What happened to Jane Kilcher on Alaska The Last Frontier?

[Music] jane kilcher has been in the limelight since appearing in alaska the last frontier which premiered on the 29th of december 2011 on the discovery channel with her husband at lee kilter who's a direct descendant of alaskan pioneers for a decade now the anime nominated reality tv series has been giving millions of viewers an insight into what it means to lead a subsistence lifestyle in alaska sharing their lives wasn't easy as it opened her family to criticism and she took to social media to express her feelings about that jane was born christina jane furman on the 14th september 1974 in alaska usa to parents bob and sarah furman she and her two siblings jessica and bobby grew up in anchorage until she turned 12 and then they moved to homer where she met at kilter as her family lived 11 miles from their neighbors in the kilter homestead jane married dikran kasuni from selduvia alaska and they have a daughter named piper isolde kasuni born in 2003. adds tied the knot with nantia cristino and has a son named etienne wither born in 2001 both their marriages failed and they later developed a romantic relationship and were married in 2006 at the head of the bay alaska as literally last frontier remains as mysterious as ever with parts still left virtually unexplored certainly inaccessible by road people still find it interesting to see what life is like in a place with harsh terrain an unforgiving climate and wild often predatory animals despite several reality shows that have featured the 49 state as such discovery channel has always been a lookout for good material about alaska and the kilter family was recommended to them the network sent a message to ivan kilter about doing a show that featured the family's self-sufficient lifestyle on their homestead and alaska's last frontier subsequently featured the families of acts and auto culture fearing that hitler was out to conquer the world as the nazis were rising in power yule kilcher who was in his twenties decided to leave his native country switzerland he believed he'd found a utopia in alaska when he visited the territory in 1936 and wanted to settle there in 1940 he became a resident of alaska where he envisioned a simple way of life in which one could live off the land and would need little cash soon after that his friend ruth left europe on board one of the last ships bound for alaska and the two were married almost as soon as she arrived in 1941 the couple settled in what was once a fox farm overlooking kachemak bay their 160 acre plot of land 65 hectares was about 12 miles or 20 kilometers away from the town of hoover and they had to wait for low tide before they could get there with their horse-drawn carriage they built a one-room cabin which they expanded through the years homesteading became their way of life as they raised six daughters wartilla faye catkin stellavera mossy and sunrise and two sons ants and otto the public school was too far from their place so the children were homeschooled until they were in their teens they learned to grow food on the farm gather edible plants or fruits and raise or hunt animals making meals from scratch was a given they were taught not just to survive but also to thrive on the land despite the isolation and previously mentioned dangers still with all the things that needed doing in a day their parents still found time to read them bedtime stories you'll produced what was said to be the first documentary on hosted life entitled a pioneer family in alaska which he later showcased in europe as ruth taught her kids how to sing they would perform at events where you did a presentation in 1955 he had been among the delegates to the constitutional convention to incorporate alaska as the 49th state of the u.s a new constitution was ratified the following year alaska was proclaimed to state in 1959 and yield served as a senator from 1963 to 1967 then the couple divorced in 1969 and ruth married a man named charles marriott in 1971 as the homestead grew to around 600 acres of land over 200 hectares you'll set it up under the conservation easement in the 1990s that would protect the property from being subdivided amongst family members when he was gone his children and their families could live on the land but the kilter family trust ensured that it would remain intact for future generations yule died in 1998 at the age of 85 ruth having passed away in the previous year axe is the older son and he assumed the responsibility of being the protector of the homestead the people and the livestock from wild animals such as bears and wolves at lee is his son who described himself as the black sheep of the family saying sometimes i keep my eyes to the stars too often that i don't realize i'm about to go into a ditch there was a time when he left the homestead in search of a better life and to pursue his passion of music traveling across the country with his guitar but nothing came of it realizing that the wilderness was where he belonged he returned home built his own cabin and settled for a life there he hunted wildlife for meat while his wife jane is skilled at fishing having been a commercial fisherman for 11 years before leaving it behind to live at the homestead otto the sixth child didn't hunt as he had cattle to provide meat for the family and would barter with neighbors he is also a skilled mechanic who kept tractors on the farm up and running his son ivan chose the subsistence lifestyle as he wanted to know where his food is coming from he's a jack-of-all-trades as he built hunted farmed and did anything and everything to provide his family with what they needed he married eve whom he had known since they were young kids she said that it sometimes felt like she was living in like a hippie and a red deck she has a green thumb and spent much of her time growing vegetables homesteading is characterized by substance farming home preservation of food through canning or smoking and according to a culture it's all about making something out of nothing and finding what was needed to do that many people thought that their way of life is much simpler than those who live in the city as it has none of the chaos and concerns of city life however living in a remote area in alaska is not just about foregoing modern conveniences and comforts such as indoor plumbing but is first of all a matter of survival for jane and the rest of the cultures once they realize that winter is coming they would become apprehensive as they know the divine winter is not that easy or simple the elders would often remind them if you don't respect mother nature you're gonna die in their part of the world winter lasts for eight months and sometimes arrives without any warning so procrastination is something that shouldn't become a habit with only a few months to prepare jane and her family had to winterize their home including ensuring that they had enough fuel to keep warm and enough food to last a long winter