Yukon Territory Canada Tartan Collection
Yukon Territory Canada Tartan Collection
Celebrate the Yukon with the territory's own tartan — magenta for the fireweed, green for the forests, blue for the lakes and rivers, white for the snow and yellow for the gold that drew the world north.
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About the Yukon Tartan
The Yukon tartan was designed in 1965 by Janet Couture of Faro, and was afterwards adopted as the official tartan of the territory. It is a district tartan rather than a clan sett, so anyone connected with the Yukon may wear it, whatever their family name.
Few tartans map their place so directly: every colour in the sett stands for something a person would actually see travelling through the territory, from the fireweed along the roadsides to the gold in the creek beds.
Yukon Tartan Pattern and Colours
Magenta stands for the fireweed, the territorial flower that colours the roadsides and burnt ground each summer; green for the forests; blue for the lakes and rivers; white for the snow; and yellow for the gold that gave the Yukon its place in the world's imagination.
Yukon Heritage
The Yukon is a territory of mountains and rivers in Canada's north-west corner, taking its name from the great river that runs through it. Mount Logan, the highest peak in Canada, stands in the Saint Elias range, and Whitehorse on the Yukon River is the capital.
This is the homeland of fourteen First Nations, whose people have lived here for thousands of years. In 1896 gold was found on a tributary of the Klondike, and within two years tens of thousands set out for Dawson City in the greatest gold rush of them all — among them a great many Scots and Scottish-Canadians, whose pipe music was heard on the trail and in the boom-town streets.
Who Is This Collection For?
This collection is made for Yukoners at home and away, Whitehorse and Dawson families, those who came north for work or for the wilderness, Klondike descendants and anyone who wants a tartan that names the territory.
- ✓ Yukoners at home and abroad
- ✓ Whitehorse and Dawson City roots
- ✓ Klondike and gold rush heritage
- ✓ Northern travel and wilderness
- ✓ Canadian heritage gifts
- ✓ Fireweed magenta style
How to Wear Yukon Tartan
Yukon tartan works well across caps, shirts, hoodies, scarves, ties, jackets, blankets and keepsake gifts. Its distinctive magenta and green palette is unlike any other Canadian sett, and makes a striking choice for everyday wear and northern occasions.
Yukon Tartan FAQ
Quick answers about the Yukon territorial tartan, who may wear it and what its colours mean.
Is the Yukon tartan a clan tartan?
No — it is the territorial tartan, so anyone with a Yukon connection may wear it.
Who designed it?
Janet Couture of Faro, in 1965; it was afterwards adopted as the official tartan of the territory.
What do the colours mean?
Magenta for the fireweed, green for the forests, blue for lakes and rivers, white for snow and yellow for gold.
What is fireweed?
The territorial flower, whose magenta spikes colour roadsides and burnt ground across the Yukon each summer.
What was the Klondike gold rush?
The rush that followed the 1896 gold discovery near Dawson City, which drew tens of thousands north within two years.
Who can wear the Yukon tartan?
Anyone with roots in or affection for the Yukon — it belongs to the territory, not to a family.
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