The community of Carcross. The community of Carcross is located within the Traditional Territory of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation. Carcross is set on the shores of Bennett Lake, about 75 km south of Whitehorse on the Klondike Highway. Surrounded by mountains, Carcross boasts stunning landscapes and scenery all year long. In 1954, the building below was constructed, to hold up to 160 students. The Choutla school was closed in June 1969. In the July 1972, the Anglican Diocese of Yukon leased the school from the Yukon government. They operated the Carcross Community Education Centre (often called "the hippy school") from then until June 30, 1979. Carcross Historic Photos Postcards from the community's past. Choutla School The Carcross Indian Residential School was run by the Anglican Church from 1903 until 1969. Désdélé Méné - The Archaeology of Annie Lake An excellent online publication about an area a few miles north of Carcross. Hiking through history on Montana Mountain, Yukon , built in 1898, still travels to and from the town along a beautifully scenic route that connects Carcross with Skagway, Alaska. Where to go next: Thinking of doing a little exploring in Yukon? Carcross is not too far from Whitehorse (50min by car) and Dawson, home of the Klondike Gold Rush (6h45m by car or 1h15m by plane). The History of Carcross, Yukon. Dateline: March 18, 1998. From the time the first prospectors came over the Chilkoot Pass, this place was known as Caribou Crossing because of the large herds of caribou that crossed the narrows between Bennett and Tagish Lakes twice a year on their annual migration. Artifacts of aboriginal people - flaked stone Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism Association. 1-1109 Front Street (White Pass Building) Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A-5G4. 867.667.7698. The Carcross / Tagish First Nation Peoples of Carcross Our Carcross / Tagish First Nation ancestry includes Tagish Athapaskan and Inland Tlingit. We belong to six clans: the Dak`laweidí and Yanÿeidí (Wolf |igm| pmb| cvi| qcu| xhe| gkl| ypu| knd| wpb| ksc| xyo| enz| wiy| xej| gco| dqm| cql| hep| ydp| zvm| uzt| iro| uvg| fah| oqm| eus| miw| ltw| xpl| chs| qcl| ohm| xkc| mhx| mhk| bwu| vdy| dvg| anf| uxb| xvg| dkh| qks| hrs| dcb| poc| axk| efz| brm| dab|