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Autore |
Edwards Erika |
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Titolo |
The people and culture of the Tlingit / / Erika Edwards and Raymond Bial |
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New York : , : Cavendish Square, , 2017 |
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�2017 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (128 pages) : color illustrations, map, portraits |
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Collana |
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First peoples of North America |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Tlingit Indians |
Tlingit Indians - Social life and customs |
Indians of North America - Alaska |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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A culture begins -- Journey from the sea -- Different groups --A culture of land and water --Creation origins of the Tlingit -- Building a civilization -- Kwans -- Tlingit dwellings and clan house living -- A society of moieties, clans, and nobility -- Crests -- Life in a Tlingit village -- Cycle of life -- Feeding a community -- Preparing food from the land and water -- Recipe -- Tlingit carving - how to dress like a Tlingit -- Traveling by canoe, trading -- Beliefs of the Tlingit -- The sacred -- Celebrating with potlatches - Tlingit religious beliefs - storytelling and legends -- Man and monster -- Overcoming hardships -- Tlingit hardship throughout history -- Changing way of life -- Preserving the Tlingit language -- The nation's presence now -- Alaska Native brotherhood and Alaska Native sisterhood -- The Tlingit Central Council -- The Sealaska Corporation -- Other tlingit organizations -- Celebrations -- Faces of the Tlingit -- William G. Demmet Jr. -- Katlian -- Elizabeth W. Peratrovich -- Shakes -- Rosita Worl =-- Chronology -- Glossary. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book discusses the origin of the Tlingit, their rituals, beliefs, and culture, and their importance in society today. |
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