“I saw our Lingít language on the plane and heard everyone on the plane say ‘X̱áat Ḵwáani,’” said artist Crystal Worl. “I just feel immensely proud. There’s no English words for how I feel right now.”
People wearing regalia watch the inaugural arrival of Xáat Kwáani, the new Alaska Airlines plane featuring formline art by Crystal Worl, at the Juneau International Airport on May 12, 2023.
The Alaska Airlines plane — its name means Salmon People in Lingít — features a giant, colorful design by Crystal Worl depicting salmon in Northwest Coast formline. In a speech to those gathered to celebrate, she spoke about the salmon’s cultural and spiritual importance. She said restoring salmon runs would require both traditional and modern techniques, an approach she uses in her art.
According to Alaska Airlines, this is the first time they’ve featured a language besides English on the main door of an aircraft. University of Alaska Southeast language Professor X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell helped Worl decide on the name.
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