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Museum spotlights art from Klukwan
Creations by Klukwan’s Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center traditional arts program will be featured in a show at the Sheldon Museum beginning Friday, part of the museum’s six-week spotlight series. The exhibit will consist of at least 60 pieces of artwork created by students and instructors. Many of the pieces were finished years ago, carving instructor […]
Klukwan, Haines clinics welcome new providers
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium’s Klukwan clinic moved from a health aide clinic to a mid-level clinic with last month’s arrival of Michele Susie, a family nurse practitioner. A full-time health aide previously staffed the clinic, with twice-weekly visits from Haines clinic doctors. Susie will work half her hours in Klukwan to complement the regular doctor visits, including offering […]
Starving cub put down in Klukwan
A malnourished brown bear cub seen around Klukwan recently was put down by wildlife troopers this week. The female attracted the attention of the village, where the bear was spotted roaming and rooting for food. Alaska State Wildlife Trooper Rick Merritt said he’d received multiple calls over the last few months reporting spottings of the bear. But […]
Klukwan clinic expands staff, reach
A wintry drive from Klukwan to Haines is all the more grueling when you’re in poor health. An expanded level of care and staffing at Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium’s Klukwan clinic will allow village and upper valley residents to have their medical needs met closer to home. “Within Southeast Alaska, all of the rural clinics, SEARHC has been […]
Klukwan benefit raises about $9K for heritage hall
About 100 people attended Saturday’s benefit dinner and auction for the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center in Klukwan. “We found documents that said we were trying to build a museum/cultural center here in Klukwan since 1930,” said Kimberley Strong, tribal council president. “There was a House bill in Congress when we were a territory, so this isn’t something […]
Klukwan museum support warms heart
We would like to thank everyone who came out in support of the Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural Heritage Center’s annual fundraiser. The support that the people of the Chilkat Valley give to our endeavors is very heartwarming and appreciated. We would like to give a special thank you to Mountain Market for its generous donations and […]
Klukwan gets cell phone service
Residents around Klukwan can now get cell phone service in the area around the village, following completion of a tower behind the village last month by Alaska Communications Systems (ACS). A company press release says starting Oct. 5 village residents now get “wireless voice and 2G data speeds.” Customers say they’ve gotten service at Chilkat Lake weir, […]
Couple leads Klukwan School
Newlyweds Benjamin and Amanda Henderson recently moved from Colorado to teach at Klukwan School. “The cultural perspective has been really big for us,” Amanda said. “We wanted to see the difference in education and challenge ourselves as teachers.” As of last week, she had five students in her kindergarten through fifth-grade classroom, and husband Benjamin had 10 […]