Teslin, Yukon

Demographics

;Village of Teslin |1941|171 |1951|269 |1971|264 |1976|241 |1981|310 |1986|181 |1991|181 |1996|189 |2001|123 |2006|141 |2011|122 |2016|124 |2021|239

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Teslin had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 3.77 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

;Teslin Post 13 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Teslin Post 13 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.17 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Arts and culture

Teslin is made up of two moieties; Wolf and Crow. Under the moiety of Wolf there are two clans; Eagle (Dakhl'awedi') and Wolf (Yanyedi). The Crow moiety have three clans; Raven's Children (Kukhhittan or Crow), Frog (Ishkitan) and Split tail Beaver (Deshitan). Under their matrilineal kinship system, children are considered born into the mother's clan, and descent is traced through her line.

George Johnston (trapper) (1884–1972), trapper and photographer, founder of "Teslin Taxi." He captured the life of the inland Tlingit people of Teslin and Atlin in numerous photos taken between 1910 and 1940. Johnston also brought the first car to Teslin; it was a 1928 Chevrolet. He built a 3 to road for his "Teslin taxi" since the Alaska Highway had not been built yet. In winter, he put chains on the car, painted it white, and drove it on frozen Teslin Lake. The '28 Chevy has been restored and is now on permanent display at the George Johnston Museum in Teslin.

Government

In 1995 the Teslin Inland Tlingit negotiated and signed a land claims agreement with the federal government, under which they re-established their own government and became self-sustaining. The Teslin Inland Tlingit now enact their own legal and political framework for government-to-government relations with Canada and the Yukon.

The Teslin Tlingit Council have the right to make their own laws and regulations. There are many different departments within Teslin Tlingit Council (TTC), for example: Finance, Lands and Resources, Health and Social.

The people have developed the Teslin Tlingit Council Clan System Government, which combines traditional Tlingit Clan culture with contemporary organizational and management principles. The five clans (Eagle, Crow, Frog, Wolf, and Beaver) each appoint five members to the 25-member General Council, and have recognized Elders (persons 58 years and older) on the Elders Council.

Geography

Climate

Teslin has a dry-summer subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsc/Dfc). Summer days are mild along with cool nights. Winters are cold and snowy, with annual snowfall averaging 148.4 cm. Teslin is one of the warmest communities in the Yukon, with a yearly average of -0.6 C.

Climate ID: 2101100; coordinates ; elevation: 705 m; 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1943–present |Jan record high C = 7.8 |Feb record high C = 11.0 |Mar record high C = 13.0 |Apr record high C = 22.0 |May record high C = 29.0 |Jun record high C = 33.3 |Jul record high C = 31.1 |Aug record high C = 32.5 |Sep record high C = 26.1 |Oct record high C = 18.3 |Nov record high C = 10.0 |Dec record high C = 9.0 |year record high C = 33.3 |Jan record low C = -52.8 |Feb record low C = -50.6 |Mar record low C = -41.1 |Apr record low C = -27.8 |May record low C = -23.9 |Jun record low C = -4.0 |Jul record low C = -1.7 |Aug record low C = -4.0 |Sep record low C = -20.0 |Oct record low C = -25.0 |Nov record low C = -40.6 |Dec record low C = -48.0 |year record low C = -52.8 |Jan avg record high C = 2.3 |Feb avg record high C = 4.1 |Mar avg record high C = 6.9 |Apr avg record high C = 14.8 |May avg record high C = 20.7 |Jun avg record high C = 26.4 |Jul avg record high C = 27.1 |Aug avg record high C = 26.4 |Sep avg record high C = 18.9 |Oct avg record high C = 12.9 |Nov avg record high C = 4.7 |Dec avg record high C = 3.3 |year avg record high C = 28.9 |Jan avg record low C = -38.8 |Feb avg record low C = -34.6 |Mar avg record low C = -29.0 |Apr avg record low C = -16.6 |May avg record low C = -6.2 |Jun avg record low C = -1.3 |Jul avg record low C = 2.4 |Aug avg record low C = -0.6 |Sep avg record low C = -5.9 |Oct avg record low C = -14.6 |Nov avg record low C = -26.8 |Dec avg record low C = -34.1 |year avg record low C = -42.5

Gallery

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Notable people

• Marian Horne (born 1943), politician (Yukon Party), elected in 2006 as MLA, Minister of Justice and Minister responsible for Women's Directorate in the Yukon Legislative Assembly
• Sam Johnston, Tlingit elder and former politician, former chancellor of Yukon College, and member of the Order of Yukon

References

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