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Benjamin Young
20:19 - 20:39
"It was Kasaan. They call it Old Kasaan now, but it was back at that time that people first moved to Kasaan."
“It was Kasaan. They call it Old Kasaan now, but it was back at that time that people first moved to Kasaan.”
- Speaker
- Benjamin Young
- Timestamp
- 20:19 – 20:39
- Source
- Sealaska Heritage Institute: Yaadaas Clan Crest with Benjamin K’uyáang Young | Sealaska Heriatge
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Prince of Wales Island
- Captured at
- August 13, 2026
From the transcript
It was there they buried the man. It is for him they named a small flowing creek, but she couldn't recall his name. Since then, they were— since then, when they dry their fish, they all moved to the place they found. It was Kasaan. They call it Old Kasaan now, but it was back at that time that people first moved to Kasaan.
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