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Peter Stanton

When Indigenous People Get Written Out of History

The Hudson’s Bay Company never had all the power.

7 min readMar 13, 2024

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When Indigenous People Get Written Out of History

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Peter Stanton

Between Three Empires

Nineteenth-Century Tlingit Interactions with the Russians, British, and Americans

32 min readMar 3, 2024

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Between Three Empires

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Peter Stanton

The Best Time Was 1965. The Second Best Time is Now.

Schoenbar Should Be Named Kichx̱áan Héeni Middle School.

9 min readFeb 25, 2024

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The Best Time Was 1965. The Second Best Time is Now.

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Peter Stanton

Comments on Ḵaax̱gal.aat Yagiyee (Elizabeth Peratrovich Day) 2024

The following is the text of a speech I gave on February 16th, 2024, as part of celebrations honoring Ḵaax̱gal.aat Yagiyee, Elizabeth…

5 min readFeb 17, 2024

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Peter Stanton

In Defense of Starting Fights in Instagram Comments

If You Don’t Educate People, Who Will?

8 min readJan 28, 2024

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In Defense of Starting Fights in Instagram Comments

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Peter Stanton

Did You Even Talk to the Locals?

A Review of Douglas Preston’s “The Lost City of the Monkey God”

21 min readDec 25, 2023

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Did You Even Talk to the Locals?

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Peter Stanton

Salerno and La Spezia

Unjustly Overlooked Italian Cities

10 min readDec 22, 2023

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Salerno and La Spezia

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“The Rings of Power” Has No Respect for the Scope of Tolkien’s Legendarium

The show’s nonsensical timeline likely doomed it from the start.

7 min readMar 31, 2023

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“The Rings of Power” Has No Respect for the Scope of Tolkien’s Legendarium

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Peter Stanton

8 Tlingit Place Names We Should All Be Using in Kichx̱áan (Ketchikan)

What are the Indigenous names of important places in our area?

16 min readMar 19, 2023

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8 Tlingit Place Names We Should All Be Using in Kichx̱áan (Ketchikan)

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Political Speech from Teachers: What Is Best Practice?

Let’s get real about how politics should and should not show up in the classroom.

15 min readMar 12, 2023

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Political Speech from Teachers: What Is Best Practice?

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Peter Stanton

Peter Stanton

I’m an Alaskan history teacher in Ketchikan writing a book on the Tlingit 19th century. I also write regularly about language, reading, travel, and politics.

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