Tattoo You: Amanda Hutchen
Here is a picture of my newest tattoo. I love phoenix birds, and my son’s initials and birthdate were incorporated on this one.
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Issue: 2014 May 8
Growin’ Up Gwitch’in
Moccasin-maker Elizabeth Kaye writes about her Northern childhood
More than Nutrition
Every Wednesday at lunchtime the basement of the Skookum Jim Friendship Centre fills with moms, a few dads, and their babies. According to Shannon Walker,
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Smaller Guns for Women and Youth
If the gun doesn’t fit the shooter, learning to use it will be difficult and even dangerous. Traditionally, both rifles and shotguns are made to
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Maternity Time
Giving birth is never an easy task. Nothing is guaranteed to run smoothly, and a lot of patience is required of everyone involved. Amidst all
Talent and Passion
The Yukon is blessed with a huge number of talented and passionate women. It would take much more space than I have here to pay
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Growing Up Gwich’in
Editor’s Note: When Jason Westover visited Elizabeth Kaye recently, he suggested he would love to know more about her life besides her passion for moccasin-making.
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Caribou Boots & Banana Bread
Since moving to Old Crow more than four decades ago Elizabeth (Liz) Kaye has kept a busy and active lifestyle in the community,
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From Mexico with Love
In 2007, Craig Graham-Biggers left the Yukon to run a bar in Baja, Mexico for a year. He expected sun and sand and to earn
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A Soup of Many Flavours
Keith Kelly (aka Teddy Bear) turns out over 1,000 servings of soup each week for the many bingo players at the Elks Lodge on Hawkins
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The Days Are Just Packed…
An incessant beeping. I become aware of a pillow, and the sound becomes my alarm clock. I silence the offending device with more luck than
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Jenny Hamilton is usually behind the scenes at the Guild Hall… but not always
Jenny Hamilton didn’t waste much time heeding Horace Greeley’s advice to go West young. She was just 14 days old when she arrived in Whitehorse
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Spring migration means a busy time for birders
The end of April’s Celebration of Swans at Marsh Lake comes at a good time. That’s because at least a hundred other bird species are now
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Talking Points about “Klondike” for our summer visitors
There’s all sorts of misinformation about the Klondike Gold Rush out there. One of the most obvious is that a lot of Americans, other than
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Just For Today”
Just for Today Yesterday is history an’ tomorrow is a mystery. For yesterday I don’t worry an’ tomorrow I’m not in a hurry. If I
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Jivin’ to the Jukebox
This week, 14 ambitious students from Vanier Catholic Secondary School will be belting out a raft of hit tunes their parents or grandparents probably danced
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The Sport of Art
Visual art is typically a lonesome pursuit. The public often has to wait months, if not years, to see new works emerge from studios. Art