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in Taku Harbor. This fort was built to take advantage of the trade route up and down the Taku River. With the establishment of the fort, the Taku people abandoned their traditional winter village and moved to the area around the fort. Although Fort Durham was abandoned by 1843 as unprofitable, the
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and compelled the natives of the interior territories to use them as middle-men, instead of allowing trade directly with the white settlers.
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Historic Preservation Program, Juneau History, City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska (Juneau Public Libraries, 2003)
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or "Geese Flood Upriver Tribe". The Taku traditionally lived along the northwestern coast of
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was discovered in Juneau. The Taku people then moved to the area around
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Resting place of several members of the Taku Indians' Raven Clan on
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Divisions and houses of the Clans or Moieties of the Taku people
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The main village of the Taku people was located up the
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Taku stayed in the area of the fort until 1880 when
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Index

Taku River Tlingit First Nation

Alaska
Tlingit
Tlingit
Alaska Native
Tlingit
their own language
North America
Alexander Archipelago
Alaska
Taku River
British Columbia

Juneau, Alaska
Douglas Island
Taku River
Canadian
British Columbia
Juneau
Hudson's Bay Company
Fort Durham
gold
Sheep Creek
Auke people
Map of Tʼaaḵu ḵwaan territories


"Background - Native Culture"
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