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tlinkit

tlinkit


  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tlinkit  \Tlin"kit\,  n.  pl 
  The  Indians  of  a  seafaring  group  of  tribes  of  southern  Alaska 
  comprising  the  Koluschan  stock.  Previous  to  deterioration 
  from  contact  with  the  whites  they  were  the  foremost  traders 
  of  the  northwest.  They  built  substantial  houses  of  cedar 
  adorned  with  totem  poles,  and  were  expert  stone  carvers  and 
  copper  workers.  Slavery,  the  potlatch,  and  the  use  of  immense 
  labrets  were  characteristic.  Many  now  work  in  the  salmon 
  industry.