King Salmon Mountain

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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 Chutine River. There used to be a Tlingit village there, and it is from this village that Ltaaduteen’s mother was kidnapped.

This name describes the mythohistoric battle that two giants (Was’as’ê and ?kùdasêts’k) engage in over the Taku River. Eventually, Was’as’ê rips ?kùdasêts’k apart and throws pieces of his body all over the Taku. He declares, “Let ?kùdasêts’k’s heart become the Heart of the Taku” (Nyman and Leer 1993:5), and to this day that heart remains in the Taku River. For more details, please refer to the story in Nyman, Elizabeth and Leer, Jeff (1993). Gagiwdul.at: Brought Forth to Reconfirm: The Legacy of a Taku River Tlingit Clan.

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

“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.

Ridge named after Ltaaduteen's mother.

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

“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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Tlingit village then Tahltan fought battle

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.