The Native People of the Yukon are part of the Athapaskan
linguistic family. The first white explorer to reach the Yukon
was Sir John Franklin in 1825. Thereafter, permanent contacts
were maintained by Hudson's Bay Company fur traders. At the end
of the nineteenth century, large numbers of white people
immigrated here to prospect for gold, although they did not stay
for long. In one month in 1898 though, Dawson became the largest
Canadian city west of Winnipeg. Researchers interested in
ancestors who lived in the Yukon use the main types of
genealogical sources. Gold Rush Database Yukon Archival Union
List The official provincial government Web site
[www.gov.yk.ca/] contains useful information about the province
and its historic records. The Canadian Encyclopedia Online [www.
thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=HomePage&Params=A1]
allows you to learn more about the history, geography and people
of Yukon. Many libraries hold reference books, local histories,
family histories and other books on genealogy.