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Dec 07 2018

Tlingit artist Ricky Tagaban performs as the drag persona Lituya hart as the “Besties for Breasties” drag show and medical fundraiser at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall in Juneau on September 21, 2018. The event was hosted by The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) as benefit for Lingiìt (Tlingit) language teacher Mary Folletti Daaljíni and may be the first drag show sponsored by a tribal government.

Fundraiser promotes two-spirit inclusivity with indigenous drag show

By Annie Bartholomew, KTOO | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Community, Southeast

“There’s enough that divides us,” said Tlingit & Haida council President Richard Peterson. “I always think about people who already feel marginalized and then you have something that maybe differentiates them more. Instead of putting that down, let’s celebrate what makes us different and unique.”

By Annie Bartholomew, KTOO | December 7, 2018 5:31 pm

Dec 02 2018

Sitka high school carving class brings serenity to students

By Enrique Pérez de la Rosa, KCAW | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Southeast

Every Friday, after a week of lessons in math, history and science in front of whiteboards, the students of Sitka’s Pacific High School trek beyond the four walls of their classrooms to Sitka National Historical Park.

By Enrique Pérez de la Rosa, KCAW | December 2, 2018 11:42 am

Dec 02 2018

Haines Hammer Museum adds 1,600 tools to its collection

By Claire Stremple, KHNS | Arts & Culture, Southeast

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of the hammer has over 2,000 tools — and the number nearly doubled Thursday with the arrival of 1,600 new specimens from Arizona.

By Claire Stremple, KHNS | December 2, 2018 11:17 am

Nov 26 2018

Watch: Thane Ore House demolished in controlled burn

By Matt Miller, KTOO | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Juneau, Public Safety

The old restaurant near Sheep Creek on Thane Road was burned down Saturday during a controlled burn by Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighters.

By Matt Miller, KTOO | November 26, 2018 8:05 am

Nov 23 2018

Otter skin-sewing workshops promote ‘sustainable cottage industry’ in coastal Alaska

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Economy, Juneau, Southeast, Wildlife

Sealaska Heritage Institute aims to expand the practice of traditional Alaska Native skin-sewing with a series of workshops in communities around Southeast Alaska.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | November 23, 2018 1:01 pm

Nov 23 2018

The former Thane Ore House restaurant in Juneau pictured on Aug. 8, 2017. The 35-year-old building is slated to be razed in a controlled burn to make way for redevelopment of the site.

Thane Ore House to burn Saturday

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Community, Juneau, Public Safety, Southeast

The former Thane Ore House restaurant will burn Saturday as part of a training exercise for local firefighters. Capital City Fire/Rescue hopes to start the controlled burn at 10 a.m. and finish by 4 p.m.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | November 23, 2018 11:48 am

Nov 23 2018

Sayéik Gastineau Community School in 2013, then called Gastineau Community School. (Photo by Heather Bryant/KTOO)

Monument to be unveiled at Sayéik Gastineau Community School

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Community, Juneau Schools

The monument honors the Native burial ground on which the school was built. It is part of the Juneau School District’s continuing efforts to reckon with the site’s history.

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | November 23, 2018 11:13 am

Nov 22 2018

Harborview Elementary School students enrolled in the Tlingit Culture Language and Literacy Program sing "Jingle Bells" in the Tlingit language.

On Thanksgiving, Juneau students are grateful for their school’s Tlingit immersion program

By Ryan Cunningham, KTOO | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Community, Education, Juneau, Juneau Schools, Southeast

For the kids in Harborview Elementary School’s Tlingit immersion program, Thanksgiving is an opportunity to expand their understanding of Tlingit language and culture.

By Ryan Cunningham, KTOO | November 22, 2018 4:05 pm

Nov 19 2018

Patrick Troll of the band Revilla performs with Liz Snyder as Whiskey Class. Troll is a founding member of the band Amish Robots who recently changed their name to Revilla and released a new collection of songs titled "The North Sea EP." (Photo by Annie Bartholomew/KTOO)

Can you hold for a minute? State replaces default music with songs by Alaska artists

By Abbey Collins, Alaska Public Media | Arts & Culture, State Government

Five songs by Alaska artists will now cycle through the state phone system’s hold music, thanks to a new effort called the Alaska Music On Hold Project.

By Abbey Collins, Alaska Public Media | November 19, 2018 3:45 pm

Nov 15 2018

Jim Thomas, Khatsati, Shaayegun in his Tlingit regalia at the Voices of Our Ancestors language summit in Nov. 2018. (Photo by Zoe Grueskin/KTOO)

Reconnecting with roots at Alaska Native languages summit

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Juneau, Sealaska, Southeast

The three-day language summit brought together nearly 80 speakers of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian languages: Lingít, X̱aad Kíl and Sm’algyax.

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | November 15, 2018 5:36 pm

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Fundraiser promotes two-spirit inclusivity with indigenous drag show

Sitka high school carving class brings serenity to students

Haines Hammer Museum adds 1,600 tools to its collection

Watch: Thane Ore House demolished in controlled burn

Otter skin-sewing workshops promote ‘sustainable cottage industry’ in coastal Alaska

Thane Ore House to burn Saturday

Monument to be unveiled at Sayéik Gastineau Community School

On Thanksgiving, Juneau students are grateful for their school’s Tlingit immersion program

Can you hold for a minute? State replaces default music with songs by Alaska artists

Reconnecting with roots at Alaska Native languages summit

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