Wha-t'in Hwëch'in | White River First Nation

The White River First Nation is a Yukon First Nation government with traditional lands in the southwestern region of the Yukon Territory, historically centered around hunting, trapping, and fishing practices

POPULATION

167

Rank #604 nationally

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Rank #0 nationally

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Indefinite

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-07-31 23:25:28 UTC

Name

White River First Nation (ISC Code: 506)

Former Names

White River Band

Band Style

First Nation Government

Cultural Area

Subarctic/Northern Tutchone

Indigenous Language

Northern Tutchone

Number of Registered Members

167

Band Website

https://whiteriverfirstnation.com/

Phone Number

(867) 862-7802

Fax Number

(867) 862-7806

Address

PO BOX 2, BEAVER CREEK, YT

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

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Chief

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Term Expires

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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Band Council Remuneration

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2021 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

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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

White River First Nation v. Yukon Government

White River First Nation v. Yukon (Energy, Mines and Resources)

Order Prohibiting Entry on Certain Lands in Yukon (White River First Nation)

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

Order Prohibiting Entry on Certain Lands in the Yukon Territory (2002, No. 4, White River First Nation, Y.T.)

Order Respecting the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Lands in Yukon (White River First Nation)

Withdrawal from Disposition (White River First Nation)

Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Yukon Oil and Gas Lands (White River First Nation) Order

Order Prohibiting Entry on Certain Lands in The Yukon Territory (2002, No. 4, White River First Nation, Y.T.)

Order Respecting the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Lands (White River First Nation)

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Media Reports

River of tears now brims with hope as traditions pass to new generation

From panhandling addict to published advocate

Batesville native Gage Wood drafted by Phillies in first round

Combining CYFN, AFN leadership roles could exclude some First Nations, says one chief

Logan Freese takes on school relocation plans in Yukon Party bid for Takhini

Celebrated artist says he's Indigenous and a Sixties Scoop survivor. His family says he isn't

Another chief's pay on display

5 things you might not know about Indigenous hunting and fishing rights

Outgoing head of White River Forest Products promises to continue to advocate for the industry | CBC News

Couple who snuck into Yukon community for vaccine pleads guilty to breaking pandemic rules

Ontario First Nations to host ceremony before searching residential school site

Photo Story: Singletrack Gold in the Yukon

New chief of flood-prone northern Ontario First Nation asks for patience with long-delayed relocation

Churchill River system flooding some First Nations in Saskatchewan, Manitoba

Pope leads traditional mass, uses Indigenous languages during Alberta stops

University of Toronto implements tuition-free initiative for 9 First Nations

30 must-read books to learn about the Indigenous experience in North America

Victoria Gold owes millions to First Nation of Na-Cho Nyӓk Dun businesses, report says

New Yukon First Nations school board will 'amplify' on-the-land teachings in Beaver Creek

First Nations at odds over who gives input on Big White expansion

Indigenous issues not getting enough attention in this election, say some Yukon voters

Dispute over mines and fish in northern Ontario created by the Crown

Combining CYFN, AFN leadership roles could exclude some First Nations, says one chief

The green jobs boom is coming to every corner of Canada

UPDATED: Protests impacted traffic on Highway 17

Can you dig it?

Crown urged to intervene in conflict over First Nations fishing rights - North Bay News

It's a wrap

Whitehorse man faces 22 charges for allegedly intercepting, interfering with computer data

Kluane First Nation now harnessing wind energy to help power community, reduce reliance on diesel

The Case for Helping the World Get Vaccinated

“My Fear is Losing Everything”: The Climate Crisis and First Nations’ Right to Food in Canada | HRW

Garfield County native appointed as Rifle’s new White River National Forest district ranger

English River First Nation grappling with more potential graves found at residential school site

AFN Yukon Regional Chief reflects on merger between CYFN and regional arm

Most chiefs mum on pay

Casino CEO and wife arrested for flying to remote Canada to be vaccinated with indigenous people

Yukon First Nations Wildfire closes a record-breaking fire season

Millionaire couple who took private plane to remote indigenous community for vaccine charged

