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Tahltan Tribe

The Tahltan Indians are an Athabaskan tribe of Northern Canada, relatives of the Kaska tribe and speakers of a Kaska dialect. The Tahltan dialect of Kaska is spoken primarily by elders today, but some young people are working to keep their ancestral language alive.

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Tahltan Language Links

Tahltan Language Tree:
Theories about Tahltan language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Kaska Language:
Our online resources for the Kaska language, including Tahltan.

Tahltan Tribal and Community Links

Tahltan Indian Band:
Homepage of the Tahltan First Nation in British Columbia.

Tahltan Nation Development Corporation:
Organization managing economic and training opportunities for Tahltan tribal members.

Tahltan Culture and History Links

Tahltan Facts for Kids:
Questions and answers about Tahltan culture.

Kaska and Tahltan Legends:
Collection of Kaska-Tahltan Indian legends and folktales.

Mehodihi: Well-Known Traditions of Tahltan People:
Online exhibit on Tahltan culture from the University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology.

Tahltan Tribe History:
Article on the Tahltan tribe from the Handbook of American Indians.

Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage: Tahltan:
Online exhibit of Tahltan artifacts from the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Canadian Encyclopedia: Tahltan

Wikipedia: Tahltan People:
Encyclopedia articles on the Tahltan Indians.

Four Directions: Tahltan:
Timeline and links about Tahltan history.

Books for sale on the Tahltan Indians
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Recording Their Story: James Teit and the Tahltan:
Interesting book about an anthropologist's life among the Tahltan Indians.

The Tahltan Indians:
Classic ethnography of the Tahltan tribe.

A Tahltan Cookbook:
Book of traditional Tahltan food recipes, collected from a First Nations family.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Tahltan Nation:
Tahltan links page.

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