Chilkat

American  

[chil-kat] / ˈtʃɪl kæt /

Or Chilcat

noun

plural

Chilkats,

plural

Chilkat

1. a member of an Indian people of the Pacific coastal area of southeastern Alaska belonging to the Tlingit group of Indians.

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Example Sentences

Travelers can try that experience starting Wednesday, when the 60-seat Chilkat Express hydrofoil speeds between Des Moines Marina in South King County and Bell Harbor Marina in Seattle in 40 minutes.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2022

They could commission totem poles and objects to be made, Chilkat robes to be woven, button blankets to be made.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2022

Mr. Nanney related the story of Muir’s first visit to the area, which was a stronghold of the feared Chilkat Tlingit tribe.

From New York Times • May 21, 2018

One man, who had served during the Vietnam War, said the scene in the Chilkat Range was worse than anything he saw on the battlefield.

From Washington Times • Sep. 10, 2016

By sunrise they, together with the three dogs, were embarked in a great long-beaked and marvellously-carved Chilkat canoe, hewn from a single cedar log, and painted black.

From Harper's Round Table, July 9, 1895 by Various