Best Lingít Podcasts (2024)

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Did people really used to race down Gold Creek on the Fourth of July?

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A paper boat made by KTOO staff braves Gold Creek. July 11, 2024. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cj_race-2.mp3 Alaskans celebrate the Fourth of July in a myriad of ways, whether it’s log-rolling competitions, launching cars off of cliffs, or jumping high in the air in the blanket toss. Do you have a …

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Juneau is a windy city. So why don’t we have more wind turbines?

4M ago

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This wind turbine on Gastineau Channel generates just under 10% of the electricity needed to run Juneau’s Coast Guard station. (Photo by KTOO/Clarise Larson)https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/27CJwind.wav On a windy day in Juneau, you can see state flags fluttering along Egan Drive or a bald eagle coasting over Gastineau Channel. On …

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What will happen to Juneau’s City Hall mural if the city moves out?

4M ago

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Gary Waid points to the man depicted on the “Raven discovering mankind in a clamshell” mural at City Hall on Monday, June 11, 2024. The man is modeled off of Waid in the ’80s. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CJmuralMP3.mp3 Spanning an outside wall of City Hall in downtown Juneau, there’s a 10-and-a-half by 61-…

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What happened to the village, gardens and fish camp at Auke Rec?

4M ago

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People walking at Aanchg̱altsóow, or Auke Recreation Area, on March 24, 2024. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO)https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CJAukeRec.mp3 Every other June, canoes — or yaakw — arrive at a beach in Juneau. With carved formline paddles in hand, Southeast Alaska Native people row for days to get there. They come for …

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Where do the Foodland ravens roost?

5M ago

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A raven sits on the roof of the Foodland grocery store on Thursday, May 16 2024. (Photo by Anna Canny/KTOO)https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/16CJravens-new.wav Marc Wheeler lives in downtown Juneau, close to the Foodland grocery store. He often stops there for lunch. That’s when he sees the parking lot’s resident ravens. “I’ll be li…

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Why is gas cheaper in Auke Bay? And why is it cheaper to fly to Seattle than Ketchikan?

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The De Hart’s gas station in Auke Bay charged $3.49 per gallon on Feb. 15, 2024. (Katie Anastas/KTOO)https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/12CJgas.mp3 On a sunny Saturday at the Fisherman’s Bend gas station back in February, Juneau resident Joyce Sepel was filling up her tank. She said the Auke Bay gas station is her favorite. “I’ve bee…

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Coast to Coast: The Season Finale 1:00:07

6M ago1:00:07

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We are joined by Éedaa Heather Burge and Shodzi'dzo:wa:’ Damian Webster to talk about their language journey and current work, and also about systemic changes they hope to see in the near future. They also shared their thoughts on how to balance teaching the complexities of Indigenous languages while also being true to the spirit of the language an…

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Be the Change Agent of the Goal You Seek 55:51

6M ago55:51

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We are joined by Dr. Keiki Kawaiʻaeʻa, Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and former director of Ka Haka ‘Ula O Ke‘elikōlani College of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. She shares her language journey, and then we talk about the elements that may have made the Hawaiian language movement successful. We also talk abou…

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How well does Juneau recycle, and where does it all end up?

6M ago

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Signs tell Juneau residents where to deposit their recyclables at the city Recycling Center in Lemon Creek. (Photo by Adelyn Baxter/KTOO)https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/05CJRecycling.mp3 Editor’s Note: After we finished this story, a power outage forced the city’s recycling center to close for repairs. The city’s public works depa…

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Ḵúx̱de Kagux̱daháa: Landback, Languageback, Objectback 55:27

6M ago55:27

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We are joined by multimedia artist Yéil Ya-Tseen Nicholas Galnin, who is from Sheetkʼá (Sitka, Alaska) and performs music as Ya Tseen. He is a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow, can be found on Sub-Pop Records, and has work featured around the world that is in sculpture, jewelry, video, and installation. His works speak to sovereignty, racial, social, and env…

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Yaaw Káx̱ Adéli: Herring Protectors 55:14

6M ago55:14

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We are joined by Ḵasheechtlaa Louise Brady to talk about the path that led to sobriety and work with protecting the invaluable and threatened herring run to Southeast Alaska. Yaaw (herring) produce a vital food source to the Lingít peoples, and are an indicator species for ecosystem balance within the interconnected worlds of living things in the o…

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What happened to the fast-food restaurants that used to be in Juneau, and why aren’t there more today?

