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Aaron Leggett was born in Anchorage and is Dena’ina Athabascan. He currently serves as the President/Chief of the Native village of Eklutna. Aaron is Curator of Alaska History and Culture at the Anchorage Museum, and also serves as an advisor to the Smithsonian’s Arctic Studies Center. He is a member of the Alaska State Museum Collections Committee, the Anchorage Sister Cities Commission, and serves on the board of directors for the Cook Inlet Historical Society, and the Alaska Historical Society. In 2014, Aaron was recognized by CIRI as its Shareholder of the Year, by the Alaska Federation of Natives as Cultural Bearer of Year, and by the Governor of Alaska for distinguished service to the humanities. Building on knowledge obtained from his Dena‘ina grandmother and after earning a degree in anthropology from UAA, Aaron set out to change the historical narrative. He has played a vital role in indigenous curation in Alaska and has authored numerous scholarly articles and co-authored publications about the Dena’ina language and people.
Aaron used a slide show, available here as a webpage - http://www.akwebguy.com/photos/AUUF_photos/CookUnitarianUniversalistPresentation_AaronLeggett/#5
Note that slides 21 and 22 seem to indicate that there are audio files. There are not.
Aaron Leggett was born in Anchorage and is Dena’ina Athabascan. He currently serves as the President/Chief of the Native village of Eklutna. Aaron is Curator of Alaska History and Culture at the Anchorage Museum, and also serves as an advisor to the Smithsonian’s Arctic Studies Center. He is a member of the Alaska State Museum Collections Committee, the Anchorage Sister Cities Commission, and serves on the board of directors for the Cook Inlet Historical Society, and the Alaska Historical Society. In 2014, Aaron was recognized by CIRI as its Shareholder of the Year, by the Alaska Federation of Natives as Cultural Bearer of Year, and by the Governor of Alaska for distinguished service to the humanities. Building on knowledge obtained from his Dena‘ina grandmother and after earning a degree in anthropology from UAA, Aaron set out to change the historical narrative. He has played a vital role in indigenous curation in Alaska and has authored numerous scholarly articles and co-authored publications about the Dena’ina language and people.
Aaron used a slide show, available here as a webpage - http://www.akwebguy.com/photos/AUUF_photos/CookUnitarianUniversalistPresentation_AaronLeggett/#5
Note that slides 21 and 22 seem to indicate that there are audio files. There are not.