Taku River Tlingit

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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.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people ⓘ
Tlingit group ⓘ
associatedRiver Taku River ⓘ
cosmologyIncludes respect for animal spirits ⓘ
respect for salmon ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
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 ⓘ
economyHistoricallyBasedOn salmon ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Canada ⓘ
United States ⓘ
hasClanSystem yes ⓘ
hasLanguage Tlingit language ⓘ
hasTraditionalGovernance clan leaders ⓘ
hereditary leaders ⓘ
kinshipSystem matrilineal descent ⓘ
languageFamily Na-Dene languages ⓘ
linked to: Na-Dene
locatedIn Northwest Coast of North America ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ
partOf Tlingit nation ⓘ
linked to: Tlingit people
region Inland Tlingit area ⓘ
relatedGroup Coastal Tlingit ⓘ
linked to: Tlingit people

Tagish ⓘ
religionTraditionally Tlingit spiritual beliefs ⓘ
socialOrganization matrilineal clans ⓘ
spiritualConnectionTo Taku River ⓘ
subgroupOf Tlingit people ⓘ
traditionalFishingArea Taku River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Taku River
traditionalSubsistence gathering ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
salmon fishing ⓘ
traditionalTerritory Taku River region ⓘ
linked to: Taku River

northwestern British Columbia ⓘ
southeastern Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Southeastern Alaska
uses Tlingit clan crest system ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Taku River → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Taku River Tlingit ⓘ
Taku River → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Taku River Tlingit First Nation ⓘ
linked to: Taku River Tlingit
Wrangell, Alaska → hasCulturalHeritage → Stikine Tlingit ⓘ
linked to: Taku River Tlingit