Assembly backs Senate bill to investigate impacts of residential school policies
The Sitka Assembly is throwing its support behind a senate bill to study the history and effects of residential boarding schools in the United States.
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Old windows shine light on Stevenson Hall restoration challenge
The Sitka Summer Music Festival first started using Stevenson Hall in 1972. The Festival finally...
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Sitka Fine Arts Camp brings Oklahoma! and more
Executive director Roger Schmidt of the Sitka Fine Arts Camp joined KCAW's Brooke Schafer to talk about what the summer holds at the Sitka Fine Arts Camp.
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Painter considers legacy of Sheldon Jackson
Tim Troll is the Executive Director of the Bristol Bay Heritage Land Trust and a painter, whose work is a part of the Voices of Change exhibit at the Sitka National Historical Park.
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Commentary: Culture can fill the void created by assimilation
I attend Mt. Edgecumbe High School -- the same boarding school both my grandfathers were forced to attend in their youth. Needless to say, assimilation is a great success. But in that success, a tremendous loss remains for my people and for myself. A long time ago our cultures were taken away, and in their place were left alcohol, suicide, disconnection.
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