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Threads of the Tongass: Building a sustainable future
“These students can look back and say, ‘I helped build that. I was a contributor.’”
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Southeast Alaska and the Yukon are neighbors, but fear of being stuck between causes trip cancellations
Racing to find common ground across the border
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Black Awareness Association hosts movie nights for Juneteenth celebration
June 19 is celebrated as an Alaska state holiday and a holiday for City and Borough of Juneau…
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Hoonah’s rich fishing history remembered through totem pole
The story of fishermen carved — “all of us in the past, all of us in the future,…
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University of Alaska Southeast’s commencement celebrates cultural diversity
“You are the mountains that we can live upon.”
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A merry 15th annual Juneau Maritime Festival despite the rain
“This kind of feels like it’s just for us.”
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Threads of the Tongass: Opinions split on whether there is a market for mass logging in Southeast
Some support revival of timber industry and jobs; others seek preservation of culture and ecosystem.
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Mindsets and methods matter more than muscles for some medalists at Traditional Games
More than 250 competitors young and old test ancient Iñupiaq skills at three-day Juneau event.
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Eighth annual Traditional Games kicks off this weekend, expanding Indigenous representation
Native Youth Olympics carry on Indigenous values with athletes reaching for their personal bests.
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Colors brighten Juneau’s spring during fourth annual Holi festival
“Forget the difference. Let’s be one. Let’s have fun.”
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Five new totem poles proposed at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center as part of stewardship agreement
Open house Wednesday to discuss project intended to “represent several Tlingit and Haida clans.”
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Butterflies and backpacks: Tlingit and Haida holds annual backpack distribution
“The fun part of going back to school”
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Long-awaited U.S. Navy apology for 1882 bombardment will bring healing to Angoon
“How many times has our government apologized to any American Native group?”
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Photos: Git Hoan brings stories to life in dance and art during Celebration
Metlakatla dancers among 36 Indigenous groups sharing their heritage during four-day event.
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Celebration 2024 ends four days of traditional and new events with a Grand Exit
Participants combine thunderous tribute to heritage with spirit of an intimate family gathering.
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Dancers parade through downtown on last day of Celebration
“It’s an honor to be accepted to participate in something this beautiful.”
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Small on stage, giants in legacy for participants in Celebration’s toddler regalia review
Kids ages 1-5 showcase family-made clothing, accessories with links to widespread tribal ancestries.
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Paddling to Celebration in traditional canoes a journey of healing, remembrance and kinship
New and longtime participants arriving in downtown Juneau say trip reconnects them to ancestors.
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Traditional canoes making voyage from Haines to Celebration get warm welcome from Lingít Aaní
Group joins others from Southeast making long paddle to Juneau for biennial Indigenous event.
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Celebration 2024 mixes decades of tradition with new events
Thousands gather in Juneau for four-day Indigenous dance-and-culture festival starting Wednesday.