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TOP 5 THINGS TO DO<br />
1DENA CHO TRAIL Travel our<br />
historic trail on foot, skis, or<br />
mountain bike from Tu Łidlini<br />
(Ross River) to Tse Zul (Faro) with<br />
spectacular views of the Pelly River<br />
and Mountains. Bring your tent or<br />
stay in quaint cabins en route.<br />
Kaska language area<br />
Ross River<br />
CAMPBELL<br />
REGION<br />
2ROSS RIVER FOOTBRIDGE<br />
Walk across the Pelly River on<br />
the longest suspension foot bridge in<br />
North America. The original bridge<br />
was built in one day as part of the<br />
WW II Canol Pipeline Project in 1942.<br />
3DENNIS SHORTY FINE ART<br />
GALLERY Visit one of the Yukon’s<br />
most prestigious First Nation artists<br />
at his home base. Hear stories of the<br />
creative inspiration given to him by<br />
Elders and his Dena ways while you<br />
marvel at his carvings, paintings<br />
and jewellery.<br />
Designer Sho Sho<br />
Esquiro draws on her<br />
heritage to create high<br />
fashion pieces.<br />
Sho Sho Esquiro/Peter Jensen<br />
Elder Robertson Dick<br />
checking fish nets.<br />
Joshua Barichello<br />
COMMUNITY VOICES<br />
THE LAND IS STILL<br />
TEACHING ME<br />
As a kid, I felt peace on the land<br />
and connected to who I was as a<br />
Dene. It was learned from being<br />
with my grandparents and parents –<br />
hearing stories of how my ancestors<br />
lived before I was born, skinning<br />
out a caribou at 40 below with my<br />
ninety-year-old Grandpa Amos Dick,<br />
hunting ducks with my brother on<br />
an ancient river where my ancestors<br />
travelled, hunting grouse in spring<br />
with my uncle. The land is still<br />
teaching me to walk in a good way,<br />
to show respect to everything.<br />
Our respect for the<br />
land should mirror<br />
our respect towards<br />
one another. Soga<br />
senla – thank you.<br />
Nāgódígá’ (Sunrise)<br />
Robby Dick<br />
Joshua Barichello<br />
View of Ross River from the Dena Cho Trail.<br />
Brian Ladue<br />
4DENA DRUMMING Feel the beat<br />
of ancient Dena drum songs and<br />
watch Dena culture come alive at one<br />
of our famous Na-Ah (Hand Games)<br />
tournaments, where visitors from far<br />
and wide come to compete and have<br />
fun as they have done for generations.<br />
5DINOSAUR TRACKS See the only<br />
known dinosaur fossil footprints<br />
in the Yukon, just a few kilometres<br />
away from Ross River, known to the<br />
Dena for generations and discovered<br />
by paleontologists in 1998.<br />
The original Ross River<br />
Footbridge was built<br />
during WW II.<br />
Government of Yukon<br />
Dena style mask,<br />
“Grandfather,” carved by<br />
renowned Kaska Dena<br />
artist Dennis Shorty.<br />
Christian Kuntz<br />
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