I live and write on Lingít Aaní, and gratefully acknowledge the past, present and future caretakers of this beautiful place, the Jilkaat Kwaan and Jilkoot Kwaan.

“As I grew older, I realized I only had questions. For a long time this made me feel vulnerable and afraid, and then suddenly, as though I’d reached a kind of emotional puberty, it made me feel vulnerable and comfortable.” – Anna Quindlen