June 4, 2020: (23) A Letter to the Editor from Elisabeth Shafer about racism. Click here to read the letter.
Rotary Acknowledgment
February 2020: (8) A land acknowledgement is given before a Rotary Club meeting, and shared later in a follow-up email. A first in Sitka! A land acknowledgment is a respectful and accurate way to start a gathering and it shows
ANB Celebrates Peratrovich
February 16, 2020: (10) ANB hosted a celebration of civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich, with speakers, a shared meal and Native dance groups.
Thanks to The Sitka Sentinel!
February 13, 2020: (11) Thank you, Sitka Sentinel, for celebrating Indigenous cultures and people! Modern, accurate and honoring images of Indigenous people in the media are not common. The Sentinel and all media outlets that work to change this deserve
STA hosts ‘Running Brave’
February 24, 2020: (12) Sitka Tribe of Alaska and SEARHC host a screening of Running Brave, a film about Oglala Lakota athlete Billy Mills. He defied the odds and became the best distance runner at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Click
Tlingit Language At Outer Coast
June 29, 2020: (34) Outer Coast is offers the first of it’s FREE Tlingit Language Massive Open Online Course!
Sentinel Covers BLM Protest
June 16, 2020: (33) The Sitka Sentinel published a front page article about the continued daily roundabout protests, giving the participants a voice.
Zooming For Change
June 15, 2020: (31) The Sitka Decolonization Dialogue group gathered electronically to brainstorm how to make use of the current momentum to bring about positive change to Sitka.
Persist!
29. A small token of encouragement was left in the roundabout. The peaceful protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement have been happening every week. The are currently on Saturday noon -1. 2020
Honoring George Floyd and BLM – A Letter
June 1, 2020: (21) A June 1st 2020 Letter to the Editor from Margot O’Connell, Eleyna Rose, and Michael Mausbach, in honor of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter. Click here to read the letter.