Ḵaa Shaadé Hení

Ḵaa Shaadé Hení  

Maria Benoit is Ḵaa Shaadé Hení  (Chief) of Carcross/Tagish First Nation. 
Maria Benoit; Tlingit name La.óos Tláa, Tagish name is Yaa Gin Du Hen, Member of the Deisheetaan Clan, and the Carcross/Tagish First Nation, mother of 2 women, grandmother of 5 and great grandmother of two girls. Previously sat on Executive Council representing the Deisheetaan Clan for 9 years, appointed in October 2011.