This week’s word is t’á, or King Salmon.
Arts & Culture
The language speakers behind KTOO’s Lingít Word of the Week
The series owes a debt of gratitude to the elders and language scholars who recorded the words and sentences used.
Juneau man’s 70-year-old photos could help preserve cultural knowledge for King Island Inupiat community
Juan Muñoz Sr. took hundreds of photos of the people of King Island and their way of life in the early 1950s. His son donated them to the Katirvik Cultural Center in Nome.
A Chilkat robe returns to Southeast Alaska, but SHI needs help identifying it
The robe was on display during Celebration in hopes that people might see it and know something about its origins.
Tongass Voices: The Evening Star on creating spaces for queer Indigenous people
The Evening Star came to Juneau during Celebration on her Indigequeer tour. She says she wants her shows to be a space for people who often don’t feel like they can be themselves elsewhere.
New cultural ambassadors deepen tourists’ experience of Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier
For the first time this year, tribal members were hired as ambassadors to share their own experiences and culture with visitors.
Pennsylvania craftsman restores stonework at Sitka church
Randy Bollinger has built whole houses out of stone and restored other historical properties throughout New England.
Anchorage sisters tap readers’ rapture for romance with new bookstore
The romance genre is booming, and specialty bookstores are opening around the country.
Chemists, curators and Chilkat weavers present findings on historic dye techniques
The research aimed to understand and recreate the striking yellow, black and blue-green color palette used in this sacred fiber art.
New film documents local play reimagining Macbeth through Lingít lens
The film, which adapts recordings from an early 2000s stage production by Perseverance Theatre, premiered during 2024’s Celebration.