The event, with shows held in Juneau and Sitka, was called Hít Wóoshdei Yadukícht, which means “Dancing Our House Together.” Each ticket was a donation towards the goal of rebuilding a Sitka clan house called the Point House.
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Lingít Word of the Week: Dleit— Snow
This week’s word is dleit, which means snow.
What’s in a name? Following presidential order, Athabascan reflections on the meaning of Denali
Shakespeare once asked, “What’s in a name? Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?” And in the case of Denali, would a mountain by another name be as magnificent?
Lingít Word of the Week: G̱ooch — Wolf
This week’s word is g̱ooch, which means wolf.
Lingít Word of the Week: Ayawditee — It’s stormy
This week’s word is ayawditee, which means ‘it’s stormy.’
The U.S. Army apologized to Wrangell clans for the 1869 bombardment of a village. Not all of them accepted the apology.
The village of Ḵaachx̱aana.áakʼw lost at least five people, a totem pole and multiple houses in the U.S. Army’s 1869 bombardment. And for the past 155 years, the tribe has been waiting for this apology.