George Nelson Jr. lived as one of 600 or so residents of Angoon, where he devoted himself to his community and his family.
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State predicts commercial herring harvest will fall short of annual limit
The annual fishery didn’t happen at all in 2019 and 2020. Most of the herring were young and too small to meet international market demands, and the pandemic posed other challenges in 2020.
Sitka looks to rename Baranof Elementary School after Native educator
The Sitka School Board recently decided to send the question of the name change to the Sitka Tribe, in hopes of identifying a “significant local cultural educator.”
New climate action task force to tackle Sitka’s carbon footprint
The ways Sitka could and is being affected by climate change are numerous: the impact of warming oceans on the fishing industry, landslides, increased pest activity in the Tongass, more intense storms impacting utilities — the list could go on.
Sitka Tribe scores one win in herring lawsuit and tries for another
The Sitka Tribe of Alaska in November won another round in its legal fight with the state over the management of the commercial herring fishery. And next week the court will hear new oral arguments and decide whether the state has upheld its constitutional responsibilities in its management of the fishery.
Trump’s defense veto could sink Sitka’s Coast Guard dock
President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act has put Sitka’s plans for a new Coast Guard fast-response cutter on the rocks.