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The WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2016 • VOL. 27, NO. 9 $1.50 Raven says: watch out for school kids KLONDIKE on 5th Ave! SUN Dawson City League of Lady Wrestlers duke it out at the North End Knock-out! Photo by Michael MacLean in this This space for Issue rent! 2016 Moosehide Gathering p. 2 Klondike Legacy Day p. 6 Discovery Days and Riverside Arts p. 7 Contact us at Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation Friends of the Klondike Highway Dawson City was alive and displays rich cultural heritage open up Bear Creek Compound bustling during this acton packed 868-993-6318 or and practices boundless generos- for historical event. weekend, catch up on what you ity. missed! Klondikesun@ Northwestel.net for See and Do 2 Brad Whitelaw Seeking Yukon Party Nom. 5 Authors on 8th Walking Tour 11 City of Dawson 20 Uffish Thoughts: Donald Trump Conflict 4 Bookends: Once they were Hats 9 TV Guide 12-16 more information Letter to the editor re: KMR 5 League of Lady Wrestlers 8 20 years Ago In the Sun 17 Authors on 8th: "Klondike Joe" 5 History Hunter: Their Own Yukon 10 Scots of the Yukon 18 P2 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2016 THE KLONDIKE SUN Sharing Traditions and Making Memories Community at the 2016 Moosehide Gathering 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 PIONEEReach month WOMEN at Legion OF THE Hall YUKON (3rd and: King St.) at 7:30 p.m. Contact Myrna Butterworth, 993-5353. Meet third Thursday each month at 7:30 p.m. at Legion Hall. Contact Myrna Butterworth, 993-5353.CHAMBER Recess OF COMMERCE: for summer June, July and Aug. Regular meetings on the second Photos By Dan Davidson WednesdayLichen & Fungi of each Weekend month at the Downtown Hotel. Story By Jen Laliberte August 26th - 28th: booths, various lectures and the reading of the United Na- talks, and really fun traditional tions Declarations for Indig- Come to the Tombstone Interpretive Cen- Handgames provided endless enous Peoples. Each declaration tre to discover all the amazing fungi growing in the Park and As readers who have been opportunities to explore and was read by a different indi- learn all the impressive facts about lichen! Yukon Parks and fortunate enough to attend connect. vidual, some from Dawson and Friends of the Dempster will be offering guided hikes and talks any Moosehide Gathering will Moosehide Gathering potlatch others from elsewhere in Can- aboutLabour all Day things Slo-Pitch lichen and Classic fungi. know, it is a powerful event, feasts are almost indescribably ada, the US, and international September 2nd - 5th: rich in traditions and culture, good. Lead feast cook Andrea nations. Roy’s deep dedication and rooted in relationships and Moses and her team served an to this project and the beauti- This annual slo-pitch tournament at- sharing. During the bi-annual amazing spread of traditional ful delivery of the readings was tracts quality teams from all over the North. Stop by Minto Park Moosehide Gathering, the foods including moose (roast, a highlight of the weekend for to watch some great slo-pitch, cheer for your favourite team, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in nation ribs, heart, and nose), salmon, Foster, who assures us she did or to get a something tasty from the concession. Round-robin welcomes people from all over and vegetables from the find time to relax, visit, and FridayTombstone & Saturday, Interpretive playoffs Centreon Sunday. Coffee House to the village of Moosehide Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Farm. take in some performances to share, learn, and gain an It was a bustling Gathering during the Gathering, thanks September 3rd understanding of the traditions this year, with thousands of in part to Trainee Coordinator The last coffee house of the season at tombstone! Stop by the of song, dance, story, harvest- attendees. Moosehide Gathering Leah McLeod and Assistant interpretive centre on for a family-friendly ing from the land and potlatch Coordinator Eryn Foster esti- Coordinator Sandra Gordon’s evening of music and entertainment and witness the awesome fallKIAC colours Coffeehouse that only tombstoneOpen Mic has. feasting that are the foundation mates over 2,000 people visited skills and competence. of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in world- Moosehide on the Saturday of Music and dance performanc- view. the Gathering, which she notes es give the heartbeat to week- This year's Gathering was is more than Dawson City’s end. This year’s Gathering had The first Coffee House of the year will be on Sept 10. After that it will be the first Saturday of each month. The money raised on characteristically profound and year-round population. For a great mix of traditional and Sept 10 will go to the RSS grade 11 and 12 YEC (Youth ExploringKIAC at impressive, drawing diverse