vʌn.tʌt ɡwɪtʃɪn | Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation

The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation is a First Nations government representing the Gwich'in people in northern Yukon, known for their traditional caribou hunting lifestyle and preservation of indigenous culture

POPULATION

600

Rank #445 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

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Rank #0 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

11/21/2025

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-07-10 15:16:55 UTC

Name

Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation (ISC Code: 496)

Former Names

Arctic Gwich'in, Old Crow Band

Band Style

First Nations

Cultural Area

Subarctic, Northern Yukon

Indigenous Language

Gwich'in

Number of Registered Members

600

Band Website

http://www.vgfn.ca/

Phone Number

(867) 966-3213

Fax Number

(867) 966-3800

Address

PO BOX 94, OLD CROW, YT

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

PAULINE FROST

Term Expires

11/21/2025

Number of Council Members

PAULINE FROST

Chief

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DEBRA-LEIGH RETI

Councillor

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JENEEN NJOOTLI

Councillor

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Downloadable Court Records

Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation

Charlie v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation

Cindy Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation

Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation

Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General)

Final Agreement Teslin Tlingit Council First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation

Amendments (Final Agreements) Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Teslin Tlingit Council First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation

Order Respecting the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Lands in Yukon (Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation)

Order Respecting the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Lands (Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation)

Order Prohibiting Entry on Certain Lands in the Yukon Territory (2002, No. 11, Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, Y.T.)

Amendments (Schedules “A” and “B”) Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Teslin Tlingit First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation

Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation (GST) Remission Order

Amendments of Self-Government Agreements Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, Teslin Tlingit Council, First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun, Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation

Amendment of Self-Government Agreement Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation

Amendments of Self-Government Agreements Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, Teslin Tlingit Council, Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in

Amendments of Self-Government Agreements; Selkirk First Nation; Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation; Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation; Champagne and Aishihik First Nations; Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in; Teslin Tlingit Council; Ta'an Kwäch'än Council

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Media Reports

Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation’s new chief may be youngest in recent history

'Auspicious day' as Vuntut Gwitchin rejoins Council of Yukon First Nations

Supreme Court of Canada upholds Yukon First Nation’s lawmaking authority in the face of Charter challenge

Lorraine Netro awarded the Glen Davis Conservation Prize

Indigenous communities’ collective rights can trump individual rights, SCC rules

Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation has a new caribou coordinator

Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation rejoins CYFN as a full member

Indigenous organizations get standing in Charter case at Supreme Court

Indigenous groups on different sides of Charter challenge

Governments fund Old Crow elders complex

How Old Crow's solar farm is changing green energy projects in Yukon

Court ruling on residency requirement not 'complete win,' Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation chief says

Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation fights release of sexual offender

More First Nations join Peel River watershed appeal

She found her soulmate in the Arctic Circle, 11,000km away from Singapore

Coroner’s Inquest into deaths of four Indigenous women at the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter gets underway

Randy Boissonnault resigns from cabinet following shifting claims about Indigenous heritage

Indigenous leaders in northwestern Canada declare climate emergency – Eye on the Arctic

Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation rejoins CYFN

Yukon River Quest team paddling in honor of residential school children

Uncertainty and anxiety for some Northerners, as Trump returns to power

Cases about privacy, relationship between Canadian and Indigenous law before SCC in Jan. and Feb.

Two upcoming SCC cases could have significant implications for Indigenous law

Indigenous leaders support U.S. bill that aims to keep development away from ANWR

Charter applies to self-governing First Nation’s laws, but s. 25 upholds Charter-breaching law: SCC

Government of Yukon and Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation sign a government-to-government accord on shared priorities

Gwich’in Nation launches lawsuit in effort to stop oil drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Climate Change Endangers Lives of Canada's Remote Indigenous People

Aboriginal and Indigenous Law: Recent developments of importance

Drug overdose deaths on the rise in B.C. according to FNHA

Indigenous groups on different sides of Charter challenge to be heard by Supreme Court of Canada

Dana Tizya-Tramm elected new chief of Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation

Getting to know the candidates in Vuntut Gwitchin

Climate change seen endangering lives of Canada's remote indigenous people

Vuntut Gwitchin chief ‘pleased’ no companies bid on oil leases to drill in Artic refuge

First Nation School Board for the Yukon created

First Nations’ climate lens focuses in on strategy to tackle climate emergency

A mixed bag of opinion from Supreme Court justices, but Vuntut Gwitchin residency rule prevails

