peoples from Tanzania and Canada
- Turning to Traditional Processes for Supporting Mental Health
- Indigenous artist uses balsam branch in design of new medal for Yukoners
- Yukon First Nation aims to develop alternative justice system for some crimes
- Funding announced for Indigenous guardian programs in Carcross/Tagish
- Community safety and wellness initiative launches in Carcross
- First Nation woman back home in Yukon after years trapped in Turkish legal system
- Bridging knowledges for land and water stewardship
- Carcross/Tagish First Nation and Yukon gov't sign plan to co-manage Conrad historic site
- High stakes
- Carcross/Tagish First Nation in Yukon celebrates commitment to protecting its river
- Mary Jane Moses and Colleen James recognized for preservation and revitalization of cultural knowledge
- First Nations work together to monitor caribou, with camera traps, GPS and traditional knowledge
- Carcross/Tagish First Nation celebrates trapping history with new exhibition
- Three Yukon First Nations combine traditional knowledge and modern mapping in preparation for land use planning
- New video series highlights Indigenous history of the iconic Chilkoot Trail
- Carcross/Tagish First Nation announce Land and Water Proclamation
- Yukon First Nations tour biomass facilities in the North
- Canada supports Rapid Housing projects for First Nations in Yukon
- 'The healing journey begins' as work starts on traditional dugout canoe in Carcross
- Yukon and B.C. First Nations Initiatives Tackle Climate Change
- Top court hears argument on whether First Nations’ constitutions must conform to Canada’s Charter protections
- Influence of performance on contemporary Native American art
- Beaver castoreum found on ancient throwing dart sheds new light on traditional hunting technology
- Yukon and First Nations food on the cusp of a big-bang moment
- First Nations community turns town into world-class mountain bike destination
- Lucky find gives archeologists glimpse into early hunting technology in Yukon
- The Sound of Listening: Candice Hopkins’s Curating Lets Indigenous Artists Do the Talking
- 'My people are in mental distress': Gov. Gen. Mary Simon visits Yukon community hit by drug deaths
- Carcross Tagish First Nation unveils new learning centre
- First Nations man in the Yukon says carving helped him overcome drug addiction, homelessness
- Yukon First Nation calls on territory to abolish ‘colonial’ claim staking process for mines
- Yukon Indigenous-led community safety program will use AIP prize money to support and expand program
- ‘A sad, crazy story’: First Nations woman in Turkey still awaiting extradition to Canada
- 'Two-eyed seeing': Carcross tries on-the-land science class
- Restored totem pole unveiled as part of National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations
- Listening and Learning about Yukon First Nation Heritage Values
- Andy Carvill sworn in as Carcross Tagish chief
- $1.25M provided for search of Yukon residential school sites
- Yukon government reveals recipients of fund to prevent violence against Indigenous women
- Wapanatahk Media production company aims to showcase Indigenous stories
- Yukon First Nations Heritage Values and Heritage Resource Management
- Supreme Court of Canada hears appeal on Yukon First Nation's residency requirement
- Yukon First Nations partner with Alkan Air, purchase medevac planes
- Looking to learn a Yukon First Nations language? There's an app for that
- Indigenous chefs from across Canada head to the Yukon for a Fire Feast
- Yukon First Nation calls on William and Kate to support land rights
- Procurement policy in Yukon getting mixed reaction from contractors
- A dream come true: First Nations woman's art displayed at Vancouver airport
- Results of residential school ground search offer some 'closure,' say Yukon chiefs
- Canada travel: Under-explored and under-rated, Canada's Yukon Territory
- New online 'handbook' puts Yukon Indigenous history at your fingertips
- Yukon to celebrate National Aboriginal Day as stat holiday for first time
- Yukon First Nations Artwork and Land Acknowledgment Unveiled at Andrew A. Philipsen Law Courts Building
- Working group established for Chooutla Residential School
- 'It's going to take the community': Yukon faces Canada's worst toxic drug death rate
- This Yukoner is joining a fleet of people en route to Gaza
- Yukon First Nations celebrate land claim milestone with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
- ‘Amazing’ archeological find in northwest Canada’s melting ice patches: an intact atlatl dart – Eye on the Arctic
- Yukon First Nation to Will and Kate: Help us strengthen our relationship with the Crown
- Yukon First Nations climate action fellows celebrate graduation
- Northwestern Canada: Ottawa, Yukon gov't, First Nations lay groundwork for changes to child care
- Funding agreements for Yukon First Nations discussed at GA
- Ground search finds 15 'potential' grave sites at former Yukon residential school site
- Tania Koenig-Gauchier & Shirley McLean
- Royal Proclamation of 1763, Canada's 'Indian Magna Carta,' turns 250
- Yukon First Nations look at aboriginal sentencing reports
- Dam is killing already-imperiled salmon: study
- Indigenous course to be mandatory for Yukon lawyers
- B.C. First Nations tourist draw has a piece of tawdry Trump history
- Yukon First Nations' business leaders talk investment and opportunity
- Meet Nicole Wilson, the new Canada Research Chair in Arctic Environmental Change and Governance.
