 Tlingit Tribes, Clans and Clan
Houses
"…a name once given (to a clan house) survive(s) the
mere structure." George Emmons, 1916
Sheey At'iká (a.k.a. Sheet'ká) Kwáan:
Sitka
Outside Edge of a
Branch Tribe
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Raven Moiety
- Kiks.ádi
- At.uwaxiji Hít
- (Strong House)
- Gagaan Hít (Sun
H.)
- Kaxátjaa Hít
- (Jumping Herring H.)
- Noowtu Hít
- (Inside The Fort House)
- Noow Daganyaa Hít
- (Outside The Fort House)
- S'é Hít (Clay
House)
- Shdéen Hít
- (Steel House)
- Tináa Hít
- (Copper Shield House)
- X'aaká Hít
- (Point House)
- Watineidí
- Koosk'eidí
- Xaas Hít (Cow H.)
- L'uknax.ádi
- Daginaa Hít
- (Out In The Ocean Salmon Box
House)
- Kuta Hít (Sleep
House)
- L'ook Hít Tlein
- (Big Coho House)
- L'ook Hít Yádi
- (Small Coho House)
- Shgat.aayi Hít
- (House Named For Creek Near
Yakutat)
- Taan Hít
- (Sea Lion House)
- Xinaa Hít
- (House At The Lower End Of
Town)
- Xinaa Hít 2
- (House At The Lower End Of
Town)
- Xíxch'i Hít
- (Frog House)
- Yáay Hít (Whale
House)
- T'akdeintaan
- Danakoo Hít
- (Danakoo House)
- X'at'ka.aayí
- Kayaashka Hít
- (Platform House)
- L'ook Hít (Coho
H.)
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Wolf/Eagle Moiety
- Kaagwaantaan
- Aanyádi Hít
- (Nobility House)
- Eech Hít (Reef
House)
- Ch'áak' Hít (Eagle
H.)
- Ch'áak' Kúdi Hít
- (Eagle's Nest House)
- Ch'eet Hít (Murrelet
H.)
- Cháatl Hít (Halibut
H.)
- Déix X'awool Hít
- (House With Two Doors)
- Gayéis' Hít
(Iron House)
- Gooch Hít (Wolf
House)
- Kutxayanahá Hít
- (Star House)
- Heenka Hít
- (House On The Water)
- Xóots Hít
- (Brown Bear House)
- Kaawagaani Hít
- (Burned House)
- Kuháada Hít
- (Fish-Chasing Stick
House)
- Kookhittaan
- Tóos' Hít (Shark
House)
- Kóok Hít (Box
House)
- Kutis' Hít
- (Looking Out To Sea
House)
- Tl'aadein Hít
- (Standing Sideways House)
- Chookaneidí
- Xaatl Hít (Iceberg
House)
- Aan Eegayaak Hít
- (Iceberg On The Beach
House)
- Wooshkeetaan
- Noow Hít (Fort
House)
- X'ax'ahittaan
- X'ax'a Hít (Cliff
House)
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[An updated pdf version of the Tlingit Map (as of July
2003) is available here]
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Galyáx Kwáan:
Yakataga-Controller
Bay area
Salmon Stream
Tribe
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Xunaa Kwáan a.k.a. Káawu: Hoonah
Tribe or
People from the Direction of the Northwind
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S'awdaan Kwáan: Sumdum
Dungeness
Crab Town Tribe
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Takjik´aan Kwáan: Prince
of Wales
Coast Town Tribe
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Laaxaayík Kwáan: Yakutat
area
Near The Ice
People
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T'aaku Kwáan: Taku
Geese Flood
Upriver Tribe
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Xutsnoowú Kwáan: Angoon
Brown Bear
Fort, a.k.a.:
Xudzidaa Kwáan -
Burnt Wood Tribe
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Hinyaa Kwáan: Klawock
Tribe From
Across The Water
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Gunaaxoo Kwáan: Dry
Bay
Among The Athabascans
Tribe
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Deisleen Kwáan: Teslin
Big Sinew
Tribe
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Sheey At'iká (a.k.a. Sheet'ká) Kwáan: Sitka
Outside Edge
of a Branch Tribe
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Shtax'héen Kwáan: Wrangell
Bitter Water
Tribe
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Jilkaat Kwáan: Klukwan
