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Tutchone Language (Selkirk)

Tutchone is an Athabaskan language of Northern Canada, spoken by about 400 people in the Yukon. Two dialects of this language, Northern Tutchone and Southern Tutchone, are possible but difficult for speakers of the other dialect to understand and are considered separate languages by some linguists.

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Tutchone Language Resources

Northern Tutchone Language Lessons

Southern Tutchone Language Lessons
Audio lessons and other Tutchone language learning resources from the Yukon Native Language Centre.

First Nations Language Groups at the Time of European Contact:
Linguistic map of Canada showing where Tutchone and other Athabaskan languages have been spoken.

Athapaskan Languages of Canada
Place names in Tutchone, Slave, and Beaver.

Southern Tutchone

Northern Tutchone
Free downloadable wordlists of the Tutchone languages.

Tutchtone Language Plaque
Canadian human rights tribute written in Tutchone.

House of Languages: Tutchone:
Information about Tutchone language usage.

Southern Tutchone

Northern Tutchone
Tutchone demographic information from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Northern Tutchone Language Tree

Southern Tutchone Language Tree:
Theories about Tutchone's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Tutchone Language Structures:
Northern Tutchone linguistic profile and academic bibliography.

Tutchone Culture and History Links

Selkirk First Nation
Community profile and history of the Northern Tutchone people of the Yukon.

Tutchone:
History of the Tutchone nation in Canada.

Tutchone Legends:
Collection of Tutchone mythology and traditional stories.

Canadian Peoples: Na-Dene:
Ethnography of the Tutchone and other Athabaskan nations.

Athapaskan Women's Costumes and Ornaments:
Photographs and descriptions of Dene, Tutchone, Koyukon, and Slavey traditional clothing.

Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage: Tutchone:
Online exhibit of Tutchone artifacts from the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Tommy McGinty's Northern Tutchone Story of Crow: A First Nation Elder Recounts the Creation of the World
Book of Tutchone legends and spirituality for sale online.

Additional Resources, Links, and References

  Peuples autochtones de la a zone boréale:
  Information about the Tutchone and other First Nations of Northern Canada in French.
   Lengua Tutchone:
   Information about the Tutchone language in Spanish.

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