Ottawa tells First Nations chiefs committee to sort out child welfare talks with AFN

Yukon government, First Nation chiefs agree to launch First Nation School Board

Yukon River Quest team paddling to honour Indigenous women, girls

Old Crow ushers in new era for First Nation education

Small Yukon First Nation bans sex offender using its COVID emergency law

Vuntut Gwitchin citizens voice concerns about First Nation's leadership

Canada won't meet with new commission on First Nations child welfare reform, chair says

Supreme Court rules in favour of Yukon First Nations in Peel watershed dispute

Young Indigenous leaders take ANWR fight to Washington

Court hears arguments on role of Canadian charter in Vuntut Gwitchin government

Governments fund Old Crow elders complex

Court ruling on residency requirement not 'complete win,' Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation chief says

Vast wetland habitat protected in northwestern Canada – Eye on the Arctic

Yukon First Nations school board officially established on 49th anniversary of 'Together Today'

Multiple Indigenous-focused initiatives receive UBC funding to help advance rights of Indigenous peoples

Figure 1. First Nations traditional territory map of the Yukon (Wein &...

Indigenous northerners take back the power

'We are caribou people': Gwich'in leaders in Washington to push for ANWR protection

U.S. not meeting terms of international caribou agreement, say Indigenous gov'ts of Arctic refuge plan

Yukon appeal court hears arguments over Vuntut Gwitchin residency requirement, Charter case

Yukon Court of Appeal rules in favour of Vuntut Gwitchin council residency requirement

New Old Crow elders complex will be ‘huge’ for community: chief

Key Court Decisions in Aboriginal Law and Indigenous Legal Matters

Supreme Court of Canada | Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation

'Auspicious day' as Vuntut Gwitchin rejoins Council of Yukon First Nations

Supreme Court upholds First Nation election requirement

Group of three to walk from Whitehorse to Kamloops in honour of residential school site discoveries

ReMatriate opens first ever gallery show at Arts Underground

Yukon First Nations see potential opportunity in cannabis industry

Feds pledge $20M to help Indigenous communities get off diesel power

Yukon First Nations celebrate 20 years of self-government

Recent Developments in Aboriginal Law

Friends, politicians pay tribute to former Yukon chief Joe Linklater, dead at 54

Supreme Court's Peel decision 'a victory for democracy,' First Nations say

Construction firm called invaluable to First Nations

Results of residential school ground search offer some 'closure,' say Yukon chiefs

Indigenous village in northwestern Canada to declare climate change emergency – Eye on the Arctic

‘We’re going to make things better’: Yukon First Nations adopt youth climate plan

Vuntut Gwitchin artist Jeneen Frei Njootli works in ‘sound and dust and residue’

Why Doesn’t the Charter Apply to All Canadians?

Supreme Court to hear Charter appeal testing Indigenous residency rules

Feeling loved at home: Yukon veteran honoured with Quilt of Valour

Legal advocacy group for First Nations people granted intervener status in Supreme Court case

'A long time coming': Dana Tizya-Tramm among elected trustees for Yukon First Nation School Board

Nominations close for Yukon school board elections

Hard hit by climate change, Indigenous leaders want strong voice at COP28

'I stood beside a legend': Yukon First Nations, environmentalists pay respects to Thomas Berger

'Nothing short of dangerous': Vuntut Gwitchin calls for public inquiry into release of sex offender

Yukon First Nations' 'leading-edge' self government agreements, 25 years in

Old Crow to declare climate change state of emergency

Old Crow welcomes opening of first assisted-living facility for elders

Indigenous governments strike agreement permitting shared management, harvest of Porcupine caribou

Indigenous community in northwestern Canada declares climate change state of emergency – Eye on the Arctic

Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in, Vuntut Gwitchin and Nacho Nyak Dun sign accord

Cultural lineage: Reclaiming the Indigenous art of skin stitching

'We're an oral culture': Saving an endangered language through Gwich'in storytelling

Northern Yukon First Nations oppose extension to oil and gas company's exploration permits

'Another cycle is born': New generation of Indigenous leaders step up in Old Crow

Supreme Court rules out mining development in majority of Yukon watershed

‘A large step forward’: Arctic First Nation goes solar

Scientists, First Nations in Dawson City dig deep into our future under climate change

Dana Tizya-Tramm elected new chief of Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation

