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Also known as Skookum Jim Mason, Jim Mason, James Mason, James "Skookum" Jim, James Jim, “Skookum” Jim Mason

Keish ( – July 11, 1916), also known as James Mason and by the nickname Skookum Jim Mason, was a member of the Tagish First Nation in what became the Yukon Territory of Canada. He was born near Bennett Lake, on what is now the Yukon–British Columbia border. He lived in Caribou Crossing, now Carcross, Yukon.

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Keish
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Keish in 1898
Person.birth_place
near Bennett Lake, Yukon
Person.death_place
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Person.other_names
James Mason; Skookum Jim Mason
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Discovery Claim that led to the Klondike Gold Rush
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Daakuxda.éit (Mary)
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Saayna.aat (Daisy)

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Keish
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1855-01-01
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1916-07-11
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James Mason
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Skookum Jim Mason
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  • Packing career
  • Klondike discovery
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Keish ( &ndash; July 11, 1916), also known as James Mason and by the nickname Skookum Jim Mason, was a member of the Tagish First Nation in what became the Yukon Territory of Canada. He was born near Bennett Lake, on what is now the Yukon–British Columbia border. He lived in Caribou Crossing, now Carcross, Yukon.

== Childhood == Keish was born around 1855 near Lake Bennett into the Daḵl'aweidi clan of Tagish. His mother, Gus'duteen, was from Tahltan country around Telegraph Creek while his father was Kaachgaawáa, chief of the Tagish Deisheetaan. His family was involved in trade between the coastal Tlingit and the inland Tagish. The family had two sons and six daughters who reached adulthood. The name Keish is a Tagish word meaning "wolf".

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