Teslin Post 13

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Teslin Post 13
Location in Yukon
Teslin Post 13 (Canada)
Teslin Post 13
Teslin Post 13
State : CanadaCanada Canada
Territory : Yukon
Coordinates : 60 ° 10 ′  N , 132 ° 44 ′  W Coordinates: 60 ° 10 ′  N , 132 ° 44 ′  W
Residents : 156 (as of 2006)

Teslin Post 13 is a settlement and an Indian reservation in the Yukon, Canada .

It is on the Alaska Highway near Teslin Lake east of Whitehorse , near the border between Yukon and British Columbia . The reserve covers 27.6 hectares and is mainly inhabited by members of the Teslin Tlingit Council . 140 of the 156 residents count themselves among the indigenous people (aboriginals). In January 2009, the responsible ministry counted 556 Teslin Tlingit people , in October 2017 it was 603.

supporting documents

  1. ^ Statistics Canada
  2. ^ According to information from the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development : Registered Population. Teslin Tlingit Council .