Tlingit

The Tlingit (pronounced /ˈklink-it/ or /ˈklink-it/ in English; sometimes spelled Tlinkit) are an Indigenous people of northwestern America. Their name for themselves is Lingít "people" (pronounced [ɬɪŋkɪt]). The Russian name КО-ЛЮ-ЖИ (Koloshi) (from an Aleut term for the lower lip piercing) or the related German name Koulischen may be encountered in older historical literature, such as Shelikov's 1796 map of Russian America. The Tlingit are a mat... more

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