Windows to the Past
Mary Jane Moses
Mary Jane Moses, possibly from Aklavik, was a very tough woman. She was a hunter and provider for her family. She met the love of her life David Moses in Mayo and had ten beautiful children with him.
Kwanlin Dün First Nation (photo by Julia Olsen May)
Frontlet Detail
Frontlet made by artist Betsy Smith.
(Aasman Brand Communications N. Dory)
Renee Peter
Renee Peter, sister to Big Salmon was a renowned traditional sewer and Northern Tutchone activist.
(Kwanlin Dün First Nation)
Grace Dewhurst (Smarch)
Grace Dewhurst (Smarch) from Teslin poses for this photograph in 1949. Annie Geddes made the white moose hide jacket for her granddaughter Grace for the first of July.
Yukon Archives, Richard Harrington fonds, #271
Portrait of a Yukon First Nation family
Portrait of a Yukon First Nation family.
Yukon Archives, Ernest Brown fonds, #848
Seasonal Fishing and Hunting Camp
Two First Nation woman and a young boy at a season fishing and hunting camp.
Yukon Archives, Emil Forrest fonds, #519
Frontlet Detail
Frontlet made by artist Karen Bien. Karen is a member of Kwanlin Dün First Nation and belongs to the crow clan. Karen was taught to bead by her mother Alice Bien (Edwards) and has been beading for roughly 25 years.
Aasman Brand Communications, N. Dory
Fish Wheel
A First Nation woman holding her whitefish catch by a fish wheel.
Yukon Archives, Vancouver Public Library collection, #2156
John (Johnny) Joe
John (Johnny) Joe at Marsh Lake in 1968. Johnny lived around McClintock area and he trapped the southern region (Teslin, Atlin, and Carcross).
Yukon Archives, Their Own Yukon Project collection, #230, Jim Robb Collection
Mary LaBerge and Big Salmon Pat
Mary LaBerge, sister of Violet Storer, and Big Salmon Pat at Winter Crossing (Hootalinqua) in 1914-15. Big Salmon Pat and his first wife had a dughter named Helen Pat. His first wife passed away and he married Jessie Ward when the highway came through. Big Salmon Pat mined the bars and worked on the steamboats.
Yukon Archives, Violet Storer fonds, #1
Lily Kane (baby) and mother Ann(e) Lily
Photo of Lily Kane as a baby with her mother Ann(e) Lily somewhere near Lake LaBerge.
Yukon Archives, EJ. Hamacher fonds (Margaret and Rolf Hougen collection), #530
Moccasins by Betsy Smith
Moccasins made by artist Betsy Smith, a Southern Tutchone woman and member of Kwanlin Dün First Nation .
Aasman Brand Communication, N. Dory
Jack and Jenny Shakoon
Jack and Jenny Shakoon (Tlingit name) on the Yukon River in 1915. The Shakoons lived at Marsh Lake and visited family and friends in Whitehorse. Jack Shakoon was related to Skookum Jim.
MacBride Museum Collection, EJ. Hamacher, #3961
Big Salmon George
Big Salmon George was the brother of Big Salmon Pat. Big Salmon George was known for his storytelling.
Yukon Archives, Their Own Yukon Project collection, #229, Jim Robb Collection
Two First Nations girls carrying four salmon
Two First Nations girls carrying four salmon (120 lbs) near Pelly River in 1929.
Yukon Archives, Claude and Mary Tidd fonds, #7184
Joe Smith
Joe Smith, age 5, with his great-grandmother, Nellie Johnny, on their way gopher hunting.
Yukon Archives, Rolf and Margaret Hougen fonds, #326
Taylor & Drury
Isaac Taylor and William Stephenson Drury in front of Taylor and Drury Ltd.
Yukon Archives, EJ. Hamacher fonds (Margaret and Rolf Hougen collection), #254
Sternwheeler Captain Frank Slim
Sternwheeler Captain Frank Slim in front of the SS Casca.
Yukon Archives, Their Own Yukon Project collection, #219, Jim Robb Collection
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