The First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun is a First Nation in the Yukon Territory in Canada. Its main population centre is in Mayo, Yukon. The language originally spoken by the people of this First Nation was Northern Tutchone. First Nations is the current title used by Canada to describe the various societies of the indigenous peoples, called Native Americans in the U.S. They have also been known as Indians, Native Canadians, Aboriginal Americans, Amer-Indians, or Aboriginals, and are officially called Indians in the Indian Act, which... Motto: none Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Jack Cable Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Area 482,443 km² (9th) - Land 474,391 km² - Water 8,052 km² (1. ... Mayo is a village in the Yukon Territory in Canada, along the Silver Trail and the Stewart River. ... The Northern Tutchone are a First Nations people living mainly in the central Yukon in Canada. ...
The First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun was one of the first four First Nations to sign a Yukon land claims agreement in 1992.
External links
Nacho Nyak Dun page on the Council of Yukon First Nations web site
Government of Canada's Department of Indian and Northern Affairs First Nation profile
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