sɛlkɜrk | Selkirk First Nation

The Selkirk First Nation is an Indigenous community situated in central Yukon, Canada, with a rich traditional lifestyle connected to the land and rivers of their traditional territory.

POPULATION

698

Rank #417 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

0.6 KM²

Rank #575 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

04/06/2026

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-08-03 00:15:52 UTC

Name

Selkirk First Nation (ISC Code: 498)

Former Names

Little Salmon First Nation

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Northern Tutchone

Indigenous Language

Northern Tutchone

Number of Registered Members

698

Band Website

http://www.selkirkfn.com/

Phone Number

(867) 537-3331

Fax Number

(867) 537-3902

Address

PO BOX 40, PELLY CROSSING, YT

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

SHARON NELSON

Term Expires

04/06/2026

Number of Council Members

SHARON NELSON

Chief

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CODY SIMS

Councillor

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AMY JOHNNY

Councillor

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SAMANTHA DAWSON

Councillor

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ASHLEY EDZERZA

Councillor

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PATRICK MCGINTY

Councillor

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KEYSHAWN SAWYER

Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

Band Council Remuneration

Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

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Downloadable Court Records

Final Agreements (Self Government) Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation Selkirk First Nation

Yukon (Director of Public Safety and Investigations) v. Selkirk First Nation

Amendments of Self Government Agreements - Selkirk First Nation

Order Respecting the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Lands in the Yukon Territory (Selkirk First Nation, Y.T.)

Self-Government Agreements Amendments: Selkirk First Nation, Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun

Order Prohibiting Entry on Certain Lands in Yukon (Selkirk First Nation R-Block Parcels)

Amendment of Selkirk First Nation Self-Government Agreement

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

Amendment of Selkirk First Nation Self-Government Agreement

Amendment of Self Government Agreement Selkirk First Nation

Remission Order (Selkirk First Nation, Property Tax)

Order Prohibiting Entry on Certain Lands in the Yukon Territory (2002, No. 13, Selkirk First Nation, Y.T.)

Selkirk First Nation (GST) Remission Order

Amendments of Self-Government Agreements Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation Selkirk First Nation

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 8413
SELKIRK 7
64.7 Hectares
ON THE YUKON RIVER NEAR SELKIRK, NEAR MOUTH OF PELLY RIVER
[50.15417559999999, -96.8930177]

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Media Reports

Clean Energy Partnership Advances Indigenous Ownership in 19.8 MW Duchess Solar

Cree announcer Earl Wood part of InFocus look at Indigenous sports

Can a judge grant Aboriginal title over privately owned land?

Copper-Gold Resource at Indigenous-Owned Minto Mine More Than Doubles

Indigenous-owned Minto mine doubles copper-gold resource

Major resource upgrade for Minto Mine

Selkirk forms new Minto mining venture

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

Yukon's Minto mine is now the property of Selkirk First Nation

Selkirk First Nation teams up with venture company with the aim of restarting Minto mine

Whitesand First Nation Chief says he's ‘emotional’ about SCC decision

Supreme Court rules Canada, Ontario violated revenue-sharing agreements with two First Nations

An Indigenous Community Reclaims Its Roots

Idled mine gets new life with First Nation partnership

Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation signs $630M settlement agreement with Ottawa

Łutsel K'e Dene First Nation wins lawsuit over Ron Barlas, former CEO

BQE Water partners with Yukon Govt for Minto Mine water management

Vancouver Island land returned to Lyackson First Nation and Cowichan Tribes

Selkirk First Nation becomes 1st Canadian Indigenous group to own major mine site

Selkirk First Nation reaches historic landmark in Yukon Minto Mine takeover

Selkirk First Nation secures Minto Mine

Yukon Supreme Court approves sale of Minto mine to Selkirk First Nation

Yukoners protest outside Whitehorse Emergency Shelter following overdose deaths

Liard First Nation postpones election because of COVID-19 pandemic

Woman who died in Whitehorse shelter had chest pains day prior says witness at inquest

Consult before exploring: mineral tenure and Indigenous rights

Sharon Nelson elected chief of Yukon's Selkirk First Nation

Yukoners protest outside Whitehorse Emergency Shelter following overdose deaths

Darin Isaac is the newly-elected chief of the Selkirk First Nation in Yukon

Jul 2017: The signing of the Selkirk Treaty 200 years ago helped shape the West

Pewaseskwan at USask supports Nehiyawak (Cree) language and culture revitalization on Saskatchewan First Nation

Pair of First Nations barbers looking forward to good hair days ahead in their own shops

Unearthing the secrets of Fort Selkirk

Music videos give voice to Indigenous youth in Yukon

Steady jobs, independent oversight needed with Faro mine remediation project, say First Nations

Kluane First Nation exploring ways to make Burwash Landing safer

Yukon elder discovers mother's purse at national museum

Yukon government to undertake remediation on the abandoned Minto mine site

Figure 4.6 The Yukon First Nations delegation in front of the...

