The People

The Yukon's vast interior forests were occupied by the Athapaskans, whose cultural and linguistic traditions go back more than 1000 years.

Today, there are six distinct groups of Athapaskan Aboriginal peoples: Kutchin, Han, Tutchone, Inland Tlingit, Kaska and Tagish.

At present, approximately 30,700 people live in the Yukon; 21 percent of the population is Aboriginal. Over 70 percent of the population lives in Whitehorse, Yukon's capital city.