essay

The Inland Tlingit

Asia and North America : transpacific contacts, assembled by Marian W. Smith (9)Published In 1953 • Pages: 47-52

By: McClellan, Catherine.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article discusses three bands of inland Tlingit: the Tagish, Atlin, and Teslin. Comparisons are made between these groups and their coastal relatives. Information is also given on contacts with adjoinding cultures.
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Tlingit
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1997
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Northwest Coast and California
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
James Leary ; 1958
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1948-1951
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Tagish, Atlin, and Teslin Tlingit; Alaska, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Catherine McClellan
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
43010647
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Tlingit Indians