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Jan 09 2019

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé sits at the base of the mountain from which it takes its Tlingit name, Jan. 8, 2019. (Photo by Zoe Grueskin/KTOO)

What’s in a name? After student push, Juneau-Douglas High School adds Tlingit name: Yadaa.at Kalé.

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

The Juneau School Board voted unanimously to accept the gift of a Tlingit name for Juneau-Douglas High School. Yadaa.at Kalé is a name given to Mt. Juneau, meaning “beautifully adorned face.”

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | January 9, 2019 1:03 pm

Jan 07 2019

Lauren Oakes paddles to a research site in the West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness of Southeast Alaska. (Image credit: Lauren Oakes)

Amid environmental grief, finding hope in a graveyard of yellow cedar

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Alaska's Energy Desk, Climate Change, Environment, Southeast, Timber

One ecologist wonders, for the yellow cedar forests and the people who care about them, what comes after climate change and environmental loss in Southeast Alaska?

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | January 7, 2019 10:16 am

Dec 24 2018

Alaska Made: Sea otter pelts are highly prized, tightly regulated

By Angela Denning, KFSK-Petersburg | Alaska Made, Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Business, Southeast

The sea otter population in Southeast is growing steadily. Alaska Natives are allowed to work the pelts in traditional ways, but production is constrained by regulations.

By Angela Denning, KFSK-Petersburg | December 24, 2018 7:00 am

Dec 19 2018

Sitka High design class marries tradition and technology in student paddle carving project

By Enrique Pérez de la Rosa, KCAW - Sitka | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Education

Indigenous peoples in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska have carved wood paddles and other works of art using tools and methods developed over thousands of years. But that’s not to say this art form is incompatible with new technology.

By Enrique Pérez de la Rosa, KCAW - Sitka | December 19, 2018 11:58 am

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

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

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What’s in a name? After student push, Juneau-Douglas High School adds Tlingit name: Yadaa.at Kalé.

Amid environmental grief, finding hope in a graveyard of yellow cedar

Alaska Made: Sea otter pelts are highly prized, tightly regulated

Sitka High design class marries tradition and technology in student paddle carving project

Fundraiser promotes two-spirit inclusivity with indigenous drag show

Sitka high school carving class brings serenity to students

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

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