- Yukon’s Gold Rush-era system for staking mineral claims, explained
- As Chinook salmon season comes to end in Yukon, worry and hope for the future remains
- How Shaaw Tláa made the discovery of the Klondike's 1st gold nugget possible
- 'Like a big jail': Yukoners reflect on painful residential school legacy on Orange Shirt Day
- First Nation teens find jobs, adrenaline-pumping fun on Yukon mountain bike trail
- Farm run by Carcross/Tagish First Nation in Yukon looks to expand to help feed community
- Party leaders all support erasing Indigenous slur from 4 Yukon place names
- Yukon First Nations see potential opportunity in cannabis industry
- Yukon Energy signs 40-year agreement to buy hydro power from Indigenous-owned energy corp in B.C.
- Yukon First Nations divided over Whitehorse dam relicensing
- Search for graves at Yukon residential school site planned for this summer
- 13 Yukon First Nation development corporations buy fibre optic infrastructure from NorthwesTel
- Yukon teachers get training to start first school year under First Nations board
- 'Amazing' archeological find in Yukon's melting ice patches — an intact atlatl dart
- Yukon's royal carver: First Nations artist makes gift for Prince William
- Gold Rush remains ID'd as First Nations men
- Recovery plan for Southern Lakes caribou hailed a 'success story' 31 years later
- Carcross/Tagish paddlers set out for epic ocean canoe journey
- Community health and safety tops agenda at Yukon Forum
- Yukon First Nations Wildfire closes a record-breaking fire season
- 2022 Leo Award: Candice Hopkins and American Indian Community House (AICH)
- Wellness work on agenda as federal Indigenous Services minister visits Whitehorse
- First Indigenous ceremony held in legislative assembly in honour of Doris McLean
- Conference on Indigenous Methodologies and Art History
- Browse "First Nations"
- Chief is sworn in, sets out priorities over four years
- Canada just got a new design for the loonie that honours Indigenous communities
- Indigenous land guardians help guide military training exercises in Carcross, Yukon
- Richard Bell: Embassy at Asia Society
- Indigenous luxury on display at this year's Met Gala
- Tlingit bingo: How a Yukon daycare is passing on an Indigenous language
- Yukon and Northern B.C. Microgrid Projects
- Yukon First Nation leader calls for ground search of Carcross residential school
- Official visit to Yukon
- Here’s how teachings from the First Nations of the North are leading the way
- Indigenous land guardians help guide military training exercises in Carcross, Yukon
- Canadian Armed Forces in Yukon for training with Carcross/Tagish First Nation
- Yukon First Nation declares state of emergency over opioid crisis
- Eroding river exposes old gravesite outside Tagish, Yukon
- First Nations in Yukon hope search for unmarked graves of missing children can 'bring peace'
- Leaders meet for the first Yukon Forum of 2022
- 'Amazing' archeological find in Yukon's melting ice patches — an intact atlatl dart
- Court case highlights concerns about Indigenous representation on juries
- Indigenous land guardians help guide military training exercises in Carcross, Yukon
- First Nation in Yukon declares state of emergency after three drug related deaths in one week
- ‘It really brings my spirit up’: Tagish Nation Dancers celebrate 50 years
- Watch Now! On Indigeneity, Curatorial Methodologies, and Sound
- 'Idiotic' amount of paperwork for grants, say Yukon First Nation development corps.
- Yukon's Carcross Commons ready for business as tourism season begins
- CfIS Alumni/ae Speaker Series with Candice Hopkins (Carcross/Tagish First Nation), Bard CCS ’03
- Indigenous issues not getting enough attention in this election, say some Yukon voters
- Congress of Aboriginal Peoples seeks help for Yukon woman imprisoned in Turkey
- Yukon First Nations learn new language teaching approach
Academic Research
Academic Research
- Carcross/Tagish First Nation Community-Based Climate Monitoring
- Indigenous knowledge in environmental co-management in the Yukon
- New technologies and contested ideologies: The Tagish first voices project
- Carcross/Tagish First Nation Water Governance: Remembering the Way
- Carcross/Tagish Management Corporation and the Canadian tourism industry
- … water north of the future Héen Kas' él'ti Xoo 1 (among the ragged lakes): Collaborative water research with Carcross/Tagish First Nation, Yukon Territory, Canada
- Forging Linkages & Finding Solutions-A BC Treaty Commission Conference for First Nations-Grand Chief Andy Carvill, Yukon First Nation
- A Deep Chart (the Aqua-Face of Deep Mapping) Collaborative water research with Carcross/Tagish First Nation, Shaanakhéeni headwaters, Yukon Territory/British …
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