
Rosita Worl
52:47 - 53:04
"That we hold dear is clan ownership of our land. We say we don't care who owns Western title, to our lands. We still own these lands. We own our stories. We own our songs."
“That we hold dear is clan ownership of our land. We say we don't care who owns Western title, to our lands. We still own these lands. We own our stories. We own our songs.”
- Speaker
- Rosita Worl
- Timestamp
- 52:47 – 53:04
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- August 28, 2026
From the transcript
That we hold dear is clan ownership of our land. We say we don't care who owns Western title, to our lands. We still own these lands. We own our stories. We own our songs.
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