Coordinates: 63°38′N 135°46′W / 63.633, -135.767

Yukon
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: none
Capital	Whitehorse
Largest city	Whitehorse
Largest metro	Whitehorse
Official languages	English, French
Government
Commissioner	Geraldine Van Bibber
Premier	Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party)
Federal representation	in Canadian Parliament
House seats	1
Senate seats	1
Confederation	June 13, 1898 (9th)
Area	Ranked 9th
Total	482,443 km² (186,272 sq mi)
Land	474,391 km² (183,163 sq mi)
Water (%)	8,052 km² (3,109 sq mi) (1. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The Flag of Yukon, Canada, is a green white and blue Tricolour with the Coat of Arms of Yukon at the centre above a wreath The Coat of Arms of the Yukon Territory (formally known as The Arms of Her Majesty in Right of the Yukon Territory) was commissioned by A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Whitehorse (ˈʍaɪthɔrs ( 2006 population 20461 CA population 22898 (formerly White Horse until 1957 - 03-21) is the The table below lists the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population, using data from the Canada 2006 census for Census subdivisions This list The table below lists the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada by population using data from the Canada 2001 Census[http //www12 An official language is a Language that is given a special legal status in a particular Country, State, or other territory English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Geraldine Van Bibber (born Dawson City, Yukon Territory) is the Commissioner of the Yukon Territory. The Premier of Yukon (or unofficially the Premier of the Yukon) is the First minister for the Canadian territory of Yukon. Dennis G Fentie, MLA for Watson Lake (born November 8, 1950 in Edmonton Alberta) is a Canadian Politician who is the The Yukon Party is a conservative political party in the Yukon Territory of Canada. The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada is Canada 's legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and The Senate of Canada (Le Sénat du Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the sovereign (represented by the governor general Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed beginning 1 July 1867 from the Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of Canadian provinces 7%)
Population	Ranked 12th
Total (2008)	31,247 (est. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of Canadian provinces )[1]
Density	0. 065 /km² (0. 17 /sq mi)
GDP	Ranked 12th
Total (2006)	C$1. This article lists Canadian provinces and territories by gross domestic product. 596 billion[2]
Per capita	C$51,154 (3rd)
Abbreviations
Postal	YT
ISO 3166-2	CA-YT
Time zone	UTC-8
Postal code prefix	Y
Flower	Fireweed
Tree	Subalpine Fir
Bird	Common Raven
Web site	www.gov.yk.ca
Rankings include all provinces and territories

Yukon (IPA: /ˈjuːkɒn/) is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three territories. This article lists Canadian provinces and territories by gross domestic product. This is a list of Canadian provincial and territorial postal abbreviations. ISO 3166-2CA is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Canada. Postal codes by province and territoryA Canadian postal code Yukon - 3 FSAs Fireweed or (mainly in Britain) Rosebay Willowherb ( Epilobium angustifolium) is a perennial Herbaceous Plant in the willowherb The Subalpine Fir or Rocky Mountain Fir ( Abies lasiocarpa) is a western North American Fir, native to the Mountains of Yukon The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. It was named after the Yukon River, Yukon meaning "Great River" in Gwich’in. The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. The Gwich’in language is the Athabaskan language of the Gwich’in Indigenous people.

The name Yukon Territory may also be used, although this usage is disputed by residents of the territory. The federal government's most recent update of the Yukon Act in 2003 confirmed Yukon, rather than Yukon Territory, as the current usage standard. ^[3]

At 5,959 meters (19,551 ft), the Yukon's Mount Logan, in Kluane National Park and Reserve, is the highest mountain in Canada and the second highest of North America (after Mount McKinley). Mount Logan is Canada 's highest Mountain and the second-highest peak in North America, after Mount McKinley. Kluane National Park and Reserve are two units of Canada's national park system located in the extreme southwestern corner of Yukon Territory "Denali" redirects here For other meanings see Denali (disambiguation.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Economy 4 Tourism 5 Transportation 6 Government and politics 6.1 Federal government representation 6.2 First Nations governments 7 Demographics 7.1 Ethnicity 8 Language 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 External links

