Teslin Tlingit Council - Traditional Territory

The Teslin Tlingit Traditional Territory in the Yukon, covers approximately 10,000 sq km.

After its settlement in 1995, the Teslin Tlingit Council, within this territory, retained the following lands and titles:		1,230.24 sq km of Category A Land (surface and sub-surface title)
		33.36 sq km of land set aside as reserve
		1,165 sq km of Category B Land (surface title only)

Map of the Teslin Tlingit
Traditional Territory and Settlement Lands (PDF, 3.25 MB)

The Teslin Regional Land Use Planning Commission appointed to a three year term in August 2001, was a public body mandated under chapter 11 of the Teslin Tlingit Council Final Agreement. It was to develop and recommend a regional land use plan to the governments of Yukon, Canada and the Teslin Tlingit Council. The Commission is currently on hold, waiting for new appointments. When it resumes it will continue its work on recommending how the land will be used and protected, how potential land use conflicts will be resolved and how governments will manage the natural resources for

for the benefit of present and future generations. The land use planning process applies to the entirety of the Teslin Tlingit Traditional Territory in the Yukon.