Lake Laberge is a widening of the Yukon River north of Whitehorse , Yukon in Canada . It is fifty kilometres (31 mi) long and ranges from two to five kilometres (1 to 3 mi) wide, with an average depth of 54 metres (177 ft), a maximum depth of 146 metres (479 ft) and a surface area of 201 km (78 sq mi). Its water is always very cold, and its weather often harsh and suddenly variable.
20-652: The local Southern Tutchone called it Tàa'an Män , Tagish knew it as Kluk-tas-si , and the Tlingit as Tahini-wud . Its English name comes from 1870 commemorating Michel LaBerge (1836–1909) - born in Chateauguay, Quebec, the first French-Canadian to explore the Yukon in 1866. It was well known to prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s, as they would pass Lake Laberge on their way down
40-729: A section of the Yukon River from Miles Canyon Basalts to the White Horse Rapids which their ancestors called Kwanlin meaning "running water through canyon” and together with the Southern Tutchone word Dän or Dün for ″people″, they referred to this location for naming the KDFN) The Southern Tutchone people named by the late Catharine McClellan ; are a group of Athabaskan speaking indigenous people of Southern Yukon , Canada. Today,
60-660: Is mentioned by name in Robert W. Service's "The Cremation of Sam McGee" as the location of the Alice May where Sam McGee is cremated. In the poem, the lake is called "Lake Lebarge." Southern Tutchone The Southern Tutchone are a First Nations people of the Athabaskan-speaking ethnolinguistic group living mainly in the southern Yukon in Canada. The Southern Tutchone language, traditionally spoken by
80-618: Is spoken in the Yukon communities of Aishihik , Burwash Landing , Champagne , Haines Junction , Kloo Lake , Klukshu , Lake Laberge , and Whitehorse . Northern Tutchone is spoken in the Yukon communities of Mayo , Pelly Crossing , Stewart Crossing , Carmacks , and Beaver Creek . The consonants and vowels of Northern Tutchone and their orthography are as follows: Vowels are differentiated for nasalization and high, mid, and low tone. Vowels are differentiated for nasalization and high, mid, and low tone. Southern ( Dän kʼè ) Northern ( Dän kʼí ) The comparison of some words in
100-741: Is under development and is the first of its kind in the Yukon Territory. Jerry Alfred 's " Etsi Shon " (Grandfather song), sung in Northern Tuchone, won a Juno Award in the Best Aboriginal Album category in 1996. Since 2011 the Adäka Cultural Festival , an annual multi-disciplinary arts and culture festival, has been held in Whitehorse. Celebrating First Nations arts and culture, with
120-514: The Yukon River to Dawson City : Jack London 's Grit of Women (1900) and The Call of the Wild (1903), and Robert W. Service 's poem " The Cremation of Sam McGee " (1907) mention the lake (although Service altered the spelling from Laberge to "Lebarge" to rhyme with "marge"). During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, after-winter steamers carrying goods on Lake Laberge early on in
140-551: The "Following your Grandfather trail" camp in Klukshu in 1997. Nowadays there are varied programs offered in the Yukon to continue the language revitalization efforts, such as the Southern Tutchone Language Immersion program for adults. In 2018, The Champagne and Aishihik First Nation began a two-year Southern Tutchone immersion program, for adults with prior knowledge to the language. The program
160-413: The 1970s such as stories and songs, as well as a basic noun dictionary and language lessons. After 1984, there have been additional literacy workshops. One example is the Southern Tutchone textbook and audio, made by Margaret Workman, a native Southern Tutchone speaker. This information, along with other multimedia Southern Tutchone language learning and documentation resources, is currently available through
180-641: The Kluane First Nations participated in the sessions of "Working Together to Pass it on", a workshop meant to promote language activities and usage at home and the community. In addition, the Southern Tutchone Tribal Council held its first language conference "Kakwaddhin – Marking the Trail" in 1996, in order to review language programs and draft long and short term strategic plans. This led to successful programs, including
200-582: The Southern Tutchone language is more often being called, "Dän'ke" which means 'our way' or, "Dän k'e kwänje" which means 'our way of speaking' in the Athabaskan language. This territory stretches over the south-west Yukon, and is controversial in what is overlap with different indigenous groups of people in Yukon. The Tutchone language was separated into two groups by McClellan in which she called them Southern and Northern Tutchone . The languages themselves are close, but are different in subtle dialects. In
