This makes it an exciting discovery for both paleontologists and this First Nation.

The baby mammoth was first unearthed when a miner was digging through muck using a front loader.

He hit upon something and immediately stopped, calling his boss over.

Nun cho ga Baby Woolly Mammoth

Photo: Government of Yukon

That dream came true today, he shared.

Grass found on Nun cho ga’s intestine may be a clue about how she died.

And that event, from getting trapped in the mud to burial was very, very quick, hesaid.

Site in Yukon Where Baby Woolly Mammoth was Discovered

Photo: Klondike Placer Miner’s Association

However she died, Nun cho ga is being celebrated thanks to her rediscovery.

It took my breath away when they removed the tarp, shared Tr’ondek Hwech’in Elder Peggy Kormendy.

We must all treat it with respect.

Nun cho ga Baby Woolly Mammoth

Photo: Government of Yukon

When that happens, it is going to be powerful and we will heal.

We must as a people.

Members of Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin, Yukon Government, Treadstone Mine and University of Calgary with Nun cho ga

Photo: Government of Yukon