The CIM Magazine Weekly Mining News Recap for September 13

Minto Mine Socio-economic Monitoring Program releases third annual report

First Nations to participate in hot meals program

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

Safety patrol formed after violent crimes mark Yukon community

14 Yukon First Nations students to graduate from family support worker program

Dire need for more First Nations psychologists, sector says

Yukon government, feds earmark $1.55M for FireSmart programs

Yukon First Nations leaders, Government of Yukon, and Government of Canada commemorate historic day at Intergovernmental Forum in Ottawa

St. Andrew's Anglican Church at Fort Selkirk to undergo restoration

Yukon artist’s work on display at national gallery

Inquest sees video evidence that now-deceased woman left to sleep face-down

This First Nation was swindled out of its land — and into a flood zone

Selkirk First Nation takes bigger role in Yukon salmon management

Ottawa provides $2.5M to five Yukon First Nations with potential for critical minerals development

Gestures, truth and action as reconciliation: A response to Premier Pallister's bike ride

First Nations members vital to Island Health services

New mural in Selkirk, Man., dedicated to legacy of residential schools

'We are enough.' A roundtable conversation on navigating Indigenous traditions with respect

Two Indigenous art exhibitions open at UBC Okanagan

Goldcorp ruffles First Nations over Coffee assessment

Coroner's inquest looks at surveillance video on night of woman's death at Whitehorse emergency shelter

MMF celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day in Selkirk and across Manitoba

Suspended chief of Selkirk First Nation asks courts to reinstate him

Updated Fort Selkirk management plan signed by community leaders

Peter Johnston acclaimed as grand chief of Council of Yukon First Nations for 3rd term

Searching for the Yukon River’s missing Chinook

‘Great affection for Winnipeg, Manitoba and his First Nations friends’: 11th Earl of Selkirk dead at 81

Update on Faro Mine Remediation Project

Campaign trail notes: Here's what Yukon's political parties had to say March 18

Art installation in progress aims to become healing space for families of MMIWG

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

Selkirk First Nation sues Minto Metals Corp. alleging company owes $1.3M+ in royalties

Minto: the little mine that could

Indigenous arbour to be built at Selkirk College Nelson campus

Construction firm called invaluable to First Nations

'A big jump': Yukon's Indigenous Games contingent triples in size from past games

Former RCMP officers reflect on how to fix policing in the North

GrowForce, Peguis team up to grow cannabis near Selkirk, Man.

Newmont's proposed Coffee Gold mine clears Yukon's environmental assessment

Proposed railroad from Alberta to Alaska raising environmental concerns

Dog blankets aren't just for sled dogs anymore, meet Rikki

Whitehorse retail shop applauded for paying top dollar for Indigenous art

Selkirk, Man., family makes clothing to preserve Indigenous languages

Yukon model to walk the runway in Denver

Sobey Art Award 2022: Krystle Silverfox

Carcross/Tagish First Nation and Yukon gov't sign plan to co-manage Conrad historic site

Canada travel: Under-explored and under-rated, Canada's Yukon Territory

Board recommends against proposed mining road in central Yukon

Yukon First Nations partner with Alkan Air, purchase medevac planes

'We've missed it so much': Yukon Native Hockey Tournament returns after 4 years

First Nations parents face challenges registering baby's traditional name under Manitoba's rules

Northern Tutchone artist from Yukon shortlisted for $100K Sobey Art Award

Yukon content creators are using TikTok to elevate Indigenous cultures

Yukon First Nations leaders, Government of Yukon, and Government of Canada commemorate historic day at Intergovernmental Forum in Ottawa

The little-known hiking trail that built Canada

Krystle Silverfox from Selkirk First Nation finalist for Sobey Art Award

Community safety officer program could be on the brink of expansion in the Yukon, coordinator says

Selkirk First Nation turns to courts to ban an alleged drug dealer

Shuttered Yukon mine is a canary for resource-dependent communities: Ken Coates and David Silas for Inside Policy

Newly-elected chief of the Selkirk First Nation aims to bring housing, jobs to citizens

Yukon researchers bring Indigenous history home from museums in Ottawa and the Vatican

Looking to learn a Yukon First Nations language? There's an app for that

Yukon Indigenous-led community safety program will use AIP prize money to support and expand program