History

Main article: History of the Yukon

Long before the arrival of Europeans, central and northern Yukon escaped glaciation as it was part of Beringia (Bering land bridge). "Glacial" and "Glaciation" redirect here For the geological periods see Glacial period. The Bering land bridge was a Land bridge roughly 1000 miles (1600 km north to south at its greatest extent which joined present-day Alaska and eastern Siberia Remains of human inhabitation were found near Old Crow appearing to be the oldest in North America. Old Crow had 267 inhabitants in 2008 most of them belonging to the Gwichʼin -speaking Aboriginal Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation. Around 800 AD, the volcanic eruption of Mount Churchill near the Alaska border blanketed southern Yukon with a layer of ash which can still be seen along the Klondike Highway. Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the Mount Churchill is a volcano in the Saint Elias Mountains and the Wrangell Volcanic Field of eastern Alaska. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent Volcanic ash consists of small Tephra, which are bits of pulverized rock and glass created by volcanic eruptions less than in diameter The Klondike Highway links the Alaskan coastal town of Skagway to Yukon 's Dawson City and its route somewhat parallels that used by Coastal and interior First Nations already had extensive trading networks and European incursions into the area only began early in the 19th century with the fur trade, followed by missionaries and the Western Union Telegraph Expedition. First Nations is a term of Ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal Fur. A missionary is a member of a Religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith someone who proselytizes. The Russian American telegraph also known as the Western Union Telegraph Expedition and the Collins Overland telegraph was an $3000000 undertaking by the Western By the latter end of the 19th century gold miners were trickling in on rumours of gold, creating a population increase justifying the setting up of a police force, just in time for 1897's start of the Gold Rush.

Geography

Main article: Geography of the Yukon

The very sparsely populated territory abounds with snow-melt lakes and perennial white-capped mountains. Although the climate is Arctic and subarctic and very dry, with long, cold winters, the long sunshine hours in short summer allow hardy crops and vegetables, along with a profusion of flowers and fruit to blossom.

The territory is the approximate shape of a right triangle, bordering the U.S. state of Alaska to the west, the Northwest Territories to the east and British Columbia to the south. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent The Northwest Territories (ˌnɔrθˌwɛstˈtɛrɨtɔriz ( NWT or NT; French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is a territory British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Its 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. A drainage divide, water divide, divide or (outside North America) watershed is the line separating neighbouring Drainage basins The Mackenzie River (Fleuve Mackenzie originates in Great Slave Lake, in the Northwest Territories, and flows north into the Arctic Ocean. A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, Its capital is Whitehorse. Whitehorse (ˈʍaɪthɔrs ( 2006 population 20461 CA population 22898 (formerly White Horse until 1957 - 03-21) is the

Canada's highest point, Mount Logan (5959 m), is found in the territory's southwest. Mount Logan and a large part of the Yukon's southwest are in Kluane National Park and Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kluane National Park and Reserve are two units of Canada's national park system located in the extreme southwestern corner of Yukon Territory A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex Other national parks include Ivvavik National Park and Vuntut National Park in the north. Ivvavik National Park is a National park located in the Yukon, Canada. Vuntut National Park is a National park located in the northern Yukon, Canada.

Most of the territory is in the watershed of its namesake, the Yukon River. The southern Yukon is dotted with a large number of large, long and narrow glacier-fed alpine lakes, most of which flow into the Yukon River system. The larger lakes include Teslin Lake, Atlin Lake, Tagish Lake, Marsh Lake, Lake Laberge, Kusawa Lake, and Kluane Lake. Atlin Lake is a Lake in northwestern British Columbia and is that province's largest natural lake Tagish Lake is a Lake in the Yukon Territory and northern British Columbia, Canada. Marsh Lake (Mud Lake is a widening of the Yukon River southeast of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. Lake Laberge is a widening of the Yukon River north of Whitehorse, Yukon in Canada. Kluane Lake is located in the southwest area of the Yukon. At approximately 400 square kilometres and 70 kilometres long it is the largest Lake contained entirely Lake Bennett, B.C., on the Klondike Gold Rush trail is a lake flowing into Nares Lake, with the greater part of its area within the Yukon.

Other watersheds include the Mackenzie River and the Alsek-Tatshenshini, as well as a number of rivers flowing directly into the Beaufort Sea. The Alsek River is a Wilderness River flowing from the Yukon into Northern British Columbia and into Alaska. The Tatshenshini River ("Shäwshe Chù" in Southern Tutchone) is a River in the southwestern Yukon and the northwestern corner of British The two main Yukon rivers flowing into the Mackenzie in the Northwest Territories are the Liard River in the southeast and the Peel River and its tributaries in the northeast. The Liard River flows through the Yukon Territory British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Canada. The Peel River is a tributary of the Mackenzie River in the Yukon and Northwest Territories in Canada.

The capital, Whitehorse, is also the largest city, with about two-thirds of the population; the second largest is Dawson City, (pop. 1,250) which was the capital until 1952.

