From Dillingham to Bellingham and beyond, the Juneau Public Market is back with in-person shopping. Today, on Juneau Afternoon, two homegrown businesses from Southeast Alaska talk about why they will be among 125 vendors, who have signed up. And an update on some of the COVID-safety steps being taken for the market, including proof of…
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FRIDAY, November 19th: Yaadachóon, the journey of a Juneau canoe. UAS Tidal Echoes journal seeks submissions. Southeast Alaska Food Bank food drive. Theatre in the Rough performs “An Inspector Calls.”
Yaadachóon, pronounced, “yah-dah-choon,” is the name of an aluminum replica of a traditional Lingít canoe, soon to be a fixture on the Juneau waterfront. In Lingít, the word means straight ahead or going forward. On Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, Robert Mills, the artist who designed the canoe, talked with KTOO’s Rhonda McBride about the canoe’s journey,…
Thursday, November 18th: ANCSA@50. The Journey Continues Companion Radio Broadcast. Emil Notti inducted into the National Native American Hall of Fame. The early years of ANCSA
The 50th Anniversary of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act has put many Native leaders in the spotlight, including Emil Notti, who was the first president of the Alaska Federation of Natives. Notti was recently inducted into the National Native American Indian Hall of Fame for his advocacy of Native land rights. On this episode…
Wednesday, November 17th, 2021: Mothertrucker, a book about the power of female friendships and healing. Farai Chideya, host of Our Body Politic. The story behind “Juneau Grown,” a Montessori Borealis student business.
Amy Butcher teaches creative writing at Ohio Wesleyan University, but her Alaska connections run deep. She spends her summers teaching students at the Sitka Fine Arts Camp and most recently came out with a book called “Mothertrucker,” a portrait of a long haul driver on the Dalton Highway, who commanded respect in a male-dominated business.…
Tuesday, November 16th: Native Arts and Culture Foundation awards two Juneau artists, Steven Blanchett and Lily Hope, $100,000. Southeast Senior Services legal planning webinar. First annual Dan Austin Memorial Winter Clothing Drive
Two Juneau artists, active in promoting Alaska Native culture through the arts, will get help to pursue their work. The Native Arts and Culture Foundation awarded Steven Qacung Blanchett and Lily Hope, each $100,000. On this Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, KTOO’s Sheli DeLaney will talk with both artists about how they use art to strengthen culture…
Friday, November 12th: Juneau Public Market returns to in-person shopping. St. Vincent De Paul Thanksgiving baskets. Juneau Public Library celebrates Native Heritage Month. Holiday Cup Soccer Tournament. Pandemic poetry from the Burn Thompson Writer’s Group.
From hand made jewelry to pottery to knitted caps and seafood sales, the Juneau Public Market has been a favorite one-stop holiday shopping experience, that is, until the pandemic came along and forced it to go virtual. But this Thanksgiving weekend, the market returns as an in-person event. On this Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, a look…