Clan Hat with Killer Whale
Clan Memeber
Killer Whale
The Kaagwaantaan, who are of the Eagle moiety, are identified as the Wolf clan. They migrated northward from the Naas River & settled at Kax'noowu (Ground Hen Fort) near Hoonah. They built the Gooch Hit (Wolf House), & when their house burned down, they took the name Kaagwaagaanihitaan (Burned Down House), which was later shortened to Kaagwaantaan. They spread from Kax'noowu to Hoonah, the Chilat area, & Sitka. The Kaagwaantaan clan is interrelated with the Chookaneidi, Wooshkeetaan, & Dakll'aweidi clans.
Eagle
Designs
The design on the Kaagwaantaan totem pole inclde three of their crests. It depicts Killer Whale mounted on a clan hat, a Kaagwaantaan clan member, Killer Whale, Eagle, & Bear. These crests were obtained through supernatural encounters.
Bear
Carver
Nicholas Galanin, Tlingit/Unangax Master Artist, Sitka
Apprentices: William L> Burkhart Jr., Lee Burkhart, Merritt Johnson
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