INFORMATION ABOUT THE TLINGLIT TRIBE

FOOD

• Fishing from their canoes they eat salmon.
• They hunted deer and mountain goats.
• They gathered big seaweed and shellfish.

CLOTHING

• The men usually wore only breech clothes.
• The women only wore short skirts made of ceder bark.

HOMES

• Tlingit people have unusual homes.
• The homes have bark roofs.
• Tlingit homes are about 100 feet long.
• 50 people can live in one home at a time.

CULTURE

• Tlingit culture is very multifaceted and very complex.
• Northwest Pacific coast people have access to riches
• In Tlinglit culture a very heavy emphasis is placed upon family.
• Wealth and economic power are important indicators of Tlingit Culture.

GEOGRAPHY

• The Tlingit Indians are original people of the Pacific Northwest coast.
• They live in Southern Alaska, British Columbia and the Yukon, Canada.
• The Tlingits are also Canadian citizens and must obey Canadian law.
• The greatest territory extended from the Portland Canal to Alaska.