Friday, September 24th: Juneau Montessori School acknowledges building’s BIA history. Juneau Jazz and Classics inaugural fall concert series. Juneau Audubon Society birdwatch.  

The Mayflower School, which is now home to the Juneau Montessori school, was once run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. It was operated from 1934-1940.

 

The building, which now houses the Juneau Montessori School in Douglas, is a place where old traumas linger from its days as a Bureau of Indian Affairs School.

On  Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, a look at what’s being done to acknowledge the school’s history. How healing the past is the key to healing the future.

 

Also on this program:

  • A preview of the Juneau Jazz and Classics new fall festival.
  • The Juneau Audubon Society’s weekly birdwatch, spotlighting three birds: Pine Siskin, Black-billed Magpie and White-winged Crossbill.

To listen to all of the interviews: 

Part 1. Remembering Juneau’s Mayflower School, where Alaska Native children were segregated and punished for speaking the language of their birth.  Guests: Jamiann Hasselquist, Vice President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 2. Ati Nasiah, AWARE Violence Prevention Director. Laura Talpey, Executive Director of the Juneau Montessori School.

Part 2. Sandy Fortier, the Executive Director of Juneau Jazz and Classics, gives a preview of the fall concert series.

Part 3. Brenda Wright of the Juneau Audubon Society spotlights three birds you can see in Juneau right now.

 

Rhonda McBride hosts today’s program. You catch Juneau Afternoon Tuesday through Friday at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

 

 

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