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Alfie Price, right, Alex Roehl, left, and baby practice Sm'algyax via the "total physical response" method. Nancy Barnes gave commands in Sm'algyax, the Tsimshian language, and everyone around the table did what she asked, with no English.

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Juneau Sm’algyax group celebrates one year

A year ago this time, the students in the Sm’algyax Language Learners group in Juneau were reviewing vocabulary…

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Juried Art Show call for entries

The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council is now welcoming entries for the 2016 Juried Art Show. The 6th…

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SHI, IAIA, UAS sign Northwest Coast art agreement

Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has entered into a three-way partnership with the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA),…

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Paul Theroux keynotes 2017 North Words

After writing nearly fifty books of nonfiction and fiction set in the most exotic of locales, America’s greatest…

Dick Callahan's got a delicious recipe for roasted turkey, good for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any ol' day.

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Woodshed Kings: Bob Franke and Richard Pryor at Thanksgiving dinner

“It’s so easy to dream of the days gone by, it’s so hard to think of the times…

Gordon Hirabayashi, as portrayed by actor Greg Watanabe, decides to defy the curfew ordered against all those of Japanese ancestry by the U.S. government. Hirabayashi was one of only three people to challenge the order.

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Perseverance Theatre’s “Hold These Truths”

Last year, when Perseverance Theatre selected “Hold These Truths” for the 2016-17 season, it could hardly have been…

A good maul will last generations. Here are two with a stack of recently split wood.

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Heating with Wood VIII: Time to Split

The old timers say to split a little every day And stack it away to season well, but…

Statehood bonfire in downtown Juneau, 1958.

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Treasure Trove of Juneau photos rediscovered

When Kathleen Metcalfe went looking for her own family’s history, she ended up finding a lost piece of…

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SHI publishes book of rare photos documenting Inupiat life in the early 1900s

Sealaska Heritage Institute has published a book of old, rare and priceless photographs of Inupiat life in the…

A self portrait of Benjamin Haldane inside his photo studio in Metlakatla. Dangeli points out objects that are indications both of his photographic  and musical careers. His arm rests on a model totem, emphasizing his heritage. "He chose to visually connect to his body a model totem pole with his Lax Gibou (Wolf Clan) crest represented by the bottom figure," she wrote. "Both physically and metaphorically, he is supported by Tsimshian cultural values and beliefs and gazes directly at the viewer to assert their importance."  Donor: Melvin Charles, THS 89.2.14.21

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‘Photographic sovereignty’ in Metlakatla

The prevailing narrative has it that the more than 800 people who relocated from Canada to Metlakatla, Alaska…

The flute quartet Flutatious is performing in Juneau Saturday, Nov. 19.

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Flute quartet to perform Bach, Queen Nov. 19

The Con Brio Chamber Series presents “Flutatious and Friends,” a concert of chamber music featuring members of the…

A visitor looks at "The Timekeeper's Ledgers" by Anchorage photographer Deborah Tharp at the opening of the 2016 Alaska Positive exhibit at the state museum on Friday, Nov. 4.

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Alaska Positive opens at state museum, events to come

The Alaska State Museum’s biennial photo exhibit, Alaska Positive, now in its 46th year, opened Nov. 4 with…

Sinai by Felix A. Wong.

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Q&A with Ketchikan photographer Felix A. Wong about his exhibit ‘Moonshine’

Felix A. Wong, originally from Singapore, is a self-taught Ketchikan photographer with a passion for nighttime photography. This…

Juneau photographer Chris Miller, right, receives his prize for his Juror's Choice Award photo, "Mendenhall Moulin," center, from MaryLou Gerbi, the vice president of Friends of the State Library, Archives and Museum and Addison Field, chief curator of the Alaska State Museum on Nov. 4.

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Chris Miller to give Alaska Positive lecture in December

It was a subject close to home that won Chris Miller the Juror’s Choice Award at this year’s…

A boy in Wainwright, Alaska, wearing a mosquito net.

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Chasing Alaska: Community journalism across the state

An upcoming workshop and lecture from photographers Ash and Brian Adams aims to give attendees the tools they…

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Friends of the SLAM organize lecture series, seek members

There’s a story behind how many of the objects in the Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff State Library, Archives…

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Wearable Arts Extravaganza 2017: Renaissance

JUNEAU — The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council invites artists to create a piece of wearable art for…

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Juneau Lyric Opera’s latest musical revue ‘Putting It Together’ premieres Friday night

JUNEAU — For its upcoming fall production, Juneau Lyric Opera will install an art exhibition inside the Juneau…

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Baby Raven Reads to host drum making workshop

JUNEAU — Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Baby Raven Reads program will be hosting a drum making workshop at Dzantik’i…

Resolute Boutique, an online store opening Dec. 1, is started by a Juneau local and will offer clothing selected for Southeast Alaska.

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Style-O-Rama highlights Southeast Alaska designers, styles

Juneau’s second annual Style-O-Rama, an event showcasing 13 boutiques and three local designers, made a compelling case Nov.…