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have always lived on these sacred and wondrous lands and waters of Southeast Alaska as the original occupants

All Haida and Tlingit clans are organized into two major moieties: Eagle and Raven

have made a transition to a written, formal process to engage in foreign government relationships

Foreigners continue to attack our rights to self-government as sovereign nations, while continuing the decimation of the Tlingit and Haida population, our traditional homeland

waters remain our highways

commerce includes a monetary system, as well as a bartering system, for the exchange of goods and services

lingit Indians and the Haida are closely related in culture

groups usually consisted of over twenty clans

lived in three groups including the Yehl or Raven, Goch or Wolf, and Nehadi or Eagle

clans may have contained two or more villages which was further divided into house groups which contained a number of families

groups were given their status based on the wealth, character, and ancestors of their members

no village leaders and disputes were mediated by the clan heads

known for their elaborate ceremonies

commonly encountered explorers looking for the Northwest Passage

communities are located from just south of Ketchikan and are scattered northward across islands and mainland as far as the Icy Bay area

population at time of contact by Europeans is estimated to have been 15,000

Tlingit and Haida are almost always grouped together for statistical purposes

a total of 20,713 Tlingit and Haida, of which 16,771 are Tlingit