FDI - Kaska

The Kaska were a nomadic hunter/gatherer tribe in the sparsely populated sub-arctic. They were located on the upper Laird River. They suffered from the late White influx into their territories.

Aboriginal Locations: Divisions

YT ?

Present Locations

YT	Dease River Band Council, near Good Hope Lake
	Kwadacha Band, Ware
	Laird First Nation, Watson Lake
	Lower Post First Nation (Laird River #3), Watson Lake
	Ross River Dena Council, Ross River

Year	*History*
182X	First European contact, already trading with Haida and Tahltan
1843	Dease Lake post operated for 3 years; Francis Lake post operated for 8 years
1872	Cassiar gold rush
1998	Klondike gold rush
1926	Catholic Oblate Father E. Allard established mission at McDame Creek
1942	Alcan Highway constructed in 1942-1943
1943	Canol Highway follows in 1943-1944
1966	Campbell Highway built in 1966, Faro mine opened having negative impact on Ross River village

Year	BC Population	Source
1700		NAHDB calculation
1800		Kroeber, Teit
1800		NAHDB calculation
1837		Wilson
1850		Duff
1900		NAHDB calculation
1909		CDIA
1934		CDIA
1949		CDIA
1959		CDIA
1798		CDIA
2000		NAHDB calculation
2005		Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

KaskaTribe Sites:

Constitution for First Nation includes Kaska language http://www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/ynlc/reports/kaskaconstitution.html

Dease River First Nation http://ilm.gospelcom.net/reserves/yukon/pro_yt3.php

Kaska http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaska

Kaska http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/northamerica/kaska.html

Kaska Dena Council http://www.bctreaty.net/nations_3/kaska.html

Kaska History http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ps/nap/mrd/04kask_e.html

Kaska Language http://www.native-languages.org/kaska.htm

Kaska Language http://www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/ynlc/YNLCinfo/Kaska.html

Kaska Language http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaska_language

Kaska Language http://kaska.arts.ubc.ca/

Kaska Language http://www.ydli.org/langs/kaska.htm

Kaska Language Plaque http://www.schoolnet.ca/aboriginal/tribute/kaska-e.html

Kaska Linguistic Lineage http://www.ethnologue.com/show_lang_family.asp?code=kkz

Kaska Nation http://www.gov.bc.ca/arr/negotiation/first_nations_in_the_process/kaska_nation_map.htm

Kaska Nation and TransCanada Sign Protocol http://www.transcanada.com/news/2005_news/2005_03_15_2.htm

Kaska Nation Presentation http://www.parl.gc.ca/37/2/parlbus/commbus/senate/Com-e/enrg-e/witn-e/kaska-e.htm

Kaska Nation Statement of Intent http://www.bctreaty.net/soi_3/soikaska.html

Kaska Traditional Knowledge and Tools http://www.kfrsc.ca/3Kaska%20Knowledge&Tools.html

Laird Reserve #3 http://ilm.gospelcom.net/reserves/yukon/pro_yt7.php

Laird River First Nation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liard_River_First_Nation

Laird River First Nation http://ilm.gospelcom.net/reserves/yukon/pro_yt6.php

Ross River Dena Council http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_River_Dena_Council

Ross River Dena Council http://ilm.gospelcom.net/reserves/yukon/pro_yt6.php

Traditional Knowledge Protocol and Alaska http://www.transcanada.com/Customer_Express/Update/april_2005/article_4.html

*Ethnie:*	KASKA
*Dialects*	Kaska
*Language:*	Tahltan-Kaska
*Family:*	Athapaskan
*Stock:*	Nuclear Na-Dene
*Phylum:*	Na-Dene
*Macro-Culture:*	Rocky Mountian Western Plateau