Primary contact
2166 2nd Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4P1
Identity area
Identifier
cyfn
Authorized form of name
Council of Yukon First Nations
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Contact area
Natalie Pinter
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Address
Street address
2166 2nd Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4P1
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Telephone
Phone: (867) 393-9201
Fax
Fax: (867) 668-6577
natalie.pinter@cyfn.net
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Description area
History
The Council of Yukon First Nations was originally formed as the 'Council for Yukon Indians' in 1973 specifically to negotiate land claims. By 1980, in response to the need for unity among Yukon First Nations and the settlement of land claims, the two parent organizations, the Yukon Native Brotherhood and the Yukon Association of Non-Status Indians, as well as the CYI had amalgamated to form the Council for Yukon Indians. In 1995, the Council adopted a new constitution and in keeping with the language of the times, changed its name to the Council of Yukon First Nations.;The Council is formed under the Societies Act of the Yukon and operates under a constitution which has been adopted by its member First Nations at a General Assembly. At present, the CYFN is made up of 10 Yukon First Nations: the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, the Teslin Tlingit Council, the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun, the Selkirk First Nation, the Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation, the Tr
Geographical and cultural context
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Records management and collecting policies
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Holdings
Inclusive dates: 1973 - 1999, Predominant dates: 1979 - 1991<br><br>Holdings: Textual records of the Land Claims Negotiations and the Supporting Documents that led to the signing of the Agreement in Principal, Umbrella Final Agreements, First Nations' Final Agreements, Self Government Agreements, Self Government Implementation Plans between the Council of Yukon First Nations and its predecessors [Yukon Native Brotherhood, Yukon Association of Non-Status Indians and Council of Yukon Indians], Yukon First Nations and the Governments of Canada and Yukon.