This week’s word is atx̱aan hídi, which means smokehouse.
Yvonne Krumrey
Justice & Culture Reporter, KTOO
"Through my reporting and series Tongass Voices and Lingít Word of the Week, I tell stories about people who have shaped -- and continue to shape -- the landscape of this place we live."
Federal cuts could limit Alaska library services and hours at Juneau branches
The Juneau Public Libraries would have to fire two employees and reduce hours if administrators don’t find another funding source.
Juneau Arts and Humanities Council director resigns after organization cuts DEI language from its website
The board says its February decision to cut DEI language from the website is temporary, in the hopes that it would help the JAHC continue to receive federal grants.
On Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Day, loved ones remember Tracy Day
Monday night, advocates for missing and murdered Indigenous people gathered at Kaasei Healing Kootéeyaa, a totem pole created to be a space of healing from gender-based violence.
Juneau-based artist and author wins Pulitzer Prize for graphic memoir
Tessa Hulls spent close to 10 years writing — and drawing — what would become “Feeding Ghosts.”
Lingít Word of the Week: Xíxch’ — Frog
This week’s word is xíxch’, which means frog.