10 Largest Communities by population

Community	2001 Population	1996 Population
Whitehorse	19,058(city) 21,405(metro)	19,157(city) 21,808(metro)
Dawson	1,251	1,287
Watson Lake	912	993
Haines Junction	531	574
Carmacks	431	466
Mount Lorne¹	379	399
Mayo	366	324
Ross River	337	352
Pelly Crossing	328	238
Ibex Valley¹	315	322

¹ Part of "Metro" Whitehorse Census Agglomeration

Economy

The Yukon's historical major industry has been mining (lead, zinc, silver, gold, asbestos and copper). Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body Characteristics Lead has a dull luster and is a dense, Ductile, very soft highly Zinc (ˈzɪŋk from Zink is a Metallic Chemical element with the symbol Zn and Atomic number 30 Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Asbestos is a group of Minerals with long thin fibrous Crystals The word "asbestos" (῾ἀσβεστος is derived from a Greek adjective Copper (ˈkɒpɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol Cu (cuprum and Atomic number 29 The government acquired the land from the Hudson's Bay Company in 1870 and split it from the Northwest Territories in 1898 to fill the need for local government created by the population influx of the gold rush. The Northwest Territories (ˌnɔrθˌwɛstˈtɛrɨtɔriz ( NWT or NT; French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is a territory

Thousands of these prospectors flooded the territory, creating a colourful period recorded by authors such as Robert W. Service and Jack London. Robert William Service ( January 16, 1874 &ndash September 11, 1958) was a poet and writer Jack London (January 12 1876 &ndash November 22 1916 was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The The memory of this period and the early days of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, as well as the territory's scenic wonders and outdoor recreation opportunities, makes tourism the second most important industry. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel

Manufacturing, including furniture, clothing, and handicrafts, follows in importance, along with hydroelectricity. Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water The traditional industries of trapping and fishing have declined. The activity of animal trapping has two separate but related meanings For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. Today, the government sector is by far the biggest employer in the territory, directly employing approximately 5,000 out of a labour force of 12,500.

Tourism

Yukon's tourism motto is "Larger than life". ^[4] The Yukon's major appeal is its nearly pristine nature. Tourism relies heavily on this, and there are many organised outfitters and guides available to hunters and anglers and nature lovers of all sorts. An outfitter is a company or individual who provides equipment and guidance for the pursuit of certain activities A guide is a person who leads people through unknown or unmapped country or conducts travellers and tourists through a place of interest Hunting is the practice of pursuing Animals for Food, Recreation, or Trade. A fisherman or fisher is someone who gathers Fish, Shellfish, or other animals from a body of water Sports enthusiasts can paddle lakes and rivers with canoes and kayaks, ride or walk endless trails, ski or snowboard in an organized setting or access the backcountry by air or snowmobile, climb the highest peaks of North America or take a family hike up smaller mountains, or try ice climbing and dog sledding. A canoe is a small narrow Boat, typically human-powered though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors A kayak is a small human-powered Boat. It typically has a covered deck and a cockpit covered by a Spraydeck. A ski is a long flat device worn on the feet designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow A snowboard is a thin hourglass shaped board ridden down a sloped section of earth covered in snow Backcountry skiing is Skiing in a sparsely inhabited Rural region over ungroomed and unmarked slopes or Pistes More importantly the land and the snow pack A snowmobile (known locally as snowmachine, snowsled or by the Brandname Ski-Doo) is a land vehicle that is commonly propelled by Ice climbing, as the term indicates is the activity of ascending inclined ice formations A dog sled is a Sled pulled by one or more Sled dogs used to travel over Ice and through Snow.

The Yukon also has a wide array of cultural and sporting events and infrastructures that attract artists, participants and tourists from all parts of the world (Yukon International Storytelling Festival, Frostbite Music Festival,^[5] Dawson Music Festival,^[6] Yukon Quest, Sourdough Rendezvous, the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre,^[7] Northern Lights Centre,^[8] Klondike Gold Rush memorials and activities, "Takhini Hot Springs", and the Whitehorse fish ladder. The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating The Yukon International Storytelling Festival is held every Summer in Whitehorse, Yukon, generally in an outdoor setting The Yukon Quest " 1000-mile international sled dog race " is held every February ^[9]

There are many opportunities to experience pre-colonial lifestyles by learning about Yukon's First Nations. ^[10] Wildlife and nature observation is exceptional and a wide variety of large mammals, birds, and fish are easily accessible, whether or not within Yukon's many territorial^[11] parks (Herschel Island Qikiqtaruk Territorial Park,^[12] Tombstone Territorial Park,^[13] Fishing Branch Ni'iinlii'njik Park,^[14] Coal River Springs Territorial Park^[15]) and national parks (Kluane National Park and Reserve, Vuntut National Park, Ivvavik National Park) and reserves, or nearby Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park in British Columbia. Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two A park is a protected area of Land and Water, usually in its natural or semi-natural (landscaped state and set aside for some purpose often to do with human History 1885 - Banff National Park established Canada's first National Park Kluane National Park and Reserve are two units of Canada's national park system located in the extreme southwestern corner of Yukon Territory Vuntut National Park is a National park located in the northern Yukon, Canada. Ivvavik National Park is a National park located in the Yukon, Canada. nature reserve ( natural reserve, nature preserve, natural preserve) is a Protected area of importance for Wildlife, flora Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park is a Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C

On the long cold clear nights of winter, nature provides the ultimate natural spectacle in the form of aurora borealis.

