14 articles in this issue
Clint Sawicki
Chris Burn
In the last five years, northern science has been rejuvenated as national and international attention has been drawn to the Arctic. The principal forces driving the increased interest in the Canadian North are the worldwide demand for minerals and hydroca... see more
Norman Alexander Easton
Aboriginal Athapaskan (Dineh) conceptions of the "bush" and its occupation by "other-than-human persons"—and the nature of proper relations between "human persons" and the bush and its occupants—stand in vivid contrast to Euro-Canadian views of the "wilde... see more
Lynn Echevarria
This article examines the construction of the religious self through the storytelling processes of Yukon Aboriginal Bahá’ís. Previous anthropological work has studied the social factors involved in the maintenance of faith amongst Aboriginal Bahá’ís. This... see more
Yolanda Wiersma
The science of conservation biology has made many contributions to improving biodiversity conservation within protected areas around the globe. Northern ecosystems are unique, and principles for protected areas design developed for temperate and tropical ... see more
Ty Heffner
Archaeological site KaVn-2, located in the White River valley near Beaver Creek in the southwest Yukon, was first occupied between 10,130 and 10,670 BP, shortly after the area became deglaciated at around 11,000 BP. Despite the early occupation of KaVn-2 ... see more
Michael Brand
This article examines the development of Dawson City during and immediately after the Klondike Gold Rush. ? The focus is on a series of cabin platforms recorded during archaeological survey on the hillside in north Dawson City. Property ownership inform... see more
Brian G. Slough, Thomas S. Jung
Until recently, bats have not been well surveyed or studied in the Yukon. The little brown bat was known to range north to Mayo and Dawson City in the summer, but little was known of its biology or natural history, or if other species occurred. In this ar... see more
John Stager
Andrew Richardson
Dave Mossop
Brad Martin