Definition of Tlinkit
Tlin´kit
n. pl.
1.
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
.
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