Though this year’s lead dance group has deep roots in Southeast Alaska, it was formed in 2005 in Anchorage by leader Se’iga Liimii Marcella Asicksik. The group performs songs in Sm’algyax, the Ts’msyen language.
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Clarence ‘Butch’ Laiti remembered as Lingít leader and fisheries advocate
For much of his life, Clarence “Butch” Laiti was a tireless advocate for Alaska Native fishing rights and sovereignty. He devoted his life to the preservation of the Taku River, where his family fished for generations.
New exhibit from Mana documents the legacy of Filipinos in Juneau
“Tambayan at Kwentuhan,” or “a place to hang out and share stories,” features the stories, photos and belongings of Filipino elders in Juneau.
Tongass Voices: Brian Wallace on preserving time through photography
Wallace has been taking photos of Juneau people, places and happenings since he was a kid. He’s also working to memorialize the past — his own family’s and Juneau’s.
Juneau Assembly begins to grapple with list of dozens of proposed city service cuts and closures
The list was released Monday and includes items like closing the Dimond Park Field House, one of Juneau’s two pools, and the Juneau-Douglas City Museum.
Tongass Voices: Ed Littlefield on composing a Lingít opera
For the past three years, Shaakindustoow Ed Littlefield has been a part of a team composing what will be the first full opera in the Lingit language. It’s about the Battle of Sitka in the early 1800s.