In this newscast: Sen. Lisa Murkowski says President Trump acted unlawfully and the House was right to impeach him; Alaska lost a bit of its maritime history this week; COVID-19 has claimed the life an Angoon elder; Sealaska Corporation is getting out of the logging business after more than 40 years; Democratic lawmakers in Congress are trying to reinstate the Roadless Rule for Alaska’s Tongass National Forest.
Pablo Arauz Peña, KTOO
Newscast – Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021
In this newscast: State lawmakers in Juneau and local law enforcement are preparing for the possibility of violence after the FBI warned of potential armed protests in each state capitol this coming Sunday; Alaska’s largest Alaska Native organization is calling for President Donald Trump to resign; Just before Christmas, the Juneau Assembly discussed putting more money into two grant programs intended to pay people who are financially hurting because of the pandemic; The Juneau School Board is considering starting all of its meetings with an acknowledgment of local Alaska Native claims to their lands.
Juneau’s school board considers Tlingit land acknowledgment
If approved, the board would make time to recognize Tlingit people as the land’s original inhabitants before opening its meetings.
Juneau schools return to in-person classes this week
Superintendent Bridget Weiss says the return to in-person classes is going smoothly so far.
New Baby Raven Reads books include story written by Juneau elementary students
In one of the new books, two animals that are complete opposites want to play with each other.
Newscast – Monday, Jan. 11, 2021
In this newscast: Why more experienced skiers have been getting themselves caught in avalanches during the pandemic; Sealaska Heritage Institute published four new books to bolster its efforts of teaching indigenous language and culture to kids; Cable TV customers across Alaska have lost network channels in a dispute over broadcast fees between cable company GCI and channel providers.