Most totem poles are carved on one side, but this one is carved on both. They’re calling it a 3-D totem pole, and it’s a lot more work.
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Tlingit and Haida will have tribal assembly online again
It’s the third time the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska will hold the event online. It’s scheduled for April 20-22.
Lingít aluminum canoe sculpture now a permanent fixture at Juneau’s Overstreet Park
The 20-foot-long sculpture was made by Lingít artist Robert Mills last year during the pandemic
‘Being good relatives’: New program aims to increase collaboration between Alaska Native tribes and corporations
Corporations and tribes serve the same communities, but sometimes the two entities are at odds or struggle to coordinate over community decisions.
Can Indigenous subsistence rights still be protected in Alaska?
Subsistence, a practice which past generations participated in without question, has become a complex legal puzzle — “a very unsettled and unsettling [legal landscape] for Alaska Native people,” according to one lawyer who has spent decades working on subsistence cases.
It’s not a typo: Why we are using ‘Lingít’ instead of ‘Tlingit’
KTOO supports the normalization and familiarization of the Lingít language.
‘May our hands do you justice’: Hoonah totem pole raising ceremony honors Alaska’s veterans
The totem pole is just the first piece of what will eventually be Huna Veteran’s Memorial Park.
Vigil held in Juneau for children found at Kamloops boarding school
Last Saturday, the Alaska Native community and allies gathered at Overstreet Park in Juneau for a candlelight vigil honoring the 215 children found at a residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Juneau Assembly formalizes land acknowledgments and improves meeting access
Rhonda Butler, president of Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 2, called the land acknowledgment a very nice, respectful touch.
Juneau writer Ernestine Hayes named 2021 Distinguished Artist by Rasmuson Foundation
The achievement represents a lifetime of creative excellence and outstanding contribution to Alaska’s arts and culture.