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 […]
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Klukwan School implements distance learning after tribal vote
Klukwan School won’t have in-person classes after the Chilkat Indian Village council expressed its desire for the village’s school to implement distance learning. While Klukwan School is part of the Chatham School District, which announced plans for students in Angoon, Gustavus and Tenakee Springs to attend classes in person. Klukwan principal and teacher Eric Hart said the school plans […]
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Classroom aide hours cut from Klukwan School budget
The Chilkat Indian Village is looking for ways to absorb a cut in hours for assistant teachers at Klukwan School after the Chatham School District reduced staffing for local paraprofessionals by the equivalent of 0.8 full-time positions. The cut will affect hours for two of the school’s four part-time paraprofessionals, according to superintendent Bruce Houck. The reduction […]
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Klukwan closes village to visitors
The Klukwan community has taken several aggressive steps to slow the spread of COVID-19 including declaring a local emergency, passing a “shelter in place” order and posting signs at the entrance to town that read, “village closed to visitors.” Chilkat Indian Village Tribal Council president Kimberley Strong said the community has taken these steps to protect the […]
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New teacher joins the ranks of Klukwan School
Stefanie Sidney arrived this month from Whitehorse to join the teaching staff at Klukwan School. Sidney, a Tlingit Native who prefers that her students and community call her by her Tlingit name, Sakinyâ, grew up in Teslin, a small community in the Yukon five hours north of Haines and spent her youth in Whitehorse. After graduating from […]
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Fortitude at Klukwan school
Despite multiple setbacks at the beginning of the school year – only one teacher, no working school bus, and no cook – the Klukwan School is thriving, according to staff. “This school year has started out to be the best year we’ve had in quite a while,” said secretary Frances Leak. Longterm subsititute Justina Hotch added, “the […]
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Low enrollment threatens Klukwan school
Klukwan School may be at risk of closing due to a lack of enrollment, as parents discuss pulling their children from the school. At the beginning of last year, Klukwan School had 28 students; that number dropped to about 17 by the spring. This summer, several families are pulling their children out of the school, or considering […]
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Klukwan school teacher resigns
Klukwan School’s only full-time teacher with special education endorsements resigned last month, leaving only one teacher leading up to the Aug. 26 start of the school year. About a month ago Jen Marschke sent her resignation letter to the Chatham School District, which oversees Klukwan school. “The board was very surprised that she had resigned. They were […]
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Klukwan residents brace for budget cuts
Klukwan residents are still bracing for hard times, despite the Alaska Legislature passing a bill this week that promised to reverse more than $400 million in Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s vetoes. Since March, state budget talks have threatened a number of Klukwan’s institutions and resident services, including cutting $800,000 from Chatham School District, which oversees Klukwan School, eliminating Klukwan elders’ […]
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Klukwan appeals Superior Court decision
The Chilkat Indian Village of Klukwan and three environmental conservation groups are appealing a decision from the federal District Court in Alaska to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. They say that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) violated the National Environmental Protection Act when it approved Constantine Metal Resources’ mining exploration projects. Chilkat […]