History

The origins of this festival of candy and cupids are actually dark, bloody — and a bit muddled.

Students will interview their parents, aunts, uncles and neighbors, learning more about their family’s history and the history of Annette Island.

Neilga Koogéi Taija Revels says the stolen regalia is an important piece of Hoonah’s history — and one of the few things she had left from her grandmother.

Despite their small population, Black Alaskans have a history in the state that stretches back more than a century.

Organizers say the event is a way to decolonize the holiday season.

The geophysics professor who found the photos say they move the summit claim “from shadowy, maybe it did or didn’t happen, right into the mainstream.”