GC46TZA Mondo's NAT #251 - Kaska
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: mondou2 @ | Hide Date: 02/28/2013 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 54.415 W105° 05.877 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
           

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Native American Tribes series.

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Kaska

The Kaska, a group of Athapaskan-speaking Indians closely related to the Tahltan, live in northern British Columbia and southeastern Yukon Territory in Canada. Formerly spread out thinly over a wide area, most now live on several reserves in the region. There are four bands or subgroups: Frances Lake, Upper Liard, Dease River, and Nelson Indians (Tselona). Most Kaska today are relatively fluent in English. There may be as many as twelve hundred Kaska now living on the reserves in the general area.

Continuous contact with Whites began early in the nineteenth century when the Hudson's Bay Company established trading posts at Fort Halkett and other locations. Roman Catholic and Protestant missionization has been in progress since the first part of the twentieth century. A Roman Catholic mission was established at McDame Creek in the Dease River area in 1926. Today most Kaska are nominally Roman Catholics, although they are not particularly devout. Few vestiges of the aboriginal religion seem to remain, most of them changed by exposure to Christianity.

Traditionally, the Kaska built sod- or moss-covered conical lodges made from closely packed poles, and A-frame buildings made from two lean-tos placed together. In recent times they have lived in log cabins, tents, or modern frame houses, depending on the season and location. Traditional subsistence was based on the collecting of wild vegetable foods by the women while the men secured game by hunting (including caribou drives) and trapping; fishing provided the primary source of protein. With the advent of the trading posts and fur trapping, the technological and subsistence Systems changed radically. Traditional technology, based on the working of stone, bone, horn, antler, wood, and bark gave way to the White man's hardware, clothing (except for that made of tanned skins), and other material items, obtained in exchange for furs. Traditional travel by snowshoes, toboggans, skin and bark boats, dugouts, and rafts has generally given way to motorized scows and trucks, although dogsleds and snowshoes are still used in running the winter traplines.

06/02/2022 By vioevi
We only found it with a paper

06/02/2022 By vioevi
Sooo easy

05/15/2022 By zekeyyy
Cool

05/09/2022 By Buggirl53
TFTC. Needed a quick find.

04/14/2022 By damitria
Yayy

07/01/2019 By mammafish
NJ mamma needed a quick cache to get my Colorado souvenir! Hubby & I visited the 4 noses & grabbed this on our way home! Tftc

05/23/2019 By disabler_prime
I think this cache is gone

05/10/2019 By Sbreden
Quick find, cache is in great shape. Thanks for this series and the history.

03/25/2019 By LostinDenver
Today I came up north for the Creation Celebration event hosted by the 77s. Afterward I teamed up with @edwards654, @peacelovepi, and @2lablovers to grab a bunch of caches. We grabbed a few before getting hung up on a multi. Struck out on it. Then I caches with Edward's for a bit before heading home.
I grabbed this one alone. Thankful for a quick find. Tftc!

03/24/2019 By 2lablovers
Grabbing some caches in Westminster/Broomfield area today. Started out a sunny warm day but now is starting to turn cold, windy and raining.

07/17/2018 By RenoHightower
Delightful!

04/24/2018 By Alpenist
TFTC

01/03/2018 By JumbledMom
TFTC. Love the informative series!

01/03/2018 By JumbledTruffle
Tftc

12/29/2017 By martensGgC
Easy grip GgC

11/24/2017 By _BriGuy_
Finally find of the evening before finding dinner. SL.TFTC

10/23/2017 By Horsebroken47
cute little one! #88 for us - yeah! RedHeadedDemon and Horsebroken47 - TFTC!

08/16/2017 By gemmalover
Fun

08/04/2017 By DBsearching
Quick park and grab.
SL as DBsearching or DBs.
TFTC

07/08/2017 By M725053
M7, Tiny Bob,SWin5280, MW