Gudrun Erickson and Jim Boss

Gudrun Sparling (née Erickson) and Jim Boss in front of the Regina Hotel, c.1938. Jim Boss, or Kishwoot, was chief of the Southern Tutchone Ta’an Kwäch’än Lake Laberge people for more than 50 years. He is considered one of the fathers of the Yukon land claims process.

YA, Sparling collection, 92/34 #2