Kaakutkeich Yoo xat du wasaakw Tlingit tleina. Kwaash kikwaan naa aya xat Tiskw Hit dax. My name is Kai Monture. My clan is the Kwaashkikwaan. My house is the Owl house. My land is from Icy Bay ...

Descent is matrilineal -- meaning that children belong to their mother's moiety, clan and house. The Tlingit were formerly ranked into classes or a hierarchy ranging from those who were considered ...

and commits to fostering a positive relationship with all Tlingit peoples for the benefit of current and future generations,” Maj. Gen. Joseph Hilbert said to the clan leaders standing behind ...