Old Crow, Yukon: Difference between revisions
Király-Seth (talk | contribs) Added notable residents |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 80: | Line 80: | ||
'''Old Crow''' (''Teechik''<ref>[http://www.uaf.edu/anla/collections/map/names/ ANLC : Alaska Native Place Names]</ref> in [[Gwich’in language|Gwich’in]]) is a [[Prohibition in Canada|dry]] community in the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Territory (Canada)|Territory]] of [[Yukon]] and is a [[periglacial]] environment. It had 267 inhabitants as of 2008, most of them belonging to the [[Gwich’in language|Gwichʼin]]-speaking [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Aboriginal]] [[Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation]]. The community is situated on the [[Porcupine River]] in the far north of the territory. Old Crow is the only Yukon community that cannot be reached by car so one must fly in to the [[Old Crow Airport]] in order to reach it. |
'''Old Crow''' (''Teechik''<ref>[http://www.uaf.edu/anla/collections/map/names/ ANLC : Alaska Native Place Names]</ref> in [[Gwich’in language|Gwich’in]]) is a [[Prohibition in Canada|dry]] community in the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Territory (Canada)|Territory]] of [[Yukon]] and is a [[periglacial]] environment. It had 267 inhabitants as of 2008, most of them belonging to the [[Gwich’in language|Gwichʼin]]-speaking [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Aboriginal]] [[Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation]]. The community is situated on the [[Porcupine River]] in the far north of the territory. Old Crow is the only Yukon community that cannot be reached by car so one must fly in to the [[Old Crow Airport]] in order to reach it. |
||
==History== |
|||
| ⚫ | The people of Old Crow are dependent on the Porcupine [[caribou]] herd for food and clothing.<ref name=fpost5nov2009>{{cite news|last=Fralic|first=Shelley|title=Olympic celebration and survival in Old Crow|url=http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2187310|accessdate=4 February 2011|newspaper=[[National Post]]|date=5 November 2009}}</ref> The Porcupine caribou herd migrates to the coastal plain in the [[Arctic National Wildlife Refuge]] (ANWR) in [[Alaska]] to give birth to their young. Many citizens of Old Crow believe the herd is being seriously threatened by [[Oil well|oil-drilling]] in the ANWR and have been heavily involved in lobbying to prevent it. |
||
A large number of apparently [[human]] modified animal bones have been discovered in the Old Crow area, notably at [[Bluefish Caves]], located near the shores of the Arctic Ocean, that have been dated to 25,000-40,000 years ago by [[carbon dating]], several thousand years earlier than generally accepted human habitation of [[North America]].<ref>{{citation |
A large number of apparently [[human]] modified animal bones have been discovered in the Old Crow area, notably at [[Bluefish Caves]], located near the shores of the Arctic Ocean, that have been dated to 25,000-40,000 years ago by [[carbon dating]], several thousand years earlier than generally accepted human habitation of [[North America]].<ref>{{citation |
||
| author = Morlan, R.E. |
| author = Morlan, R.E. |
||
| title = Pleistocene archaeology in Old Crow Basin: a critical reappraisal. In Bryan, A.L.,ed. New Evidence for the Pleistocene Peopling of the Americas. Orono, Maine,Center for the study of Early Man, pp.27-48. |
| title = Pleistocene archaeology in Old Crow Basin: a critical reappraisal. In Bryan, A.L.,ed. New Evidence for the Pleistocene Peopling of the Americas. Orono, Maine,Center for the study of Early Man, pp.27-48. |
||
| year = 1986}}</ref> |
| year = 1986}}</ref> |
||
An Indian chief named Deetru` K`avihdik, literally "Crow-May-I-Walk", helped settle a community here around the 1870s. The town was named after him.<ref>http://www.oldcrow.ca/history.htm</ref> The village was founded around muskrat trapping, which continues to provide basic income. |
|||
| ⚫ | The people of Old Crow are dependent on the Porcupine [[caribou]] herd for food and clothing.<ref name=fpost5nov2009>{{cite news|last=Fralic|first=Shelley|title=Olympic celebration and survival in Old Crow|url=http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2187310|accessdate=4 February 2011|newspaper=[[National Post]]|date=5 November 2009}}</ref> The Porcupine caribou herd migrates to the coastal plain in the [[Arctic National Wildlife Refuge]] (ANWR) in [[Alaska]] to give birth to their young. Many citizens of Old Crow believe the herd is being seriously threatened by [[Oil well|oil-drilling]] in the ANWR and have been heavily involved in lobbying to prevent it. |
||
==Climate== |
==Climate== |
||
Revision as of 05:02, 11 January 2013
Old Crow
Teechik | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Territory |  Yukon |
| Area | |
| • Land | 14.17 km2 (5.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 245 |
| • Density | 17.3/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| • Change 2006-11 |  −3.2% |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Old Crow (Teechik[1] in Gwich’in) is a dry community in the Canadian Territory of Yukon and is a periglacial environment. It had 267 inhabitants as of 2008, most of them belonging to the Gwichʼin-speaking Aboriginal Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation. The community is situated on the Porcupine River in the far north of the territory. Old Crow is the only Yukon community that cannot be reached by car so one must fly in to the Old Crow Airport in order to reach it.
