Tlingit
The
Tlingit are a Alaska Native group and Canadian
First Nations people. The original name is
Lingit. The Lingit are a matrilineal society who developed a complex hunter-gatherer culture in the temperate rain forest along the Pacific coast. The anthropologists classify the language as
Athabascan. For centuries, outsiders have been impressed by the woodworking skill and the fine art in
totem poles and masks and the magnificent weaving.
George T. Emmons recorded cultural details at the end of the
19th century.
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