Selkirk First Nation

The Selkirk First Nation is a First Nation self-government in the Canadian territory, Yukon. Its original population centre was the trading post of Fort Selkirk, Yukon along the Yukon River, but most of its citizens now live in Pelly Crossing, Yukon where the Klondike Highway crosses the Pelly River. The language originally spoken by the Selkirk people was Northern Tutchone. There is a great effort to preserve the language and culture, as can be seen by the popularity of the Selkirk "Keeper of the Songs", Jerry Alfred.

The Selkirk First Nation signed a Yukon Land Claims agreement in 1997.

References

First Nations in the Yukon

Peoples	Gwich'in Hän Kaska Dena Northern Tutchone Southern Tutchone Tagish Tlingit Tanana Athabaskans

Governments	Aishihik Carcross/Tagish Champagne and Aishihik Nacho Nyak Dun Kluane\| Kwanlin Dün Liard River Little Salmon/Carmacks Ross River Dena Selkirk Ta'an Kwach'an Teslin Tlingit Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Vuntut Gwitchin White River

Languages	Gwich’in Hän Kaska Tutchone Tagish Tlingit Upper Tanana

Other	Yukon First Nations Party Yukon Land Claims Kaska Nation

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