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Indigenous Canadian miner (c.

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Not to be confused with Quiche.

Keish (c.&#; &#; July 11, ), 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,^[2] on what is now the Yukon–British Columbia border.

He lived in Caribou Crossing, now Carcross, Yukon.^[3]

Childhood

Keish was born around near Lake Bennett into the Daḵl'aweidi clan of Tagish.^[4][5] His mother, Gus'duteen, was from Tahltan country around Telegraph Creek while his father was Kaachgaawáa, chief of the Tagish Deisheetaan.^[6] His family was involved in trade between the coastal Tlingit and the inland Tagish.^[4] The family had two sons and six daughters who reached adulthood.^[4][6] The name Keish is a Tagish word meaning "wolf".^[7][5]

Packing career

In the mids, Keish spent