The most cherished places in the Anchorage area had names long before railroad construction camps were erected near Dgheyay Kaq’ (the mouth of Ship Creek), given by their Dena’ina stewards. Join Michael Fredericks, President of SALT, and Aaron Leggett, Senior Curator of Alaska History and Indigenous Cultures, as they talk about the history and the current efforts to incorporate Dena'ina Placenames throughout Anchorage as part of the Indigenous Placenames Movement and what it means for cultural tourism and land Acknowledgements of Indigenous lands. Free. Registration required.

Dena'ina Ełnena and the Indigenous Placenames Movement