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Kugíin-g Dúu Lauryn Framke (left) was elected as emerging leader and Aurora Lehr (right) was reelected as associate justice at the 88th annual Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska Tribal Assembly. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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Tribal Assembly names associate justice, emerging leader

On the final day of the 88th annual Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of…

Lax̲áakúda.oo Jessica Elopre, a Seattle delegate of the Assembly, wears a shirt in reference to missing and murdered Indigenous women during the 88th Tribal Assembly of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. On Friday a resolution to commission a totem pole in Juneau that is dedicated to missing and murdered Indigenous women passed unanimously. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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Resolution passed to raise totem pole honoring missing and murdered Indigenous women and people

Delegates voted unanimously for it on the last day of Tribal Assembly.

From left to right, Bartlett Regional Hospital CEO David Keith, chief financial officer Sam Muse and board Vice President Deborah Johnston sit before the Assembly to present the hospital’s 2024 fiscal year budget. The hospital is requesting an additional $5 million in funding from the city. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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City moves forward with $2.5M one-time funding to hospital

An additional $2.5M is pending.

Cindy Pederson, sets up a display table for raffle items in a hallway at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall during the 88th annual Tribal Assembly of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. Peterson, a Seattle resident and delegate for nearly 20 years until taking a job with the tribe’s COVID-19 relief program last year, was named the tribe’s Delegate/Citizen of the Year on Thursday. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Delegate/Citizen of the Year surprised by honor during Tribal Assembly

Long-term sustainable housing, and more also discussed on second day.

The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s representing attorney Philip Baker-Shenk gives a speech Wednesday during the first day of Tlingit and Haida’s 88th annual Tribal Assembly. Baker-Shenk addressed the state of Alaska’s recent lawsuit against the federal government’s approval of the first parcel of land owned by the tribe. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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‘Fear not, drop your lawsuit’: Tribal Assembly keynote speaker talks resiliency of Tlingit and Haida, addresses state’s land trust lawsuit

Assembly keynote speaker talks resiliency of Tlingit Haida, addresses state’s land trust lawsuit

Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire From left to right, Minta Schwartz, Matthew Quinto, Kyle Khaayák’w Worl, Ezra Elisoff, Leif Richards, Jordan Bennett, Lyric Ashenfelter, Sonny Mazon and Nathan Blake stand alongside City and Borough of Juneau Assembly members Monday night after being honored for their representation of Juneau for Team Alaska at the 2023 Arctic Winter Games.

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Assembly honors Juneau Arctic Winter Games athletes

The athlete’s traveled to Alberta, Canada in February to represent Juneau on Team Alaska.

A gate blocks off the entrance to West Douglas’ Pioneer Road Saturday afternoon. Monday evening the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly voted to reject a proposal from a local company that sought to gain access to provide electric-assisted bicycle tours on the city-owned gravel road. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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Assembly votes down proposed Pioneer Road e-bike tours

Assembly member calls for “rare” move to reconsider.

The sun glistens off a totem pole by Tsimshian carver Gyibaawm Laxha David Robert Boxley after it was raised at Overstreet Park Sunday afternoon. The pole is one of the first 12 of 30 totem poles to be raised to create a Kootéeyaa Deiyí (totem pole trail) lining the waterfront in Juneau. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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Totem poles raised along waterfront ahead of trail dedication ceremony

The ceremony will be held late Saturday morning at Heritage Plaza.

Juneau School District Superintendent Bridget Weiss speaks to the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly at its Monday night meeting. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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City OKs $2.3M in additional ‘out-of-cap’ funding to school district

The funds will pay for deficits accrued during 2021-2023.

The Norwegian Bliss arrives in Juneau on April 17, 2023, the first cruise ship of the 2023 season. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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The first cruise ship of the season arrives in Juneau

The Norwegian Bliss marked the kickoff to the 2023 season

Juneau District School board and administrators listen to Jess Cobley, Juneau Education Association middle school representative at large, as she speaks about the contract negotiations during a December meeting at Thunder Mountain High School. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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Juneau School District, teachers union reach tentative contract agreement

Members are expected to vote on whether to ratify it in the coming weeks.

Residents jog along the downtown cruise ship docks Friday morning. Downtown is about to become much busier starting Monday as Juneau welcomes the first cruise ship of the 2023 season. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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First cruise ship of the season to arrive Monday

Juneau is expected to welcome a record-breaking amount of passengers this summer.

Residents in Juneau and across Alaska were subjected to dozens of flight cancellations due to air travel disruptions from ash that drifted from a volcanic eruption on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula earlier this week. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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Flight cancellations continue amid volcanic eruption disruptions

Alaska Airlines reported 84 cancelled flights as of Friday afternoon.

City and Borough of Juneau’s city manager, Rorie Watt, speaks to the Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce in July. On Friday Watt announced his plans to resign from his position at the end of September. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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Juneau city manager to resign this fall

Rorie Watt announced his resignation Friday evening.

Dave Scanlan, General Manager of Eaglecrest Ski Area, speaks to the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly Finance Committee Thursday evening about the municipal- owned ski area’s budget for fiscal year 2024. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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Eaglecrest proposes 10% rate increase on all products next year

Eaglecrest general manager outlines the ski area’s proposed budget to begin in July.

A Juneau Police Department vehicle parks in front of Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalè in early September. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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Police: Student arrested after firearm seized at JDHS

The student has been taken to the Johnson Youth Center.

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a crater and an ash cloud after the Shiveluch volcano erupted in Klyuchi village on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Shiveluch, one of Kamchatka Peninsula’s most active volcanoes, started erupting early Tuesday, spewing ash more than 300 miles (500 kilometers) northwest. Several Russian villages were covered in grey volcanic dust in the largest fallout in nearly 60 years. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP)

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Russia eruption sets off chain of flight cancellations in Juneau and across the state

A volcanic eruption more than 2,500 miles away from Juneau on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has caused dozens of…

Photos by Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire Lisa Puananimôhala’ikalani Denny sings while on stage at the Alaskan Hotel and Bar during the Alaska Folk Festival side-stage event “Unceded” Tuesday evening. Below, Lester Joel Rodriguez also performed during the event.

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‘Unceded’ Folk Fest event celebrates artists of color and the diversity of folk music

Nearly a dozen Southeast Alaska-based Black, Indigenous and other artists of color took the stage.

City and Borough of Juneau Treasurer Angie Flick has been selected to replace outgoing Jeff Rogers as Finance Director. Flick is expected to begin her new post with the city Monday. (City and Borough of Juneau)

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City selects new finance director

CBJ Treasurer Angie Flick to begin job on Monday, overlapping with departing Jeff Rogers

Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire A LifeMed Alaska aircraft sits outside near Juneau International Airport on Monday afternoon. The nonprofit air medical service announced it will be closing its base in Juneau.

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Air ambulance service set to close base in Juneau

The nonprofit air medical service will continue to service Southeast Alaska, officials say.