Frog Sitting in the Sun Dog Aura
Page 1 Department of Education Grant Award 84.356A Aan Yatx’u Saani Deiyi, Noble Peoples Path Xíxch´ ká Gágaan Keili The Frog Sitting in the Sun Dog Aura By: Kingeisti, David Katzeek Introduction From within regal ancient tribal rain forest lands of Southeast Alaska and during Alaska Gold Rush c. 1880 days and setting along the resourceful 52 mile Chilkat River valley, resided a quiet remote Tlingit village of Klukwan. The Gaanaxteidí clan of that village was in the process of building a new tribal family-ceremonial longhouse. This village clan house would become a fortunate home of ‘The Frog Sitting In The Sun Dog Aura’ drama. It comes to us today through the arts, songs, dance and oral traditions of the Chilkat-Tlingit’s. In these bold country tribal lands, the Tlingit society excelled in two national icons of the Eagle and the Raven crests along with their respective clans. The Gaanaxteidí, Gaanax.ádi,…
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