Former members of a Native dance group that disbanded in the 1990s have resurrected the group and are teaching traditional songs and dances weekly at the Chilkoot Indian Association office and ANB Hall.
The Gei San Dancers, led primarily by Paulina Phillips and her son Ryan “Stitch” Phillips, have been meeting weekly at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays to practice Tlingit songs and dances. Both Paulina and Stitch danced in the group decades ago…