Yukon Canada - the smallest & westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the 2nd-least populated province or territory in Canada .
bordering the U.S. state of Alaska to the west & northwest , The
Northwest Territories to the east & British Columbia to the south mostly northern coast is on the Beaufort Sea. Its ragged eastern boundary mostly follows the divide between the Yukon Basin and the Mackenzie River drainage basin to the east in the Mackenzie mountains.
Whitehorse is the capital of Yukon.
Whitehorse is known for many things. It played a major role in the 1898
Klondike Gold Rush as a supply center for prospectors and stampeders heading to Dawson City.
The Yukon has a wide array of cultural & sporting events that attract artists, local residents, & tourists. Annual events include
Klondike Gold Rush memorials.
The Yukon's Aboriginal culture is also strongly reflected in such areas as winter sports, as in the Yukon
Quest sled dog races .
Aside from Yukon's influential First Nations groups, which include about 25 % of the total population, the territory also contains a strong French-speaking community. Several trading posts & art galleries sell handmade jewelry, carvings, & clothing made by talented locals.
Traditional First Nations dishes such as bannock & smoked salmon are a hallmark of Yukon's cuisine as well as caribou
Meat ( venison) lest we forget Poutine.
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Yukon Canada was split from the North-West Territories in 1898 as the Yukon Territory. The federal government's Yukon Act, which received royal assent on March 27, 2002
Though
officially bilingual (English & French), the Yukon government also recognizes First Nations languages.
The
Klondike Gold Rush attracted prospectors who flocked to the Yukon & dog sleds became the standard mode of
transportation.
If you grew up in the 1990s you may remember a cartoon
Called Yoink of the Yukon