Indigenous Governance Database
Teslin Tlingit Council
Teslin Tlingit: Governmental Structure Excerpt
5. GOVERNMENT 5.1 The government of the Teslin Tlingit Council shall be based upon the traditional Clan system of government. 5.2 The citizenship and organization of each Clan shall be determined by the customs inherited and observed by the Clan and acknowledged by the other Clans. 5.3 Each Clan…
Teslin Tlingit: Governmental Structure Excerpt
6. ORGANIZATION6.1 The powers, authority, jurisdiction, responsibility and duties of the Teslin Tlingit Council shall be exercised by one or more of the four branches of the government: the General Council; Executive Council; Elders Council and the Justice Council.6.2 The four branches of…
Indian Pride: Episode 104: Tribal Relations and the United States
Indian Pride, an American Indian cultural magazine television series, spotlights the diverse cultures of American Indian people throughout the country. This episode of Indian Pride features Edward Thomas, President of the Tlingit and Haida Central Council, and focuses on the topic of tribal…
Best Practices Case Study (Cultural Alignment of Institutions): Teslin Tlingit Council
Situated in southern Yukon, the Teslin Tlingit people have a clan system of government. That clan system of government operated for years prior to the imposition of the Indian Act. Through the Indian Act, traditional governance was separated from formal decision-making power and authority. Then in…