Dena'ina Word of the Week

Nuch'ishtunt (Point Woronzof)

Learn the Upper Inlet Dena’ina word for Point Woronzof in this short clip by Aaron Leggett, Curator of Alaska History & Culture at the Anchorage Museum.

Dgheyay Kaq’ (The Mouth of Ship Creek)

Learn the Dena’ina word for Ship Creek in this short clip by Aaron Leggett, Curator of Alaska History & Culture at the Anchorage Museum.

Uh T'una (fern)

Learn the Dena’ina word for fern in this short clip by Aaron Leggett, Curator of Alaska History & Culture at the Anchorage Museum.

Heshkegh Ka'a (Devil's Club)

Learn the Dena’ina word for devil's club in this short clip by Aaron Leggett, Curator of Alaska History & Culture at the Anchorage Museum.

Q'ey (Birch Tree)

Learn the Upper Inlet Dena’ina word for birch tree in this short clip by Aaron Leggett, Curator of Alaska History & Culture at the Anchorage Museum.

Heshkegh (Prickly Rose)

Learn the Dena’ina word for prickly rose in this short clip by Aaron Leggett, Curator of Alaska History & Culture at the Anchorage Museum.

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