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David Boxley

3:55 - 4:08

"there was a conflict between the wolf people and some raven people, and we had to move down the Stikine."

“there was a conflict between the wolf people and some raven people, and we had to move down the Stikine.”
Speaker
David Boxley
Timestamp
3:55 – 4:08
Community
Alaska News
Location
Juneau
Captured at
August 12, 2026

From the transcript

At the time, I'm sure we were not speaking Somali. As a matter of fact, I know we weren't. Um, there was a conflict between the wolf people and some raven people, and we had to move down the Stikine.

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