Transportation

Before modern forms of transportation, the rivers and mountain passes were the main transportation routes for the coastal Tlingit people trading with the Athabascans of which the Chilkoot Pass and Dalton Trail, as well as the first Europeans. Not to be confused with the Turkic Telengit people The Tlingit (ˈklɪŋkɪt in English also /-gɪt/ or Tlinkit /ˈtlɪŋkɪt/ which Chilkoot Pass (el 1067 m/3500 ft is a high Mountain pass through the Coast Mountains in the U The Dalton Trail is a Trail that runs between Pyramid Harbor west of Haines Alaska in the United States, and Fort Selkirk, in the

From the Gold Rush until the 1950s, riverboats plied the Yukon River, mostly between Whitehorse and Dawson City, with some making their way further to Alaska and over to the Bering Sea, and other tributaries of Yukon River such as the Stewart River. The Bering (or Imarpik) Sea is a body of water in the Pacific Ocean that comprises a deep water basin (the Aleutian Basin) which rises through Most of the riverboats were owned by the British-Yukon Navigation Company, an arm of the White Pass and Yukon Route, which also operated a narrow gauge railway between Skagway, Alaska, and Whitehorse. The White Pass and Yukon Route ( WP&Y, WP&YR) is a Canadian and U A narrow gauge railway (or narrow gauge railroad) is a Railway that has a Track gauge narrower than the of Standard gauge railways Skagway (ˈskægweɪ is a first-class borough in Alaska, on the Alaska Panhandle. The railway ceased operation in the 1980s with the first closure of the Faro mine. Faro is a small Town in the central Yukon, Canada, formerly the home of the largest open pit Lead - Zinc mine in the world as well as It is now run during the summer months for the tourism season, with operations as far as Carcross. Carcross, originally known as Caribou Crossing, is an unincorporated community in the Territory of Yukon, Canada on Bennett Lake and Nares

Today, major land routes include the Alaska Highway, the Klondike Highway (between Skagway and Dawson City), the Haines Highway (between Haines, Alaska, and Haines Junction), and the Dempster Highway (linking Inuvik, Northwest Territories to the Klondike Highway), all paved except for the Dempster. The Alaska Highway (also known as the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, or ALCAN Highway) was constructed during World War II and connects The Klondike Highway links the Alaskan coastal town of Skagway to Yukon 's Dawson City and its route somewhat parallels that used by See also Alaska Route 7 The Haines Highway or Haines Cut-Off (and still often called the Haines "Road" is a Highway that connects Haines is a Census-designated place (CDP in Haines Borough, Alaska, United States. Haines Junction is a village in the Yukon, Canada. It is located at Kilometre 1632 (historical mile 1016 of the Alaska Highway at its junction with the Dempster Highway, also referred to as Yukon Highway 5 and Northwest Territories Highway 8, is a Highway that connects the Klondike Highway in Inuvik, (place of man is a town in the Northwest Territories of Canada and is the administrative centre for the Inuvik Region. Other highways with less traffic include the "Robert Campbell Highway" linking Carmacks (on the Klondike Highway) to Watson Lake (Alaska Highway) via Faro and Ross River, and the "Silver Trail" linking the old silver mining communities of Mayo, Elsa and Keno City to the Klondike Highway at the Stewart River bridge. Yukon Highway 4 The Robert Campbell Highway or Campbell Highway is a Road between Watson Lake Yukon on the Carmacks is a Village in the Yukon on the Yukon River along the Klondike Highway, and at the west end of the Robert Campbell Highway Watson Lake is a Town at historical mile 635 on the Alaska Highway in the southeastern Yukon close to the British Columbia border Ross River is an unincorporated community in the Yukon, Canada. The Silver Trail ( Yukon Highway 11) connects the communities of Mayo, Elsa and Keno City with the Klondike Highway at Stewart Crossing Mayo is a Village in the Yukon, Canada along the Silver Trail and the Stewart River. Elsa was a privately-owned mining town (now closed based on Silver, Lead, and Zinc in Yukon, Canada. Keno City is a small community in the Yukon at the end of the Silver Trail highway Air travel is the only way to reach the far north community of Old Crow.