6M ago

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Makenzie O’Halloran makes a sandwich at Subway in the Mendenhall Valley on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CJfastcurious3.wav Fast-food restaurants have come and gone from Juneau for decades — but very few stick around for long. Beyond Subway, McDonald’s, Domino’s, Papa John’s and Papa…

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Indigenous Opera: Reclamations in Storytelling 1:18:34

6M ago1:18:34

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We are joined by writer T’set kwei Vera Starbard and musician Shaaḵindustóow Ed Littlefield to discuss their path to becoming an Emmy-nominated writer, playwright, editor, professional percussionist, educator, and composer. They also talk about their experiences as the librettist, translator, and composer of an upcoming Lingít opera about Sheetkʼá …

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The Ocean That Unites Us 59:32

7M ago59:32

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Dr. Iene Vini Olsen-Reeder joins us for a conversation about Individual language journeys and social reclamation movements with the intention of bringing our languages home by being excellent multilinguals. Iene is a co-host of the upcoming podcast 2 Couple to Kōrero, which will talk about bringing languages home from the perspective of a couple co…

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Why do Juneau’s thrift stores fill up so fast? And what can we do about it?

7M ago

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The Salvation Army Family Store on a busy Saturday donation day in February 2024 (Photo by Anna Canny/KTOO)https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/26cjthrift.wav Dick Wood wrestled white garbage bags and cardboard boxes from the backseat of his beat up red car. There were children’s books, toys and clothes that once belonged to Wood’s son…

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Preparing for the Eclipse: Healing the Individual and the Collective 59:39

7M ago59:39

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We are joined by Denaʼina scholar and language teacher Łiq'a yes Joel Isaak to talk about language journeys, the ways that being a visual artist can help create visual representations of grammar, Tribal school and programs, and staying strong and focused through dramatic changes. Isaak is an artist and installs large level artwork, and also works i…

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Indigenous Hip Hop & More 51:04

7M ago51:04

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We are joined by Yawdunéi Arias Hoyle, who performs as Air Jazz, to talk about his work as a Hip Hop artist that uses Lingít Yoo X̱ʼatángi (the Lingít language) in his work. We are honored to feature three of his songs: S’áxt’, Nakaaní/Shaax’wsaani, and Ch’áak Waak (ft. Radiophonic), and talk about learning and using Lingít, taking the language int…

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What are the original Lingít names for Juneauʼs mountains?

7M ago

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Snow dusts trees on a mountain in Juneau on Nov. 30, 2023. (Katie Anastas/KTOO)https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CJnames_lede.mps_.mp3 Anywhere you go in Juneau, there are mountains shooting up…

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Indigenous Futures: If We Can Do It, You Can Do It! 55:13

7M ago55:13

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We are joined by Rochelle Adams, Language Access Director for the Alaska Public Interest Research Group and Gwichʼin language speaker, learner, and teacher, for a discussion on language journeys, making Indigenous voices count, and brilliant Indigenous futures. Indigenous languages connect with each other across vast time and space to make lasting …

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From Surviving to Thriving: The Genocidal Boarding School Era 55:12

8M ago55:12

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Dr. Walkie Charles is a Yupʼik language professor and the Director of the Alaska Native Language Center. He joins us to talk about his approach to language teaching, surviving and overcoming horrendous boarding school experiences, and brushing off the terrible parts of life in order to be yourself in language reclamation movements. The Boarding Sch…

