Dawson Charlie or Káa goox, (? – 26 December 1908) was a Tagish/Tlingit First Nation person and one of the co-discoverers of gold that led to the Klondike Gold Rush. He was the nephew of Skookum Jim Mason and accompanied him on his search for his aunt Kate Carmack. He staked one of the first three claims in the Klondike, along with his uncle and George Carmack. December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Tagish are a group of about 400 Gwichin people that live around Tagish Lake, in the Yukon Territory of Canada. ... A Tlingit totem pole in Ketchikan ca. ... First Nations is the current title used by Canada to describe the various societies of the indigenous peoples, called Native Americans in the U.S. They have also been known as Indians, Native Canadians, Aboriginal Americans, Amer-Indians, or Aboriginals, and are officially called Indians in the Indian Act, which... A typical gold mining operation, on Bonanza Creek The Klondike Gold Rush was a frenzy of gold rush immigration to and gold prospecting in the Klondike near Dawson City in the Yukon Territory, Canada, after gold was discovered in the late 19th century. ... Keish (Skookum Jim Mason) Keish (c. ... The Klondike is a region of the Yukon Territory in northwest Canada, just east of the Alaska border. ...

He died in Carcross, Yukon when he fell off the White Pass railway bridge. Categories: Canada-place stubs ... The White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&Y, WP&YR) (AAR reporting mark WPY) is a narrow gauge railroad linking the port of Skagway, Alaska with Whitehorse, the capital of Canadas Yukon Territory. ... This article is about the edifice. ...

Pierre Berton incorrectly called him Tagish Charlie in his Klondike: The Last Great Gold Rush. Pierre Berton CC (July 12, 1920 – November 30, 2004) was a noted Canadian author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana and Canadian history, and was a well-known television personality and journalist. ...

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=40952)