Master Carver Wayne Price has been instrumental in bringing the Lingít artform back over the last forty years while training the next generation of dugout canoe carvers.
Alaska Native Arts & Culture
Lingít Word of the Week: Dóosh — Cat
This week’s word is dóosh, which means cat.
Lingít Word of the Week: X̱áay — Yellow cedar
This week’s word is x̱áay, which means yellow cedar.
Two Lingít Juneau residents recognized for contributions to arts in Alaska
The Juneau residents were honored Tuesday night at the Alaska Governor’s Arts and Humanities Awards in Anchorage, and another created the actual awards.
US Navy apologizes for 1882 destruction of Angoon
For decades, the community has been asking for an apology from the federal government for the bombardment, which destroyed clan houses, food caches, 40 canoes and left six children dead.
Lingít Word of the Week: Kéet — Killer whale
This week’s word is kéet, or killer whale.
Biden to issue landmark apology over Native American boarding schools
President Biden is expected to issue a formal apology for the federal government’s Native American boarding schools during a visit to Arizona on Friday, according to the governor of a Native American tribe.
Alaska Native scholars propose statewide reading standards for the state’s Indigenous languages
Until this month, there was no measure by which its schools could gauge reading competency in Alaska’s 23 officially-recognized Indigenous languages.
SHI’s Rosita Worl honored at White House with National Humanities Medal
Sealaska Heritage Institute President Kaaháni Rosita Worl was one of 10 Americans to receive the 2023 National Humanities Medal from President Joe Biden Monday afternoon.
Lingít Word of the Week: Séew — Rain
This week’s word is séew, or rain.