The AnchorED City

By The Anchorage Urban Training CollaborativeSociety & Culture

The AnchorED City episodes

November 23, 2020S1:E7 - The Economy Part 1: What Ever Happened to Knik?
Before there was the city of Anchorage, there was the town of Knik. In this episode we examine the rise and fall of Knik as we begin to consider the economy of Anchorage.
This episode owes a huge debt to historian Coleen Mielke. Check out her work out at:
http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~coleen/genealogy/knik.html
http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~coleen/genealogy/map.html
Resources Used to Create this Episode:
http://www.wkhsociety.org/museums.html
https://matanuskacolony.wordpress.com/tag/knik/
Downing Carlson, Phyllis., Downing Bill, Laurel. Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Three, 1912-1935: Bringing Alaska's History Alive!. N.p.: Aunt Phil's Trunk LLC, 2014. – pg. 26-29
https://auntphilstrunk.com/town-called-knik/#:~:text=Knik%2C%20about%2040%20miles%20north,also%20streamed%20into%20Cook%20Inlet.
14 min
November 16, 2020S1:E6 - The Legacy of Colonialism Part 2 w/ Shawna Larson, Aaron Leggett, TJ Smith, Curt Karns & Curtis Ivanoff
In this episode we continue to unpack the legacy of colonialism with these guests:
Shawna Larson (Deputy Director of the Native Movement)
Aaron Leggett (Senior Curator of Alaska History and Indigenous Culture at Anchorage Museum and the President of the Native Village of Eklutna)
TJ Smith (President of the Indigenous Ministers Association and Pastor of New Song Covenant Church in Anchorage)
Curt Karns (Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Yukon)
Curtis Ivanoff (Superintendent of the Alaska Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church)
More from our guests / resources they mentioned:
All about the excellent work of Native Movement including the trainings they offer: https://www.nativemovement.org
Mark Charles TED talk on the Doctrine of Discovery: https://www.ted.com/talks/mark_charles_the_truth_behind_we_the_people_the_three_most_misunderstood_words_in_us_history
Is an apology in order? By Curtis Ivanoff: https://issuu.com/eccaksinew/docs/spring_2017
About the Indigenous Ministers Association of the Evangelical Covenant Church: https://www.northwestconference.org/interview-with-the-rev-tj-smith-president-of-the-indigenous-ministers-association/
About indigenous leaders in the Evangelical Covenant Church: https://covenantcompanion.com/2020/03/12/sacred-stories/
News Story about the Presbyterain Church apology: https://www.alaskapublic.org/2017/02/08/presbyterian-church-formally-apologizes-to-north-slope-natives-for-denouncing-culture/
Resources Used to Create this Episode:
https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/1720/the-art-of-fiction-no-139-chinua-achebe
https://slate.com/culture/2019/11/history-is-written-by-the-victors-quote-origin.html
George Santayana (1905) Reason in Common Sense, p. 284, volume 1 of The Life of Reason https://www.gutenberg.org/files/15000/15000-h/15000-h.htm#vol1
https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?language=en
https://ltgov.alaska.gov/information/alaskas-constitution/
Jones, P., 2010, City for empire: An Anchorage history, 1914-1941, University of Alaska Press, Fairbanks.
1 hr 48 min
November 16, 2020S1:E6b: BONUS AUDIO - The Legacy of Colonialism Part 2 w/ Shawna Larson & TJ Smith
There was SO MUCH good stuff in the interviews for episode 6 that we had to make this bonus audio available. Here is more on the legacy of colonialism from these guests:
Shawna Larson (Deputy Director of the Native Movement)
TJ Smith (President of the Indigenous Ministers Association and Pastor of New Song Covenant Church in Anchorage)
More from our guests / resources they mentioned:
All about the excellent work of Native Movement including the trainings they offer: https://www.nativemovement.org
Mark Charles TED talk on the Doctrine of Discovery: https://www.ted.com/talks/mark_charles_the_truth_behind_we_the_people_the_three_most_misunderstood_words_in_us_history
About the Indigenous Ministers Association of the Evangelical Covenant Church: https://www.northwestconference.org/interview-with-the-rev-tj-smith-president-of-the-indigenous-ministers-association/
About indigenous leaders in the Evangelical Covenant Church: https://covenantcompanion.com/2020/03/12/sacred-stories/
37 min
November 09, 2020S1-E5: The Legacy of Colonialism Part 1: A Statue, a Banner, and a Covenant
What connects the Captain Cook statue, a missing Black Lives Matter banner, and housing covenants in Anchorage? We explore the answer to that question in this episode.

