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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.

˜Tutchone Language Resources –

Northern Tutchone Language

Southern Tutchone Language
Overview of Tutchone from the Yukon Native Language Centre, who also sells Tutchone and other Athabaskan language materials.

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

Tutchtone Language Plaque
Canadian human rights tribute written in Tutchone.

Southern Tutchone

Northern Tutchone
Tutchone demographic information from the Ethnologue of Languages.

˜Tutchone Culture and History Links –

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

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.

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