The name #Tlingit essentially means human beings. The word was originally used simply to distinguish a human being from an animal, since #Tlingits believed that there was little difference between humans and animals
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#Tlingit social structures and relationships are also effected by the belief that all #Tlingits are reincarnates of an ancestor.
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#Tlingits are born with specific and permanent clan identities. Today these identities and relationships are intact and still acknowledged by the tribe
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#Tlingits demand that respect be shown toward other individuals and clans. When a person feels insulted by another, payment must be made by the person or clan who was responsible for the insult, or a process performed to remove the damage publicly
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#Tlingit social structures and relationships are also effected by the belief that all #Tlingits are reincarnates of an ancestor.
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In 1929 the ANB began discussing land issues, and as a result Congress passed a law in 1935 allowing #Tlingits and #Haidas to sue the United States for the loss of their lands
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#Tlingits demand that respect be shown toward other individuals and clans. When a person feels insulted by another, payment must be made by the person or clan who was responsible for the insult, or a process performed to remove the damage publicly
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