Aaron Leggett

Aaron currently serves as the President of the Native village of Eklutna. He is the Senior Curator of Alaska History and Indigenous Cultures at the Anchorage Museum and serves as an advisor to the Smithsonian’s Arctic Studies Center. He is a member of Alaska State Museum Collections committee, the Anchorage Sister Cities Commission, and serves on the board of directors for the Cook Inlet Historical Society, and the Alaska Historical Society. In 2014, Aaron was recognized by CIRI as its Shareholder of the Year (youngest ever), by the Alaska Federation of Natives as Cultural Bearer of the Year, and by the Governor of Alaska for distinguished service to the humanities. Building on knowledge obtained from his Dena’ina grandmother and after earning a degree in anthropology from UAA, Aaron set out to change the historical narrative. He has played a vital role in indigenous curation in Alaska and has authored numerous scholarly articles and co-authored publications about the Dena’ina language and people.