Rosita Worl
57:32 - 58:04
"in the discussions that we had, we came to the conclusion that since all of our clans and the Haidas united to battle the the Russians in 1802, we believed that this story was owned by all of the clans and the Haidas."
“in the discussions that we had, we came to the conclusion that since all of our clans and the Haidas united to battle the the Russians in 1802, we believed that this story was owned by all of the clans and the Haidas.”
- Speaker
- Rosita Worl
- Timestamp
- 57:32 – 58:04
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- August 28, 2026
From the transcript
We heard that from the Kiksádi. They went through that struggle. They lived with it. They had the Russians right there. But in the discussions that we had, we came to the conclusion that since all of our clans and the Haidas united to battle the the Russians in 1802, we believed that this story was owned by all of the clans and the Haidas.
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