Al Warner and Knik

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Description: 

Print Photograph, 4 1/4 in. x 3 1/8 in.

Cultural Narrative: 

In 1930, Al Warner was a prominent figure in Alaska mining, specifically active in the copper mining industry near Kennecott, Alaska. Reverse of Print: Handwritten inscription in pencil, "Mr. Al Warner. Mr. and Knick."

Traditional Knowledge: 

Although a few Nay’dini’aa Na’ Kayax (Chickaloon Native Village) Tribal citizens worked in the mining industry in the Matanuska coal fields over the years, others saw the negative impacts of the mining industry on the Dene cultural lifeways, local wildlife, and the environment. From 1989 to the present, Chickaloon Village Traditional Council (CVTC) has successfully fought off proposed coal mining operations in the Matanuska Watershed to protect the health and well-being of Tribal citizens, especially the children of the Tribe’s Ya Ne Dah Ah School, which is situated less than two miles from proposed blast zones. Additionally, CVTC has invested millions of dollars and man-hours repairing Tsidek’etna, a once bountiful salmon spawning ground negatively impacted by past coal mining destruction. 

People: 
Al Warner, Knik
Protocol: 
Cets'e'tnaey (Iron People) - Public Access
Community: 
Nay'dini'aa Na' Kayax
Category: 
Family
Keywords: 
People, Dogs, Mountains, Trees
Collections: 
Wade Family Photograph Collection
Contributor: 
Katherine Wade
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: 
Creative Commons License

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

Source: 
Katherine Wade Collection
Publisher: 
Chickaloon Village Traditional Council
Identifier: 
CVTC_MS003.001.009
Subject: 
Landscapes, Transportation
Type: 
Digital Image
Format: 
Print Photograph