Six candidates pointed to financial sustainability, tribal sovereignty, and leadership philosophies during speeches Wednesday afternoon.
Yvonne Krumrey
Justice & Culture Reporter, KTOO
"Through my reporting and series Tongass Voices and Lingít Word of the Week, I tell stories about people who have shaped — and continue to shape — the landscape of this place we live."
Tlingit and Haida’s second-in-command challenges its long-standing president in elections this week
President Chalyee Éesh Richard Peterson has been in office since 2014. First Vice President Ku.seen Jacqueline Pata announced her candidacy for the top spot last week.
Kiks.ádi clan members raise concerns about ownership of Lingít opera story after Juneau debut
The Kiks.ádi were especially involved in the Battles of Sitka, and texts about the battles say this is their story. But clan members say, while it’s exciting the story is being told, they were never asked for permission to tell this story in the first place.
Former Juneau chiropractor unlikely to see retrial until next year
A judge has yet to schedule a new trial against Jeffrey Fultz more than a year after the first trial ended in mistrial.
Newscast – Monday, Sept. 14, 2026
In this newscast: Emergency responders battled a fire today at Whittier’s new cruise ship terminal that damaged at least one boat. No injured have been reported; The deadline to submit a public comment on a proposed plan to repeal the Roadless Rule has been extended; The Sitka Assembly is moving forward with a plan to tackle the community’s childcare shortage, which includes a half percent sales tax increase; Almost the entire village of Kipnuk was displaced by ex-typhoon Halong. Close to a year later, hundreds of its residents remain scattered across the state, but some families returned to visit their home and practice subsistence
Minds behind the Lingít opera debuting in Juneau say itʼs a return to tradition
An entirely Indigenous cast of singers and dancers will tell the story of the Battles of Sitka while accompanied by an orchestra playing original music.