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plural Tlingit or Tlingits
: a member of a group of First Nations peoples of the islands and coast of southern Alaska
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: the language of the Tlingit peoples
Tlingit
adjective
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During the following decades, Russians engaged in constant conflict with Alaskan Natives, especially the Tlingit.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
The artist who created it, Nicholas Galanin is Tlingit and Unangax from Sitka, Alaska.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
In Tlingit culture, the story of how the world came to see light starts with a willful bird whose ability to shape-shift shakes up the status quo.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2024
According to the Naval Heritage and History Command, accounts from the time say members of the Tlingit tribe forced the whaling ship to shore and took multiple hostages from the crew, along with demanding a ransom of 200 blankets, prompting the call for help by local officials from the Navy.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
Ashley Sullivan Creative Kate Nelson, an Alaska Native Tlingit tribal member, is an award-winning writer and editor living in Minneapolis who regularly covers Indigenous travel experiences.
—Kate Nelson, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
The Tlingit version contends the boat's crew, which included Tlingit members, likely remained with the vessel out of respect, planning to attend the funeral, and that no hostages were taken.
—CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024
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Moon Myths from Around the World
Thompson’s favorite myth involving the moon is a creation story from the Tlingit people of the northwest coast of North America.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
Alternate names for the August full moon include flying up moon to the Cree, harvest moon to the Dakota, ricing moon to the Anishinaabe, the mountain shadows moon to the Tlingit, and the black cherries moon to the Assiniboine.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
The artist who created it, Nicholas Galanin is Tlingit and Unangax from Sitka, Alaska.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
In Tlingit culture, the story of how the world came to see light starts with a willful bird whose ability to shape-shift shakes up the status quo.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2024
According to the Naval Heritage and History Command, accounts from the time say members of the Tlingit tribe forced the whaling ship to shore and took multiple hostages from the crew, along with demanding a ransom of 200 blankets, prompting the call for help by local officials from the Navy.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
Ashley Sullivan Creative Kate Nelson, an Alaska Native Tlingit tribal member, is an award-winning writer and editor living in Minneapolis who regularly covers Indigenous travel experiences.
—Kate Nelson, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
The Tlingit version contends the boat's crew, which included Tlingit members, likely remained with the vessel out of respect, planning to attend the funeral, and that no hostages were taken.
—CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024
Read More: Ancient Humans and Their Early Depictions of the Cosmos
Moon Myths from Around the World
Thompson’s favorite myth involving the moon is a creation story from the Tlingit people of the northwest coast of North America.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
Alternate names for the August full moon include flying up moon to the Cree, harvest moon to the Dakota, ricing moon to the Anishinaabe, the mountain shadows moon to the Tlingit, and the black cherries moon to the Assiniboine.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Tlingit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tlingit. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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