Atlin Tlingit Economic Limited Partnership - page 3

By Anna Guy
E
very scene could be a
postcard: mountains,
glacier-fed
lakes,
sunsets with the shade of pink
that you can only find on Cana-
da’s West coast, picturesque
forests. Atlin, BC, is a special
place inNorthwestern BC, close
to the Yukon border, and 75
kilometres away from Juneau,
Alaska. A small community
of about 400 people, Atlin is
home to the Taku River Tlingit
First Nation, whose territory
covers over 40,000 square
kilometres and includes what
is now known as British Colum-
bia, Yukon and Alaska.
“Our Territory contains high
mountains, expansive forests
rich with wildlife and salmon
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