Five Frog House clan artifacts will remain at the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center after the Alaska Supreme Court last month upheld a lower court’s decision.
In a memorandum opinion and judgment, the Alaska Supreme Court said the transfer of the artifacts—four carved house posts and a replica of a painted wall screen, valued at roughly $1 million—to the heritage center was in keeping with a settlement from a 1970s lawsuit.
“The 1978 settlement language thus…
