The University of Alaska Southeast will be hosting the Native Olympics this Saturday at the UAS Recreation Center.
Arts & Culture
Tlingit ventriloquism, a way to keep the language alive
Carlton Smith got into ventriloquism fifty years ago as a ten-year-old boy living in Haines. When Smith was bedridden with hepatitis for four months, his father bought him his first puppet from a Sears-Roebuck catalog – a red-headed figure wearing a green suit named Jerry.
Educator makes case for Native spirituality
Most Northern Native people have had their traditional spirituality squeezed out of them.
The Mind of a Juneau Chef
The popularity of cooking shows like PBS’s The Mind of a Chef might suggest that Americans are interested in becoming better cooks. If your culinary learning curve has plateaued, you may want to try a new approach. Rookery head-chef and co-owner Beau Schooler is gaining a reputation for seasonally creative cuisine. I joined Schooler in…
Glacier Bay tribal house starts construction soon
A tribal house in the former home of Southeast Alaska’s Huna Tlingits will go out to bid this winter.
Anthropologist discusses Tlingit spirituality
Traditional Tlingit culture is filled with spiritual presence and powers that exist within and beyond direct experience. That’s according to University of Alaska Anchorage Anthropology Professor Steve Langdon.
Tlingit clan conference focuses on language
Scholars and culture-bearers gather in Juneau this week for a clan conference focusing on Tlingit knowledge and traditions. It runs Wednesday night through Sunday morning at the capital city’s Centennial Hall.
Alaska’s First Lady Sandy Parnell and Dolly Parton
What do Dolly Parton, the Juneau Public Library, and Alaska’s First Lady Sandy Parnell have in common? Children’s Books, and lots of them. On Wednesday morning, library programs coordinator Beth Weigel and Mrs. Parnell read to an attentive group of kids at the downtown Library.
Sitka Whalefest kicks off with FilmFest
150 people show up for a successful first ever Sitka WhaleFest FilmFest.
Halloween Music at the State Office Building
Since 1928, Juneauites have enjoyed the reverberating sound of the historic Kimball Theatre Organ. After a handful of moves from its original home at the Coliseum Theatre on South Franklin Street, the organ now lives on the 8th floor of the State Office Building where it’s been since 1977. Thanks to a cadre of dedicated…