Jerick Lang
44:26 - 45:15
"the choice to narrate a story that is clan-owned doesn't necessarily sit well with all people. And I'm— I want to be clear that I'm here in support of what you're all doing. In the future, if this opera does continue, how do you see Klan-owned stories and the consultation and care that will need to go with those?"
“the choice to narrate a story that is clan-owned doesn't necessarily sit well with all people. And I'm— I want to be clear that I'm here in support of what you're all doing. In the future, if this opera does continue, how do you see Klan-owned stories and the consultation and care that will need to go with those?”
- Speaker
- Jerick Lang
- Timestamp
- 44:26 – 45:15
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- August 28, 2026
From the transcript
In this process, and I see a mixed crowd in this room as well, the choice to narrate a story that is clan-owned doesn't necessarily sit well with all people. And I'm— I want to be clear that I'm here in support of what you're all doing. In the future, if this opera does continue, how do you see Klan-owned stories and the consultation and care that will need to go with those? And what was the choice to move with the Klan-owned story regardless if it's in the second character or not? And for the Kiksádi who aren't here, children of the Kiksádi and grandchild of the Kiksádi who may be online and listening, what words can we share with them to let them know that this is— we recognize that we're still here and these things are personal to us?
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