How to Use Tlingit in a Sentence

Tlingit

noun
  • The untouched wilderness is home to a rich Tlingit culture, plus plenty of wildlife—from bald eagles to whales.
    — Maridel Reyes, Women's Health, 2023-06-06
  • In Tlingit culture, the story of how the world came to see light starts with a willful bird whose ability to shape-shift shakes up the status quo.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 2024-11-08
  • The piece is dedicated to Hope’s mother, the renowned Tlingit weaver Clarissa Rizal, who taught her the craft.
    — Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 2023-07-03
  • The last brain to be returned was sent to a Tlingit family in Sitka, Alaska, in 2007.
    — Claire Healy, Washington Post, 2023-09-08
  • In Southeast Alaska, the Tlingit people throw salmon bones back to their home river as a gesture of reciprocity, in the hopes that the salmon will come back.
    — Diana Saverin, Longreads, 2024-07-25
  • There is no known evidence of its use against Alaska Natives, particularly local Tlingit.
    — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 2023-06-25
  • In a warehouse-sized gallery, Galanin (b. 1978; Tlingit/Unangax̂) has suspended an oversized Tlingít box drum.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 2025-05-25
  • The fact that it’s owned by a family of Tlingit heritage means travelers get a unique connection to local communities while experiencing the beauty of the country’s most remote state.
    — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 2023-09-05
  • The Tlingit version contends the boat's crew, which included Tlingit members, likely remained with the vessel out of respect, planning to attend the funeral, and that no hostages were taken.
    — CBS News, 2024-10-26
  • He is known for work that fuses traditional Tlingit and contemporary practices and motifs in order to critique colonialism and elevate Indigenous culture.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 2024-12-19
  • Supermoons have featured prominently in history, with the Haida and Tlingit tribes of Alaska dubbing the July moon the salmon moon to mark the rise in salmon migration during the season.
    — Jon Brown, Fox News, 2023-07-02
  • Other names for the Sturgeon Moon include the Corn Moon (Algonquin and Ojibwe people), the Harvest Moon (Dakota people), and the Mountain Shadows Moon (Tlingit people of the Pacific Northwest), the Old Farmer’s Almanac said.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025

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