Rhonda McBride

The death of a woman who has taken her own life brings a mysterious inspector to a wealthy family’s household – and that’s how J.B. Priestly’s drama, “An Inspector Calls,” begins.

Theatre in the Rough has brought the play to the stage in Juneau – a dark story, with shocking revelations, that unfold over the course of an evening.

On  Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, a look at the themes from the play and its message of social responsibility.

Also today:

• Sons of Norway Nordic Film Festival
• Nell McConahey, a jeweler and glass artist, featured this month at the Juneau Artists Gallery.

Listen to a compilation of the program.

Part 1. Interview with Katie Jensen, Aaron Elmore and Dakota Morgan from Theatre in the Rough.

Part 2. Interview with Cindy Spanyers and Elfrida Nord, Sons of Norway.

Part 3. Interview with Nel McConahey, Juneau Artists Gallery.

Rhonda McBride hosts Friday’s program.  You can catch Juneau Afternoon,Tuesday through Friday, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3.  The rebroadcast airs at 7:00 p.m. on KTOO. You can also listen online at ktoo.org.

 

Although historians say the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act is probably the second most important legislation for Alaska since statehood,  most Alaskans have little awareness about its impact. When President Nixon signed ANCSA into law 50 years ago, it was the largest land settlement in U.S.history, which returned more than 44 million acres of land to Native control and awarded almost a billion dollars in compensation. The legislation also cleared the way for the Trans Alaska Pipeline.

In our weekly radio series on ANCSA, two longtime Alaska Native journalists, Nellie Moore and Joaqlin Estus, talk about the challenges of covering ANCSA, legislation that has many moving parts and isn’t easy to explain. This broadcast is designed to be a companion program to ANCSA@50: The Journey Continues, a series that airs on KTOO 360TV every Thursday night at 8:00 p.m.

Also on this program, Congressman Don Young weighs in on the 50th anniversary of the claims act and explains why the odds were against its success.

The companion radio series airs on Thursdays on at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3.  The rebroadcast airs at 7:00 p.m. on KTOO. You can also listen online at ktoo.org.

 

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A year ago, this week, the community of Haines was digging out from a landslide that took two lives and destroyed homes in its path.

Today on Juneau Afternoon, a look back at the disaster and the recovery process.

Also:

• The Juneau-Douglas City Museum’s new “Voices of the Wilderness” exhibit.
• An update on the Juneau Police Department’s accreditation and recruitment programs.
• How Juneau Nordic Ski Club has already embraced the new season.

KTOO’s Sheli DeLaney hosts today’s program.  You can catch Juneau Afternoon,Tuesday through Friday, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3.  The rebroadcast airs at 7:00 p.m. on KTOO. You can also listen online at ktoo.org.

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A travel writer recently called Juneau an “epicenter for Indigenous art,” a vision that Sealaska Heritage Institute has been pursuing with its new arts campus.

On Juneau Afternoon today, Karen Groven, the art director for the institute, will talk about the new partnerships SHI has made to turn this dream into a reality.

Also. today:

• Wreaths Across America, a program to remember veterans and their service to the country.
• How to keep busy in the winter. CBJ’s Parks and Recreation department has plenty of ways to do that.
• And why art is a process of experimentation for Fawn Waterfield.

 

Sheli DeLaney hosts today’s program.  You can catch Juneau Afternoon,Tuesday through Friday, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3.  The rebroadcast airs at 7:00 p.m. on KTOO. You can also listen online at ktoo.org.

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A rare confluence of historical events led to the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. It was the largest land claims settlement in U.S. history — a deal that created Alaska Native corporations with legal title to 44 million acres of land and almost a billion dollars in cash.

The discovery of oil on the North Slope and the need for a pipeline, as well as the national civil rights movement, gave the Native land claims fight momentum. Another factor that helped – the rise of a generation of young leaders, who were educated at boarding schools.

In this episode of ANCSA@50: The Journey Continues, Rhonda McBride talks with Jim LaBelle and Joaqlin Estus about the impact of Native boarding schools on ANCSA, how it created the social networks that helped Native leaders win the land claims fight.

LaBelle was an early Native corporation leader and later taught Alaska Native studies and history at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Estus is a longtime Alaska Native journalist and a national correspondent for Indian Country Today

Also, on this program:

• ANCSA as a work in progress. How it’s a living document – and much like the U.S. Constitution, has been amended many times to fix problems with the original legislation and to adapt to new situations.
• Insights into “A Matter of Trust,” a 1984 documentary on ANCSA, which asked the question: Could the federal government be trusted to uphold its end of the bargain?

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This radio series is a companion program to KTOO 360TV’s Thursday night series, ANCSA@50: The Journey Continues. It airs on Juneau Afternoon on Thursday’s at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3. The rebroadcast airs at 7:00 p.m. on KTOO. You can also listen online at ktoo.org.

 

After the turkey, the trimmings and time out for family and friends, there’s more holiday fun to enjoy.

On Friday night at six, just drive across the bridge to Douglas for some of the events planned by the Douglas Fourth of July Committee, which also organizes festivities for the day after Thanksgiving.

From a Christmas tree lighting, to caroling to skating, it’s a holiday extravaganza with something for everyone.

On this Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, how you can partake in all the activities.

 

Also, on this program:

• The Helping Hands Foodbank’s plans for a New Year’s Eve bash — a way to embrace 2022, but also feed families in need.
• High school swim teams from Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain have joined forces to sell Christmas trees. How the money will help pay for travel costs.

Sheli DeLaney hosts this Wednesday’s program. You can catch Juneau Afternoon,Tuesday through Friday, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3. The rebroadcast airs at 7:00 p.m. on KTOO. You can also listen online at ktoo.org.

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