The Tlingit IndiansBY: Hank Schmidt

Indian name: Honiahaka

Indian name meaning: Little Wolf

Picture of some wildlife in the Tlingit area

THE TLINGITS

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Journal Entry #1

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Journal Entry #1: housing

Today we are making my families tribe

house. We started by cutting down cedar

trees and then made cedar planks. Then we

started to make the frame of our house, over

the frame we placed cedar planks up the side

of the frame up to the low sloped peaked

roof.

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Journal Entry #1: clothing

Today we were making my fathers newclothes. Most men in my tribe wear breech cloths,that is what we are making. Tomorrow we will make mymothers new short skirt. We will have to take bark offcedar trees tomorrow to make it. Where some of myfriends live further inland they have to make and wearAthabaskan style pants with moccasins attached thetheir pants. The tribe women wore long deerskindresses that looked like blankets sown together(my opinion).

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Journal Entry #1: food

Today we are fishing for food. I am learning by the lead ofmy father to be able to catch some fish and sea-mammals. The men of my tribe were able to catch some sea mammalsand fish in their canoes, I am learning from my father. I get to seehow he does it because I am sitting right next to him. Tomorrow weare going to hunt deer, mountain goats, and birds.My friends tribe that is more inland have to hunt big game for food, Idon’t really like the way they cook their animals, it grosses me out. My sister is learning how to find berries and to determine weatherThey are poisonous or not, tomorrow she is going to gathershellfish. Then on the next day she will gather seaweed and roots.

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Journal Entry #1: Tribe Characteristics DING! I just scored a point in basket ball. We liketo do almost everything that you guys like to do,like basket ball. The children of my tribe like to do whatyou like to do. We play games like basket ball with eachother,we go to school to learn, and we do chores around the house.My tribes transportation characteristic is that we made canoesto get around to places, the downside of this is that we canonly use them in rivers . Today we have to make my familiesdugout canoe. We started by hollowing out some cedar andspruce we chopped down yesterday.

Journal Entry #2

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Journal Entry #2: Terrain

Today we are going on a nature tour of the

terrain we live in. We are journeying the

Seacoast of our area right now, tomorrow we

will journey through the forests, and the next

day we will rock climb glacial valleys, then the

next day after the next we will swim in rivers

Journal Entry #2: ecosystem

Today we are going to take a tour given from

the elders of my tribe because they are the

most wise, we are learning about the different

animals in our ecosystem. One of the animals

of the ecosystem I live in is the brown bear.

Journal Entry #2: Common Plants

Today we are planting plants. We will be

planting the Fireweed (not real fire, it is the

REAL name), the Dwarf Fireweed, the Nootka

Lupine, Pixie Eye Primrose, Spruce and Cedar

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Fireweed

Journal Entry #2: Common Animals

Today we are going to learn about the

common animals, we are going on another

Nature tour, but this time it is on animals.

“Ooooh! Look!” I yelled, there was a brown

bear! Then someone else shouted,”Look! A

brown bear!” Then I shouted,”Look! A coyote!”

Then my mom shouted, “Look! A sitka black

tailed deer!”

Journal Entry #3

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Journal Entry #3: Weather (winter)

Brrrr! It is freezing cold out here I thought. I walked inside

my house and wrapped myself in a warm blanket. The

temperatures here during December can get as cold as 21*F!

Right now it feels like 25*F, and it is really cold! The weather

during winter, not only in December it can range from, (this is

November-February) 28-27 degrees in Anchorage, Alaska.

Journal Entry #3: Weather (summer)

Ahh, I thought while I was sunbathing on the

beach. Then I felt the waves lapping at my feet,

next thing I know I am under water! During the

summer (May-September) the temperatures

can get as high as 65*F! And then as low as

45*F.

Journal Entry #3: Weather Impact

“WOW!” I exclaimed when I saw our 85 pound

Cabbage we grew, “That is a HUGE cabbage!”

“During the summer, the perfect temperature

for cabbage makes it grow really large,” my

mom explained.

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Journal Entry #3: Survival Strategies

Do you remember when I told you about the

clothes further inland for the men? For the men

during winter they wear the long athabaskan

pants with a animal hide coat. The women

wear long dresses. We make our houses like

basically closed off from the outside so no cold

can get in.

Reflection

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Reflection: Future Plans

My future plans are to help my dad more

often, learn how to hunt better, try to be the

tribe leader’s apprentice, and to help with the

expansion of my tribe.

Reflection: Outlook

The outlook for my tribe and I looks pretty

good, the tribe leader accepted my request,

everyone helped with the expansion, and we

are all happy!

Reflection: Final Thoughts

Well, I guess I have only one final thought, it

is to have more journal entries next time I do

this.

Bibliography

http://www.greatlandofalaska.com/pictures/wildlife/plants/index.html

http://traveltips.usatoday.com/wildlife-tours-sitka-alaska-4635.html

http://www.talismancoins.com/servlet/Detail?no=1758 http://www.alaskanative.net/en/main_nav/education/culture_al

aska/eyak http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Sr-Z/Tlingit.html#b http://www.talismancoins.com/servlet/Detail?no=1759 http://www.bigorrin.org/tlingit_kids.htm http://www.dontveter.com/howtogrow/fireweed.html http://www.copperoar.com/coabout.html http://www.alaska.com/about/weather/ http://www.alaska.com/about/weather/

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