Dena'ina (and Tlingit, sorta) in the news

[D Roy Mitchel IV]

Thanks for the links, James.  "Looking angry?"  Well, maybe looking serious!  By the way, I was wearing my blue "Lingít Xh'éináxh yoo xh'ala.átgi" vest!
Roy Mitchell



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From: James Crippen <jcrippen at GMAIL.COM>
To: ATHAPBASCKAN-L at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
Sent: Mon, December 7, 2009 9:42:42 AM
Subject: Dena'ina (and Tlingit, sorta) in the news

The article doesn't have much content, but there's a great photo of
Roy Iutzi-Mitchell looking angry about Dena'ina disappearing. Roy has
been working with Dena'ina people for the last year or so, helping
plan and develop their revitalization programs. Dena'ina is getting
more and more press lately as Anchorage residents become aware that
the land they live on is traditional Dena'ina territory.

http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=11625659

Just underneath that article is one about the "Proud Raven" totem
pole, a Tlingit pole featuring a likeness of Abraham Lincoln. This
article doesn't mention the third tradition for the pole's carving,
the one I heard as a kid, which is that it represents the unpaid debt
for slaves which were freed by the Americans. Not very romantic, so
it's not very popular. I can't interpret the names because they're too
Anglicized but "Yalgeewee" probably has the Tlingit yéil /jéːɬ/
"raven" in it.

http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=11583507

Cheers,
James
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