Trampled In The Rush
The Yukon Territory is widely known as the Home of the Klondike, the centre of one of the most frantic and exciting gold rushes in modern history. However, while the Klondike gold rush was an important event, its romantic record often overshadows a far more important development that continues today.
In the early days of European contact in the Yukon, white newcomers generally mingled easily and freely with First Nation people. However, this relationship was set aside during the first half of the 20th century when Yukon society condensed into racially divided pieces. The Yukon was one of the last places on earth where these two cultures had met, but it was also where important negotiations began for a cultural relationship between Europeans and aboriginals.
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