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David Boxley
28:30 - 29:04
“I want you all to wish me well in trying to overcome William Duncan's shadow when it comes to talking about Tsimshian people. We are not some foreign transplants that never saw Southeast Alaska before 1887. It's just not true.”
- Speaker
- David Boxley
- Timestamp
- 28:30 – 29:04
- Transcript
- Sealaska Heritage Institute: Laxgyibuu Clan Crest with David R. Boxley | Sealaska Heritage
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- August 12, 2026
From the transcript
And these connections I'm talking about between our clans, it's the same for all four Sinsian clans. I've read about now our connections with the Tlingit, Haida, and other tribes down the coast. So I want you all to wish me well in trying to overcome William Duncan's shadow when it comes to talking about Tsimshian people. We are not some foreign transplants that never saw Southeast Alaska before 1887. It's just not true.
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