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Creating Safe Learning Zones for the Mother Tongue 54:10

8M ago54:10

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We are joined by Yaayuk Bernadette Alvanna-Stimpfle, a high fluency first language speaker of Iñupaq, the director of the Kawerak, Inc. Heritage Program, and a doctoral candidate at Ka Haka ʻUla o Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. She shares her wisdom as an Indigenous language teacher, developer of tea…

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A Conversation with Master Carver Yéil Yádi Nathan Jackson 43:38

8M ago43:38

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The Northwest Coast is well known for totem poles, bentwood boxes, Chilkat blankets, wall screens, and many more items that are significant cultural property of Indigenous peoples of the area. We are joined by master Lingít artist Yéil Yádi Nathan Jackson, who has been a practicing artist for over six decades and whose works have been installed wor…

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Indigenous Dreamers and Content Creators 51:38

8M ago51:38

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We are joined by the talented and wonderful Princess Daazhraii Johnson, who is an actor, producer, writer, and concerned citizen of the universe. She is the former Creative Producer and still is a writer for the Emmy-nominated PBS series Molly of Denali, which features a Native American female as the lead character. She shares about her journey in …

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Náakw áwé i tóo yéi yatee: Healing from Within 57:19

9M ago57:19

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In this episode we visit with Dr. Náakw Latseení Tina Woods, Senior Director of Community & Behavioral Services at Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. Dr. Tina shares her perspective on Indigenous healing centers, living in wellness, and dealing with historical and personal traumas while on a lifelong language journey. This epi…

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West side!! Language learning on the West side of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy 1:11:21

9M ago1:11:21

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In episode 2, we are joined by Shodzi'dzo:wa:’ Damian Webster and Montgomery Hill who do amazing work in the Seneca and Tuscarora languages. We talk about their languages, communities, and work, and then give perspectives on what it takes to create speakers, and then talk about what it takes to keep going and not quit while doing this type of work.…

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Language Nests Across Cultures 1:03:25

9M ago1:03:25

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In the first episode of season two, we are joined by Dr Kauanoe Kamana and Dr William “Pila” Wilson, who were both instrumental to the Hawaiian Language Reclamation movement. They collaborated with a courageous and amazing group of changemakers to create the ‘Aha Pūnana Leo (language nest) and Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu (language medium school)…

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Tongue Unbroken Trailer Season 2 4:57

9M ago4:57

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Season 2 of the Tongue Unbroken is coming out on January 16th. Please join us for conversations on language revitalization and decolonization in North America. We will be covering a wide range of topics this season that are relevant to everyone in North America, because if you live in North America, you live in Native America. Indigenous lands, Ind…

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Curious Juneau: Why does Alaska’s Capitol building have a ground floor?

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Alaska’s Capitol has a ground floor and a first floor. It’s relatively uncommon in American buildings. (Katie Anastas/KTOO)https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/24capitol.wav When Americans walk into a multi-story building, they’d usually say they’re on the first floor. Not in the lobby of Alaska’s Capitol building. “It has a very Europ…

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Curious Juneau: What caused the jumble of fallen trees near the ferry terminal?

1+ y ago

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A jumble of fallen trees at Auke Nu Cove caught the attention of a Curious Juneau listener (Photo by Anna Canny/KTOO) https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/26microbursts.wav If you look across Auke Nu Cove from the parking lot at the Juneau ferry terminal, there’s a strange patch of fallen trees — about a dozen — that are splayed out in…

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Curious Juneau: How big is the Coast Guard’s presence in Juneau?

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A Coast Guardsmen working on the recovery of the 81-year-old tugboat Tagish, which sank just south of Juneau’s cruise ship docks in December, 2022. (Courtesy of Coast Guard Sector Juneau)https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/29CoastGuard_adjusted.mp3 At a Coast Guard change-of-command ceremony on Thursday, about 30 active-duty Coast Gua…

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Curious Juneau: Why does that speed limit sign say 19 ½ mph?

