Everything about Skookum Jim Mason totally explained
Keish (
c. 1855 –
July 11 1916), better known by his European name
Skookum Jim Mason, was a member of the
Tagish First Nation in what became the
Yukon Territory of
Canada. He was born close to
Lake Bennett and died in
Carcross, Yukon. Skookum Jim Mason was born to a Tahltan women in the Telegraph Creek area, which under matriarchal society made him Tahltan.
In the mid 1880s, he worked as a packer over the
Chilkoot Pass carrying supplies for miners, where he earned his
Skookum nickname because of his extraordinary strength.
Skookum means "strong" in the
Chinook Jargon used on the
Pacific coast.
He assisted
William Ogilvie in his explorations of the upper
Yukon. He also showed members of the expedition the way over the
White Pass. Keish is today credited with making the
gold discovery that led to the
Klondike Gold Rush, although, in keeping with the prejudices of the time, it was originally attributed to
George Carmack, his brother-in-law. It is also possible that the discovery was made by Keish's sister
Shaaw Tláa.
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