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NATURE
· Fastest-growing Mountains in the World
FIRST PEOPLES
· The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations
HISTORY
· A Dazzling Landscape
This is a link to a map of the mountains of British Columbia and a close up of the Tatshenshini.

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This is a photograph of the glacier in Tatshenshini-Alsek Park where Kwaday Dan Ts inchi ('long ago person found') was discovered.
View to the glacier where Kwädąy Dän Ts'ìnchį, the long ago person, was found. S. Gaunt, CAFN.
A little more than a century after the Klondike Gold Rush, an incredible discovery was made in far northwestern British Columbia. In 1999 three men who were hunting sheep came across human remains melting out of a glacier. CAFN, which co-manages Tatshenshini-Alsek Park where the find was made, played an active role in the recovery of the remains and subsequent scientific studies. The CAFN people did this both to learn about the long-ago person and to ensure that First Nations' cultural values were honoured. The find, named Kwädąy Dän Ts'ìnchį, which in Southern Tutchone means "long-ago person found", was identified as a young native man and dated to about 500 years old. The discovery on the glacier was not unexpected given that several traditional trails between the coast and the interior were known to have crossed glaciers. Following studies to determine his cause of death and what people he possibly belonged to, the long-ago person was cremated and his remains returned to the park. His story illustrates the history of this rugged country – of connections between the coast and the interior, and of living in and traveling through a dynamic, challenging landscape.
Knife or carving tool, one of the belongings of Kwädąy Dän Ts'ìnchį. R. Gotthardt, CAFN.
This is a photograph of a knife or carving tool that was found with Kwaday Dan Ts inchi ('long ago person found').
Mannequin display of a contemporary gopher (arctic ground squirrel) skin robe, similar to that worn by Kwädąy Dän Ts'ìnchį. RBCM.
This is a photograph of a gopher (arctic ground squirrel) skin robe.
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