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