Overview

In 1881, two German geographers were on their way to the continental United States from the Bering Sea Coast when they came upon a Native population in southeast Alaska that had formed a society far more complex than those of most other North American tribes. Upon return to Germany, Aurel Krause published ""The Tlingit Indians."" In it were rich, detailed descriptions of the Tlingit kinship system, societal structure, village and family life, customs and traditions, subsistence living, arts and crafts, mythology and shamanism, a language glossary, and an extensive bibliography. Aurel's brother, Arthur, sketched many of the illustrations. This enduring comprehensive resource offers the contemporary reader a glimpse into the history and traditions of an important Northwest Coast culture.

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""The Tlingit Indians is one of the cornerstone of Tlingit ethnographic research and must in one's library on the subject."" --Peter L. Corey, Alaska State Museum Curator (retired)

The Tlingit Indians is one of the cornerstone of Tlingit ethnographic research and must in one's library on the subject. --Peter L. Corey, Alaska State Museum Curator (retired) The Tlingit Indians is one of the cornerstone of Tlingit ethnographic research and must in one's library on the subject. --Peter L. Corey, Alaska State Museum Curator (retired) The Tlingit Indians is one of the cornerstone of Tlingit ethnographic research and must in one's library on the subject. --Peter L. Corey, Alaska State Museum Curator (retired)

The Tlingit Indians is one of the cornerstone of Tlingit ethnographic research and must in one's library on the subject. --Peter L. Corey, Alaska State Museum Curator (retired)

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German brothers Aurel and Arthur Krause were employed by the Geographical Society of Bremen when they conducted a nearly year-long study of the Tlingit people of Southeast Alaska.

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