Mt. Edgecumbe High School celebrated Gil Truitt Day on Tuesday and honored the Tlingit elder and local historian with a plaque dedication and tribute.
Arts & Culture
Federal judge temporarily halts sale of National Archives building in Seattle
In January 2021, Washington state’s attorney general and 40 Tribes, states and community organizations filed a motion to block the sale of the building.
Fire razes Triumvirate Theatre building in Nikiski
No one was hurt, but the fire completely razed the space. Investigators are still working out what caused it.
Finding activism through art: A Q&A with Tlingit illustrator Michaela Goade
KCAW’s Erin McKinstry interviewed Goade about her award-winning work illustrating “We are Water Protectors” and what inspires her as a Tlingit artist.
Elders, linguists teach Dena’ina language through original Native children’s stories
Dena’ina is a highly endangered language. For years, linguists and local Alaska Native people have been working on language and culture revitalization projects at Kenai Peninsula College and through the Kenaitze Tribe.
‘Use words to make a difference’: The legacy of Elizabeth Peratrovich
Elizabeth Peratrovich was instrumental in the passage of the 1945 Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945 during a time when women were rarely a part of the political world and before the national Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
Skagway’s first Native Youth Olympics program gets off the ground
Skagway students have been learning traditional Alaska Native games in preparation for the Junior Native Youth Olympics. The town’s new Native Youth Olympics club is part of a wider effort to develop more Native sports programs throughout Southeast Alaska.
Master carver Nathan Jackson named 2021 United States Artists fellow
Jackson is primarily known for carving totem poles, masks and wood panels, but he also draws, paints and makes jewelry.
Former Hammer Museum director admits to stealing museum funds
Riyan Stossel admitted to making more than 100 fraudulent wire transfers to steal roughly $11,500 in museum funds.
Sealaska Heritage lecture series highlights need for more Native researchers
“Anthropologists in the past as well as geneticists in the past, have approached their science in a way that was not inclusive and had colonial tendencies,” said Ripan Malhi, who has been working with Indigenous communities in Southeast Alaska for over a decade.