KCAW Staff, Author at KCAW

Terrifying visages: Native armor inspired fear in foes

Tlingit battle helmets were designed to inspire fear. The thick, wooden head armor carried imagery of strong warriors, fierce animals or revered ancestors.

Forest Service offers HUBZone training for small businesses

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.

Ocean acidification threatens Alaska waters, workshop to be screened in Sitka

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.

Modern ‘warriors’ protect language, water, subsistence, families

What makes a modern warrior? A tribal organization says it’s someone who fights to preserve subsistence rights, Native languages, clean water and families.

Designers on the cutting edge of Native fashion

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.

Sitka Trail Works to get $1.8 million for Cross Trail completion

Sitka Trail Works announced last week that $1.8 million in federal funds have been approved for the final phase of the Cross Trail.

Sitka Assembly reviews floating dock plan

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.

Sitka’s budget hinges on Electric Fund

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.

November 22, 2016: Preview tonight’s Assembly meeting

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.

Commission reviews pot shop, marsh home

Two of Sitka’s political leaders are putting down new roots. Last Wednesday (11-16-16), the Planning Commission approved a marijuana retail permit for Assembly member Aaron Bean. But they postponed a decision on request by Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins to build an ADU on a marshy lot on Shennett Street.