Editing Tlingit (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Tlingit totem pole.png|thumb|A Tlingit totem pole in [[Ketchikan, Alaska|Ketchikan]] {{Circa|1901}}]]
[[File:Two Tlingit girls, Tsacotna and Natsanitna, wearing noserings, near Copper River, Alaska, 1903 - NARA - 524404.jpg|thumb|left|Two Tlingit girls, near [[Copper River (Alaska)]], 1903. Photograph taken by the [[Miles Brothers]]]]
{{Main|Culture of the Tlingit}}
The Tlingit culture is multifaceted and complex, a characteristic of Northwest Pacific Coast people with access to easily exploited rich resources. In Tlingit culture a heavy emphasis is placed upon family and kinship, and on a rich oratory tradition. Wealth and economic power are important indicators of rank, but so is generosity and proper behavior, all signs of "good breeding" and ties to aristocracy. Art and spirituality are incorporated in nearly all areas of Tlingit culture, with even everyday objects such as spoons and storage boxes decorated and imbued with spiritual power and historical beliefs of the Tlingits.

Tlingit society is divided into two [[Moiety (kinship)|moieties]], the Raven and the Eagle.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chandonnet |first=Ann |title=Alaska's Native Peoples |publisher=Arctic Circle Enterprises |year=2013 |isbn=1-933837-14-4 |location=Anchorage |page=20}}</ref> These in turn are divided into numerous [[clans]], which are subdivided into lineages or house groups. They have a matrilineal kinship system, with descent and inheritance passed through the mother's line. These groups have heraldic crests, which are displayed on [[totem pole]]s, [[canoe]]s, feast dishes, house posts, weavings, jewelry, and other art forms.<ref name=p210/> The Tlingits pass down {{Lang|tli|at.oow}}''{{Not a typo|(s)}}'' or blankets that represented trust. Only a Tlingit can inherit one but they can also pass it down to someone they trust, who becomes responsible for caring for it but does not rightfully own it.

Like other Northwest Coast native peoples, the Tlingit did practice [[Slavery among Native Americans in the United States|hereditary slavery]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NEWS_Blog_Slavery_QA {{!}} Sealaska Heritage |url=https://www.sealaskaheritage.org/node/553 |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=www.sealaskaheritage.org}}</ref>