Fort Selkirk, Yukon
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Fort Selkirk was a trading post on the Pelly River where it flows into the Yukon River in Canada's Yukon Territory. It was home to the Selkirk First Nation (Northern Tutchone) for many years.
Archaeological evidence shows that the site has been used for at least 7,000 years. Robert Campbell established a Hudson's Bay Company trading post on the traditional site in 1848. Resenting the interference of the Hudson's Bay Company with their traditional trade with interior Athabaskan First Nations, Chilkat Tlingit warriors attacked and burned the post in 1852. It was rebuilt about 40 years later and became an important supply point along the Yukon River. It was essentially abandoned by the mid 1950s after the Klondike Highway bypassed it and Yukon River traffic died down.
Most of the buildings have been restored and the Fort Selkirk Historic Site is managed jointly by the Selkirk First Nation and the Yukon Government. It is only accessible by river.
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