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Kwanlin Dün First Nation (Kwänlin Dän kwächʼǟn, "Whitehorse People") takes its name from Kwanlin, a Southern Tutchone word meaning "water running through canyon." It refers to the stretch of the Yukon River from Miles Canyon to the Whitehorse rapids. The Nation's motto is Kwänlin Dän gha eech'e: We are Kwanlin Dün.

The Traditional Territory runs along the Yukon River from Marsh Lake to Lake Laberge and is shared with the Ta'an Kwäch'än Council. Kwanlin Dün recognizes the Tagish Kwan as the original people of this land. Its citizens come from Southern Tutchone, Tagish and Tlingit backgrounds and are not from one tribe or one region. As elders say, "The land defines us." The Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre on the Whitehorse waterfront marks the Nation's return to the Yukon River.

The Final and Self-Government Agreements took effect on April 1, 2005. This made Kwanlin Dün the 10th self-governing First Nation in Yukon, and the agreement was one of Canada's first urban land claims. The Nation's development corporation, Chu Níikwän, has partnerships in real estate, energy and construction, including housing at Copper Ridge West and Chasàn Tatäy.

Community programs and services include:

• Health, education, justice and employment services
• Dusk'a Head Start Family Learning Centre
• Land-based healing through the Jackson Lake Wellness Team