Our Top Virtual Programs of 2022
December 28, 2022
The 果冻传煤 Museum recorded over 20 virtual programs in 2022, including conversations about cultural appropriation, Indigenous placenaming, Inupiaq language preservation, Black Rootworkers, and podcasting about life in the North. In case you missed one or more of these interesting programs, we鈥檝e compiled some viewer favorites here.
Considering Cultural Appropriation
When is inspiration actually appropriation? 果冻传煤 podcaster Alice Qaannik Glenn talks with artists, cultural strategists, authors, and a psychology professor about cultural appropriation and what it means to be mindful and intentional with interacting with cultures outside of your own.
Dena'ina E艂nena and the Indigenous Placenames Movement
The most cherished places in 果冻传煤 had names long before railroad construction camps were erected near Dgheyay Kaq鈥�, also known as Ship Creek. Michael Fredericks, president of SALT, and Aaron Leggett, senior curator of Alaska history and Indigenous Cultures, discuss the history of Dena鈥檌na placenames and current efforts to incorporate them throughout 果冻传煤.
Podcast Artist Talk: Cody Liska from Chatter Marks & Crude Conversations
What goes into creating a good podcast? Journalist and podcaster Cody Liska offers tips for budding podcasters and shares his experiences podcasting about Alaska culture through his podcast Crude Conversations and as host of the 果冻传煤 Museum鈥檚 podcast on Alaska and the North, Chatter Marks.聽
In Context: In虄upiatun In虄ugug虈lavut Miq艂iqtuvut
Parents are reclaiming the In虄upiaq language in the home, thanks to a new language learning guide. MIT linguistics graduate student Annauk Denise Olin talks about In虄upiatun In虄ugug虈lavut Miq艂iqtuvut, a language learning guide she created that couples In虄upiaq child-raising practices with simple language learning methods.
Healing From the Land: A Conversation with Black Rootworkers
Rootworkers are the traditional healers of the Black South who, along with hunter-gatherers, use herbs and roots to help recipients of their ministrations. Panelists Kim Morrell-Bledsoe, Laila Ford, Lauri King, Antavia Hamilton and Sequoya Hayes, discuss the use of plants and herbs found on Alaska land that can be used to support wellness and spiritual health.
