Tlingit weaver Teri Rofkar died today (12-02-16). The Sitka resident was internationally renowned for her baskets and textiles, made from cedar, spruce tree roots, and mountain goat wool collected along Sitka’s shores. She was 60 years old.
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Tlingit battle helmets were designed to inspire fear. The thick, wooden head armor carried imagery of strong warriors, fierce animals or revered ancestors.
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The Forest Service is offering a free workshop on government contracting in rural areas Dec. 8, 2-5 pm at the Forest Service's new office, 2108 Halibut Point Rd. Downloadable audio.
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A workshop held in Anchorage Wednesday (11-30-16) aims to bring together scientists and stakeholders to better understand the threat ocean acidification poses to the state.
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What makes a modern warrior? A tribal organization says it’s someone who fights to preserve subsistence rights, Native languages, clean water and families.
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From seal skin corsets to gowns fringed like Eagle feathers, today’s Native fashion designers are finding new silhouettes for traditional art. And their customers love it.
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Sitka Trail Works announced last week that $1.8 million in federal funds have been approved for the final phase of the Cross Trail.
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On Tuesday (11-22-16), the Sitka Assembly held a joint work session with the Gary Paxton Industrial Park Board to review design plans for a multi-purpose dock.
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Sitka's deficit this year is significant - $4 million dollar - and a big portion of that is within the Electric Fund. But rather than bolster the Electric Fund with money from other places, the Sitka Assembly has begun to consider what it would mean for the fund to stand on its own.
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The Sitka Assembly will have two areas of focus when it meets tonight (11-22-16): infrastructure and the budget. They’ll start at 5 p.m., holding a joint work session with the Gary Paxton Industrial Park board to review plans for multi-purpose dock.
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