Ta’an Kwäch’än Council

Les Ta’an Kwäch’än tirent leur nom de Tàa’an Män (lac Laberge) au cœur de leur territoire traditionnel. Leurs terres ancestrales s’étendaient au nord jusqu’à Hootalinqua, au confluent du fleuve Yukon et de la rivière Teslin, au sud jusqu’au lac Marsh, à l’ouest jusqu’au village de White Bank et à l’est jusqu’à Winter Crossing.

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