{"id":588,"date":"2024-12-16T06:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T06:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/?page_id=588"},"modified":"2026-01-21T21:17:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T21:17:55","slug":"the-words-one-lives-by-knowledge-hub","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/en\/the-words-one-lives-by-knowledge-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"The Words One Lives By Knowledge Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A k\u00e1a kududziteeyi yoo x\u2019at\u00e1nk (The Words One Lives By) Knowledge Hub<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The A k\u00e1a kududziteeyi yoo x\u2019at\u00e1nk Knowledge Hub<\/strong> is devoted to revitalizing and applying the traditional laws of the Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRT) to benefit <\/span>All Our Relations<\/span><\/i>. Led by the T\u2019akhu Tl\u00e8n 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.<\/span><\/p>

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.<\/span><\/p>

Inspired by the concept of \u201cwooshtin wudidaa\u201d (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\u2014the Nakina and the Sloko\u2014joining in the Taku watershed illustrates the strength of this approach.<\/span><\/p>

Land-based trainings and on-the-land legal teachings reconnect Tlingit citizens, especially youth, to their <\/span>Kusteey\u00ed<\/span><\/i> (way of life) and deepen their capacity to lead. By supporting community-led conservation, self-determination, and legal revitalization, the Hub strengthens TRT\u2019s ability to govern according to their own laws and values.<\/span><\/p>

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\u2014creating space for knowledge braiding and wider impact.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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  • To empower Taku River Tlingit (TRT) people to assert \u0141ing\u00edt laws in such a way that maintains respectful relationship with the land, the animals, and all peoples within their \u0141ing\u00edt An\u00ed (traditional territory) and;<\/span><\/li>
  • To ensure TRT people are experts in their own \u0141ing\u00edt laws and that they are living these laws so they can be transferred to the next generation.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Location: <\/b>This project is rooted in the traditional territory of the Taku River Tlingit First Nation (\u0141ing\u00edt An\u00ed) in and around the remote community of Atlin, British Columbia, Canada.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    • Indigenous Co-Leads:<\/span><\/i> Neilat\u00f3o.atsien Allan, K\u2019\u00e8duk\u00e0 Jack, Daas.oox\u0331 Kirby, Joan Jack, Bryan Jack (Tlingit Steering Committee Members)<\/span><\/li>
    • Non-Indigenous Co-Lead:<\/span><\/i> Aimee Schmidt \u2013 Executive Director, T\u2019akhu Tl\u00e8n Conservancy<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Partners and Funders:<\/b><\/p>

      • T\u2019akhu Tl\u00e8n Conservancy (TAC)<\/span><\/li>
      • Taku River Tlingit First Nation<\/span><\/li>
      • Round River Canada<\/span><\/li>
      • Children of the Taku Society<\/span><\/li>
      • West Coast Environmental Law<\/span><\/li>
      • Additional funders and collaborators to be named as the project expands<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        A k\u00e1a kududziteeyi yoo x\u2019at\u00e1nk (The Words One Lives By) Knowledge Hub The A k\u00e1a kududziteeyi yoo x\u2019at\u00e1nk 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\u2019akhu Tl\u00e8n Conservancy, a TRT-created nonprofit, and guided by a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-588","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Words One Lives By Knowledge Hub - Braiding Knowledges Canada<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/en\/the-words-one-lives-by-knowledge-hub\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Words One Lives By Knowledge Hub - Braiding Knowledges Canada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A k\u00e1a kududziteeyi yoo x\u2019at\u00e1nk (The Words One Lives By) Knowledge Hub The A k\u00e1a kududziteeyi yoo x\u2019at\u00e1nk Knowledge Hub is devoted to revitalizing and applying the traditional laws of the Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRT) to benefit All Our Relations. 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