Citing the spread of what they called “fake Native art” displayed in Haines, several Chilkoot Alaska Natives will draft a policy on how they expect Native art to be displayed and sold in the borough. “Haines is perpetuating a lie,” master carver Wayne Price said as he read from a prepared statement during a forum […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, November 28 A found pair of glasses was placed in safekeeping. A Main Street caller reported a vehicle impeding snow removal. Investigation continues into a report of broken vehicle windows. An officer made contact with a parked vehicle on Mud Bay Road. A Haines area caller reported a lost set of keys. A Haines […]
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Ted and Meghan Hart welcomed their daughter into the world last week at the Sitka’s SEARHC/Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital. Lolana Mae Hart was born at 11:03 a.m. on Nov. 25, she weighed 6 pounds 12 ounces and measured 20 inches long. Lola’s older brother Adze was present and is excited about having a new baby sister. […]
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Fishermen kill fish, not miners
Before becoming a state we had to prove we could run the state without subsidies. Our vast natural resources of timber, fish, minerals, and oil was our proof. Our constitution specifies that all these resources belong to its peoples. After statehood we outlawed corporate owned fish traps, instituted long-term timber contracts, and expanded mineral and […]
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Planning commission revisits zoning conflicts
The Haines Borough Planning Commission discussed rezoning Takshanuk Watershed Council’s heavy industrial zoned property after previous commissioner Brenda Josephson questioned the borough assembly’s support of a Takshanuk letter requesting state grant money for trail development on the property. People already bike, hike and cross-country ski in the area. A natural trail “along the Chilkat River between Carr’s Cove and […]
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Klukwan resident Karlie Spud was featured in Alaska Magazine in a photo in front of the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center as part of an article on Native run tourism. The article focused on new tours run by Native communities throughout the state. It opened with a half page photo of the entrance to the Heritage […]
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Cultural Values Shine During Potlatch
On Saturday the 14th of October, I was honored to be at a party (Potlatch) for our people (Raven and Eagle clans). The Eagles were honoring the Ravens. The food was great and the gathering, especially seeing the young ones following the steps of our ancestors and culture; our values. Our culture is based on […]
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Cross-country coach Chandler Kemp headed out of town last week. He’s returning to Palo Alto, Calif., where he works as a consultant on energy projects. He’s also working for the Sitka-based Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association on a project aimed at increasing fuel efficiency aboard commercial fishing boats. Jim “Jimbo” Stevens is back in Haines after about two years […]
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Cross-country coach Chandler Kemp headed out of town last week. He’s returning to Palo Alto, Calif., where he works as a consultant on energy projects. He’s also working for the Sitka-based Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association on a project aimed at increasing fuel efficiency aboard commercial fishing boats. Jim “Jimbo” Stevens is back in Haines after […]
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Recent Hammer Museum intern Sofia Lago has received heart-wrenching news from family in Puerto Rico. Hurricane Maria destroyed the San Juan home of her father Gerard Lago and wife Marisol Marabuk. Her aunt and uncle, Fernanda and Ilya Lago, are missing in the mountain town of Cidra. Sofia is studying in Florence, Italy. Mary Jane […]