Tlingit Essays

The Northwest Coast Indians are believed to have begun living on the west coast area of what we now know as Alaska, Washington State, Oregon, California, and British Columbia, Canada over 10,000 years ago. The Bella Coola, Haida, Nootka, and Tlingit are just a few of the tribes that make up the Northwest Coast Indians who were known as the richest Native American’s due to the large quantity of natural resources that were available to them in this region. Living along the coast, there was so much

The Haida, Inuit and Sioux Everyone has similarities and differences even if they look just alike. Although there are many things that are different about people there are also many similarities. The Haida, Inuit and Sioux are great examples of pros and cons because they all have to find other ways to hunt for food and gather supplies because unlike us they don’t all have grocery stores to go and get their supplies at. Even though there are similarities there are many differences to. Alike Here

Totem poles are wooden poles in which symbolic figures have been painted or carved into them. The symbols on totem poles can have an abundance of various meanings; the symbols on the totem pole I have created is a visual representation of events and parts of my life that had and have substantially impacted me. My first symbol, a baby deer, represents entering sixth grade. Transitioning from a fairly small school to a larger one and having more than one teacher and class was a drastic change for

The Tlingit of today are putting into action talking about their boarding school experiences in the 1800s in order to heal themselves and generations’ still suffering from it. The nonprofit local urban Native Corporation is using the stories to create a curriculum for K-12 about the impacts of colonialism on the Tlingit people. As I discussed in one of my previous blogs, from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s, the federal government split up families and forced the Native children into boarding schools

Criminalization affected the rights of Alaska Natives such as the Tlingit much as it did the Indians in Canada and the lower United States. Sovereignty, fishing and hunting rights for subsistence, and the allowance of potlatches were especially prevalent. An 1872 Alaska court ruling gave Natives the same rights as non-Indians but didn’t recognize Native legal or political institutions. The sovereignty of Alaskan Native tribes was not recognized so the state asserted their own sovereignty and, defying

In the lore of Tlingit, Haida and other northern Native Americans a raven was both a trickster spirit and the creator of the world. The most interesting story about the raven in Tlingit folklore is the one concerning his responsibility for placement of the Sun in the sky. The story starts with Naas-sháki Shaan – The Old Man, who was very rich. Among his riches were three legendary boxes. One contained the stars, other contained the moon, and in the third was the sun. The raven decided to steal the

practices of the Tlingit and Navajo people were similar in that their religions wasn’t like western religion, such as the organization, expansion, high priests or leaders. Both people groups’ beliefs were centered around spirituality, maintaining balance, and respecting all spirits, which is in all living things. They also had similar responses to witchcraft that was suspected within their communities. When people became ill, it was believed to be the result of witchcraft. The Tlingit would have a shaman

The tribes that were included in this were the Tlingit, Tsimshian, Haida, and more! The Tlingit still make totem poles often and have kept their traditions alive for years and hopefully will for the years to come. “Today, the Tlingit people have kept the tradition of totem pole carving alive by replicating decaying old poles and raising new poles that will portray important events to their

Circle Justice is a Native American form of justice, that seeks to heal instead of the regular punishment ways. In it volunteers from around the community help sentence offenders and help them lead better lives and live better. As portrayed in the novel "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen. Another name for this type of justice is restorative justice. Although it originated in Canada, it is mostly practiced in some Midwestern states found in the United States, but mostly Minnesota. Circle Justice

experiences that ultimately change his whole mindset. He commits the crime of beating up a fellow peer, then is banished to an island as a punishment for his actions by the Circle Justice; a committee that serves as an alternative form of justice in the Tlingit culture. He then faces difficult and even deadly challenges. As a result of this experience, he changes from his ungovernable, supercilious ways as he comes to strong and sudden realizations of how wrong he was, and he learns how to be an honest and

