Tlingit clan conference convenes in Juneau

“Sharing Our Knowledge: A Conference of Tlingit Tribes and Clans” starts Thursday at 8:30 a.m. at Centennial Hall in Juneau. About 400 people are expected to attend.
The clan conference is a gathering of elders and academics, tradition bearers and students. The concept of the event, which started in 1993, came from the late Tlingit scholar Andrew Hope III.
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Della Cheney and Percy Kunz at the 2013 Conference of Tlingit Tribes & Clans. (Photo courtesy Peter Metcalfe)