Mud Slides Mile 139 A.E.C. Railway

Description:

AEC H58 HGK. Verso: Alaska Railroad - Anchorage to Matanuska. Birchwood. [along Turnagain Arm, with construction crew in background]

Protocol:

Anchorage Museum Community Only

Community:

Anchorage Museum

Category:

Land Stewardship

Keywords:

Railroads, A.E.C., Mile 139, Work Crew, Turnagain Arm, Eklutna, Anchorage, Matanuska

Collections:

Jack H. Floyd Collection

Original Date Description:

Alaska Engineering Commission; Alaska Railroad

Creator:

Selena Ortega-Chiolero

Contributor:

Anchorage Museum, P.S. Hunt

Rights:

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Traditional Knowledge Labels:

Licensing Options:

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Source:

Jack H. Floyd Collection

Identifier:

B1957_005_177

Subject:

Railroads, Construction, Cook Inlet, Natural Disasters

Type:

Digital Image

Format:

Print Photograph

Access image

Description:

AEC H58 HGK. Verso: Alaska Railroad - Anchorage to Matanuska. Birchwood. [along Turnagain Arm, with construction crew in background]

Cultural Narrative:

The development of the Alaska Railroad adversely impacted Alaska Native Peoples. Despite its intention to connect communities across the state, building the railroad infrastructure influenced an influx of new populations to the state, destroyed thousands of acres of untouched land, created pollution where there once was none and in some cases, redirected water ways that disrupted salmon populations, a main source of food for Alaska Native Peoples. These devastating changes disrupted the Ahtna way of life, and their impact continues to shape the legacy that the Tribe's Environmental Stewardship Department works tirelessly to reverse.

Traditional Knowledge:

Mile 139 of the Alaska Railroad lies within the ancestral homelands of the Idlughet Qayeht’ana (Eklutna Village Dena’ina) and is also considered an extension of Nay'dini'aa Na' Kayax (Chickaloon Native Village) ancestral lands. Although these lands were never ceded and are no longer under the legal ownership of either Tribe, both Tribes, along with the broader Dena'ina and Ahtna communities, work collaboratively to ensure these lands are responsibly stewarded and that their history is appropriately acknowledged.

Title:

Mud Slides Mile 139 A.E.C. Railway

Protocol:

Cets'e'tnaey (Iron People) - Public Access

Community:

Nay'dini'aa Na' Kayax

Category:

Land Stewardship, Our Stories

Keywords:

Railroads, Work Crew, Anchorage, Turnagain Arm, Eklutna, Matanuska, Railroad Equipment

Original Date Description:

Alaska Engineering Commission; Alaska Railroad

Creator:

Selena Ortega-Chiolero

Contributor:

Anchorage Museum, P.S. Hunt

Rights:

Taking back control of how Indigenous stories are being told, accessed, and used is vital for the success of reclaiming Tribal sovereignty. Chickaloon Village Traditional Council (CVTC) recognizes that the cultural knowledge and heritage of Nay'dini'aa Na' Kayax is collective, and an intellectual legacy of a whole people accumulated over time and shared with other Ahtna Dene groups. Owing to disrupted histories around the documentation of these materials, we may not always have the full information about the Western tradition of the "copyright holder" of works in our collection. CVTC wants to be able to share these valuable materials responsibly as they are important connectors to our history and cultural heritage. CVTC policy is to make these materials available to the extent possible. CVTC continues to evaluate and monitor the rights of all its shared digital collections and welcomes public comments regarding these materials, especially from those who identify as members of the broader Ahtna Dene community.

Traditional Knowledge Labels:

Licensing Options:

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Source:

Anchorage Museum - Jack H. Floyd Collection

Identifier:

AM_B1957_005_177

Subject:

Railroads, Construction, Resource Extraction, Cook Inlet, Natural Disasters

Type:

Digital Image

Format:

Print Photograph


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