Yeilxaak

Yeilxaak, also spelled as Yeilxáak and sometimes known as Ilkhak, was a powerful chief of the Chilkat Tlingit at Klukwan. He is the earliest chief of Klukwan to have been encountered by Europeans.[1]

Family

In Cora Benson's genealogy, Yeilxaak was the son of K'uxshóo I and Yeidukdatán. His two sisters were Nuwuteiyi and Kaaguneteen. After his death, Yeilxaak was succeeded as the chief of Klukwan first by his nephew Xetsuwu, the son of Nuwuteiyi, and later by his other nephew Shkeedlakáa, the son of Kaaguneteen.[1]

References
  1. Harkin, Michael E.; Kan, Sergei; Mauze, Marie (December 1, 2004). Coming to Shore: Northwest Coast Ethnology, Traditions, and Visions. Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press. p. 133 - 134. ISBN 0803282966.
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