Ta’an Kwäch’än Council

In 2022, 13 Yukon First Nations development corporations came together to purchase in-community internet infrastructure. This is the first time a majority of the First Nations in one region got together to buy Teleco assets.

In 2014, Ta'an Kwäch'än Council faced a pressing need for their Citizens and the community at large. It was decided that the development corporation would take action. The DDDC would develop a housing model for the community that would provide housing solutions for Ta'an Kwäch'än Council Citizens as well as serve the greater need for affordable housing.

T'äw Tà'är stands at the meeting place of network of travel routes made up of waterways and trails. The Ta’an Kwäch’än historically lived on or traveled through this site to harvest animals, plants, and fish, and to foster their social and community networks.

Home to the Kwanlin Dün First Nations and the Ta'an Kwäch'än Council, there is so much to see and experience in and around Whitehorse. With the help of our friends at Indigenous Yukon, we’ve put together a list of unforgettable sights and sounds that celebrate the culture, heritage, and beauty of this place.

In 1900, Chief Kishxóot (Jim Boss) recognized the effect of settlers and petitioned the Government of Canada and wrote to the Yukon Commissioner and the Superintendent General of Indian Affairs requesting compensation for his people’s loss of land and hunting grounds.

Land ownership and management was a major reason that the Yukon Final and Self-Government Agreements were negotiated. These agreements give direction on who owns the land and how decisions about land are made.

The Umbrella Final Agreement (UFA) and Final Agreements called for the creation of over 20 boards, committees and councils.

With implementing their Final and Self-Government Agreements, Yukon First Nation governments are also working towards becoming self-sustaining. With this in mind, many First Nations have created arms-length First Nation development corporations.

John Burdek has long been a familiar face at many levels of government in the Yukon. Burdek, served as chairperson of the Ta'an Kwach'an Council, the First Nation of which he is a member, leading its transition from an Indian Act band to a self-governing First Nation.