The Yukon


        I live in the Yukon Territory and I wanted to get some things straight, so here it goes.
        1. We all live in igloos.
        2. We all drive dogsleds.
        3. It's frozen all year long.
        4. There's no daylight all winter.
        5. We're all Eskimos.
        6. The only white people here are trappers and gold panners.

        LOL, ok, ok that's a load of crap. The truth is that we're just like down south, except we get winter here.

        Yukon Native Languages:

        Yukon First Nations:
        Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
        The First Nation of the Nacho Nyak Dun
        Champagne and Aishihik First Nations
        Teslin Tlingit Council
        Selkirk First Nation
        Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation
        Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation
        Liard First Nation
        Ross River Dena Council
        Carcross/Tagish First Nation
        Dease River First Nation
        Kluane First Nation
        Kwanlin Dun First Nation
        Ta'an Kwach'an First Nation
        Taku River Tlingit First Nation
        White River First Nation

        Yukon Facts:
        The Yukon represents 4.8 percent of Canada's total land mass, and is the ninth largest province/territory (483,450 square km). As of August, 1999, the population totalled 31,305. Temperatures in the Yukon are usually more extreme that those experienced in southern Canada (average temperature in Whitehorse in January is -20.2 and 15.0 in July). The main industries in the territory include mineral production, tourism, fur and forestry. The Yukon Legislative Assembly consists of 17 elected members and functions similarly to provincial legislatures. The Government Leader is the Honourable Piers McDonald (NDP), the member of Parliament is the Honourable Louise Hardy (NDP) and the Senator is the Honourable Ione Christensen.

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