Ed Littlefield
29:50 - 30:15
"While it doesn't have 100% Tlingit melodies, it is— at its core, it is Tlingit."
“While it doesn't have 100% Tlingit melodies, it is— at its core, it is Tlingit.”
- Speaker
- Ed Littlefield
- Timestamp
- 29:50 – 30:15
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- August 28, 2026
From the transcript
It's got some amazing audiovisual things inside of it. But at its core, it is a clan house. I think of the story told in music. While it doesn't have 100% Tlingit melodies, it is— at its core, it is Tlingit. And I want to share that.
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