The A káa kududziteeyi yoo x’atánk Knowledge Hub is devoted to revitalizing and applying the traditional laws of the Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRT) to benefit All Our Relations. Led by the T’akhu Tlèn Conservancy, a TRT-created nonprofit, and guided by a Steering Committee of Tlingit leaders and Elders, the Hub centers Indigenous knowledge and law in governance, healing, and environmental stewardship.
The project responds to the impacts of colonization, which disrupted traditional law transmission systems and harmed relationships with the land, animals, and one another. Through a Deliberative Law Drafting process, the Hub enables TRT people to become experts in their own laws and validate existing legal principles. The long-term goal is to ensure that Tlingit law remains a living system, rooted in practice and passed onto future generations.
Inspired by the concept of “wooshtin wudidaa” (flowing together), and teachings from late Elder Jackie Williams, the Hub fosters collaboration between Tlingit and non-Indigenous partners in ways that respect ethical space. The metaphor of two rivers—the Nakina and the Sloko—joining in the Taku watershed illustrates the strength of this approach.
Land-based trainings and on-the-land legal teachings reconnect Tlingit citizens, especially youth, to their Kusteeyí (way of life) and deepen their capacity to lead. By supporting community-led conservation, self-determination, and legal revitalization, the Hub strengthens TRT’s ability to govern according to their own laws and values.
In future phases, the Hub will expand its knowledge sharing, mentorship, and networking with other organizations engaged in similar decolonial, land-based, and Indigenous law revitalization efforts—creating space for knowledge braiding and wider impact.
Location: This project is rooted in the traditional territory of the Taku River Tlingit First Nation (Łingít Aní) in and around the remote community of Atlin, British Columbia, Canada.
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