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Peratrovich bench a birthday present to a civil rights leader, and a step toward healing Sitka’s cultural wounds

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jul 5, 2022 | Local News, Syndicated

Elizabeth Peratrovich was born 111 years ago on July 4. Sitkans honored the civil rights leader's memory -- and her birthday -- by dedicating a massive yellow cedar bench on the site where a statue of Alexander Baranov once stood. Read More

Sitka’s 2021: Not as good as we’d hoped, maybe not as bad as we think?

by KCAW News | Dec 30, 2021 | Local News, Syndicated

KCAW's Robert Woolsey and Katherine Rose look back on 2021, and conclude that the year was was "Not as good as we'd hoped, maybe not as bad as we think?" Here's their list of some of the top stories of the past twelve months. Read More

Sitka Tribe’s proposal to protect older herring fails to win Advisory Committee support

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Nov 10, 2021 | Local News, Syndicated

Efforts by the Sitka Tribe of Alaska to change the state’s approach to management of the Sitka Sac Roe Herring fishery don’t look like they’re going anywhere. The second of three proposals submitted by the Tribe failed to win the support of the Sitka Fish & Game Advisory Committee Monday night (11-8-21), just days after an earlier proposal was also shot down. Read More

Civil rights icon Elizabeth Peratrovich honored with new cedar bench

by Katherine Rose | Jul 6, 2021 | Local News, Syndicated

Despite the absence of an official fireworks show, Sitka’s Fourth of July was celebrated with the usual festivities this year. But the 4th day of the month also marks another important occasion: Elizabeth Peratrovich’s birthday. Some Sitkans honored the Alaska Native civil rights leader with a new -- and useful -- monument. Read More

ANS and ANB host virtual event to celebrate Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich

by KCAW Staff | Feb 16, 2021 | Syndicated, The Morning Interview

In 1988, the Alaska Legislature declared Feb. 16 Elizabeth Peratrovich Day in honor of the Tlingit civil rights activist and former Grand President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood. In honor of her work and the work of her husband Roy, the Alaska Native Sisterhood and the Alaska Native Brotherhood are hosting a virtual event to talk about their legacy and how the work they started continues to this day. Read More