Some of the most cherished places in Anchorage had names long before railroad construction camps were erected near Dgheyay Kaq’ (the mouth of Ship Creek). These names were given by their Dena’ina stewards.
Join Michael Fredericks, president of interior design business SALT, LLC, and Aaron Leggett, Anchorage Museum senior curator of Alaska History and Indigenous cultures, as they talk about the history of local place names and the current efforts to incorporate Dena'ina place names throughout Anchorage as part of the Indigenous Place Names Movement. Consider what it means for cultural tourism and land acknowledgement of Indigenous lands.
Free. Registration required.