CanNor Funding: $202,500
Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation funding: $43,700
The Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency is investing $202,500 to develop tourism infrastructure at the Tr'ochek National Historic Site.
Funding will be used to develop tourism infrastructure and amenities at the Tr'ochek National Historic Site, a traditional Hän fishing camp located where the Klondike and Yukon Rivers meet.
Specific activities will include trail development, installation of a boat dock and the construction of shelters and lavatory facilities. Interpretive signs and displays to explain the significance of the site to Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation culture will also be installed.
In addition to the upgrades to the historical site, the project will provide Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation citizens the opportunity to generate revenue by offering boat shuttle service to Tr'ochek as well as interpretive guide services.
The Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation is located in Dawson City and belongs to the Hän linguistic grouping, which means, the people of the Klondike River. As of April 1999, the registered population of the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in was 614. With the signing of their Land Claims and Self-government agreements in 1998, the First Nation became the owners of approximately 1,000 square miles of land within their traditional territory.
This investment is made possible through CanNor's Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development (SINED) initiative, which focuses on long-term economic growth, economic diversification and capacity building in all three territories.
