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About 100 residents and visitors turned out for the dedication of two 10-foot totems Saturday at Klukwan’s ANS Hall. Lani Hotch, executive director of the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center, told the crowd that the totems, which depict women figures, balance warrior totems located across the street at a veterans’ memorial. “For the Tlingit, everything needs […]

Hopes for an eagle release at this year’s Alaska Bald Eagle Festival were dashed by an infected toe. Cheryl McRoberts, director of operations for the American Bald Eagle Foundation, said festival organizers were hoping to release “Donald,” an injured eagle from Haines, at Klukwan Saturday, but veterinarians report the toe infection is serious and may require amputation. “Danielle,” […]

Two totems honoring women will be unveiled and dedicated Saturday at the site of Alaska’s only Alaska Native Sisterhood Hall. The Alaska Native Brotherhood, or “ANB,” has a long history of advocating for the Native peoples in Southeast. But the group’s sister organization, the Alaska Native Sisterhood, also is at the forefront of the Native […]

The fall migration of eagles and eagle-viewers to Haines will include Edgar Mitchell, the sixth man to walk on the moon. Mitchell will serve as banquet speaker at the 18th annual Alaska Bald Eagle Festival, a five-day event that starts Wednesday. Biologists, bird handlers, naturalists, photographers, artists and musicians are part of the festival that […]