The Taku River Tlingit First Nation hosted a three day celebration of Tlingit culture in Atlin, BC this weekend. One of the events was a salmon filet competition, which helped put food on the table for a feast the next day. The CBC's Meribeth Deen was there to catch all the action. | CBC Yukon

The Tlingit language, rich in metaphor and deep in meaning, encodes the history, life ways, stories, and traditions of the Huna Tlingit. Widely spoken into the mid-20th century, the Tlingit language began to fade during a painful era of western acculturation. Language revitalization is critical, today there are fewer than 60 living fluent speakers. Read more: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/tlingit-language-our-grandparents-language.htm Learn more about Tlingit heritage: https://www.nps.gov/loc

Gunalchéesh to the Lingít language speakers and teachers who came together in Juneau this week for the Living Languages gathering. In addition to hours in the classrooms, playing games and sharing stories, they also took the language to the water to sing traditional songs on a whale watching trip. We’re so grateful to everyone for the work they do to keep the Lingít language thriving in Southeast Alaska and beyond! | Tlingit & Haida