The role is part of the new co-management strategy between the U.S. Forest Service and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
This summer, there will be a new type of guide at the Mendenhall Glacier, one whose job it is to educate visitors about how Lingít history is intertwined with the glacierʼs.between the U.S. Forest Service and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
“The feds at the time out there at Mendenhall said ʼWell, they didnʼt have anything to do with glaciers.ʼ And that was kind of dumbfounding to us,” he said. “Iʼm Kaagwaantaan, we have migration stories about the glacier. I think everyone does. We have songs and stories about the glacier.” “I think if you want them to have an authentic experience — a more inclusive experience — then the voice of our people need to be out there in that representation, and so weʼre moving towards more opportunities for co-stewardship and make sure that our voices are represented out there.”
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