For decades, the community has been asking for an apology from the federal government for the bombardment, which destroyed clan houses, food caches, 40 canoes and left six children dead.
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Lingít Word of the Week: Kéet — Killer whale
This week’s word is kéet, or killer whale.
The play that lived: ‘Harry Potter’ comes to Ketchikan High stage after landslide
“We don’t let things stop us,” said drama instructor Tommy Varella-Kossack, whose home was destroyed in the Aug. 25 slide.
Biden to issue landmark apology over Native American boarding schools
President Biden is expected to issue a formal apology for the federal government’s Native American boarding schools during a visit to Arizona on Friday, according to the governor of a Native American tribe.
Alaska Native scholars propose statewide reading standards for the state’s Indigenous languages
Until this month, there was no measure by which its schools could gauge reading competency in Alaska’s 23 officially-recognized Indigenous languages.
SHI’s Rosita Worl honored at White House with National Humanities Medal
Sealaska Heritage Institute President Kaaháni Rosita Worl was one of 10 Americans to receive the 2023 National Humanities Medal from President Joe Biden Monday afternoon.