This week’s word is shaa, which means mountain.
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."
The Juneau School District will pay for more of local Lingít language immersion program
After multiple meetings and extended debate, the school board has agreed to fund more of the Lingít language immersion program in the upcoming school year – even amid statewide school budgeting concerns.
Some Juneau residents want police to crack down on homeless encampments. City officials say that might not help.
A 2024 Supreme Court decision allows cities to ban people from camping in public places, but Juneau city policy allows what’s called “dispersed camping” on unimproved public land.
Lingít Word of the Week: Geesh — Bull Kelp
This week’s word is geesh, which means bull kelp.
Juneau Assembly approves funding to boost staffing at Mendenhall Glacier this summer
The heavily trafficked attraction is operating with reduced staff after federal firings, but it has a higher volume of tourists — and bears — on the horizon.
Native-led nonprofit partners with Tlingit and Haida to bring free books to kids
Thousands of new books, many by Indigenous writers, are landing in the hands of kids across Southeast Alaska this month.