Whitehorse International Airport serves as the air transport infrastructure hub, with direct flights to Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Fairbanks, and Frankfurt (summer months). Whitehorse International Airport is located in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Fairbanks (ˈfɛrbæŋks is a Home Rule City in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. Every Yukon community is served by an airport. The communities of Dawson City, Old Crow, and Inuvik, have regular passenger service through Air North. For the Australian airline see Airnorth. For the US airline formerly known as Air North see Brockway Air. Air charter businesses exist primarily to serve the tourism and mining exploration industries.

Government and politics

In the 19th century, Yukon was a segment of the Hudson's Bay Company-administered North-Western Territory and then the Canadian-administered Northwest Territories. For other geographical names that use the term "Northwest" see Northwest. It only obtained a recognizable local government in 1895 when it became a separate district of the Northwest Territories. The vastness of Canada 's Northwest Territories meant that for much of its history it was divided into several districts for ease of administration ^[16] In 1898, it was made a separate territory with its own commissioner and appointed Territorial Council. ^[17]

Prior to 1979, the territory was administered by the commissioner who is appointed by the federal Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Commissioner is a designation that may be used for a variety of official positions especially referring to a high-ranked public (administrative or Police) official or an analogous The Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Ministre des Affaires indiennes et du Nord canadien is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet The commissioner used to chair and had a role in appointing the territory's Executive Council and had a day to day role in governing the territory. The elected Territorial Council had a purely advisory role. In 1979, a significant degree of power was devolved from the federal government and commissioner to the territorial legislature which, in that year, adopted a party system of responsible government. Devolution is the statutory granting of powers from the central government of a State to government at subnational level Responsible government is a conception of a System of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster This was done through a letter from Jake Epp, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development rather than through formal legislation. Arthur Jacob "Jake" Epp, PC (born September 1 1939 is an executive and former Canadian politician

The Yukon Act, passed on April 1, 2003, formalised the powers of the Yukon government and devolved additional powers to the territorial government (e. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. g. , control over land and natural resources). As of 2003, other than criminal prosecutions, the Yukon government has much of the same powers as provincial governments, and the other two territories are looking to obtaining the same powers. Today the role of commissioner is analogous to that of a provincial lieutenant governor; however, unlike lieutenant-governors, commissioners are not formal representatives of the Queen but are employees of the federal government. A Lieutenant Governor is a high officer of state whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction TalkCommonewalth realm.-->The monarchy of

In preparation for responsible government, political parties were organised and ran candidates to the Yukon Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1978. Responsible government is a conception of a System of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster The Yukon Legislative Assembly is the Legislative assembly for Yukon, Canada. The Progressive Conservatives won these elections and formed the first party government of Yukon in January 1979. The Yukon Party is a conservative political party in the Yukon Territory of Canada. The Yukon New Democratic Party (NDP) formed the government from 1985 to 1992 under Tony Penikett and again from 1996 under Piers McDonald until being defeated in 2000. The Yukon New Democratic Party (NDP is a Democratic socialist Political party in the Yukon territory of Canada. Antony (Tony David John Penikett is a mediator and negotiator and former politician in Yukon, Canada. Piers McDonald (born August 4, 1955) is a Yukon politician and Trade unionist Born in Kingston Ontario, McDonald a Miner The conservatives returned to power in 1992 under John Ostashek after having renamed themselves the Yukon Party. John Ostashek (b May 10 1936 High Prairie Alberta &mdash d June 10 2007, Edmonton, Alberta) was a former Yukon The Yukon Party is a conservative political party in the Yukon Territory of Canada. The Liberal government of Pat Duncan was defeated in elections in November 2002, with Dennis Fentie of the Yukon Party forming the government as Premier. The Yukon Liberal Party is a political party in the Yukon Territory in Canada. Pat Duncan (born April 8, 1960) was a Liberal politician in the Yukon, Canada, elected from 1996-2006 Dennis G Fentie, MLA for Watson Lake (born November 8, 1950 in Edmonton Alberta) is a Canadian Politician who is the In Canada, a premier is the Head of government of a province or territory.

Although there has been discussion in the past about Yukon becoming Canada's 11th province, it is generally felt that its population base is too sparse for this to occur at present.

