ɪnðə lˈeɪt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, æz pɹəspˈɛktɚz ænd sˈɛɾələsˌɪnspaɪɚd baɪ ðə klˈɑːndaɪk ɡˈoʊld ɹˈʌʃtɹævəld tʊ ʌnsˈiːdᵻd tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹiz ðæt wɜː nˈɔːɹθ ʌv tɹˈiːɾi sˈɪks, ðə kɐnˈeɪdiən ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɛkstˈɛndᵻd ðə tɹˈiːɾi pɹˈɑːsɛs nˈɔːɹθ tʊ ɪŋklˈuːd ðæt ɹˈiːdʒən.
In the late 1890s, as prospectors and settlersinspired by the Klondike Gold Rushtravelled to unceded territories that were north of Treaty 6, the Canadian government extended the treaty process north to include that region.