Kaska stories - Heaven's Pass

Heaven's Pass is a 60-minute documentary about the Teh Wa Dena or People of Stone Mountain. Only a handful of of The Wa Dena remain in the Muncho Lake region of BC, the last speakers of the Muncho dialect of the Kaska aboriginal language.

Kaska guide George McDonald provides a glimpse of the traditional lifestyle of the Kaska Dena through a four-season tour through an important part of the Kaska Dena traditional territory in the heart of the Muskwa-Kechika special management area, in Northern British Colombia.

Their territory shelters the greatest number of large animals in North America, including moose, Stone sheep, caribou, bison, wolverine and grizzly bears.

Heaven's Pass is in English and Kaska (with English subtitles). The film premiered in Vancouver in June, 2001 to a sold-out audience.

The VHS video retails for $37 (Canadian funds) and is available through the Kaska Dena Council in B.C., Canada. Call (250) 779-3181 to order a copy.

George McDonald

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