they used a wood burning stove to heat their place so they needed to have an ample supply of wood she would sometimes accompany her husband when searching for dead trees that they could cut at times at lea would put off things he needed to do thinking he still had time before winter set in once he went hunting for a black bear at the last minute but failed jane on the other hand went fishing that summer so that they would have enough seafood it was a good thing that otto decided to slaughter his milk cow at the time it was ivan to pull the trigger as otto was getting more sentimental with age finding it harder to kill a cow particularly one that had been in his family for 16 years but helped drain his blood skin it and cut the meat as he ended up having 400 pounds of meat almost 200 kilograms he shared it with his neighbors and with aunt lee and jane although at lee is a skilled hunter jane couldn't help but worry whenever her husband hunted alone as she knew how dangerous it was most especially if he injured himself out there as it might be some time before he was found and take a while before a doctor could come she knew this was something that she had to accept as it was their way of life including at lea passing down to their young son at tien what he learned from his father and grandfather about safely firing a gun as well as tracking and hunting animals for food it was also part of atlee's duty to help his father protect otto's cattle while they were grazing at the head of the bay most especially when they were bare sightings or even when a bear attacked the herd scaring a brown bear away would be enough as they weren't allowed to hunt one but if it attacked them or the livestock then they could kill it jane usually stayed home to take care of their kids and work around the homestead it's interesting to note that not everything they eat or use was what they grew or made at the hosted as they also bought supplies when they needed it at the store and homer the couple played music for entertainment when they were at home she played the cello guitar and piano while ads played the harmonica guitar and upright bass both of them could sing as well their children could play the guitar on piano so what happened to jane at leigh and jane along with wilma tv and armor discovery studios that produced alaska's last frontier were charged in september 2014 with a misdemeanor for using a helicopter in hunting a black bear for the show it was aired in january 2015. it's illegal under alaska law to use a helicopter in the pursuit or retrieval of game including transporting hunters or hunting gear someone from the production crew reported the incident to the alaska state troopers and chartered a filed in july 2015. according to the producers they thought it would not be an issue since they used a float plane to hunt for the show the kilder couple was said to be under pressure to catch a bear and even if axley informed the producers that it was legal he was told that he should just go along with it and it will work out as they agree to testify against wilma tv the charges against them were dismissed in 2016 while wilma tv was fined seventeen thousand five hundred dollars then what jane feared the most actually happened in 2015 as actually fell off a cliff while he was hiking in ottawa resort in the catchment bay and he had to be medevaced from the scene to the hospital she took to facebook to share what happened and revealed that the injuries she sustained included a broken arm a broken shoulder broken ankle a broken hip crushed ribs and two punctured lungs adding it will be a challenging and long road to recovery for ashley and the family appreciates everyone's good thoughts at this challenging time at lee shared his progress via instagram and posted thankful to be alive and at home with my wonderful family my broken bones are healing nicely considering how many i broke lungs are holding up and every day i feel a little stronger of course work at the homestead was never ending and jane had to work doubly hard without her husband to help and it took a long time before actually recovered fully and returned to work in 2017 jane's husband sued the resort claiming that they were responsible for his fall he sought damages amounted to 100 thousand dollars saying that they failed to adequately warn of and to provide measures prevent guests from falling over the precipice at the resort however the order cove management argued that if az was injured on the property it was due to his own neglect and not the responsibility of the resort viewers were wondering what happened to jane's children piper and etienne as they were noticeably absent from the show she and ashley determined not to have the children appear in the series as they wanted to keep the two from the awful internet trollers jane added that they would appear in an episode or two after she had made sure that they could handle all the craziness of being in the public eye however she would post photos of her kids on her facebook page in may 2021 she posted graduated and off to college with an academic scholarship we are so proud of our daughter when the couple was filming or on a trip somewhere the kids would be with the grandparents if they didn't accompany them as etienne turned 18 in 2019 he decided to be part of the show when coveted 19 struck and became a pandemic travel restrictions and social distancing were imposed as a result the production people were evacuated but the family continued to self-film so that the network would have something to air meantime as jane's a registered nurse who had worked in remote villages in alaska she felt very privileged in helping people get vaccinated as per her facebook post in march 2021 as the show became popular so did the cast including jane and she wasn't spared from some negativity online with some people calling her materialistic and shallow jane is a size 8 but some still called her fat as she didn't like public displays of affection she was perceived to be cold and not in love with her husband which is untrue there were those who believed that the show was scripted but he said that they didn't claim to live completely off the grid but as close to that as possible jane said i hate your hateful comments that are unwarranted as everyone in our family is beautiful and tries hard despite the criticisms they received she's still proud to be a culture it's also obvious from her post on social media that she has a great relationship with her husband and kids and that she was having fun filming for the show overall a happy ending thank you for spending some time with us make sure to like and subscribe so you never miss another video we also hand pick these videos which we recommend you watch next you can talk to us on all social medias or ask a question in the comments below thank you for being with us and we'll see you back tomorrow

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Length: 13min 18sec (798 seconds)

Published: Thu Dec 09 2021