At the federal level, the territory is presently represented in the Parliament of Canada by a single Member of Parliament and one senator. The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada is Canada 's legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The Senate of Canada (Le Sénat du Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the sovereign (represented by the governor general Canadian territories' members of Parliament are full and equal voting representatives and residents of the territory enjoy the same rights as other Canadian citizens. One Yukon Member of Parliament — Erik Nielsen — was the Deputy Prime Minister under the government of Brian Mulroney, while another — Audrey McLaughlin — was the leader of the federal New Democratic Party. Erik Hersholt Nielsen, DFC, QC, PC ( February 24 1924 &ndash September 4, 2008) was a Canadian The Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (Vice-premier ministre du Canada is an honorary position in the cabinet, conferred at the discretion of the prime minister. Martin Brian Mulroney PC CC GOQ (predominantly known as Brian Mulroney) (born March 20, 1939) was the eighteenth Audrey McLaughlin PC, OC (born November 7 1936) was leader of Canada 's New Democratic Party from 1989 to 1995 Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots

Yukon was one of nine jurisdictions in Canada to offer same-sex marriage before the passage of Canada's Civil Marriage Act. Same-sex marriage in Yukon began on July 14, 2004, when Yukon Territory became the fourth jurisdiction in Canada to legalize Same-sex marriage The Civil Marriage Act (full title " An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes " was Legislation legalizing

Federal government representation

In the Canadian House of Commons, Yukon is represented by Larry Bagnell, representing the Liberal Party. The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and Lawrence "Larry" Bagnell, PC, MP, BA, BSc (born December 19, 1949 in Toronto Ontario) is a The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Mr. Bagnell was first elected to the House of Commons in 2000. Previous Members of Parliament include Louise Hardy (NDP, 1997-2000), Audrey McLaughlin (NDP, 1987-1997), Erik Nielsen (Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, 1957-1987), James Aubrey Simmons (Liberal, 1949-1957). Louise Frances Hardy (nee MacKinnon (born November 30, 1959) was a Canadian New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for the riding The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian James Aubrey Simmons was a Canadian Politician and notary. Born on July 8, 1897 in Revelstoke Saskatchewan, Simmons

Yukon has been represented by two Senators since the position was created in 1975. The Senate of Canada position is currently vacant (since December 2006). The Senate of Canada (Le Sénat du Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the sovereign (represented by the governor general It was last filled by Ione Christensen, representing the Liberal Party. Ione Jean Christensen, CM (born October 10, 1933) is a former Canadian Senator. Appointed to the Senate in 1999 by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Mrs. Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, (generally known as Jean Chrétien) (born January 11, 1934) is a Canadian politician who was the twentieth Prime Christensen resigned in December 2006 to help her ailing husband. From 1975 to 1999, Paul Lucier (Liberal) served as Senator for the Yukon. Paul Lucier ( July 29, 1930 &ndash July 23, 1999) was a Canadian businessman and Senator. Lucier was appointed by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

First Nations governments

Much of the population of the territory is First Nations. First Nations is a term of Ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people An umbrella land claim agreement representing 7,000 members of fourteen different First Nations was signed with the federal government in 1992. The Yukon Land Claims refer to the process of negotiating and settling Aboriginal land claims agreements in the Yukon Territory in Canada. Each of the individual First Nations then has to negotiate a specific land claim and a self-government agreement. As of December 2005, eleven of the 14 First Nations had a signed agreement. The fourteen First Nation governments are:

Government	Seat	Chief
Carcross/Tagish First Nation	Carcross	Khà Shâde Héni Mark Wedge
Champagne and Aishihik First Nations	Haines Junction	Chief Diane Strand
First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun	Mayo	Chief Simon Mervyn
Kluane First Nation	Burwash Landing	Chief Robert Dickson
Kwanlin Dün First Nation	Whitehorse	Chief Mike Smith
Liard River First Nation	Watson Lake	Chief Liard McMillan
Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation	Carmacks	Chief Eddie Skookum
Ross River Dena Council	Ross River	Chief Jack Caesar
Selkirk First Nation	Pelly Crossing	Chief Darren Isaac
Ta'an Kwach'an Council	Whitehorse	Chief Darren Isaac
Teslin Tlingit Council	Teslin	Peter Johnston
Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation	Dawson City	Chief Darren Taylor
Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation	Old Crow	Chief Joe Linklater
White River First Nation	Beaver Creek	Chief David Johnny

