Lake Laberge 1
| Lake Laberge 1 | |||
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| Location in Yukon | |||
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| Territory : | Yukon | ||
| Coordinates : | 60 ° 59 ′ N , 135 ° 8 ′ W | ||
| Residents : | 38 (as of 2006) | ||
Lake Laberge 1 is a place in the Canadian Yukon north of Whitehorse and also an Indian reservation . It is located on Lake Laberge , an approximately 50 km long widening of the Yukon River .
The 38 inhabitants (2006) of the Indian reserve lived in 22 households. They belong to the Ta'an Kwach'an Council , which split from the Whitehorse band in 1987 . The council represents the Ta'an Kwach'an (this is also the name of the lake), also known as the People of Lac Laberge .
history
The traditional area of Ta'an Kwach'an stretches north to Hootalinqua , south to Marsh Lake , west to White Bank Village at the confluence of the Takhini and Little River, and east to Winter Crossing on the Teslin River . It covered over 12,000 km². Linguistically, the group goes back to the southern Tutchone , but they are also closely related to Tagish and Tlingit .
During the Klondike gold rush , Chief Jim Boss (Kishxóot) tried to persuade the Commissioner of the Yukon William Ogilvie to protect a small reserve of 1,600 acres , but were only allowed 320 acres. On the other hand, Boss tried to defend himself together with a lawyer and in 1902 turned to the responsible Superintendent General of the Department of Indian Affairs in Ottawa , who should protect the game and compensate for the lost land. He wrote “Tell the King very hard we want something for our Indians, because they take our land and our game” (Tell the King very clearly that we want something for our Indians because they are taking our land and our game ). Ogilvie promised police protection for her country.
In 1956, the Indian Ministry forced the amalgamation of several bands, as the Indian groups were called. Six bands became three, among them the groups from Marsh Lake and Lake Laberge. This is how the Whitehorse Indian Band , later called Kwanlin Dun First Nation , came into being.
On February 14, 1987, the groups separated again and the Ta'an Kwäch'än formed their own tribe again. He was recognized in 1998. In 2002 he received the right to self-government. In June 2009 the tribe had 233 members, with only 23 recognized Indians living on the reservation (see Indian Act ).
Web links
supporting documents
- ↑ aboerStatistics Canada
- ↑ Registered Population, Ta'an Kwach'an ( Memento from January 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive )