Carcross / Tagish First Nation

The Carcross/Tagish First Nation is located in the town of Carcross. Today many of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation people are descendants of both Tagish and Tlingit. They have a clan-based government and its administrative structure is organized around the medicine wheel.
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Carcross/Tagish First Nation

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The Carcross/Tagish First Nation infuses its values into everything it takes part in.
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