This week’s word is héen, or water.
Arts & Culture
Tongass Voices: Nutaaq Doreen Simmonds on finding herself on the stage
Simmonds plays the grandmother, Aaka Mary, in Cold Case, a play opening at Perseverance Theater this weekend.
Bill adding more Indigenous languages to Alaska’s official list becomes law
It adds Cup’ig, Middle Tanana, Lower Tanana and Wetał to the list.
Lingít Word of the Week: Kichx̱.anagaat — Rainbow
This week’s word is kichx̱.anagaat, which means rainbow.
Lingít Word of the Week: Téel’ — chum or dog salmon
This week’s word is téel’, which means chum or dog salmon.
Lingít Word of the Week: S’áxt’ – devil’s club
This week’s word is s’áxt’, which means devil’s club.
Archivists hope to return nearly two decades worth of regalia left behind at past Celebrations
Celebration only lasts a few days, but in that time over 5,000 people bring cherished regalia to Juneau. Some of it doesn’t make it home.
Lingít Word of the Week: Cháas’ — pink salmon
This week’s word of the week is cháas’, which means pink salmon.
Tongass Voices: Quinn Christopherson on turning poems into songs
The 2019 NPR Tiny Desk winner just returned from a tour with Portugal. The Man and performed at Juneau’s climate fair on a rainy day.
Musician Michael Franti brings uplifting music to Juneau Tuesday
Michael Franti and his band, Spearhead, bring their optimistic sound to Juneau on Tuesday.