74:. His father, Sven Haakanson, Sr., was a community leader serving as the mayor of Old Harbor and president of the Old Harbor Tribal Council. As a child, Haakanson never heard about the history of the Alutiiq in school. When he tried to ask the tribal elders about how their ancestors lived in the past, only one told him about the traditions. That single elder taught Haakanson the
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project, to restore and practice skills for making native, traditional transport vessels. Russian explorers destroyed these native transport vessels for their practical and cultural value. Until
Haakanson began this project, Angyaaqs had not been built on Kodiak Island for more than 150 years.
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Haakanson's research centers around documenting and preserving the language and culture of the
Alutiit. In the early 21st century, there are only 24 fluent speakers of the Alutiiq language. Because of this, there is a focus on recording everyday speech.
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staff named Sven “sexiest anthropologist”, he was touted as low maintenance and high energy. When interviewed he said “The thing I can’t live without is my family. Everything else I can do without”
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Haakanson continued his studies as a graduate student in anthropology at
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