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Jun 18 2017

Social worker receives national award for suicide prevention efforts in Y-K Delta

By Christine Trudeau, KYUK | Community, Education, Mental Health, Northwest, Spirit

James Biela is an itinerant Social Worker for LKSD, frequently traveling out to Newtok, Tununak, Toksook Bay, Nightmute, Mekoryuk, and Nunapitchuk to hold trainings and lectures on suicide prevention.

By Christine Trudeau, KYUK | June 18, 2017 7:57 pm

May 30 2017

The memorial for Taliesin Nomkai Meche was held in Ashland's Lithia Park on the evening of Saturday, May 27, 2017.

Ashland holds candlelight vigil for good Samaritan killed in Portland hate attack

By Liam Moriarty, Jefferson Public Radio | Crime & Courts, Nation & World, Spirit

Norma Burton is a family friend and minister in Ashland. She told the gathering the loss and the manner of his death were a challenge to the community to rise above anger.

By Liam Moriarty, Jefferson Public Radio | May 30, 2017 8:17 pm

May 30 2017

Veteran flag-bearers wait for start of a 2017 Memorial Day observance at Southeast Alaska Native Veterans Memorial Park. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)

Photos: Fallen service members remembered in Juneau

By Matt Miller, KTOO | Juneau, Military, Spirit

Memorial Day observances were held at Evergreen Cemetery, Alaskan Memorial Park and Southeast Alaska Native Veterans Memorial Park on Monday.

By Matt Miller, KTOO | May 30, 2017 1:28 pm

May 29 2017

Richard Marshall at KTOO on Friday, May 19, 2017.

Juneau man shares a painful memory from driving trucks in Iraq

By Quinton Chandler, KTOO | Community, History, Juneau, Military, Nation & World, Spirit

During his first year in Iraq, Richard Marshall drove 96 combat missions. He left at the end of 2007 and he returned in 2010. He also worked on contract in Afghanistan for two and a half years.

By Quinton Chandler, KTOO | May 29, 2017 6:02 am

May 28 2017

Juneau-Douglas seniors walk through Harborview Elementary School on Friday.

High school seniors take spotlight in Juneau elementary schools

By Quinton Chandler, KTOO | Community, Juneau, Juneau Schools, Spirit

Juneau schools first considered doing this last year after they learned other school districts were doing it in the Lower 48. They didn’t get a chance to do it in Juneau until now.

By Quinton Chandler, KTOO | May 28, 2017 6:02 am

May 28 2017

The playing of Taps concludes Memorial Day observances at Evergreen Cemetary.

Local organizations to host three Memorial Day ceremonies in Juneau

By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO | Juneau, Military, Spirit

In a White House proclamation, President Donald Trump designated 11 a.m. local time on Memorial Day to unite in prayer for permanent peace and asked all Americans to observe a national moment of remembrance at 3 p.m. local time.

By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO | May 28, 2017 6:00 am

May 19 2017

Hunter Rathbone at the Thunder Mountain High School Turf Field on Wednesday.

Juneau high school soccer teams play to help injured player

By Quinton Chandler, KTOO | Community, Health, Juneau, Juneau Schools, Spirit, Sports

Every year Thunder Mountain and Juneau-Douglas High Schools’ soccer teams turn one or two games into a cancer awareness fundraiser. This year the fundraiser is dedicated to Hunter Rathbone.

By Quinton Chandler, KTOO | May 19, 2017 4:24 pm

May 17 2017

Marcos Galindo poses with children after his graduation from the University of Alaska Southeast on May 7, 2017 at the Charles Gamble Jr. -Donald Sperl Joint Use Facility.

From gangs to a grad: A former inmate celebrates finishing college

By Quinton Chandler, KTOO | Crime & Courts, Juneau, Spirit, University of Alaska

Galindo is one of three Flying University alums who graduated this month with a four-year degree from the University of Alaska Southeast. Former inmate Nathan Block and Thomas Spitzfaden, a regular student who took classes in Lemon Creek Correctional Center with the inmates, also graduated with bachelor’s degrees.

By Quinton Chandler, KTOO | May 17, 2017 10:55 am

May 15 2017

Shishmaref’s new “language nest” immerses toddlers in Inupiaq

By Davis Hovey, KNOM | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Education, Spirit, Western

The daily routine at the nest involves repetition to help the students remember various words in the Inupiaq language.

By Davis Hovey, KNOM | May 15, 2017 1:53 am

May 14 2017

Attendees admire the Raven totem pole at the totem pole raising at Gastineau Elementary School on Saturday.

Native groups install totem pole at Gastineau Elementary, lost cemetery

By Quinton Chandler, KTOO | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Community, History, Juneau, Juneau Schools, Spirit

It is hoped that raising the Raven totem pole will pay respect to the grievances of the past, restore the T’aak̲u K̲wáan’s ancestral connection to the land, and signal their desire to heal and move forward, culture intact.

By Quinton Chandler, KTOO | May 14, 2017 12:07 am

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Social worker receives national award for suicide prevention efforts in Y-K Delta

Ashland holds candlelight vigil for good Samaritan killed in Portland hate attack

Photos: Fallen service members remembered in Juneau

Juneau man shares a painful memory from driving trucks in Iraq

High school seniors take spotlight in Juneau elementary schools

Local organizations to host three Memorial Day ceremonies in Juneau

Juneau high school soccer teams play to help injured player

From gangs to a grad: A former inmate celebrates finishing college

Shishmaref’s new “language nest” immerses toddlers in Inupiaq

Native groups install totem pole at Gastineau Elementary, lost cemetery

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