Kax̱dig̱oowu Héen refers to a part of the Mendenhall River. And could soon be used to refer to the elementary school that sits on its banks in Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley.
Alaska Native Arts & Culture
Haida, Lingít and Tsimshian artists celebrate completion of 360-degree totem pole
The totem pole will be installed later and unveiled when the Arts Campus opens. Young said it will probably be in June.
Juneau’s Native Youth Olympics makes comeback after 2 years
For athlete Alexandria Toloff, the events are more than just the games — they are also about the culture, the dancing, the food and seeing your community come together.
Chefornak dancers honor loved ones at this year’s Cama-i Dance Festival
The group is dancing this year without one of its main elders, who died recently of COVID-19.
How Yup’ik dance returned to Napaskiak after a 70-year absence
Some groups are just beginning to dance together again after two years of the pandemic, but the village of Napaskiak remembers a longer period without the drums.
Proposal to name Ketchikan’s Eagle Park after tourism promoter gets chilly reception
A cedar monument in the park — “Thundering Wings” by Lingít master carver Nathan Jackson — depicts an eagle taking flight.