Rachael Dawson  Conshua, nee Baum (1904 – 1976)
	
Rachael Dawson was born at Fort Selkirk to parents Mary Campbell and William Baum. She belonged to the Gaanaxteidi clan and both parents were of Tlingit descent. She grew up speaking several languages including Tlingit, Northern Tutchone, and Southern Tutchone. Her mother’s father rescued Hudson’s Bay Co. (HBC) trader Robert Campbell when the coastal Tlingit traders drove the HBC men away from their post at Fort Selkirk in 1852.((Kwanlin Dün First Nation, //Kwanlin Dün.// Vancouver: Figure 1 Publishing Inc., 2020: 70.)) Rachel married George Dawson, from Lake Laberge, in 1923 and they moved to Whitehorse after her mother died in 1927.((Julie Cruikshank, //My Stories are My Wealth.// Whitehorse: Willow Printers, 1977: 11.)) Rachael was a renowned storyteller, community leader, and matriarch to her large family of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She left a rich legacy of stories, cultural traditions, and community service.((Kwanlin Dün First Nation, //Kwanlin Dün.// Vancouver: Figure 1 Publishing Inc., 2020: 70.))