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Feb 14 2019

Norah Jones performs on tour in 2010 promoting her album "The Fall."

Curious Juneau: Why do Norah Jones tickets cost over $500?

By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO | Arts & Culture, Business, Curious Juneau, Economy, Juneau

Professional ticket reselling is rare for events in Juneau. A longtime local event organizer says the nine-time Grammy Award winner’s upcoming concert in Juneau has caused the biggest stir she can think of.

By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO | February 14, 2019 7:07 pm

Feb 11 2019

Alaska Native arts teacher asks governor to reconsider proposed budget cuts

By Scott Burton, KTOO | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Community, Education, Juneau, Politics, State Government

Gov. Michael Dunleavy’s impending budget cut proposals loomed large at the Governor’s Arts and Humanities Awards last week in Juneau.

By Scott Burton, KTOO | February 11, 2019 7:04 pm

Feb 11 2019

Tarah Hargrove poses in front of the mural depicting her story created by students at University of Alaska Anchorage.

Transforming perspectives on trauma through paintings of hope

By Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media | Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Arts & Culture, Community, Education, Mental Health, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Solutions Desk, Southcentral, University of Alaska

Stories that start with trauma can end with hope. A new set of murals illustrates the transformation of seven Alaskans, and the process of creating them transformed the artists themselves.

By Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media | February 11, 2019 2:15 pm

Feb 08 2019

With spring whaling around the corner, sinew thread makers are hard at work

By Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Arts & Culture, North Slope, Subsistence

“Everything just falls into place,” says Nancy Leavitt of the hard work involved in sinew thread making. “The problems, the stress, the thoughts you have. Most of them just disappear.”

By Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk | February 8, 2019 1:47 pm

Feb 08 2019

Facebook removes fur hat posts by Alaska Native artist

By Associated Press | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Business, Southeast, Subsistence

Facebook is continuing to remove posts by an Alaska Native artist selling items made of sea otter fur despite the social media company stating the problem had been fixed.

By Associated Press | February 8, 2019 12:37 pm

Feb 07 2019

How Alaska schools can help students dealing with trauma

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Community, Education, Mental Health, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence

A state education specialist says engaging with trauma in schools is about shifting the mindset from “what’s wrong with you?” to “what’s happened to you?”

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | February 7, 2019 7:03 pm

Feb 01 2019

Dad, Mom and Molly unloading the bush plane.

‘Molly of Denali’ creators work to make show authentic to Alaska Native experiences

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Education, Family, Interior

Kids across the country soon will be able to watch a young Athabascan girl’s adventures in “Molly of Denali,” the first national kids show to feature a main character who is Alaska Native.

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | February 1, 2019 4:29 pm

Jan 30 2019

Four people dance and sing into microphones. Vocalists Nahaan, Sondra Segundo, Stephen Blanchett and Gene Tagaban sing with Khu.éex' at Centennial Hall on Monday, January 28, 2019. The Seattle-based band played the 16th Annual World Music Celebration in Anchorage before their Juneau concert. (Photo by Annie Bartholomew/KTOO)

Photos: Preston Singletary’s Indigenous funk band Khu.éex’ plays Juneau

By Annie Bartholomew, KTOO | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Juneau, KXLL, KXLL Tune In, Southeast

The 11-person ensemble shared original and traditional music inspired by band founder and Tlingit glass artist Preston Singletary’s Southeast Alaska roots.

By Annie Bartholomew, KTOO | January 30, 2019 6:15 pm

Jan 28 2019

The Sitka sac roe herring fishery takes place every spring in Sitka Sound. (Photo by Emily Russell/KCAW)

Indie filmmakers pitch fictional Sitka-based miniseries

By Robert Woolsey, KCAW-Sitka | Arts & Culture, Southeast

A pair of Los Angeles-based producers is hoping to put together a show that reflects a more authentic Alaskan experience than what is prevalent in reality television nowadays.

By Robert Woolsey, KCAW-Sitka | January 28, 2019 12:47 pm

Jan 18 2019

Seattle band Khu.éex’ celebrates indigenous culture through music

By Annie Bartholomew, KTOO | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Juneau, KXLL, KXLL Tune In, Southeast

Led by Tlingit artist Preston Singletary, Khu.éex’ brings its indigenous sound to Juneau and Anchorage on a tour of Alaska.

By Annie Bartholomew, KTOO | January 18, 2019 1:14 pm

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Curious Juneau: Why do Norah Jones tickets cost over $500?

Alaska Native arts teacher asks governor to reconsider proposed budget cuts

Transforming perspectives on trauma through paintings of hope

With spring whaling around the corner, sinew thread makers are hard at work

Facebook removes fur hat posts by Alaska Native artist

How Alaska schools can help students dealing with trauma

‘Molly of Denali’ creators work to make show authentic to Alaska Native experiences

Photos: Preston Singletary’s Indigenous funk band Khu.éex’ plays Juneau

Indie filmmakers pitch fictional Sitka-based miniseries

Seattle band Khu.éex’ celebrates indigenous culture through music

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