About 30 adults and children called for equality and greater subsistence fishery protection Wednesday morning in the ‘Idle No More’ rally in downtown Juneau. Several wore Native regalia, chanted songs, and danced as people took turns talking over a megaphone.
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Planning Commission postpones Statter Harbor question
The Juneau Planning Commission has postponed reconsideration of the conditional use permit for a new boat launch and parking area at Statter Harbor.
St. Paul Elder Passes Away at 90
The Pribilof island of St. Paul lost an important elder this month. Mary Nicolai Bourdukofsky passed away on June 2 at age 90.
Alaskans Mourn Katie John
A public memorial service for Ahtna elder Katie John drew a crowd Wednesday in Anchorage. John inspired Alaska Natives, and at least one Alaska governor, with her unyielding stand on Alaska Native subsistence rights.
Yakutat’s tern festival in sound and pictures
Birders, biologists, carvers and kids gathered in Yakutat May 30th to June 2nd for the community’s annual tern festival.
Athabascan Elder Katie John was ‘a role model for Alaska Natives’
Athabascan elder Katie John of Mentasta Lake passed away on Friday at the age of 97.