As a cultural interpreter, John Lawrence tries to answer any questions people might have. Some questions are about paint. Other questions are harder.
Arts & Culture
Sealaska Heritage to release new trilingual collection of lullabies as children’s book and CD
The new books will be released during the Dec. 6 Gallery Walk in Juneau. Sealaska Heritage Institute will also host a Baby Raven Reads event open to the public that night.
Feds approve renaming Saginaw Bay over Kake War connections
Earlier this year, both the Alaska House of Representatives and Alaska Historical Commission endorsed changing the name to Skanax Bay, pronounced “skeh-NOCH.”
With pixels and stagecraft, ‘Arctic Experience’ aims to inspire the next generation to fight Big Oil
A traveling interactive exhibit is designed to compel young people to care about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Q&A: Rocker Johnny Solinger to auction off star-studded guitar for Alaska veterans
Huna Totem Corp. brought a Las Vegas rock and roll show to Juneau last month, and Alaska left quite an impression on one of the performers.
Yup’ik Elders help revive the nearly-extinct tradition of crafting baby parkas
Sewing atasuaq, or traditional baby parkas, was almost a lost skill. That is, until a 101-year-old Yup’ik Elder helped revive it.