Tlingit
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The Tlingit or Lingít are an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Tlingit people are Alaska Natives and First Nations in Canada. They speak the Tlingit language, a Na-Den
Chief Anotklosh of the Taku Tribe, wearing a Chilkat blanket, Juneau, Alaska, c. 1913
Tlingit twined basket tray, late 19th c., spruce root, sea lyme-grass, pigment, Cleveland Museum of Art
Hoonah, Alaska, a traditional Tlingit village near Glacier Bay, home of the Xúnaa Ḵáawu
Kóok gaaw, box drum, late 19th century. Image is of a sea wolf (orca).
Alaska Natives
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Alaska Natives are the Indigenous peoples of Alaska in the United States. They encompass diverse cultural and linguistic groups, including Inupiat, Aleut, Yupik peoples, and American Indians such as t
Tlingit
…The Tlingit or Lingít ( KLING-kit, TLING-kit) are an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Tlingit people are Alaska Natives and First Nations in Canada. They speak the Tlingit language, a Na-Dene language. The Tlingit have a matrilineal kinship system, with children born…
Alaskan Yup'ik Native dancer performing in Fairbanks (2013)
Alaska Native Languages
Yupik mother and child, Nunivak Island, c. 1929; photographed by Edward S. Curtis.
Metlakahtla brass band