The totem pole was created for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation and Douglas Indian Association, as part of a healing process for the T’aaḵú Ḵwáan Tlingit tribe. The pole memorializes the deliberate burning of Akáx Yaa Andagán, the Douglas Indian village, in 1962 and honors the residents who lost their homes.
Annie Bartholomew, KTOO
The story behind the student-made folk festival backdrop
The students are auctioning off the backdrop to raise money for their trip to Craig to compete in the Region V Art Fest.
2018 Folk Fest Nightlife Guide
Once again, your friends at KTOO listed the downtown evening venue schedules all in one place. As these things go, we’ll be updating the schedule daily with changes, new events, and start times as we learn more.
Juneau Afternoon 03-18-18
Annie Bartholomew hosts… Dana Herndon and Jake Carpenter from the Juneau Economic Development Council will be here to talk about Start-Up Weekend; We’ll hear from Heather Parker about the World Affairs Council upcoming forum at the University of Alaska Southeast. Andrzej Piotrowski and Megan Buzby of the UAS Mathematics Department will be here to…
Alaska students compete in 2018 Poetry Out Loud state finals
Petersburg High School student Elisa Larson took first place and will advance to the National Finals in April, held in Washington, D.C. Jania Tumey of West Anchorage High School was runner up.
Ray Troll’s Ratfish Wranglers return to Juneau
Ketchikan artist Ray Troll’s band performs two concerts in Juneau. See Ray Troll and the Ratfish Wranglers play a free show at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, @360 in the KTOO building. The group performs a fundraiser show at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at the JACC.