Resources used to make this episode:
http://www.cc.com/video-playlists/qkhul9/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-between-the-scenes/g34af5
https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/06/29/most-agree-on-the-story-of-captain-cooks-time-in-cook-inlet-they-differ-on-how-to-tell-it/
Oleksa, M., 1992, Orthodox Alaska: A theology of mission, St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, Crestwood.
Newcomb, S., 1992, ‘Five hundred years of injustice’, Indigenous Law Institute, n.d., viewed 30 January 2019, from http://ili.nativeweb.org/sdrm_art.html.
Indigenous Values Initiative, 2018, Dum diversas, viewed 14 February 2019, from https://doctrineofdiscovery.org/dum-diversas/.
Charles, M., 2016, ‘The doctrine of discovery, war, and the myth of America’, Leaven 24(3), 147-154.
http://www.alaskool.org/projects/JimCrow/cov_res.htm
https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/02/28/illegal-for-decades-many-anchorage-homes-still-have-covenants-that-prohibit-sale-to-blacks-and-alaska-natives/
Wohlforth, C., 2017, ‘How some Anchorage neighbors redeemed the city's racist past’, Alaska Daily News, 27 February, 2017, viewed 30 January 2019, from https://www.adn.com/opinions/2017/02/27/how-some-anchorage-neighbors-redeemed-the-citys- racist-past/.
Ford, A., 2017, ‘Redlining in Fairview’, Anchorage Press, 23 February, 2017, viewed 30 January 2019, from https://www.anchoragepress.com/news/redlininginfairview/article_cb0037a0-f9a7-11e6- b9eb-5fef409ab819.html.
https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/09/07/hundreds-gather-in-anchorage-over-holiday-to-commemorate-march-on-washington-anniversary/
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2020/09/07/anchorage-labor-day-rally-urging-racial-equality-draws-hundreds-of-supporters/
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2020/06/25/mayor-berkowitz-to-have-native-village-of-eklutna-decide-what-to-do-with-downtown-captain-cook-statue/
www.smallchurchmusic.com/Song_Display-New.php?SID=2644
16 min
November 02, 2020S1-E4: What is this Place? Part 2: w/ Aaron Leggett, George Martinez, & Ron Ruthruff
In this episode we continue to unpack the question "What is this place?" with our guests:
Aaron Leggett is the Senior Curator of Alaska History and Indigenous Culture at Anchorage Museum and the President of the Native Village of Eklutna.

George Martinez is a community entrepreneur, small business owner, diplomat and educator. He is the Program Director for the Alaska Humanities Forum and is a candidate for Mayor of Anchorage in 2021.

Ron Ruthruff is an Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology and a friend/ teacher/ mentor to the staff of the Anchorage Urban Training Collaborative.

Check out these other Podcasts about Anchorage/Alaska:
Crude Conversations: https://crudemag.podbean.com/ or https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crude-conversations/id1435963582
Coffee & Quac: https://www.coffeeandquaq.com/
Another helpful resource:
https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/exhibits/denainaq-huchulyeshi-the-denaina-way-of-living/being-denaina/
Resources used in creating this episode:
Kiekintveld, J.S., 2019. Join Me in the Commons: Towards a Contextual Urban Ministry Education Model for Anchorage, Alaska (Doctoral dissertation, University of Pretoria).
1 hr 24 min
October 26, 2020S1-E3: What is this Place? Part 1: A Mountain, a Hill, and a Tower
What is Anchorage?
In this episode we consider Anchorage as a place by examining its history while stopping at three locations in the city: a mountain, a hill, and a tower.

How would you answer the question "What is Anchorage?"
Give us your answer on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC.

Resources used to make this episode:
Downing Carlson, Phyllis., Downing Bill, Laurel. Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Three, 1912-1935: Bringing Alaska's History Alive!. N.p.: Aunt Phil's Trunk LLC, 2014.
Jasper, P.B., & Blasongame, B.M., 1983, A gathering of saints in Alaska: An informal chronicle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the State of Alaska, Hiller Industries, Salt Lake City.
O’Malley, J., 2007, ‘Common ground’, Anchorage Daily News, 27 August, 2007, p. A1.
https://alaskahistoricalsociety.org/discover-alaska/glimpses-of-the-past/tourism-in-alaskas-past/
https://www.muni.org/departments/ocpd/planning/documents/npop97.pdf
https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/15000843.htm
https://www.muni.org/Departments/OCPD/Planning/Publications/Historic%20Preservation%20Plan/05-HPP-HistoricContxtSurveys.pdf
http://www.anchoragecreeks.org/media/publications/Campbell_Creek_History.pdf
https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/chugach/about-forest
https://www.portofalaska.com/about-us/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Anchorage,_Alaska
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchorage,_Alaska
15 min
October 19, 2020S1-E2: Beautiful Questions & the Issues Facing Anchorage w/ Donna Aguiniga, Julia O'Malley & Ayyu Qassataq
What makes a beautiful question?
What are the issues facing Anchorage?
In this episode we explore these questions with guests:
Donna Aguiniga - Professor, University of Alaska Anchorage
Julia O’Malley - journalist, teacher, editor and cook
Ayyu Qassataq - Vice President & Indigenous Operations Director, First Alaskans Institute

Resources used to make this episode:
amorebeautifulquestion.com
Berger, W., 2014. A more beautiful question: The power of inquiry to spark breakthrough ideas. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.
Berger, W., 2018. The book of beautiful questions: The powerful questions that will help you decide, create, connect, and lead. Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Cummings, E.E., 1968, Poems, 1923-1954, Harcourt, New York.
Kiekintveld, J.S., 2019. Join Me in the Commons: Towards a Contextual Urban Ministry Education Model for Anchorage, Alaska (Doctoral dissertation, University of Pretoria).
Osmer, R.R., 2008, Practical theology: An introduction, Eerdmans, Grand Rapids.
Rocke, K. and Van Dyke, J., 2012. Geography of grace: Doing theology from below. Street Psalms Press.
42 min
August 11, 2020 S1-E1: Mr. Rogers, Sesame Street, & searching for the soul of Anchorage.
The AnchorEd City podcast is connecting with Anchorage’s soul through her history, stories, and people. But how do you do that? One way is to be like Mr. Rogers & Sesame Street.

This episode introduces The AnchorEd City Podcast.
12 min