220-660: The Southern Tutchone people, is a variety of the Tutchone language , part of the Athabaskan language family. Some linguists suggest that Northern and Southern Tutchone are distinct and separate languages. Southern Tutchone First Nations governments and communities include: Many citizens of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation ( Kwänlin Dän kwächʼǟn - "Whitehorse people", formerly White Horse Indian Band ) in Whitehorse are of Southern Tutchone origin; their name refers to
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#1732773113962240-815: The Southern Tutchone region there are four First Nations governments that have settled their land claims in the Southern Tutchone cultural area these include: Tutchone language Tutchone is an Athabaskan language spoken by the Northern and Southern Tutchone First Nations in central and southern regions of Yukon Territory, Canada . Tutchone belongs to the Northern Athabaskan linguistic subfamily and has two primary varieties , Southern and Northern. Although they are sometimes considered separate languages, Northern and Southern Tutchone speakers are generally able to understand each other in conversation, albeit with moderate difficulty. Southern Tutchone
260-828: The YNLC. In addition, in 1994 the Ta'an Kwach'an Council took part in an oral history and language preservation project, in which traditions, genealogy, and more information was documented. Tutchone language classes have been taught in Yukon schools since the early 1980s. Southern Tutchone language classes are included in the curriculum for students grades K-12 in schools at Kluane Lake, and three elementary schools in Whitehorse have language programs for Southern Tutchone. The St. Elias Community School in Haines Junction also offers Southern Tutchone language classes to students from K-12: one teacher handles K-4, another grades 5-12. In addition,
280-610: The Yukon Native Language Center provides support for schools in regards to language learning, such the "Dakeyi – Our Country" program which is focused on high school students. In 2009, kindergarten classes in Haines Junction began learning Southern Tuchone in a bi-cultural program. There have been ongoing community collaborations across the Yukon in regards to Southern Tutchone, with varied camps, workshops, and programs. For example, in 1995 and 1996,
300-569: The dwindling numbers. This includes signage throughout the Yukon highlighting the language. Other revitalization efforts includes an adult immersion program focused on increasing the number of speakers in the Champagne and Aishihik traditional territory. In 2015 the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations launched the first Da Ku Nän Ts'tthèt (Our House is Waking Up the Land) dance festival which focused on Southern Tutchone language and culture. This
320-481: The early 1950s there were close to 20,000 Southern Tutchone speaking individuals. This has since plummeted to less than a few hundred speakers. As of 2004 the number of individuals who spoke Southern Tutchone as their first language was 404, and the total number of individuals who had some knowledge of the language was 645. The Southern Tutchone language is an endangered language with fewer than 100 speakers. There have been revitalization efforts in place to help combat
340-452: The shipping season regarded the lake as trouble, since it was one of the last such passages to thaw its ice. At least two methods were employed to break the ice up: In spring 2009, researchers found the A. J. Goddard , a Gold Rush sternwheeler that sunk in 1901, killing three of its crew. Underwater archaeologists are examining the ship. National Geographic has named it the top archeological find of 2009. The Yukon government has designated
360-661: The shipwreck a historic site. A phonograph with three records was discovered, giving insight into songs being listened to during the Gold Rush. A sign posted in 1999 at Lake Laberge's camping area issued strong cautions against eating the livers of burbot , and counseled against the consumption of lake trout more than twice a month per individual. Both warnings are due to toxaphene contamination, resulting from global pesticide use and overfishing in Lake Laberge which resulted in changes to its typical food chain. Lake Laberge
380-432: The two languages: ¹ Big Salmon dialect ² Pelly Crossing dialect Tutchone is considered to be an endangered language , as its speaker population is shifting rapidly to English. In a 2011 census, Northern Tutchone was reported to have 210 speakers, and Southern Tutchone 140 speakers. The Yukon Native Language Center (YNLC) describes information in regards to Southern Tutchone documentation and literacy, starting from
400-437: Was hosted at the cultural centre named Da Ku , meaning "our house" in Southern Tutchone. Efforts for revitalization have also included school programs throughout the territory, as well as a language nest in Haines Junction, Yukon. The Yukon Native Language Centre has played a key role in many revitalization efforts as they have developed Indigenous teacher education programs, as well as curriculum materials. In other places in
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