Land Acknowledgment
Anchorage lies within Dena’ina Ełnena, the homeland of the Dena’ina Athabascan people and the Native Village of Eklutna. We’re grateful for their ongoing stewardship of this land and everything it holds.
For thousands of years, the Dena’ina people have called this place home.
The Indigenous Place Name Project is an effort to recognize the traditional names of prominent places in the Dena’ina Athabascan language. But it goes beyond just putting up signage. It fosters deeper appreciation and understanding of the people, cultures, history, and language of the area…