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Cultural Trauma and Resiliency in Colonial Displacement of Tlingit Place Names

Project Details

Keywords: Southeast Alaska, place names, name revitalization, Alaska Natives
Student Investigator:
Luke Holton
Faculty Mentors: Glenn D. Wright, Ph.D., Daniel Monteith, Ph.D., /

Abstract

The original purpose of this film project was to document the current sociopolitical attitude towards revitalization of Tlingit place names within Southeast Alaska. Several high-visibility name revitalizations (Utqiagvik, Denali, Tlux’satanjin, etc) have been facilitated by the Alaska Historical Commission in the previous years, and this film addresses the cultural impact that name revitalization might have on Alaska Native populations.

Selected Resources & Publications

Sayeik
Check out “Sayéik” from Luke Holton on Vimeo. If you like this video, make sure you share it, too!
Final Report

Cultural Trauma and Resiliency in Colonial Displacement of Tlingit Place Names