Having a keen appreciation of the advantages of their position for trade, the Taku held possession of the main river in the area that is now Juneau and compelled the natives of the interior territories to use them as middle-men, instead of allowing trade directly with the white settlers.
The Taku had a keen awareness of the advantages they held in terms of trade and therefore dominated the main river in the area that is now Juneau. They compelled the indigenous people from the interior regions to function as middlemen, instead of permitting them to engage directly with European-American traders.