Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center
Built near Klukwan, a Native village 23 miles up the road from Haines, this site offers visitors the chance to learn more about Tlingit culture, language, and ongoing traditions. Visit the site's Clan House, built using traditional methods; find out about traditional Native art forms, including wood carving and the distinctive Chilkat weavings, still being created today by a small number of skilled artists; see the process for smoking salmon; and much more.
