{"product_id":"tlingit-law-american-injustice-and-the-destruction-of-tlingit-villages","title":"Tlingit Law, American Injustice, and the Destruction of Tlingit Villages","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this Box of Knowledge Booklet essay, Sealaska Heritage President Dr. Rosita Worl explores Tlingit and Western laws, focusing on the bombardments of the Tlingit villages of Kake, Angoon, and Wrangell. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Tlingit had a highly developed system of law. Tlingit law is based on a group orientation, rather than the individualistic system in American law. The entire clan is responsible for any wrong-doing committed by any individual clan member. When laws were broken, and if conflicts were not resolved to restore peace, the consequence would be violence as clans protected their claims to property and demanded compensation for insults, injuries or worse. The death of a clan member, purposeful or accidental, required the offending clan to offer the life of an individual of equal status, or payment in goods in an amount acceptable to the injured clan. If the death was caused by a non-Native, the clan would seek a payment of restitution and in some cases would take the life of a non-Native as compensation. Such actions were considered legal under Tlingit law. Bombardments of the Tlingit villages of Kake, Angoon, and Wrangell resulted from such differences in legal systems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr. Worl, whose Tlingit names are Yeidiklasókw and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003eK\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003eaaháni, is Tlingit, Ch’áak’ (Eagle) moiety of the Shangukeidí\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e­\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Thunderbird) Clan from the Kawdliyaayi Hít\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (House Lowered From the Sun) in Klukwan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e She is an anthropologist and for many years served as Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Alaska Southeast. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYeidiklatsókw \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas a Ph.D. and a M.S. in Anthropology from Harvard University, and a B.A. from Alaska Methodist University. She also holds an honorary doctor of sciences degree from the University of Alaska Anchorage. Dr. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has received many honors and works with several different Native organizations. She is an accomplished lecturer and author.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 x6 h4 yf ff2 fs2 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\"\u003eSealaska Heritage Institute’\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003es \u003cspan class=\"ff1\"\u003eBox of Knowledge Series \u003c\/span\u003econsists of essays, reports, and books that the institute considers should be made available as a contribution to studies on Tlingit, Haida, and T\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003esimshian cultures, history, and languages. They ma\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ey be based on work carried out by r\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eesearchers working in collaboration with SHI, contributions prepared by exter\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003enal exper\u003cspan class=\"_ _1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ets, and work by staff.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"Quantity-Form-template--16171340923014__main\" class=\"product-form__input product-form__quantity\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sealaska Heritage Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55747729981608,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0543\/7613\/files\/bombardmentscover.jpg?v=1783966105","url":"https:\/\/www.kindredpost.com\/products\/tlingit-law-american-injustice-and-the-destruction-of-tlingit-villages","provider":"Kindred Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}