Identity area
Type of entity
Indigenous peoples
Authorized form of name
Taantʼa Ḵwáan
Parallel form(s) of name
- Tongass
Other form(s) of name
- Tomgas
- Tont-a-quans
- Tungass
- Tungass-kon
- Tungass-kon
Description area
History
The Taantʼa Ḵwáan, or Tongass, are an Indigenous people and a Tlingit ḵwáan (tribe). The Taantʼa Ḵwáan community is located primarily in Ketchikan, Alaska formerly Fort Tongass.
The name Taantʼa Ḵwáan in the Tlingit language translates to Sea Lion Tribe.