The summit is one of three regional gatherings around the state and a chance for anyone who is a part of making music to come together and swap ideas.
Arts & Culture
Lingít Word of the Week: G̱ooch — Wolf
This week’s word is g̱ooch, which means wolf.
Lingít Word of the Week: Ayawditee — It’s stormy
This week’s word is ayawditee, which means ‘it’s stormy.’
The U.S. Army apologized to Wrangell clans for the 1869 bombardment of a village. Not all of them accepted the apology.
The village of Ḵaachx̱aana.áakʼw lost at least five people, a totem pole and multiple houses in the U.S. Army’s 1869 bombardment. And for the past 155 years, the tribe has been waiting for this apology.
Forest Service proposal to raise five kootéeyaa at Mendenhall Glacier met with questions of Indigenous agency
At an open house on Wednesday, it was clear that the kootéeyaa are meant to honor and acknowledge the original people of the land. But some of those original people say they should be included in creating the plan.
St. Paul is working toward an Indigenous-led conservation plan
The island’s most iconic species, the northern fur seal, has been in steep decline for decades.
Lingít Word of the Week: Yán — Hemlock
This week’s word is yán, which means hemlock.
Juneau’s Áak’w Rock Indigenous Music Festival postponed until 2027
The every-other-year festival was slated for September, but organizers now say it will return in 2027.
Lingít Word of the Week: Yanshuká — Camp
This week’s word is yanshuká, which means camp.
A community’s fight to save Unangam Tunuu on St. Paul Island
Unangam Tunuu is taught in only a handful of classes in the public school system, and outside these sessions, the language is seldom spoken in everyday conversation.