Waterbury (1987) explains the Tlingit’s food and its importance. Salmon is a traditional food of the Tlingit tribe and has a connection with the potlatch history. Sharing food for the gifts and/or feast are common practices. Each village has potlatch houses where seasonal food is preserved by smoking it in smokehouses or drying it by the wind or sun. Salmon can be cooked in multiple ways and preserved for these gatherings. Gathering and preserving food all year, each Tlingit clan feels a greater need to give away food in a potlatch then to hoard it in order to obtain recognition and
