Tlingit

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tlingit

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Native_American_tribe gptkb:ethnic_group Indigenous people language family
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Athapascan_language gptkb:Kwakiutl gptkb:Athabaskan–Eyak–Tlingit
gptkbp:alternativeName	Alaska_Native_people Athabaskan_language Inuvialuk Kwakwaka'wakw Tlingit_clan Tlingit_mythology Tlingit_people Tlingit_tribe Tsimshian Tsimshian_tribe
gptkbp:artworkBy	wood basket weaving mask making
gptkbp:autonym	gptkb:Lingít the people
gptkbp:ceremonies	potlatch
gptkbp:clan	gptkb:bird gptkb:lion gptkb:Raven gptkb:Killer_Whale Yes matrilineal
gptkbp:colonialImpact	Potlatch ban
gptkbp:containsCommunity	gptkb:Gitxaala gptkb:Kitselas gptkb:Kitsumkalum gptkb:Gitga'at gptkb:Hartley_Bay gptkb:Kitkatla gptkb:Lax_Kw'alaams gptkb:Metlakatla,_Alaska gptkb:Prince_Rupert,_British_Columbia
gptkbp:containsSettlement	gptkb:Kitselas gptkb:Kitsumkalum gptkb:Gitga'at gptkb:Hartley_Bay gptkb:Kitkatla gptkb:Lax_Kw'alaams gptkb:Metlakatla,_Alaska gptkb:Prince_Rupert,_British_Columbia
gptkbp:culturalPractice	potlatch matrilineal clans totem pole carving
gptkbp:culture	gptkb:Potlatch_ceremony
gptkbp:economy	gptkb:hunting gptkb:gathering fishing
gptkbp:endangeredStatus	many languages endangered
gptkbp:ethnonym	gptkb:Tlingit gptkb:Ts’msyen Tsimpshean
gptkbp:federallyRecognizedBand	gptkb:Alert_Bay gptkb:Fort_Rupert gptkb:Gilford_Island gptkb:Kingcome_Inlet
gptkbp:federallyRecognizedTribe	gptkb:United_States gptkb:Central_Council_of_the_Tlingit_and_Haida_Indian_Tribes_of_Alaska gptkb:Metlakatla_Indian_Community gptkb:Sitka_Tribe_of_Alaska Yakutat Tlingit Tribe
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans	18th century Late 18th century
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:Flag_of_the_Central_Council_of_the_Tlingit_and_Haida_Indian_Tribes_of_Alaska
gptkbp:glottologCode	atha1245
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:Tsimshian_First_Nations
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Central_Council_of_the_Tlingit_and_Haida_Indian_Tribes_of_Alaska gptkb:Kwakiutl_District_Council band councils hereditary chiefs
gptkbp:hasSubgroup	gptkb:Eagle_moiety gptkb:Raven_moiety gptkb:Coast_Tsimshian gptkb:Southern_Tsimshian gptkb:Gitxsan gptkb:Nisga'a
gptkbp:historicalEvent	gptkb:Potlatch_ban_(1884–1951)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Tlingit
gptkbp:inhabitedBy	gptkb:Inuvialuit_Settlement_Region
gptkbp:ISO639-3	ath
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Kwakʼwala gptkb:Tlingit_language gptkb:Tsimshianic_languages
gptkbp:languageFamily	gptkb:Na-Dené
gptkbp:linguisticFeature	complex verb morphology tonal languages (in some branches)
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Alaska gptkb:British_Columbia gptkb:Canada gptkb:Northwest_Territories gptkb:Nunavut gptkb:Yukon gptkb:Southeast_Alaska gptkb:Pacific_Northwest_Coast
gptkbp:mainClan	gptkb:bird gptkb:lion gptkb:Raven gptkb:Killer_Whale
gptkbp:mainLanguage	gptkb:Gitxsan gptkb:Nisga'a gptkb:Sm'algyax
gptkbp:member	Indigenous people
gptkbp:museum	gptkb:Canadian_Museum_of_History gptkb:U'mista_Cultural_Centre gptkb:Royal_BC_Museum
gptkbp:nativeTo	gptkb:Alaska gptkb:British_Columbia gptkb:Yukon gptkb:Southeast_Alaska gptkb:Pacific_Northwest_Coast
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality	gptkb:Athabaskan_peoples gptkb:Tsimshian_people gptkb:Eyak_people Haida people
