Rhonda McBride

Orange Shirt Day is Thursday, September 30, a day set aside to honor survivors of abuse at government schools for indigenous children. The movement began in Canada and has spread to Alaska.

In Juneau, two events are planned — an early morning rally at Sunny Point and a second gathering in the evening at Sandy Beach in Douglas, followed by a march to the building which now houses Juneau Montessori School. But 80 years ago, it was known as the Mayflower School, run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, exclusively for Alaska Native children.

On this Thursday’s Juneau Afternoon, a look at  how children were treated at the Mayflower school and other residential institutions.

Two Lingít language and culture bearers, X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell and  Xeetlʼi Éesh Lyle James, will share stories of loss but also hope and inspiration.

Part 1. Orange Shirt Day observed in Juneau. Guests: Jamiann Hasselquist, X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell and  Xeetlʼi Éesh Lyle James.

Also in this program:

• Zuill Bailey talks about recording his Bach Cello Suites the second time around. How new technology, isolation from COVID, and his experiences in Alaska injected new life into the music.

Part 2.  Zuill Bailey talks about revisiting his Bach Cello Suites.

Rhonda McBride hosted Thursday’s Juneau Afternoon, which airs  Tuesday through Friday at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

It’s called “stride” piano – a style of jazz that is very physical and usually played by big men. But Judy Carmichael turned that stereotype on its head. Maybe that’s why Count Basie nicknamed her “Stride.”

Carmichael is one of the headliners in the Juneau Jazz and Classics fall concert series. On Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, Carmichael will talk about why she embraced “stride” and tell us about her public radio show, “Jazz Inspires.”

Also today:

• The poetry of Joy Harjo. A celebration of her American Sunrise collection at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum.
• How Juneau Public Libraries will mark Banned Book Week
• And a rally planned for Saturday at the Whale Park to defend abortion rights, one of hundreds taking place across the nation.

Sheli DeLaney hosts this Wednesday’s program. You can catch Juneau Afternoon Tuesday through Friday at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

Listen to the whole show:

Part 1: Beth Weigel, director of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, talks about the museum’s upcoming First Friday event, which features readings from Joy Harjo’s American Sunrise collection of poetry, chosen to tie in with the struggles of  Alaska’s indigenous peoples.

Part 2: Jenni Brown and Karla Hart talk about what prompted plans for a local rally in support of abortion rights.

Part 3: Jazz Pianist Judy Carmichael talks about how Count Basie nicknamed her “Stride” and her upcoming performance at the Juneau Jazz and Classics fall festival.

Part 4: Kate Enge and Felicite Toney explain how National Banned Book Week is being observed at the Juneau Public Libraries.

Matt Robus’ eye for detail has served him well as both a scientist and an artist – two disciplines that have fed his passion for carving wooden birds, that look so realistic you almost expect them to take off in flight. More than 50 will be on display at his upcoming First Friday art show. On Juneau Afternoon today, what it took to put this exhibit together.

Also on this show:

• The invasion of the Black-headed budworms. How a tiny worm can pose such a huge threat to forests.
• An update on the master plans for the Montana and Fish Creek recreation areas.

Sheli DeLaney hosts Tuesday’s program. You catch Juneau Afternoon Tuesday through Friday at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

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The building, which now houses the Juneau Montessori School in Douglas, is a place where old traumas linger from its days as a Bureau of Indian Affairs School.

On  Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, a look at what’s being done to acknowledge the school’s history. How healing the past is the key to healing the future.

 

Also on this program:

• A preview of the Juneau Jazz and Classics new fall festival.
• The Juneau Audubon Society’s weekly birdwatch, spotlighting three birds: Pine Siskin, Black-billed Magpie and White-winged Crossbill.

To listen to all of the interviews: 

Part 1. Remembering Juneau’s Mayflower School, where Alaska Native children were segregated and punished for speaking the language of their birth.  Guests: Jamiann Hasselquist, Vice President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 2. Ati Nasiah, AWARE Violence Prevention Director. Laura Talpey, Executive Director of the Juneau Montessori School.

Part 2. Sandy Fortier, the Executive Director of Juneau Jazz and Classics, gives a preview of the fall concert series.

Part 3. Brenda Wright of the Juneau Audubon Society spotlights three birds you can see in Juneau right now.

 

Rhonda McBride hosts today’s program. You catch Juneau Afternoon Tuesday through Friday at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

 

 

MC MoHagani Magnetek says she likes her rhymes to explode on impact.

On this Thursday’s program from the Black Awareness Association of Juneau, she talks with Christina Michelle about her struggles as a Black woman on a transgender journey — in search for her authentic self — through her poetry and well, like the name says, through her “magnetic” personality.

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(Please note: This show originally aired on April 29, 2021) 

You can hear Culture Rich Conversations every Thursday at 3:00 p.m on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

 

 

Getting families more involved in patient care: That’s one of goals of Bartlett Regional Hospital. On Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, how these partnerships speed-up the healing process.

Also on Tuesday’s show:

• All it takes is a pair of tennis shoes – and a commitment to walk or run — to help St. Vincent de Paul raise money for the those in need. How you can help.
• And even though there’s no snow on the ground just yet, Juneau Nordic Ski is on the move.

Sheli DeLaney hosts this episode of Juneau Afternoon, which airs Tuesday through Friday at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.

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