Taku River Tlingit

E659638

Indigenous people Tlingit group

The Taku River Tlingit are an Indigenous Tlingit group traditionally inhabiting the Taku River region of northwestern British Columbia and southeastern Alaska, known for their rich cultural heritage, clan system, and deep connection to the river and its salmon.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Taku River Tlingit First Nation	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous people ⓘ Tlingit group ⓘ
associatedRiver	Taku River NERFINISHED ⓘ
cosmologyIncludes	respect for animal spirits ⓘ respect for salmon ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalEmphasis	protection of Taku River ecosystem ⓘ stewardship of salmon runs ⓘ
culturalHeritage	carving arts ⓘ ceremonial practices ⓘ clan crests ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ potlatch ceremonies ⓘ regalia ⓘ
culturalPractice	feasting and redistribution ⓘ seasonal salmon harvests ⓘ song and dance ⓘ storytelling ⓘ
culturalRegion	Northwest Coast Indigenous cultures NERFINISHED ⓘ
economyHistoricallyBasedOn	salmon ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf	Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasClanSystem	yes ⓘ
hasLanguage	Tlingit language ⓘ
hasTraditionalGovernance	clan leaders ⓘ hereditary leaders ⓘ
kinshipSystem	matrilineal descent ⓘ
languageFamily	Na-Dene languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Northwest Coast of North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ
partOf	Tlingit nation NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Inland Tlingit area NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedGroup	Coastal Tlingit NERFINISHED ⓘ Tagish NERFINISHED ⓘ
religionTraditionally	Tlingit spiritual beliefs ⓘ
socialOrganization	matrilineal clans ⓘ
spiritualConnectionTo	Taku River NERFINISHED ⓘ
subgroupOf	Tlingit people NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalFishingArea	Taku River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence	gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ
traditionalTerritory	Taku River region NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern British Columbia ⓘ southeastern Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ
uses	Tlingit clan crest system ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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Taku River → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Taku River Tlingit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Taku River Tlingit First Nation