Table 1. Local historical change in southwest Yukon. CAFN = Champagne and Aishihik First Nations.
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1890-1900 |
Klondike Gold Rush |
|
1900-1910 |
Residential schools (north
Yukon) |
|
1910-1920 |
World War
I Fur trapping regulations applied to
First Nations Peoples in the Yukon |
|
1920-1930 |
Residential and public schools (southwest
Yukon) Gold discovery on Squaw
Creek |
|
1940-1950 |
World War
II Construction of the Alaska
Highway Creation of the Kluane Wildlife
Sanctuary Construction of the Haines
Highway Aishihik road and airport
built |
|
1950-1960 |
Construction of Haines to Fairbanks
pipeline |
|
1960-1970 |
Fuel spill on Dezadeash
Lake |
|
1970-1980 |
Pipeline
closure Creation of Kluane National
Park Aishihik Dam |
|
1980-1990 |
Mine at Windy Craggy Mountain
proposed |
|
1990-2000 |
Spruce Bark Beetle outbreak
CAFN Land Claims and Self
Government Creation of
Tatshenshini-Alsek Park First Nations
Sawmill |
|
2000-2010 |
Shutdown of First Nations’
Sawmill Radioactive water discovered at
Champagne |
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