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General History Gallery: Tlingit Culture and History

Last Updated on 08/27/26
Canoes approach Douglas during 2016 Coming Ashore Ceremony. Photo by Michael Penn, photographer for the Juneau Empire. Museum purchase, JDCM 2017.53.001.
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Program Details

Division: Museum
Museum Item Type: 69

Description

This section of our General History Gallery celebrates the rich history of the Tlingit, Juneau’s first people.  Learn about the complex family and clan relationships of the Tlingit people and the local Aak’w Kwáan and T’aaku Kwáan (clans).

  • View a 500-700 year old basketry-style Native fish trap and discover how they work.
  • Try your hand at ordering Tlingit canoe construction steps and paddle identification.
  • Learn about the founding fathers and mothers of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood and their contributions to Juneau.
  • View our trail marker, carved eagle and raven panels, owl transformation mask, spruce root baskets, bentwood box, Ravenstail and Chilkat weaving, and more!