Tlingit

North Americahunter-gatherers
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The Tlingit are Native Americans living in southeastern Alaska. The Tlingit continue to occupy many of their aboriginal village sites along the southeastern coast of Alaska. Many elders still speak the Tlingit language which belongs to the Na-Dene phylum. The Tlingit hunted, fished salmon, and gathered plants and shellfish. The Tlingit increasingly came to depend on income from fur trapping and an active arts and crafts trade. The Tlingit were stratified into three social classes and ranked within classes. Class and rank continue to remain important in village life. The Tlingit today work in business, industry, government, and the professions.

Identifier
Region
  • North America
Subregion
  • Northwest Coast and California
Subsistence Type
  • hunter-gatherers
Samples
Countries
  • United States
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