The territory once had an Inuit settlement, located on Herschel Island off the Arctic coast. The Carcross/Tagish First Nation is a First Nation in the Yukon Territory in Canada Carcross, originally known as Caribou Crossing, is an unincorporated community in the Territory of Yukon, Canada on Bennett Lake and Nares The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations is a First Nation in the Yukon Territory in Canada Haines Junction is a village in the Yukon, Canada. It is located at Kilometre 1632 (historical mile 1016 of the Alaska Highway at its junction with the The First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun is a First Nation in the Yukon Territory in Canada Mayo is a Village in the Yukon, Canada along the Silver Trail and the Stewart River. The Kluane First Nation is a small First Nation in the Yukon Territory in Canada Burwash Landing is a small community at historical mile 1093 on the Alaska Highway, in the Yukon, Canada along the southern shore of Kluane Lake The Kwanlin Dün First Nation is located in and around Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Whitehorse (ˈʍaɪthɔrs ( 2006 population 20461 CA population 22898 (formerly White Horse until 1957 - 03-21) is the The Liard River First Nation is a First Nation in the southeastern Yukon Territory in Canada. Watson Lake is a Town at historical mile 635 on the Alaska Highway in the southeastern Yukon close to the British Columbia border The Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation is a First Nation in the central Yukon Territory in Canada Carmacks is a Village in the Yukon on the Yukon River along the Klondike Highway, and at the west end of the Robert Campbell Highway The Ross River Dena Council is a First Nation in the eastern Yukon Territory in Canada. Ross River is an unincorporated community in the Yukon, Canada. The Selkirk First Nation is a First Nation in the central Yukon Territory in Canada. Pelly Crossing is a mainly First Nation unincorporated community in the Yukon, Canada. The Ta'an Kwach'an Council is a First Nation in Whitehorse and Lake Laberge area in Canada 's Yukon Territory. Whitehorse (ˈʍaɪthɔrs ( 2006 population 20461 CA population 22898 (formerly White Horse until 1957 - 03-21) is the The Teslin Tlingit Council is a First Nation in the central Yukon Territory in Canada located in Teslin Yukon along the Alaska Highway and The community of Teslin includes the Village of Teslin and an adjacent reserve (Teslin Post 13 in the Yukon, Canada. The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in (formerly the Dawson Indian Band) is a First Nations located in the central Yukon, Canada. The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation is a First Nation in the northern Yukon Territory in Canada. Old Crow had 267 inhabitants in 2008 most of them belonging to the Gwichʼin -speaking Aboriginal Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation. The White River First Nation (WRFN is a First Nation in the western Yukon Territory in Canada. Inuit (plural the singular Inuk, means "man" or "person" is a general term for a group of culturally similar Indigenous peoples inhabiting Herschel Island is an island in the Beaufort Sea (part of the Arctic Ocean) which lies 5 km (3 The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major This settlement was dismantled in 1987 and its inhabitants relocated to the neighboring Northwest Territories. As a result of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, the island is now a territorial park and is known officially as Qikiqtaruk Territorial Park, Qikiqtaruk being the name of the island in Inuvialuktun. The Inuvialuit (in Inuvialuktun: the real people are Inuit people who live in the western Canadian Arctic region Inuvialuktun is a word routinely used to describe the varieties of the language of the Inuit spoken in the northern Northwest Territories by those Canadian There are also 14 First Nations that speak 8 different languages.

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Yukon

Ethnicity

According to the 2001 Canadian census,^[18] the largest ethnic group in Yukon is English (27. Yukon (also known as "Yukon Territory" is the westernmost of Canada's three northern territories. The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English 1%), followed by First Nations (22. First Nations is a term of Ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people 3%), Scottish (21. The Scots people ( Scots Gaelic: Albannaich) are a Nation and an Ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. 9%), Irish (19. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate 1%), German (14. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as 3%), and French (13. Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( 4%) - although over a quarter of all respondents also identified their ethnicity as "Canadian. "

Yukon's eight First Nations linguistic groupings and 14 tribes/clans^[19]

Linguistic Grouping	Tribe
Gwich’in	Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, Old Crow
Han	Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation, Dawson City
Upper Tanana	White River First Nation, Beaver Creek Small communities near Tok ( Alaska)
Northern Tutchone	Selkirk First Nation Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun, Mayo
Southern Tutchone	Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, Haines Junction Kluane First Nation, Burwash Landing Ta'an Kwach'an Council, Lake Laberge Kwanlin Dün First Nation, Whitehorse
Kaska	Ross River Dena Council, Ross River Liard River First Nation, Watson Lake
Inland Tlingit	Teslin Tlingit Council
Tagish	Carcross/Tagish First Nation

