Charles Alexander Sheldon (17 October 1867 – 21 September 1928) was an American
conservationist and the "Father of
Denali National Park".[1] He had a special interest in the bighorn sheep and spent time hunting with the
Seri Indians[2] in
Sonora, Mexico, who knew him as Maricaana Caamla ("American hunter").[3] Another favorite haunt was the lakes and rivers which later became
Kejimkujik National Park in
Nova Scotia where Sheldon built a cabin at Beaverskin Lake.[4]
^The National Parks: America's Best Idea, by Ken Burns. 2009 Sept. 29. PBS TV
^The Wilderness of Desert Bighorns & Seri Indians, 1979, The Arizona Desert Bighorn Sheep Society, Phoenix
^Mary B. Moser & Stephen A. Marlett, 2010, Comcaac quih Yaza quih Hant Ihiip hac: Diccionario Seri-Español-Inglés, Hermosillo & Mexico City, Universidad de Sonora & Plaza y Valdés Editores, p. 442