Tlingit
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- noun
- /ˈtlɪŋkɪt/
- Many Tlingits continue to practice their ancestral customs and celebrate their cultural heritage.
- Huna Tlingit
- Tlingits of Kake
- contemporary Tlingits
Examples
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In November 1987, I testified for the Tlingits in the Alaska Superior Court.
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The specters of these past cultural collisions still haunt the Tlingits today.
Academic text (2009) -
He was Russian and she was Tlingit, and back then you had to get approval from every member of the tribe before you got married.
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But this understanding does little to explain the support of the Tlingits themselves for such gestures.
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After the 1972 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, the Tlingits were forced to become involved in corporate America.
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The Tlingits are a reserved and private people, unaccustomed to asking or being asked questions.
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Moreover, I would argue that a codified legal system evolved among the Tlingits that, among many other cultural functions, delineated landownership among the clans.
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The Tlingits have rich traditions that include intricate storytelling and unique art forms.
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In the village, the Tlingits gather every year for a festival that showcases their vibrant dances and music.
Compounds
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A language spoken by the Tlingit people in southeastern Alaska and western Canada
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tlingit comes from the people’s own name Lingít, which means 'people' and is often understood as 'people of the tides' because they live by the sea. So Tlingit refers to the Indigenous community of southern Alaska known for their coastal, seafaring life.