Chilkat Tribe
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Áa Tlein Kwáan: Atlin
Big Lake
Tribe
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Keex' Kwáan: Kake
The Opening
of the Day (Dawn) Tribe
a.k.a. The Town That Never Sleeps
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Taant´a Kwáan: Ketchikan
Sea Lion
Tribe
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Jilkoot Kwáan: Haines
Chilkoot
Tribe
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Aak'w Kwáan: Auke
Bay
Small Lake Tribe
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Kooyu Kwáan: Kuiu
Island
Stomach Tribe
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Sanyaa Kwáan: Cape
Fox
Secure In Retreat,
Like A Fox In Its Den/Southeast Tribe
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This list of Tlingit tribes, clans and clan houses was compiled
and reconstructed by Andrew Hope, III. The list is by no means
final. It is a work in progress. The following sources were used
to develop the list:
- Unpublished "genealogical papers," by Louis
Shotridge (N.D.)
- The unpublished manuscript: "History of
Tlingit Tribes and Clans, by George Emmons (N.D.)
- The unpublished list of "Tlingit Tribe, Clan, and House Group
Names," by Jeff Leer (1985)
- Social Structure and Social Life of the Tlingit Alaskan, by
Ronald Olson (1976)
- Social Conditions, Beliefs, and Linguistic Relationship of
the Tlingit Indians, by John Swanton (1970)
- An unpublished list of Angoon clan houses by Lydia George (1967)
- My Old People Say, by Catherine McClellan (1975)
- Conversations Andrew Hope had with the following individuals,
some who have since passed into the spirit world: Harry Bremner
Sr., George Davis, Henry Davis, Sr., Nora Dauenhauer, Forrest
DeWitt, Sr., Albert Frank, Sr., Matthew Fred, Sr., Jimmie George,
Sr., Lydia George, Paul Jackson, Mark Jacobs, George James, George
Jim, Sr., George John, Sr., Andrew P. Johnson, William Nelson,
Sr., Charlie Olson, William Paul, Sr., Tom Ukas, Jimmy Williams,
Sr., Robert Zuboff
- Kake names were compiled by: Ruth Demmert, Mike Jackson, Dawn
Skee' Jackson and Topsy Johnson.
- The list was revised in July 1997 in Sitka by Tlingit Language
Workshop participants, including: Bessie Cooley, Lonnie Hotch,
Jennie Lindoff, Roby Littlefield, Nellie Lord, Ethel Makinen,
Al McKinley, Emma Sam, Esther Shea, Margaret Stevens, Carol Williams.
The Traditional Tlingit Map & Tribal
List Project
Administrative support: Sealaska Heritage Foundation, the Sitka
Tribe of Alaska, Alaska Native Brotherhood Camp 2, Alaska Federation
of Natives and the University of Alaska Southeast. Grant funding:
the National Science Foundation, Annenberg Foundation, Alaska Native
Programs/University of Alaska Fairbanks and Klukwan Heritage Foundation.
Research by Andrew Hope III
Produced by Peter Metcalfe
Graphic Design by Sue Kraft
Artwork by Mike A. Jackson
Proofreading by Richard & Nora Dauenhauer and Jeff Leer
Third Edition Revised © 2000 Tlingit Readers, Inc.
Revised Traditional Tlingit
Country map now available!
The Traditional Tlingit Map & Tribal List
is a project of the Sealaska Heritage Foundation, the Sitka Tribe
of Alaska, and the
Alaska Federation of Natives with grant funding provided by the
National Science Foundation. For information on obtaining a copy
of the map, contact:
Andy Hope, Southeast Regional Coordinator
Box 21681
Juneau, AK 99801
(907) 586-1690
email: andy@ankn.uaf.edu
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