My Denakk'e name is Neggakk'o. It was my late great-grandmother Anna's name and I
was told that it's such an old name, that its meaning has been lost. It used to bother
me that my Denakk'e name doesn't have a known meaning. Today though, I'm proud to
have a name that has survived against all odds. You see, who I am today as an Athabascan
person has also survived against the odds. For me to be here today, my ancestors had
to survive for time immemorial and one of the harshest climates in the world. Continue reading this week's Friday Focus.
