A Tlingit totem pole has returned to Prince of Wales Island after a more than 5,000-mile odyssey to Hollywood, Honolulu and back home.
History
73 years ago Friday, the USS Juneau sank during WWII
U.S.Navy’s first namesake for Alaska’s capital city was sunk 73 years ago Friday during the naval battle of Guadalcanal. Only 10 sailors out of 697 survived.
Language matters: The alleged disappearance of Áak’w Kwáan, T’aaku Kwáan
A state researcher challenges persistent narrative and modern language implying that local Tlingits were assimilated or simply vanished.
Preview of new Alaska Native exhibits at SLAM
Curators promise broad, honest representations of Alaska Native history and culture in new Juneau museum.
35th Anniversary of the Prinsendam, Part 1: The Rescue
Despite an incoming typhoon, 30-foot seas, and 100-meter visibility, every one of the more than 500 passengers and crew escaped before the ship burned and sank.
How 3D printing helps preserve and return sacred Tlingit objects
The Smithsonian is using 3D printing and scanning technology to preserve and repatriate Hoonah Indian Association items.