Dante S. Bonaccorso - “Ldakát át a yáa Ayaduwanéi”
Dante S. Bonaccorso is one of the filmmakers featured in “Stories for Climate Justice.” He was born in Juneau, Alaska, in 1998. He is a Tlingit eagle of the Dakl'aweidi killer whale clan. His family is from Klukwan and Deishu, Alaska. After graduating high school from Juneau-Douglas High School in 2016, he spent several years in New Mexico and California as a construction worker and farmer. Since making his way back home to Deishu and Klukwan, he has been learning about his family history, culture, and language—knowledge that is shared in his film.
Image courtesy of Dante S. Bonaccorso.