The ribbon cutting was held on Monday for the new, $139 million Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff Library, Archives and Museum.
Alaska Native Arts & Culture
Tlingit artist protests auction of Native artifacts in Paris
A Tlingit artist and Juneau resident protested the sale of Native artifacts at an auction in Paris. She considers the items that were sold living beings.
AFN announces its keynote speakers for the 2016 convention
Two western Alaska residents will be the keynote speakers at this year’s AFN convention.
Despite Federal Changes, ‘Eskimo’ Still in Use in Western Alaska
Hattie Keller says her ‘Eskimo name’ is Iviilik, but when asked about her ethnicity, she says she’s Inupiaq instead of Eskimo.
‘Eskimo’ and ‘Aleut’ scrubbed from 2 U.S. laws
Instead of Negro, Oriental, Eskimo and Aleut, certain laws will now refer to African Americans, Asian Americans and Alaska Natives.
Ketchikan Museum catalogs totem pole fragments
Ketchikan Museum staff have been working to catalog, document and store totem pole fragments that have been in the museum’s collection for 40 years. The fragments can provide details lost on many of the larger poles.