A mountain figuring prominently in the story of the Yanyeidí of the Taku River Tlingit. This is the marker at which the Taku River Tlingit people chose not to let the Tahltan warriors push them farther. For additional references, see Nyman, Elizabeth and Leer, Jeff (1993) Gagiwdul.at: Brought Forth to Reconfirm: The Legacy of a Taku River Tlingit Clan. Yukon Native Language Centre: Whitehorse and Alaska Native Language Center: Fairbanks.

“Big River.” Also known as Inklin River. It is also a Tlingit village at the confluence of the Inklin and Nakina Rivers, where the Taku River, by name, starts.

This is the village at the confluence of the Nakina and Heen Tlein

There used to be a glacier there and the tops of the trees stuck out of the glacier like porcupine quills. Possibly now known as Chut- ine River. There used to be a Tlingit village there, and it is from this village that Ltaaduteen’s mother was kidnapped. X

This ridge is named after Ltaaduteen's mother.

“Limestone grandchild.” A lime- stone hill below Sinwa Mountain with a painting of a canoe.

“Powerful Limestone Mountain Water.” Also known as Sinwa waterfall. The water flows straight out of the mountain and is sacred. It was thought to be powerful and purifying water because it flows directly out of Mother earth. This waterfall was well marked for the Yanyeidi? Clan of the Taku by a hem- lock tree.

In the Stikine water- shed. Now known as Stikine River.

“Blue water.” Also known as zohini Creek. Where the large fish the Indian doctor predicted camped on the fourth day of its journey up the river.

“Big River Trail.” A trail running along the Inklin Canyon. Yo?o gooch a?x’ woogaaxi ye? is located along it. A trail from Heen Tlein to Yeil Heeni.

T'á Héeni Shaa

The flats where king Salmon River (in the Taku watershed) runs into Taku River. There was a village here, and the Grizzly Bear houses were at either ends.

Also known as Treaty Rock. A rusty red hill in the upper Hackett River drainage about three miles above Hatchun Lake. This was the meeting place for the Tlingits and the Tahltans after the battle in which they settled their dispute.

A Tlingit village at the confluence of the Sheslay and Nahlin Rivers.

A Tlingit village at the con- fluence of the Inklin and Sutlahine Rivers. Tlingit village then Tahltan fought battle.

This is the Taku River and it is one of the key locations for the story about the Tlingit and Tahltan war.

Landslide was there

“Black Bear’s butt.” This is a rock on the bank of the He?en Tlein that looks like a black bear’s butt, including the legs. The Inklin slide may have removed this feature.

“The wolf’s rock.” or the “Cry Wolf.” This is the marker of the Yanyeidí Clan territory. As predicted by the Indian doctor, this is the wolf that howled four times at the Tlingit warriors before the battle and turned into rock after the battle was won.