Gunalchéesh!
A weekly celebration of Alaska Native languages. Hosted by K'yuuhlgáansii ("Place of one's own", Haida) on Lingit Aani (Tlingit land) from KCAW Sitka, Alaska. Podcast updated Fridays.
Radio version airs Live on FM radio Mondays at 1 PM Alaska Time (2 PM Pacific) on KSTK Wrangell and kstk.org, Mondays at 3 PM on KTOO Juneau and ktoo.org, Wednesdays at 8:06 PM on KCAW Sitka and kcaw.org, Wednesdays at 9 PM on KFSK Petersburg and kfsk.org, as well as Thursdays at 11 AM on KHNS Haines and khns.org as well as after the 10 PM news on KRBD Ketchikan and krbd.org.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 202
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Radio Show #127 - Tlingit speakers
In this episode of "Gunalchéesh!", we feature the Tlingit language with two conversations. We hear Dr Walter Soboleff with John Martin as well as Sam Johnston with Hans Chester. In between segments…
Radio Show #126 - Haida and Tlingit
In this episode of "Gunalchéesh!", we feature the Tlingit and Haida languages. We hear Dr Jordan Lachler, Jane Kristovich, and Ben Young speaking Haida, as well as Tlingit conversation with Martha V…
Radio Show #125 - Haida, Tlingit, and Ts'msyen
This week on "Gunalchéesh!", we hear a story in the Haida language by Lillian Pettviel, Harvey Leask speaking Ts'msyen, and Tlingit conversation with Ruth Demmert and Nora Dauenauer as well as Lena F…
Radio Show #124 - Haida, Tlingit, Ts'msyen, and Yupik
This week on “Gunalchéesh!”, we hear a story and a poem in the Haida language as well as spoken Ts'msyen, Yupik, and Tlingit. In between segments, hear 3 songs by Byron Nicholai (Yupik) and 2 songs…
Radio Show #123 - Ethel Makinen
This week on “Gunalchéesh!”, we hear a production of a story in the Tlingit language "The Town Bear and The Forest Bear" featuring Ethel Makinen. We also hear Charlie Joseph telling about his bear t…
Radio Show #122 - 7 Tlingit Speakers
This week on “Gunalchéesh!”, we feature 7 speakers of the Tlingit language. We hear Lena Farkas with Nellie Lord, George Ramos with Hans Chester, Samuel Hanlon with Hans Chester, and Lily White with…
Radio Show #121 - Yaaw Tei Yi (Herring Rock) group performance at CELEBRATION 2018
This week on “Gunalchéesh!”, we feature a performance in the Tlingit language by the Tlingit dance group Yaaw Tei Yi (Herring Rock) from CELEBRATION 2018 in Juneau, Alaska. We also hear a story in t…
Radio Show #120 - Tlingit "Nerds" plus George Ramos with Hans Chester
This week on “Gunalchéesh!”, we feature the Tlingit language. We have guests Live in the studio and also, later, a conversation between George Ramos and Hans Chester. We also hear a memorial for M…
Radio Show #119 - Jennie Lindoff and Adeline St. Clair
This week on “Gunalchéesh!”, we feature the Tlingit language with a conversation between Jennie Lindoff and Adeline St. Clair. In between segments, hear songs by Dave Nelson III (Ts'msyen), Guujaa…
Radio Show #118 - Marge Dutson
This week on “Gunalchéesh!”, we’ll hear Tlingit fluent speaker Marge Dutson talk about getting rough treatment for speaking her Lingit language in school. In between segments, we’ll hear two songs by…
Radio Show #117 -- Xaad kil and Lingit
This week on "Gunalchéesh!", we feature the Haida and Tlingit languages. We hear the Killer Whale Man story presented in Xaad kil (Haida language) by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. We hear …
Radio Show #116 - Selena Everson and Helen Sarabia (Lingit)
This week on "Gunalchéesh!", we hear spoken Lingit (Tlingit) with Selena Everson and Helen Sarabia. We'll hear two songs each by Sondra Segundo (Haida), Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson (Haida), and th…
Radio Show #115 - Christmas 2021
This week on “Gunalchéesh!”, we feature a Christmas-themed show. In Lingit, we hear a conversation between Nelly Lord and Lena Farkas and we hear two readings from the New Testament. We also hear a…
“Merry Christmas” in Lingit
Roby Littlefield of Sitka, Alaska says “Merry Christmas” in Lingit
Radio Show #114 - Martha Van Heel and Marsha Hotch
This week on “Gunalchéesh!”, we feature the Lingit language with a conversation between Martha Van Heel and Marsha Hotch. In between segments, we hear songs in Haida, Inupiaq, Llingit, Ts'msyen, and…
Haida National Anthem
Guujaaw sings the Lyell Island Song in the Haida language. Learn more about the Haida Gwaii Singers at https://www.haidagwaiisingers.com.
Lingit National Anthem
This rendition arranged by Ed Littlefield and called by Paul Jackson. (Provided by Roby Littlefield)
Song -- "Stand Up" (Haida)
"Stand Up" sung in Haida and introduced in English by Sondra Segundo
For more work by Sondra Segundo, go to https://sondrasegundo.bandcamp.com
Radio Show #113 - Tlingit and Ts'msyen
This week on “Gunalchéesh!”, we feature the Tlingit and Ts'msyen languages. We hear Ben Spencer talk about the month of September in Ts'msyen and two conversations in Tlingit: we hear Marge Dutson …
Radio Show #112 - Smith Katzeek with Joe Hotch (Tlingit)
This week on "Gunalchéesh!", we feature the Tlingit language with a conversation between Smith Katzeek and Joe Hotch. In between segments, we hear songs by Dave Nelson III (Ts'msyen), Terri-Lynn …