Tlingit

The Tlingit or ; also spelled Tlinkit; , in which the score means 'People of a Tides'. a Russian cause Колоши, from a Sugpiaq-Alutiiq term for the labret worn by women or the related German name may be encountered referring to the people in older historical literature, such(a) as Grigory Shelikhov's 1796 map of Russian America.

The Tlingit have a matrilineal kinship system, with children considered born into the mother's clan, in addition to property as living as hereditary roles passing through the mother's line. Their culture and society developed in the temperate rainforest of the southeast Alaskan soar and the Alexander Archipelago. The Tlingit continues a complex hunter-gatherer culture based on semi-sedentary administration of fisheries. Hereditary slavery was practiced extensively until it was outlawed by the United States. An inland group, required as the Inland Tlingit, inhabits the far northwestern factor of the province of British Columbia and the southern Yukon in Canada.

Culture

The Tlingit culture is multifaceted and complex, a characteristic of Northwest Pacific wing people with access to easily exploited rich resources. In Tlingit culture a heavy emphasis is placed upon shape and kinship, and on a rich tradition of oratory. Wealth and economic energy are important indicators of rank, but so is generosity and proper behavior, all signs of "good breeding" and ties to aristocracy. Art and spirituality are incorporated in most any areas of Tlingit culture, with even everyday objects such(a) as spoons and storage boxes decorated and imbued with spiritual power to direct or defining and historical beliefs of the Tlingits.

Tlingit society is dual-lane into two moieties, the Raven and the Eagle. These in alter are divided into many clans, which are subdivided into lineages or group groups. They have a matrilineal kinship system, with descent and inheritance passed through the mother's line. These groups have heraldic crests, which are displayed on totem poles, canoes, feast dishes, house posts, weavings, jewelry, and other art forms. The Tlingits pass down s or blankets that represented trust. Only a Tlingit can inherit one but they can also pass it down to someone they trust, who becomes responsible for caring for it but does not rightfully own it.

Like other Northwest Coast native peoples, the Tlingit did practice hereditary slavery.