Yvonne Krumrey, KTOO - Juneau
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A mystery Chilkat robe returns to Southeast Alaska
The robe was on display during Celebration in hopes that people might see it and know something about its origins.
Juneau shelter seeks foster homes for 50 cats removed from single residence
A Juneau Animal Control officer says large groups of cats, like the one seized earlier this month, can start with just two animals and snowball from there.
Why hasn’t Alaska executed anyone since statehood? Juneau’s last hangings may be the reason.
Austin Nelson and Eugene LaMoore's 1948 and 1950 trials were riddled with misconduct and errors, according to a legal historian who researched them.
Juneau event will showcase large collection of new Ravenstail robes
Dozens of new robes in the form, practiced by Northwest Coast tribes for centuries, will be shown in Tuesday events at Juneau's Centennial Hall.
‘Not in the business of just giving away our entire collections:’ Denver museum denies Lingít repatriations
Denver Post reporter Sam Tabachnik says the Denver Art Museum has a history of denying repatriation requests for tribal cultural items.
Southeast Alaska Native leaders welcome historic Chilkat robe home
The robe is more than 150 years old. This is the first time it’s been used in a ceremony for at least six decades.
Weavers will study ‘secrets in the weavings’ of historic Chilkat robe returned to Southeast Alaska
The robe is now in Sealaska Heritage Institute’s archives and collections department. Next month, weavers will start learning from it.
Juneau’s Amalga Distillery named James Beard semifinalist
The distillery is a semifinalist for the 2024 James Beard Awards in the category of “Outstanding Bar,” although it's not the capital's first nomination.
Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley has a new year-round food truck park
Many Juneau restaurants rely on summer tourists, which can leave fewer options for locals in the winter.
It’s 8 o’clock somewhere: Alaska breweries get an extra hour to pour beer
Until this week, brewery and distillery taprooms weren’t allowed to serve alcohol after 8 p.m. according to state law.
Want to learn endangered Alaska Indigenous languages? There’s an app for that.
The new Sealaska Heritage Institute language apps, available on Apple and Google phones, are called SHI: Learning Haida and SHI: Learning Shm’algyack.
Lingít scholars document traditional hand gestures that could be used in language learning
Using old recordings, language experts are documenting birth speakers' hand gestures that have contextual meaning in Lingít.
Juneau players hone their skills at women-only pinball nights
Anyone who identifies as a woman or non-binary can play. Participants say it’s often more fun than the co-ed tournaments.
In horror anthology ‘Never Whistle at Night,’ Indigenous authors explore the unsettling
KTOO's Yvonne Krumrey spoke with anthology editors Ted Van Alst and Shane Hawk about the instability at the heart of the horror genre.
Juneau’s South Seward Street officially renamed Heritage Way
Sealaska Heritage Institute President Kaaháni Rosita Worl proposed the change in April.
Juneau chooses Colorado police chief to lead its force
Derek Bos, currently the police chief in Eagle, Colo., was one of two finalists for Juneau police chief along with JPD Lt. Krag Campbell.
‘Kuhaantí,’ a children’s book written entirely in Lingít, is the first of its kind in decades
“Kuhaantí” tells the story of a young orphaned girl named Saháan who is taken in by a powerful family and learns about the value of respect.
‘This is more than art’: Juneau’s waterfront totem poles get new descriptive signs
The Sealaska Heritage Institute put up storyboards to protect the poles installed this year, after summer images of their mistreatment by tourists.
Rasmuson-awarded artist plans to weave biggest Chilkat blanket ever
Chilkat weaver Sainteen Anna Brown Ehlers plans to fund the project with her $50,000 award as Rasmuson's Distinguished Artist for 2023.
Recovery called off for plane that crashed in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Officials say that the wreckage location, in an area with deep crevasses, is permanently inaccessible.