I had the honor to visit Lance Twitchell, talking about our endangered Tlingit language. Lance shares his hope and the efforts being made to promote language speakers. This was our first visit after filming Lance on my film The Woman Who Married a Bear, the first narrative film completely in the Tlingit language, which was done with Lance's guidance, translating skills, and on-camera acting.

X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell (Lingít, Haida, Yupʼik, Sami) is a Professor of Alaska Native Languages at the University of Alaska Southeast, and lives in Juneau with his wife and bilingual children. 

Tune in to hear Naomi Michalsen, a member of the Tlingit tribe of Southeast Alaska and Mary talk about Naomi's  dedication to the health and wellness of families and communities through sharing her plant knowledge. Naomi has more than 25 years of experience working as an advocate, coach, presenter, indigenous chef and cultural specialist. 

Kanisha, who lives in Cordova, is one of the most humble people I know. She borders on the shy side, even though she is multi-talented. Tune in as she shares her healing work as well as her artwork.

Tune in to hear a conversation between Rob Kinneen and I. Rob, known as the Tlingit Chef, shares his experience working on normalizing Indigenous foods through his cooking career. Rob and I met over 13 years ago at Sitka’s first Seafood Festival over food and film. 

Tune in as Mary and Sylvia talk art. Painter and Cordova community member Sylvia Lang shares how her paintings reflect her Tlingit culture and why her paintings only go to non-profits.