The National Archives in Seattle is slated to close. It warehouses federal documents obtained from states across the Northwest. And it’s especially important for Alaska.
Arts & Culture
Coin commemorating Alaska Native civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich released
The 2020 Native American $1 coin is currently only available online, but Alaskans are advocating for a wider release.
Southeast Alaska has a new marine reptile fossil and it has a Tlingit name
A fossil of a marine reptile in Southeast Alaska has officially been declared a new species and Tlingit elders have named it after a well-known creature in their traditional stories.
In the cold of Haines, caring for Australia’s animals as wildfires blaze
Cassie Miller started making koala-shaped jewelry to help the animal that’s become a symbol of the devastation.
Is Baby Yoda indigenous? Character captures the hearts of Alaska Native artists.
“We see ourselves or we see the little tiny tot at powwows or protests or ceremony as Baby Yoda, you know, learning the way,” said Simon Moya-Smith.
Why some locals 👍🏽, ❤️ and ✊ over new bathroom signs
The signs are one more nod to indigenous people and culture in Juneau in a string of similar public gestures, big and small.
ACLU demands Gov. Dunleavy rehire former State Council on the Arts worker who criticized him
The ACLU sent a letter to the governor on Thursday saying Dunleavy should rehire former worker Keren Lowell, or she’ll sue him.
For Alaska Native cultural tour guides, the job is to carry the weight of the world
As a cultural interpreter, John Lawrence tries to answer any questions people might have. Some questions are about paint. Other questions are harder.
Sealaska Heritage to release new trilingual collection of lullabies as children’s book and CD
The new books will be released during the Dec. 6 Gallery Walk in Juneau. Sealaska Heritage Institute will also host a Baby Raven Reads event open to the public that night.
Feds approve renaming Saginaw Bay over Kake War connections
Earlier this year, both the Alaska House of Representatives and Alaska Historical Commission endorsed changing the name to Skanax Bay, pronounced “skeh-NOCH.”