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The WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2016 • VOL. 27, NO. 8 $1.50 Raven says, Discovery has KLONDIKE us in a Daze. SUN Moosehide: Beginnings and Endings Photos by Dan Davidson in this Issue Yukon Girls Rock Camp p. 2 Midnight Dome Race p. 6 DCMF #38 p. 7 23 Yukon girls got a crash course See who placed in the annual A little drizzle did nothing to in the art of making noise. Five midnight dome walking/running dampen the spirit of revelers at youth bands played the DCMF race! Dawson City's 38th Annual Music Mainstage on Saturday Festival! See and Do 2 Seeds of Change at DZCC 5 History Hunter: KMR 9 Scots of the Yukon 18 MHG Photoset 3 Inspired Living 6 International Outhouse Race 11 RCMP Blotter Tales of a Southerner in the North 3 Jewish Influence on Gold Rush 8 TV Guide 12-16 Klondike Sun's New Office Manager 19 Uffish Thoughts: Fibre Optic Solution 4 Art with a Klondike Focus 8 20 years Ago In the Sun 17 City of Dawson Notices 20 P2 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2016 THE KLONDIKE SUN Second Annual Girls’ Rock Camp Doubles in Size Community Calendar Meetings IODE DAWSON CITY: Meet first Wednesday of each month at ROYALhome of CANADIAN Janice Cliff LEGIONat 7:30 p.m. BRANCH For info #1 :call Janice Cliff, 993- 2908. Recess for summer July-October. Meet first Thursday Story and Photo PIONEEReach month WOMEN at Legion OF THE Hall YUKON (3rd and: King St.) at 7:30 p.m. Contact Myrna Butterworth, 993-5353. By Dan Davidson creating Band Merch, Poster “The Girls Rock Camp Meet third Thursday each Design, DIY Event Planning, performance on the main month at 7:30 p.m. at Legion Hall. Contact Myrna Butterworth, Stage Presence, Women in stage Saturday afternoon Dawson993-5353. RecessCity Community for summer June, Library July and Aug. If you had just six days to get Media, Mental Health and was an absolute highlight for REGULAR HOURS ready, and you had never done Wellness, Zines & Art, Glam me personally,” said festival any of the things you would & Attitude Photo Shoot, producer Emily Ferrell. Chamber of Commerce: Monday to Friday, noon - 6:30 p.m. have to do before, could you Costuming, Recording & Making “I think Rock Camp is doing learn the rudiments of playing a Scene. very important things for young CHAMBER MEETINGS: an instrument, form a band By Saturday afternoon, the women in the territory and Regular meetings on the second with four other people, write a second day of the Dawson City putting all that good stuff on Wednesday of each month at the Downtown Hotel. song together and get it ready Music festival, the five bands stage is so rewarding and so fun Town Council to perform in front of a large were ready, decked out to to see.” audience at the Dawson City perform on guitar, bass, drums “Rock Camp was twice as COUNCIL MEETINGS: Music festival. and keyboards, and sporting big this year,” said assistant There is no longer a fixed routine That’s what 23 girls, aged group names like Northern Girls, producer Devon Berquist, who schedule of Council and Committee of the Whole (COW) meet- from 8 to 18, brought together Sonic Boom, The Shy Five, The helped to introduce the idea ings. Check the Post Office or the City of Dawson website for in Dawson City from Old Vibes and Midnight Wolves. here last year. long range planning. Crow, Pelly Crossing, Faro, The benches and bleachers It’s a movement that has Next Council Meetings are August 16 and September 13. Whitehorse and, of course, were packed for their sprung up across North America, Next COW meetings are August 9 and 30. Dawson, had to do to succeed in performances, as they opened and has migrated here to the second annual Girls’ Rock with the camp theme song, Dawson with a little help from Camp. performed their own new tunes the folks in Alaska, who have a Aside from just learning to and closed with a final mass bit more experience with the perform, workshops for the group number, including their program. Yukongirls included dedicated such topics as toadult full mentors participation in the mix. in National Inquiry YTG Press Release al Roundtable on Missing and we hope that this inquiry helps WHITEHORSE (August 3, Murdered Indigenous Women the process of healing contin- 2016) —The co-chairs of Yu- and Girls in February 2016. The ue,” Anderson said. kon’s advisory committee on co-chairs also led a Yukon del- Families and loved ones of Missing and Murdered Aborigi- egation to the National Round- missing and murdered Indig- nal Women and Girls welcome table that same month. From enous women and girls had today’s announcement on the these two events, collaborative an opportunity to participate National Inquiry into Miss- work continues to create Yu- in pre-inquiry consultations ing and Murdered Aboriginal