Name: Ed Littlefield: the process for this was Rune gave— Vera gave Rune language. Rune translated it and then double translated it, got it back to Vera. It got sent to me. I composed a scene all the while they're moving on the second scene.
Uploaded: 2026-08-27T20:00:00+00:00
Duration: 29 s
Description: the process for this was Rune gave— Vera gave Rune language. Rune translated it and then double translated it, got it back to Vera. It got sent to me. I composed a scene all the while they're moving on the second scene.

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Ed Littlefield

29:55 - 30:23

"the process for this was Rune gave— Vera gave Rune language. Rune translated it and then double translated it, got it back to Vera. It got sent to me. I composed a scene all the while they're moving on the second scene."

“the process for this was Rune gave— Vera gave Rune language. Rune translated it and then double translated it, got it back to Vera. It got sent to me. I composed a scene all the while they're moving on the second scene.”

Speaker: Ed Littlefield
Timestamp: 29:55 – 30:23
Source: Sealaska Heritage Institute: A Panel Discussion with the Tlingit Opera Creative Team | Sealaska Heritage
Community: Alaska News
Captured at: August 27, 2026

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But if I just also want to shout out Rory Stitt, who could not be here, the— yeah, the process for this was Rune gave— Vera gave Rune language. Rune translated it and then double translated it, got it back to Vera. It got sent to me. I composed a scene all the while they're moving on the second scene. So they're moving on the second scene while I'm composing the first one.

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