First Nation Traditional Territories in Yukon, Canada at 1:250k Scale

GeoYukon distributes a legacy dataset of traditional territory boundaries for Yukon First Nations, including Inuvialuit and Tetlit Gwich'in settlement areas. The data was built using 1:250,000 NTDB base maps and 1:500,000 hardcopy maps signed by First Nation chiefs in 1988, with specific boundaries updated in 2024 and 2025. The Government of Yukon maintains this dataset, last updated in July 2026.

Use Cases

• Map Indigenous land claims and traditional territories based on the described boundary data.
• Analyze spatial relationships between traditional territories and settlement lands as defined in the description.
• Support land use planning and resource management decisions within the Yukon Territory.
• Conduct historical geographic research using the 1988 signed maps as a foundational source.

Strengths

• Boundary data is derived from official 1:500,000 hardcopy maps signed by individual First Nation chiefs on November 8, 1988.
• Specific asserted boundaries for White River First Nation and Acho Dene Koe First Nation were updated in November 2024 and June 2025, respectively.
• Dataset is provided by the authoritative Government of Yukon via the GeoYukon platform.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon | Gouvernement du Yukon, distributed via GeoYukon.

Collection Method

Built using the 1:250,000 National Topographic Data Base (NTDB) as a base, with line work from 1:500,000 hardcopy traditional territory maps signed in 1988.

Time Range

Based on maps from 1988, with specific boundary updates in 2024 and 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-01 16:06:30.277473; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Traditional territories and settlement areas within the Yukon Territory, Canada.