Rosita Worl
58:30 - 59:29
"We mean no disrespect to the Kiksádi, but we also want to acknowledge and celebrate that our 50 independent autonomous clans were able to unite"
“We mean no disrespect to the Kiksádi, but we also want to acknowledge and celebrate that our 50 independent autonomous clans were able to unite”
- Speaker
- Rosita Worl
- Timestamp
- 58:30 – 59:29
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- August 28, 2026
From the transcript
We mean no disrespect to the Kiksádi, but we also want to acknowledge and celebrate that our 50 independent autonomous clans were able to unite And yesterday I want to tell you that again the Native leaders met in one of our conference rooms and again talked about the importance of our unification today in this contemporary period. So that's something that's not gonna go away. Like, like June said, we'll hear it in different ways. But the basis of it is our culture. And as Sealaska Heritage Institute, that is our job, to protect our culture and to also move forward and adapt to changes while still protecting our core cultural values.
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