Alaska Natives
The Tlingit, Haida, Eyak and Tsimshian of Southeast Alaska are considered to be a part of the Pacific Northwest Coast Indian culture. Each group speaks their own language and has their own clan systems.
The four cultures are similar in the use of art and oral traditions, as well as complex legal and social systems based upon matrilineal clans. They share a similar use of art and are known for their totem poles and dramatic carvings. Subsistence hunting, fishing, and gathering of seaweed and seasonal berries are still prevalent activities among Southeast Alaska Natives living in the region of the Tongass Rainforest.