kon-made solutions to the high with Minister of Indigenous Women and Girls and remain levels of violence against Indig- and Northern Affairs Carolyn committed to working in part- enous women and girls. Bennett in January 2016. The nership with governments and “Like so many Canadians, we co-chairs also made a joint sub- organizations across Canada to are pleased that Canada will mission during the pre-inquiry ensure that the inquiry is truly hold a national inquiry into process to ensure that the de- national in scope and reflects what has happened to our sto- sign of the inquiry is national the realities of Yukon. len women and girls. Yukon is in scope while recognizing the “The prevalence of violence prepared and we will be fully unique history, culture and re- against Indigenous women and engaged in the long-awaited alities of the North, and Yukon girls is a national tragedy that federal inquiry. We must pre- in particular. requires a collective approach vent these tragedies from con- “Violence prevention and en- involving multiple stakehold- tinuing and provide the families suring the safety of Indigenous ers,” Minister responsible for with some measure of peace,” women and girls is an impor- the Women’s Directorate Elaine Bill said. tant issue facing all Canadians,” Join us at the Keno Lounge “As the inquiry commission- Minister of Justice Brad Cathers and enjoy your favorite craft brew or specialty Taylor said. “Building on the work of the Yukon Regional ers listen to the testimonies said. “We look forward to sup- martini on the best patio in Dawson City! Roundtable on Missing and from the families of missing and porting the work of the national Keno Lounge is open 2:00pm – Midnight Murdered Indigenous Women murdered women and girls, we inquiry and working collabora- Belinda’s Restaurant is open 6:30am – 9:00pm and Girls, today’s long-awaited will continue to bring a strong tively with Yukon families, Ab- announcement represents an- and united voice in support of original women’s groups and all other important step towards the families of Yukon’s missing levels of government.” finding answers and solutions and murdered Indigenous wom- Learn more: National Inquiry to this grave issue.” en and girls. We will ensure that into Missing and Murdered Minister Taylor, Kwanlin Dün the messages we heard at the Indigenous Women and Girls – Belinda’s is closed from 2pm - 5pm First Nation Chief Doris Bill Family Gathering, at the family Government of Canada website (800) 544-0970 | westmarkhotels.com and Yukon Aboriginal Women’s meeting with Minister Ben- Council president Doris Ander- nett and at the Yukon Regional son co-chaired a Yukon Region- Roundtable are delivered, and THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2016 P3 More scenes from the Moosehide Gathering Photos By Dan Davidson There will be full coverage of Moosehide in our next issue. Tales of a Southerner in the North Story & Photos By Noémie Fortin three weeks and learn about works at the other end of the curatorial work and gallery country. Next, I was intrigued operations in a different setting. by the KIAC outreach activities Before coming up north (and So far, this story is pretty that engage public interestThe west), everyone I knew who conventional: a student wants Naturalin contemporary & The Manufactured arts. Also, ever came to Dawson told me to develop her abilities in the questions asked by all sorts of crazy stories about her field of studies, and asks the many characters that shape her university for support. strongly resonate with ones I the townscape in the manner The unconventional part is hope to develop through future of legends. Even though I did the particular setting of this professional endeavours: site- not believe them at first, (who internship: a remote northern specific and environmental would believe that some guys town with 1,500 citizens in art practices, and interactions just started digging in the Pit the winter (a number that between artists and parking lot to find gold?) I can doubles during the summer); communities. Plus, I was now see how weirdly awesome where the summer sun does curious to see by myself if all Lucky me, I got to Dawson all the way to Tombstone. After this place is after only a week as not sleep; where the parties are these stories were true or if it right before the Moosehide crossing a river and hiking four a “Cheechako”. endless and the wilderness is was only part of the myth of the Gathering. It turns out sitting at hours in the tundra, we set up It all started about a year ago, omnipresent; where the arts North! night around the sacred fire and camp and had one of the most back in Sherbrooke (QC), when and crafts are appreciated The real adventure began on waiting in lines for boat shuttles beautiful views I have ever seen.