Lḵoot (Place of Abundance of Food)
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chilkoot_village.wavThis is the name given to the village that was on the Chilkoot River between the lake and the mouth of the river. This village was smaller than Tlákw.aan and Yandeist'akyé, possessing only eight houses and 120 inhabitants according to Petroff's 1880 census (though this number is bound to be an underestimate, and the population was likely much higher historically [13]). In the post-contact era Lkoot was ravaged by disease, damaged by landslides, and eventually abandoned, as people became consolidated in the larger settlement of Haines by the 1930s. [6]
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Ikaduwakaa and the Storyboard are part of the Doorways to the Past; Gateway to the Future project, cooperatively supported by the Chilkoot Indian Association, Haines Borough Public Library, and a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal agency that fosters innovation, leadership, and lifelong learning.