The 1867, Treaty of Cession with the Russians, made clear that the inhabitants of Alaska "with the exception of uncivilized native tribes, shall be admitted to the enjoyment of all rights, advantages, immunities of citizens of the united states...", to be clearer, this meant the Alaskan natives did not get the same rights as a citizen did. The native people were not second class citizens. They weren't even citizens to Alaska, "The uncivilized tribes will be subject to such laws and regulations as

that is like a jury, but the punishment for your wrong doing is not so saver. At the end of the meeting the Jury decides to send Cole to Alaska. One of the Indian tribes called the Tlingit sent their young men there to learn to control their anger and have a clear mind. The Climax begins with Cole right as Edwin, a Tlingit elder, that helps with the banishment of Cole, leaves on his boat. Shortly after Cole find some matches and burns all the supplies the contained food and blankets, and the shelter

memorial pole, on the other hand, were worshiped and honored. The people who carved the totem poles became very wealthy because it took a year or more to finish. They were usually made of red cedar because the wood is very easy to carve (Liptak 55). “ A Tlingit might spend years gathering pelts, blankets, and weapons, then give them all up in a feast, called a potlatch,

Anthropology is the study of people and is unique as a discipline because the discipline focuses on holism. Students are taught to look at an issue holistically before figuring out how to solve the problem they are seeing. The discipline is composed of several separate: Cultural, Linguistics, Archeology, Biological/Physical, and Applied Anthropology and many anthropologists often select one of the five fields to study, but they are still able to connect their own individual study to other aspects

Show Indians “Buffalo Bill Cody was the perfect carrier of interest in the Indian” (Boehme, 1998:77). Over a thousand Native American performers appeared in Buffalo Bill 's Wild West Show, participating in historical event reenactments, horseback riding, and performing ceremonial dances. These performers often participated in reenactments that included attacks on settler 's cabins, stagecoaches, pony–express mail riders, and wagon trains. Among the historical reenactments were the Battle of Little

war and pestilence. To them the lights were the ghosts of their slain enemies who, restless for revenge, tried to rise up again. southern band with clouds by Jan Curtis Dancing Spirits The Salteaus Indians of eastern Canada and the Kwakiutl and Tlingit of Southeastern Alaska interpreted the northern lights as the dancing of human spirits. The Eskimos who lived on the lower Yukon River believed that the aurora was the dance of animal spirits, especially those of deer, seals, salmon and beluga. uniform

Traditionally boys made totems. Famous carvers such as Charles Edenshaw, Mungo Martin, and Tony Hunt although are some of the most well known pole carvers these. There are some tribes unto which carved totems. Here are some of those tribes The Tlingit tribe, The Haida tribe, The Bella Coola tribe, The Chinook tribe, The Tsimshian tribe, and the Coast Salish are some of the native american tribes who carve these magnificent symbols. All the totem pole stand for something whether it feeling and emotions

change has been around far before empirical evidence could create tools to identify the changes that lead to climate change. If climate change is the process of industrialization influencing trends in the environment, then stories of Athapaskan and Tlingit elders are clear definitions of climate change. Even though Julie references climate change

art, and music. Potlatch is also a way of reaffirming cultural identity and pride. Evidence: According to The Canadian Encyclopedia, "Potlatch is a central institution in many Indigenous cultures, including those of the Northwest Coast, Haida, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Nuxálk (Bella Coola), Kwakwaka'wakw, Nuu-chah-nulth, and Coast Salish peoples" ("Potlatch," The Canadian Encyclopedia). Explanation: Potlatch is more than just a ceremony, it is a way of life for many Indigenous communities in British

At the time of the first incursions of the Russian colonists, it is believed that the Alaskan populations didn’t know much about the surrounding areas and cultures. The native population was not aware that there were ships capable of sailing across the seas, nor did they know about the shape of North America, or how its location related to the rest of the world. This cultural isolation proved both beneficial and catastrophic upon the European arrival. While it served as a bastion of cultural preservation