“Modern technology makes it a lot easier, using modern fasteners and things like that. But it’s a challenge,” said Jensen, who teaches construction and woodworking at University of Alaska Southeast. “The challenge (is) being able to create something that those people did a hundred years ago with minimal tools, yet with such precision.”
At the University of Alaska Southeast, the Arctic professor is Erica Hill, an anthropology professor and archaeologist who served as program director for Arctic social science at the National Science Foundation.
The Arctic Leadership Initiative is intended to help develop future leaders, University of Alaska President Pat Pitney said in a statement.
This is Lingít Word of the Week. Each week, we feature a Lingít word voiced by master speakers. Lingít has been spoken throughout present-day Southeast Alaska and parts of Canada for over 10,000 years.
Gunalchéesh to X̱’unei Lance Twitchell, Goldbelt Heritage Foundation and the University of Alaska Southeast for sharing the recorded audio for this series.
July 19, 2024
University of Alaska Southeast congratulates Dr. Erica Hill, Dr. Glenn Wright, and Dr. Megan Behnke for their success in the inaugural University of Alaska Arctic Leadership Initiative awards.
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We’re pleased to announce that the National Science Foundation has awarded $20 million to the University of Alaska to investigate climate change effects on culturally and commercially important marine species in the Gulf of Alaska.
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