Tutchone, Southern

TCE

shifting

Genealogy:

Eyak-Athabaskan
Athabaskan
Northern Athabaskan
Tuchone

Demographics: 140 (2011 census). Ethnic population: 1,400 (Golla 2007).

Language Use: Shifting to English [eng]. Older adults.

Language Development: Literacy workshops since 1984. Taught in schools at Kluane Lake and Haines Junction, and 3 elementary schools in Whitehorse have native language programs that include Southern Tutchone (Golla 2007). Taught in primary schools.

Nation of Origin: Canada