The class assignment was to write a letter to anyone they wanted. In Lingít. Eechdaa Dave Ketah chose his late grandmother, the person who spoke Lingít to him when he was growing up in Ketchikan. “And I was telling her that it’s hard learning the language at this point in my life, and one thing…
Arts & Culture
At the language house in Kodiak, new learners keep the Alutiiq language alive
Half of the first language speakers of Kodiak Alutiiq died between 2020 and 2022.
He spent decades recording soundscapes. Now they’re going to the Library of Congress
Jim Metzner has traveled far and wide to record sounds of the world and share them with listeners. The Library of Congress will preserve thousands of tapes and other items dating back to the 1970s.
Tongue Unbroken podcast brings real talk about decolonization to mainstream media
X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell’s podcast is a platform for people doing language revitalization and decolonization work across North America.
Carvers across Southeast Alaska are working on totem poles that will line Juneau’s waterfront
KRBD spoke with seven Southeast carvers working on Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Totem Pole Trail project.
Metlakatla remembers carver Wayne Hewson
Friends and family remember Hewson as a mentor, a culture bearer and a fixture of life in Metlakatla.
New downtown Anchorage mural puts Alaska’s Indigenous cultures front and center
Growing up, Crystal Worl remembers looking up at the 120-foot-long mural on G Street that showed major events in Anchorage’s history. But there wasn’t anyone in the painting who looked like her.
Ballot measure to defund Ketchikan’s library over drag queen storytime certified for Oct. 4 election
Only people who live in unincorporated areas of the borough will be eligible to vote on the measure.
‘She wasn’t afraid of adventure’: Alaska author Lael Morgan dies at 86
Longtime Alaska journalist, author and historian Lael Morgan died last week at age 86.
‘Alaskan Bush People’ get the cold shoulder while looking for land in Southeast
The Brown family has lived in different communities in Alaska over the years and has burned some bridges along the way.