Haen Uplands

The Hän uplands rise above the valleys of the Yukon and its tributaries, within the homeland of Hän-speaking people. For generations, the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in and their ancestors travelled from the river valley into the surrounding mountains. At Tr'ochëk, where the Klondike joins the Yukon, families gathered to fish for salmon returning upstream. Fish traps and spears were used at the river mouth long before newcomers arrived in the country.