| Summary: | Caption with image: Raven Screen inside the Yelk-Nu house at Port Chilkoot. The pole at the left depicts the story of Raven looking for evil in the world and eventually only seeing his own reflection in the waters of a still pond. At the right is a figure pole symbolic of the clans under the Raven phratry-- Beaver at the top, Hawk in the center, and Frog at the bottom. Clifford 527 This clan house is on the grounds of Fort William H. Seward, formerly also known as Chilkoot Barracks. The fort was deactivated shortly after 1945 when it was purchased by the Port Chilkoot Company, comprised of a group of World War II veterans. One of the investors was Carl Heinmiller, who founded Alaska Indian Arts, Inc. in the mid-1950's, which was intended to preserve the art of the Tlingit people. The fort's hospital became the Alaska Indian Arts Center and was located on the parade grounds in an area known as "Totem Village." The clan house was meant to recreate a Chilkat tribal community house and hosted cultural events such as dance performances. Port Chilkoot was incorporated as a city in 1956. In 1970, Port Chilkoot merged with Haines to form one municipal area.
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