The Raven pole stands in the foreground of the Huna Tribal House. The Raven, along with the Eagle, denote the two moieties of the Tlingit culture. A moiety is defined as one of “two social or ritual groups into which a people is divided”. So, if you are Tlingit, you are either Raven or Eagle. The culture is matrilineal, so if your mother is a Raven, so are you. The differences in the formline artwork representing Raven and Eagle are subtle initially, but once you begin to look a little more closely the differences begin to appear. Generally, the first thing to look for is the curve of the beak, which is much shorter on the Eagle than the Raven. Photographer: Sean Neilson