2 days ago · 1 / 1 After the shooting of Christian Fox and William Meehan, the Nantuck brothers were arrested and brought to Tagish. Here you seem them in chains, shackled to an anvil. They were later transferred to Dawson for the murder trial. They were found guilty and sentenced to hang, but two died before the sentence was carried out.

2 days ago · From tales of mysterious creatures roaming the tundra to stories of supernatural beings inhabiting remote corners of the state, Alaskan folklore is rich and diverse. ... The incident, known as the Yukon Giant, remains unexplained to this day. Another notable case occurred in 1986 when Japan Airlines flight 1628 encountered unidentified objects ...

Jan 22, 2025 · When his bank sent him to the Yukon, he was inspired by tales of the Klondike Gold Rush, and wrote two poems, "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee", which showed remarkable authenticity from an author with no experience of gold-mining, and enjoyed immediate popularity.

Jan 22, 2025 · The Chinook people (Chinookan peoples) are a Native American nation of the US Pacific Northwest who inhabited the region of modern-day southwest Washington state and northern Oregon; many Chinookans still live there. Among their most famous stories are the Chinook Creation Tale and the Blue Jay tales, the latter featuring Blue Jay, the Chinookan …

3 days ago · Her travels inspired scientists to create the idea behind the Yellowstone to Yukon Initiative, a conservation program aiming to protect wildlife and their habitat on a large scale. ... “There is actually a fairy tale about inventing a wolf crisis to get attention,” Bangs said. “It’s the old white knight and dragon [or] rugged lone ...

5 days ago · In the heart of the Yukon wilderness, Jack London's short story "To Build a Fire" unfolds a gripping tale of survival, illustrating both the physical and psychological struggles faced by its protagonist. This narrative serves as a powerful exploration of human resilience, hubris, and the unforgiving nature of the environment.

2 days ago · Leaders from several Yukon First Nations attended the annual mining and exploration conference in Vancouver this year. CBC News spoke with some of them about the topics and issues at the top of ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Chum salmon are an important cultural and commercial resource to communities within the Arctic, Yukon, and Kuskokwim (AYK) region. Beginning in 2020, adult returns of Chum salmon to the AYK region declined. This abrupt shift to dramatically lower numbers of returning Chum salmon to the AYK region led to closures of commercial and subsistence ...

5 days ago · “A Creek, a Hill, & a Forty: The Early Years of Alaska’s Matanuska Colony, seen through a colonist’s letters home–Margaret Miller’s Story”

5 days ago · Three ordinary women complicate, and complement, their efforts: an enigmatic changsan courtesan, a feisty Down East consular clerk, and a clever Chinese farm-girl.It is a tale that wends through the outskirts of Peking to the Yukon River; from the San Francisco waterfront to a naval landing party isolated on a Woosung battlefield; from ships of ...