A culture begins. Journey from the sea ; Different groups ; A culture of land and water ; Creation origins of the Tlingit -- Building a civilization. Kwan ; Tlingit dwellings and clan house living ; A society of moieties, clans, and nobility ; Crests -- Life in a Tlingit village. Cycle of life ; Feeding a community ; Recipe ; Preparing food from the land and water ; Tlingit carving ; How to dress like a Tlingit ; Traveling by canoe, trading -- Beliefs of the Tlingit. The sacred ; Celebrating with potlatches ; Tlingit religious beliefs ; Storytelling and legends -- Overcoming hardships. Tlingit hardship throughout history ; Changing way of life ; Preserving the Tlingit language -- The nation's presence now. Alaska Native brotherhood and Alaska Native sisterhood ; The Tlingit Central Council ; The Sealaska Corporation ; Other Tlingit organizations ; Celebrations -- Faces of the Tlingit. William G. Demmet Jr. ; Katlian ; Elizabeth W. Peratrovich ; Shakes ; Rosita Worl -- Chronology -- Glossary.