Nuqwa’ik /Àłsêxh (Tatshenshini/Alsek)

The southern part of our Traditional Territory, now within the province of British Columbia, is the area most closely connected to our Tlingit heritage. The heart of this region is the sambay (salmon)-rich Tatshenshini River, traditionally known as the Àłsêxh...

Shäwshe/ Neskatahin (Dalton Post)

Shäwshe was once the largest village in the southern part of dákéyi (our country). Understood by our Elders to be a very old settlement, Shäwshe is situated on the Tatshenshini River between two salmon äjel (spawning) streams. Families from across the southern Yukon...

Łu Ghą (Klukshu)

Łu Ghą, meaning “a place for fishing,” is the most northerly of our fishing villages in the Tatshenshini River basin. The village is situated at the outlet of Łu Ghą Män (Klukshu Lake), where the salmon spawn and conditions are good for łu ghats’agän (drying fish). In...

Nàkhu/Takhini (Kusawa/Takhini)

Nàkhų Män (Kusawa Lake), in the eastern part of dákéyi (our country), drains north via the Nàkhų Chù (Takhini River) into the Tágà Shäw (Yukon River). Nakhų, meaning hų (raft) crossing, is an old settlement located by the narrows near the north end of the lake. The...

Shadhäla (Champagne)

Shadhäla, meaning “little sunny mountain,” is located on a bend of Shadhäla Chù (Dezadeash or Champagne River), also known as Titl’àt Män Tágà (head of the lake river). The village is located at the intersection of the main north-south and east-west traditional travel...