This week’s word is sʼigeidí, which means beaver.
Arts & Culture
Juneau chess players test their skills on the board at in-person tournaments
The club was started this year by players who wanted more opportunities for in-person competition.
Lingít Word of the Week: Dzísk’w — Moose
This week’s word is dziskʼw, which means moose.
Tongass Voices: Dak júus Rob Yates on teaching and learning the Haida language
Dak júus Rob Yates teaches the language of the Haida people, X̱aad Kíl. According to the most recent statewide report, there is only one person alive who has spoken X̱aad Kíl since birth. There are two other highly proficient speakers. Yates says he isn’t one of them yet, but he’s still working to breathe life into the language.
Lingít Word of the Week: Kéidladi — Seagull
This week’s word is kéidladi, which means seagull.
Tongass Voices: Ariel Estrada on the fast and furious nature of his one-man play
Ariel Estrada wrote a one-man play that’s coming to Juneau this week. In fact, it’s the world premiere of Full Contact, a play that stretches from his father’s immigration to Southeast Alaska, to teaching LGBTQ+ self-defense at a martial arts dojo in New York City. The show’s run in Juneau kicks off Wednesday with a pay-as–you-can preview.
Lingít Word of the Week: Dís — Moon or month
This week’s word is dís, which means moon or month.
Tongass Voices: Moria Johnson-Sidney on the stabilizing force of carving a yaakw
Moria Johnson-Sidney shares how carving has added stability to her life during a tumultuous time.
In Kwethluk, the relics of the first-ever Yup’ik saint are unearthed
Russian Orthodox believers and clergy visited Kwethluk to exhume Olinka “Arrsamquq” Michael’s body for her canonization.
Lingít Word of the Week: Tawéi — Mountain sheep
This week’s word is tawéi, which means mountain sheep.