Monthly Archives: July 2010

Formulating a Strategy for an Independent Tlingit Nation – Part 1 ANCSA Village Corporations

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Vince

There are 3 pillars of power in Tlingit Country that can be harnessed to help establish an independent Tlingit Nation made up of independent clans and Kwaans: Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Village Corporations Municipal Governments Tribe/Clan entities (Chilkat … Continue reading →

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Tlingit Related Links for the weekend

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Vince

Tee-Hit-Ton Indians vs. The United States More on this later, but this court decision between the Tee Hit Ton clan of the Shtax’héen Kwáan and the United States really highlights the clash between two fundamentally different concepts of property rights. … Continue reading →

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Clan/Tribe property ownership and resource management

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Vince

Cross posted from AIAN Attack the System The traditional forms of commonly owned tribe and clan property have been the economic arrangements that have sustained our people for thousands of years. Recently our property and resources have been reorganized into … Continue reading →

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Lingit Latseen joins the Pan-Tribal secession….

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Vince

Lingit Latseen is now a declared part of the American Indian/Alaskan Native pan-secession against the empire. Lingit Latseen, in addition to our stated goals, adopts those of AIAN Attack the System: Continued rebirth/growth of our respective cultures through song, dance, … Continue reading →

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Our way forward is to embrace our past

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Vince

A speech from 1995 by Dr. Walter Soboleff stresses the importance of education, and the foundation of that education in Tlingit society: family and clan. The opening lines remind us that American public education has no place in a society … Continue reading →

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