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Peter McGinty (d. 1960s)

Peter McGinty’s father was Na-Sa-Cha, a chief of the Selkirk Band. When he died, Peter became chief. Peter and Susie McGinty had three children, Tommy, Harry, and Ellen.1) Chief Peter McGinty was one of two chiefs of the Selkirk Indian band from 1916 to the mid-century.2) Peter’s son, Tommy, became chief after his father's death.3)

1) , 3)
Yukon Archives, Dan Van Bibber Oral History Project, January 2000. Tape #7, page 9.
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Yukon Historic Sites, Fort Selkirk Elders Oral History Project. Tommy McGinty Interview transcript, pages 184-189.
mc/p_mcginty.txt · Last modified: 2024/11/29 00:52 by sallyr