Tr'ondek Hwech'in Heritage Department

(Dawson City, YT)
Email: trondek@gov.trondek.com

Description: Tr'ondek Hwech'in is a self-governing First Nation located in Dawson City Yukon. Our Final and Self-Governing Agreements were signed in 1998. Since that time the government has worked hard to develop a variety of programs and services for Citizens. The Tr'ondek Hwech'in Heritage Department is responsible for providing programs and services aimed at enhancing and protecting the community's heritage. Some activities include: management of several Heritage Sites and of the Danoja Zho Cultural Centre, land-based heritage resource management work, archives and collections, management of Traditional Knowledge, and traditional pursuits programming.