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Rasmuson: $750K for Klukwan heritage center
The Chilkat Indian Village’s Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center took a major step toward completion this month after the Rasmuson Foundation voted to grant the project $750,000. The funds will go toward interior construction of the facility, including dry walling, installation of a fire suppression system, and electrical and mechanical work, said project manager Lani Hotch. […]
Klukwan gets $107,000 for displays in Culture Center
Klukwan’s Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center recently landed a $107,000 grant from a national foundation which will be used to commission six original artworks for the facility’s Chilkat Cultural Landscape Exhibit. The Surda Foundation, a New York-based charitable organization, chose the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center and 14 other projects from 1,000 applications for the grant. According […]
Klukwan history books published
The village of Klukwan is celebrating the completion of nine locally written books on Chilkat Tlingit culture, a project funded by a 2011 Library Services Enhancement Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Written by villager and cultural advocate Lani Hotch, each title in the Klukwan History Book Series incorporates Tlingit language and recounts a story related […]
Klukwan Chilkats fall to Hydaburg in Gold Medal final
A slow second half doomed the Klukwan Chilkats on Saturday in the “C” bracket final of the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in Juneau. Hydaburg trailed by double digits early and 50-44 at intermission but stormed back for an 88-74 win to repeat as champions. “We had a really great tournament, great team ball, and have to hand […]
Juneau-heavy Merchants break Klukwan’s Hotch streak
A Juneau-imported Haines Merchants team won the Dick Hotch Memorial Basketball Tournament on Sunday, topping a physically imposing Whitehorse squad, 74-68, at Karl Ward Gymnasium. Alex Heumann, the tournament’s Most Valuable Player and top overall scorer, poured in 37 points for the Merchants in the title game. He tallied 181 points in five contests, an […]