Foster, who had not attended modern performers. The Delta 7pmCareers) field trip. The students go to universities and colleges talent in performers from all Moosehide Gathering since Goodtime Band, Dani and Lizzy, in the Vancouver and Victoria area. Hope to see you at across Turtle Island, host- her first once back in 1994, the Boyd Benjamin & Kevin Barr, Town. AllCouncil performers are welcome. ing some of the North’s finest expansion of activities, per- Jerry Alfred Shun Dun, Richard COUNCIL MEETINGS: dance/drum/singing groups formances, and visitors was Gelardin, and Bill Stevens pro- and showcasing the generosity dramatic. vided a fun and danceable array There is no longer a fixed routine sched- of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in people One of the most exciting new of musical styles to suit every ule of Council and Committee of the Whole (COW) meetings. and land. initiatives at the 2016 Gather- taste and rhythm. Traditional Check the Post Office or the City of Dawson website for long Moosehide Gathering 2016 ing, Foster says, was the inclu- groups featured at this year’s range planning. was a vibrant, diverse, and ex- sion of sign-language inter- Gathering included: Dághàal- Next Council Meetings are September 13 and 27. ceptional event, organized with preters for deaf visitors to the haan K'e, Selkirk Spirit Danc- Next COW meetings are August 30 and September 20. the knowledge, guidance, and Gathering. Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in ers, Kaska Dena Drummers, support of Angie Joseph-Rear, citizen Clarence Barber spear- Dakwäkäda Dancers, Dakhká Chief Roberta Joseph, Marion headed the initiative and con- Khwáan Dancers, Miracle Roberts, Doris Roberts, Julia tact Eryn and her team to see if Drummers and Dancers, North- Morberg, Doreen Olsen, Peggy it would be possible. Through way Dancers, and Tanacross Kormendy, and Victor Henry support from YG, Moosehide Drummers & Dancers. What an (who was honoured at this Gathering had two sign lan- amazing showcase of the cul- year’s Moosehide Gathering for guage interpreters/translators tural richness of the North. his role as a Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in present; there were approxi- And of course Tr’ondëk Elder who gives freely to the mately a dozen deaf visitors Hwëch’in’s own Hän Singers community his knowledge, able to directly benefit. performed beautifully, this time, enthusiasm, and spirit), Foster describes comments year with a particularly large as well as the endless hours of from Gathering attendees who presence as some Alaskan Hän work and planning spent by were able to converse with relatives joined in. The 2016 Join us at the Keno Lounge countless Elders, youth, citi- Elders and participate in com- Moosehide Gathering had a and enjoy your favorite craft brew or specialty zens, staff, and volunteers from ponents of the event previously strong Alaskan presence, which martini on the best patio in Dawson City! TH and other organizations. unavailable to them. “It’s a great is extremely significant given Keno Lounge is open 2:00pm – Midnight William Greenland emceed example of how a small initia- some of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Belinda’s Restaurant is open 6:30am – 9:00pm again this year, and his con- tive can have a great impact,” Hän nation’s closest relatives nection to Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in she says, and hopes this idea hail from that side of the border. always lends a welcoming tone. continues to grow, allowing The US/Canada border is also There was a full docket of more diverse attendance and meaningful for the history of hands-on workshops and dem- participation within the deaf the Hän people, and indeed In- os, including sheep horn spoon- community in Yukon and be- digenous people all over North Belinda’s is closed from 2pm - 5pm making, beading, fish scale art, yond. America. (800) 544-0970 | westmarkhotels.com traditional medicine, and music Foster was also deeply moved At the end of the 19th century, and songwriting. An active and by Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in citizen the Gold Rush transformed engaging kid’s area, vendor Roy Johnson’s organization of what we now know as the Yu- THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2016 P3 2016 Moosehide Gathering (continued) nizer William Carlick explained that such a journey—a coastal dugout canoe traveling the Yukon River all the way from Whitehorse to Moosehide—had not happened in over 100 years, since pre-Gold Rush times. This reclamation of tradition in craft, transportation, and gathering represents Carlick’s vision for a healing journey of reconciliation, togetherness, and understanding. Carlick began planning for the trip in the spring, and with the backing of Kwanlin Dün and many other stakeholders and supporters, he and his crew of paddlers made the vision a real- ity.