American scholar and poet
Lance X̱ʼunei Twitchell (born 1975) is an American scholar, poet, and language revitalization advocate.[ 1] 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 KeʻelikōlaniCollege of Hawaiian Language at theUniversity of Hawaii at Hilo , an M.F.A. in creative writing from theUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks , and a B.A. in English with a minor in American Indian studies from theUniversity of Minnesota Twin Cities.[ 3]
He serves on the state's Alaska Native Language Preservation & Advisory Council, appointed by the governor.[ 4]
Twitchell is a citizen of theCentral Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska and is ofTlingit ,Haida ,Yup'ik , andSámi descent.[ 5] [ 6]
Top Forty Under 40 award, Alaska Journal of Commerce (2013)[ 7] Judson L. Brown Leadership Award from Sealaska Heritage Institute (2016)[ 8] Contributions to Literacy in Alaska (CLIA) Awards, Alaska Center for the Book (2017)[ 9] First Alaskan Institute Young Native Leader Award (2020)[ 10] Emmy award for “Molly of Denali” episode in the category of Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Program (2025)[ 11] "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] 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, 2020Tlingit use of marine space: putting up fish by Caskey Russell and X̱'unei Lance Twitchell[ 15] ^ Hopper, Frank." .Indian Country Today . Retrieved16 March 2021 . ^ Hohenstatt, Ben (9 August 2019)." .Peninsula Clarion . Retrieved19 March 2021 . ^a b "UAS Celebrates 2018 Faculty Promotions and Tenure" .University of Alaska Southeast . Retrieved18 March 2021 .^ "ANLPAC Report" .Alaska Dept of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development . Retrieved23 April 2021 .^ "Keeping Alaska Native Languages Alive: Interview with Dr. X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell" .Harvard International Review . 10 April 2023. Retrieved2024-01-07 .^ " .Indian Country Today . 30 April 2021. Retrieved2024-01-07 .^ "2013 Top Forty Under 40 Announced" .Alaska Journal . 1 February 2013. Retrieved16 March 2021 .^ Dunham, Mike (8 September 2016)."Tlingit linguist Lance Twitchell receives Judson L. Brown award" .Anchorage Daily News . Retrieved16 March 2021 . ^ "CLIA Awards List – Alaska Center for the Book" .Alaska Center for the Book . 13 October 2014. Retrieved22 March 2021 .^ "Twitchell earns prestigious award" .KINY radio . Frontier Media. Archived fromthe original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved22 March 2021 .^ Lewis, Hilary (16 March 2025)."Childrenʼs and Family Emmy Award" .The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved28 March 2025 . ^ "Author Index T" .Alaska Quarterly Review . Archived fromthe original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved22 March 2021 .^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ Allen, Bankes, Ravna (2019).The rights of indigenous people 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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