The Alaska leg of the global journey ended after visits to Metlakatla and Prince of Wales Island earlier this month.
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Prince Rupert mayor reflects on what else was lost as ferry service declined
In the past, ferries between Prince Rupert and Ketchikan ran so often that high schoolers could make a quick trip over to play basketball.
Man dies in custody at Ketchikan Correctional Center, one day after arrest
Troopers spokesperson Austin McDaniel said it could take weeks for the results of an autopsy to come back.
Researchers are searching underwater for more ancient evidence of Indigenous life near Prince of Wales Island
The discovery of an ancient fish trap last year placed Indigenous people near Prince of Wales Island around 11,000 years ago. New research may push that time back even further.
Ketchikan’s tribe holds awakening and launch for X’oots kuye’ik canoe
Tribal members and Ketchikan residents gathered to awaken and launch a canoe designed by a late master carver and artist who called Ketchikan one of his homes.
Garments taken from Ketchikan memorial for missing and murdered Indigenous people
Ketchikan Indian Community Vice President Gloria Burns called it an “intentional, almost vicious attack.”