'Humbled beyond words,' Dana Tizya-Tramm becomes chief of Vuntut Gwitchin

Vuntut Gwitchin woman taking fight for seat on council to Supreme Court

Research team documenting climate change impacts in Old Crow, Yukon

First Nations in Yukon land groundbreaking partnership with Northwestel

Yukon First Nations declare climate emergency

Indigenous laws vs individual rights hearing set for Supreme Court

Old Crow, Yukon, declares climate change state of emergency

Climate change blamed for weather event in Old Crow, Yukon

Leadership gathers for Yukon Forum in the territory’s northernmost community

The silent strength of Indigenous renewable energy micro-grids

Top court hears argument on whether First Nations’ constitutions must conform to Canada’s Charter protections

Yukon court validates First Nation's right to require councillors, chiefs, to live on settlement lands

Indigenous self-government in Yukon holds lessons for all of Canada

Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation declares substance use emergency

Supreme Court of Canada will hear appeal challenging Vuntut Gwitchin council residency requirment

Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation's solar farm now generating electricity

Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation officially declares climate emergency

Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation cries foul, says U.S. didn’t consult over possible ANWR development

Aboriginal land claim settlements: Show me the money

Supreme Court of Canada hears appeal on Yukon First Nation's residency requirement

Inquest into Whitehorse shelter deaths begins with testimony from family

No Denying It episode 1: Ezra Miller Introduces Chief Dana Tizya-Tramm

Yukon takes first step to create health authority

Indigenous woman who died at Whitehorse shelter was left lying face down on mattress by staff, inquest hears

Canada dispatch: Yukon election case argued before Supreme Court could expand range of Indigenous rights

Collective rights of Indigenous communities trump individual Charter rights in some cases, Supreme Court rules

CCF reacts to Supreme Court decision on application of Charter to Indigenous governments

A turning point for Indigenous law in Canada?

Chief of Vuntut Gwitchin hopes proposed law will improve health care delivery

Vuntut Gwitchin fully rejoins CYFN 16 years after severing ties

Vuntut Gwitchin riding boundaries should remain the same, says commission report

Supreme Court of Canada upholds Yukon First Nation's residency requirement

Supreme Court of Canada upholds Yukon First Nation’s lawmaking authority in the face of Charter challenge

Joanna Baron: Supreme Court confirms that the Charter applies to Indigenous governments—except when it doesn’t

Quilting Canada’s Patchwork Rights: Supreme Court of Canada Confirms Indigenous Collective Rights Pr

He’s the youngest Chief in his First Nation’s history. Now he’s leading their fight against climate change.

SCC upholds self-governing First Nation’s residency requirement for elected councillors

Supreme Court of Canada applies the Charter to Indigenous government

Neither side feels they lost Vuntut Gwitchin Supreme Court of Canada decision

Supreme Court of Canada

Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation returns to CYFN after 16 years

Canada Supreme Court finds collective Indigenous rights supersede individual Charter rights

A mixed bag of opinion from Supreme Court justices, but Vuntut Gwitchin residency rule prevails

Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation fully rejoins Council of Yukon First Nations after 16 years

Charter rights vs Indigenous rights: Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin

Vuntut Gwitchin rejoin Council of Yukon First Nations after 16-year absence

A Supremely Complex Decision

Academic Research

Doctrine Calling: Inherent Indigenous Jurisdiction in Vuntut Gwitchin

Special Issue on Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, 2021 YKCA 5

Vuntut Gwitchin traditional knowledge and sustainable use practices associated with their subsistence harvest of the porcupine caribou herd.

Community-based health research led by the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation

VUNTUT GWITCHIN FIRST NATION

People of the Lakes: Stories of Our Van Tat Gwich'in Elders/Googwandak Nakhwach'ànjòo Van Tat Gwich'in

Temporal Movements as Agency in an Arctic Landscape: Vuntut Gwitchin traditional territory

Traditional Environmental Knowledge in a Changing Environment: Vuntut Gwitchin Observations of Change in the Yukon Territory

People of the Lakes: Stories of Our Van Tat Gwich'in Elders by Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, Shirleen Smith

The Cross Border Food Security of Vuntut Gwitchin Food Security

The Paradox of Political Questions in Canadian Aboriginal Law: Why Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Requires Reconsideration of the Political Questions …

Vuntut Gwitchin traditional knowledge and sustainable use practices associated with their subsistence harvest of the porcupine caribou herd.

VUNTUT GWITCHIN FIRST NATION

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