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Metlakatla
A Luudisk hub page for language, place names, and media. Built to grow clean: each entry can link to a full page (wiki or HTML) with audio, examples, and sources.
Featured Video
<iframe> embed,
or wire it to your local MP4 player page.
Suggested: a short “What is Metlakatla in Luudisk?” intro, then link out to pages below.
Quick Links
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Glossary Index Open →
All words & terms. Root forms, variants, dialects, audio, examples.
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Place Name Index Open →
Locations tied to stories, names, responsibilities, and land teachings.
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Stories & Histories Open →
Stories that connect to sites, names, and laws. Each story links back to places.
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Houses & Responsibilities Open →
House roles and the land obligations that come with names, crests, and ownership.
2. GLOSSARY — WORDS & TERMS
A clean and growing language base
Each word gets its own page: roots → variants → audio → examples-
Glossary Index Open →
Tsm̱syen (Sm’algyax) words — root form → dialect forms → meanings.
Gitxsan words and parallels.
Nisg̱a’a words and parallels. -
Rule system note
→ Every Sm’algyax word in Luudisk links here. This index becomes the “spine” that everything else connects to.
3. MAPS & PLACE NAMES
Locations tied to stories, words, names, and House responsibilities
Built for future interactive maps and video overlays-
Place name index coming
Place name index (coming)
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Land-based teachings Open →
Teachings that belong to specific locations and travel routes.
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Future: interactive maps & Google Earth Studio videos future
Designed to support: interactive map layers, story routes, and Google Earth Studio flyovers tied to specific entries.
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“location entry” template Open →
'''location entry'''
→ When a place appears in a story, it links here. Each location page can hold: names, coordinates, related stories, related words, photos, and a short video.