Dick Dauenhauer was teaching folklore at Alaska Methodist University in the early 1970s when he met student Nora Marks.
Arts & Culture
An archaeologist’s field guide to coffee cans
Hills Bros. coffee was so popular in Alaska it inspired a local archaeologist to produce a field guide, the “Hills Bros. Coffee Can Chronology.”
Indian Village totem poles come down
The two totem poles that stood for 36 years in Juneau’s old Indian Village have been hauled off.
Richard Dauenhauer dies at 72
Tlingit expert, linguist and award winning writer Richard Dauenhauer passed away Tuesday morning at Bartlett Regional Hospital.
Sealaska planning significant investments in Southeast
New Sealaska CEO Anthony Mallott says investing locally is part of the regional Native corporation’s strategy for reversing recent losses.
Tribal groups disagree about BC mine projects
A dam failure at a British Columbia mine shows what could happen at proposed near-border mines. But some tribal governments strongly support development.
Kooch’eit’aa: Teaching the Tlingit language through basketball
Earlier this year, Alaska became the second state after Hawaii to recognize indigenous languages as official state languages
Mod Carousel brings Boylesque to Juneau
The men of Mod Carousel tell a story onstage to explore the lines of gender and sexuality through a newly emerging art.
Saxman files lawsuit over nonrural status
The Organized Village of Saxman filed a lawsuit July 25 in federal court over the Federal Subsistence Board’s 2007 decision to designate the Tlingit Native village as non-rural.
Homer chef to represent Alaska at national seafood cook-off
Mandy Dixon, owner and chef of La Baleine in Homer, and partner Lucas Schneider are preparing to represent Alaska at the Great American Seafood Cook-Off.