Tongass Voices

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.

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.

Winters in Juneau can be tough, and it takes creativity — and small steps — to keep your mental health strong when it’s dark and cold.

Kushx̱eet.éesh Bowers, also known as Kaasgéiy, was 5 when he moved to Juneau to grow closer to his Native identity.

On Saturdays in George Gress’s workshop, guitar enthusiasts bond over wood flames and handmade instruments.

Bravo plays the titular role in Theater Alaska’s “Henry V,” opening Friday at the Juneau Makerspace. It runs until Oct. 20 at multiple locations throughout Juneau. 

There are 17 open firefighter positions in Moose Pass and Anchorage in the Chugach National Forest and in Juneau in the Tongass National Forest.

The local nonprofit has maintained many of Juneau’s beloved trails since 1993, and Tabacek says the crews look a lot different than they used to. 

Simmonds plays the grandmother, Aaka Mary, in Cold Case, a play opening at Perseverance Theater this weekend.

Sh Dei Wooteen Jeni Brown is a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples’ advocate. Last week, she offered a training that honed in on one aspect of violence that people sometimes overlook — stalking.