Language

The 2006 Canadian census showed a population of 30,372. The Gwich'in (sometimes rendered as Kutchin or Gwitchin) literally "one who dwells" and "I think" are a First Nations / Alaska The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation is a First Nation in the northern Yukon Territory in Canada. Old Crow had 267 inhabitants in 2008 most of them belonging to the Gwichʼin -speaking Aboriginal Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation. The Hän language is a Native American Endangered language spoken in only two places Eagle Alaska and Dawson City Yukon. The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in (formerly the Dawson Indian Band) is a First Nations located in the central Yukon, Canada. The White River First Nation (WRFN is a First Nation in the western Yukon Territory in Canada. Tok ( is a Census-designated place (CDP in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent The Northern Tutchone are a First Nations people living mainly in the central Yukon in Canada. The Selkirk First Nation is a First Nation in the central Yukon Territory in Canada. The Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation is a First Nation in the central Yukon Territory in Canada The First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun is a First Nation in the Yukon Territory in Canada Mayo is a Village in the Yukon, Canada along the Silver Trail and the Stewart River. The Southern Tutchone are a First Nations people living mainly in the southern Yukon in Canada. The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations is a First Nation in the Yukon Territory in Canada Haines Junction is a village in the Yukon, Canada. It is located at Kilometre 1632 (historical mile 1016 of the Alaska Highway at its junction with the The Kluane First Nation is a small First Nation in the Yukon Territory in Canada Burwash Landing is a small community at historical mile 1093 on the Alaska Highway, in the Yukon, Canada along the southern shore of Kluane Lake The Ta'an Kwach'an Council is a First Nation in Whitehorse and Lake Laberge area in Canada 's Yukon Territory. Lake Laberge is a widening of the Yukon River north of Whitehorse, Yukon in Canada. The Kwanlin Dün First Nation is located in and around Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Whitehorse (ˈʍaɪthɔrs ( 2006 population 20461 CA population 22898 (formerly White Horse until 1957 - 03-21) is the The Kaska or Kaska Dena are a First Nations people living mainly in northern British Columbia and the southeastern Yukon in Canada The Ross River Dena Council is a First Nation in the eastern Yukon Territory in Canada. Ross River is an unincorporated community in the Yukon, Canada. The Liard River First Nation is a First Nation in the southeastern Yukon Territory in Canada. Watson Lake is a Town at historical mile 635 on the Alaska Highway in the southeastern Yukon close to the British Columbia border Not to be confused with the Turkic Telengit people The Tlingit (ˈklɪŋkɪt in English also /-gɪt/ or Tlinkit /ˈtlɪŋkɪt/ which The Teslin Tlingit Council is a First Nation in the central Yukon Territory in Canada located in Teslin Yukon along the Alaska Highway and The Tagish or Tagish Khwáan are a group of Athabaskan First Nation people that lived around Tagish Lake and Marsh Lake, in the The Carcross/Tagish First Nation is a First Nation in the Yukon Territory in Canada The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population
Of the 29,940 singular responses to the census question concerning 'mother tongue' the most commonly reported languages were:

1.	English	25,655	85. 69%
2.	French	1,105	3. 69%
3.	German	775	2. 59%
4.	Chinese	260	0. 87%
5.	Tagalog	145	0. 48%
6.	Dutch	140	0. 47%
7.	Spanish	130	0. 43%
8.	Vietnamese	105	0. 35%
9.	Hungarian	80	0. 27%
10.	Punjabi	80	0. 27%
11.	Gwich'in	75	0. 25%
12.	Tlingit	70	0. 23%

There were also 130 responses of both English and a 'non-official language'; 10 of both French and a 'non-official language'; 110 of both English and French; and about 175 people who either did not respond to the question, or reported multiple non-official languages, or else gave some other unenumerated response. The Yukon's official languages are shown in bold. Figures shown are for the number of single-language responses and the percentage of total single-language responses. ^[20]

The Language Act of the Yukon "recognizes the significance" of aboriginal languages in the Yukon; however, only English and French are available for laws, court proceedings, and legislative assembly proceedings. ^[21].

See also

• Prefecture Apostolic of Yukon
• List of Yukon premiers
• List of Yukon commissioners
• List of communities in Yukon
• List of Yukon general elections
• Yukon Members of Parliament
• List of Yukoners
• Yukon College
• Scouting in Yukon
• Yukon Energy Corporation
• History of the west coast of North America
• Yukon Quest

Notes

References

• Ken S. Coates and William R. Morrison (1988). Land of the Midnight Sun: A History of the Yukon. Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton. ISBN 0-88830-331-9

External links

• Yukon Government
• The 1898 Yukon Act
• The 2002 Yukon Act
• Yukon Attraction & Service Guides
• Yukon Visitor Information
• General Information Site
• Historic Air Force Building
• Yukon Romance: Virtual Exhibit
• Tall Tales and True Stories of the Yukon
• Immigration Yukon
• Yukon Convention Bureau
• University of Washington Libraries: Digital Collections:
  • William E. Meed Photographs Photographs (ca. 1898-1907) of scenes in the Yukon Territory, Canada, and portions of Alaska and British Columbia during the Klondike gold rush.
  • Henry M. Sarvant Photographs 212 photographs by Henry Mason Sarvant depicting his climbing expeditions to Mt. Rainier and scenes of the vicinity from 1892-1912. Also included are images of his trip to the Klondike gold fields in 1897 documenting his journey over the Chilkoot Pass and subsequent mining activities in the vicinity of Dawson, Yukon Territory.
• CBC Digital Archives - Territorial Battles: Yukon Elections, 1978-2002
• CBC Digital Archives - The Berger Pipeline Inquiry
• An article on the Yukon Territory from The Canadian Encyclopedia

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