1
plural Tlingit or Tlingits
: a member of a group of First Nations peoples of the islands and coast of southern Alaska
2
: the language of the Tlingit peoples
Tlingit
adjective
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The Cree, located primarily in Canada, know it as the molting moon to indicate the time of year when birds are shedding their feathers, while the Tlingit tribe in the Pacific Northwest Coast call it the salmon moon to signify the seasonal salmon migrations.
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Gina Park, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
The Cree peoples called it the Feather Moulting Moon, while the Salmon Moon is a term used by the Tlingit to signify the return of the fish to the area.
—Hannah Poukish
july 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
Several other names for July's moon also reference animals, including Feather Moulting Moon (Cree) and Salmon Moon, a Tlingit term indicating when fish returned to the area and were ready to be harvested, wrote the almanac.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
In addition, the region is the native home of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian Indigenous peoples, who have lived in the area for thousands of years.
—Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
Sitka The Tlingit people are the town's original inhabitants, but the area is also known for its Russian heritage, displayed through the Russian Bishop's House and St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral.
—Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
In a warehouse-sized gallery, Galanin (b. 1978; Tlingit/Unangax̂) has suspended an oversized Tlingít box drum.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
He is known for work that fuses traditional Tlingit and contemporary practices and motifs in order to critique colonialism and elevate Indigenous culture.
—News Desk, Artforum, 19 Dec. 2024
The traditional Tsimshian community is also home to Tlingit, Aleut, Yupik and other Native Peoples, according to the state.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2025
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Gina Park, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
The Cree peoples called it the Feather Moulting Moon, while the Salmon Moon is a term used by the Tlingit to signify the return of the fish to the area.
—Hannah Poukish
july 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
Several other names for July's moon also reference animals, including Feather Moulting Moon (Cree) and Salmon Moon, a Tlingit term indicating when fish returned to the area and were ready to be harvested, wrote the almanac.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
In addition, the region is the native home of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian Indigenous peoples, who have lived in the area for thousands of years.
—Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
Sitka The Tlingit people are the town's original inhabitants, but the area is also known for its Russian heritage, displayed through the Russian Bishop's House and St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral.
—Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
In a warehouse-sized gallery, Galanin (b. 1978; Tlingit/Unangax̂) has suspended an oversized Tlingít box drum.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
He is known for work that fuses traditional Tlingit and contemporary practices and motifs in order to critique colonialism and elevate Indigenous culture.
—News Desk, Artforum, 19 Dec. 2024
The traditional Tsimshian community is also home to Tlingit, Aleut, Yupik and other Native Peoples, according to the state.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2025
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“Tlingit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tlingit. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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