1+ y ago

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A sign at the airport tells drivers to go no faster than 19 1/2 mph. (Katie Anastas/KTOO)https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/05sign.wav On a rainy afternoon at the Airport Dike Trail, Laura Minne is walking her dog, Bodhi. Over on the airport side of the fence, a speed limit sign tells drivers to go no faster than 19 ½ miles per hour.…

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Finale with La quen náay Liz Medicine Crow and Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins 1:41:23

2y ago1:41:23

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La quen náay Liz Medicine Crow and Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins join X̱ʼunei to look back on the spring of 2014 when they worked together with each other and others to pass a law that made Alaska Native Languages the co-official languages of Alaska. They talk about the process and how to create change through political methods, including how to defeat t…

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day Excellence with Ernestine Hayes 1:01:22

2y ago1:01:22

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Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day with the brilliant and powerful Saankaláxtʻ Ernestine Hayes. Listen to her lecture titled, “An Alaska Native Memoir: Our Lives are Stories Telling Themselves” which was recorded by the Sealaska Heritage Institute during their fall lecture series. During her talk, she addresses the many harmful tactics of colonialis…

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7000 Languages: Technology for the People 1:09:57

2y ago1:09:57

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Executive Director Stephanie Witkowski and Board Chair Dr. Bill Rivers from 7000 Languages join X̱ʼunei to talk about technology and language learning, and how a commitment to bringing technology to language learning communities can help language movements. They talk about the history of the organization, current projects, the benefits and limitati…

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Get off your waa and outwork the haters! 1:02:12

2y ago1:02:12

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Shiggoap Alfie Price and Barbara Belk from the Juneau Smʼalgya̱x Language Learners join to talk about how they started a grassroots learning group when they were far from home and did not have birth speakers around them. They talk about who they are, about their language, and how they got started and maintained a group of teachers and learners that…

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Time Travel to Indigenous Peoplesʼ Day 2021! 1:39:19

2y ago1:39:19

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Travel back in time with the Tongue Unbroken! In episode 8 we listen to a panel presentation made at the University of Alaska Southeast, virtually, for Indigenous Peoplesʼ Day 2021. The panel is made up of powerhouses in Native American language revitalization, including Larry Kimura, Leslie Harper, Miqueʼl Dangeli, Joel Isaak, and Roy Mitchell. Fo…

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Language Back! A Conversation with Heather Burge 1:16:00

2y ago1:16:00

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Fellow University of Alaska Southeast Professor Éedaa Heather Burge drops by to talk about teaching and learning Indigenous languages, and how to decolonize colonial institutions. She also shares her thoughts on staying afloat while working, teaching, learning, and finishing a PhD program at the same time. X̱ʼunei and Éedaa also talk about what to …

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Nanticoke Language: Bringing a Language Back 1:04:35

2y ago1:04:35

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Tribal member Karelle Hall and linguist Keith Cunningham join to talk about their work with the Nanticoke Tribe in Millsboro, Delaware to revitalize their language, which had not been spoken since 1859. They talk about the work it takes to bring a language back, and the ways that collaboration and belief in overcoming genocide can help move back to…

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Haa Yoo X̱ʼatángi Kúdi: Our Language Nest 1:18:26

2y ago1:18:26

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Teachers from the Haa Yoo X̱ʼatángi Kúdi (Our Language Nest) join X̱ʼunei to talk about running a language nest. Daaljíni Mary Cruise, Kaasteen Jill Meserve, Neelaatughaa Anna Clock, Naak Emily Sheakley, And Shkayltín Claire Helgeson talk about thei work in the language nest, how the nest was started, what it takes to start one, dealing with the lo…

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Living Languages, Indigenous Data Sovereignty, Staying Inspired 1:06:05

