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Lance Twitchell

Lance Twitchell

American scholar and poet

Lance X̱ʼunei Twitchell (born 1975) is an American scholar, poet, and language revitalization advocate.[1] He works as an associate professor of Alaska Native Languages at the University of Alaska Southeast. He has written for "Molly of Denali".[2]

X̱'unei Lance Twitchell was granted tenure in the Department of Humanities, School of Arts & Sciences at the UAS Juneau Campus in 2018.[3]

He earned a Ph.D. in Hawaiian and indigenous language and culture revitalization from the Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, an M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and a B.A. in English with a minor in American Indian studies from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.[4]

He serves on the state's Alaska Native Language Preservation & Advisory Council, appointed by the governor. [5]

Early life

Twitchell is a citizen of the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska and is of Tlingit, Haida, Yup'ik, and Sámi descent.[6][7]

Awards and work

Awards

  • Top Forty Under 40 award, Alaska Journal of Commerce (2013)[8]
  • Judson L. Brown Leadership Award from Sealaska Heritage Institute (2016)[9]
  • Contributions to Literacy in Alaska (CLIA) Awards, Alaska Center for the Book (2017)[10]
  • First Alaskan Institute Young Native Leader Award (2020)[11]

Poems

  • "Nanook Sweats," "Release, Definition: Trickster," "Ode to Tlingit, Yellow Hair Takes the Fat and We Lament His Seedy Departure," and "Dark Skin and Betraying Uncle," published in Yellow Medicine Review (Spring, 2009)
  • "Shaawatkʼeʼs Birth", co-author, filmed by Alaska Quarterly Review (2016)[12]

Books

  • Haa Wsineix̲ Haa Yoo X̲'atángi (Our language Saved Us): A Guidebook for Learning the Tlingit Language [13]
  • Beginning Tlingit Workbook (2017) [14]
  • Tlingit Reference Guide: Verbs, Grammar, Location & Direction, Concepts, Juneau, AK: Goldbelt Heritage Foundation, 2020

Chapters

  • Tlingit use of marine space: putting up fish by Caskey Russell and X̱'unei Lance Twitchell [15]

References

  1. [1]
    Hopper, Frank. "'Our Language Is Like Medicine': Tlingit Immersion School to Provide a Path to Revitalization". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. [2]
    Hohenstatt, Ben (9 August 2019). "'Molly of Denali' drums up fun, cultural pride". Peninsula Clarion. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. [3]
    "UAS Celebrates 2018 Faculty Promotions and Tenure". University of Alaska Southeast. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. [4]
    "UAS Celebrates 2018 Faculty Promotions and Tenure". University of Alaska Southeast. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. [5]
    "ANLPAC Report". Alaska Dept of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Keeping Alaska Native Languages Alive: Interview with Dr. X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell". Harvard International Review. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  7. [7]
    "'We are past the point of crisis'". Indian Country Today. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  8. [8]
    "2013 Top Forty Under 40 Announced". Alaska Journal. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  9. [9]
    Dunham, Mike (8 September 2016). "Tlingit linguist Lance Twitchell receives Judson L. Brown award". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  10. [10]
    "CLIA Awards List – Alaska Center for the Book". Alaska Center for the Book. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  11. [11]
    "Twitchell earns prestigious award". KINY radio. Frontier Media. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  12. [12]
    "Author Index T". Alaska Quarterly Review. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  13. [13]
    Twitchell, Lance A (2016). Haa Wsineix̲ Haa Yoo X̲'atángi = Our language saved us: a guidebook for learning the Tlingit language. Juneau, Alaska: Goldbelt Heritage Institute. ISBN 978-0-692-55340-4. OCLC 952438753. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  14. [14]
    Twitchell, Lance (2017). Lingít Yoo X̲'atángi = beginning Tlingit workbook (first ed.). Juneau, Alaska: Sealaska Heritage Institute. ISBN 978-1-946019-01-1. OCLC 1004520990. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  15. [15]
    Allen, Bankes, Ravna (2019). The rights of indigenous peoples in marine areas. Oxford. ISBN 9781509928644.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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