Sealaska Heritage Institute recently announced the opera’s development which will be based on the true story of the Tlingit-Russian War in 1802 and 1804.
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After a year of pandemic isolation, Anchorage Muslims return to mosque for Ramadan
While in past years, Ramadan services centered around the breaking of the fast with a meal, this year evening prayers are the main event, due to concerns about COVID-19.
‘Apart but together,’ Juneau’s Choir from Cars gives singers a chance to perform again
Singers park around the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Juneau every Sunday for a remote choir.
We asked Dr. Anne Zink and other Alaskans what’s bringing inspiration this winter. Here’s what they said.
It’s the darkest part of winter in a very dark year marked with loss, anxiety, economic worries, political upheaval and isolation. We’ve been asking Alaskans where they find inspiration, hope and comfort on their bleakest days. Many of them said they turned to art — music, literature, film and spiritual texts — to help get through it.
Sitka church rings bell 300 times, once for every thousand lives lost to the coronavirus
Sitka’s St. Peter’s Episcopal Church rang its churchbell once for every thousand U.S. deaths to the coronavirus. It took 15 minutes.
‘Pretty much sums up 2020’: With its tree-lighting ceremony canceled, Wrangell makes do
Despite its desultory appearance, the tree has sparked joy.
Alaska Orthodox Archbishop David Mahaffey dies at 68
David Mahaffey was installed as the 16th Bishop of the Orthodox Dioceses in Alaska in 2014. He passed away on Nov. 27.
Local pastor experiments with short range radio in Klukwan
Pastor Jami Campbel says she hopes residents will use the radio transmitter to share their music and stories with one another.
Now streaming: Alaska Native and First Nations films during online festival
All three films are available to watch for free on Vision Maker’s First Indigenous Online Film Festival page until September 14.
3 Yellowstone bison arrive at their new home near Old Harbor, Alaska
The buffalo left Montana for Alaska on Monday — three hardy bulls, which weigh about a thousand pounds each.