This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing weekly perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond. When Gigi Monroe started Juneau Drag in 2014, the city quickly embraced the art form — a performance of exaggerated gender, with flashy costumes and, often, choreography. Its roots are in spaces that the LGBTQ+…
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."
Juneau rolls out a new mobile crisis team
The team is made up of a Capital City Fire Rescue paramedic and a Bartlett Regional Hospital clinician. Crisis care consists of immediate response to a situation or crisis, further assessment of the person undergoing the emergency, stabilization, and follow-up involving other services.
Lingít Word of the Week: Sʼigeidí — Beaver
This week’s word is sʼigeidí, which means beaver.
Juneau chess players test their skills on the board at in-person tournaments
The club was started this year by players who wanted more opportunities for in-person competition.
Changes are coming for some of the refugees who now call Alaska home
Alaska’s refugee community works in health care, child care, and infrastructure across the state — all industries that need workers — but many aren’t sure if they will be able to stay.
Tongass Voices: Dr. Paul Weiden on 20 years of cancer care in Southeast Alaska
For the past two decades, Dr. Weiden would travel to Juneau monthly to see patients who might have otherwise flown to Seattle to see a specialist. He also provided remote care for patients in other Southeast communities.