The ribbon cutting was held on Monday for the new, $139 million Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff Library, Archives and Museum.
Arts & Culture
Alaskan Book Review – “Atlin: The Story of British Columbia’s Last Gold Rush”
Historian and map collector Dee Longenbaugh reviews “Atlin: The Story Of British Columbia’s Last Gold Rush” by Christine Frances Dickinson and Diane Solig Smith, and published by Atlin Historical Society.
Tlingit artist protests auction of Native artifacts in Paris
A Tlingit artist and Juneau resident protested the sale of Native artifacts at an auction in Paris. She considers the items that were sold living beings.
Women met the Pope in Rome to discuss female priesthood
Women met with the Pope in Rome after he announced plans for a commission to study whether a woman could be a priest.
AFN announces its keynote speakers for the 2016 convention
Two western Alaska residents will be the keynote speakers at this year’s AFN convention.
Red Carpet Concert: The Carper Family
In our final Folk Fest Session Red Carpet Concert, we present this year’s Alaska Folk Festival Guest Artists: The Carper Family.
Haines transgender teen breaks barriers at state track meet
Now, she’s trying to ignore the negative reactions to her involvement in the track meet and focus on the support she’s gotten. And she wants to share that message with people in similar situations.
Beer Fest sees huge crowds, few incidents
Hundreds of gallons of suds were served up, and the event went off without a hitch. The local police force was kept busy, but no major incidents were reported.
Juneau man’s icebreaker Storis documentary was an 8-year ‘labor of love’
It took Damon Stuebner eight years to make this documentary. It traces Storis’ journey from World War II to its long history in Alaska dating to 1948 when it came to Juneau.
Despite Federal Changes, ‘Eskimo’ Still in Use in Western Alaska
Hattie Keller says her ‘Eskimo name’ is Iviilik, but when asked about her ethnicity, she says she’s Inupiaq instead of Eskimo.