Originally from Teslin, Skaydu.û Jules now lives in Juneau, where she’s training to become a Lingít language teacher and hopes to one day help carve a canoe solely speaking Lingít.
Arts & Culture
Alaska Native blood quantum clarified for hunting sea otters
A recent U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service opinion confirms that any coastal tribal member can hunt sea otters.
Lingít Word of the Week: Atx̱á — Food
This week’s word is atx̱á, which means food.
Tongass Voices: Wayne Price on the past — and future — of yaakw carving
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.
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.
The play that lived: ‘Harry Potter’ comes to Ketchikan High stage after landslide
“We don’t let things stop us,” said drama instructor Tommy Varella-Kossack, whose home was destroyed in the Aug. 25 slide.