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Relocation_to_Metlakatla,_Alaska_(1887) gptkb:Battle_of_Sitka Contact with Europeans (late 18th century)
gptkbp:notableFestival	gptkb:Potlatch
gptkbp:notableFor	marina complex clan system potlatch ceremonies
gptkbp:notableLanguage	gptkb:Apache_languages gptkb:Chipewyan gptkb:Gwich’in gptkb:Dena’ina gptkb:Navajo
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:William_Duncan
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Chief_Dan_Cranmer gptkb:Mungo_Martin gptkb:Nora_Marks_Dauenhauer gptkb:Walter_Soboleff gptkb:Willie_Seaweed gptkb:Elizabeth_Peratrovich gptkb:Odille_Morison gptkb:William_Beynon
gptkbp:notableTown	gptkb:Juneau gptkb:Ketchikan gptkb:Sitka gptkb:Wrangell gptkb:Yakutat gptkb:Alert_Bay gptkb:Fort_Rupert gptkb:Gilford_Island gptkb:Kingcome_Inlet gptkb:Kluckwan gptkb:Klukwan gptkb:Angoon gptkb:Hoonah gptkb:Kake
gptkbp:numberOfIssues	Cultural preservation Land rights Language revitalization
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers	over 200,000
gptkbp:population	approximately 10,000 ~16,000 about 16,000 approximately 16,000 approx. 5,500
gptkbp:recognizedBy	gptkb:Government_of_India gptkb:United_States_government
gptkbp:region	gptkb:British_Columbia gptkb:North_America gptkb:Yukon gptkb:Southeast_Alaska
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup	gptkb:Tsimshian_people gptkb:Eyak_people gptkb:Eyak gptkb:Haida gptkb:Tlingit Haida people
gptkbp:relatedGroup	gptkb:Coast_Salish gptkb:Eyak gptkb:Haida gptkb:Nuu-chah-nulth gptkb:Tlingit gptkb:Gitxsan gptkb:Nisga'a
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Eyak_language gptkb:Tlingit_language Indigenous people
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity gptkb:Tlingit_animism mythology Traditional beliefs Animism
gptkbp:socialStructure	matrilineal
gptkbp:spokenIn	gptkb:Alaska gptkb:Canada gptkb:Inuvialuktun gptkb:Southwestern_United_States gptkb:United_States gptkb:Western_Canada
gptkbp:style	gptkb:embroidery wood Totem poles weaving basket weaving mask making Masks chilkat weaving formline art
gptkbp:subfamily	gptkb:Pacific_Coast_Athabaskan gptkb:Southern_Athabaskan gptkb:Northern_Athabaskan
gptkbp:subsistence	gptkb:hunting Fishing salmon fishing Gathering berry picking seal hunting
gptkbp:totem	gptkb:bird gptkb:deer gptkb:lion gptkb:Raven
gptkbp:traditionalCraft	wood basket weaving chilkat weaving
gptkbp:traditionalDress	button blanket chilkat robe cedar bark hat
gptkbp:traditionalDwelling	gptkb:Big_House plank house
gptkbp:traditionalEconomy	gptkb:hunting gptkb:gathering fishing
gptkbp:traditionalTerritory	gptkb:Douglas_Channel gptkb:Tongass_National_Forest gptkb:Mainland_British_Columbia_coast gptkb:Northern_Vancouver_Island gptkb:Alexander_Archipelago gptkb:Nass_River gptkb:Skeena_River gptkb:Coast_of_British_Columbia
gptkbp:treaty	gptkb:Nisga'a_Treaty
gptkbp:tribe	gptkb:Athabaskan gptkb:Eyak gptkb:Haida gptkb:Tlingit
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus	endangered language
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	No Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve (shared heritage)
gptkbp:writingSystem	gptkb:Latin_script
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:First_Salmon_Ceremony gptkb:Pacific_Northwest_Native_American_cuisine gptkb:Alaska gptkb:Native_American_tribe gptkb:marina
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4