Savikko Park and Gastineau Elementary School will be the future sites of two totem poles. Plans include interpretive signs in Tlingit and English, explaining the history of the original people of Juneau and Douglas: the Auk and Taku Kwaan.
Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk - Juneau
Juneau organizer hosts discussion on addiction, recent deaths
The public is invited to share stories about addiction and discuss solutions at Wednesday night’s Community of Compassion gathering.
What Medicaid expansion means for this Juneau family
It’s providing coverage for the uninsured. But it’s also offering increased care for those who qualify with Indian Health Service. For one Juneau man, that means having options to treat alcohol addiction.
‘Assimilation’ playwright flips the script on Native history
In a dystopian future, Western civilization has crumbled and indigenous people are in control. That’s the premise of Jack Dalton’s play “Assimilation.”
Another Juneau resident dies from heroin
The Juneau Police Department says it’s the sixth heroin-related death this year.
Theology school calls off Native art sale amid investigation
The pieces are from 52 tribes, including Tlingit and Haida items that might be sacred. The country’s oldest theology school could get dinged with penalties as feds investigate.