History
A large number of apparently human modified animal bones have been discovered in the Old Crow area, notably at Bluefish Caves, located near the shores of the Arctic Ocean, that have been dated to 25,000-40,000 years ago by carbon dating, several thousand years earlier than generally accepted human habitation of North America.[2]
An Indian chief named Deetru` K`avihdik, literally "Crow-May-I-Walk", helped settle a community here around the 1870s. The town was named after him.[3] The village was founded around muskrat trapping, which continues to provide basic income.
The people of Old Crow are dependent on the Porcupine caribou herd for food and clothing.[4] The Porcupine caribou herd migrates to the coastal plain in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska to give birth to their young. Many citizens of Old Crow believe the herd is being seriously threatened by oil-drilling in the ANWR and have been heavily involved in lobbying to prevent it.
Climate
Old Crow has a cold subarctic climate. Average annual temperature is −9 °C (15.80 °F). Old Crow experiences annual temperature average daily highs of 20.6 °C (69.08 °F) in July and average daily lows of −35.7 °C (−32.26 °F) in January. Record high temperature was 32.8 °C (91.04 °F) on August 30, 1976 and the lowest was −59.4 °C (−74.92 °F) on January 5, 1975. Old Crow has little precipitation with an average annual snowfall of 129.3 centimetres (50.91 in) and 144.2 millimetres (5.68 in) of rainfall.
As Old Crow is located north of the Arctic Circle, it experiences polar day or midnight sun in summer and polar night in winter. The midnight sun is typically between May 5 and August 8 inclusive, while the polar night usually starts around December 14 and end by December 29.[5]
| Climate data for Old Crow Airport | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.8 (91.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −26.7 (−16.1) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
−22.4 (−8.3) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −31.1 (−24.0) |
−27.6 (−17.7) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−23.2 (−9.8) |
−27 (−17) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −35.7 (−32.3) |
−32.5 (−26.5) |
−28.1 (−18.6) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
6.2 (43.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−27.5 (−17.5) |
−31.7 (−25.1) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −59.4 (−74.9) |
−54.4 (−65.9) |
−48.3 (−54.9) |
−39.5 (−39.1) |
−28.0 (−18.4) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
−38.0 (−36.4) |
−47.0 (−52.6) |
−56.7 (−70.1) |
−59.4 (−74.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.9 (0.47) |
11.8 (0.46) |
11.9 (0.47) |
8.2 (0.32) |
14.7 (0.58) |
36.4 (1.43) |
36.0 (1.42) |
46.4 (1.83) |
32.0 (1.26) |
24.4 (0.96) |
17.8 (0.70) |
14.0 (0.55) |
265.5 (10.45) |
| Source: 1971-2000 Environment Canada[6] | |||||||||||||
Population data
| 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Population | 245 (-3.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 14.17 km2 (5.47 sq mi) |
| Population density | 17.3/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Median age | |
| Private dwellings | 162 (total) |
| Median household income |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 256 | — |
| 1996 | 278 | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 299 | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 253 | −15.4% |
| 2011 | 245 | −3.2% |
Notable residents
Edith Josie, journalist
References
- ^ ANLC : Alaska Native Place Names
- ^ Morlan, R.E. (1986), Pleistocene archaeology in Old Crow Basin: a critical reappraisal. In Bryan, A.L.,ed. New Evidence for the Pleistocene Peopling of the Americas. Orono, Maine,Center for the study of Early Man, pp.27-48.
- ^ http://www.oldcrow.ca/history.htm
- ^ Fralic, Shelley (5 November 2009). "Olympic celebration and survival in Old Crow". National Post. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ Sunrise Sunset Old Crow 2012
- ^ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
Further reading
- Josie, Edith. Old Crow News: The Best of Edith Josie, 1964. Whitehorse, Yukon: Whitehorse Star, 1964.
- McSkimming, Robert James. Territory, Territoriality and Cultural Change in an Indigenous Society: Old Crow, Yukon Territory. [S.l: s.n.], 1975.
External links
- Old Crow's official website
- Vuntut Gwitchin Government website
- Old Crow: Land of the Vuntut Gwitch'in
- Community profile
- Webpage about the Old Crow Airport on the Canadian Owners & Pilots Association Places to Fly Airport Directory
- Watch The Challenge in Old Crow, a National Film Board of Canada documentary