2y ago1:06:05

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Lakota language teacher, learner, and activist Ray Taken Alive joins X̱ʼunei to talk about activities in the Lakota language movement, approaches to language teaching and learning, and data sovereignty. They share thoughts on incorporating language teaching methodologies, facilitating growth in safe environments, and dealing with encounters in colo…

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Prey! Indigenizing Hollywood and Learning About Comanche 1:24:25

2y ago1:24:25

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Dr. Kathryn Pewenofkit Briner, Comanche Nation’s Director of Language Planning and Development, talks about her role in the creation of the film Prey, about the film itself, and about Comanche language activities. Joey Clift, writer, performer, and enrolled Cowlitz Indian Tribal Member currently living in Los Angeles, talks about the film, Native A…

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Talking Decoloniality and Language Futures with Dr. Sol Neely 59:54

2y ago59:54

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Dr. Sol Neely joins X̱ʼ unei for a conversation on decoloniality and life journeys towards language revitalization. Sol and X̱ʼ unei talk about the Cherokee language and the complexities of identity and language in colonial contexts, and then talk about blood quantum and ways that the English language currently contributes to Indigenous erasure and…

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Welcome to the Tongue Unbroken! Sgoden! 54:59

2y ago54:59

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In the inaugural episode, X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell introduces the podcast and goes over what future episodes will be like. He also explains some pivotal concepts in language revitalization and decolonization in North America. The episode also introduces the Lingít language and culture, while also sharing key moments in the language journey that led …

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Introducing: Tongue Unbroken 2:00

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What happened to Juneau’s Taco Bell?

2+ y ago

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Charles McKenry poses in front of the menu at Juneau’s downtown Taco Bell in 1999. (Photo courtesy of Charles McKenry)https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/03TacoBell.mp3 In the late ’90s, Juneau had two Taco Bells. But by the early 2000s, they were both gone. Juneau has a history of fast food franchises coming and going, but the disapp…

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Why are some of Juneau’s street lights glowing purple?

2+ y ago

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A street light near the Juneau Public Library glows purple on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. (Photo by Bridget Dowd/KTOO)https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/24PurpleLights.mp3 On a foggy Sunday night in Juneau, the corner of Ferry Way and Marine Way is made eerie by a violet glow coming from a nearby street light. It’s just one of several lig…

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Is there an Indigenous name for this cloud formation in Juneau?

3y ago

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A Maloja Snake or naagáas’ cloud formation over downtown Juneau at dawn on Aug. 26, 2021. (Image captured from SnowCloud Services webcam) In the 2014 film “Clouds of Sils Maria,” the climax of the story features a scene in the Swiss Alps where the two lead actresses, Kristen Stewart and Juliette Binoche, hike up high in the mountains to witness an …

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Was there really a gun range in the basement of Harborview Elementary School?

3y ago

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The 1958-1959 girls’ high school rifle club poses for a yearbook photo in the basement of Harborview. (Courtesy of Karleen Grummett) As part of KTOO’s Curious Juneau project, a listener asked: “Was there really a gun range in the basement of Harborview Elementary School?” The short answer is yes. It was there for decades, and there are plenty of pe…

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Tsimshian Language Revitalization with the Juneau Sm'algya̱x Learners Group 53:26

4+ y ago53:26

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In episode 7 of Roots and Stems, Lyndsey Brollini interviews members of the Juneau Sm’algya̱x Learners group Nancy Barnes, Alfie Price, Alex Roehl, and David Lang. The group talks about how they first formed, struggles and rewards of learning their Indigenous language, their language journeys, using online platforms to aid language learning, and fu…

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The Love for Learning Lingít with Gloria Wolfe and Devlin Anderstrom 16:16

4+ y ago16:16

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In this episode of Roots & Stems, host Aklá Katrina Hotch revisits an interview from 2016 with SHI Tlingit Mentor Apprentice program participants X’aa L’éelk’w Tláa Gloria Wolfe and Shaag̱aaw Éesh Devlin Anderstrom of Yakutat. Gloria and Devlin share what they enjoy and the connections made through language.…

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