Thoughts From a "Lost Canadian" About Yukon

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.
• The Great International Outhouse Race is an unusual tradition in Dawson. Teams of five push structures made to look like outhouses through the streets. 
• Moose far outnumber humans in the Yukon. There are about 65,000 to 70,000 moose and 43,000 people. 
• In 1947, in Snag, Yukon temperatures dropped to a teeth-chattering -63° C (-81.4° F), the lowest recorded temperature in North America. 
• The Midnight Sun brings 24 hours of daylight from June to September.
• In the Yukon winters are dark, making it an ideal place to see the Aurora Borealis.

You will find more interesting information about the Yukon at this link.