Clans: Raven, Dogsalmon, Coho, Frog, Eagle, Bear, Wolf, Killer Whale

There are many more clans.
I am Tlingit, Raven, and Dogsalmon adopted by a Frog

. The Raven is the smartest of all birds and the Dogsalmon is the smartest of all fish.

The correct way to introduce my self is to give my name, then say I am Tlinget, Raven, Dog Salmon and adopted by a Frog and the child of an Eagle.

Included in the introduction are the names of my parents, and grandparents as far back as possible and the name of the person who adopted me.

Children always are under the Tribe, Moiety, and Clan of the mother.

Thus all my children are Raven, Dogsalmon and so are the children of my daughters.
My sons children are Eagles.

Did you know that a mother passes on her mya?
DNA but the father does not pass his on to the children? This correct way to think of yourselves and introduce yourselves is:
My name is Virginia Almina Cameron Phillips. My Tlinget name is Kaajisnaak. My Mother was Lillian Grace Kennedy Cameron and her Tlinget name was .......My maternal grandmother was Mary Starish/Stash Kennedy and her Tlinget name was ..... My grandmother was from Klawock our home village.

I am Tlinget, Raven and a Dogsalmon. I am a child of an Eagle Redus Homer Cameron who was white and adopted by Jessie Walton Price The rest of you are Eagles and do the same introduction only reverse who you are and a child of.

Gúdaa níḵwch / Ax̲ ’yei yoo x̲ atángi
(Take care of yourself / Be well

Certificate of Eagle Feather Inheritance

Haa Aaní káa yéi kkg̱ wajée – On Our Land This Will Be

Yéil Koowdzitee – The Eagle Has Been Given

This bald eagle tail feather (ch’áak’ koowdzitee) is presented on this day, December 25, 2025
From: Hartsell Phillips [Grandfather]
Clan: Raven
To my beloved grandson: Austin Phillips
Tlingit name: Yéil Tláx̱wi [Raven's Mist]

This feather was carried by my hands and heart before me, and by the hands of our ancestors before them.

It has flown at potlatches, cried at memorials, and carried our prayers to the highest sky
Today I pass it to you with these words: “Yá x̱ʼáx̱ cháayoo yéi yatee – May the eagle always hear your voice.
Carry it with pride, but never with arrogance.
Let it fall only when a song is sung and tobacco is given.
Protect it as you protect our people, our stories, and our future.”
You are now its caretaker until the day comes for you to hand it forward.
May it guide you, strengthen you, and remind you that you are Tlingit, you are loved, and you are never alone.
Gunalchéesh for being my grandson.
I am so proud of the man you are becoming.
With all my love and all our ancestors watching,
Grandfather
12/25/2025
Lingít x̱ʼéidáx̱ yaa kooshtí – From a Tlingit heart, this is how we live.

New Name
As is my Right and Privilege to do so - Austin Phillips I name you Yéil Tláx ̱ wi. December 11, 2025

Tlingit traditionally names things descriptively, so we combine the words for “raven” and “mist/fog” into a compound-like phrase.

Here are the most accurate and commonly accepted ways to say “Raven Mist” in Tlingit: Natural descriptivename (most common style for a title, place, or person):

Yéil Tláx̱w Yéil = Raven (the culture hero and trickster)
Tláx̱w = mist, fog (the thick coastal fog common in Southeast Alaska)
Pronunciation (approximate): yale t’lahkhw (the ł is like Welsh “ll”, the x̱ is a throaty “kh”)

Slightly more possessive/literal version (“Mist of Raven” or “Raven’s Mist”): Yéil Tláx̱wi The ending -i makes it “Raven’s mist” or “mist belonging to Raven”. Pronunciation: yale t’lahkhwee

If you want it to sound like a formal Tlingit personal or clan-style name: Yéil Tláx̱w Hít (“Raven Mist House”) or Yéil Tláx̱w Tlein (“Great Raven Mist”) are sometimes used for dramatic names, but the simple Yéil Tláx̱w is the cleanest and most authentic.
Written in the standard modern Tlingit alphabet:Yéil Tláx̱w
Love,
Grandfather

Firstly, the primary feathers are placed on the overall body of the eagle. Primary/contour feathers are the steering wheel, which lets the eagle fly high.

  They allow them to change directions and control speed and altitude. Secondly, the secondary feathers are placed just beneath the primary feathers. 

They also allow them to dive, glide, or make sharp turns easily by just adjusting their feathers. They are also called flight feathers.

Eagles use their tail feathers to communicate and convey signals. They often spread out their tail feathers to signal other birds of their strength and dominance. 

Down feathers are located under the primary feathers. They are fluffy and soft and provide warmth and insulation to eagles in top locations. Covert feathers are the small feathers that help the body of an eagle to streamline their flight.