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The Tongass National Forest sign on the way to the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Roadless Rollback? Dunleavy and Trump eye Tongass National Forest

Millions of acres could be opened for logging.

Tlingit flautist George Montero said he was glad to be back in Juneau for a pair of concerts Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 and Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt |Capital City Weekly)

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He’s played in D.C., Arizona and Seattle, but he’s glad to share music at ‘home’

From French horn to American flutes.

Teaching artists needed, mystical music group comes to town

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Teaching artists needed, mystical music group comes to town

High schoolers have a chance to get involved.

Tlingit-style carvers have a place to talk shop

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Tlingit-style carvers have a place to talk shop

They’ve carved out a spot.

Juneau-Douglas High School pictured on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Juneau-Douglas changed its name. Here’s what it is.

It’s the same Tlingit name for Mount Juneau.

Juneau’s first-ever Tlingit language immersion preschool to open next month

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Juneau’s first-ever Tlingit language immersion preschool to open next month

Lingít revival.

Murkowski to revive bill meant to help Native American women

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Murkowski to revive bill meant to help Native American women

The legislation received unanimous Senate approval, but was blocked in the House.

Native corporation lands big $6.1 billion Army contract

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Native corporation lands big $6.1 billion Army contract

It will bring in millions in revenue and 400 new hires.

“Doragon” by Beth Bolander, modeled by Dani Gross, at the Wearable Art Show at Centennial Hall on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. Doragon placed third in the Juror’s Best in Show. It also drew criticism as cultural appropriation, which led to some guidelines for this year’s fashion show. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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The 7 stories that shaped Juneau arts and culture in 2018

2018 chaos didn’t skip the arts.

Lead Detailer Calvin Olsen shows the logo developed for a new auto detailing business called Sacred Shine offered by the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. The logo was designed by tribal member Miciana Hutcherson. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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A shiny new business: Tribe-owned auto shop already proving popular

Word has spread quickly.

Southeast villages looking to form tribal courts

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Southeast villages looking to form tribal courts

Native issues, Native control.

Amber Crotty from Window Rock, Ariz., left, a delegate of the Navajo Nation Council, and Patricia Alexander of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, right, exchange words of encouragement to each other before testifying as the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a hearing to examine concerns about investigations into the deaths and disappearance of Native American women, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. (AP Photo | J. Scott Applewhite)

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Sitka woman testifies in DC about missing, murdered Alaska Native women

Don’t forget these victims, she says.

In this file photo, a king salmon lies in a net at Auke Bay. (Bjorn Dihle | For the Juneau Empire)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Stand for Salmon’s defeat is the beginning of the end

Wait and see.

“Molly of Denali,” an animated show about an Alaska Native girl, her friends and family is expected to debut this summer. University of Alaska Southeast professor <span style="text-decoration: underline;">X</span>’unei Lance Twitchell started out as a language and culture consultant for the show but more recently has taken on a writing role. (Contributed Photo | (c) 2018 WGBH Educational Foundation)

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Good golly, meet ‘Molly of Denali’

The show involves Alaska Native characters, voice actors and writers.

Student research movie digs into Alaska’s colonized names

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Student research movie digs into Alaska’s colonized names

Sayéik is a Tlingit word that can be translated to mean voice of a spirit helper.

Tlingit elder Paul Marks presents the Sayéik Sacred Site Memorial on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018. The memorial, placed at Sayéik Gastineau Community School, is a tribute to the people who were buried in the Tlingit burial ground that was paved over for the road and school. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

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Memorial pays respect to Tlingit burial ground

It’s meant to connect ancestors with children.

Lecture questions Western names for Native places

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Lecture questions Western names for Native places

Names given by Alaska Natives to people and places are far from arbitrary.

Photos: Celebrating Our Ways of Life

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Photos: Celebrating Our Ways of Life

Scenes from the Celebrating Our Ways of Life event.

Celebrate Our Ways of Life swaps speeches for conversations

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Celebrate Our Ways of Life swaps speeches for conversations

Instead of a night of speeches, this year’s Celebrating Our Ways of Life embraced hands-on activities.

Bob Sam, a Tlingit storyteller who has served as caretaker of a Sitka cemetery for decades and works to repatriate and reinter indigenous people, leaves the lectern to walk into the crowd during his Evening at Egan lecture about respecting ancestors Friday, Nov. 16 at Egan Library. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)

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Cemetery caretaker helps repatriate remains of Alaska Native children

Bob Sam lives up to his name.