35K views · 1K reactions | The Taku River Tlingit First Nation hosted a three day celebration of Tlingit culture in Atlin, BC this weekend. One of the events was a salmon filet competition which helped put food on the table for a feast the next day. The CBC's Meribeth Deen was there to catch all the action. | CBC North | Facebook

Gunalchéesh, Háw’aa to the kids from the Tlingit Culture, Language and Literacy dance group for performing at our Native American Heritage Month celebration. It was so wonderful to watch the children dressed in their regalia, singing in the Tlingit language. In this video, the kids are singing the Language Warrior's Chant. We’re also grateful to Wooshkindeinda.aat Lily Hope for reading her book “Celebration,” which tells the story of a young girl’s trip to Juneau for the biennial dance festival.

First Celebration performance for our Tlingit & Haida’s Elders Dance Group! We love to see our Elders leading the way. Gunalchéesh, Háw’aa to all of our incredible staff in the Elders Program for making this dance group happen, including Margaret Haube and Roberta Dundas who worked around the clock to sew regalia to ensure all of the Elders had pieces for Celebration. “We’re healing our ancestors one Elder at a time,” said Ann Stepetin, because many of the Elders who grew up in boarding schools

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