Its main population centre is in Mayo, Yukon, but many of its members live across Canada and the United States.
In 1883, gold was discovered on the Stewart River and no attempts to were made to protect the rights of the Na-cho Nyak Dun.
Responsibilities of the Northern Tutchone Tribal Council include dealing with issues and matters that affect their shared vision and resources.
The potential for wilderness tourism is tremendous, as their homelands including some of the most sought-after, pristine rivers in its back country.
The critical issues of the time were self-government and retention of aboriginal rights which were eventually included in agreements made in 1993.
The town of Mayo became the administrative center and the Yukon and Canadian governments must consult the First Nation before they act within Na-cho Nyak Dun boundaries.
[3] The agreement was signed on May 29, 1993 and turned the Na-cho Nyak Dun from a band under the administration of the Indian Act to a self-governing First Nation.
[2] The supreme court of Canada appealed the approval of a land use plan for the Peel Watershed in the Yukon on December 1, 2017.
[5] A silver mining company, Alexco, entered bilateral agreements with the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun.