Atlin dance group reflects cross-border cultural resurgence

Southeast Alaska’s Tlingit culture doesn’t stop at the Canadian border. Tribal members also live in British Columbia to the east and the Yukon to the north. An Inland Tlingit group from up the Taku River has strong connections to Alaska.
Taku Kwaan Dance Leader Wayne Carlick, left, and others drum as more than 30 people take the stage during Celebration 2016. The Atlin, British Columbia, group included relatives from Juneau. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau)Da