The Northwest Territories was granted a Premier and a full Executive Council in 1897, and the Yukon was carved from the territory in 1898 due to the territorial government trying to collect taxes from settlers heading to the Klondike Gold Rush.
The Northwest Territories was granted a Premier and a full Executive Council in 1897, while the Yukon was carved out of the territory in 1898 due to the territorial government attempting to collect taxes from settlers heading to the Klondike Gold Rush.