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TKC Welcomes Arctic Council Senior Officials to Whitehorse

WHITEHORSE – “I’m pleased that the Arctic Council chose the traditional territories of the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council along with the Kwanlin Dun to convene this meeting of the Senior Arctic Officials,” said Chief Kristina Kane. “It provides us with an opportunity to bring...

Culture Camp 2015

March 23th to 27th, 2015 at Helen's Fish Camp It's that time of the year again, the Lands, Resources and Heritage department will be hosting a free Culture Camp for ages 8-15. As in the past, a wide range of cultural and educational activities will be available to...

Ta’an Kwäch’än Council General Assembly

When: August 1,2 and 3, 2014 Where: Helen's Fish Camp Meetings will start at 9 a.m. each day. Feast on Friday evening at 6 p.m. Proposed TKC Constitutional Amendments must be submitted to Council by July 8th, 2014 For more information on any Constitutional Amendments...

Ta’an Kwäch’än Youth Council

TKC Youth have been very involved since we started having meetings, so on July 17th, we will be going to a movie as a reward for all your hard work. We will not know what movie, so I will call before to confirm what movie and what time we will meet. I will need to...

Ta’an Kwäch’än Council restores dump site

by Jacqueline Ronson (Yukon News) The old Range Road dump site looks a lot different than it did seven years ago, thanks to a cleanup by the Ta’an Kwach’an Council. Yesterday, the council unveiled three interpretive panels at the site, detailing its historical use,...

Ta’an Kwäch’än Council meets challenge and joins food drive

Whitehorse, Yukon — The Government of the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council rises to the challenge issued by ―The Dread Pirate Roberts‖ in the 1 December issue of the Yukon News to alleviate hunger in the Yukon. We, too, believe that we must all work together to solve the hunger...

New Chief and Deputy for the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council

Whitehorse, Yukon — Today was the first day in office for newly elected Ta’an Kwäch’än Council Chief Brenda Lorraine Sam and Deputy-Chief Richard Francis Martin, The elections were held on Monday, 19 October 2009. Over the next few days, Chief Sam and Deputy-Chief...

Juvenile Chinook salmon release into Fox Creek

Whitehorse, Yukon — The Ta’an Kwäch’än Council in partnership with the Northern Research Institute, Environmental Dynamics Inc. and Fisheries and Oceans Canada will release juvenile Chinook salmon into Fox Creek this week as part of a multi-year Chinook Stock...

Lands, Resources and Heritage Department moves downtown

Whitehorse, Yukon — The Ta’an Kwäch’än Council Department of Lands, Resources and Heritage has moved to 204 Black Street (formerly occupied by Northern Elegance Floral & Home Décor). The Finance, Human Resources, Housing and Infrastructure, Health and Education...