Identity area
Type of entity
Indigenous peoples
Authorized form of name
Taantʼa Ḵwáan
Parallel form(s) of name
Tongass
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Tomgas
Tont-a-quans
Tungass
Tungass-kon
Tungass-kon
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
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.