As I've written, when I learned I was a "Lost Canadian" I knew I wanted to learn about the country of which I am actually part. It is such an incredible thing to know while I wake up every day feeling shame and despair about the country in which I have grown up, the USA, I am able to feel relief, gratitude, and joy in knowing I am part of a country like Canada! It matters to me to learn about this country, my country, Canada, so this is exactly what I have been doing. Today I very happy to share with you what I have learned about the last Territory for me to write about - Yukon!
- The Yukon the smallest of Canada’s three territories - for reference it is larger than California, almost the same size as Spain and a little bit smaller than Thailand.
- The Yukon is home to the second tallest peak in North America, Mount Logan in Kluane National Park at 19,551 feet.
- The Carcross Desert, called the “world’s smallest desert,” is outside Carcross, Yukon. It’s only one square mile.
- In 1896, local miners discovered gold in the Klondike region of the Yukon.
- Indigenous tribes lived in the Yukon, long before Europeans. Eight main First Nation languages are spoken in the territory, each using multiple dialects.
- The region has one of the longest histories of Indigenous settlement in North America, with artifacts found that are 20,000 years old.
You will find the full article on the Yukon at this link.
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