We are the stories we tell. In Alaska the Inupiaq people tell the story of Sedna the goddess of the sea. They understand that the land they live on is a complex web of physical and spiritual beings.

But the colonisers of Alaska tell a different set of stories about the same landscape. They tell stories of Wilderness and of the Last Frontier.

Our guest today is Tia Tidwell (@tiaannamarie) professor of Alaska Native Studies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She belongs to the Nunamiut people of Anaktuvuk Pass.

Tia’s recommendations:

Alaska is the Center of the Universe (Audible exclusive podcast)

The Alaska Myth https://www.thealaskamyth.com/

Produced by Freddy Chick, Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.

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Alaskan Stories: Sedna the Sea-Goddess & Myth of Last Frontier