Manidoo-Abi: A True Story of the Land We Share

Community Develop Fund doles out over $800,000 to 25 different projects

Canadian businessman and wife plead guilty to violating quarantine rules after flying to indigenous community to get Covid-19 vaccine

Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in chief 'frustrated' at waiting for Yukon gov't to move on land-use planning

Site visit: Harte Gold nears commercial production at Sugar

Canadian couple slammed for allegedly jumping vaccine line

ATCO and Copper Niisuu LP finalize Beaver Creek solar electricity purchase agreement

Indigenous Peoples

City man producing new film with Indigenous themes

Rio Tinto says it's committed to working with First Nations on Nechako River

Canadian couple who got vaccine meant for Indigenous people may face jail time

Trump dismantled a first-of-its-kind nature report. Colorado scientists are still hopeful it will be released

B.C. First Nations call for action following endangered sturgeon deaths

Pope leads traditional mass, uses Indigenous languages during Alberta stops

After a long fight, Garden River First Nation is getting its land back — one cottage at a time

New White River, Ont., clinic gives 'equal access, equal care' to small communities

The Twisted Tale of Indianapolis’s White River

Indigenous issues not getting enough attention in this election, say some Yukon voters

Pic River First Nation plans hydroelectric plant in national park

Last icy stand: Scaling Mount Logan

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

Territorial family law update: Yukon to improve child welfare system, Nunavut to hold consultations

Nechako First Nations call on Rio Tinto to release more water into the Nechako River

'Despicable': Casino Mogul And Wife Allegedly Pose As Motel Workers To Cut COVID-19 Vaccine Line

Seed and Nursery Stock Production - Local Grass Seed

First Nations in Yukon call for sanctions against the MLAs.

In life after Tembec Inc, Frank Dottori finds new passion with Fadco Consulting Inc and White River Forest Products Ltd

'My grandfather's country': New wilderness park planned in Yukon

Covid vaccines: Outrage after casino boss jumps queue for jabs

Remote Manitoba First Nation with no ambulance service gets new emergency medical response vehicle

A&S students gain deeper understanding of Indigenous holistic health practices at Six Nations of the Grand River

Northern Ontario First Nations claim billions over Robinson Treaties

As local news outlets dwindle, these northern Ontario residents try to fill the gaps

'Idiotic' amount of paperwork for grants, say Yukon First Nation development corps.

Northwest First Nations protest provincial caribou strategy

Kaska seek $1.5B settlement, 23 per cent of Yukon in land claim

Outrage over rich couple’s alleged vaccine queue-jumping trip to Indigenous community

Yukon Arts Centre vault opens up to fill government buildings

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

The week in Yukon mining

First Nations to participate in hot meals program

Kluane First Nation chief candidate stresses education, job creation

New GM for First Nation logging company

FIG. 1. Kluane First Nation traditional territory, showing Category A...

B.C. Fraser River White Sturgeon Plan

Pope leads traditional mass, uses Indigenous languages during Alberta stops

‘Missed opportunity’: Mixed reactions to Pope’s public mass in Edmonton stadium

Figure 3. An Indigenous model of building resilience. Adapted from...

‘Shot Trips’ To Dubai, Florida, Tel Aviv, Havana: Covid-19 Vaccine Tourism Takes Off

Covid vaccines: Outrage after casino boss jumps queue for jabs

In Yukon, Maxime Bernier suggests changing or scrapping Indian Act

The secret of Whitefish River First Nation's award winning drinking water

White River FN stands firm on land claim position

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

B.C. First Nations seek action on sturgeon deaths caused by dam

Great Canadian Gaming CEO resigns after accusations of vaccine queue-jumping

6 books and authors Canada Reads panellist Tahmoh Penikett loves

Canada pledges to review border policy regarding Indigenous nations

Jurisdiction over traditional territory demanded

Review of Dawson land use plan taking 'more time than we want,' says Yukon gov't

Wealthy Couple Who Snuck COVID Vaccines Intended For First Nation Get No Jail Time

