Taan Kwah-chun | Ta'an Kwach'an Self-Governing First Nation

The Ta'an Kwach'an Council is a self-governing First Nation located in the Yukon Territory, representing the traditional lands and people of the Southern Tutchone Indigenous group.

POPULATION

303

Rank #557 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

1.3 KM²

Rank #553 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

Indefinite

Term Expiration

Conflict Score

Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-08-04 10:29:22 UTC

Name

Ta'an Kwach'an (ISC Code: 508)

Former Names

Ta'an Kwach'an Band

Band Style

Self-Governing First Nation

Cultural Area

Southern Yukon

Indigenous Language

Southern Tutchone

Number of Registered Members

303

Band Website

http://www.taan.ca/

Phone Number

(867) 668-3613

Fax Number

(867) 667-4295

Address

117 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, WHITEHORSE, YT

General Email

Not Available

Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

AMANDA LEAS

Councillor

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📞 Phone not available

Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

No expert reports available yet.

Band Financial Statements

2001 - Ta'an Kwach'an20012002.pdf

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

No active court cases at this time.

Downloadable Court Records

Ta'an Kwach'an Council v. Government of Yukon et al.

Harpe v. Massie and Ta'an Kwäch'än Council

Queen/YTG/Ta'an Kwach'an Council Land Claims Agreement Dated January 13, 2002 to be effective when YFN Land Claims Settlement Act and YFN Self-Government Act are Enacted by Parliament

Ta'an Kwäch'än Council (In the matter of)

Harpe v. Massie and the Ta'an Kwäch'än Council

Ta’an Kwach’an Council v. Government of Yukon et al

Harpe v. Massie and Ta'an Kwäch' än Council

Ta'an Kwäch'än Council v. Burdek

Ta’an Kwäch’än Council v. Burdek

Amendment of Ta'an Kwäch'än Council Self-Government Agreement

Amendment of Ta'an Kwäch'än Council Self-Government Agreement (Modification à l'Entente sur l'autonomie gouvernementale du Conseil des Ta'an Kwäch'än)

Order Respecting the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Lands (Ta'an Kwach'an Council)

Remission Order (Ta'an Kwach'an Council, Property Tax)

Amendment of Ta'an Kwäch'än Council Self-Government Agreement

Lands Withdrawn from Disposal (Ta'an Kwach Council First Nation Final Agreement)

Withdrawal from Disposition (Ta'an Kwach'an First Nation)

Amendment to the Ta'an Kwäch'än Council Self-Government Agreement

Order Prohibiting Entry on Certain Lands in the Yukon Territory (2002, No. 2, Ta'an Kwach'an Council, Y.T.)

Order Prohibiting Entry on Certain Lands in Yukon (Ta'an Kwach'an Council)

[The fee simple estate of and in Block 336, Plan 2013-0081 LTO (formerly identified as Parcel C-97FS in the Ta'an Kwach'an Council Final Agreement) is to be offered for sale to Ta'an Kwach'an Council for an amount of $1.]

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

Order Respecting the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Lands in Yukon (Ta'an Kwach'an Council)

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 8416
LAKE LABERGE 1
129.6 Hectares
UPPER END OF LAKE LABERGE LOT 1&2, GP. 8
[60.9803729, -135.127146]

News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

Whitehorse city councillor feels pressured to stop bringing her baby to meetings

A week in the Yukon: Here’s how to have an unforgettably different trip

Shallow Bay consultation inadequate: Carvill

Consultation conflict continues

Vast majority of Whitehorse's homeless population Indigenous, survey suggests

Where to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day across the 3 territories

Ta’an Kwach’an Council chief rescinds resignation

Indigenous knowledge should inform COVID-19 recovery strategy, say Yukoners in top science journal

Whitehorse city councillor pushes back at suggestion she not bring her baby to meetings

The Government of Yukon and West End Developments announce sale of 5th and Rogers

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

Gold Rush-era remains to be buried in Dawson City

Kristina Kane re-elected chief of Ta'an Kwach'an Council

Amanda Leas 'humbled, grateful' to be next chief of Ta'an Kwäch'än Council

Ta’an Kwäch’än elects Ruth Massie as chief, Michelle Telep as deputy

Great River Journey goes under

Friction among families interrupts First Nation's assembly

Government of Canada and Ta'an Kwäch'än Council and citizens commemorate the national historic significance of T'äw Tà'är National Historic Site

Ruth Massie re-elected chief of Council of Yukon First Nations

Kristina Kane re-elected chief of Ta'an Kwach'an Council

First Nations work together to monitor caribou, with camera traps, GPS and traditional knowledge

Saving a dwindling First Nations language, through an app

Student Profiles | Office of Indigenous Initiatives

Foiling addictions takes major step forward

Plan for Yukon First Nations language education hopes to spark students’ striving for fluency

Successful restoration of a historic mining site achieved through collaboration

I am Ta'an Kwäch'än: How a Yukon First Nation came back from the brink

Yukon First Nations divided over Whitehorse dam relicensing

Academic Research

Complete Searches for Cultural Safety in Renal Care

Moving Forward

Indigenous constitutionalism beyond section 35 and section 91 (24): the significance of First Nations constitutions in Canadian law

Conversations with our Elders

Our Aboriginal Vision for Canada

Indigenous Peoples and Interstitial Federalism in Canada

TA'AN KWÄCH'ÄN COUNCIL

An evaluation of the effectiveness of First Nations participation in the development of land-use plans in the Yukon

Identifying Global Primary Forests and Indigenous Communities At-Risk of Infringement by Fossil Fuel Extraction

An introduction to First Nations Heritage along the Yukon River

Indigenous linguistics and land claims: The semiotic projection of Athabaskan directionals in Elijah Smith's radio work

An evaluation of the effectiveness of First Nations participation in the development of land-use plans in the Yukon

Identifying Global Primary Forests and Indigenous Communities At-Risk of Infringement by Fossil Fuel Extraction

Yukon Conservation Society Parliamentary Brief To The Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs Northern Infrastructure Projects and Strategies

Complete Searches for Cultural Safety in Renal Care

Ta'an Kwäch'än Council

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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