Chilkat

Chilkat
/chil"kat/, n., pl. Chilkats, (esp. collectively) Chilkat.
a member of an Indian people of the Pacific coastal area of southeastern Alaska belonging to the Tlingit group of Indians.
Also, Chilcat.

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