Describes daily life among contemporary Tlingit Native Americans and their ancestors, covering such facets as food and hunting, clothing, homes, holidays, and art, and includes a glossary and further reading list.

Southeast Alaska -- Traveling to the sea -- The Ravens and the Eagles -- Villages and clans -- Living from the land and sea -- Clan art -- A Tlingit year -- Celebrations -- New people -- Sickness and change -- Taking treasures -- Alaska Native Brotherhood -- Modern and traditional -- The Tlingit future.