Carving a Path: Ellen Bradley’s Journey Through Story, Science, and Alaskan Native Roots

2025-05-29

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Language isn’t just about words—it’s about a worldview. It holds a whole way of understanding the world, relationships with land, and with each other. - Ellen BradleyWelcome to Winds of Change, hosted by Emy Digrappa and brought to you by Wyoming Humanities. In this episode, we celebrate Native Voices with our special guest, Ellen Bradley, a skier, scientist, and filmmaker of Lingít heritage. From the snow-covered slopes of Southeast Alaska’s coastal mountains to the shimmering waters of the Salish Sea, Ellen blends t...

Language isn’t just about words—it’s about a worldview. It holds a whole way of understanding the world, relationships with land, and with each other. - Ellen Bradley

Welcome to Winds of Change, hosted by Emy Digrappa and brought to you by Wyoming Humanities. In this episode, we celebrate Native Voices with our special guest, Ellen Bradley, a skier, scientist, and filmmaker of Lingít heritage. From the snow-covered slopes of Southeast Alaska’s coastal mountains to the shimmering waters of the Salish Sea, Ellen blends traditional ecological knowledge with modern science to amplify Indigenous voices.

Join us as Ellen shares her journey of self-determination and resilience, exploring the depth of her connection to Lingít land, her family’s story, and her efforts to revitalize language and culture. From the challenges of assimilation to the hope sparked by language learning and cultural resurgence, this conversation illuminates how honoring tradition and science can shape visions for the future.

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Resources from Ellen Bradley’s Interview

TCLL (Lingít Culture, Language, and Literacy)
A program in Juneau, Alaska, that immerses youth in Lingít language and culture.
(Check local Juneau school district or Sealaska Heritage Institute for information.)
Sealaska Heritage Institute
Supports Indigenous language revitalization, cultural education, and artistic expression in Lingít, Haida, and Tsimshian communities.
Alaska Native Language Center
A hub for language revitalization for Alaska Native languages.
Tongass National Forest
The largest temperate rainforest in the U.S., located in Lingít territory in Southeast Alaska.
Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN)
Ahttp://ienearth.org/ network dedicated to protecting the rights of Indigenous peoples and our Mother Earth through action and education.
https://www.mountainfilm.org/films/let-my-people-go-skiing/ Ellen Bradley” Let My People Go Skiing: Tlingit skier and scientist Ellen Bradley (Tlingit) returns to her traditional homelands in Southeast Alaska. Weaving ancestral knowledge, scientific understanding and passion for her sport, Let My People Go Skiing follows Bradley’s journey to help her community reclaim its place at the forefront of the stories told about their homelands