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History Hunter: Canada’s first settlers were in the Yukon
<p>This year, we are celebrating the 125th anniversary of the passage of the <em>Yukon Act</em> (June 13, 1898), but if we want to get a more complete picture of Yukon history let’s add a couple of zeroes to that number, and go back 12,500 years, or more, to the arrival of the first Canadians. Yes, the first people to occupy Canada were in what we call the Yukon today.</p>