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CA-K306Indigenous peoples & reconciliation

Tr’ochëk, “the place at the mouth of the river”

The mouths of Bonanza Creek and the Klondike River at the Yukon River, photographed in 1900 by Larss & Duclos.
The mouths of Bonanza Creek and the Klondike River at the Yukon River, photographed in 1900 by Larss & Duclos. Mouths of Bonanza Creek and Klondike River in Yukon River (J6171) · Larss & Duclos · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Tr’ochëk, at the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike rivers just south of Dawson City, represents the Hän cultural landscape of the middle Yukon River valley. For countless generations the Hän spent mid-summer to late fall at fishing camps there; its name means “the place at the mouth of the river,” and it is the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in “home” on the Yukon River.

Scope & context

The Hän fishing site and cultural landscape, not the gold rush that displaced its use (see CA-K082).

Sources behind this record

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Tr'ochëk National Historic Site ↗

Parks Canada

Description of historic place; Heritage value