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 Wildhorse Creek Gold Rush 

Introduction

The Gold Rush

Aboriginal Culture

Chief Isidore


Wildhorse Creek Gold Rush

The Gold Rush
Wouldn’t it be exciting to find GOLD! You could be rich!!

Well, the year was 1864 and 3 men camping beside Wild Horse Creek really did find gold and lots of it! A gold rush was about to start…follow along to hear the story of what happened…

Aboriginal Culture
People of the Ktunaxa Nation lived in the Kootenays for thousands of years before white men ever arrived.

Chief Isidore
I am a brave Ktunaxa Chief. Let me tell you the story of how the white men stole my land!

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