Haa léelk'w has aaní saax'ú = Our grandparents' names on the land / edited by Thomas F. Thornton.

Includes bibliographical references.

A note to the reader / Harold P. Martin -- Foreword: People of the land / Rosita Worl -- Introduction / Thomas F. Thornton -- Yaakwdáat K̲wáan, G̲alyáx̲, and G̲unaax̲oo K̲wáan -- Xunnaa K̲áawu -- Jilk̲áat K̲wáan and Jilk̲oot K̲wáan -- Áak'w K̲wáan and T'aak̲ú K̲wáan -- Sheet'ká K̲wáan -- Xutsnoowú K̲wáan -- K̲éex̲' K̲wáan, Kooyú K̲wáan, and S'awdáan K̲wáan -- Shtax'héen K̲wáan -- Hinyaa K̲wáan -- Taant'a K̲wáan and Sanyaa K̲wáan -- K'áyk'aanii.

Publisher description: Haa Leelk'w Has Aan' Saaxu / Our Grandparents' Names on the Land presents the results of a collaborative project with Native communities of Southeast Alaska to record indigenous geographic names. Documenting and analyzing more than 3,000 Tlingit, Haida, and other Native names on the land, it highlights their descriptive force and cultural significance. With community maps, tables, and photographs, this book will be invaluable for those seeking to understand Alaska Native geographic perspectives. As Tlingits from the Hoonah Indian Association explain in the book: "Long before Russian, French, Spanish, and British explorers mapped and named the mountains and bays of the Huna Tlingit homeland, we identified special places in our own vibrant, descriptive ways. Tlingit place names reflect important natural resources, ancestral stories, sacred places, and major geological and historic events. Our place names describe more than just inanimate locations for we perceive the mountains, glaciers, and streams to be as alive and aware as ourselves. Rather, they capture the history, emotions, and stories of our enduring relationship with a living, evolving landscape."

Texts in Tlingit are translated into English.