Trust, hope and pride: Selkirk First Nation has its own security officers

As Yukon River chinook disappear, so does a way of life

First Nation in Yukon petitions court to bar alleged drug dealer from community

Sharon Nelson returns as Selkirk First Nation’s chief, new council elected April 5

Orders rolling in for Selkirk First Nation beader Kaylyn Baker’s granny hankies

Yukon and B.C. First Nations Initiatives Tackle Climate Change

Indigenous employees celebrated with awards

Coroner's inquest looks at surveillance video from night of woman's death at Whitehorse emergency shelter

2016 Census Aboriginal Community Portrait – Selkirk First Nation

Selkirk First Nation a step closer to taking over Minto Mine in Yukon

Yukonomist: A new model for Yukon mining

Selkirk First Nation clears 1st hurdle to buy Yukon's abandoned Minto mine

Yukon Supreme Court gives control of Minto Mine to Selkirk First Nation

Yukon court OKs rare Indigenous bid for mine ownership

Yukon greenlights Selkirk First Nation’s initial transaction for Minto mine

First Nation approved to acquire Minto Mine

Academic Research

An introduction to First Nations Heritage along the Yukon River

South Selkirk Ungulate Census

The battle of Seven Oaks and the articulation of a Metis National Tradition, 1811-1849

Once the land is for certain: The Selkirk First Nation approach to land management, 1997-2007

An Exploration of the Selkirk Treaty

The Selkirk Settler Bicentenary

Fort Selkirk: Early Contact Period Interaction Between the Northern Tutchone and the Hudson's Bay Company in Yukon

The Selkirk composite of central Canada: a reconsideration

Fantasies of sovereignty: deconstructing British and Canadian claims to ownership of the historic North-West

Unsettled: Lord Selkirk's Scottish Colonists and the Battle for Canada's West, 1813–1816

The battle of Seven Oaks and the articulation of a Metis National Tradition, 1811-1849

Unsettled: Lord Selkirk's Scottish Colonists and the Battle for Canada's West, 1813–1816

The battle of Seven Oaks and the articulation of a Metis National Tradition, 1811-1849

Unsettled: Lord Selkirk's Scottish Colonists and the Battle for Canada's West, 1813–1816

The battle of Seven Oaks and the articulation of a Metis National Tradition, 1811-1849

Unsettled: Lord Selkirk's Scottish Colonists and the Battle for Canada's West, 1813–1816

The battle of Seven Oaks and the articulation of a Metis National Tradition, 1811-1849

Unsettled: Lord Selkirk's Scottish Colonists and the Battle for Canada's West, 1813–1816

Once the land is for certain: The Selkirk First Nation approach to land management, 1997-2007

Unsettled: Lord Selkirk's Scottish Colonists and the Battle for Canada's West, 1813–1816

The battle of Seven Oaks and the articulation of a Metis National Tradition, 1811-1849

Unsettled: Lord Selkirk's Scottish Colonists and the Battle for Canada's West, 1813–1816

The battle of Seven Oaks and the articulation of a Metis National Tradition, 1811-1849

Unsettled: Lord Selkirk's Scottish Colonists and the Battle for Canada's West, 1813–1816

The battle of Seven Oaks and the articulation of a Metis National Tradition, 1811-1849

Unsettled: Lord Selkirk's Scottish Colonists and the Battle for Canada's West, 1813–1816

The battle of Seven Oaks and the articulation of a Metis National Tradition, 1811-1849

Unsettled: Lord Selkirk's Scottish Colonists and the Battle for Canada's West, 1813–1816

The battle of Seven Oaks and the articulation of a Metis National Tradition, 1811-1849

Unsettled: Lord Selkirk's Scottish Colonists and the Battle for Canada's West, 1813–1816

The battle of Seven Oaks and the articulation of a Metis National Tradition, 1811-1849

Unsettled: Lord Selkirk's Scottish Colonists and the Battle for Canada's West, 1813–1816

The battle of Seven Oaks and the articulation of a Metis National Tradition, 1811-1849

Unsettled: Lord Selkirk's Scottish Colonists and the Battle for Canada's West, 1813–1816

Yarning sessions to facilitate cultural responsiveness and decolonising the curriculum in a university psychology setting

Unsettled: Lord Selkirk's Scottish Colonists and the Battle for Canada's West, 1813–1816

An Exploration of the Selkirk Treaty

Unsettled: Lord Selkirk's Scottish Colonists and the Battle for Canada's West, 1813–1816

AMERICAN LAND TREATIES AND THE RED RIVER MÉTIS

Unsettled: Lord Selkirk's Scottish Colonists and the Battle for Canada's West, 1813–1816

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