S'awdáan Kwáan

S’awdáan lies among the steep, forested shores and glacial waters of the mainland coast east of Stephens Passage. Its Tlingit name is associated with the jade-like colour of the bay. The people of S’awdáan belonged to a coastal world of villages, fishing places and canoe routes, with clans holding names and ties to particular lands. Inland, glaciers descend through the mountains towards the narrow arms of the sea.