1
plural Tlingit or Tlingits
: a member of a group of First Nations peoples of the islands and coast of southern Alaska
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: the language of the Tlingit peoples
Tlingit
adjective
Examples of Tlingit in a Sentence
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The Post’s story on the Tlingit efforts prompted interest from Alaska Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both Republicans, and Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat and chairman of the Senate’s Committee on Indian Affairs.
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Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024
Inside the institute, treasures abound, including clan regalia, a massive house-front painted and carved by Tsimshian artist David A. Boxley, and the world's largest glass house screen by Tlingit artist Preston Singletary.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 25 Mar. 2024
An Alaska Native Tlingit tribal member, Kate Nelson is an award-winning writer and editor living in Minneapolis.
—Kate Nelson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2023
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, a member of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, will speak on May 11 to honor the center’s decades of service to the community.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
Kate Nelson An Alaska Native Tlingit tribal member, Kate Nelson is an award-winning writer and editor living in Minneapolis.
—Kate Nelson, ELLE, 1 Aug. 2023
Learn, too, about Tlingit Indigenous Alaskans who reside in nearby Hoonah, Alaska’s largest such settlement.
—Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2024
The last brain to be returned was sent to a Tlingit family in Sitka, Alaska, in 2007.
—Claire Healy, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
Lance Twitchell, a professor out of Alaska brought us his series, Tongue Unbroken, which highlights his work as a member of the Tlingit tribe to preserve their native language.
—Goldie Chan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024
Inside the institute, treasures abound, including clan regalia, a massive house-front painted and carved by Tsimshian artist David A. Boxley, and the world's largest glass house screen by Tlingit artist Preston Singletary.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 25 Mar. 2024
An Alaska Native Tlingit tribal member, Kate Nelson is an award-winning writer and editor living in Minneapolis.
—Kate Nelson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2023
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, a member of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, will speak on May 11 to honor the center’s decades of service to the community.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
Kate Nelson An Alaska Native Tlingit tribal member, Kate Nelson is an award-winning writer and editor living in Minneapolis.
—Kate Nelson, ELLE, 1 Aug. 2023
Learn, too, about Tlingit Indigenous Alaskans who reside in nearby Hoonah, Alaska’s largest such settlement.
—Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2024
The last brain to be returned was sent to a Tlingit family in Sitka, Alaska, in 2007.
—Claire Healy, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
Lance Twitchell, a professor out of Alaska brought us his series, Tongue Unbroken, which highlights his work as a member of the Tlingit tribe to preserve their native language.
—Goldie Chan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
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“Tlingit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tlingit. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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