Master carver Wayne Price discusses the in intricacies of constructing traditional canoes and the adventures of traveling in them through Southeast Alaska.
Journeys in the Jibba Canoe
February 2020
Native Culture
Proud Raven, Panting Wolf: Carving Alaska’s New Deal Totem Parks
February 2020
Author Dr. Emily Moore discusses her book Proud Raven, Panting Wolf and the creation of our many totem parks that came out of the Great Depression.
A Basket Case
February 2020
Weaver Kathryn Rousso discusses her amazing baskets as well as types of basket weaving.
Aan Yátx’u Sáani: Noble People of the Land
“Aan Yátx’u Sáani: Noble People of the Land, The Juneau Histories Theater Project,” is a one-of-a-kind theatrical event in which 5 Alaska Native community members share their real stories, illuminating their deep connections with the past, present, and future of Juneau and Southeast Alaska. With music and video projections, they weave their memories with little-known…
MUG UP: THE NN CANNERY HISTORY PROJECT
Join Dr. Katherine Ringsmuth for a presentation and community conversation about the NN Cannery History Project, a collaborative effort to preserve the history of more than a century of cannery lives. The NN Cannery is located on the south side of the Naknek River, one of the five rivers that make up the Bristol Bay…
THE LITUYA BAY DISASTERS
Visiting maritime historian Philippe Fichet-Delavault presents interesting material on Lituya Bay, including the contact between La Perouse, the French explorer, and the Tlingits in 1786 through the megatsunami of July 9, 1958.