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An introduction to Dawson City: its history, the Nations whose lands it sits on, and Indigenous community life today, with sources.
This is the homeland of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, whose Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre on the waterfront shares Hän heritage and contemporary life. In 2023 the Tr’ondëk-Klondike was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognizing the First Nation’s experience of the gold rush era, including at Moosehide. Before the stampede, the Hän-speaking Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in used this valley for hunting and gathering. In spring 1897, Chief Isaac led the community a few kilometres downstream to Moosehide. UNESCO’s Tr’ondëk-Klondike listing traces this colonial transformation from the Fort Reliance fur post in 1874 to the consolidation of colonial authority by 1908. Nearly a century later, the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Final Agreement was signed on July 16, 1998.
Dawson City is on the traditional territory of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in.
Nearby: Moosehide · Mayo · Pelly Crossing
The Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Government runs its main office on Front Street in Dawson City, with a second office in Whitehorse. In 2019 the Nation counted 865 members, most of them living off reserve. Its departments cover education, justice, housing, natural resources, wellness and heritage. Language work sits at the centre of the heritage program. The Hän language is shared by the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in and a small community in Eagle Village, Alaska. The Nation's own materials use Hän names throughout, and it presents language resources under the name Hän Hënjìk. The Nation also keeps a public calendar. It has hosted the Moosehide Gathering at the historic village downriver. It marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30 and holds a fall General Assembly. The UNESCO site includes eight parts, each with a story. Alongside Dawson City and Moosehide Village, they include Tr'ochëk, Forty Mile and its Dënezhu graveyard, and Fort Reliance. The list also covers Fort Cudahy and Fort Constantine, and Black City, or Tthe Zrąy Kek'it. Together they illustrate how the region was transformed from 1874 to 1908.
More on the region: Indigenous Yukon · all of Canada.
XUSI is an Indigenous-owned business from Saskatoon, started in 2020 by two brothers from northern Saskatchewan. Along with our clothing, we bring Indigenous youth workshops and custom screen printing to Dawson City and across Yukon.
Strong Roots Strong Future is our interactive workshop for Indigenous youth, led by the two brothers who founded XUSI. We travel to schools, First Nations and Indigenous communities, youth organizations and funding programs in Dawson City and across Yukon. Youth ages 10 and up work through identity and culture, financial literacy, fitness, entrepreneurship and business skills, career readiness and hands-on screen printing.
Custom t-shirts, hoodies and crewnecks for Dawson City schools, sports teams, businesses, events and First Nations and Indigenous organizations. Send us an idea, get free design help and a full quote before anything is printed. We print in Saskatoon and ship to Dawson City. 10-garment minimum, up to 4 colours per design.
Heavyweight cotton tees, hoodies, crewnecks and A-frame hats with Cree words and the stories behind them. Fitness is part of how XUSI started, so our pieces are built for the gym and the street, and we ship them to Dawson City.
Yes. We ship from Saskatoon, and orders usually leave within 1–3 business days. The shipping cost is calculated at checkout, and orders of $90 or more ship free within Canada.
Returns can be requested within 30 days.
Yes. Custom screen printing starts at 10 garments, with up to 4 colours per design, and every order is quoted before printing. Design help is included. We print in Saskatoon and ship to Dawson City, so order well ahead of a festival date to allow for northern delivery.
No. Our designs carry Cree words, each with its story on our meanings page, because we are a Indigenous-owned company from Saskatoon. We do not speak for Hän culture. A Dawson City group that wants its own design can work with us through custom screen printing, which includes design help.
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XUSI began with a gap: gym clothes that carried Indigenous identity instead of leaving it at the door. That is still the centre of the line, and it ships from Saskatoon to Dawson City.
The tees, hoodies and hats are designed by two Indigenous brothers on Treaty 6. Start with Indigenous gym wear, or see what every word means on the Meanings page.
