Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is the ancestral homeland of the Huna Tlingit clans who sustained themselves for centuries on the abundant resources of the land and sea. Although villages inside the Bay were overrun by the Little Ice Age glacial advance of the 1700's, the Huna Tlingit re-established numerous fish camps and several villages in Glacier Bay soon after glacial retreat. The Xunaa Shuká Hít (Huna Ancestors’ House), dedicated in 2016, memorializes the clan houses that once lined the shores of present day Bartlett Cove, now the site of National Park Service headquarters in Glacier Bay. The paths along Bartlett Cove and near the tribal house are filled with informative exhibits about the natural and cultural history of the park. After seeing the tribal house and totems, explore the surrounding area to see Tlingit tree carvings, a traditional dugout canoe, and read about how the Tlingit people have been and still are connected to this land. Image 1: The Raven (left) an...