The Chilkoot Indian Association (CIA) is looking into buying the Haines Borough’s Human Resources building, which currently houses the Chilkat Valley Preschool.

CIA tribal administrator Dave Berry said the tribe has kicked around the idea of buying the building for ages because of its connection to early education in the Native community.

  “It’s of sentimental value to this tribe… That’s the school the natives were allowed to go to. They weren’t allowed to associate…