Tlingit

While the Tlingit have suffered through ethnic cleansing, Diaspora, and culture change, despite touching on all three I chose culture change for the main theme of this assignment. The origin of the Tlingit is unknown since they are different and have no relation to any of the other tribes. It is believed they came to southeast Alaska approximately 11,000 years ago. The Tlingit of Alaska consider the land now known as Glacier Bay National Park as their homeland. Unfortunately there have been…

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…

The Tlingit indians are the northernmost of the Northwest Indian Tribes. The Northwest Indian tribes, consist of the Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Kwakiutl, Bella Coola, Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka), Coast Salish, and Chinook tribes. They mostly live in northwest area of California, and Alaska. The Tlingit traditionally got much of their food by fishing, with salmon as the main food source. They also hunted seals and sea otters and gathered wild berries and roots. The Tlingit used cedar wood from…

The question you may be asking yourself is what is a Kushtaka? The Kushtaka, loosely translated to “land otter man,” by the Tlingit people of Southeastern Alaska, is a legendary shapeshifting creature that is endowed with supernatural powers, and lives in an uncharted rainforest. Kushtaka employs psychological tactics to subdue their victims, the Kushtaka is also said to have telekinetic powers and the ability to manipulate time and space, moving at mind-blowing speed from one position to the…

“ The Tlingit’s are known as Kolosh and are a Native American people that belong to the Southeastern coast and costal islands of Alaska ( History of the Tlingit Indians).” The Tlingit’s have many different religions, but the one they are very close to is the Haida religion. They have lived in 3 different groups including Yell or Raven, Goch or Wolf, and Nehadi or Eagle and had 18 different families which had the names of wolf, bear, eagle, whale, shark, porpoise, puffin, orca, goose, beaver, owl…

Several Tlingit artifacts are displayed, including a glass piece titled Raven Steals the Moon. It is a contemporary piece made in 2002 by Preston Singletary, a Tlingit artist. The glass is a two-toned contrast between red and black, and it represents a Tlingit story in the traditional style of their art. The story is that of Raven stealing the moon. In Tlingit culture, Raven is often a central character of their myths and legends, due to the fact one of the clans of Tlingit is the Raven Clan…

native cultural myths that I will be referencing are “The Mink Boy” which is an Alutiiq myth, “Salmon Girl” which is an Athabascan myth, “Sleeping Lady” which is an Athabascan myth, “The Eye of the Needle” which is a Yup’ik myth, “Keet” which is a Tlingit myth, and the Yup’ik origin myth. Many Alaskan native cultural groups share some of the same values, which are reflected in these myths. The cultural similarities between Native cultural groups as shown in myths are respect for animals,…

Historically, decorative drawings of heraldic dolphins and sea monsters were frequently used to illustrate maps, such as the Carta marina. This practice died away with the advent of modern cartography. Nevertheless, stories of sea monsters and eyewitness accounts which claim to have seen these beasts persist to this day. Such sightings are often cataloged and studied by folklorists and cryptozoologists. Sea serpent reported by Hans Egede, Bishop of Greenland, in 1734. Sea monster accounts are…

Response Paper One In this paper, I will respond to three topics that will include: “Alaska and Its People” by Maria SHAA TLAA Williams, The Aleuts of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska by Helen D. Corbert and Susanne W Swibold, as well as the video of Beautiful Journey by Demientieff and Williams, and closing with a summary of power point Alaska Native Perspectives Na Dena – Athabascan Peoples by Maria Williams. According to The Alaska Native Reader of your book, Alaska is one fifth the size of…

Alaska was a part of the Russian American colonial possessions, which endured from 1733 to 1867. Before Europeans entered the region, several indigenous groups occupied Alaska for thousands of years, including the Haida, Tsimshian people, and the Tlingit people. Located northwest of Canada, Alaska is well known for its mountains, forests, isolated villages, and diverse terrain. At roughly 663, 268 square miles, Alaska is the largest state on the basis of land area, and is sparsely inhabited.…