Rich Couple Accused of Taking Vaccine Doses From Indigenous Elders

White River First Nation and mining company reach agreement on Coffee project

Former Bear River First Nation chief to facilitate basketry workshop at Kings County Museum in Kentville

Manidoo-Abi: A True Story of the Land We Share

First Nations Are Rethinking Education in the Yukon. And It’s Working

Another Yukon community lines up for solar power

White River First Nation artist debuts new exhibit on grief and loss

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

‘Trying to save our fish’: B.C. First Nations appeal a court ruling in an attempt to restore the Nechako River

Yukon, Canada First Nation hopes courts will protect caribou herd – Eye on the Arctic

Emotions run high after O’Brien defeats Schultz

Plans for Casino mega mine under criticism

Yukon youth to study First Nations history in paid arts program

White River First Nation wants staking ban on its land

White River First Nation starts petition to punish B.C. couple

Put mining on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, say Yukon First Nations

First Nations leaders call for stricter punishment of Yukon Party MLAs

Chief of White River First Nation says they want MLA fired for sending inappropriate texts

Yukon and Canada fund small community centre in Beaver Creek for White River First Nation

Bessie Chassé elected as new chief of White River First Nation

Homelands and Hearts, Split in Two

Meet the two-spirit chief of Serpent River First Nation

Indigenous people should be priority for COVID-19 shots even amid shortage: minister

‘Wonderful’ program helps prep Indigenous students for Grade 9

Grand chief acclaimed to second term

Whitehorse man faces 22 charges for allegedly intercepting, interfering with computer data

Project Hue attempts to explore Indigenous identity and skin tone

Rich Canadian couple that chartered plane to cut vaccine line pleads guilty

Why the first river in Canada to become a legal person signals a boon for Indigenous Rights

Brian Mulroney held the line on settler colonialism: activist

Yukon First Nations Wildfire closes a record-breaking fire season

ADSB wants Indigenous grad rate to climb

Pic Mobert takes charge in forestry

Revamped, secure Indian status card unveiled

Eleven Indigenous leaders receive King Charles III Coronation Medals at River Cree Resort

From panhandling addict to published advocate

Mural to honour residential school survivors while declaring 'We are still here'

Manitoba First Nation under 6-year boil water advisory taking feds to court over funding for treatment plant

Mural unveiled in Winnipeg part of province’s Indigenous women’s strategy

A forgotten history: tracing the ties between B.C.'s First Nations and Chinese workers

Pope leads traditional mass, uses Indigenous languages during Alberta stops

Woman's long fight with northern Ontario First Nation could end with eviction

Kaska Dena Council asking federal gov't for $1.5B land claim payout

THE DRIFT 2019: A vested interest in natural resources

Kluane First Nation chief acclaimed, to prioritize new school

Yukon Supreme Court sides with federal gov't against Ross River Dena Council

New exhibit honours Yukon First Nations high school graduates and their regalia

White River oil spill worries First Nation chief

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

YG selects experts for independent review into Eagle Gold mine failure while Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation supports demand to halt mining

Pic Mobert First Nation in northwestern Ontario declares state of emergency over gang activity

First Nations, first-hand art: A look at Yukon artists rebuilding their culture

Board recommends against proposed mining road in central Yukon

First Nation in Yukon says fine levied against wealthy Vancouver couple ‘unfortunate’

YESAB recommends against proposed mining road west of Pelly Crossing

Indigenous communities embracing clean energy, creating thousands of jobs

Tip of the iceberg: The true state of drinking water advisories in First Nations

Whitefish River First Nation family wants apology after security called to remove them from Sudbury store

Yukon teachers meet Indigenous elders at healing camp

New video program aims to help document Yukon First Nation languages

First Nation, mining company tout business partnership

Yukon First Nation ready to move on from vaccine queue-jumping scandal, COVID-19 lead says

'Outraged': Beaver Creek residents upset by couple who flew to Yukon, got vaccinated

Curing the ‘colonial hangover’: how Yukon First Nations became trailblazers of Indigenous governance

