The name “Yukon” originated from the Gwich’in word “Yuk-un-ah”, meaning “Great River”, referring to the Yukon River that flows across the territory, through Alaska and into the Bering Sea.

The name “Yukon” originated from the Gwich’in word “Yuk-un-ah”, meaning “Great River”, referring to the Yukon River that flows across the territory, through Alaska and into the Bering Sea.