The routes on this map were taken from a regular map of the Yukon Flats area, with the help of my mother. The winter trails are not historically accurate in detail but do show the general areas through which the Gwich’in people traveled for many years before the coming of the Western culture.
Many winter and summer paths were used by the Gwich’in people but through the years, these trails either have been forgotten or changed by younger generations seeking shortcuts, or by natural events.