Pelly Banks and their fight to be recognized - APTN | Our Stories

‘Shut it down’: Yukon First Nations call for halt to mining operations in light of coronavirus

New mineral development strategy in the Yukon to replace colonialist mining legislation

Canada: Pair Who Got COVID-19 Shot Meant for Indigenous People Face Jail

Rodney Baker: Canadian businessman and wife plead guilty to violating quarantine rules after flying to indigenous community to get Covid-19 vaccine

New Yukon First Nations school board will 'amplify' on-the-land teachings in Beaver Creek

Schedule changes at Yukon school aim to give students more time on the land

Backlash grows for ‘selfish millionaire’ who got vaccine meant for Indigenous people

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

‘It disgusts me’: how a wealthy couple lied to get a vaccine meant for Indigenous people

'This kind of behaviour isn't allowed': White River First Nation calls for MLA to step down

Yukon leaders support harsher penalties for couple who flew to territory for vaccines

No land claim means we're ignored in Yukon mine assessment, First Nation says

White River First Nation united despite being split by Yukon-Alaska border

White River First Nation's solar project aims to reduce reliance on diesel power

White River First Nation calls for panel review of Yukon’s Coffee mine

Indigenous people are paying the price for vaccine thieves

Canadian mogul fined after getting Covid vaccine meant for Indigenous residents

Yukon First Nations blast gov't, industry after 'catastrophic' slide at Eagle mine

This Canadian river is now legally a person. It’s not the only one.

Wealthy Couple Charged for Flying North to Take Vaccine Meant for First Nation

White River First Nation forges ahead with largest solar project in Yukon

Canada couple charged after taking COVID jab meant for Indigenous

Wealthy couple chartered a plane to the Yukon, took vaccines doses meant for Indigenous elders, authorities said

Wealthy couple who got vaccines meant for First Nation are fined but not jailed

I live in a 90-person community in Canada 100 miles from the nearest town. Here's what a day in my life is like.

Yukon First Nations artists want legal protection from cultural appropriation

First Nations’ housing projects near completion

Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation accuses territory of delaying Dawson land use plan

Yukon gov't, First Nations prioritize conservation of small trans-border caribou herd

Academic Research

“The river is us; the river is in our veins”: re-defining river restoration in three Indigenous communities

Water and Indigenous Peoples

Seeking Education on Their Terms: The Atikameksheng Anishnawbek 1880–1930

'A better citizen than lots of white men': First Nations Enfranchisement-an Ontario Case Study, 1918-1940

Complete Searches for Cultural Safety in Renal Care

Towards biocultural conservation: Local and indigenous knowledge, cultural values and governance of the White Sturgeon (Canada)

M̓ṇúxvʔit model for centering Indigenous knowledge and governance

THE WHITE RIVER WITCH‐HUNT AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES'NEGOTIATIONS WITH MISSIONARIES IN THE ERA OF THE EARLY REPUBLIC

Speaking in circles: Indigenous identity and white privilege

“To Convince the Red Man that the White Man Governs:” John A. Macdonald and Canadian Indian Policy in the North-West

Traveling on the River in Two Canoes: A Heuristic Study Exploring How White Settlers Built and Maintained Trust Within Allied Relationships With Indigenous …

Cultures in collision: Traditional knowledge and Euro-Canadian governance processes in northern land-claim boards

Wildfire evacuation experiences of band members of whitefish lake first nation 459, Alberta, Canada

Arizona's White River—A Working Watercourse

Resurgence and critical youth empowerment in Whitefish River First Nation

The Impacts of Climate Change on the Health and Well-being of the Peoples of Whitefish River First Nation, Ontario

Water for Life in Alberta, Canada: Assessing First Nations Engagement

… In a Good Way: insights on Mshiikenh (freshwater turtle) conservation through weaving Western Science and Indigenous Knowledge in Whitefish River First Nation

“Where the Moose Were”: Fort William First Nation's Ancestral Land, Two–Eyed Seeing, and Industrial Impacts

Complete Searches for Cultural Safety in Renal Care

A History of the Moravian Mission Among the Indians: On the White River in Indiana

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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