³I believe the contemporary global political-economic dynamics, may be the force undermine the Tlingit traditional. As Fish has a symbolic meaning to the Tlingit culture, in the process of industrial agriculture development, fisherman no longer has control of their production, in the Video, Cory said they were restricted to how many fish they can catch, and the result of limitation was not enough to feed their people. When the Tlingit lost their right in fishing, the natives have no alternative option but to find other ways to survive. They have to work in different type of jobs, jobs they were not trained, educated to be. While some thought to adapt into western culture as best interests, there are many persistent to the new changes.
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However, to Cory, to practicing Tlingit fishing, Smoking Salmons were not only important to him and his culture traditions, but it was also a reminder of what his culture has lost. To Cory, it was his childhood, his family traditions, and whom he wishes to be. He wants to teach his young nephew how to fish in the Tlingit way, and passed on the Tlingit culture into the next
However, to Cory, to practicing Tlingit fishing, Smoking Salmons were not only important to him and his culture traditions, but it was also a reminder of what his culture has lost. To Cory, it was his childhood, his family traditions, and whom he wishes to be. He wants to teach his young nephew how to fish in the Tlingit way, and passed on the Tlingit culture into the next