wildlife culture

Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names, Episode 4

Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names, Episode 4

On Hannah’s fourth trip, she will be venturing to the Southwest region of Alaska to explore some of the state’s extensive islands, including the Aleutian Islands. Jump in to learn more about how some of these iconic places were inspired by equally iconic wildlife!

Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names, Episode 3

Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names, Episode 3

On Hannah’s third trip, she will be embracing the cold and venturing north along with some of Alaska’s most iconic wildlife. While exploring the Arctic and Northern slope of Alaska, we will be going through several old mining communities and smaller villages that rely heavily on animals as subsistence resources.

Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names, Episode 2

Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names, Episode 2

Much of the Interior region is on the lands of Tanana Athabascan language speakers, so the wildlife-inspired places we will visit were first named in this dialect. We will continue to explore the many landscapes and towns Alaska has to offer, specifically any location named after one of our many furry, feathered, or scaled neighbors.