Essay On Tlingit Tribe
Tlingit Tribe The Tlingit tribe is a Native American tribe that is in a few locations across the world. They are in southeastern Alaska, British Columbia, and Yukon in Canada. But this is focusing on the tribe in southeastern Alaska. In Alaska they have Native villages. Alaska villages don’t have the same rights as other Indian nations that other US states do. The Tlingits belong to a group called the “Central Council of the Tlingit Indian Tribes of Alaska”.They handle tribal government of the Native villages. Also individual Tlingit villages have local councils that have control over their village resources. Almost all Tlingit people speak English today,but some Tlingit elders,still speak their own language called Tlingit language. It is a complicated language with sounds that don’t exist in English. One of the easiest to know
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Hunters used bows, arrows, and spears, they also used trappers with nets. In war, Tlingit men used their bows or fought with spears or war clubs. Some Tlingit warriors wore big armor made from wooden rods lashed together to protect themselves from archers.
The Tlingit Indians told many legends and fairy tales. It was very important to their culture. Also like crafts and arts, they make baskets and they also liked carving arts, including totem poles. Their clothes were weaved and had beautiful designs on most of their formal clothing.
So Tlingit people are very artistic and they also are very good hunters and fisherman.This is about how they live and there traditions and how they change.
Questions
1.What were all the weapons and ammo the Tlingits used to get there food? Cite from text evidence on the essay.
2. Why are the Tlingits changing their technology from canoes to cars? Cite text evidence from the essay.
3. Each of the groups had how many clans, and how many villages were in the clans? Cite from text evidence from the
Hunters used bows, arrows, and spears, they also used trappers with nets. In war, Tlingit men used their bows or fought with spears or war clubs. Some Tlingit warriors wore big armor made from wooden rods lashed together to protect themselves from archers.
The Tlingit Indians told many legends and fairy tales. It was very important to their culture. Also like crafts and arts, they make baskets and they also liked carving arts, including totem poles. Their clothes were weaved and had beautiful designs on most of their formal clothing.
So Tlingit people are very artistic and they also are very good hunters and fisherman.This is about how they live and there traditions and how they change.
Questions
1.What were all the weapons and ammo the Tlingits used to get there food? Cite from text evidence on the essay.
2. Why are the Tlingits changing their technology from canoes to cars? Cite text evidence from the essay.
3. Each of the groups had how many clans, and how many villages were in the clans? Cite from text evidence from the