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This article is about the band government in Canada. For the Native Alaskan people, see
Taku people.
The Taku River Tlingit First Nation are the
band government of the
Inland Tlingit in far northern
British Columbia, Canada and also in
Yukon. They comprise two ḵwaan (tribes) of the
Tlingit people, who are otherwise coastal, the Áa Tlein Ḵwáan of the
Atlin Lake area and the Deisleen Ḵwáan of
Teslin Lake, whose main focus is the
Teslin Tlingit Council in
Teslin, Yukon. Their band offices are in
Atlin, British Columbia.
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Indian Reserves
Despite their presence in Yukon, all Taku River Tlingit
Indian Reserves are located in
British Columbia:
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Alkhili Indian Reserve No. 2, 2 miles east of Fourth of July Bay,
Atlin Lake, 3 miles S of Atlin, 48.6 ha.
59°37′05″N 133°40′30″W / 59.61806°N 133.67500°W / 59.61806; -133.67500 (Alkhili Indian Reserve 2)
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Atlin-Teslin Indian Cemetery Indian Reserve No. 4, on the east shore of Atlin Lake one mile south of Atlin, 1.2 ha.
59°34′00″N 133°41′00″W / 59.56667°N 133.68333°W / 59.56667; -133.68333 (Atlin-Teslin Indian Cemetery Indian Reserve 4)
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Five Mile Point Indian Reserve No. 3, at Five Mile Point, east shore of Atlin Lake, S of Atlin, 881.40 ha.
59°30′00″N 133°40′00″W / 59.50000°N 133.66667°W / 59.50000; -133.66667 (Five Mile Point Indian Reserve 3)
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Jennings River Indian Reserve No. 8, east shore of
Teslin Lake at the mouth of the
Jennings River, 54.90 ha.
59°40′30″N 132°08′40″W / 59.67500°N 132.14444°W / 59.67500; -132.14444 (Jennings River Indian Reserve No. 8)
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McDonald Lake Indian Reserve No. 1, north end of McDonald Lake, 12 miles NE of Atlin, 48.60 ha.
59°44′00″N 133°33′00″W / 59.73333°N 133.55000°W / 59.73333; -133.55000 (McDonald Lake Indian Reserve 1)
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Silver Salmon Lake Indian Reserve No. 5, on the
Silver Salmon River at the east end of
Kuthai Lake east of the south end of Atlin Lake, 69.60 ha.
59°14′00″N 133°13′00″W / 59.23333°N 133.21667°W / 59.23333; -133.21667 (Silver Salmon Lake Indian Reserve 5)
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Taku Indian Reserve No. 6, at the confluence of the
Nakina and
Silver Salmon Rivers, east of the south end of Atlin Lake, 15.20 ha.
59°07′00″N 133°00′00″W / 59.11667°N 133.00000°W / 59.11667; -133.00000 (Taku Indian Reserve 6)
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Teslin Lake Indian Reserve No. 7, at the south end of Teslin Lake, on the west shore north of the old Hudson's Bay Company trading post, 50.20 ha.
59°34′00″N 132°07′00″W / 59.56667°N 132.11667°W / 59.56667; -132.11667 (Teslin Lake Indian Reserve 7)
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Teslin Lake Indian Reserve No. 9, on west shore of Teslin Lake at the mouth of the
Gladys River, 91.40 ha.
59°47′00″N 132°17′00″W / 59.78333°N 132.28333°W / 59.78333; -132.28333 (Teslin Lake Indian Reserve 9)
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Unnamed Indian Reserve No. 10, Atlin Townsite, 2.80 ha.
59°34′00″N 133°42′00″W / 59.56667°N 133.70000°W / 59.56667; -133.70000 (Unnamed Indian Reserve 10)
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