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Alaskana: History From A Tlingit Perspective
Author: Judy Ferguson Source: Anchorage Daily News (AK)
Title: ALASKANA: HISTORY FROM A TLINGIT PERSPECTIVE
Born Jilkateet, Marion Dennis, in 1951 to Silas R. Dennis Sr. (Gooshdaiheen) and Dorothy Dennis (Tuwaxsee) in Skagway, I was named after my grandmother, "Mary" Marion Daanawaak Dennis. (Our family name of "Deigoosh" was changed by the white man to "Dennis.") My origins are Chilkoot.
The Tlingits, historically a ferocious people, believed in an eye for an eye, which served as a deterrent to trespass. Stories were used as a way to guide the people. If someone in the community were a child molester, parents warned their children that the person was a witch. The sea otter, the Kooshdaa Ka, was a kind of bogeyman. My people had a class system including slaves, many of whom were Haida.
In every Tlingit family, the children were brought up by others more than by the parents. To prevent coddling, especially of male children, my uncles' words were considered more important than those of my dad's. In our culture, women also have a lot of influence.
My grandfather taught me, "According to white man's way, you're a princess; walk with your head high." Dad said, "You have a good name. When you go out that door, bring it back in the same condition." (I taught my son, Lance Twitchell, the same admonition.)
My father believed the walk is better than the talk for demonstrating good leadership.
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