Chief Isaac of the Han, Yukon Territory, ca. 1898
The Han people lived along the Yukon River in eastern Alaska and western Yukon Territory. One of their largest camps was at the junction of the Klondike and Yukon Rivers. It was here that George W. Carmack made the first big gold strike in 1896. By 1898, 30,000 gold seekers had poured into Han terri...
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| Summary: | The Han people lived along the Yukon River in eastern Alaska and western Yukon Territory. One of their largest camps was at the junction of the Klondike and Yukon Rivers. It was here that George W. Carmack made the first big gold strike in 1896. By 1898, 30,000 gold seekers had poured into Han territory. The newcomers' hunting and timber cutting left the native population in poverty. Chief Isaac of the Han people, shown in this Asahel Curtis photograph, was so worried about the future of his people that he sent some of their most sacred tribal possessions to Han elders in Alaska for safekeeping. [Curtis 46,136] Seattle photographer Asahel Curtis traveled in the Yukon from 1897 to 1900. Caption information from Heather Pringle, "Forgotten Claims," Canadian Geographic (November/December 1996): 36-46. |
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