This cute little church is one of the highlights of Carcross, a small unincorporated community is home to about 300 of those people.
The influence of Christianity was introduced to the Tagish people of the Yukon but early Russian explorers. Christian missionaries had been visiting the small communities of the Yukon since around 1899 and, in 1901, Bishop Bumpas moved to Carcross. The first person baptised in Carcross was Daisy Mason, daughter of Skookum Jim, a member of the Tagish First Nation and a legend of the Klondike Gold Rush. This church, founded by Bishop Bumpas, was consecrated in 1904.
Although the church was relocated to Nares River and remains active, this building remains an early symbol of the influence of Christianity in the First Nations of Canada.
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