Bill Wilson, Jr. Collection

Bill Wilson, Jr. served in the U.S. Army from 1963-1965.

Bill J. Wilson, Sr. was a fisherman, hunter, gatherer, trapper, boxer and a renowned jewelry maker.

Bill's Tlingit name was Ya Ka Na Ook and he belonged to the Chookaneidi Brown Bear clan.

Elsie's Tlingit name was Shoo Wu and she belonged to the Kach.adi, Land Otter clan. She is wearing Wooshkeetaan regalia, her father's people.