The Mount St. Elias Dancers of Yakutat took the stage during the inauguration and again at the welcome reception. John Patrick Buller leads the dancers in. (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)
Hundreds applaud Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott at the beginning of the Juneau Community Welcome reception at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall Monday evening. (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)- Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott’s grandchildren sit near the fruit table during opening remarks. (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)
- Barrow Rep. Benjamin Nageak was one of several state legislators at the reception. (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)
- Gov. Bill Walker and First Lady Donna Walker lock hands listening to opening remarks. (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)
- The Mount St. Elias Dancers of Yakutat at the welcome reception. (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)
- Juneau mayor Merrill Sanford says the City and Borough of Juneau, Tlingit Haida Central Council and Sealaska Corp. “all want input into your administration. If there’s any way we can help you in anything at all, we are ready, willing and able to do that. ” (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)
- The emcee invited the first and second families to the food line first. The lieutenant governor’s wife, Toni Mallott, helps the kids. (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)
- The Mount St. Elias Dancers of Yakutat at the welcome reception. (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)
- “During the course of the campaign, it became clear to me that Bill Walker shared a powerful passion for the future of our state. He and I are the first Alaskan-born governor and lieutenant governor in Alaska’s history. That’s worthy of celebration and worthy of pause because, as we were reflecting together the other day, if we mess up, we have nowhere to go,” Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott says laughing. (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)
- “I’m so humbled and honored to be sharing this journey with my friend Byron Mallott. We have done things that are unprecedented and we’ve only just begun. People are confused about us. We were competitors; now we’re a team. The lieutenant governor’s suite of offices is at the far end of the third floor and now he has an office right next to mine,” says Gov. Bill Walker. “We’re going to help Alaska understand it’s OK to work together.” (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)
- Gov. Walker and Lt. Gov. Mallott stand together once again wearing custom “unity” vests. (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)
- Members of the public congratulate Gov. Walker at the close of the reception. (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)
- “Alaska First” cake. (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)
