Tsiis Tl'edze' Caegge

Tsiis Tl’edze’ Caegge is the Ahtna name for Chistochina, a community in the upper Copper River country. The Chistochina River joins the Copper from the east, below the mountain country used by Ahtna families for hunting and travel. Salmon ascending the Copper and its tributaries sustained fishing camps, while trails connected the basin with the upper Tanana and neighbouring regions. The Ahtna named the rivers, lakes and mountains of their homeland in great detail, preserving knowledge of the places through which they travelled.