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David Boxley

50:17 - 50:51

"I'm really proud to, uh, begin this process, like I said, of, of reframing Sincere History. I don't want anyone to— I, I want everyone to stop thinking that we were these foreign transplants."

I'm really proud to, uh, begin this process, like I said, of, of reframing Sincere History. I don't want anyone to— I, I want everyone to stop thinking that we were these foreign transplants.
Speaker
David Boxley
Community
Alaska News
Location
Juneau
Captured at
August 12, 2026

From the transcript

But we're a lot more connected than people think, and I think this kind of spreading this knowledge can only help in unifying us, um, like I said, to, to battle those bigger giants we have all to fight. And, um, I'm, I'm really proud to, uh, begin this process, like I said, of, of reframing Sincere History. I don't want anyone to— I, I want everyone to stop thinking that we were these foreign transplants.

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