Long ago person found

1999.06.01.

A frozen body was found at the edge of a melting glacier in northwest British Columbia, North America. This individual was named Kwäday Dän Ts’inchi (Long Ago Person Found) by the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, who contributed with their cultural knowledge to the research of the find. Following the various scientific tests the remains were buried according to the spiritual rituals of the community.

Kwäday Dän Ts’ìnch! (Long Ago Person Found) — CAFN Special Report (2009)

A report describing the discovery of a preserved human body near a melting glacier in northwest British Columbia (1999) and the subsequent research, cultural processes, and repatriation led by the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, who named the individual Kwäday Dän Ts’inchi (“Long Ago Person Found”).

  • Source: Champagne and Aishihik First Nations – Kwäday Dän Ts’ìnch!
  • Type: Report / Newsletter (PDF)
  • Accessed: 15 January 2026

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Champagne and Aishihik First Nations. Kwäday Dän Ts’ìnch! (Long Ago Person Found) — CAFN Special Report (2009)
Champagne and Aishihik First Nations – Kwäday Dän Ts’ìnch!.
https://cafn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Kwaday_Dan_Tsinchi_Newsletter_March_2009.pdf
Accessed 15 January 2026.
Archived at: https://web.archive.org/web/20240101000000/https://cafn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Kwaday_Dan_Tsinchi_Newsletter_March_2009.pdf

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