Taku River Tlingit First Nations
Background
Negotiating status: Negotiating a treaty settlement within the British Columbia Treaty Commission six-stage treaty process.
Negotiating affiliation: Negotiating independently with Canada and British Columbia. Not affiliated with a tribal council or treaty group.
Location: Reserves and settlements around Atlin Lake and Teslin Lake. (10 reserves on 1,263.9 hectares)
Total band members
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371 (Source: Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence May 2009, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)
Negotiations
Taku River Tlingit First Nation entered the B.C. treaty process in December 1993. Later it joined forces with three First Nations from the Yukon Territory at the Northern Regional Negotiations Table as part of a transboundary claim. TRTFN has since dropped out of the NRN and is again negotiating independently. Negotiations are in the early phase of Stage 4, the negotiation of an agreement-in-principle.
Other Activities
In July 2011, the TRTFN and BC announced the completion of a land use plan for the Atlin Taku region and signed a land and resource management and shared decision-making agreement that provides a framework for engagement on land and resource matters.
Planned Meetings
As dates are established for public treaty negotiations meetings, they will be publicized through the local media and on the B.C. Treaty Commission website Negotiations Calendar.
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Final Agreements
Principle
