After an estimated 30,000 to 35,000 years frozen in one spot, Nun cho ga is again on the move — this time, being carried across the country to Ottawa by a delegation of Indigenous elders. Nun cho ga is the name that was given to the almost perfectly-preserved baby mammoth that was dug up by a miner in … Read more
MAUNA KEA: Shane Palacat-Nelsen’s voice drops to a reverent tone as he tells the story of the snow goddess Poliahu who Native Hawaiians believe inhabits the summit of Mauna Kea, the highest point in Hawaii. The tale, repeated in Hawaiian families over generations, speaks of a chief who yearned to court Poliahu but was stopped … Read more
Nun cho ga, the baby wooly mammoth whose extraordinarily preserved remains caused a sensation after they were dug up by a miner near Dawson City, Yukon, last year, could soon be heading to Ottawa — at least for a period. The rare specimen — believed to be about 30,000 to 35,000 years old — has been stored in a … Read more
