Fort Selkirk is very cool Yukon historic site with many layers of story. Homeland of the Selkirk First Nation, it is a place for spiritual and cultural renewal. Centuries before The Hudson's Bay Company established a trading post there in 1848, the Chilkat Tlingits had controlled trade from the coast with the Selkirk people. Not surprisingly, they ransacked the fort in 1852 and maintained trade control for 40 more years when it became a settlement with government, church school, trading post etc. During the Klondike Gold Rush it was a major sternwheeller transportation and communications hub. Now after 20 years of negotiations, the Selkirk First Nation have sovereignty over this traditional land. You can visit the site by canoeing the Yukon River or joining the yearly Parks Day boat trip, offered by Yukon Historic Sites and Selkirk First Nation.