The Village of Teslin, Yukon, is situated 183 kilometers east of Whitehorse on the Alaska Highway. The name Teslin is derived from the Inland Tlingit word tás t?en, or "long sewing sinew”, which, in turn, refers to the 148 kilometers long and narrow Teslin Lake flowing from northern British Columbia into the southeastern Yukon. From most vantage points in the village which is at the confluence of Nisutlin Bay and Teslin Lake, the eye can scan a vast boreal landscape. Looking south, where the lake bends out

of view, three prominent mountain peaks straddling the British Columbia–Yukon border 1,920

meters above sea level. They are known to the Inland Tlingit as Tlènaxh Tawê, or “Lone Sheep” and most commonly referred in the vernacular as the “Three Aces” or “Dawson Peaks”.

The Village of Teslin has a population of 452, two-thirds of which are Inland Tlingit citizens (1998 statistics).

In 1898, the Hudson's Bay Company established a trading post at the south end of Teslin Lake, near the Jennings River. Short lived, the post closed in 1901. A new trading post opened in 1904, where the Village of Teslin is located today. It became a meeting place for the local Inland Tlingit during the summer months. With the construction of the Alaska Highway in 1942, Teslin became a permanent settlement.